JP2002357058A - Partition device formed of sequentially connected mobile panels - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a partition device formed of sequentially connected mobile panels, which allows erection of a guide rail at an arbitrary location on a ceiling, and ensures fixture of panel lower portions to a floor surface after sequential connection of the panels. SOLUTION: The weight of each of the panels 2a, 2b is borne by casters C1, C2, so that the guide rail 4 only has strength sufficient for guiding the panels 2a, 2b. Therefore, the guide rail 4 can be erected at any location on the ceiling irrespective of locations of beams, etc. After sequential connection of the panels 2a, 2b, movement of the lower portions of the panels by the casters C1, C2, is fixed to the floor surface 6 by an insertion rod 10 of a fall member. Further, an operating pin 8 of the fall member is inserted into a side end face of the sequentially adjacent panel, and therefore mutual movement of the panels with respect to the floor surface 6 can be positively inhibited.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen or display panel in a room by connecting a plurality of panels, which move along a guide rail having an upper part on a ceiling, by joining their side end faces to each other. The present invention relates to a movable panel connecting type partitioning device that can be used as the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional movable panel connecting type partitioning device for partitioning a room, an upper portion of a panel is guided and supported by a guide rail erected on a ceiling, and a lower portion of the panel is suspended from a floor surface through a slight gap. Things that move while being known. In order to support the weight of the panel, the guide rail has been constructed as a rigid rail having high bending rigidity by using a beam or the like inside the ceiling. In partitioning the room, the panels were sequentially moved along the guide rails, the required number of panel-side end faces were connected, and the lower part of the panel was fixed to the floor using a dropping member or the like, and the partitioning device was erected. .

[0003]

However, in the conventional moving panel connecting type partitioning device, since the guide rails must be built firmly, not only the arrangement place is limited but also the mounting work is large. Becomes
It was costly to attach to an existing building.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a guide rail can be erected at an arbitrary position of a ceiling, and a lower portion of a panel is securely fixed to a floor surface after panel connection. It is an object of the present invention to provide a movable panel connecting type partition device.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a moving panel connecting type partitioning device according to the present invention is supported by a caster whose upper portion is guided by a guide rail erected on a ceiling and whose lower portion is movable on a floor surface. The panel is a movable panel connecting type partitioning device that partitions the room by connecting a plurality of side end surfaces that are connected to each other,
Each of the panels includes an insertion rod that can be inserted into a receiving pedestal formed on the floor surface and a dropping member formed of an operation pin integrated with the insertion rod, and the operation pin projects from a side end surface of one of the panels to be joined, An insertion port into which the operation pin can be inserted is provided on a side end surface of the other panel. According to this feature, since the weight of the panel can be supported by the casters, the guide rail only needs to have sufficient strength to guide the panel, so that the guide rail can be installed regardless of the position of the beam or the like on the ceiling. After the connection, the movement of the caster below the panel is fixed to the floor surface by the dropping member. Moreover, since the operation pins of the dropping member are inserted into the side end surfaces of the adjacent panels connected to each other, the movement of the panels relative to the floor surface is reliably prevented.

[0006] In the movable panel connecting type partitioning device of the present invention, it is preferable that a cross section of both side end surfaces of the panel has a shape in which a center part is partially protruded, and the operation pin protrudes from the center part. In this case, by protruding a part of the side end surface, the adhesion between the panels can be enhanced, and the operation pin of the dropping member can be hidden from the outside.

In the movable panel connecting type partitioning device of the present invention, it is preferable that the insertion rod is eccentric in the panel width direction with respect to the operation pin. If you do this,
Since the insertion rod can be arranged so as to be shifted outward with respect to the panel width direction, the insertion rod can be inserted into the receiving pedestal formed on the floor surface in an easily visible state.

