JP2011017957A - Foldable screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foldable screen suitable for a very compact projector.SOLUTION: The foldable screen 1 includes a windable screen 2, two holding means 3 which hold both ends of the screen, a winding means 4 which winds the screen on the holding means, leg members 5 which are pivotally connected to the holding means, and an opening and closing means 6 which opens and closes the leg members. When in use, the holding means are separated from each other in a horizontal direction to expand the screen, the opening and closing means permits the leg members to open in a V-shape, the other end of the leg members is moved a separated position behind the screen, and the screen is held in an erected state, by the lower ends of the holding means and at least either the leg members or the opening and closing means. When stored, the opening and closing means permits the leg members to close, and the leg members are moved to a storage position adjacent to the holding means.

Description

  The present invention relates to a folding screen, and more particularly to a folding screen including two holding means for holding both ends of the screen and a winding means for winding the screen around the holding means.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a screen that can be wound up, two holding means for holding both ends of the screen, and winding means for winding the screen around the holding means are provided. In a retracted state, a folding screen is known in which the screen is wound by a winding means and the holding means approaches each other (Patent Document 1).
On the other hand, in recent years, as a projector that irradiates an image on the screen, an ultra-small projector that is placed on the palm is known (Patent Document 2).

JP 2005-345660 A Design Registration No. 1354036

However, since the ultra-compact projector of Patent Document 2 still has a small amount of light and a narrow irradiation range, it is difficult to project a clear image on a large screen screen away from the projector.
On the other hand, when a meeting or the like is performed with a small number of people, a large screen as in Patent Document 1 is not required, and it is sufficient to install a small screen on a table in a conference room. There is a demand for a small screen that is optimal for the second ultra-small projector.
On the other hand, the conventional folding screen as described in Patent Document 1 projects a relatively large screen (about 60 inches), and is not assumed to be installed on a desktop. For this reason, it cannot be stored in a bag or the like, and there is a problem that it is inconvenient to carry.
In view of such a problem, the present invention provides a folding screen suitable for the above-described ultra-compact projector.

That is, the folding screen according to claim 1 comprises a screen that can be wound, two holding means that hold both ends of the screen, and a winding means that winds the screen around the holding means,
In a folding screen in which the holding means is separated in the use state to expand the screen, and in the stored state, the screen is wound by the winding means to bring the holding means close to each other.
The base means of the leg member is pivotally connected to the holding means, respectively, and an opening / closing means for opening and closing the leg member is provided at the tip of each leg member,
In the state of use, the holding means is separated in the horizontal direction to expand the screen in the horizontal direction, and the opening / closing means allows the leg member to expand in a V-shape, and further, the distal end portion of the leg member Is swung to the rear separation position of the screen, and the screen is held upright by the lower end of each holding means and at least one of the leg member or the opening / closing means,
In the stowed state, the holding means is approached so that the winding means winds up the screen, the opening / closing means allows the leg member to close, and the leg member is in the stowed position adjacent to the holding means. It is characterized by being swung.

According to the above invention, since the folding screen can be set up in an upright state with a three-point support with a simple configuration, the folding screen can be miniaturized to the extent that it can be placed on a desktop. Therefore, it is suitable for use in the above-mentioned ultra-compact projector with a narrow irradiation range as described above.
In addition, since the leg member is in a storage state adjacent to the holding means by being in the storage state, it can be stored in a bag or the like by setting the folding screen in the storage state, and is carried along with the micro projector. Is possible.

The rear view which shows the use condition of the folding screen concerning 1st Example. The side view which shows the use condition of the said folding screen. The top view which shows the use condition of the said folding screen. The rear view which shows the accommodation state of the said folding screen. The expanded sectional view of the VV part in FIG. The expanded sectional view of the VI-VI part in FIG. The enlarged view which shows operation | movement of an opening-and-closing means. The rear view which shows the use condition of the folding screen concerning 2nd Example. The rear view which shows the accommodation state of the said folding screen. The rear view which shows the use condition of the folding screen concerning 3rd Example. The side view which shows the use condition of the said folding screen. The rear view which shows the accommodation state of the said folding screen. The side view which shows the accommodation state of the said folding screen. Sectional drawing of the XIV-XIV part in FIG.

