JP2003082915A - Sliding door device and guide member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sliding door device an a guide member, allowing the upper guide member for guiding running of a sliding door not to be seen from the outside, and having a simple and inexpensive structure, and capable of adjusting the sliding door in the longitudinal direction. SOLUTION: In this sliding door device, a wall surface 4 on the side of an opening part 1 is taken as a sliding door storing part 2, a sliding door 3 is movably put over between the opening part 1 and the sliding door storing part 2, and the lower end of the sliding door 3 and the floor surface F are provided with a rotatable lower guide mechanism 7. An upper guide mechanism 11 formed by a rail member 6 and a guide member 5 is provided between the an upper wall surface 41 between the opening part 1 and the sliding door storing part 2 and the upper end back surface 31 of the sliding door 3. A cutout part 32 is provided in the upper end back surface 31 of the sliding door 3 extending in the cross direction, and a rail member 3 is projected in the cutout part 32 not to be exposed over the upper end front surface 33 of the sliding door 3. The upper wall surface 41 between the opening part 1 and the sliding door storing part 2 is provided with the guide member 5 not to be exposed from the upper end front surface 31 of the sliding door 3 with opening and closing of the sliding door 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technical field relating to a sliding door device and a guide member which are externally installed in an opening of a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional sliding door device of this type, for example, there is a sliding door device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3007619. In this sliding door device, a wall surface on the side of the opening is used as a sliding door storage portion, and a sliding door is movably mounted between the opening portion and the sliding door storage portion, and the sliding door is rotatable around the lower end of the sliding door and the floor surface. Doors and rails are provided. Then, the roller is arranged on the upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door storage part, the rail member is mounted on the back surface of the upper part of the sliding door, and the roller is rotatably mounted in the rail groove of the rail member. The appearance of the upper part of the car is improved by making it invisible from the outside.

[0003]

However, the patent No. 300
In the sliding door device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 7619, when the sliding door is mounted, the sliding door is positioned laterally with respect to the roller arranged on the upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door housing, and the sliding door is installed from the side. Since it is necessary to insert the roller into the rail groove so that the sliding door is not easily attached, there is a problem that it takes time to attach the sliding door.

Further, this roller has a complicated structure that can be mounted via a mounting base, a substrate having a locking portion, a rotating arm, etc., and there is a problem that it becomes an expensive sliding door device.

Further, since the above-mentioned conventional sliding door device has a structure invisible from the outside, the roller and the rail member must have a complicated structure in order to provide stable running of the sliding door. The introduction of the device into sliding doors becomes more complicated. Therefore, it can be pointed out that it is difficult to make the structure invisible from the outside in order to provide stable sliding door travel and to provide a sliding door device having a simplified structure.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a simple structure in which the upper guide member for guiding the traveling of the sliding door is invisible from the outside, and the sliding door is An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding door device and a guide member that can be mounted over a cover.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the sliding door device according to the present invention employs the following means.

That is, as described in claim 1, the wall surface on the side of the opening is used as a sliding door storage portion, and the sliding door is movably covered and assembled between the opening portion and the sliding door storage portion. In a sliding door device provided with a lower guide mechanism at a lower end and a floor surface, a rail member and a guide member are provided between an upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door storage portion and an upper rear surface of the sliding door. An upper guide mechanism is provided, a notch is provided in the width direction in the upper back surface of the sliding door, and a rail member is projectingly provided in the notch so as not to be exposed from the front surface of the upper end of the sliding door. A guide member is provided on a wall surface above the door at a position not exposed from the front surface of the upper end of the sliding door when the sliding door is opened and closed.

According to this means, the rail member protruding so as not to be exposed from the front surface of the upper end of the sliding door travels while being guided by the guide member provided at a position not exposed from the upper front surface of the sliding door as the sliding door is opened and closed. Thus, the upper guide mechanism is configured.

Further, as described in claim 2, claim 1
In the sliding door device described above, a guide piece of a rail member is spaced apart from the upper end front surface and protrudes upward on the upper rear surface of the sliding door,
The guide member is provided with a guide groove that allows the guide piece to be engaged from below.

According to this means, the guide piece which is spaced apart from the upper end front surface of the sliding door and projects upward is guided and engaged with the guide groove from below the guide member, and the guide piece is assembled to the guide member.

