JP2005237635A - Opening and closing structure of opening and closing port of air-inflated body - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply operate opening and closing of the opening and closing port of an air expansion body without requiring force, to effectively obtain a sealing effect, and to reduce costs. <P>SOLUTION: The opening and closing port 3 of the air-inflated body 1 has the double structure of the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b of an inner ground fabric 7 and the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b of an outer ground fabric 2. Between the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b and the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b, two flexible air-tight sheets 10a and 10b are arranged to cover the inner sides of the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an opening / closing structure applied to an opening / closing port of an air expansion body.

Conventionally, for example, in the case of an air column type tent, a large-sized air discharge port is formed in the air column as a skeleton so that air can be discharged quickly, and an airtight fastener is provided at the air discharge port. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
In addition, humans enter and exit air expandable bodies such as portable high-pressure air chambers that apply a high atmospheric pressure of about 2 atm to the whole body to take in a lot of oxygen into the cells of the body and improve hypoxia. There is also known a technique (see, for example, Patent Document 2) in which an airtight zipper is formed in order to maintain airtightness after closing.

JP 2001-164797 A Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-20354

However, in the case of the airtight zipper and the airtight fastener as described above, since the meshing of the airtight zipper and the airtight fastener is tight, a large amount of force is required to slide the slider, and there is a problem that it takes time to operate.
On the other hand, when a general slide fastener having good operability is used, the required airtightness cannot be obtained.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an opening / closing structure provided at an opening / closing port of an air expansion body having a required airtightness and a reliable sealing effect without requiring force for the opening / closing operation. .

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in an opening / closing structure of an opening / closing port of an air expansion body, an inner slide fastener and an outer slide fastener are disposed in duplicate on the inner side and the outer side of the opening / closing port. Between the slide fasteners, at least one airtight sheet is disposed so as to cover the inside of the outer slide fastener.

In this way, after the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener are closed, if an air or other gas is introduced into the air expansion body to inflate it, the airtight sheet can be pressed from the outer base cloth and the inner base cloth. The airtight sheet is in close contact with the inner base cloth and the outer base cloth due to the outward pressing force, and air leakage is suppressed even with a normal type slide fastener.
For this reason, the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener are not on the market as so-called airtight zippers or airtight fasteners, and normal type fasteners are applicable. In addition, the material of the airtight sheet is such that it can be adhered to the inner base fabric and the outer base fabric of the air expansion body, and the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener from the relationship of the area of the opening and closing, the filling pressure, etc. It is preferable to appropriately select the thickness and the thickness, for example, an adhesive rubber sheet or a resin sheet is preferable.
In addition, the airtight sheet covers the outside of the inner slide fastener before the inside of the air expansion body is inflated by welding a part of the airtight sheet to a base cloth or the like near the outside of the inner slide fastener. The air leakage can be further suppressed.

In the present invention, a plurality of the airtight sheets are disposed, and the plurality of airtight sheets can be overlapped between the outer slide fastener and the inner slide fastener.
In this case, in order to suppress air leakage from the periphery of the hermetic sheet, for example, a part of the periphery of the hermetic sheet (a part other than the opening / closing port) is used as a base fabric near the outer side of the inner slide fastener or an outer slide fastener. It is preferably fixed by welding to a base cloth or the like in the vicinity of the outside. Further, the airtightness can be further improved by superimposing a plurality of airtight sheets and bringing the airtight sheets, the airtight sheets and the inner base fabric, and the airtight sheets and the outer base fabric into close contact with each other.
Furthermore, by making the airtight sheet and the base fabric of the air expander the same material system, the adhesion between the airtight sheet and the base fabric is improved, and the airtightness can be further improved.
In this case as well, the material and thickness of the airtight sheet are appropriately selected so that adhesion between the air expander base fabric and the airtight sheet is obtained from the relationship with the area of the opening and closing, the filling pressure, and the like. .
Note that the overlapping of the airtight sheets does not necessarily require that the overlapping portion corresponds to the position of the outer slide fastener or the inner slide fastener, and the overlapping portion and the slide fastener may be displaced from each other.