1 to 7 show the folding screen 1 according to the first embodiment, from the use state shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 to the storage state shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. It can be folded.
The folding screen 1 includes a screen 2 that can be wound, two holding means 3 that hold both ends of the screen 2, a winding means 4 that winds the screen 2 around the holding means 3, and the two It comprises two leg members 5 pivotally connected to each of the holding means 3 and opening / closing means 6 for opening and closing these leg members 5.
The screen 2 is flexible, and is unfolded in a state where there are no wrinkles held at both ends by the spaced holding means 3 in the use state, and in the storage state by the winding means 4 to the holding means 3. It is designed to be wound up.
Further, when the screen 2 is deployed in use, the irradiation range is about 15 inches, which is suitable for the ultra-small projector disclosed in Patent Document 2, and the folding screen 1 of the present embodiment is used. When installed on a table, it is suitable for viewing with a small number of people.

The two holding means 3 are provided at a box-shaped member 11 having openings formed on opposite surfaces, a rail 12 formed on the back surface of the box-shaped member 11, and a lower end portion of the box-shaped member 11. It is comprised from the grounding member 13 earth | grounded in use condition.
As shown in FIG. 6, a rotating shaft 21 constituting the winding means 4 is rotatably accommodated in the box-like member 11 shown on the left side of the figure, and the box-like member 11 shown on the right side of the figure contains the screen 2 and the like. The end is fixed by the attaching means 11a.
The box-shaped member 11 on the left side for storing the rotating shaft 21 is wider in the left-right direction than the box-shaped member 11 on the right side in the figure, and the opening of each box-shaped member 11 is in a stored state. The shape for fitting together is formed.
The rail 12 is provided so as to form a T-shaped space on the back surface of each box-shaped member 11, and the two rails 12 are formed to have the same width. For this reason, the rail 12 on the right side of the drawing slightly protrudes to the left side from the box-shaped member 11 on the right side of the drawing.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rail 12 is formed from the upper end to the lower end of the box-shaped member 11, and a fitting hole 11b is formed in the rear surface of the box-shaped member 11 at the approximate center. Is inserted with a resin climbing protrusion 14.
The ride-over protrusion 14 is elastically deformed and retracts into the fitting hole 11b, thereby allowing the leg member 5 to pass through. After passing, the ride-over protrusion 14 protrudes rearward of the box-like member 11 again.
Further, a stopper 15 is provided below the overpass projection 14 to prevent the leg member 5 from moving downward by the stopper 15, and the base end portion of the leg member 5 is connected to the stopper 15 and the overpass projection. 14 is positioned.
As shown in FIG. 5, the grounding member 13 is provided so as to protrude rearward from the box-shaped member 11 and the rail 12, and an engagement protrusion that engages with the opening / closing means 6 in the retracted state on the upper surface of the rear end portion. 13a is formed.
Further, a non-slip sheet (not shown) made of rubber or the like is affixed to the bottom surface of the ground member 13 so that the grounded portion is not displaced when the folding screen 1 is put into use.

The winding means 4 includes a rotating shaft 21 rotatably provided inside the box-shaped member 11 in the holding means 3 positioned on the left side of FIG. 1, and between the box-shaped member 11 and the rotating shaft 21. And a spring (not shown) that urges the rotary shaft 21 in the rotational direction.
One end of the screen 2 is fixed to the rotary shaft 21 and is always urged in the direction of winding the screen 2 by the spring. For this reason, the two holding members are always biased in the direction of approaching.

The leg member 5 is provided on the back surface of the holding means 3, and a connecting means 31 is provided at the base end of the leg member 5 so as to swingably connect the leg member 5 to the holding means 3. The opening / closing means 6 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 6, the leg member 5 has a rectangular cross section. When the leg member 5 is in the stored state, one of the long sides is in close contact with the rail 12 of the holding means 3, and the width of the folding screen 1 in the front-rear direction Is made as small as possible.
The length of the leg member 5 including the connecting means 31 and the opening / closing means 6 is substantially the same as the length of the box-shaped member 11 in the holding means 3 as shown in FIG. The opening / closing means 6 provided at the tip of the leg member 5 does not protrude downward from the holding means 3 but engages with the engaging protrusion 13a of the grounding member 13.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the connecting means 31 is provided to pivotally support the base end portion of the leg member 5 and to be movable along the rail 12, and is provided with a flange provided on the cylindrical portion 31a. 31b prevents the rail 12 from dropping off.

