JP2009174298A - Partition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a partition, stored by simply turning a partition panel, easily coping with the case of disposing a plurality of partition panels, and facilitating manufacture of a rail. <P>SOLUTION: The partition panel 1 has rotation central shafts 4a, 4b at an upper part and a lower part of the door end. In a panel upper end guide groove 5 for guiding the upper end of the partition panel 1 of the upper rail 2, a side wall 5a is provided with a cutout part 6 having a width equal to or more than the face measure width W of the partition panel. A lower rail includes a panel lower end guide groove 7 for guiding the lower end of the partition panel, a rotation central shaft guide groove 8 provided at the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove and a groove depth adjusting part 9 provided at the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove, wherein when the partition panel 1 is located on the groove depth adjusting part 9, the lower end part of the partition panel is located above the panel lower end guide groove 7, and the upper end part of the partition panel is located at the cutout part 6 so that the partition panel 1 can be freely rotated round the rotation central shafts 4a, 4b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a partition that can move a partition panel along a rail, and can rotate and store the partition panel so as to be orthogonal to the rail.

  In Patent Document 1, the partition panel is suspended from the upper rail so as to be able to travel via a traveling tool, and the partition panel is opened and rotated so as to be substantially perpendicular to the upper rail at the position of the end of the upper rail in the longitudinal direction. The partition which comprised is described. The traveling tools are provided at two places on the left and right of the upper part of the partition panel. The vertical axis is provided below the traveling tool on the wall side so that it can be raised and lowered. Move. The upper rail is formed with a notch that allows the running tool on the side opposite to the fulcrum to escape when the partition panel is opened and rotated. When the partition panel is opened and rotated, it is necessary to drop the vertical axis and drop it into a receiving hole provided on the floor surface, which is troublesome. Further, in order to store a plurality of partition panels in a stacked state, as shown in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to branch from the upper rail and separately provide a storage rail.

Patent Document 2 describes an entrance / exit device for a building that can be used as a sliding door. This doorway device is provided with projection shafts on the upper and lower sides of the door bottom side of the shoji, and an upper frame and a lower frame for guiding the shoji are provided with projection shaft grooves, respectively. When the shoji is closed, the lower projection shaft rides on and fits into the concave receiving portion provided at the end of the groove of the lower frame, and the lower surface of the shoji is lifted off the sill accordingly, and the upper projection shaft is inserted into the groove of the upper frame. The shoji comes into contact with the receiving portion provided at the end, and the shoji is pivotable with the vertical projection shaft as a fulcrum. In this doorway device, the groove for the projection shaft must be processed only on the door pocket side of the upper frame and the lower frame, and a concave receiving portion and a receiving portion for receiving the projection shaft must be formed at the end of each groove. , It takes time to produce the upper and lower frames. Moreover, this doorway apparatus corresponds only to the case where there is a single shoji, and cannot slide and rotate a plurality of shoji.
JP-A-5-33558 Japanese Utility Model Publication 2-79792

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a partition that can be easily rotated to store a partition panel, can easily cope with a plurality of partition panels, and can easily manufacture rails. .

  In order to achieve the above object, a partition according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a partition panel, an upper rail, and a lower rail, and the partition panel has a rotation center shaft at an upper portion and a lower portion on the door end side, The rail has a panel upper end guide groove that guides the upper end of the partition panel. The panel upper end guide groove has a cut-out portion having a width dimension equal to or larger than the partition width of the partition panel on the side wall, and the lower rail has a partition. A panel lower end guide groove for guiding the lower end portion of the panel, a rotation center shaft guide groove provided at the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove, and a groove depth adjusting portion provided at the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove. The height adjusting portion has an inclined portion that gradually decreases the groove depth of the panel lower end guide groove toward the door end side, and the lower end portion of the partition panel is the panel when the partition panel is positioned on the groove depth adjusting portion. Bottom edge While positioned above the de groove, the upper end portion of the partition panel partition panel located in the cutouts are characterized by comprising a rotatably around a rotational center axis.

  The partition according to the invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the groove depth adjusting portion has a horizontal portion on the door end side of the inclined portion.

  The partition according to the third aspect of the invention is the partition of the invention according to the first or second aspect. In addition, the groove depth adjusting portion includes a groove depth adjusting member formed separately from the lower rail. It is provided by installing in.

  The partition according to the invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, 2 or 3, a plurality of partition panels are provided along the upper and lower rails.

  In the partition according to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, the rotation center shaft is biased in a direction protruding from the partition panel, and the upper rail and the lower rail are The partition panel has a fitting portion that fits with the rotation center shaft when the partition panel becomes rotatable.

