JP2008174925A - Method for connecting sheet and attaching tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attaching tool for easily attaching a fastener member to the attaching recess of a fixing member. <P>SOLUTION: This method for connecting sheets comprises a sheet connection step, a tension step, and an intrusion step. In the sheet connection step, the end of the sheets 3 is connected to the fastener member 22 by using a fixing member which is divided into the fastener member 22 having a recessed groove 22 connected to the end of the sheets 3 and also having a mounting groove 22e extending in the direction generally perpendicular to the sheet tension direction at the portion exposed to the sheets 3 connected to the end of the recessed groove 22 and a fixing member body having an attaching recessed part 20 to which the fastener member 22 is fitted. In the tension step, the fastener member 22 is pulled to the opposite side of the sheets 3 and positioned above the attaching recessed part 20. In the intrusion step, the fastener member 22 is lowered, and intruded into the attaching recessed part 20. The attaching tool 50 used has a projection 50a inserted into the mounting groove and a holding part 50c for holding in the tension step and the intrusion step. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a sheet connection method used when building a structure (for example, a tent or a dome) by connecting an end portion of a sheet to a fixing member, and an attachment jig suitably used for the sheet connection method.

As a method of connecting the end portion of the sheet to the fixing member described above, as shown in FIG.
The locking member 101 is inserted inside the overlapped portion of the 00 end 100a, and the locking member 101 is inserted into the recess 103 of the fastener member 102. The fastener member 102 is inserted into the mounting recess 105 of the fixing member 104. The locking portion 106 formed on the fastener member 102 is locked to the locking portion 106 formed on the mounting recess 105, so that the fastener member 102 is prevented from coming off and attached to the mounting recess 105 of the fixing member 104. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-37149

However, in the case of the conventional method described above, the fastener member 102 is attached to the mounting recess 1.
The following problems were encountered when attaching to 05. That is, when the fastener member 102 is positioned outside the attachment recess 105, the fastener member 102 can be reliably grasped by hand, so that the position of the fastener member 102 can be easily adjusted. On the other hand, when the fastener member 102 is inserted into the attachment recess 105, if the length of the fastener member 102 is substantially the same or shorter than the attachment recess 105, the grip that protrudes outwards on both sides of the attachment recess 105. Since there is no portion, it is difficult to grasp the fastener member 102, and there is a difficulty in that it cannot be easily inserted into the mounting recess 105.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and is suitable for a sheet connection method and a sheet connection method that can easily attach a fastener member to an attachment recess of a fixing member. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting jig used in the above.

The sheet connecting method of the present invention is a sheet connecting method for connecting an end of a sheet to a fixing member by pulling the end of the sheet, and having the concave groove to which the end of the sheet is connected as the fixing member. What is divided into a fastener member having a long mounting groove in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sheet pulling direction at a portion exposed from the sheet to which the end portion is connected, and a fixing member main body having a mounting recess to which the fastener member is mounted A sheet connecting step for connecting the end portion of the sheet to the fastener member, a pulling step for pulling the fastener member toward the opposite side of the sheet and positioning the fastener member above the mounting recess, and lowering the fastener member downward For holding and holding the protruding portion inserted into the mounting groove in the tensioning step and the insertion step. Characterized by using a mounting jig and a grip portion (claim 1).

  In the sheet connecting method of the present invention, in the sheet connecting method according to claim 1, the mounting groove is inclined so that the groove bottom is closer to the pulling direction side than the groove opening, and the protrusion of the mounting jig is provided. The tip corresponding to the groove bottom is inclined so as to be closer to the pulling direction side than the portion corresponding to the groove opening (claim 2).

The attachment jig of the present invention is an attachment jig used in the sheet connecting method according to claim 1 or 2, and includes a protrusion inserted into the attachment groove of the fastener member and a holding part for holding. And a connecting portion is provided between the projecting portion and the gripping portion so as to position the gripping portion closer to the pulling direction in the pulling step than the projecting portion.

In the case of the sheet connecting method and the mounting jig of the present invention, the protrusion of the mounting jig is inserted into the mounting groove of the fastener member in which the end of the sheet is connected to the concave groove, and the gripping portion of the mounting jig is attached. If the fastener member is pulled by hand and pulled to the opposite side of the sheet, positioned above the mounting recess of the fixing member body and lowered downward, the fastener member can be easily inserted into the mounting recess. Therefore, the fastener member can be easily attached to the attachment recess regardless of the size relationship between the length of the fastener member and the attachment recess.

In the case of the sheet connecting method according to claim 2, the attachment groove is inclined with the groove bottom being closer to the pulling direction side than the groove opening, and the projection corresponding to the groove bottom of the attachment groove is provided at the tip of the attachment groove. Since it is inclined closer to the pulling direction side than the portion corresponding to the groove opening, the protruding portion inserted into the mounting groove is difficult to come off from the mounting groove. Therefore, the fastener member can be moved with a strong force.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view (front view) showing a sheet connecting portion to which the sheet connecting method of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing the main part, and FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing a mounting jig used in the sheet connecting method of the present invention.

