JP2018100584A - Header cap and lattice unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a header cap that is less likely to come out when a fixture enters a position at which the cap is fixed on a mold material.SOLUTION: Provided is a header cap for placement on a header serving as an opening end of a second member fixed on a first member by a fixture that enters an inside from an outside. The header cap comprises: a cap body that makes contact with and covers the header; a locking part comprising an extending piece which extends from the cap body and inserted into the inside of the second member from the header, and a projection provided at an extending tip of the extending piece and to be inserted into a hole in the second member connecting between the inside and the outside so that the header cap is locked on the second member; and an adjacent part located at a position deeper than the locking part in an extending direction of the extending piece, lying adjacent to the locking part, and being connected to the cap body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a forehead cap and a lattice unit.

  As a fore cap provided at the fore that forms an open end, for example, a gate cap fitted to the open end of a hollow mold member or a semi-hollow mold member constituting the gate is known (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). This gate cap is provided with a locking tongue piece formed integrally with a protruding wall inserted into the hollow portion from the opening end of the mold material on the back surface of the cap body covering the opening, in the vicinity of the opening end of the mold material. It is fitted to the mold material by being fitted in the engaging hole. The locking tongue piece is provided on the outer peripheral side of the projecting wall, and is configured to bend toward the inner peripheral side together with the projecting wall.When inserting the projecting wall into the opening end of the mold member, The locking tongue piece is inserted in sliding contact with the inner surface of the flexible mold member, and when it reaches the engagement hole, the bending deformation is restored, whereby the locking tongue piece is inserted and fitted into the engagement hole.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-44799

  When the mold member with the gate cap fitted to the end portion is fixed to the gate pillar or the like with a fixing tool such as a screw, the fixing tool enters the hollow portion from the outside of the mold material. At this time, if the position where the screw enters in the mold material and the position of the locking hole in which the locking tongue piece is inserted coincide with each other, the locking tongue piece is pushed out of the engagement hole by the screw entering from the outside. As a result, the gate cap may be lifted or removed from the mold material.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fore edge cap and a lattice unit that are difficult to come off even when a fixture enters a position where the cap is locked to the shape member. There is to do.

  In order to achieve such an object, the fore edge cap of the present invention is a fore edge cap provided at the fore edge forming the open end of the second member fixed to the first member by a fixture that enters from the outside to the inside. A cap body that is in contact with and covers the forehead, an extension piece that extends from the cap body and is inserted into the second member from the forehead, and an extended tip of the extension piece A locking portion provided with a protrusion provided in the second member and inserted into a hole communicating the inside and the outside, and the small cap is locked to the second member; In the extending direction of the protruding piece, it is a small cap characterized by having a juxtaposed portion located on the back side of the locking portion and adjacent to the cap main body and connected to the cap body. .

  The fore cap that is locked to the second member by inserting the protrusion of the locking portion into the hole of the second member has a fixing tool for fixing the second member to the first member outside the second member. When entering the inside from the inside and pressing the locking portion inward, the fixture pushes the protrusion out of the hole and the fore edge cap is easily removed. According to the fore edge cap, in the extending direction of the extended piece, because it has a juxtaposed portion that is located on the back side from the locking portion and is connected to the cap body adjacent to the locking portion, When the fore edge cap moves away from the second member, the juxtaposed portion comes into contact with the portion of the fixture that has pushed out the protrusion and protrudes inside the second member, thereby restricting the movement of the fore edge cap. For this reason, it is possible to provide a fore edge cap that does not easily come off even when the fixture enters the position where the fore edge cap is locked to the second member.

  Further, the lattice unit is characterized in that the second member having the fore edge cap attached to the fore edge is fixed to the column by the fixture via the connecting member forming the first member.

  According to such a lattice unit, it is possible to provide a lattice unit in which a lattice member provided with a fore cap that is difficult to be removed even if a fixing tool enters a position locked to the lattice member is fixed to a column. is there.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is possible to provide a fore edge cap and a lattice unit which are hard to come off even if a fixing tool enters the position where the cap is locked to the shape member.

It is an external view which shows the lattice unit which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a forehead cap and a lattice member. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of an auxiliary latching | locking part.