As shown in FIG. 7, the opening / closing means 6 is composed of two housings 41 provided at the tip of each leg member 5 and a pin 42 indicated by a broken line in the figure that rotatably supports the housing 41. ing.
Each of the two housings 41 is provided with a disk-shaped sliding surface 41a, and the sliding surface 41a is brought into close contact with each other by the pin 42, whereby a resistance force at the time of opening and closing is generated by a frictional force. It is supposed to be generated.
The frictional force by the opening / closing means 6 is a force that allows the leg member 5 to be opened / closed by the user's force, but is set larger than the urging force by which the winding means 4 brings the two holding means 3 closer. The leg member 5 is held in an expanded state to prevent the holding means 3 from approaching.
In addition, one protrusion 41b is formed on the housing 41 shown on the left side of the figure, and two protrusions 41b are formed on the housing 41 shown on the right side of the figure.
As shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, when the opening / closing means 6 has a predetermined opening, the projection 41b of one housing 41 gets over the projection 41b of the other housing 41, and at that time It gives a click feeling to the user.
The opening degree of the opening / closing means 6 with which the projection engages is such that the screen 2 held by the holding means 3 is unfolded and the aspect ratio of the screen that can be projected by the screen 2 is 4: 3 or 16: 9. It is set to become.

The usage method of the folding screen 1 which has the above structure is demonstrated.
First, in order to change the folding screen 1 from the storage state shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 to the use state shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the user first swings the leg member 5 to hold the opening / closing means 6. The ground member 13 of the means 3 is detached.
Next, the user moves the base end portion of the leg member 5 downward from the upper position along the rail 12 of the holding means 3, and after the flange 31 b of the connecting means 31 gets over the ride-over protrusion 14, the stopper 15, the base end portion of the leg member 5 is positioned substantially at the center of the holding means 3.
Further, the user holds the holding means 3 and separates it left and right, whereby the screen 2 is deployed by rotating the rotating shaft 21 against the urging force of the spring in the winding means 4.
When the holding means 3 is separated and the base ends of the leg members 5 are separated from each other, the housing 41 is rotated against the frictional force between the sliding surfaces 41a of the opening / closing means 6, and the leg member 5 is V Expand into a letter shape.
At that time, when the user opens the opening / closing means 6 to a required opening degree, the projections 41b formed on the housing 41 are engaged with each other to give the user a click feeling, in accordance with the aspect ratio of the screen irradiated by the projector. The width of the screen 2 can be adjusted.
Then, the user swings the tip of the leg member 5 to the rear separation position of the screen 2 and grounds the installation member 13 below the holding means 3 and the opening / closing means 6, thereby folding the folding screen 1. Is raised by supporting three points.
Here, if the angle of the leg member 5 is appropriately adjusted, the screen 2 can be erected substantially vertically, and the center of gravity of the folding screen 1 is positioned rearward by the leg member 5 at that time. The folding screen 1 is less likely to fall forward.
Even after the user separates the holding means 3, a biasing force is applied to the holding means 3 by the winding means 4, but the opening / closing means 6 resists this biasing force. Thus, the leg member 5 is held in the expanded state, and the screen 2 is maintained in the expanded state.

Next, in order to change the folding screen 1 from the use state to the storage state, the user first brings the holding means 3 close to each other, whereby the winding means 4 winds the screen 2 around the rotating shaft 21. At the same time, the base ends of the leg members 5 approach each other.
By bringing the holding means 3 close to each other, the opening / closing means 6 allows the leg member 5 to be closed, and the leg member 5 is held in a closed state by the opening / closing means 6.
Next, the user moves the base end portion of the leg member 5 upward and swings the leg member 5 to the storage position adjacent to the holding means 3 so that the opening / closing means 6 is grounded. It will be engaged with the engaging protrusion 13a of the member 13.

According to the folding screen 1 having the above-described configuration, the folding screen 1 can be erected by the three-point support by the two holding means 3 and the opening / closing means 6 in the use state.
Further, the screen 2 has a projection range of about 15 inches, and the folding screen 1 can be downsized so that it can be placed on a table. Therefore, the screen 2 is suitable for an ultra-small projector as described in Patent Document 2. It has become a thing.
On the other hand, since the holding means 3 and the leg member 5 that have wound the screen 2 are adjacent to each other and the opening and closing means 6 does not protrude below the holding means 3 in the storage state, the folding screen 1 can be folded compactly, and the folding screen 1 can be stored and carried in a bag or the like.
Further, by setting the storage state, the screen 2 is stored inside the box-shaped member 11 of the holding means 3, and the leg member 5 is prevented from swinging by the engaging protrusion 13 a adjacent to the holding means. Therefore, when the folded folding screen 1 is stored in a bag or the like, the screen 2 is prevented from being damaged and the leg member 5 does not flutter.