The sheet connecting means 2 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a fixing member 10 attached to the upper side of the horizontal plate 1a provided at the upper end of the column 1, a waterproof cover 11 provided on the fixing member 10, and further provided thereon. And a cover member 12. The fixing member 10 is fixed to the horizontal plate 1a by bolts 13a and nuts 13b, and the waterproof cover 11 and the cover member 12 are fixed to the fixing member 10.
Are fixed by bolts 14a and nuts 14b. A waterproof washer 14c is disposed between the waterproof cover 11 and the cover member 12 so as to be inserted into the bolt 14a. In addition, 13c and 14d in FIG. 2 are washers.

The fixing member 10 is disposed between adjacent sheets 3 and 3 so that the longitudinal direction coincides with the direction along the end 3a of the sheet 3, and as shown in FIG. Recess 20
And a pair of fastener members 22 that are detachably attached to the attachment recess 20.

The mounting recess 20 is formed along the longitudinal direction on both sides in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and a hooking portion 20a is formed in the inner back thereof. A fastener member 22 is attached to each mounting recess 20 by hooking the hooked portion 22a to the hooking portion 20a. In this attached state, the heights of both fastener members 22 and the portion of the fixing member main body 21 between them are substantially constant, the outside of each mounting recess 20 is slightly lower, and an inclined surface 21a is formed. Yes. A waterproof member 21b is attached on the inclined surface 21a, and the upper surface of the waterproof member 21b is high on the outside and low on the inside.

The lower surface of the cover member 12 and the waterproof cover 11 provided on the fixing member 10 having such an upper surface are formed in an uneven state corresponding to the upper surface of the fixing member 10.
When the cover member 12 is attached to 0 by the bolts 14a and the nuts 14b, almost the entire area of the waterproof cover 11 made of an elastic member such as rubber is pressed against the fixing member 10.

Each fastener member 22 is formed with a groove 22b along its longitudinal direction. The concave groove 22b of the fastener member 22 on the left side of the figure is formed with an opening 22c facing left, and the concave groove 22b of the fastener member 22 on the right side of the figure is formed with an opening 22c facing right.

Each sheet 3 has an end portion 3a that is folded slightly inward from the end 3b and overlapped twice.
The locking member 23 is inserted inside the end 3a, and the double portion outside the locking member 23 is connected by sewing or the like. For example, a string-like member is used as the locking member 23. The material of each sheet 3 is not particularly limited, and includes a fiber woven fabric or knitted fabric coated with a resin, or a film made only of a fluororesin or a vinyl chloride resin.

  A locking member 23 is attached to each concave groove 22b from one of the openings at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the groove. Each concave groove 22b has an opening 22c that is narrower than the inner back portion by a meat portion 22d provided inside the opening 22c, and prevents the locking member 23 from coming out. Note that the width of the opening 22 c is shorter than the diameter of the locking member 23.

Each fastener member 22 is provided with a mounting groove 22e. Each mounting groove 22
e is long in a direction parallel to the concave groove 22b, in other words, a direction substantially perpendicular to a sheet pulling direction to be described later, and is recessed downward, and the sheet 3 to which the end 3a is connected to the concave groove 22b as will be described later. It is formed in the part exposed from.

  A method of connecting the sheet 3 configured as described above to the fixing member 10 is performed as follows.

First, the fixing member main body 21 is fixed on the horizontal plate 1 a of the support column 1 with bolts 13 a and the like, and the locking member 23 is attached to each of the two sheets 3. Attachment of the locking member 23 to each sheet 3 is performed as follows. The end 3b of the sheet 3 is folded back to the opposite side from the end 3a, the locking member 23 is inserted inside the folded portion, and the double portion outside the locking member 23 is connected by sewing or the like.

Next, the locking member 23 of the sheet 3 on one side (right side in the illustrated example) is attached to the concave groove 22b of the fastener member 22 arranged on the right side in the width direction of the fixing member main body 21 (sheet connection step). This attachment is performed by inserting the locking member 23 from one of the longitudinal ends of the concave groove 22b as described above. After or before this, the locking member 23 of the other sheet 3 (the left side in the illustrated example) is
The fixing member main body 21 is similarly attached to the concave groove 22b of the fastener member 22 disposed on the left side in the width direction.

Next, the fastener member 22 is attached to the attachment recess 20 of the fixing member main body 21. For this attachment, the attachment groove 22e of the fastener member 22 and the attachment jig 50 shown in FIG. 3 are used.
The mounting jig 50 includes a protrusion 50a that is inserted into the mounting groove 22e, a grip 50c that is gripped by hand, and a connecting portion 50b that is provided between the protrusion 50a and the grip 50c. In this mounting jig 50, the protrusion 50 a is inserted into the mounting groove 22 e with respect to the right fastener member 22, the grip 50 c is gripped and pulled to the left, and the protrusion is applied to the left fastener member 22. The projection 50a is inserted into the mounting groove 22e with the part 50a and the gripping part 50c reversed, and the gripping part 50c is gripped and pulled rightward. The protrusion 50a to be inserted into the mounting groove 22e is formed so as to be inclined toward the pulling direction side from the portion where the tip 50d is connected to the connecting portion 50b. On the other hand, the attachment groove 22e of the fastener member 22 is formed to be inclined with the groove bottom 22f closer to the pulling direction side by the attachment jig 50 than the groove opening 22g. As a matter of course, the tip 50d of the protrusion 50a corresponding to the groove bottom 22f has a positional relationship closer to the pulling direction side than the portion of the protrusion 50a corresponding to the groove opening 22g.

