JP2005179991A - Partition folding door and its angle retaining device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a partition folding door, usable with a general-purpose rail for runners, in which an angle retaining device is completely concealed from the outside to make its appearance good when the folding door is completely folded and is housed to be compact . <P>SOLUTION: The angle retaining device 10 comprises a base member 11 fixed to a door 6, an abutting arm member 13 attached to be swingable in relation to the base member 11 and around a vertical axis, and a spring member 12 for urging the abutting arm member 13 outwardly to retain the arm member 13 in a state of protrusion. The angle retaining device 10 is mounted on each of both doors 6, 6 constituting the folding door 1. When the folding door 1 is folded upon being moved, a V-letter shaped folding angle of the folding door 1 in a plan view is retained by the mutual abutment of the arm members 13, 13. When the folding door 1 is folded and housed, each of the arm members 13, 13 retreats into the side of the door 6 against the urging force of the spring member 12 while keeping the state of abutting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a partition folding door provided with an angle holding device that can be held in a V-shaped bent angle state in a plan view when the folding door is folded and moved, and the angle holding device.

  Conventionally, a partition has been used to divide an indoor space according to usage conditions. Many of these partitions have a traveling rail on the ceiling side (in some cases also on the floor side), a runner that can travel along the traveling rail, and a partition door that is supported by the runner. is there. In this partition door, a pair of runners are provided for each door and can be moved in parallel, and a folding door type in which two doors are connected to each other by a hinge member so as to be opened and closed (partition folding door). There is something that has become.

  Among these, in the case of the latter partition folding door, when the folding door is folded and moved, if the two doors are folded so as to completely overlap, the movement becomes unstable, so the V-shaped folding in the plan view. An angle holding device may be provided to hold the angular state.

  For example, the angle holding device 51 shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 is provided with a moving block travel rail 57 in parallel with the runner travel rail 56 on which the runners 54A and 54B of the partition folding door 50 travel on the ceiling side. A movable block 52A, 52B is provided for the moving block travel rail 57, and an angle holding device 51 having a coil spring 53 straddled between the two moving blocks 52A, 52B is provided. When the moving block 52A is engaged with the cutout portion 54a of the one-side runner 54A so as to be able to travel integrally, and is folded to move the folding door 50 as shown in FIG. 12, the protrusion of the other-side runner 54B. 54b abuts on the moving block 52B, and holds the folding door 50 in a V-shaped folding angle state in a plan view. The angle holding device 51 can be folded so that the doors completely overlap each other against the urging force of the coil spring 53 when the folding door 50 is completely folded and stored compactly. .

  However, in the case of the angle holding device 51, it is necessary to provide the moving block travel rail 57 in parallel with the runner travel rail 56 on which the runners 54A and 54B travel, and the general cross-section of the rail becomes special. In addition to being unable to be used, there are problems such as an increase in size and cost, and poor fit. Further, when the folding door 50 is completely folded and stored compactly, as shown in FIG. 13, the coil spring 53 protrudes to the outside, which causes problems such as poor storage and appearance.

  Therefore, the main problem of the present invention is that a general-purpose product can be used as a runner rail, and when the folding door is completely folded and stored compactly, the angle holding device is completely concealed from the outside and has a good appearance. It is providing the partition folding door and its angle holding | maintenance apparatus.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention according to claim 1 is one by one that is supported by a runner guided along at least a traveling rail disposed on the ceiling side and is foldably connected by a hinge member. In the partition folding door provided with an angle holding device that can be held in a V-shaped folding angle state in a plan view when the folding door is folded and moved when the folding door is moved,
The angle holding device includes a base member fixed to the door, an abutting arm member provided to be swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutting arm member facing outward. It is composed of a spring member for biasing and holding in a protruding state,
When the angle holding device is provided on each of the doors constituting the folding door and folded when the folding door is moved, the abutting arm members come into contact with each other so that the folding door has a V-shaped folding angle state in plan view. There is provided a partition folding door that is held and folded into the door side against the urging force of the spring member while the abutting arm member is in contact with the folding door when folded.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, each door constituting the partition folding door is provided with a base member, an abutting arm member provided so as to be swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutment. An angle holding device including a spring member for urging the combined arm member outward and holding the combined arm member in a protruding state is provided. Therefore, since only the runner running rail is required as a member disposed on the ceiling side, a general-purpose runner rail can be used.