Hereinafter, a fore edge cap and a lattice unit according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the grid unit 1 of the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of horizontal grid members 2 as second members are arranged with a space therebetween in the vertical direction and are spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction. It is configured to be fixed to a plurality of provided pillars 3 via a connecting member 4 (see FIG. 3) as a first member. Here, it corresponds to the cross member arranged along the direction in which the pillar 3 crosses the second member.

  Further, the horizontal lattice members 2 are arranged in a row in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal lattice members 2 adjacent in the horizontal direction are fixed to a single column 3 with their ends close to each other and facing each other. Yes. At this time, a small cap 5 made of synthetic resin is attached to each horizontal lattice member 2 so as to cover each of the small openings 2a. For this reason, the edge caps 5 are abutted with each other between the horizontal lattice members 2 adjacent in the horizontal direction with a slight gap.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal lattice member 2 is an extruded member made of aluminum, has a rectangular cross section, penetrates in the longitudinal direction inside, and is a hollow portion 2b into which a part of the small cap 5 is inserted. I am doing. On one side surface of the horizontal lattice member 2 having a rectangular cross section, a hole 2c is provided in the vicinity of both end portions to communicate the inside and the outside of the hollow portion 2b. One of the projections 55c and 55d provided in the fore edge cap 5 described later is inserted into the hole 2c. In the following description, the four side surfaces of the rectangular horizontal lattice member 2 will be described as the first surface 2d, the second surface 2e, the third surface 2f, and the fourth surface 2g, respectively. The horizontal lattice member 2 has the first surface 2d and the third surface 2f facing each other, the second surface 2e and the fourth surface 2g facing each other, and the hole 2c into which the protrusion 55d is inserted is the first surface. 2d.

  Moreover, in the following description, even if it is description of the small cap 5 single-piece | unit, in the state inserted in the horizontal lattice member 2, the direction along the side surface 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g which each part faces, the side surface which faces A direction is specified and explained in the direction orthogonal to 2d, 2e, 2f, and 2g and the insertion direction in which the fore edge cap 5 is inserted.

  The forehead cap 5 is in contact with the forehead 2a and covers the forehead 2a, and the sliding contact insertion portions 52, 53, 54 protruding from the abutment surface 51a in contact with the forehead 2a of the cap body 51. , A locking portion 55, and an auxiliary locking portion 56.

  The cap body 51 has an outer diameter slightly larger than the rectangular shape formed by the small openings 2a of the horizontal lattice member 2, and the outer peripheral portion is in contact with the small openings 2a. The surface of the cap body 51 opposite to the contact surface 51a is formed flat or arcuate.

  The sliding contact insertion portions 52, 53, and 54 are provided on the four side surfaces of the horizontal lattice member 2, that is, the first surface 2 d, the second surface 2 e, and the third surface when the small cap 5 is attached to the end portion of the horizontal lattice member 2 2f, a portion that is inserted into the hollow portion 2b while being in sliding contact with the fourth surface 2g. The sliding contact insertion portions 52, 53, and 54 are the first surface 2d and the second surface 2e, or the second surface 2e, which respectively form two of the inner four corners of the horizontal lattice member 2. L-shaped corner sliding contact insertion portions 52 and 53 that are in sliding contact with the third surface 2f, and the third surface 2f, the fourth surface 2g, and the first surface 2d that form the other two corners It has a U-shaped side surface sliding contact insertion portion 54 that makes sliding contact.

  The side-sliding contact insertion portion 54 extends from the opposite insertion portion 54a facing the substantially entire width of the fourth surface 2g of the horizontal lattice member 2 and from both ends of the opposite insertion portion 54a in the direction along the fourth surface 2g. And an end extension insertion portion 54b facing the end portions of the third surface 3f and the first surface 2d.

  The two corner portion sliding contact insertion portions 52 and 53 are one of the second surfaces of the second surface end insertion portions 52a and 53a provided at positions facing both end sides in the direction along the second surface 2e. A first corner sliding contact insertion portion 52 formed of a first surface end insertion portion 52b that is connected to the end insertion portion 52a and faces the first surface 2d to form a corner portion, and the other second surface end portion insertion A first corner sliding contact insertion portion 53 that is connected to the portion 53a and is formed of a third surface end insertion portion 53b that forms a corner portion opposite to the third surface 2f.

