JP2009091809A - Sash roller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sash roller which can adjust fitting accuracy by a simple structure, and at the same time adequately carries out activation of a fall preventive function and cancellation of the function. <P>SOLUTION: The sash roller 10 is formed of a wheel support member 22, a rotary frame 20, and a main body 12. The rotary frame 20 is formed so as to support a wheel support member 22 in a location adjustable manner in the vertical direction. The rotary frame 20 has a mechanism for adjusting the fitting accuracy loaded thereon. The main body 12 is formed so as to rotatably support an edge of the rotary frame 20, opposite to the wheel support member 22. The main body 12 has a fall preventing mechanism and a fall preventing mechanism-releasing mechanism imparted thereto. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a door wheel applied to a sliding door such as a screen door.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a door cart applied to a sliding door such as a screen door has come to have a fall prevention function for preventing the sliding door from being detached from the sash frame during use. The use of a door with a fall prevention function eliminates the need for separate installation adjustment at the lower part of the sliding door and adjustment of the position of the fall prevention member at the upper part of the sliding door. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3893517

  Usually, the fall prevention function is realized by supporting a wheel support member that supports a wheel so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body, and applying a downward force to the wheel support member. Further, the installation adjustment function is realized by adjusting the rotation upper limit position of the wheel support member with the installation adjustment screw.

  For this reason, there exists a possibility of limiting the rotation range with respect to the main body of a wheel support member excessively by performing mounting adjustment. As a result, it is sometimes necessary to clear the installation adjustment when releasing the fall prevention function in the conventional door cart. In this case, the installation adjustment needs to be cleared every time the sliding door is removed, and the installation adjustment must be performed again every time the sliding door is attached.

  On the other hand, there is a door cart that can release the fall prevention function without clearing the installation adjustment. However, such a door cart has a large number of parts and tends to be complicated in configuration.

  Furthermore, when the rotation range with respect to the main body of the wheel support member is limited by the installation adjustment, it may be considered that the effect of the fall prevention function cannot be sufficiently exhibited.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a door wheel capable of appropriately executing the operation and release of the fall prevention function while performing installation adjustment with a simple configuration.

The door pulley according to the present invention includes a first support member, a second support member, a main body, a mounting adjustment means, a fall prevention means, and a fall prevention release means. The first support member rotatably supports the wheel. A support portion to be provided at one end. The second support member is configured to support the first support member in a vertically adjustable state. The main body is configured to rotatably support an end portion of the second support member opposite to the first support member. The main body is configured to be attachable to a sliding door such as a screen door.

  The installation adjusting means is provided on the second support member, and is configured to adjust the relative position of the wheel with respect to the main body by adjusting the vertical position of the first support member.

  The fall prevention means is provided on the main body and configured to apply a downward force to the second support member.

  The fall prevention release means is provided on the main body and is configured to selectively stop the downward movement of the second support member by the fall prevention means.

  In the above-described configuration, the mounting adjustment is performed by adjusting the relative position of the first support member with respect to the second support member, whereas the fall prevention function is provided by the rotation of the second support member with respect to the main body. Demonstrated. For this reason, since the rotation range of the 2nd support member with respect to a main body is not influenced by building adjustment, operation / release of a fall prevention function is not influenced by building adjustment.

  It is possible to appropriately execute the operation and release of the fall prevention function while performing the installation adjustment with a simple configuration.

  A door pulley 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The door pulley 10 includes a wheel support member 22, a rotating frame 20, and a main body 12.

  The wheel support member 22 is configured to rotatably support the wheel 24. In this embodiment, the wheel 24 is pivotally supported by the wheel support member 22 using the rivet 26 and the washer 28. The wheel support member 22 includes a convex portion 222 configured to be supported by the rotating frame 20. Here, the wheel support member 22 corresponds to the first support member of the present invention.

  The rotating frame 20 is configured to support the wheel support member 22 in a state in which the position can be adjusted in the vertical direction. Specifically, the rotary frame 20 includes a hole 204 for pivotally supporting a convex portion 222 provided on the wheel support member 22. The rotating frame 20 includes a convex portion 202 configured to be supported by the main body 12.