  The inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener are doubled inside and outside the opening of the air expansion body, and at least one sheet covers the inner side of the outer slide fastener between the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener. By closing the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener, the airtight sheet can be expanded by inserting gas such as air into the air expansion body. Due to the pressing force, the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener come into close contact with each other, and air leakage is suppressed even with a normal type slide fastener. For this reason, it becomes easy to operate and has excellent airtightness. At this time, if a plurality of airtight sheets are overlapped between the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener, the airtightness can be maintained better.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Here, FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an air expansion body having an opening / closing structure of an opening / closing port according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the opening / closing structure, FIG. (B) is an explanatory view of the slider of the slide fastener, FIG. 4 is an operation diagram when the air expansion body is filled with air (oxygen), FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an example of a welded state of the inner base fabric and the airtight sheet, FIG. 6 is an example of each configuration when the airtightness is improved by a bar-shaped pressing member, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which the inner and outer slide fasteners are provided with two head-to-head sliders.

The opening / closing structure of the opening / closing port of the air expansion body according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The air expander 1 can be widely applied to an air column of an air expansion tent, an air-filled floating boat, or the like other than the form shown in the drawing.

  The air expander 1 is folded in a small size after the air is removed, so that it can be carried anywhere. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the inflatable body 1 includes an airtight outer base fabric 2 such as tarpaulin that defines an expansion chamber, and an open / close formed on a part of the outer base fabric 2. It has a gas supply source 4 for sending air (oxygen) into the outer base fabric 2 to increase the internal pressure, and a regulator 5 for adjusting the internal pressure. When it falls to a value other than the predetermined value, the gas deficient by the action of the regulator 5 can be automatically filled.

  The present opening / closing structure is configured around the opening / closing port 3, and as shown in FIG. 3, the outer slide fasteners 6 a and 6 b provided at the edge of the opening edge of the outer base fabric 2 and the opening of the outer base fabric 2 are provided. An inner base cloth 7 that is welded to the inner side of the outer base cloth 2 so as to surround the inner base cloth 7, inner slide fasteners 8 a and 8 b provided at the opening edge of the inner base cloth 7, and the outer base cloth 2 and the inner base cloth 7. A pair of left and right airtight sheets 10a, 10b welded to the intermediate fabric 2 and / or 7 are provided. The airtight sheets 10a, 10b are associated with the inner slide fasteners 8a, 8b and the outer slide fasteners 6a, 6b. When combined, the outer slide fastener and the inner slide fastener can be overlapped.

Here, in the embodiment, the material of the inner base fabric 7 is an airtight material such as the same tarpaulin as the outer base fabric 2, and both the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b are normal types. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the slider S of both is a double puller type in which the puller is attached to both the front side and the back side as shown in FIG. You may use the type of which is attached.
Further, as the airtight sheets 10a and 10b, a sheet made of a synthetic resin can be used. Further, for example, a laminated sheet in which an airtight synthetic resin sheet is laminated on the front and back surfaces of the fabric may be used. Further, the airtight sheets 10a and 10b preferably have smoothness, and as a result, for example, the adhesion between the base fabric and the airtight sheet or between the airtight sheets can be further improved. In the embodiment, the material of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b is a flexible transparent PVC sheet having a thickness of 0.5 to 1 mm, and the sheets 10a and 10b are in close contact with each other even with their own weight, and air escapes. It has been made difficult. For this thickness, for example, a material of about 0.2 to 2 mm can be applied. This is because when the thickness of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b is less than 0.2 mm, when the air is inflated into the expansion chamber and inflated, streak-like wrinkles that serve as air escape paths are likely to occur and the air is likely to leak. On the other hand, if the thickness exceeds 2.0 mm, for example, a difference in thickness will occur at the portion of the inner slide fastener 8a, 8b that comes into contact with the locking tool, and the inner base fabric 7, the airtight sheet, and the outer base fabric 2 This is because the adhesiveness with the airtight sheet is deteriorated and the airtightness may be impaired.