  The side sliding contact insertion portion 54, the first corner sliding contact insertion portion 52, and the second corner sliding contact insertion portion 53 all have a length from the cap body 51 in a plane parallel to the inner surface of the horizontal lattice member 2. Tapers 52c, 53c, and 54c are formed such that the outer peripheral surface is shorter than the inner peripheral surface and the thickness decreases toward the tip. Further, the side lattice member 2 is located at a portion facing the four side surfaces inside the horizontal lattice member 2 in the side surface sliding contact insertion portion 54, the first corner portion sliding contact insertion portion 52, and the second corner portion sliding contact insertion portion 53. Ribs 52d, 53d, and 54d are respectively provided along the insertion direction, and tapers 52e, 53e, and 54e are also formed on the leading ends of the ribs 52d, 53d, and 54d.

  The end extension insertion portion 54b along the third surface 2f of the side sliding contact insertion portion 54 and the third surface end insertion portion 53b of the second corner portion insertion portion 53 are spaced apart in the direction along the third surface 2f. The end extension insertion portion 54b along the first surface 2d of the side surface sliding contact insertion portion 54 and the first surface end insertion portion 52b of the first corner portion insertion portion 52 are in the direction along the first surface 2d. The first corner insertion portion 52 and the second surface end insertion portions 52a of the second corner insertion portion 53 are spaced apart from each other in the direction along the second surface 2d. Yes.

  The locking part 55 and the auxiliary locking part 56 are arranged so that the same small cap 5 can be attached to the small openings 2a at both ends of the horizontal lattice member 2 in which the holes 2c are provided in the first surface 2d. Between the end extension insertion portion 54 b along the third surface 2 f of the side surface sliding contact insertion portion 54 and the third surface end insertion portion 53 b of the second corner portion insertion portion 53 and between the side surface sliding contact insertion portion 54. It is provided between the end extension insertion portion 54b along the first surface 2d and the first surface end insertion portion 52b of the first corner portion insertion portion 52, respectively. For this reason, when the fore edge cap 5 is attached to the fore edge 2a of the horizontal lattice member 2, the projections 55c (see FIGS. 3 and 4) and 55d inserted into the holes 2c are only one of them.

  The locking portion 55 is provided at the extended pieces 55a and 55b extending in the insertion direction from the contact surface 51a of the cap body 51 and the extended ends of the extended pieces 55a and 55b. And projections 55c and 55d projecting on the first surface 2d side or the third surface 2f side.

  The 3rd surface side extension piece 55a provided in the 3rd surface 2f side is located in the approximate center between the edge part extension insertion part 54b and the 3rd surface end part insertion part 53b along the 3rd surface 2f. The end extension insertion portion 54b and the third surface end insertion portion 53b along the third surface 2f are spaced apart from each other. The 1st surface side extension piece 55b provided in the 1st surface 2d side is located in the approximate center between the edge part extension insertion part 54b and the 1st surface edge part insertion part 52b along the 1st surface 2d. The end portion extending insertion portion 54b and the first surface end insertion portion 52b along the first surface 2d are spaced apart from each other.

  The third surface side extending piece 55a and the first surface side extending piece 55b have a rectangular cross-sectional shape when cut along a plane parallel to the contact surface 51a, and the third surface side extending piece 55a has a width in the direction along the third surface 2f wider than the thickness in the direction along the second surface 2e, and the first surface side extension piece 55b has a width in the direction along the first surface 2d. The thickness is larger than the thickness in the direction along the second surface 2e. For this reason, when an external force acts on the third surface side extending piece 55a and the first surface side extending piece 55b in the direction along the second surface 2e, the distal end side is the second surface 2e with the cap body 51 side as the base end. It is formed so as to bend easily so as to move along the direction.

  The protrusions 55c (see FIGS. 3 and 4) and 55d provided at the tips of the third surface side extending piece 55a and the first surface side extending piece 55b are respectively provided with the small caps 5 at both ends of the horizontal lattice member 2. A position where the contact surface 51a of the fore edge cap 5 comes into contact with the fore edge 2a of the horizontal lattice member 2 and is inserted into the holes 2c provided in the first surface 2d of the horizontal lattice member 2 when attached. Is provided. Each protrusion 55c, 55d has a cylindrical shape with a diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of each hole 2c, and is provided with tapers 55e, 55f so that the thickness on the tip side becomes thinner.