Further, as described in claim 3, the wall surface on the side of the opening is used as a sliding door storage portion, and the sliding door is movably mounted between the opening portion and the storage portion, and the lower end of the sliding door is attached. In a sliding door device in which a lower guide mechanism is provided on the floor and the floor surface, an upper part formed of a rail member and a guide member is provided between an upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door housing and an upper rear surface of the sliding door. A guide mechanism is provided, and the upper guide mechanism and the lower guide mechanism are respectively provided with front-rear adjustment mechanisms for adjusting the position of the sliding door in the front-rear direction.

According to this means, the mounting position of the upper wall surface of the sliding door and the sliding door is adjusted by the front and rear adjusting mechanism of the upper guiding mechanism independent of the lower guiding mechanism according to the mounting position adjusted by the adjusting device of the lower guiding mechanism. It Therefore, the adjustment width of the front-back adjustment in the lower guide mechanism and the upper guide mechanism becomes small, and the adjustment work becomes easy.

Further, as described in claim 4, the wall surface on the side of the opening is used as a sliding door storage portion, and the sliding door is movably mounted between the opening portion and the storage portion, and the lower end of the sliding door is attached. In a sliding door device in which a lower guide mechanism is provided on the floor and the floor surface, an upper part formed of a rail member and a guide member is provided between an upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door housing and an upper rear surface of the sliding door. A guide mechanism is provided, and stopper members are provided at both ends of the lower guide mechanism.

According to this means, the upper guide mechanism including the rail member and the guide member provided on the sliding door which is mounted over the opening is provided with the upper and lower guide mechanisms at both ends of the lower guide mechanism even when the sliding door is moved to the fully open and fully closed states. The stopper member provided in the section limits the moving amount of the sliding door, and the guide member is not separated from the rail member.

Further, as described in claim 5, claim 1
The sliding door device according to any one of items 1 to 4 is characterized in that the guide member of the upper guide mechanism is provided with a front-rear adjustment mechanism, and the upper end of the sliding door is adjusted back and forth in accordance with the front-rear adjustment of the guide member.

In this means, the guide member of the upper guide mechanism is provided with the front-rear adjustment mechanism, and the upper and lower ends of the sliding door are adjusted forward and backward by performing the front-rear adjustment of the guide member, so that the rail member has a simple structure.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the guide member of the sliding door device according to the present invention employs the following means.

Further, as described in claim 6, the wall surface on the side of the opening is used as a sliding door accommodating portion, and the sliding door is movably covered and assembled between the opening and the accommodating portion. A lower guide mechanism on the floor and the floor surface, and an upper guide mechanism including a rail member and a guide member for guiding the rail member on the upper end of the sliding door and the upper wall surface. A slide mechanism that moves in the front-rear direction and a holder member that moves back and forth by the slide mechanism to adjust the front-rear position with respect to the rail member are provided.

In this means, the front and rear positions of the guide member are adjusted by the slide mechanism of the holder member irrespective of the positions of the upper end of the sliding door and the upper wall surface, and the front and rear positions of the guide member and the rail member are adjusted. Therefore, the positions of the guide member and the rail member are adjusted regardless of the mounting position of the guide member mounted on the upper wall of the sliding door or the upper wall surface.

[0021] Further, as described in claim 7, claim 6
In the guide member of the sliding door device described above, the holder member is formed of a resin material that is slidable with the rail member.

With this means, since the holder member is made of a resin material that is slidable with the rail member, the sliding door can smoothly run.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a sliding door device and a guide member according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 show an embodiment of a sliding door device and a guide member according to the present invention.

The sliding door device 100 in this embodiment
Is a sliding door device of a type in which a wall surface 4 on the side of the opening 1 is used as a sliding door storage portion 2 and a sliding door 3 is movably covered and assembled between the opening portion 1 and the sliding door storage portion 2. A lower guide mechanism 7 that is rotatable is provided at the lower end of the floor and the floor surface F. In addition, above the opening 1, an upper frame U is formed between the wall W and the wall W.
Is provided.

Further, the sliding door device 100 includes an upper guide mechanism 11 for guiding the upper part of the sliding door 3. The upper guide mechanism 11 is provided between the upper wall surface 41 between the opening 1 and the sliding door housing 2 and the upper end rear surface 31 of the sliding door 3, and includes a rail member 6 and a guide member 5. . Also,
The upper guide mechanism 11 is provided with a front-rear adjustment mechanism 12 for adjusting the position of the sliding door 3 in the front-rear direction.

