JP2015223084A - Panel body, and pet cage including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a panel body including a lock mechanism having a simple structure, and capable of being constituted including a mechanism for locking a door, only by a wire, and a pet cage using the panel body.SOLUTION: A panel body 1 has a lock mechanism 11 where a door body 9 is tiltably attached to a frame part 3 with a rotation shaft 7 side as a fulcrum, and opening of the door body 9 is prevented in a state of closing the door body 9. The lock mechanism 11 includes: a hook part 19 provided near an opening 5 in the frame part 3, and having an extension part 19a fixed to the frame part 3 on a base end side thereof and extended forward, and a standing part 19b upward standing from a front end of the extension part 19a; a lock bar 27 provided above the hook part 19; an engaging bar 21 provided on the door body 9 side, and inserted into the inside of the standing part 19b of the hook part 19 to be engaged; and a lock side part 29 provided on the door body 9 side, projecting in a door body closing direction, engaged with the lock bar 27 in a state of closing the door body 9, and regulating the tilting of the door body 9.

Description

  The present invention is a panel body that is formed of a metal wire rod and includes an opening, and a door body that is attached to the opening of the frame section so that the opening can be opened and closed with one side as a rotation shaft. The present invention relates to a pet cage using a panel body.

2. Description of the Related Art As pet circles and cages for keeping pets such as small dogs and cats indoors, those using wire mesh panels formed of metal wire materials are widely known.
In such a pet circle or the like, it is general that an opening serving as a pet doorway is provided on one surface of a wire mesh panel, and an openable / closable door is provided in the opening. Such a door is provided with a lock device for locking the closed state of the door.

  As an example of such a pet circle, there is a pet cage disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. Patent Document 1 discloses a “pet having a side panel having a side panel body having a pet doorway and a door pivotally supported by the side panel body so that the pet doorway can be opened and closed. And a slide lock member for locking the door and a slide restricting portion provided on the door, the slide restricting portion protruding outward from a peripheral end portion of the door on a surface including the door surface. Alternatively, the slide lock member is configured to be slidable so as to be retracted inward, and the slide lock member includes a door fully closed state locking portion that can be locked in the fully closed state on the side panel body side. , A pet cage provided with a door fully open state locking portion that can be locked in the door fully open state.

JP 2008-178366 A

In the pet cage disclosed in Patent Document 1, a bottomed frame-like slide lock member is slidable to a slide restricting portion made of a wire as a door to lock the door, and is always urged in the locking direction. (See paragraphs 0039 to 0046 of Patent Document 1).
However, the structure is complicated, and for example, it cannot be configured with only a wire, and there is a problem that the cost increases.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and has a simple structure, a panel body provided with a lock mechanism that can be configured with only a wire rod including a door lock mechanism, and the panel body. The purpose is to provide a pet cage.

(1) A panel body according to the present invention includes a frame portion that is formed of a metal wire and has an opening, and a door body that is attached to the opening of the frame portion so as to be openable and closable using one side as a rotation axis. A panel body comprising:
The door body has a lock mechanism that is attached to the frame portion so as to be tiltable with the pivot shaft side as a fulcrum, and prevents the door body from being opened in the closed state.
The locking mechanism is
A hook portion provided in the vicinity of the opening in the frame portion and having an extension portion whose base end side is fixed to the frame portion and extends forward; and a rising portion that rises upward from the front end of the extension portion; and the hook A lock bar made of a horizontal wire provided above the section;
A locking bar that is provided on the door body side and is inserted and locked inside the rising portion of the hook portion in a state where the door body is closed, and is provided to protrude in the door body closing direction on the door body side, And a lock side part that is engaged with the lock bar and restricts the tilting of the door body in a state in which the door body is closed.

(2) Further, in the above-described (1), the door body has a plurality of extending side portions extending in the vertical direction extending to the rotating shaft side, and the rotation is provided at the tip of the extending side portions. A hole into which the shaft can be inserted is provided, and the hole diameter in the axial direction of the extended side portion is larger as the hole is provided in the lower extended side portion.

(3) Further, in the above (1) or (2), the hook portion has an inclined portion inclined obliquely downward from the rising portion toward the front, and the locking bar is When the door body is closed, the door body is configured to tilt by being brought into contact with and guided by the inclined portion.

(4) Further, in the device according to any one of the above (1) to (3), the upper side has a bent side portion that bends in a direction approaching the frame portion side, and the lock is formed above the bent side portion. A side portion is provided so that the locking bar is continuous with a lower portion of the bent side portion, and an upper end portion of the bent side portion contacts the lock bar immediately before the door body is closed, and the bent side portion When the upper end portion of the hook is pressed by the lock bar, the bent side portion is elastically deformed, and the locking bar can be inserted into the rising portion of the hook portion.