[0008] In the movable panel connecting type partitioning device of the present invention, it is preferable that the insertion opening is formed by a long hole so that it can be received at any operation position of the operation pin. In this way, you can forget to operate the drop member,
Alternatively, even when the insertion rod is gripped and can be inserted only partway, the operation pin can be received in the insertion port, and the panel-side end face is not damaged by the operation pin during panel joining.

In the partitioning device with articulated movable panel according to the present invention, panels whose upper parts are guided by guide rails erected on the ceiling and whose lower parts are supported by casters movable on the floor are joined to each other at their side end faces. A movable panel connecting type partitioning device for partitioning a room by connecting a plurality of the connecting rods, wherein each of the panels includes a dropping rod which can be inserted into a receiving base formed on a floor surface and an operating pin integrated with the inserting rod. The panel includes a member, and a cross section of both side end surfaces of the panel has a shape in which a center part is partially protruded, and the operation pin protrudes from a side end other than the center part at most to a protruding height of the center part. Features. According to this feature, since the weight of the panel can be supported by the casters, the guide rail only needs to have sufficient strength to guide the panel, so that the guide rail can be installed regardless of the position of the beam or the like on the ceiling. After the connection, the movement of the caster below the panel is fixed to the floor surface by the dropping member. Moreover, by protruding a part of the side end surface, the adhesion between the panels is enhanced, and even after the panels are connected, the operation pins of the dropping member can be operated from the outside via the space formed by joining the central portions. .

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a panel unit constituting a partition device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the partition device. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a dropping member for fixing the panel unit to the floor, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the dropping member, and FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the relationship between adjacent panel-side end faces. FIG. 6A is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
(B) is sectional drawing which shows the state which the edge part of the adjacent panel unit joined.

Reference numeral 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 denotes a partitioning device. The partitioning device 1 has a caster C1 whose upper portion is guided by a guide rail 4 erected on a ceiling 3 and whose lower portion can run on a floor surface 6; Panels 2a, 2 supported by C2
b are configured so as to partition the room by joining a plurality of side end faces thereof to each other and connecting them.

These panels 2a and 2b are shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the decorative plates 14a and 14b are stretched on the front and back surfaces of the rectangular thin middle plate 13 with spacers (not shown) having a predetermined thickness interposed therebetween, and the panel plate 2 having a predetermined thickness is stretched.
A and 2B, the upper frame FU and the lower frame FD made of aluminum sash and the like are attached to the upper and lower ends thereof, and the middle plate 13 slightly protrudes from both left and right ends.
Side frames FR and FL made of an aluminum sash or the like are attached to both left and right side edges of the camera.

Panels 2a, 2b Left and right side frames F
Guide rollers 5a and 5b protrude from the upper ends of R and FL,
The guide rollers 5 a and 5 b are rotatably supported around a vertical axis, and are movably inserted into the guide rail 4. In addition, casters C1 and C2 that run on the floor 6 in front and back are arranged inside the lower frame FD of the panels 2a and 2b.

As shown in FIG. 3, an insertion rod 10 is provided on each of the panels 2a and 2b at the lower end of the side frame FR of one of the panels 2a, which is the rear end side in the traveling direction at the time of partitioning, so as to be vertically movable. ing. An operation pin 8 which can be artificially operated is integrally provided on the insertion rod 10 to form a dropping member 17, which can be vertically moved by operating the operation pin 8.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, an inverted L-shaped bracket 16 is attached to the lower surfaces of the panel plates 2A and 2B located inside the lower frames FD of the panels 2a and 2b. On the facing vertical surface,
L-shaped cross-section members 15a, 15 symmetrically spaced apart
b are welded, and horizontal tongues 18a and 18b are bent at the lower ends thereof.

Further, a guide member 20 having a U-shaped cross section is welded to the vertical surface of the bracket 16 in the middle of the members 15a and 15b having an L-shaped cross section. A rectangular parallelepiped sliding block 22 is inserted movably in the vertical direction, and a bracket 24 having a U-shaped cross section is attached to the upper side surface.