  When the angle holding device is folded when the folding door is moved, the abutting arm members come into contact with each other, so that the folding door maintains a V-shaped folding angle state in a plan view, and thus the folding door can be moved stably. It becomes like this. Further, when the folding door is folded and stored, the abutting arm member is immersed in the door side against the urging force of the spring member in a contact state, so that the folding door is stored compactly. In addition, since the angle holding device is completely concealed from the outside, the appearance is good.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a partition folding door according to the first aspect, wherein a resin block or a resin cap is provided at a contact portion of the abutting arm member.

  In the present invention according to claim 2, a resin block or a resin cap is provided at the contact portion of the arm member. Therefore, unpleasant rubbing noise due to contact or sliding contact can be prevented.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the partition folding door according to the first aspect, wherein the angle holding device is provided with a notch on the upper surface and / or the lower surface of each door, and is accommodated in the notch. .

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the notches are provided on the upper surface and / or the lower surface of each door, and the angle holding device is accommodated in the notches, so that the angle holding device can be stored well.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the runner, the rail direction dimension of the rail running member is equal to or less than the thickness dimension of the door, and the hinge member can substantially bring the doors into close contact when the door is folded. The partition folding door in any one of claim | item 1-3 is provided.

As a fifth aspect of the present invention, the folding door is composed of a set of two doors supported by a runner guided along at least a traveling rail arranged on the ceiling side and foldably connected by a hinge member. In the partition folding door provided with an angle holding device that can be held in a V-shaped folding angle state in plan view when the folding door is folded and moved,
The angle holding device includes a base member fixed to the door, an abutting arm member provided to be swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutting arm member facing outward. It is composed of a spring member for biasing and holding in a protruding state,
When the angle holding device is provided on one of the doors constituting the folding door and is folded when the folding door is moved, the folding arm is brought into contact with the other door surface, so that the folding door is folded in a V shape in plan view. A partition folding door is provided in which the cornering state is maintained and the abutting arm member is immersed in the door side against the biasing force of the spring member when the folding door is folded and stored.

As a sixth aspect of the present invention, in order to hold a pair of partition folding doors that are foldably connected by a hinge member in a state of being folded and moved in a V-shaped fold angle state in plan view, An angle holding device provided on a door constituting the folding door,
The angle holding device includes a base member fixed to the door, an abutting arm member provided to be swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutting arm member facing outward. There is provided an angle holding device for a partition folding door, characterized by comprising a spring member for energizing and holding in a protruding state.

  As described in detail above, in the present invention, a general-purpose product can be used as a runner rail, and when the folding door is completely folded and stored compactly, the angle holding device is completely hidden from the outside. Therefore, it looks good.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a partition folding door 1 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the partition folding door 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as “folding door”) is composed of a pair of doors 6 and 6 that are connected by a hinge member 8 and can be unfolded and folded. . Upper runners 3 and 3 are disposed at the upper end portions of the doors 6 and 6, respectively, and are guided to travel along the upper rail 2 disposed on the ceiling side, and lower runners are respectively disposed at the lower end portions of the doors 6 and 6. 5 and 5 are arranged, and are guided to travel along the lower rail 4 arranged on the floor side.

  As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the hinge member 8 is a member in which a pair of plate members 8 </ b> A and 8 </ b> B forming a U-shape is connected by pins 9, and the door 6 is formed on the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the folding door 1. 6 and is fixed by screws screwed through the screw holes 8a and 8b. The doors 6 and 6 may be connected to each other in the form of a hinge that connects the side edges of the doors 6 and 6 in addition to the pair of plate members 8A and 8B having the above-described hemi-shape.

  In the folding door 1, when the folding door 1 is folded and moved at a position adjacent to the hinge member 8, an angle holding device 10 that can be held in a V-shaped folding angle state in a plan view is provided. .