  In addition to the airtight PVC tarpaulin, the material of the outer base fabric 2 and the inner base fabric 7 includes an airtight rubberized fabric, a urethane fabric, PVC, and other strong urethane sheets. Resin material, rubber material, etc. can be used. The material of the airtight sheets 10a, 10b may be a flexible or adhesive resin material, rubber material, etc., as well as PVC, and is a transparent material. That is not an essential requirement.

By the way, as an example of the welded portion of the inner base fabric 7 welded to the outer base fabric 2 and the welded portions of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b, as shown in FIG. While the four sides x are welded to the outer base fabric 2, the other one side of the rectangular airtight sheet 10a is welded to the outer base fabric 2 or the inner base fabric 7 except for the inner side, and the other side is welded. About the airtight sheet | seat 10b, the remaining three sides b are welded to the outer side base fabric 2 or the inner side base fabric 7, except the inner side, in a position slightly shifted laterally. The reason why the airtight sheets 10a and 10b are shifted to the side is to prevent the step of the welded portion from abruptly increasing and enhance the sealing effect. Of course, this welding location is limited to the embodiment. It is not done.
By such a welding method, air leakage is suppressed as long as no gap is formed in a portion of one side portion that is not welded among the overlapping portions of the two airtight sheets 10a and 10b.
Of course, the shape of the inner base fabric 7 and the airtight sheets 10a and 10b is not limited to a rectangular shape.

The operation of the air expander 1 as described above will be described.
When the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b and the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b are closed, air is supplied from the gas supply source 4 to the inside. Then, the expansion chamber of the air expansion body 1 expands, and as shown in FIG. 4, the outer base cloth 2 around the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner base cloth 7 around the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b are outward. The airtight sheets 10a and 10b sandwiched between them under the tensile force receive an inward pressing force from the outer base cloth 2, and an outward pressing force from the inner base cloth 7, and the one side airtight sheet 10a. The outer airtight sheet 10b and the other airtight sheet 10b are in close contact with the inner base cloth 7, and the two airtight sheets 10a and 10b are also in close contact with each other.

For this reason, the air which is about to leak slightly from the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b is blocked by the two airtight sheets 10a and 10b, and leakage is suppressed.
Further, since the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b are normal type fasteners, the opening / closing operation can be performed very easily as compared with the opening / closing operation of the airtight fastener.
In the above embodiment, the position where the airtight sheets 10a and 10b overlap is set to a position corresponding to the positions of the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b. The airtight sheets 10a and 10b may overlap at positions shifted from the positions of the fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b.

By the way, a bar-like pressing member 11 may be inserted into the overlapping portion of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b as described above to increase the surface pressure of the airtight holding portion, and a configuration example thereof will be described with reference to FIG. .
In FIG. 6A, this bar-shaped pressing member 11 is formed by wrapping it in the end of another film 12, and this bar-shaped pressing member 11 is positioned at the overlapping portion of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b. When the air is filled, the pressing member 11 applies a pressing force to the overlapping portions of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b to seal the air leakage. In this case, it is preferable that the other end side of the film 12 is fixed to the back side of the outer base fabric 2 or the airtight sheet 10a by adhesion or the like.
As a result, the airtightness can be further improved. At this time, the pressing member 11 may be positioned between the airtight sheets 10a and 10b, or between the airtight sheet 10a and the inner base cloth 7, and the like. .
Further, as the bar-shaped pressing member 11, it may be wrapped around the end of the film, but as shown in FIG. 6B described below, the pressing member 11 as another member may be adhered to the film. As shown in 6 (c), it may be formed integrally with the film.

Next, FIG.6 (b) is a structural example which provided the rod-shaped pressing member 11 in the edge part of the airtight sheet | seat 10a of one side. Also in this case, the rod-shaped presser member 11 may be formed integrally with the airtight sheet 10a, or the rod-shaped member may be wrapped and fixed with a film. Further, as shown by the broken line, a plurality of pressing members 11 may be provided.
At this time, the pressing member 11 may be formed toward the other airtight sheet 10b, or may be formed on the other airtight sheet 10b in the same manner.