The upper end of the insertion rod 10 is welded to the inside of the bent portion of the bracket 24. The lower end of the insertion rod 10 is slidably inserted into and supported by a guide hole formed in one of the tongue pieces 18b. An operating pin 8 is projected from the lower end of the lower frame FD and protrudes rearward in the traveling direction from the side end surface of the panel on the front surface of the sliding block 22.

The insertion rod 10 is configured to be moved up and down by an artificial operation of the operation pin 8 and to be inserted by dropping into a receiving base 12 previously embedded at a predetermined position on the floor 6. The lower end of the bracket 24 and one L
The lower limit position is determined by the contact with the upper end of the member 15b having the character-shaped cross section.

A vertically long hole H is formed in the center of the panel 2a, 2b below the side frame FR of one of the panels 2a, and the operation pin 8 inserted through the long hole H projects. The upper end position of the operation pin 8 is regulated by the upper end of the elongated hole H, and the insertion rod 1 at the upper end position is
Reference numeral 0 indicates that the slide block 22 is positioned and held by, for example, suction of a magnet (not shown) or engagement of a notch formed on the surface of the slide block 22 with an elastically biased ball. .

As shown in FIG. 5, the other panel 2
A vertically long slot 25 into which the operation pin 8 can be inserted is formed in the side frame FL on the b-side end face, and the panel 2a,
When the side end surfaces of the 2b are joined to each other, the operation pin 8
It is configured to be able to accept any operating position.

Next, the operation of the partition device configured as described above will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the partitioning device 1 has a guide rail 4 for guiding a plurality of panels 2 on a ceiling 3 in advance in order to partition the inside of the room into predetermined regions by the panels 2. In the end of the guide rail 4,
An accommodation area P for accommodating a plurality of panels in an overlapping manner is provided, and a branch guide rail 4a for guiding the panels 2 one by one is provided in the accommodation area P.

First, when the room is partitioned by the panels 2, the panels 2 are taken out one by one from the accommodation area P. The first panel 2a taken out is a guide rail 4
And the lower casters C1 and C2 run on the floor 6 and are joined to the ends of the room to be partitioned.

When this first panel 2a is joined to the end of the room to be partitioned, as shown in FIG.
The insertion rod 10 at the lower end of one of the side frames FR corresponds to the receiving base 12 embedded in the floor surface. Then, when the operation pin 8 is artificially moved downward, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the sliding block 22 released from the holding state of the upper limit position is guided by the guide member 20 and
4 moves downward until the lower end of the 4 comes into contact with the upper end of one L-shaped member 15b, and the insertion rod 10 is inserted into the receiving base 12.

Next, when the side end surface of the second panel 2b is moved along the guide rail 4 and joined to the side end surface of the first panel 2a, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). The operation pins 8 projecting from the side end face of the first panel 2a are inserted into the elongated holes 25 formed on the side end face of the second panel 2b, and the joined front and rear panels 2a and 2b are connected to each other by the operation pins 8. The room can be partitioned by successively connecting the panels that are successively connected.

Therefore, according to the partitioning device constructed as described above, the panels 2a, 2b are connected to the casters C1, C2.
2 can support the weight, so that the guide rail 4 only needs to have enough strength to guide the panels 2a and 2b, so that it can be installed regardless of the position of the ceiling beam or the like. The downward movement of the casters C1, C2 by the casters C1, C2 below the panels 2a, 2b is reliably fixed by dropping the insertion rod 10 into the receiving pedestal 12 of the floor 6 by the dropping member 17. Moreover, since the operation pins 8 of the dropping member 17 are inserted into the side end faces of the adjacent panels connected to each other, the movement of the panels relative to the floor 6 is reliably prevented.

Further, both end surfaces FR of the panels 2a and 2b,
The cross section of the FL has a shape in which the center part is partially protruded, and the operation pins 8 protrude from the center part, so that the adhesion between the panels is enhanced, and the operation pins of the drop member 17 are visible from the outside. Can not be.