(5) Further, in any of the above (1) to (4), an operation portion for releasing the lock side portion from being locked to the lock bar is provided in the vicinity of the lock side portion. It is characterized by that.

(6) Further, in any of the above (1) to (5), a second hook portion having the same shape as the hook portion is provided below the hook portion, and below the locking bar. It has a 2nd latching bar provided and latching to the said 2nd hook part.

(7) A pet cage according to the present invention has the panel body according to any one of (1) to (6) above on at least one surface of a peripheral wall.

  The panel body according to the present invention has a lock mechanism that prevents the door body from being opened, and the lock mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the opening in the frame portion, and the base end side is fixed to the frame portion and extends forward. A hook part having a protruding part, a rising part rising upward from the front end of the extension part, a lock bar made of a horizontal wire provided above the hook part, and provided on the door body side to close the door body A locking bar that is inserted and locked inside the rising part of the hook part in a state of being hooked, and is provided on the door body side so as to protrude in the door closing direction, and is locked to the lock bar with the door body closed. By providing the lock side portion that restricts the tilting of the door body, the structure is simple, and it is possible to provide a lock mechanism that can be configured with only a wire rod including a mechanism that locks the door.

It is a perspective view of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the open state of the door body of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the frame part of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the door body of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the tilting state of the door body of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the A section enclosed with the broken line in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the B section enclosed with the broken line in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the closing operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 1). It is explanatory drawing of the closing operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 2). It is explanatory drawing of the closing operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 3). It is explanatory drawing of the closing operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 4). It is explanatory drawing of the closing operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 5). It is explanatory drawing of the closing operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 6). It is explanatory drawing of the opening operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 1). It is explanatory drawing of the opening operation | movement of the panel body which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 2). It is a perspective view of the pet cage which concerns on one embodiment of this invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the panel body 1 according to the present embodiment is formed of a metal wire, and has a frame portion 3 having an opening 5 and an opening 5 of the frame portion 3 with one side as a rotation shaft 7. And a lock mechanism 11 that locks the door body 9 to prevent the door body 9 from opening when the door body 9 is closed, as shown in FIG. Thus, it is used as the peripheral wall of the pet cage 41.
The structure of the panel body 1 will be described in detail below.

<Frame part>
As shown in FIG. 3, the frame portion 3 has a rectangular shape as a whole, is formed in a lattice shape by a metal vertical wire and a horizontal wire, and has openings 5.
Note that the vertical wire forming the left side of the opening 5 in the drawing serves as the rotation shaft 7 of the door body 9.

<Door>
The door body 9 has a rectangular shape (see FIG. 4), and is attached to the frame portion 3 so as to be openable and closable as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, an upper extending side portion 13, a middle extending side portion 15, and a lower extending side portion 17 extending from the door body 9 toward the frame portion 3 are provided on the rotating side. The leading ends of the upper extending side portion 13, the middle extending side portion 15, and the lower extending side portion 17 are bent to form a first hole 13a, a second hole 15a, and a third hole 17a, respectively. By inserting the rotation shaft 7 into the first hole 13a, the second hole 15a, and the third hole 17a, the door body 9 is rotatable.

As shown in FIG. 4, the uppermost first hole 13a has a size that allows the rotation shaft 7 to be inserted and turn, and the lower the second hole 15a and the third hole 17a, the lower the hole. It is a long hole with a large hole diameter in the axial direction. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, the door body 9 can tilt with respect to the frame portion 3. Specifically, the door body 9 tilts in the direction in which the side where the lock mechanism 11 is provided becomes higher, that is, in the counterclockwise direction.
Note that the first hole 13a, the second hole 15a, and the third hole 17a are not necessarily long holes, and are axially directed from the first hole 13a to the lower second hole 15a and the third hole 17a in order. The hole diameter should be larger.

<Lock mechanism>
The lock mechanism 11 locks the door body 9 in a state in which the door body 9 is closed to prevent the door body 9 from being opened, and includes a door body closing function for closing the door body 9 and a door body. It has two functions of a lock function that prevents the closed state of 9 from being easily released.

《Door body closing function》
The door body closing function is realized by the hook portion 19 provided in the frame portion 3 and the locking bar 21 provided in the door body 9 (see FIGS. 2 to 4).
As shown in FIG. 6, the hook portion 19 is fixed to the frame portion 3 at the base end side, and extends upward from the front end of the extension portion 19a. A rising portion 19b and an inclined portion 19c inclined obliquely downward from the rising portion 19b toward the front are provided.
The locking bar 21 is provided on the door body 9 and is made of a wire extending in the door outer direction and in the horizontal direction (see FIG. 4). When the door body 9 is closed, the locking bar 21 abuts on the inclined portion 19c of the hook portion 19 and is guided. In addition, the door body 9 is inserted and locked inside the rising portion 19b of the hook portion 19 in the closed state (see FIG. 6).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the panel body 1 according to the present embodiment has the same shape as the hook portion 19 below the hook portion 19 in the frame portion 3, and includes a second extension portion 23 a and a second extension portion 23 a. A second hook portion 23 having a rising portion 23b and a second inclined portion 23c is provided.
Further, the door body 9 has a second locking bar 25 which is provided below the locking bar 21 and is inserted and locked inside the second rising portion 23b of the second hook portion 23 ( (See FIGS. 4 and 6).
As described above, the panel body 1 of the present embodiment includes the second hook portion 23 and the second locking bar 25 in addition to the hook portion 19 and the locking bar 21, so that the door body 9 is The closed state can be more reliably achieved.