  The angle holding device 10 includes a base member 11 that is fixed to the door 6, an abutting arm member 13 that is swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutting arm member 13. It is comprised from the spring member 12 for energizing toward the direction and hold | maintaining in a protrusion state.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, in the angle holding device 10, the base member 11 is a plate-like member in which screw holes 11 a and 11 b are respectively provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction. A support shaft 15 is implanted in the portion, and the abutting arm member 13 is supported so as to be swingable around a vertical axis. Further, a stopper rear wall 11c is formed extending from the side edge of the base member 11 on the rear side with the protruding side of the abutting arm member 13 as a front surface, and the base member 11 on the front side. A stopper front wall 11d is formed extending from the side edge. Accordingly, the abutting arm member 13 can swing within a range in which the abutting arm member 13 abuts against the stopper rear wall 11c and the stopper front wall 11d and is prevented from further rotation.

  The abutting arm member 13 is a plate-like member whose one end is swingably supported by the support shaft 15, and a resin-made abutting block 16 is provided at the distal end portion, and an inner edge on the distal end side. The part is formed with a notch 13a for engaging one end of the spring member 12. In this example, since a plate-like member is used as the abutting arm member 13, a resin-made abutting block 16 is provided at the tip portion. However, when the abutting arm member 13 is a block-like member, A resin cap material may be provided on the portion. Further, when the abutting arm member 13 itself is made of resin, the resin abutting block and the resin cap can be omitted.

  The spring member 12 is a coil spring installed by fitting a winding portion around the support shaft 15, and one end is hooked on the notch portion 13 a of the abutting arm member 13, and the other end is By being disposed in contact with the stopper rear wall 11c of the base member 11, the abutting arm member 13 is urged outward and held in a protruding state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the angle holding device 10 is formed with a notch 6a having a dimension capable of installing the base member 11 on the upper surface of each door 6 and 6, and a fixing screw in the notch 6a. 14 and 14 are attached.

  In the folding door 1 provided with such an angle holding device 10, in the state where the folding doors 1, 1... Are arranged in a plane and the space is partitioned, as shown in FIG. It is in the state which protruded to the folding direction side of the doors 6 and 6 with the urging | biasing force.

  In order to store the folding door 1 from this state, as shown in FIG. 6, when each folding door 1 is folded and moved, the abutting arm members 13 and 13 come into contact with each other, so that the folding door 1 is seen in a plan view. In order to maintain the V-shaped bending angle state, it becomes possible to move stably along the upper rail 2.

  When the folding door 1 is stored after the movement, as shown in FIG. 7, when the runners 3 and 3 are folded to a state where they are almost in contact with each other, the abutting arm members 13 and 13 remain in contact with each other. Since the spring member 12 is immersed in the door 6 against the urging force of the spring member 12, it can be stored compactly.

  By the way, in the said form example, as FIG. 7 shows, it is not what can closely contact doors 6 and 6 in the state which folded folding door 1, However, The storage capacity of folding door 1 is reduced more. In that case, this can be achieved by changing the hinge member 8 that connects the doors 6 and 6 and the runner 3.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a runner 19 in which the rail direction dimension of the rail running member is equal to or less than the thickness dimension of the door 6 is used as the runner, and the hinge member is shown in FIG. What is necessary is just to use the hinge member 20 which can make doors contact | adhere substantially, when the door 6 is folded.

  The runner 19 is an example of a horizontal roller type runner, but the rail direction dimension of the horizontal roller 19a traveling in the rail is the thickness dimension of the door 6 as shown in FIG. In addition, as a runner which can make doors 6 and 6 contact | adhere substantially, even if it is a wheel-type runner shown in FIG. What is necessary is just to be able to make it below thickness dimension.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the hinge member 20 is configured so that the rotating pieces 20a and 20a having a J-shaped section attached to the doors 6 and 6 side and the doors 6 and 6 can be folded. As shown in FIG. 10, by using the runner 19 and the hinge member 20, the doors 6 and 6 of the folding door 1 are almost in close contact with each other. It becomes possible to fold to the state.