8 and 9 show the folding screen 101 according to the second embodiment, FIG. 8 shows a use state, and FIG. 9 shows a storage state. Further, in the following description, detailed description of members common to the folding screen 1 according to the first embodiment is omitted, and a symbol obtained by adding 100 to the symbol used for each member is attached.
The base end portion of the leg member 105 is pivotally connected to the back surface of the box-shaped member 111 constituting the holding means 103 of this embodiment by a connecting means 131 formed of a universal joint at a substantially central position.
The leg member 105 is expanded and contracted by an expansion / contraction means. Specifically, a thin leg member 105 a connected to the connection means 131 and a thick leg member 105 b connected to the opening / closing means 6. The thin leg member 105a expands and contracts by projecting into and out of the thick leg member 105b.

Here, the thin leg member 105a is formed with protrusions 105c so that the protrusion 105c can be projected and retracted at the distal end and the proximal end thereof, and the protrusion 105c engages with the proximal end of the thick leg member 105b. A hole 105d is formed.
With the above configuration, when the thin leg member 105a protrudes from the thick leg member 105b to be in an extended state, the protrusion 105c located at the tip of the thin leg member 105a engages with the engagement hole 105d of the thick leg member 105b. This extended state is maintained.
On the other hand, when the thin leg member 105a is housed in the thick leg member 105b and contracted, the protrusion 105c located at the base end of the thin leg member 105a engages with the engagement hole 105d of the thick leg member 105b. The contracted state is maintained.
When the user applies a force to the leg member 5 in the expansion / contraction direction, the projection 105c is retracted into the thin leg member 105a, and the thin leg member 105a and the thick leg member 105b Sliding is allowed.

A method of using the folding screen 101 having the above configuration will be described.
When the folding screen 101 is changed from the stored state to the used state, the user first swings the leg member 105 away from the grounding member 13 and then causes the leg member 105 to be extended by the expansion / contraction means.
Next, the user holds the holding means 103 and separates it left and right, whereby the screen 102 is unfolded by rotating the rotating shaft 121 against the urging force of the spring in the winding means 104. Accordingly, the base ends of the leg members 105 are separated from each other, and the opening / closing means 106 allows the leg members 105 to expand into a V shape.
Further, the user swings the front end portion of the leg member 105 to the rearwardly separated position of the screen 102 where the user has unfolded, grounds the lower end portion of the holding means 103 and the opening / closing means 106, and moves the folding screen 101 3. Stand up with point support.

Next, in order to change the folding screen 101 from the use state to the storage state, the user first brings the holding means 103 close to each other.
As a result, the screen 102 is wound around the rotating shaft 121 by the urging force of the winding means 104, and the base end portions of the leg members 105 approach each other, whereby the opening and closing means 106 closes the leg members 105. Allow to be done.
When the two box-shaped members 111 are brought into close contact with each other and the screen 102 wound around the rotating shaft 121 is stored in the internal space, the user makes the leg member 105 in an expanded state contracted, and further The leg member 105 is swung and moved to a storage position adjacent to the holding means 103.
As a result, the opening / closing means 106 provided at the tip of the leg member 105 engages with the engagement protrusion 113a of the grounding member 113 provided at the lower end portion of the holding means 103, and the leg member 105 is restricted from swinging. It is supposed to be.

Next, FIGS. 10 to 14 show a folding screen 201 according to the third embodiment, FIGS. 10 and 11 show a use state, and FIGS. 12 to 14 show a storage state. In the following description, the description of the same configuration as that of the folding screen 1 in the first embodiment is omitted, and for the same reference numerals, 200 is added to the reference numerals used in the first embodiment.
The folding screen 201 of the present embodiment also includes a screen 202 that can be wound, two holding means 203 that hold both ends of the screen 202, a winding means 204 that winds the screen 202 around the holding means 203, Two leg members 205 pivotally connected to each of the two holding means 203 and an opening / closing means 206 for opening and closing the leg members 205 are configured.