《Lock function》
The lock function is realized by a lock bar 27 provided on the frame portion 3 and a lock side portion 29 provided on the door body 9.
The lock bar 27 is made of a horizontal wire provided above the hook portion 19. Further, the lock side portion 29 is provided so as to protrude in the door body closing direction, and is locked to the lock bar 27 in a state in which the door body 9 is closed to restrict the tilting of the door body 9.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the locking bar 21 and the lock side portion 29 are bent side portions where the upper portion is continuous with the lock side portion 29 and the lower portion is continuous with the locking bar 21. 31 and the bent side portion 31 is bent in a direction in which the upper portion approaches the frame portion side. The bent side portion 31 is bent in a direction in which the upper side is inclined toward the frame 3 side when the lower side of the bend is in a substantially vertical state. Therefore, when the door body 9 is closed, the upper end portion of the bent side portion 31 comes into contact with the lock bar 27 immediately before the door body 9 is closed, and the upper end portion of the bent side portion 31 is pressed by the lock bar 27. At this time, since the lower side of the bent side portion 31 is in a free state without contacting the frame portion 3, the bent side portion 31 is deformed by the inertia force of the closing operation of the door body 9, and the locking bar 21 approaches the frame portion 3 side and can be inserted into the rising portion 19b of the hook portion 19.
An operation side portion 33 extending toward the front side is provided above the lock side portion 29.

  The door closing and opening prevention operations in the panel body 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

<Closed action>
When the door body 9 is pushed in the closing direction from the open state, the door body 9 rotates about the rotation shaft 7 and starts the closing operation. When the door body 9 approaches the frame portion 3, the locking bar 21 and the second locking bar 25 provided on the door body 9 come into contact with the inclined portion 19c and the second inclined portion 23c, respectively (see FIG. 8). These are guided by these and move in the direction approaching the frame 3 along the inclination. A first hole 13a, a second hole 15a, and a third hole 17a are formed on the rotation side of the door body 9, and the axis of the hole becomes closer to the second hole 15a and the third hole 17a. Since the length of the direction is a long hole, the door body 9 is tilted in the direction in which the side where the lock mechanism 11 is provided, that is, in the counterclockwise direction, as shown in FIG. 9A. To do.

When the door body 9 further approaches the frame portion 3, the tip of the lock side portion 29 comes into contact with the lock bar 27.
At this time, if there is some momentum in the movement in the closing direction of the door body 9, when the upper end portion of the bent side portion 31 collides with the lock bar 27, the bent side portion 31 is elastically deformed, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the locking bar 21 at the lower part of the bent side portion 31 approaches the frame portion 3. In this state, the locking bar 21 gets over the inclined portion 19c, and the door body 9 is moved in the direction in which the tilt is restored by its own weight, and as shown in FIGS. 21 is inserted inside the rising portion 19 b of the hook portion 19. At this time, when the elastic deformation of the bent side portion 31 is restored, the lock side portion 29 moves to the frame portion 3 side and enters below the lock bar 27. As a result, the door body 9 is in a closed state, and the lock side portion 29 has entered under the lock bar 27, so that the closed state is locked without tilting.

FIG. 13 shows the movement of the bent side portion 31 and the lock side portion 29 and the locking bar 21 that are continuous with the door body 9 in three stages, and is shown in the lightest gray. From time to time, the color gradually turns black.
As shown in FIG. 13, the door body 9 according to the present embodiment is automatically closed and locked only by closing the door body 9 with a certain amount of momentum.
Needless to say, the closing operation of the door body 9 is the same even if the person rotates without releasing his / her hand from the door body 9.

<Opening action>
When opening the door body 9, as shown by the white arrow in FIGS. 14 and 15, the operation side portion 33 is pushed down and pulled toward the front side to lock the lock side portion 29 and the lock bar 27. When the operation side portion 33 is lifted in the released state, the door body 9 tilts (see FIG. 5), and the locking between the locking bar 21 and the hook portion 19 can be released. In this state, by pulling the door body 9 forward, the door body 9 can be rotated to open the door body 9.