The rail member 6 is provided with a notch 32 provided in the widthwise direction on the upper back surface 31 of the sliding door 3 so as to project from the upper end front surface 33 of the sliding door 3 so as not to be exposed.
It is a character-shaped member. The rail member 6 is provided with a guide piece 61 that is spaced apart from the upper end front surface 33 of the sliding door 3 and protrudes upward. The rail member 6
Is attached to the upper end rear surface 31 of the sliding door 3 over the bottom surface 321 of the cutout portion 32 with wood screws 322 in the width direction.

The guide member 5 includes an opening portion 1 and a sliding door storage portion 2.
It is provided on a slightly dug-up wall surface 41 between and, at a position not exposed from the upper end front surface 33 of the sliding door 3 as the sliding door 3 is opened and closed. The guide member 5 is provided with a guide groove 51 that allows the guide piece 61 of the rail member 6 to be engaged from below. At the entrance of the guide groove 51, a chamfer 53a is provided on the sliding door 3 side, and a chamfer 53b is provided on the end face in the running direction of the sliding door 3.

Further, the guide member 5 includes a front-back adjusting mechanism 1
2 is provided, and the upper end of the sliding door is configured to be adjusted back and forth as the guide member 5 is adjusted back and forth. Although not shown, the upper guide mechanism 11 together with the guide member 5
The front-rear adjustment mechanism 12 may be provided on the rail member 6 constituting the.

The guide member 5 includes a slide mechanism 52 that moves in the front-rear direction in accordance with a rotation operation, and a slide mechanism 52.
A holder member 53 that moves back and forth to adjust the front and rear position with respect to the rail member 6 is provided.

The slide mechanism 52 is provided inside the holder member 53, the bracket 521 attached to the upper wall surface 41 between the opening 1 and the sliding door storage portion 2, the upper plate 522 provided on the upper portion of the bracket 521. It is composed of a gear 523 and a rack 524 that enable the sliding.

The bracket 521 is attached to the wall surface 41 by three wood screw holes 521b provided in the attachment piece 521a. The bracket 521 includes a slide receiving piece 521c which is bent at a right angle from the mounting piece 521a and extends to the sliding door 3 side with a width A. Also, the slide receiving piece 521c
Includes a slide surface 52 that slidably supports the holder portion 53.
1d and the upper plate 522 to the bracket 52
The lock screw hole 521e fixed to the No. 1 and the through hole 521f through which the rotation operation portion 523a of the gear 523 penetrates are provided.

The upper plate 522 is the bracket 5
21 is a plate-like member provided on the upper part of
Slot 522a through which the rotary operation part 523a of the above, a slot 522b into which the lock screw 522e is inserted, and a screw 522 for fixing the upper plate 522 to the holder member 53.
It has two through holes 522c through which d penetrates.

The holder member 53 is provided with a step portion 535 on the upper surface thereof, and the slide receiving piece 52 of the bracket 521 is provided there.
1c is slidably fitted. Holder member 53
A slide surface 531 having a width A ′ that slides with the slide surface 521d of the slide receiving piece 521c, a gear groove 532 that houses the gear 523, a rack groove 533 that houses the rack 524, and a screw 522d are screwed together. Screw hole 534
And an escape hole 536 at the tip of the lock screw 522e. The width A ′ is made slightly smaller than the width A of the slide receiving piece 521c of the bracket 521 so that the holder member 53 can slide with respect to the bracket 521. In addition, the guide groove 51 is described in detail in the holder portion 53.
Is provided on the block body 537 formed below. The holder member 53 is made of a resin material that is slidable with the rail member.

The lower guide mechanism 7 has a door roller 71 provided at the lower end of the sliding door 3 and a wooden screw 7 on the floor surface F on which the door roller 71 travels.
The lower guide mechanism 7 is provided with stopper members 74 at both ends thereof. Further, the lower guide mechanism 7 is provided with a front-rear adjustment mechanism 75 that adjusts the position of the sliding door in the front-rear direction and a vertical adjustment mechanism 76 that adjusts the vertical position.

A method of mounting the sliding door device 100 having the above structure will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 5, the sliding door 3 is inclined from the front of the opening 1 and the guide piece 61 of the rail member 6 is inserted into the guide groove 51. At that time, since the guide member 5 is chamfered 53 a, the guide piece 6 of the rail member 6 is
1 can be inserted along the chamfer 53a. Then, the guide piece 6 is gradually increased while gradually decreasing the inclination of the sliding door 3.
1 is inserted into the guide groove 51. Then, the sliding door 3 is lifted to insert the door roller 71 into the rail 72,
By sliding 1 into the rail 72, the sliding door 3 can be attached.

