JP2010148782A - Leg for layout panel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a leg for layout panel which is capable of connecting adjacent layout panels to each other even when their edges are not straight. <P>SOLUTION: The leg for layout panel is provided for connecting two plate-shaped layout panels to each other, while holding them in specified height. The leg includes a first body part 10 including a vertically long plate member or rod member, having a fixing part on the upper end side to be fixed to one layout panel, a second body part 20 including a vertically long plate member or rod member of the same length as the first body part 10, having a fixing part on the upper end side to be fixed to the other layout panel to be arranged in the same height as the first body part 10, and in parallel with it at a specified interval from it, and a connection plate 30 formed of a flexible plate member to connect and fix the first body part 10 and the second body part 20 to each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a leg for holding a layout panel forming a diorama for displaying a model railroad at a high position, and more particularly to a leg having a connecting function of two layout panels.

The inventor of the present application proposes an exploded storage type layout panel for forming a diorama or the like in the following patent document, and shows a leg for holding the layout panel at a high position. This leg is provided with slits at two locations on the upper edge of the rectangular plate. Screw holes are provided on the side surfaces of the two layout panels, and when the two layout panels are attached to each other, the interval between the screw holes in the adjacent layout panels matches the interval between the slits of the legs. Since each of the two slit parts of the leg and the screw hole part of the adjacent layout panel are combined and fixed with a fastening screw, the two layout panels can be connected to each other. The layout panel can be held at a certain height as a leg by fixing it at several locations on the layout panel with the legs joined.
Japanese Patent No. 3902580 (FIGS. 7 to 9, paragraph [0012])

By the way, since the legs for the layout panel are flat, the edges for fixing the legs of the adjacent layout panels need to be aligned straight, and the layout panel is not rectangular and the adjacent edges are adjacent to each other. If an angle other than 180 degrees is generated, it cannot be used.
In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a leg for a layout panel that can be connected even if edges of adjacent layout panels are not straight.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration.
The invention according to claim 1 is a leg for connecting two plate-like layout panels and holding them at a certain height, and a fixed portion fixed to one layout panel is on the upper end side. A first main body portion made of a vertically long plate body or rod body, and a vertically long plate body or rod body having the same length as the first main body portion, with a certain interval so that the lengths are aligned. A second body portion having a fixing portion on the upper end side, which is arranged in parallel with the first body portion and fixed to the other layout panel, and a flexibility for connecting and fixing the one body portion and the second body portion. It is the leg for layout panels which has a connecting plate formed of a flexible plate.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the leg for a layout panel, the fixing portion is a slit-shaped cut from the upper edge toward the lower edge.

In the first aspect of the present invention, the first main body portion fixing one adjacent layout panel and the second main body portion fixing the other adjacent layout panel are connected by a flexible connecting plate. Therefore, even if the edges of one layout panel and the other layout panel are adjacent to each other at any angle, the angle between the first main body and the second main body can be freely adjusted by bending the connecting plate. By adjusting, a 1st main-body part and a 2nd main-body part are fixed to each edge part of an adjacent layout panel, and, thereby, layout panels can be connected. In addition, when adjusting the angle with the connecting plate, the position adjustment between the first main body portion and the second main body portion can be performed within a certain range as compared with the case where the angle is adjusted with a hinge.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the height of the layout panel can be adjusted as appropriate along the slit by making the fixing portion with the layout panel a slit-like cut from the upper edge to the lower edge.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a layout panel leg X according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the layout panel leg X. The layout panel leg includes a first main body 10, a second main body 20, and a connecting plate 30.