The fastener member 22 is attached to the attachment recess 20 by the attachment jig, as shown in FIG. 4, by inserting the protrusion 50a of the attachment jig 50 into the attachment groove 22e of the right fastener member 22 and holding the grip portion. 50c is gripped and pulled leftward so that the fastener member 22 is positioned above the mounting recess 20 on the right side of the fixing member main body 21 (a tensioning step), and then the gripping portion 50c is lowered to fasten the fastener to the mounting recess 20 The member 22 is inserted and attached (entry process). At this time, the hooked portion 22a is hooked on the hook portion 20a to prevent the hooked portion 22a from coming off. After or before this, the left fastener member (not shown) is attached to the attachment recess 20 on the left side in the width direction of the fixing member main body 21 in the same manner. However, the direction of the mounting jig 50 and the pulling direction are opposite. In this step, the sheet 3 is attached so that the end 3b is positioned on the upper side.

Subsequently, the sheet 3 is stacked with the end 3b of the sheet 3 on the lower side (for example, the right side in the illustrated example) on the lower side and the end 3b of the other sheet 3 (for example, the left side in the illustrated example) on the upper side. A tape 24 having an adhesive layer is attached to the substrate. As a result, the sheets 3 and 3 on both sides are
It attaches to the fixing member 10 in the state connected via.

Thereafter, the waterproof cover 11 and the cover member 12 are mounted on the fixing member 10 with bolts 14.
Secure with a. Thereby, the sheet | seat connection part of this embodiment is completed.

In the above-described embodiment, the protruding portion 50a is formed so as to be inclined so that the tip 50d is closer to the pulling direction side than the portion where the tip 50d is connected to the connecting portion 50b, and the mounting groove 22e of one fastener member 22 is also the groove bottom. Although 22f is inclined and formed closer to the pulling direction side than the groove opening 22g, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may have a configuration in which a flange part bent in the pulling direction side is formed at the tip of the protrusion part 50a, and a concave part in which the flange part is locked is formed on the side surface in the vicinity of the groove bottom 22f of the mounting groove 22e. Or the structure which has another drop prevention means (for example, increasing frictional resistance etc.) may be sufficient. And in the case of having such a prevention means,
The inclination angle of the protrusion 50a and the mounting groove 22e may be vertical or close to vertical.

In the above-described embodiment, an example is given in which the sheets are connected to both sides of the fixing member and the ends of both sheets are integrally connected by the tape (24), but the present invention is not limited to this. Tape (2
It is good also as a structure which abbreviate | omitted 4) and both sheets isolate | separated. Or it is applicable similarly when connecting a sheet | seat only to the one side of a fixing member. It should be noted that the overlapping portions may be joined by thermal bonding or adhesive other than the tape.

It is an exploded view (front view) which shows the sheet | seat connection part to which the sheet | seat connection method of this invention is applied. It is a front view which expands and shows the principal part of the sheet | seat connection part of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the attachment jig used for the sheet | seat connection method of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of FIG. It is front sectional drawing which shows the sheet | seat connection part of patent document 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

3 sheet 10 fixing member 20 mounting recess 21 fixing member main body 22 fastener member 22b concave groove 22c opening 22e mounting groove 22f groove bottom 22g groove opening 23 locking member 50 mounting jig 50a protrusion 50b connecting portion 50c gripping portion 50d tip

Claims (3)

A sheet connection method for connecting an end of a sheet to a fixing member by pulling an end of the sheet,
A fastener having a concave groove to which an end portion of the sheet is connected as the fixing member and a long mounting groove in a direction substantially orthogonal to the sheet pulling direction at a portion exposed from the sheet to which the end portion is connected to the concave groove. Using a member divided into a member and a fixing member main body having an attachment recess to which the fastener member is attached,
A sheet connecting step of connecting an end of the sheet to the fastener member;
A tensioning step of pulling the fastener member toward the opposite side of the sheet and positioning the fastener member above the mounting recess;
A step of lowering the fastener member downward and entering the mounting recess,
A sheet connecting method comprising using a mounting jig having a protrusion inserted into the mounting groove and a grip for gripping in the pulling step and the insertion step. The sheet connection method according to claim 1,
The mounting groove is inclined so that the groove bottom is closer to the pulling direction side than the groove opening,
The sheet connecting method, wherein the protrusion of the mounting jig is inclined such that a tip corresponding to the groove bottom is closer to the pulling direction side than a portion corresponding to the groove opening. An attachment jig used in the sheet connection method according to claim 1 or 2,
A projection part inserted into the attachment groove of the fastener member and a grip part for gripping, and the grip part is located between the projection part and the grip part in the tension direction in the tensioning step rather than the projection part The attachment jig characterized by the above-mentioned.

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