JP2005198886A - Runner for later insertion - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and subsequently inserting a runner 1 in a curtain rail 2 from the lower part of rail grooves 3. <P>SOLUTION: This runner 1 is inserted in the rail grooves 3 formed along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 2 and has wheels 8 rolling on a rail surface 11 formed in the inner bottom of the curtain rail 2 in both sides of the rail grooves 3. This runner is provided with a wheel part 5 rotatably supporting the wheels 8 and inserted in the rail grooves 3 by being fitted along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 2, a guide part 6 inserted in the rail grooves 3, a hanging part 7 hanging a curtain, a column part 10 inserted through a hole 13 vertically bored in the guide part 6 and turnably connected to the wheel part 5, and a holding means 14 inserting the wheel part 5 and the guide part 6 in the curtain rail 2 from the lower part of the rail grooves 3, disposing the guide part 6 in the rail grooves 3, and holding a state where the wheel part 5 is orthogonally crossed with the rail grooves 3 via the hanging part 7 and the column part 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a curtain runner runner runner.

A conventional curtain runner is shown in FIG. The runner 51 includes a pair of wheels 58 provided at an upper portion, and a suspension portion 57 that allows a curtain to be hung at the lower portion of the runner 51. And the runner 51 is inserted in the rail groove 3 formed in the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 2, and each wheel 58 is configured to roll on the rail surface 11 formed on both sides of the rail groove 3. .
When the number of runners is adjusted by changing the curtain or the like, the runners are attached to or removed from the opening portions at both ends of the curtain rail. When there is no room in the opening at both ends, the curtain rail itself is removed for work, but there is a difficulty in removing it when it is set at a high place. There was a problem that those operations were complicated.

Therefore, as a means to solve the above-described problems, the outer wall of the spring-loaded drooping leg is pressed inward and inserted into the rail groove, and the drooping leg is rotated 90 ° within the rail groove. Thus, the runner can be displaced from the non-installation position to the normal installation position. Then, in order to enable the runner to be inserted into the rail groove in this non-attached position, the runner insertion runner is set such that the front and rear widths of the runner head and the leg portion are set to a size that can pass through the rail groove. There is. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Further, the runner body is divided in the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail and is pivotally supported so as to be relatively rotatable at a position exposed below the curtain rail. There is disclosed a rear-end runner in which the distance between the wheels of the divided portions can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail, and each is inserted into the rail groove separately and assembled in the curtain rail. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-36296 (page 14, FIG. 1) JP 2002-165698 A (page 8, FIG. 3)

However, the conventional run-in runner has a drawback that it is weak and fragile, or has to be adjusted with both hands when it is attached to the curtain rail, which makes installation work complicated.
In view of the above problems, the present invention is to provide a curtain runner run-in runner that can be easily mounted with one touch without adjustment.

  The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is to insert a rail groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail, and to form a rail surface formed on the inner bottom surface of the curtain rail on both sides of the rail groove. In the runner in which the wheel rolls over the wheel, a wheel part that supports the wheel in a rotatable manner and can be inserted into the rail groove by being along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail, a guide part that is inserted into the rail groove, and a curtain A latching portion that can be latched, a pillar portion that passes through a hole vertically drilled in the guide portion, and is rotatably connected to the wheel portion, and the wheel portion and the guide portion below the rail groove. And holding means for holding the state when the guide portion is disposed in the rail groove and the wheel portion is orthogonal to the rail groove via the latching portion and the column portion. To be Located in.