The 1st main-body part 10 is a rectangular-shaped board body, Comprising: Both short pieces become an up-down position. A slit 11 extending downward is provided as a fixed portion at the edge portion constituting the upper short side. Moreover, the inclined part 12 inclined diagonally is formed by chamfering one corner of one side edge. The second body portion 20 is in a mirror image relationship with the first body portion 10 and also has a slit 21 and an inclined portion 22.
The connecting plate 30 includes a polypropylene-shaped rectangular flexible plate 31 having a thickness of 1 mm or less, a reinforcing plate 32, and a wood screw 33. The reinforcing plate 32 is a rectangular plate body having substantially the same length as the side edge length of the bending plate provided on each side edge of the bending plate. As shown in FIG. 2, the layout panel leg X has the first main body portion 10 and the second main body portion 20 arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval so that the inclined portion 12 and the inclined portion 22 face each other. On the surface on which the portions 12 and 22 are not formed, the bending plate 31 is stacked so as to straddle the gap, and the reinforcing plates 32 are stacked on both side edges of the bending plate 31. It is formed by fixing the flexible plate 31 and the reinforcing plate 32 to the part 10 and the second main body part 20.
In the layout panel leg X having such a configuration, the first main body portion 10 and the second main body portion 20 constituting the leg are connected and fixed by a flexible polypropylene plate, whereby the first main body portion. The angle between 10 and the second main body 20 can be freely changed. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the angle between the first main body 10 and the second main body 20 is 90 degrees. As shown in the figure, when the inclined portions 12 and 22 are provided, when the first main body portion 10 and the second main body portion 20 are bent to the inside of the connecting plate 30, there is an angle at the position of the inclined portion. In comparison, the first main body 10 and the second main body 20 can be bent more greatly.

  Next, a method of using the layout panel leg X having the above configuration will be described. First, the case where the layout panels having a rectangular shape in plan view are connected to each other will be described. FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of such layout panels P, P connected together. The layout panel P is provided with screw holes (not shown) on the side surfaces. When the two layout panels P are abutted as shown in the figure, the distance between the screw holes is the distance between the first main body 10 of the leg X. The distance is set to be equal to the distance between the slit 11 and the slit 21 of the second main body portion 20. Therefore, when the layout panel legs are fixed to the two layout panels P and P that are abutted, the respective screw holes are overlapped with the slits 11 and 21 of the layout panel legs X and fixed by the fastening screws S. The retaining screw S has a cylindrical handle fixed to the proximal end of a shaft having a male screw formed on the distal end side. As shown in the figure, when the layout panel legs X are fixed to both side edges of the layout panels P and P which are in contact with each other, the layout panels P and P can be connected and fixed, and the layout panels P and P are held at a constant height. can do. In order to stabilize, it is desirable to provide separate legs for the layout panels P and P, respectively.

Next, the case where the layout panel leg X is bent and used will be described. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which the layout panel legs X1 to X8 are fixed to the four layout panels P1 to P4. As shown in the figure, the layout panels P1 and P4 have a rectangular shape, and P2 and P3 have pentagonal shapes in which three angles are 90 degrees and two angles are 135 degrees. Since the rectangles are not joined, there are three places where the joined portions do not become 180 degrees as shown in the figure. Even for such a portion, the layout panel legs X6, X7, and X8 bend the bending plate 31 of the connecting plate 30 so that the first main body portion 10 and the second main body portion 20 Thus, the layout panels connected at an angle other than 180 degrees can be connected to each other, and a constant height can be maintained. The layout panel legs X2 and X4 in the figure are fixed to the corners of the layout panels P2 and P3. In this way, the layout panel leg X is used to connect adjacent layout panels with an angle other than 180 degrees by bending the flexure plate, and by fixing to both end faces sandwiching the corners, It can also be used as a leg that fixes a corner.
As described above, the layout panel leg X according to the present embodiment is a leg between adjacent layout panels at an angle other than 180 degrees, and can be connected and fixed to each other, and the flexure plate is simple in design. It looks good as a leg.

It is a perspective view of the leg for layout panels concerning an embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the leg for layout panels which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view which shows the state which the leg for layout panels which concerns on embodiment bent. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st use condition of the leg for layout panels which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view which shows the 2nd use condition of the leg for layout panels which concerns on embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

X (X1 to X8) Layout panel legs P (P1 to P4) Layout panel 10 First main body 20 Second main body 30 Connection plate 31 Deflection plate

Claims (2)

A leg for connecting two plate-like layout panels and holding them at a certain height,
A first main body portion comprising a vertically long plate or rod having a fixed portion fixed to one layout panel on the upper end side;
The other layout panel, which is composed of a vertically long plate or rod having the same length as the first main body, and is arranged in parallel with the first main body so as to have the same length. A second main body portion having a fixing portion fixed to the upper end side;
A leg for a layout panel, comprising: a connecting plate formed by a flexible plate that connects and fixes the one main body and the second main body.   The leg for a layout panel according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion is a slit-like cut from the upper edge toward the lower edge.

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