As described above, the panel body 1 of the present embodiment can automatically close and lock the door with a simple structure.
In order to automatically close the door body 9, when the upper end portion of the bent side portion 31 comes into contact with the lock bar 27, the bent side portion 31 is elastically deformed, and the door body 9 is attached to the hook portion 19. Before being pushed back from the position, an operation is required so that the tilt is restored by its own weight. This can be realized by adjusting the elastic force of the bent side portion 31. The elastic force can be adjusted, for example, by adjusting the wire diameter of the wire of the bent side 31 or by changing the material.

  In the present embodiment, the panel body 1 is used as the peripheral wall of the pet cage 41 shown in FIG. 16, and in the example shown in FIG. The panel body 1 of this Embodiment is used for the surrounding wall.

  But the panel body 1 of this Embodiment can be utilized for a traffic regulation fence etc. other than the surrounding wall of the pet cage 41, for example.

  The panel body 1 according to the present embodiment includes the inclined portion 19c and is automatically closed only by pushing the door body 9 in the closing direction. The thing which does not have the inclination part 19c is also included. If the inclined portion 19c is not provided, the person may rotate the door body 9 in the closing direction while holding the operation side portion 33 so as to get over the rising portion 19b of the hook portion 19.

  In the present embodiment, the lock side portion 29 and the locking bar 21 are connected by the bent side portion 31 in order to realize the automatic closing lock as described above, and the inclined portion 19c is not provided. In this case, it is not always necessary that the lock side portion 29 and the locking bar 21 operate in conjunction with each other.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example in which the second hook portion 23 and the second locking bar 25 are provided in order to make the door body 9 more securely closed is shown, but these are not essential, Only the hook part 19 and the locking bar 21 may be sufficient. In this case, it is preferable that the position of the hook portion 19 is separated from the vertical distance of the lock bar 27.
Further, as shown in the above embodiment, the panel body 1 can be entirely formed of a wire as long as it is a structure of the panel body 1 of the present invention. However, the present invention is not necessarily composed of only a wire. It is not essential and does not exclude the use of members other than wires.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Panel body 3 Frame part 5 Opening 7 Rotating shaft 9 Door body 11 Locking mechanism 13 Upper extension side part 13a 1st hole 15 Middle extension side part 15a 2nd hole 17 Lower extension side part 17a 3rd hole 19 Hook part 19a Extension part 19b Rising part 19c Inclined part 21 Locking bar 23 Second hook part 23a Second extending part 23b Second rising part 23c Second inclined part 25 Second locking bar 27 Lock bar 29 Lock side part 31 Bending Side 33 Operation side 41 Pet cage

Claims (7)

A panel body that is formed of a metal wire, and includes a frame portion having an opening, and a door body that is attached to the opening of the frame portion so as to be openable and closable around one side as a rotation axis.
The door body has a lock mechanism that is attached to the frame portion so as to be tiltable with the pivot shaft side as a fulcrum, and prevents the door body from being opened in the closed state.
The locking mechanism is
A hook portion provided in the vicinity of the opening in the frame portion and having an extension portion whose base end side is fixed to the frame portion and extends forward; and a rising portion that rises upward from the front end of the extension portion; and the hook A lock bar made of a horizontal wire provided above the section;
A locking bar that is provided on the door body side and is inserted and locked inside the rising portion of the hook portion in a state where the door body is closed, and is provided to protrude in the door body closing direction on the door body side, A panel body comprising: a lock side portion that locks the lock bar and restricts the tilting of the door body in a state in which the door body is closed.   The door body has a plurality of extending side portions extending in the vertical direction extending to the rotating shaft side, and a hole into which the rotating shaft can be inserted is provided at the tip of the extending side portion. The panel body according to claim 1, wherein a hole diameter in the axial direction of the extended side portion is larger as it is provided in the extended side portion.   The hook portion has an inclined portion that is inclined obliquely downward from the rising portion toward the front, and the locking bar is guided in contact with the inclined portion when the door body is closed, The panel body according to claim 1, wherein the door body is configured to tilt.   The upper side has a bent side that bends in a direction approaching the frame side, the lock side is provided above the bent side, and the locking bar is provided below the bent side. The upper end portion of the bent side portion abuts against the lock bar immediately before the door body is closed, and the upper end portion of the bent side portion is pressed against the lock bar, so that the bent side portion is elastically deformed. The panel body according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the locking bar can be inserted inside the rising portion of the hook portion.   The panel according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an operation portion for releasing the lock side portion from being locked to the lock bar in the vicinity of the lock side portion. body.   A second hook portion having the same shape as the hook portion is provided below the hook portion, and a second locking bar is provided below the locking bar and locked to the second hook portion. The panel body according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   A pet cage comprising the panel body according to any one of claims 1 to 6 on at least one surface of a peripheral wall.