When the sliding door 3 is tilted after the sliding door 3 is attached, first, the front-back adjusting mechanism 75 of the lower guide mechanism 7 is adjusted to adjust the lower portion of the sliding door back and forth. After that, by adjusting the front-rear adjusting mechanism 12 provided on the guide member 5 of the upper guide mechanism 11, as shown in FIG. 6, the sliding door 3 moves from the inclined state shown by the chain double-dashed line to the straight state shown by the solid line. Adjust the upper part of the front and back. At this time, the lock screw 522e is loosened to the extent that the slide mechanism 52 can slide, and the rotation operation portion 523a of the gear 523 is rotated from the elongated hole 522a of the upper plate 522 by a driver or the like.

By rotating the rotation operating portion 523a of the gear 523, the gear 523 meshes with the rack 524 and rolls along the teeth of the rack 524, and the upper plate 52
The holder member 53 fixed to No. 2 has sliding surfaces 521d, 5 and 5 with respect to the bracket 521 attached to the wall surface 41.
Slide at 31 to adjust the front and back. FIG. 4 is a drawing in which the upper plate 522 and the bracket 521 are omitted, and the driver D rotates the rotation operation unit 523 of the gear 523.
By rotating a, it is possible to slide from the state shown by the solid line to the state shown by the chain double-dashed line. Then, the holder member 53 is securely fixed to the bracket 521 via the upper plate 522 by tightening the lock screw 522e after adjusting the front-back direction by the front-back adjusting mechanism 12 of the upper guide mechanism 11.

According to the sliding door device 100 of this embodiment, the sliding door 3 is mounted over the opening 1 and assembled so that the notch 32 in the upper back surface 31 of the sliding door 3 is not exposed from the upper front surface 33 of the sliding door 3. Since the member 6 is provided in a protruding manner, and the guide member 5 is provided at a position not exposed from the upper end front surface 33 of the sliding door 3 when the sliding door 3 is opened and closed, the upper guiding mechanism 11 is configured. The upper guide mechanism 11 for guiding the traveling of the vehicle can be made invisible from the outside.

Further, the guide piece 61 of the rail member 6 is provided so as to be spaced apart from the upper end front surface 33 of the sliding door 3 and protrude upward, and a guide groove 51 is provided so as to engage with the guide member 5 from below. Therefore, the sliding door 3 can be attached by inclining the upper portion of the sliding door 3 and engaging the guide groove 51 of the guide member 5, and the sliding door 3 can be easily attached.

In addition, the upper guide mechanism 11 and the lower guide mechanism 7
Since the front and rear adjusting mechanisms 12 and 75 of the sliding door 3 are provided in and, both the upper portion and the lower portion of the sliding door 3 can be adjusted, the adjustment swing width is small, and the sliding door 3 can be adjusted accurately. Further, since the front-back adjusting mechanism 12 is provided on the guide member 5 of the upper guide mechanism 11, the rail member 6
Can have a simple structure.

Further, since the stopper members 74 are provided at both ends of the lower guide mechanism 7, even if the sliding door is moved to the fully open and fully closed states, the stopper member 74 can surely stop the sliding door 3 from traveling.

Further, according to the guide member 5 of this embodiment, the guide member 5 is provided with the holder member 53 for adjusting the front-back position with respect to the rail member 6 by the slide mechanism 52 which moves in the front-back direction. The sliding door 3 can be adjusted back and forth by sliding the member 53. Further, since the slide mechanism 52 is composed of the gear 523 and the rack 524 provided inside the holder member 53, the structure can be made simple and inexpensive.

[0045]

As described above, in the sliding door device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the opening is covered with the sliding door, and the notches on the upper back surface of the sliding door are not exposed from the upper front surface of the sliding door. The member is provided in a protruding manner, and the guide member is provided at a position not exposed from the front surface of the upper end of the sliding door when the sliding door is opened and closed to form the upper guide mechanism, which simplifies the structure and facilitates the mounting work. Therefore, there is an effect that the upper guide mechanism for guiding the traveling of the sliding door assembled with the cover can be hidden from the outside.