  In the partition according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the partition panel is moved onto the groove depth adjusting portion, the lower end portion of the partition panel is positioned above the panel lower end guide groove, and the upper end portion of the partition panel is cut away from the upper rail. Therefore, the partition panel can be easily rotated using the rotation center axes provided at the upper and lower portions on the door side as fulcrums. The upper rail can be easily manufactured by partially cutting the side wall of the panel upper end guide groove to form a cut portion.

  In the partition according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the groove depth adjusting portion has a horizontal portion on the door end side of the inclined portion, the partition panel can be rotated stably without being inclined by riding on the horizontal portion. .

  The partition according to the third aspect of the present invention has a panel lower end guide groove and a rotation center axis guide groove formed on the lower rail at a constant depth over the entire length, and a groove depth adjusting member formed separately is provided as a panel lower end guide. Since it suffices to install at the bottom of the groove, the manufacture of the lower rail is facilitated. In addition, changing the length of the groove depth adjusting portion according to the size or number of the partition panels, or changing the height of the groove depth adjusting portion only changes the groove depth adjusting member. Easy to do.

  In the partition according to the invention described in claim 4, since a plurality of partition panels are provided along the upper and lower rails, a space can be partitioned by the plurality of partition panels, and the plurality of partition panels can be placed on the groove depth adjusting portion. By sequentially moving and rotating, a plurality of partition panels can be stacked and stored along the wall.

  The partition according to the invention of claim 5 is urged in a direction in which the rotation center shaft protrudes from the partition panel, and the upper rail and the lower rail are fitted with the rotation center shaft when the partition panel is rotatable. Since the mating part has a mating part, when the partition panel is moved onto the groove depth adjustment part, the tip of the rotation center shaft fits into the fitting part of the upper and lower rails, and the rotation center axis does not shake The partition panel can be rotated more stably, and even when the partition panel is parallel to the rail, the rotation center axis is fitted to the fitting part of the rail. Since the sliding is restricted, the partition panel can be installed stably.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the structure of the partition according to the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. This partition is provided with a partition panel 1, an upper rail 2 and a lower rail 3, and the partition panel 1 can move along the upper and lower rails 2 and 3 and at the position of the right end of the upper and lower rails 2 and 3 in the vertical direction. The rotation center shafts 4 a and 4 b are rotated around the fulcrum so that they can be stored along the wall 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the partition panel 1 has an upper collar 12, a lower collar 13, and left and right collars 14, 14 as a four-round frame, and a panel holding frame 15 attached to the inner circumferential side thereof. The panel 16 is fitted inside. The partition panel 1 has a door end on the right side, and round bar-shaped rotation center shafts 4a and 4b are provided on the upper and lower portions on the door end side so as to protrude upward and downward, respectively. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper rotation center shaft 4a is fixed to the upper collar 12 with screws 17, and the lower rotation center shaft 4b is inserted into the lower collar 13 so as to be movable up and down. A hook-shaped locking part 18 provided in the part is locked to the upper surface of the lateral wall 19 of the lower hook 13. The lower end of the lower rotation center shaft 4b is formed in a spherical shape. The left and right ridges 14 are provided with pullers 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper rail 2 has an outer rail 2a having a U-shaped cross section and an inner rail 2b having a U-shaped cross section disposed at the bottom thereof, and the upper end of the partition panel 1 is formed by the outer rail 2a. A panel upper end guide groove 5 to be guided is formed, and a rotation center axis guide groove 21 is formed by the inner rail 2b. A clearance 25 is provided between the upper end surface of the rotation center shaft 4a and the bottom surface of the rotation center shaft guide groove 21 so that the partition panel 1 can move upward. The outer rail 2 a and the inner rail 2 b are fastened to the ceiling surface 22 with screws 23. At the right end of the outer rail 2a, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (b), a cut-out portion 6 is provided by cutting off the side walls 5a on both sides with a width dimension equal to or larger than the width W of the partition panel 1. is there. The outer rail 2a and the inner rail 2b are made of extruded aluminum.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the lower rail 3 has a panel lower end guide groove 7 for guiding a lower end portion of the partition panel 1 formed on the upper surface thereof at a constant depth over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. Further, a rotation center shaft guide groove 8 is formed at the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove 7 at a constant depth over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. A groove depth adjusting member 9 is attached to the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove 7 at the right end of the lower rail 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2B. The groove depth adjusting member 9 gradually decreases the groove depth of the panel lower end guide groove 7 toward the door end side (right side), and continues to the right side of the inclined portion 9a and the inclined portion 9a. And a horizontal portion 9b having a length substantially the same as the dimension W. The groove depth D of the panel lower end guide groove 7 is about 2 mm, the height H of the horizontal portion 9b of the groove depth adjusting member 9 is about 3 mm, and therefore the horizontal portion 9b is the panel of the lower rail 3. It is about 1 mm higher than the upper edge of the side wall of the lower end guide groove 7. The lower rail 3 is installed by being embedded in the floor surface 24 so that the upper edge of the side wall of the panel lower end guide groove 7 is at the same height as the floor surface 24. The lower rail 3 uses an aluminum extruded profile.