  Further, the rotary frame 20 includes a female screw portion (not shown) configured to be screwed with the installation adjusting screw 14. In this embodiment, the installation adjusting screw 14 is configured so as to be firmly fitted into the resin rotary frame 20 and not easily fall off. The female screw portion of the rotating frame 20 is provided at a position where the installation adjusting screw 14 directly or indirectly contacts the wheel support member 22. By rotating the mounting adjustment screw 14, the protruding direction of the wheel support member 22 from the rotating frame 20 is determined. For this reason, the position adjustment in the up-down direction of the wheel support member 22 can be performed by the installation adjusting screw 14, and the height of the wheel 24 can be adjusted. In this embodiment, the rotating frame 20 corresponds to the second support member of the present invention. Moreover, the installation adjusting screw 14 corresponds to the adjusting screw of the present invention.

  The main body 12 is configured to be attachable to the screen door sash. Specifically, the main body 12 includes a mounting portion 30 having a hole 32 through which a mounting screw is to be inserted. This attachment part 30 is fixed to the screen door sash through an attachment screw.

  Furthermore, the main body 12 is configured to support the rotary frame 20 in a state in which the position can be adjusted in the vertical direction. Specifically, the main body 12 has a hole 128 that engages with the convex portion 202 of the rotating frame 20. When the convex portion 202 of the rotating frame 20 and the hole 128 of the main body 12 are engaged, the rotating frame 20 is rotatable with respect to the main body 12.

  A spring 18 is provided so as to be interposed between the main body 12 and the rotating frame 20. One end of the spring 18 is connected to the main body 12, and the other end of the spring 18 is connected to the rotating frame 20. The spring 18 is configured to always apply a downward force to the rotating frame 20.

  On the other hand, the main body 12 is further provided with a mechanism for selectively stopping the movement of the rotating frame 20. This mechanism includes a long hole 122, a knob 16 provided so as to be movable along the long hole, and a first locking groove 126 and a second locking groove 124 for locking the knob 16.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the knob 16 is provided with at least a locking piece 162 and a pin 164 on the back surface side. The locking piece 162 is configured to fit snugly in the first locking groove 126 and the second locking groove 124. The pin 164 is configured to enter the inside of the rotating frame through the long hole 122 of the main body 12 and the long hole 206 of the rotating frame 20. The knob 16 is configured to be supported by the main body so as to be reciprocally movable along the long hole 122 of the main body 12.

  The knob 16 may be further rotatable with respect to the main body 12. This is because a visual change can be obtained by changing the direction of the knob to vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or the like. The knob 16 preferably has a thickness that does not hinder the screen door when it is attached to the sash, and has a shape that is easy for the user to operate.

  In FIG. 2B, the position of the pin 164 when the locking piece 162 is fitted in the first locking groove 126 is indicated by a solid line, and the locking piece 162 is fitted in the second locking groove 124. The position of the pin 164 at the time is indicated by a broken line. When the locking piece 162 is fitted in the first locking groove 126, the pin 164 contacts the rotating frame 20 and restricts the downward rotation of the rotating frame 20. As a result, the fall prevention function is released.

  On the other hand, when the locking piece 162 is fitted in the second locking groove 124, as shown in FIG. 2C, the rotating frame 20 does not come into contact with the pin 164 until it reaches the rotation lower limit position. The rotating frame 20 can be rotated with respect to the main body 12. For this reason, the rotating frame 20 can be moved downward by the force of the spring 18, and the fall prevention function is activated.

  FIG. 3A shows the door pulley 10 when the fall prevention function is released. To release the fall prevention function, as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) to 4 (F), the knob 16 is pulled up to engage the locking piece 162 with the first locking groove 126. Let In this state, the pin 164 of the knob 16 stops the rotating frame 20 against the force of the spring 18.

  FIG. 3B shows the door pulley 10 when the fall prevention function is functioning. In order to make the fall prevention function function, as shown in FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (F), the knob 16 is pushed down to engage the locking piece 162 and the second locking groove 124. Combine. In this state, the rotary frame 20 can be moved to the rotation lower limit position by the force of the spring 18.

  As apparent from FIGS. 3A and 3B, the door pulley 10 has two rotation shafts, so that the rotating frame 20 can be rotated regardless of the position of the installation adjusting screw 14. The range is not limited. For this reason, the rotation upper limit position is not limited by the installation adjusting screw 14. That is, it is easy to remove the screen door sash from the rail because the fall prevention function can be released while maintaining the installation adjustment. Further, the rotation range is limited, and the effectiveness of the fall prevention function is not weakened.