Further, in the sliding door device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper guide mechanism and the lower guide mechanism are respectively provided with front and rear adjusting mechanisms of the sliding door, so that both the upper part and the lower part of the sliding door can be adjusted. Therefore, the sliding door can be adjusted accurately. Furthermore, since the guide member of the upper guide mechanism is provided with the front-rear adjustment mechanism, the rail member can have a simple structure and the adjustment work becomes easy.

Further, in the sliding door device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the stopper members are provided at both ends of the lower guide mechanism, even when the sliding door is moved to the fully open and fully closed states, the sliding door is operated by the stopper members. Can be surely stopped.

Further, in the guide member of the sliding door device according to claim 6 of the present invention, the guide member is provided with a holder member for adjusting the front-back position with respect to the rail member by a slide mechanism that moves in the front-back direction. You can adjust the sliding door back and forth by sliding.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a sliding door device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing main components of the embodiment of the sliding door device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the operation of main components of the embodiment of the sliding door device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a mounting method of the embodiment of the sliding door device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the adjusting method of the embodiment of the sliding door device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 opening 2 Sliding door storage 3 sliding doors 4 wall surfaces 5 Guide member 6 Rail members 7 Lower guide mechanism 11 Upper guide mechanism 12 Front-back adjustment mechanism 31 top edge back 32 notch 33 Front of upper end 41 wall 51 guide groove 52 Slide mechanism 53 Holder member 61 Guide piece 71 door car 72 rails 74 Stopper member 75 Front-back adjustment mechanism 100 sliding door device 521 bracket 523 gears 524 racks

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Koji Komi             2-11-5 Higashi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo             Kawasangyo Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A sliding door storage portion is provided on a side wall of the opening portion, and a sliding door is movably mounted between the opening portion and the sliding door storage portion, and a lower guide mechanism is provided at a lower end of the sliding door and a floor surface. In the sliding door device provided with, an upper guide mechanism composed of a rail member and a guide member is provided between the upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door storage portion and the upper end rear surface of the sliding door, and the upper end of the sliding door is provided. A notch is provided on the rear surface in the width direction, and a rail member is projectingly provided in the notch so as not to be exposed from the front surface of the upper end of the sliding door, and a sliding door is provided on the upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door housing. A sliding door device, wherein a guide member is provided at a position that is not exposed from the front surface of the upper end of the sliding door when the sliding door is opened and closed. 2. The sliding door device according to claim 1, wherein a guide piece of the rail member is protruded upward from the upper end rear surface of the sliding door while being separated from the upper end front surface, and the guide member is engaged with the guide piece from below. A sliding door device, which is provided with an allowable guide groove. 3. A sliding wall storage portion is provided on the side wall of the opening, and a sliding door is movably mounted between the opening and the storage portion, and a lower guide mechanism is provided at the lower end of the sliding door and the floor surface. In the sliding door device provided, an upper guide mechanism including a rail member and a guide member is provided between an upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door storage portion and an upper rear surface of the sliding door. A sliding door device, wherein the lower guide mechanism is provided with a front-rear adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the sliding door in the front-rear direction. 4. A sliding door storage portion is provided on a side wall of the opening portion, and a sliding door is movably mounted between the opening portion and the storage portion, and a lower guide mechanism is provided at a lower end of the sliding door and a floor surface. In the sliding door device provided, an upper guide mechanism including a rail member and a guide member is provided between an upper wall surface between the opening and the sliding door storage portion and an upper rear surface of the sliding door, and the lower guide mechanism is provided. A sliding door device characterized in that stopper members are provided at both ends of the sliding door device. 5. The sliding door device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member of the upper guide mechanism is provided with a front-rear adjustment mechanism, and the upper end of the sliding door is adjusted back and forth in accordance with the front-rear adjustment of the guide member. Sliding door device. 6. A sliding door storage portion is provided on a side wall of the opening portion, and a sliding door is movably mounted between the opening portion and the storage portion, and a lower guide mechanism is provided at a lower end of the sliding door and a floor surface. In a sliding door device that is provided with an upper guide mechanism including a rail member and a guide member that guides the rail member on the upper end of the sliding door and the upper wall surface, a sliding mechanism that moves in the front-rear direction with a rotation operation, A guide member for a sliding door device, comprising: a holder member that moves back and forth by a slide mechanism to adjust a front-back position with respect to a rail member. 7. The guide member for a sliding door device according to claim 6, wherein the holder member is made of a resin material that is slidable with the rail member.