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(1) In the above embodiment, the lower rail 4 is provided on the floor side, and the lower runner 5 guided along the lower rail 4 is provided. However, the lower rail 4 may be omitted. is there.
(2) In the above embodiment, the angle holding device 10 is arranged on the upper surface of the door 6. However, the angle holding device 10 may be arranged on the lower surface of the door 6, or both the upper and lower surfaces of the door 6. You may make it provide in.
(3) The present invention is suitable for a partition door that retains a V-shaped bent state in plan view when moving and needs to be stored compactly without taking up space during storage. However, it can be applied to folding doors in general, including folding doors for closets.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, the spring member 12 that biases the abutting arm member 13 outward is a coil spring that is installed by fitting a winding portion around the support shaft 15. Any installation structure may be used as long as 12 can be urged outward, and other spring means such as a leaf spring may be used.
(5) In the above embodiment, the angle holding devices 10 and 10 are disposed on both the doors 6 and 6 so that the respective abutting arm members 13 and 13 are brought into contact with each other. The angle holding device 10 may be provided on the side, and the abutting arm member 13 may be brought into contact with the door 6.

It is a schematic front view of the partition folding door 1 which concerns on this invention. It is the II-II arrow directional view of FIG. It is a top view of the partition folding door 1. FIG. The connection part of the doors 6 and 6 is shown, (A) is a plan view and (B) is a front view. The angle holding | maintenance apparatus 10 is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view. It is a top view which shows the moving state of the folding door. It is a top view which shows the storing state of the folding door. It is a folding door top view which shows the modification of a runner and a hinge member. It is a side view which shows the runner structure. (A) at the time of using the modification of a runner and a hinge member is a top view which shows a movement state, (B) is a top view which shows an accommodation state. It is a front view of the conventional angle holding | maintenance apparatus 51. FIG. It is a top view of the conventional angle holding | maintenance apparatus 51. FIG. It is a side view of the conventional angle holding | maintenance apparatus 51. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Partition folding door, 2 ... Upper rail, 3 ... Upper runner, 4 ... Lower rail, 5 ... Lower runner, 6 ... Door, 8 ... Hinge member, 10 ... Angle holding device, 11 ... Base member, 12 ... Spring member, 13 ... Abutting arm member, 15 ... support shaft, 16 ... resin block

Claims (6)

At least a folding door that is supported by a runner that is guided along a traveling rail disposed on the ceiling side and that is foldably connected by a hinge member, and is folded and moved. In the case of a partition folding door provided with an angle holding device that can be held in a V-shaped bending angle state in plan view,
The angle holding device includes a base member fixed to the door, an abutting arm member provided to be swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutting arm member facing outward. It is composed of a spring member for biasing and holding in a protruding state,
When the angle holding device is provided on each of the doors constituting the folding door and folded when the folding door is moved, the abutting arm members come into contact with each other so that the folding door has a V-shaped folding angle state in plan view. A partition folding door that is held and immerses in the door side against the urging force of the spring member while the abutting arm member is in contact with the folding door when folded.   The partition folding door according to claim 1, wherein a resin block or a resin cap is provided at a contact portion of the abutting arm member.   2. The partition folding door according to claim 1, wherein the angle holding device is provided with a notch on an upper surface and / or a lower surface of each door and is accommodated in the notch.   4. The runner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rail runner has a rail direction dimension equal to or less than a thickness dimension of the door, and the hinge member is capable of bringing the doors into close contact with each other when the door is folded. Partition folding door. At least a folding door that is supported by a runner that is guided along a traveling rail disposed on the ceiling side and that is foldably connected by a hinge member, and is folded and moved. In the case of a partition folding door provided with an angle holding device that can be held in a V-shaped bending angle state in plan view,
The angle holding device includes a base member fixed to the door, an abutting arm member provided to be swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutting arm member facing outward. It is composed of a spring member for biasing and holding in a protruding state,
When the angle holding device is provided on one of the doors constituting the folding door and is folded when the folding door is moved, the folding arm is brought into contact with the other door surface, so that the folding door is folded in a V shape in plan view. A partition folding door characterized in that it holds an angular state and the abutting arm member is immersed in the door side against the urging force of the spring member when the folding door is folded and stored. Provided in a door that constitutes the folding door in order to hold a pair of partition folding doors foldably connected by a hinge member in a V-shaped folding angle state when folded and moved. An angle holding device,
The angle holding device includes a base member fixed to the door, an abutting arm member provided to be swingable about a vertical axis with respect to the base member, and the abutting arm member facing outward. An angle holding device for a partition folding door, characterized by comprising a spring member for biasing and holding it in a protruding state.

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