Further, the technical means of the present invention is characterized in that the holding means includes a concave portion formed on the inner surface of the hole vertically drilled with the guide portion, and a convex portion formed on the outer surface of the column portion and engaged with the concave portion. In the recess, a column part is inserted from a position below the rail groove into the curtain rail to an insertion position where the wheel part and the guide part are inserted to a rotation position where the wheel of the wheel part rolls on the rail surface. It is said that a rotation restricting portion that restricts the return rotation when it rotates is provided.
Further, according to the technical means of the present invention, the holding means has a concave portion formed on the inner surface of the hole vertically drilled in the guide portion, and a convex portion formed on the outer surface of the column portion and engaged with the concave portion. In the recess, the column part is rotated from the insertion position where the wheel part and the guide part are inserted into the curtain rail from below the rail groove to the rotation position where the wheel of the wheel part rolls on the rail surface. In addition, there is provided a rotation restricting portion that restricts the return rotation when it is moved and further pushed up from the latching portion toward the guide portion.

Further, the holding means includes a stopper provided in a hole portion in the guide portion having an opening to a hole vertically drilled in the guide portion, and a protrusion portion of the stopper formed on the outer surface of the column portion. The wheel portion of the wheel portion from the insertion position where the wheel portion and the guide portion are inserted into the curtain rail from below the rail groove in the hole portion provided with the stopper. A rotation restricting portion that restricts the return rotation when it is rotated to the rotation position where it rolls over.
Further, by accommodating the protruding portion of the stopper in the hole, the engagement between the concave portion formed on the outer surface of the column portion and the protruding portion of the stopper is released.

 In addition, it is preferable that the lower end part of a guide part is a width | variety wider than a rail groove width, and has a flange part contact | abutted to the lower surface of a rail groove.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily insert the runner into the curtain rail from below the rail groove without attaching the runner from both ends of the curtain rail or removing the curtain rail itself.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 2 show an embodiment of the last runner 1 of the present invention.
That is, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rear-entry runner 1 and the curtain rail 2 before the rear-entry runner 1 is inserted into the rail groove 3 formed along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 2. However, the curtain rail 2 is indicated by an end face perpendicular to the rail groove 3. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the last runner 1 and the curtain rail 2 with the last runner 1 inserted therethrough. The last-runner 1 will move in the direction of the arrow.

The post-insertion runner 1 of the present invention mainly includes a wheel portion 5, a guide portion 6, and a latching portion 7. The wheel portion 5 and the latching portion 7 are connected by a column portion 10 as shown in FIG. Moreover, it has the holding means 14 (FIG. 4, 5, 7) which hold | maintains the state, when the wheel part 5 is orthogonally crossed with the rail groove 3 via the latch part 7 and the pillar part 10. As shown in FIG.
The wheel portion 5 includes a wheel 8 that rolls on the rail surface 11 formed on the inner bottom surface of the curtain rail 2 on both sides of the rail groove 3 formed along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 2, and the wheel 8. It is comprised from the axle shaft 9 which supports so that rotation is possible.

Two rail surfaces 11 are formed on both sides of the rail groove 3, and thus two wheels 8 are also provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2, the two wheels 8 are arranged in a space created inside the wheel portion 5. The wheel portion 5, that is, the post-insertion runner 1 is supported through the wheels 8 by the reaction force from the rail surface 11.
The guide portion 6 includes a portion whose width is disposed in the rail groove 3 and a flange portion 12 whose lower end portion is wider than the rail groove 3 width. A hole 13 is vertically drilled near the center of the guide portion 6 as shown in FIGS.

The latching portion 7 is provided with a ring-shaped portion that can latch the curtain.
The latching part 7 is connected to the wheel part 5 by a pillar part 10, and the pillar part 10 is provided in the hole 13 formed in the guide part 6 and penetrates the guide part 6.
As shown in FIG. 1, before inserting the last runner 1 into the rail groove 3, the side surfaces of the wheel portion 5 and the guide portion 6 are inserted in the longitudinal direction of the rail groove 3 so as to be inserted along the rail groove 3. Parallel. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, after the post-insertion runner 1 is inserted, the side surface of the guide portion 6 continues to be parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rail groove 3, but the wheel portion 5 and the guide portion 6 are orthogonal to each other. Yes.