The holding means 203 are provided on each of the two holding members 211, two substantially U-shaped connecting members 212 that connect the upper and lower ends of the holding members 211, and one holding member 211 and the leg. The sliding member 213 is connected to the member 205.
The holding member 211 has a straight tube shape with a circular cross section, and the length thereof is slightly longer than the vertical length of the screen 202.
The two holding members 211 are arranged in the left-right direction in the use state shown in FIG. 10, and hold the both ends of the screen 202 with the holding member 211 located on the inner side, and the holding member located on the outer side. The sliding member 213 is rotatably provided at 211.
In this state of use, a rotating shaft 221 constituting the winding means 204 is rotatably mounted on a holding member 211 positioned inside the holding means 203 shown on the right side of the drawing, and the holding means 203 is connected to the rotating shaft 221. One end of the screen 202 is held via the screen.
On the other hand, a slit 211a is formed in the vertical direction in the holding member 211 located inside the holding means 203 shown on the left side of the drawing, and the slit 211a is positioned on the back side of the folding screen 201 in the used state. It has become.
The other end of the screen 202 is inserted into the slit 211a, and the bulging portion 202a formed at the other end of the screen 202 is engaged with the slit 211a, whereby the other end of the screen 202 is held by the holding means 203. (See FIG. 14).
Next, in the storage state shown in FIG. 13, the two holding members 211 are aligned in the front-rear direction, and at this time, the holding member 211 provided with the sliding member 213 is positioned rearward. It has become.
Further, the holding member 211 holding the other end of the screen 202 is rotated by 90 ° in the storage state so that the slit 211a faces the other holding means 203 side.

The sliding member 213 is provided so as to be movable up and down along the holding member 211, and is provided to be rotatable with respect to the holding member 211. The leg member 205 is folded in the use state and the storage state, respectively. It is located behind the tatami screen 201.
A protrusion 211b is formed in the vicinity of the center portion and the upper end portion of the holding member 211. In the use state, the sliding member 213 comes into contact with the protrusion 211b in the center portion from above, and in the storage state, the protrusion 211b at the upper end portion. It comes in contact with the bottom from below.

The winding means 204 is provided between a rotating shaft 221 rotatably provided on a holding member 211 of a holding means 203 positioned on the right side of FIG. 14, and between the holding member 211 and the rotating shaft 221. It is comprised from the spring as an urging means (not shown) for urging the rotating shaft 221 in the rotation direction.
The other end of the screen 202 is fixed to the rotating shaft 221, and the spring biases the rotating shaft 221 in a direction in which the screen 202 is wound around the rotating shaft 221, and the screen 202 is taken up by the rotation of the rotating shaft 221. It is supposed to be.

The two leg members 205 are pipe-like members, and the leg member 205 is pivotally connected between the base end portion of the leg member 205 and the sliding member 213 of the holding means 203 so as to be swingable. Connecting means 231 is provided.
The length of the leg member 205 is such that when the sliding member 213 is moved upward in the retracted state, the opening / closing means 206 provided at the tip of the leg member 205 is lower than the connecting member 212 positioned below. The length does not protrude.
The connecting means 231 is a so-called universal joint that pivotally supports the base end portion of the leg member 205 together with the rail 12 provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the sliding member 213.

The opening / closing means 206 is a substantially U-shaped member having elasticity that is provided so as to connect the tip ends of the two leg members 205, and the leg member 205 becomes V-shaped when the opening / closing means 206 is deformed. Is allowed to expand.
When the opening / closing means 206 is deformed to a required shape, the opening / closing means 206 has a property of maintaining the shape thereafter, and the winding means 204 winds the screen 202 and urges the holding means 203 in the approaching direction. Even when the urging force is resisted, the leg member 205 has an elastic force enough to hold the leg member 205 in an expanded state.
And as such an opening-and-closing means 206, the iron wire which gave resin coating to the surface can be used, for example.

A method of using the folding screen 201 having the above configuration will be described.
First, in order to change the folding screen 201 from the storage state shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 to the use state shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the user first moves the sliding member 213 of the holding means 203 from the upper position to the center position. Until the base end of the leg member 205 is moved to the center of the holding means 203.
Next, the user holds the holding member 211 located outside the holding means 203 and separates it left and right, whereby the screen 202 rotates the rotary shaft 221 against the urging force of the spring in the winding means 204. Will be deployed.
When the holding means 203 is separated, the base ends of the leg members 205 are separated from each other, and the opening / closing means 206 allows the leg members 205 to expand in a V shape while being deformed by the user's force. .
Then, the user swings the front end of the leg member 205 to the rear separation position of the screen 202, so that the opening / closing means 206 provided at the front end of the leg member 205 is positioned at the rear separation position of the screen 202. It becomes.
In this way, the connecting member 212 below the holding means 203 and the opening / closing means 206 can be grounded, and the folding screen 201 can be erected by three-point support.
Further, if the angle of the leg member 205 is appropriately adjusted, the screen 202 can be erected substantially vertically, and the center of gravity of the folding screen 201 is positioned rearward by the leg member 205 at that time. The folding screen 201 is less likely to fall forward.
Even after the user separates the holding means 203, a biasing force is applied to the holding means 203 by the winding means 204, but the opening / closing means 206 resists this biasing force. Thus, the leg member 205 is held in the expanded state, and the screen 202 is maintained in the expanded state.