Further, since the insertion rod 10 is configured to be eccentric in the width direction of the panel with respect to the operation pin 8, the insertion rod 10 can be disposed so as to be shifted outward in the width direction of the panel. Can be inserted into the receiving pedestal 12 formed on the floor surface 6 in an easily visible state.

In addition, since the insertion opening formed in the side end surface of the other panel 2b is formed by a vertically long hole 25 that can be received at any operation position of the operation pin 8, the operation of the drop member 17 is performed. Forget to insert or insert rod 1
Even in the case where the operation pin 8 can be inserted only halfway due to the gripping of 0, the operation pin 8 can be received in the elongated hole 25, and the panel side end face is not damaged by the operation pin 8 at the time of panel joining.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 7 to 9 show a partitioning device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the last panel joined and connected is closed. FIG. 8 shows a panel unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9A is a perspective view showing a drop member fixed to a floor, and FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view showing a state immediately before the side end faces of adjacent panel units are joined, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which joined.
Note that the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

The partitioning device according to the present embodiment is used, for example, when a plurality of panels are connected and joined in a room, and the remaining gap is partitioned by the final panel 2c.

The final panel 2c or this final panel 2c
Frame F'L of panel 2b 'to be joined to
A drop member having the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is provided inside F and R′R.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the center of the end face on the side of the panel 2b 'is partially protruded into the side frame F'R having a cross-sectional shape. An operation pin 9a is welded to the side surface of the insertion rod 10 arranged at a side end other than the portion, and this operation pin 9
“a” protrudes up to the protruding height of the central protruding portion of the side frame F′R through a vertically long hole formed on the joint surface side of the side frame F′R.

Also, the side surface of the insertion rod 10 arranged at the end other than the protruding portion inside the side frame F'L on the end surface on the final panel 2c side corresponds to the operation pin 9a of the previous panel 2b '. At the position, the protrusion at the center of the side frame F'L protrudes up to the protruding height through a vertically long hole.

Accordingly, a pair of operating pins 9a, 9b projecting opposite to the joint end surfaces of both panels 2b ', 2c are connected to the side frames F' of both panels 2b ', 2c.
When R and F'L are joined, they are arranged in a space formed between the side end faces other than the central projection.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8,
Before the final panel 2c is closed, the previous panel 2b '
By operating the operation pin 9a below the side frame F'R, the insertion rod 10 is dropped into the receiving pedestal 12 embedded at a predetermined position on the floor 6, and the lower end of the panel 2b 'is held.

Next, the final panel 2c accommodated in the accommodation area P is horizontally rotated on the guide rail 4, so that the projecting portion at the center of the side frame F'L on the end surface on the side of the final panel 2c is moved to the front panel 2b. 'Side frame F'R
Join to the central protrusion.

In this state, the operation pins 9 on the final panel 2c are
By operating b, the insertion rod 10 is dropped into the receiving pedestal 12 embedded in the corresponding position of the floor surface 6 to hold the lower end of the panel 2c. In this manner, the interior of the room is partitioned in a state where all the panels are continuously joined along the guide rails 4 arranged on the ceiling 3, and the insertion rods 10 provided at the lower ends of the rooms are connected to the floor 6. It is inserted into the receiving base 12 and securely fixed.