FIG. 3 shows the post-insertion runner 1 in a solid line in a state before being inserted into the rail groove 3 (corresponding to an insertion position 22 described later). After the post-insertion runner 1 is inserted, until the wheel 8 of the wheel portion 5 rolls on the rail surface 11 (corresponding to a rotation position 23 described later), that is, the wheel portion 5 and the latching portion 7. Shows the state of the after-runner 1 rotated with respect to the guide portion 6 (denoted by a rotation arrow) in an overlapping manner by broken lines.
During this rotation, the guide portion 6 remains arranged in the rail groove 3. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the guide portion 6 is divided into two in the longitudinal direction of a hole 13 formed vertically in the guide portion 6. Similarly, the division of the guide portion 6 is closed so as to wrap a pillar portion 10 shown in FIG. This split portion 15 is shown in FIG. 3 together with each split engagement point 16. In addition, since it divides | segments and engages in this way, the guide part 6 can be arrange | positioned in the pillar part 10 between the wheel part 5 and the latching | locking part 7. FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the post-insertion runner 1 is inserted into the rail groove 3 of the curtain rail 2 and the wheels 8 are mounted on the rail surface 11 in the central cross section of the post-insertion runner 1. The retaining portion 7 is supported through the wheel 8 by the reaction force of the rail surface 11. That is, the latching portion 7 holds the force applied to the latching portion 7 downward by the curtain or the like through the wheel 8, and the curtain 8 can be smoothly opened and closed by the rolling of the wheel 8 in the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail 2. Yes.
5 to 6 mainly describe the holding means 14 that holds the state when the wheel portion 5 is orthogonal to the rail groove 3 via the latching portion 7 and the column portion 10 provided in the post-insertion runner 1. Thing. That is, the recesses 17A and 17B are formed on the inner surface of the hole 13 that is vertically drilled in the guide portion 6. A convex portion 18A that engages with the concave portions 17A and 17B is formed on the outer surface of the column portion 10.

The insertion position 22 of the post-insertion runner 1 corresponding to FIG. 5 is a situation of the post-insertion runner 1 in which the wheel portion 5 and the guide portion 6 are inserted into the curtain rail 2 from below the rail groove 3. In the insertion position 22, the concave portion 17 </ b> A formed in the hole 13 and the convex portion 18 </ b> A formed in the column portion 10 are engaged. When the column portion 10 is rotated to the rotation position 23 where the wheel 8 rolls on the rail surface 11, the concave portion 17B formed in the hole 13 and the convex portion 18A formed in the column portion 10 are engaged. To do.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the concave portions 17A and 17B in the guide portion 6, and is a view for explaining the rotation restricting portion 24A that is a holding means of the post-insertion runner 1. The divided portion 15 and the divided engagement portion are the same as those described in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 6, the column part 10 which has the convex part 18A is not shown.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the recess 17 </ b> A, the depth of the recess 17 </ b> A is gradually shallower in the rotation direction so that the protrusion 18 </ b> A can escape in the rotation direction of the column part 10. On the other hand, the concave portion 17 </ b> B corresponds to a rotation restricting portion 24 </ b> A that restricts the return rotation of the column portion 10 at the rotation position 23. That is, the depth of the concave portion 17B suddenly increases from the depth of zero to the right angle in both the rotating direction and the opposite direction, and the depth is deeper than the height of the convex portion 18A. The engagement between the concave portion 17B and the convex portion 18A is difficult to disengage.
4 to 6, the concave portions 17 </ b> A and 17 </ b> B are not limited to being formed on the inner surface of the hole 13 and the convex portion 18 </ b> A is formed on the outer surface of the column portion 10. For example, the concave portions 17 </ b> A and 17 </ b> B may be formed on the outer surface of the column portion 10, and the convex portion 18 </ b> A may be formed on the inner surface of the hole 13.

