JP2002332693A - Joint covering device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a joint covering device which covers a joint portion without using a large, heavy joint cover, requires a small installation space and does not protrude to right and left building frame sides even though the joint portion becomes narrow between the right and left building frames. SOLUTION: This joint covering portion capable of covering a joint portion between right and left building frames comprises a reverse chevron-shaped joint cover capable of covering the joint portion between right and left building frames supported by pivotally bearing pin almost at the center of reversed peak, a pivotally bearing device for attaching a region at one end portion or nearer to the one end portion of the joint cover to the one building body in a manner that the center portion of the joint cover can be rotated downward, a bearing device attached to the other building frame supporting the other end portion of the joint cover, and an operation wire interposed with a spring attached to the other building frame below the bearing device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a joint cover device for covering an upper joint portion between skeletons of left and right buildings or between a skeleton of one building and a wall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional joint cover device, one end of a joint cover for covering a joint is fixed to a frame on one joint side provided through the joint, and the other end is connected to the other joint. It is slidably mounted on the skeleton.

[0003]

The conventional joint cover device uses a joint cover having a size capable of absorbing the swinging movement of the joint part, which becomes wider or narrower, due to an earthquake or the like, due to an earthquake or the like. It has the drawback of being heavy, and has to be protruded to the other skeleton side, requiring a large installation space. Further, in a base-isolated building in which the amount of swing movement is set to be large, there is a drawback that the above drawback is further increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks,
An object of the present invention is to provide a joint cover device that can cover a joint portion without using a large and heavy joint cover and has a small installation space and does not protrude even when the joint portion is narrowed to the right and left skeletons. And

[0005] The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are merely for explanation and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an inverted mountain-shaped joint cover whose center is pivotally supported by a pivot pin can cover an joint between right and left skeletons. One end of the joint cover or a part close to the one end is attached to the one frame, a center supporter for pivotally attaching the central part of the joint cover downward, and the other end supporting the other end of the joint cover. And a spring having one end attached to the lower surface on one end side of the joint cover and the other end attached to the other skeleton below the support via the support. The joint cover device is constituted by the operation wire interposed.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, reference numeral 1 denotes a joint part upper body 3 a of one building 3 provided via a joint part 2 and the other building 4. The joint cover device of the present invention for covering between the joint portion-side outer wall frame 4a and the joint cover device 1 can cover the joint portion 2, and has an inverted mountain shape whose central portion is pivotally supported by a pivot pin 5. A joint cover 6 having a shape, and one end or a portion near one end of the joint cover 6 is attached to the upper skeleton 3a of the one building 3 so that the central portion of the joint cover 6 is rotatable downward. A pivot support 7 using a hinge, and a plurality of hat-shaped steel-shaped supports 8 attached to the outer wall frame 4a of the other building 4 supporting the other end of the joint cover 6
One end is attached to the lower surface on one end side of the joint cover 6, and the other end is provided with the spring 9 attached to the outer wall frame 4 a below the support 8 via the support 8. And the operating wire 10 formed.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the joint cover 6 has an inverted mountain shape in which a center portion is pivotally supported by a pivot pin 5 of a hinge member 11, and the other end is supported by the support member 8. A plurality of support arms 12, one joint cover 13 fixed to one arm 12 a of the plurality of support arms 12 by welding or a plurality of screws or the like; The other joint cover 14 fixed to the other arm 12b by welding or a plurality of screws or the like, and supported by the support member 8 formed at the tip of the other arm 12b of the support arm 12. The support recess 15 is provided.

In the joint cover device 1 having the above structure, when the joint portion 2 becomes narrow due to an earthquake or the like, the pressing force of the outer wall frame 4a of the other building 4, as shown in FIG. Against the urging force, the joint cover 6 rotates so that the substantially central portion thereof is folded downward, thereby absorbing the swinging movement. When the swing motion stops and returns to the original state, the substantially central portion of the joint cover 6 is pushed upward by the urging force of the spring 9 of the operation wire 10 and automatically returns to the original position.

When the joint 2 is swung so as to widen, the other end of the joint cover 6 is opposed to the other building 4 against the urging force of the spring 9 of the operating wire 10 as shown in FIG. It moves away from the outer wall frame 4a and absorbs its swinging movement. When the swinging motion stops and returns to the original state, the other end of the joint cover 6 returns along the operation wire 10 so as to be supported by the support 8 and automatically returns to the original position.

When the left and right buildings 3 and 4 swing in different vertical directions, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, one end of the joint cover 6 pivots so as to move upward.
The other end of the joint cover 6 moves downward along the operation wire 10 to absorb the swinging motion, and when the swinging motion stops, the joint cover 6 automatically returns to the original position.