  The main partition is configured as described above, and the partition panel 1 is positioned at the left side of the groove depth adjusting member 9 as shown in FIG. Guided by the guide groove 5 and the panel lower end guide groove 7 of the lower rail 3, respectively, it can slide like a sliding door. When the partition panel 1 is slid rightward, the lower end of the panel moves slightly upward while riding on the inclined portion 9a of the groove depth adjusting member 9. When the partition panel 1 is moved to the right end of the rails 2 and 3, the lower end of the panel is placed on the horizontal portion 9b of the groove depth adjusting member 9 and the upper end of the panel is the upper rail 2 as shown in FIG. Since it is located in the cutting part 6, it can be rotated with the upper and lower rotation center shafts 4a and 4b as fulcrums and can be stored along the right wall 11.

  3 and 4 show the state of use of the main partition. As shown in FIG. 3A, four partition panels 1 are provided between the upper and lower rails 2 and 3, and the interior of the room is completely covered by these partition panels 1. It is divided into. Since the partition panel 1 at the right end has a lower end portion which rests on the horizontal portion 9b of the groove depth adjusting member 9 and an upper end portion is located at the cut portion 6 of the upper rail 2, FIG. 3 (b) and FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, the upper and lower rotation shafts 4a and 4b are turned 90 ° around the fulcrum and can be stored along the right wall 11. The other partition panels 1 can also be stacked and stored as shown in FIGS. 3 (c) and 4 (c) by sequentially sliding and rotating to the right end position of the upper and lower rails 2 and 3. In this way, the main partition can completely partition the room with the plurality of partition panels 1 and can be stored along the wall 11 when unnecessary, so that the partition panel 1 can be easily installed and stored. And it can be done quickly.

  The partition panel 1 has a lower rotation center shaft 4b that can move upward, so that the partition panel 1 can be moved between the upper and lower rails 2 and 3 at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the upper and lower rails 2 and 3 in the same manner as a normal sliding door. It can be built in a noodle style. The upper rail 2 is formed by cutting away a part of the side wall 5a of the outer rail 2a (panel upper guide groove 5) to form a cut-out portion 6. The inner rail 2b is disposed at the bottom of the outer rail 2a and is screwed to the ceiling surface 22. Therefore, the upper rail 2 can be easily manufactured and attached. The lower rail 3 can also be simply formed by attaching a groove depth adjusting member 9 to the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove 7 on an extruded profile in which the panel lower end guide groove 7 and the rotation center shaft guide groove 8 are formed over the entire length. The lower rail 3 can be easily mounted simply by being installed in a groove formed in the floor surface 24. Further, since the groove depth adjusting member 9 is formed separately from the lower rail 3, the groove depth can be changed even when it is desired to change the length or height of the horizontal portion 9b according to the size or number of the partition panels 1. This can be done easily by replacing the adjusting member 9. Although the inclination of the inclined portion 9a of the groove depth adjusting member 9 is exaggerated in FIG. 1, it is actually a very gentle inclination, and when the partition panel 1 rides on the inclined portion 9a. However, there is almost no sliding or tilting. Further, the groove depth adjusting member 9 may be formed with the inclined portion 9a over the entire length thereof and without the horizontal portion 9b. The inclined portion 9a actually has a very gentle inclination. Therefore, even if the partition panel 1 is positioned on the inclined portion 9a, the partition panel 1 hardly tilts, and the rotation center shafts 4a and 4b are the upper and lower rails. The partition panel 1 can be stably rotated by being engaged with the rotation center shaft guide grooves 21 and 8 respectively.

5 and 6 show another embodiment of the partition of the present invention. The upper and lower rotation center shafts 4 a and 4 b provided on the door end side of the partition panel 1 are urged by the compression springs 26 in the directions protruding from the partition panel 1. A plurality of partition panels 1 are provided between the upper and lower rails 2 and 3.
As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the upper rail 2 has a panel upper end guide groove 5 and a rotation center shaft guide groove 21 formed integrally, and as shown in FIG. At the bottom of the central shaft guide groove 21, a recess 27a into which the tip of the rotation central shaft 4a is fitted is provided. As many recesses 27a as the number of the partition panels 1 are provided with a gap slightly wider than the thickness of the partition panel 1. Moreover, the upper rail 2 is installed in the form embedded in the ceiling surface 22, as shown in FIG.
The lower rail 3 is installed in such a manner that the panel lower end guide groove 7, the rotation center shaft guide groove 8, and the groove depth adjusting portion 28 are integrally formed and embedded in the floor surface 24. As shown in FIG. 5, the groove depth adjusting portion 28 is provided with an inclined portion 9 a that is continuously inclined upward from the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove 7, and a horizontal portion that is formed on the door end side of the inclined portion 9 a. Part 9b. Similar to the upper rail 2, the bottom of the rotation center axis guide groove 8 is provided with a recess 27b into which the tip end of the rotation center axis 4b is fitted by the number of the partition panels 1 spaced in the rail longitudinal direction. It is.