  FIG. 7 shows the second embodiment, and the holding means of the post-insertion runner 1 is different from the first embodiment. A recess 17 </ b> C is formed on the inner surface of the hole 13 pierced by the guide portion 6 at a right angle. A convex portion 18B that engages with the concave portion 17C is formed on the outer surface of the column portion 10. That is, in the holding means 14 of the second embodiment, the convex portion 18B has a wedge shape having a hooking portion 20 downward, the column portion 10 is pushed up, and the wedge-shaped concave portion 17C is also associated with the wedge-shaped concave portion 17C. The combined column part 10 is prevented from returning downward in the opposite direction. Since the engagement between the convex portion 18B and the concave portion 17C is also engaged in the circumferential direction of the column portion 10, the return rotation of the column portion 10 is simultaneously regulated to form the rotation regulating portion 24B.

Further, when the column part 10 is pushed up, the relief part 19 is arranged in the outward direction of the concave part 17C (outward direction of the hole 13) so that the convex part 18B can be easily engaged with the concave part 17C as shown in FIG. Provided. After the column portion 10 is pushed up and the convex portion 18B is engaged with the wedge-shaped concave portion 17C, this engagement is hardly disengaged by the reaction force of the escape portion 19.
The wheel 8 of the wheel unit 5 rolls on the rail surface 11 from the insertion position 22 (FIG. 7) where the wheel unit 5 and the guide unit 6 are inserted into the curtain rail 2 from below the rail groove 3. It rotates to the rotation position 23 (illustration is omitted. However, the concept is that the relationship between the broken line and the solid line in FIG. 3, which is the first embodiment, can be used), and further latches toward the guide portion 6. A rotation restricting portion 24B is provided that restricts the return rotation when pushed up from the portion 7.

FIGS. 8-10 has shown 3rd Embodiment and the holding means 14 of the last runner 1 is a main difference. FIG. 8 shows the state when the wheel part 5 is orthogonal to the rail groove 3 via the latching part 7 and the pillar part 10 provided in the post-insertion runner 1 (corresponding to the rotation position 23). 1 is a cross-sectional view of a runner 1. FIG. 9 is a front view of the same (a part of the curtain rail 2 is indicated by a broken line), and FIG. 10 is a cross section of a recess 17D formed on the outer surface of the column 10 in a state corresponding to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, in the holding means 14 in the third embodiment, a hole portion 30 is formed in the guide portion 6 with an opening 42 to the hole 13 formed by vertically drilling the guide portion 6. A rotation restricting portion 24 </ b> C is provided in the hole portion 30, and has a stopper 31 and a spring 33. It is sufficient that the hole 30 has a certain size so that the stopper 31 can be moved (rotated) as described below.

A shaft 32 of rotation of the stopper 31 (a rivet hole 36 described below is concentrically provided) is cut out from the guide portion 6 into the hole portion 30. The stopper 31 can be rotated (moved) around the shaft 32 in the diameter direction of the column part 10 (the direction of rotation (moving) is indicated by an arrow in FIG. 8). The stopper 31 is provided with three protruding portions 34A, 34B, and 34C as shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 shows a situation where the protruding portion 34A of the stopper 31 protrudes from the opening 42 and is engaged with a concave portion 17D formed on the outer surface of the column portion 10, that is, a state where the rotation is restricted. The spring 33 in the hole 30 pushes the protruding portion 34 </ b> C of the stopper 31, so that the protruding portion 34 </ b> A of the stopper 31 protrudes from the inner surface of the hole 13 of the guide portion 6.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the concave portion 17D has a long longitudinal direction of the column portion 10 so that the protruding portion 34A of the stopper 31 can be easily engaged, or conversely, the engagement can be released. The width is wider than the width of the stopper 31, and the depth is a rectangular shape sufficient to allow the protrusion 34A of the stopper 31 to enter. The stopper 31 is made of steel and has a thickness of 1.2 mm.
Further, an annular convex portion 45 along the outer periphery of the column portion 10 is fitted in an annular concave portion 46 along the periphery of the inner surface of the hole 13 provided in the guide portion 6. By freely rotating the column portion 10 with respect to the guide portion 6 and positioning the both, the rotation of the column portion 10 with respect to the wheel portion 5 is ensured.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 9, in the third embodiment, the guide portion 6 of the post-insertion runner 1 is divided into two in the longitudinal direction, and when the column portion 10 is closed so as to be wrapped from the diametrical direction. A rivet (not shown) is inserted into both rivet holes 36, and the rivet is crimped and closed. The alignment protrusion 41 and the same hole (not shown) are respectively provided on the alignment surface of the two-divided guide portion 6 so that both are securely closed.
The latch part 7 is comprised from the latch part main body 37, the ring suspension 38, and the ring 39, as shown to FIGS. The latch part main body 37 is connected to the wheel part 5 by the pillar part 10. The ring suspension 38 is rotatably provided on the latch portion main body 37 via a washer 40. The ring 39 is rotatable at a right angle in the curtain hanging direction.