[0013]

FIG. 12 to FIG.
Hereinafter, different embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the description of the different embodiments of the present invention, the same components as those of the first embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the main difference from the first embodiment of the present invention is that the left and right buildings 3, which have substantially the same height,
One end of the joint cover 6 is rotatably attached to the upper skeletons 3a and 4a on the joint part 2 side by the pivot support 7 and the support recess 8 at the other end is supported by the support 8. Even with the joint cover device 1A configured as described above, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment of the present invention can be obtained.

The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 15 to 18 differs from the first embodiment of the present invention mainly in that the joint cover 6A has a mountain shape.
One end of the support arm 12A is fixed to the support bracket 16 fixed to the upper surface of the frame 3a of the wall 3A such that one end of the support arm 12A cannot rotate downward but can rotate upward. A pivotal support 7A is used to pivotally support an end having a support portion 17 formed at the end of 12a with a pivotal pin 18, and a pivotal pin at the center of the central arm is formed so that the plurality of support arms 12A always have a mountain shape. The joint cover device 1B constructed as described above is different from the joint cover device 1B in that the spring 19 is mounted on the outer wall frame 4a of the other building 4 and the support rail 20 for supporting the other end of the joint cover 6A is fixed to the outer wall frame 4a. The same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment of the invention can be obtained.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 19 to 21 is different from the third embodiment of the present invention mainly in that the joint 2 is covered in an inclined state. In that the joint cover device 1C configured using the joint cover 6B formed in this manner is similar to the third embodiment of the present invention in that the joint cover 6B formed in this manner is used in that the plate-like joint cover 6B is used. can get.

The fifth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 is different from the fourth embodiment of the present invention mainly in that the joint cover 6B is biased in a direction in which it is always closed. The joint cover device 1D thus configured may be configured such that the biasing spring 21 is attached to the skeleton 3a of one building 3 or the skeleton 4a of the other building 4 as shown by a virtual line.

[0018]

As apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

(1) An inverted mountain-shaped joint cover whose center is pivotally supported by a pivot pin, which can cover the joint between the left and right skeletons, and one end of the joint cover or one end near the one end. A pivotal support for attaching a portion to the one skeleton so that the center of the joint cover is rotatable downward; a support attached to the other skeleton for supporting the other end of the joint cover; The joint cover is attached to the lower surface on one end side of the joint cover, and the other end is constituted by a spring-mounted operating wire attached to the other skeleton below the support via the support. Therefore, when the joint is widened due to an earthquake or the like, the joint is separated from the other skeleton, and when the joint is narrowed, the joint cover is folded in two, and the swinging motion can be absorbed. Therefore, the joint cover having a size substantially the same as the joint portion can be used, and the joint cover can be reduced in size and weight.

(2) According to the above (1), when the joint portion is narrowed, the joint cover is folded into two, so that an installation space is reduced as compared with the conventional case where the joint cover slides to one of the frame sides. Can be smaller.

(3) According to the above (1), the structure is simple, it can be manufactured at low cost, and it can be easily installed.

(4) Claims 2 and 3 also have the above (1) to (3).
The same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an attached state according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5-5 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a joint cover.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an operation in which a joint portion is narrowed.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an operation in which a joint portion is widened.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining operation in different vertical directions.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an operation in a vertical direction different from FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a mounted state according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an attached state according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a front view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a support tool and a support arm according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of an attached state according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a front view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of an attached state according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a front view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D: joint covering device, 2: joint, 3: one building, 4: other building,
5: pivot pin, 6, 6A, 6B: joint cover,
7, 7A: pivot support, 8: support, 9: spring, 10: actuation wire, 11: hinge member,
12, 12A: support arm, 13: one joint cover, 14: the other joint cover, 15: support recess,
16: support bracket, 17: support section, 18:
Pivot pin, 19: spring, 20: support rail, 21: biasing spring.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An inverted mountain-shaped joint cover whose central part is pivotally supported by a pivot pin, and which can cover an joint part between the right and left skeletons, and one end of the joint cover or a part near one end thereof. A pivotal support that is attached to the one skeleton so that the center of the joint cover is rotatable downward; a support that is attached to the other skeleton that supports the other end of the joint cover; Is attached to the lower surface on one end side of the joint cover, and the other end is composed of an operating wire provided with a spring attached to the other skeleton below the support via the support. Characteristic joint cover device. 2. A joint cover which can cover an joint portion between left and right skeletons and has a substantially central portion which is pivotally supported by a pivot pin, and which holds the joint cover so as to always have a mountain shape. A holding mechanism, an attachment for attaching one end of the joint cover to an upper portion of the one skeleton so that a tip thereof can rotate upward, and a supporter for supporting the other end of the joint cover. A joint cover device comprising a support attached to a wall surface. 3. A joint cover capable of covering an joint between left and right skeletons in an inclined state, and a fixture for attaching one end of the joint cover to an upper portion of the one skeleton so that a tip thereof can rotate upward. And a support attached to the outer wall surface of the other skeleton supporting the other end of the joint cover.