FIG. 6C shows a configuration example in which a rod-like pressing member 11 is provided in the vicinity of the end portions of both of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b. In this case as well, air leakage can be suppressed.
In addition, in the structure which provides the above bar-shaped pressing member 11, it demonstrates taking the case where the airtight sheet | seats 10a and 10b have overlapped in the position which shifted | deviated from the position of the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b. However, of course, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the airtight sheets 10a and 10b are overlapped at locations corresponding to the positions of the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b.

In the above embodiment, the example in which the two airtight sheets 10a and 10b are overlapped has been described. However, only one airtight sheet may be used. In this case, for example, it is preferable that one side of the airtight sheets 10a and 10b shown in FIG. 5 is omitted and the three surrounding sides are welded to the base fabric 2 or 7. Even in this case, when the expansion chamber of the air expansion body 1 is filled with air and inflated, the hermetic sheet is pressed by the outer base cloth 2 and the inner base cloth 7 which have received the tensile force, and is in close contact with the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b. And the sealing effect is acquired.
Further, when the rod-like pressing member 11 is provided on one air-tight sheet 10a (or 10b), the pressing member 11 integrated with the film 12 as shown in FIG. 6A is attached to the end of the air-tight sheet 10a (or 10b). It may be located on the upper surface side of the part, or may be located on the lower surface side. Moreover, when providing in airtight sheet | seat 10a (10b) itself, the upper surface side or lower surface side of the edge part of airtight sheet | seat 10a (10b) may be sufficient.
Further, three or more airtight sheets may be stacked.

  In the above embodiment, the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b are of a single slider type with a single slider S. As shown in FIG. You may make it make it the system with two sliders which make the slider S head-to-head. Thus, in the single slider method, the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b need to be fully opened when the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b are opened / closed, whereas in the method with two head-to-head sliders, It is only necessary to open and close only the necessary parts, and the operation is simple and easy.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the above embodiments. What has substantially the same configuration as the matters described in the claims of the present invention and exhibits the same operational effects belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.
For example, the air expansion body of the present invention is applicable to air columns of air tents, floating boats, and other expansion bodies. The materials of the upper base fabric 2 and the inner base fabric 7 are only examples, and the inner slide fasteners 8a and 8b and the outer slide fasteners 6a and 6b may be made of metal other than resin.

As the opening / closing structure of the opening / closing port of the air expansion body, a double structure of an inner slide fastener and an outer slide fastener is provided, and a flexible airtight sheet is provided between the slide fasteners, so that the opening / closing operation can be easily performed.
Under the present circumstances, a sealing effect can be heightened by making an airtight sheet | seat into the overlapping structure of several sheets.

The whole figure which shows the example which applied the opening-and-closing structure of the opening-and-closing opening which concerns on this invention to the air expansion body Explanatory drawing of the opening and closing structure (A) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 2, (b) is explanatory drawing of the slider of a slide fastener. Action diagram when air (oxygen) is filled in the expansion chamber of the air expansion body Explanatory drawing of an example of the welding state of an inner base fabric and an airtight sheet Each configuration example diagram for improving airtightness with a bar-shaped presser member Explanatory drawing when using two sliders with head-to-head sliders on the inner and outer slide fasteners

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Air expansion body, 2 ... Outer base fabric, 3 ... Opening / closing opening, 6a, 6b ... Outer slide fastener, 7 ... Inner base fabric, 8a, 8b ... Inner slide fastener, 10a, 10b ... Airtight sheet | seat.

Claims (2)

The opening and closing structure of the opening and closing port of the air expansion body, on the inside and outside of the opening and closing port, an inner slide fastener and an outer slide fastener are doubled, and between the inner slide fastener and the outer slide fastener, An opening / closing structure of an opening / closing port of an air expansion body, wherein at least one airtight sheet is disposed in a state of covering an inner side of an outer slide fastener. The opening and closing of the air expansion body according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the airtight sheets are arranged, and the plurality of airtight sheets can be overlapped between the outer slide fastener and the inner slide fastener. Mouth opening and closing structure.

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