  In addition, fixation of the state (insertion position 22. Although illustration is abbreviate | omitted although the illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the relationship of the broken line and solid line of FIG. 3 which is 1st Embodiment can be used) is a wheel part, for example. 5 and a U-shaped cage (not shown, made of plastic) that covers the wheel portion 5 from above while simultaneously holding the width directions of the guide portion 6 with a spring force. When the post-insertion runner 1 is inserted into the rail groove 3 of the curtain rail 2, the U-shaped cage is removed above the wheel portion 5. And if the wheel part 5 and the latching part main body 37 are rotated with respect to the guide part 6 after inserting the post-insertion runner 1 in the rail groove 3, the said predetermined holding means will work.

On the other hand, a thin and hard bar (for example, a wire having a diameter of 1.0 mm) is inserted into the attachment hole 35 provided from the inside of the hole 30 to the outer surface of the guide portion 6, and the protruding portion 34B of the stopper 31 is inserted. Is pushed from below, the spring 33 overcomes the force of pushing the protruding portion 34C of the stopper 31, and the protruding portion 34A of the stopper 31 protruding from the opening 42 into the hole 13 of the guide portion 6 is accommodated in the hole 30. The By the accommodation, the engagement between the concave portion 17D (FIG. 10) formed on the outer surface of the column portion 10 and the protruding portion 34A of the stopper 31 is released.
11-12 has shown 4th Embodiment, and the shape of the latching | locking part 7 of the last runner 1 is different. FIG. 11 shows a post-insertion runner in a state (corresponding to the rotation position 23) when the wheel unit 5 is orthogonal to the rail groove 3 via the latching part 7 and the column part 10 provided in the post-insertion runner 1. FIG. FIG. 12 is a front view of the same. The cross section of the concave portion 17D of the column portion 10 is the same as that in FIG.

  The hook portion 7 is not a ring 39 but a hook shape in which one side is opened. By operating the hook-shaped hooking portion 7 with one hand with one touch, the post-insertion runner 1 is inserted into the rail groove 3 (insertion position 22: illustration is omitted, but the concept is that of the first embodiment). The relationship between the broken line and the solid line can be used), and the wheel portion 5 can be rotated to the rotation position 23. Of course, the hook-shaped latching portion 7 can be easily hooked on a ring or the like provided on the curtain itself. After all, the hook-shaped latching portion 7 has a shape that is extremely suitable for the post-insertion runner 1.

Further, the position where the spring 33 is provided with respect to the stopper 31 in the fourth embodiment is different from that in the third embodiment. That is, the same protruding portion 34D is inserted so as to be opposed to the force (the direction of movement (rotation) is indicated by an arrow in FIG. 11) which inserts a thin and hard rod into the attachment hole 35 and pushes the protruding portion 34D of the stopper 31. On the other hand, a spring 33 is provided.
When the wheel portion 5 and the guide portion 6 are inserted into the rail groove, the flange portion 12 (first to fourth embodiments) provided at the lower end portion of the guide portion 6 abuts below the rail groove 3. The proper insertion state can be confirmed, and excessive insertion can be prevented.