  When the partition panel 1 is moved to the door end side, the main partition is formed with a recess 27a formed at the upper rail 2 and the lower rail 3 at the tip ends of the upper and lower rotation center shafts 4a and 4b as shown in FIG. 27b and the rotation center shafts 4a and 4b are held in the recesses 27a and 27b, so that the partition panel 1 can be rotated more stably. Further, even when the partition panel 1 is in a state parallel to the rails 2 and 3 (a state before being rotated), the rotation center shafts 4a and 4b are fitted in the recesses 27a and 27b of the rail, so that the partition panel 1 Since the tilt and slide are restricted, the partition panel 1 can be stably installed. Furthermore, the main partition has a cleaner appearance by embedding the upper rail 2 in the ceiling surface 22.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The upper rail 2 can also serve as the panel upper end guide groove 5 and the rotation center axis guide groove 21 by attaching a roller having an outer diameter substantially the same as the thickness of the partition panel 1 to the upper rotation center axis 4a. The rotation center axis guide grooves 21 and 8 of the upper rail 2 and the lower rail 3 do not necessarily have to be provided over the entire length of the upper rail 2 and the lower rail 3, but the range in which the partition panel 1 rotates (upper rail 2 It is also possible to provide the rotation center shaft guide grooves 21 and 8 only in the range in which the cut portion 6 is provided. The horizontal portion 9b of the groove depth adjusting member is formed so that the lower end surface of the partition panel 1 can be stably supported horizontally above the panel lower end guide groove 7 when the partition panel 1 is positioned in the horizontal portion 9b. It may be longer or shorter than the finding width dimension W of the partition panel. For example, the length may be about half of the finding width dimension W of the partition panel. By providing the cut portions 6 at the left and right ends of the upper rail 2 and the groove depth adjusting members 9 at the left and right ends of the lower rail 3, a plurality of partition panels 1 can be divided and stored in the left and right directions. You can also The number of partition panels 1 may be only one. The fitting portion of the rotation center shaft provided on the upper rail and the lower rail can also be formed by installing a bearing formed separately from the upper rail and the lower rail at the bottom of the upper rail and the lower rail.

It is a front view which shows the structure of the partition of this invention. (A) is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 1, (b) is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a front view which shows the use condition of the partition of this invention, Comprising: (a) is the state which partitioned off the interior completely with four partition panels, (b) is the state which accommodated only the partition panel of the right end, (c) Shows a state where all the partition panels are stacked and stored. (A) is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 3, (b) is BB sectional drawing of FIG. 3, (c) is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view seen from the front side which shows other embodiment of the partition of this invention. (A) is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 5, (b) is BB sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition panel 2 Upper rail 3 Lower rail 4a, 4b Rotation center axis 5 Panel upper end guide groove 5a Panel upper end guide groove side wall 6 Cut part 7 Panel lower end guide groove 8 Rotation center axis guide groove 9 Groove depth adjustment member (groove depth Adjustment part)
9a Inclined portion 9b Horizontal portion 27a, 27b Depression (fitting portion of the rotation center shaft)
28 Groove depth adjustment section

Claims (5)

  A partition panel, an upper rail, and a lower rail are provided. The partition panel has a center axis of rotation at an upper portion and a lower portion on the door end side, and the upper rail has a panel upper end guide groove that guides an upper end portion of the partition panel. The panel upper end guide groove has a cut-out portion with a width dimension equal to or larger than the partition width of the partition panel on the side wall, and the lower rail includes a panel lower end guide groove for guiding the lower end portion of the partition panel and a panel lower end guide groove. A rotation center shaft guide groove provided at the bottom and a groove depth adjustment portion provided at the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove. The groove depth adjustment portion increases the groove depth of the panel lower end guide groove toward the door end side. When the partition panel is positioned on the groove depth adjusting portion, the lower end portion of the partition panel is positioned above the panel lower end guide groove, and the upper end portion of the partition panel is the cut portion. In Partition that location to partition panel characterized by comprising a rotatably around a rotational center axis.   The partition according to claim 1, wherein the groove depth adjusting portion has a horizontal portion on the door end side of the inclined portion.   The partition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the groove depth adjusting portion is provided by installing a groove depth adjusting member formed separately from the lower rail at the bottom of the panel lower end guide groove.   4. The partition according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of partition panels are provided along the upper and lower rails.   The rotation center shaft is biased in a direction protruding from the partition panel, and the upper rail and the lower rail have a fitting portion that fits with the rotation center shaft when the partition panel becomes rotatable. The partition according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4.

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