Therefore, according to the partitioning device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment,
Even after the final panel 2c and the preceding panel 2b 'are joined, the operation pins 8 of the drop member 17 can be operated from the outside via the space formed by joining the central projections.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

[0042]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the weight of the panel can be supported by the casters, the guide rail only needs to have sufficient strength to guide the panel. It can be installed irrespective of the position of the beam or the like on the ceiling, and the movement of the lower part of the panel by the casters after connection is fixed to the floor surface by the dropping member. Moreover, since the operation pins of the dropping member are inserted into the side end surfaces of the adjacent panels connected to each other, the movement of the panels relative to the floor surface is reliably prevented.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, by protruding a part of the side end face, the adhesion between the panels is enhanced, and the operation pin of the dropping member is not visible from the outside. Can be.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the insertion rod can be arranged so as to be shifted outward with respect to the panel width direction, the insertion rod can be easily viewed on the receiving base formed on the floor surface. Can be inserted.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even when the dropping member is forgotten to be operated or the insertion rod can be inserted only halfway by holding the insertion rod, the operation pin can be received in the insertion slot. In addition, there is no possibility that the panel side end face is damaged by the operation pin at the time of panel joining.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the weight of the panel can be supported by the casters, the guide rail only needs to have sufficient strength to guide the panel. It can be installed irrespective of the position of the beam or the like on the ceiling, and the movement of the lower part of the panel by the casters after connection is fixed to the floor surface by the dropping member. Moreover, by protruding a part of the side end surface, the adhesion between the panels is enhanced, and even after the panels are connected, the operation pins of the dropping member can be operated from the outside via the space formed by joining the central portions. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a panel unit constituting a partitioning device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the partitioning device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a drop member for fixing the panel unit to a floor surface.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a drop member.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a relationship between adjacent panel-side end faces.

6A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view showing a state where ends of adjacent panel units are joined. FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a state where the rear plate is attached to the bottom plate via a spacer member.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a last panel joined and connected is closed according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a drop member for fixing a panel unit to a floor according to the second embodiment.

9A is a cross-sectional view showing a state immediately before the side end faces of adjacent panel units are joined, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the side end faces of adjacent panel units are joined.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition device 2, 2a, 2b Panel 2b 'Panel 2c Final panel 2A, 2B Panel board 3 Ceiling 4 Guide rail 4a Branch guide rail 5a, 5b Guide roller 6 Floor 8 Operating pin 9a, 9b Operating pin 10 Insertion rod 12 Receiving Tsubo 13 Middle plate 14a, 14b Decorative plate 15a, 15b Member 16 Bracket 17 Drop member 18a, 18b Tongue piece 20 Guide member 22 Sliding block 24 Bracket 25 Slot C1, C2 Casters FR, FL Side frame FD Lower frame FU Upper frame H Slot P Accommodation area

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A panel having an upper portion guided by a guide rail erected on a ceiling and a lower portion supported by casters movable on a floor surface, the side end surfaces of which are joined to each other to connect a plurality of panels, so that the inside of the room is connected. A movable panel connecting type partitioning device, wherein each of the panels comprises an insertion rod which can be inserted into a receiving pedestal formed on a floor surface, and a dropping member comprising an operation pin integral with the insertion rod, and Wherein the operation pin protrudes from a side end surface of the panel, and an insertion port through which the operation pin can be inserted is provided in a side end surface of the other panel. 2. The movable panel connecting type partitioning device according to claim 1, wherein a cross section of both side end surfaces of the panel has a shape in which a center part is partially projected, and the operation pin is projected from the center part. 3. The movable panel connecting type partitioning device according to claim 2, wherein the insertion rod is eccentric in the panel width direction with respect to the operation pin. 4. The partitioning device according to claim 1, wherein said insertion port is formed as a long hole so that it can be received at any operation position of said operation pin. 5. A plurality of panels, the upper portions of which are guided by guide rails erected on the ceiling and the lower portions of which are supported by casters movable on the floor, are joined together at their side end surfaces to form a plurality of panels. A movable panel connecting type partitioning device, wherein each of the panels includes an insertion rod which can be inserted into a receiving pedestal formed on a floor surface, and a drop member comprising an operation pin integrated with the insertion rod, and both end faces of the panel. Wherein the cross section of the movable panel has a shape in which a central portion thereof is partially protruded, and wherein the operation pin protrudes from a side end other than the central portion to at least a protruding height of the central portion. .