Next, in order to change the folding screen 201 from the use state to the storage state, the user first brings the holding means 203 close to each other, whereby the winding means 204 winds the screen 202 around the rotating shaft 221. At the same time, the base ends of the leg members 205 approach each other.
By bringing the holding means 203 close to each other, the opening / closing means 206 allows the leg member 205 to be closed, and the leg member 205 is configured as a rail 12 held in a state closed by the opening / closing means 206. .
Next, the user moves the sliding member 213 of the holding means 203 upward, and swings the leg member 205 to move it to a storage position adjacent to the holding member 211 of the holding means 203.
Then, the user moves the sliding member 213 upward to position the opening / closing means 206 provided at the tip of the leg member 205 above the lower connecting member 212 in the holding means 203.

In addition, as the winding means 4, 104, 204 in the first to third embodiments, a rotating shaft is provided on at least one of the holding means 3, 103, 203, and the screen has elasticity so that it can rotate itself. Those having the property of winding around a shaft can be used.
A film having such properties is known as described in Japanese Patent No. 2623105. By using such a screen, the spring of the winding means in the first to third embodiments can be used. This can be omitted, and the folding screen can be made lighter and simplified.
Further, the winding means may be provided with a stopper that engages with the rotating shaft when the screen is expanded to the use state and prevents the screen from being wound.
In this case, since the urging force does not act on the opening / closing means in the direction of closing the leg member in use, the leg member is expanded against the urging force as in the first to third embodiments. It is not necessary to make it the structure hold | maintained in the open state.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Folding screen 2 Screen 3 Holding means 4 Winding means 5 Leg member 6 Opening / closing means

Claims (9)

A screen capable of winding, two holding means for holding both ends of the screen, and winding means for winding the screen around the holding means,
In a folding screen in which the holding means is separated in the use state to expand the screen, and in the stored state, the screen is wound by the winding means to bring the holding means close to each other.
The base means of the leg member is pivotally connected to the holding means, respectively, and an opening / closing means for opening and closing the leg member is provided at the tip of each leg member,
In the state of use, the holding means is separated in the horizontal direction to expand the screen in the horizontal direction, and the opening / closing means allows the leg member to expand in a V-shape, and further, the distal end portion of the leg member Is swung to the rear separation position of the screen, and the screen is held upright by the lower end of each holding means and at least one of the leg member or the opening / closing means,
In the stowed state, the holding means is approached so that the winding means winds up the screen, the opening / closing means allows the leg member to close, and the leg member is in the stowed position adjacent to the holding means. A folding screen characterized by being swung.   2. The folding screen according to claim 1, wherein base ends of the leg members are connected to each other so as to be movable along a longitudinal direction of the holding means.   The folding screen according to claim 1, wherein the leg member is expanded and contracted by an expansion / contraction means. The winding means is composed of a rotating shaft rotatably provided on at least one holding means, and an urging means for urging the rotating shaft in a direction of winding the screen,
The folding screen according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening / closing means holds the leg member in an open state against the biasing force in the use state. The winding means includes a rotating shaft provided at at least one end of the screen and rotatably provided on the holding means, and the screen is wound around the rotating shaft by its own elasticity and approaches the two holding means. Made of materials that urge in the direction
The folding screen according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening / closing means holds the leg member in an open state against the biasing force in the use state.   6. The opening / closing means comprises a member that connects two leg members, deforms with a predetermined force, and maintains the shape after the deformation. Folding screen as described.   The opening / closing means includes two disc-shaped sliding surfaces provided on each of the two leg members, and a pin for bringing the sliding surfaces into close contact with each other. 6. The folding screen according to claim 4, wherein a force is generated.   Protrusions that rotate with each of the two sliding surfaces are provided, and the protrusions engage when the leg members open to a predetermined opening and the two sliding surfaces rotate relatively. The folding screen according to claim 7.   The folding member according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a grounding member is provided at a lower end portion of the holding means, and an engagement protrusion is provided on an upper surface of the grounding member to engage with the opening / closing means in the stored state. Tatami screen.

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