  6A and 6B show an outline of a screen door to which the door pulley 10 is applied. When the door pulley 10 is attached to the screen door sash 100, a notch 102 is provided in the lower frame of the screen door sash 100. The notch 102 is formed at a position corresponding to the knob 16 in the door pulley 10. For this reason, when the door pulley 10 is attached to the screen door sash 100, the knob 16 is exposed to the outside of the screen door sash 100 through the notch 102. In this embodiment, it arrange | positions so that the knob 16 may be exposed toward the outdoors. However, the knob 16 can be exposed toward the room by reducing the thickness of the knob 16.

  FIG. 6A shows a state where the fall prevention function is released. In FIG. 6A, a two-dot chain line 104 indicates the position of the rail. In this state, the fall prevention function is activated by pulling down the knob 16. Moreover, when removing the screen door sash 100, it is good to cancel | release the fall prevention function by pulling up the knob 16. FIG. At this time, since the knob 16 for switching the operation / release of the fall prevention function is easily accessible, the operation / release of the fall prevention function can be easily switched by the user's hand.

  In addition, the structure which exposes the knob 16 to the outer side of the screen sash 100 is not limited to the notch 102, Other structures, such as a long hole, are also employable.

  As described above, since the door pulley 10 has a simple structure and a small number of parts, it is easy to change the size at the design stage. For this reason, it is easy to apply to the sliding door for houses where severe design is required, and it is easy to apply to the size of the sliding door for buildings. Moreover, since the structure is simple, failure of the door pulley 10 itself is unlikely to occur.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the knob 16 is exposed from the side surface of the lower frame of the screen door sash 100 is adopted, but the configuration for performing the operation / release of the fall prevention function is not limited to this. For example, a knob having a function similar to that of the knob 16 can be protruded from the upper part of the lower frame of the screen door sash 100, or can be protruded indoors or outward from the lower part of the lower frame of the screen door sash 100. At this time, by appropriately changing the shape of the knob according to the installation location of the screen door sash 100, it is possible to make the user easy to operate without causing any trouble when the screen door sash 100 is attached to the rail. is there.

  Further, the operation for switching the operation / release of the fall prevention function is not limited to the operation of raising and lowering the knob. For example, it is possible to switch the operation / release of the fall prevention function by pushing or pulling the knob or rotating the knob.

  In the above-described embodiment, the screen door has been described as an example of the sliding door, but the door cart 10 can be applied to a screen other than the screen door. Even if it is a sliding door such as a storage door or a shoji, the door cart 10 of the present invention can be applied as long as it is a sliding door that requires installation adjustment.

  The description of the above-described embodiment is an example in all respects and should be considered as not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a figure which shows the door cart which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining switching of the action / release of the fall prevention function by a knob. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of a door cart. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the door cart at the time of canceling | released a fall prevention function. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the door roller at the time of operation | movement of a fall prevention function. It is a figure which shows the outline of the screen door to which the door cart which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied.

Explanation of symbols

10-door wheel 12-main body 16-knob 20-rotating frame 22-wheel support member 100-screen door sash

Claims (4)

A first support member having a support portion at one end for rotatably supporting the wheel;
A second support member configured to support the first support member in a vertically adjustable state; and
A main body configured to rotatably support an end of the second support member opposite to the first support member, and configured to be attachable to a sliding door;
A mounting adjustment means provided on the second support member and configured to adjust the relative position of the wheel with respect to the main body by adjusting the vertical position of the first support member;
A fall prevention means provided on the main body and configured to apply a downward force to the second support member;
A fall prevention releasing means provided on the main body and configured to selectively inhibit downward movement of the second support member by the fall prevention means;
A trolley equipped with   The door support according to claim 1, wherein the second support member is configured to rotatably support an end portion of the first support member opposite to an end portion where the support portion is provided.   The mounting adjustment means includes an adjustment screw configured to adjust the vertical position of the first support member by directly or indirectly contacting the first support member with a tip portion thereof. The doorwheel of Claim 1 or 2 provided.   The fall prevention releasing means includes an operation member that is supported by the main body so as to be reciprocally movable and configured to selectively contact the second support member that moves downward by the fall prevention means. The door car of any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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