  Moreover, the materials of the post-insertion runner 1 of the first to second embodiments of the present invention are made of plastic except for the axle 9. Of course, like the axle 9, it can be made of a light metal or the like, and is not limited to the plastic. In addition, it is also effective to comprise other than the wheel 8 and the guide part 6 with a metal material like the last runner 1 of the third to fourth embodiments.

  It is used as a last runner for refilling the runner by changing the curtain, or for replenishing the runner that has fallen and lost. It can also be installed on the curtain rail installed from the beginning, and therefore is not limited to the latter.

It is a perspective view of the last runner and curtain rail of a 1st embodiment. It is the perspective view by which the last insertion runner was penetrated by the curtain rail. It is the appearance of the last runner. It is the cross section by which the last runner was inserted in the curtain rail. It is a cross section of the last runner. It is explanatory drawing of the holding means of a last-inserted runner. It is a figure of the last runner of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure of the last runner of 3rd Embodiment. It is a front view of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the recessed part of a pillar part. It is a figure of the last runner of 4th Embodiment. It is a front view of FIG. It is a figure of the conventional runner.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Post-insertion runner 5 Wheel part 6 Guide part 7 Hook part 10 Pillar part 11 Rail surface 12 Flange part 13 Hole 14 Holding means 17A, 17B, 17C Recessed part (hole inner surface)
17D Concave part (outer side of column part)
18A, 18B Convex part (outer surface of column part)
22 Insertion Position 23 Rotation Position 24A, 24B, 24C Rotation Restriction Part 30 Hole Part 31 Stopper 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D Projection Part 42 Opening 51 Runner (Conventional Example)

Claims (6)

In the runner in which the wheel rolls on the rail surface formed on the inner bottom surface of the curtain rail on both sides of the rail groove through the rail groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail,
A wheel part that supports the wheel in a rotatable manner and can be inserted into the rail groove by being along the longitudinal direction of the curtain rail, a guide part that is inserted into the rail groove, a latch part that can latch the curtain, and a guide A pillar portion penetrating through a hole vertically drilled and connected to the wheel portion so as to be rotatable, and the wheel portion and the guide portion are inserted into the curtain rail from below the rail groove, and the guide portion And a holding means for holding the wheel portion when the wheel portion is orthogonal to the rail groove via the latching portion and the column portion.   The holding means has a concave portion formed on the inner surface of the hole vertically drilled in the guide portion, and a convex portion that is formed on the outer surface of the column portion and engages with the concave portion. When the wheel is turned from the insertion position where the wheel and guide are inserted into the curtain rail from below the rail groove to the turning position where the wheel of the wheel rolls on the rail surface, the return rotation is restricted. The last runner according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation restricting portion.   The holding means has a concave portion formed on the inner surface of the hole vertically drilled in the guide portion, and a convex portion that is formed on the outer surface of the column portion and engages with the concave portion. From the lower part of the rail groove, the wheel part and the guide part are inserted into the curtain rail from the insertion position to the rotational position where the wheel of the wheel part rolls on the rail surface, and further toward the guide part. 2. The post-insertion runner according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation restricting portion that restricts return rotation when pushed up from the latching portion.   The holding means includes a stopper provided in a hole portion in the guide portion having an opening to a hole vertically drilled in the guide portion, and a concave portion formed on the outer surface of the column portion and engaged with a protruding portion of the stopper. In the hole provided with the stopper, the wheel of the wheel part extends over the rail surface from the insertion position where the wheel part and the guide part are inserted into the curtain rail from below the rail groove. 2. The post-insertion runner according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation restricting portion that restricts the return rotation when the rotation position is rotated to the rolling position.   5. The post-insertion runner according to claim 4, wherein the engagement between the recess formed on the outer surface of the column portion and the protrusion of the stopper is released by accommodating the protrusion of the stopper in the hole. . The post-insertion runner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lower end portion of the guide portion is wider than the rail groove width and has a flange portion that comes into contact with the lower surface of the rail groove.

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