  The auxiliary locking portions 56 provided on the third surface 2f side and the first surface 2d side extend in the third surface side extension piece 55a or the first surface side extension in the direction along the third surface 2f or the first surface 2d. On both sides of the protruding piece 55b, the two juxtaposed arm portions 56a extending longer than the respective latching portions 55 in the insertion direction are connected to the tips of the two juxtaposed arm portions 56a, and the latching portion 55, the locking portion 55 and a juxtaposed portion 56 b that are adjacent to each other and located on the back side of the horizontal lattice member 2.

  The two juxtaposed arm portions 56a are provided between the end portion extending insertion portion 54b and the third surface side extending piece 55a along the third surface 2f, and between the third surface side extending piece 55a and the third surface. Between the end insertion portion 53b, or between the end extension insertion portion 54b along the first surface 2d and the first surface side extension piece 55b, and between the first surface side extension piece 55b and the first surface. The third insertion portion 55a and the two juxtaposed arm portions 56a are arranged in the direction along the third surface 2f, with a space between the end insertion portion 52b and the third insertion portion 52a. The one-surface-side extension piece 55b and the two juxtaposed arm portions 56a are provided so as to be aligned in the direction along the first surface 2d. At this time, the interval between the two parallel arm portions 56a provided on the third surface 2f side and the first surface 2d side is determined when the horizontal lattice member 2 is fixed to the column 3 via the connecting member 4. For example, the diameter of the threaded portion 6a of the screw 6 is larger than the diameter of the fixing tool used.

  The juxtaposed portions 56b that connect the tips of the two juxtaposed arm portions 56a of the auxiliary locking portions 56 provided on the third surface 2f side and the first surface 2d side are substantially parallel to the contact surface 51a. And is not in contact with the locking portion 55.

  When inserting the fore edge cap 5 into the horizontal lattice member 2, the side surface of the fore edge cap 5 is arranged so that the engaging portion 55 and the auxiliary engaging portion 56 face the first surface 2d and the third surface 2f when inserted. It inserts along the longitudinal direction from the small edge 2a of the horizontal lattice member 2 from the sliding contact insertion part 54 and the corner | angular part sliding contact insertion parts 52 and 53 side. At this time, the fore-edge cap 5 is inserted while being guided by the front end portion where the side sliding contact insertion portion 54 and the taper 52c, 53c, 54c of the corner sliding contact insertion portions 52, 53 are provided. The ribs 52d, 53d, 54d provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the side surface sliding contact insertion portion 54 and the corner portion sliding contact insertion portions 52, 53 are in sliding contact with the inner side surface of the horizontal lattice member 2, and the side surface sliding contact insertion portion 54 is provided. The corner sliding contact insertion portions 52 and 53 are press-fitted while being pressed inward.

  When inserted, the taper 55e, 55f of the protrusions 55c, 55d projecting to the outer peripheral side from the third surface side extending piece 55c and the first surface side extending piece 55d of the auxiliary engaging portion 56, the engaging portion 55. , The third surface side extending piece 55a and the first surface side extending piece 55b of each locking portion 55 bend to the inside of the horizontal lattice member 2 as they are inserted. It inserts while pressing the inside of the 3rd surface 3f or the inside of the 1st surface 2d by elasticity. At this time, each of the small caps 5 inserted from the small openings 2a at both ends of the horizontal lattice member 2 has a third shape when the projections 55c and 55d on the first surface 2d side where the holes 2c are provided reach the holes 2c. The bending deformation of the surface side extending piece 55a or the first surface side extending piece 55b is restored, the protrusion 55c or the protrusion 55d is inserted into the hole 2c, and the fore edge cap 5 is locked to the horizontal lattice member 2. On the other hand, the third surface side extending piece 55a and the first surface side extending piece 55b on the third surface 2f side where the hole 2c is not provided are maintained in a state of being bent and deformed.

  The horizontal lattice member 2 to which the fore edge cap 5 is attached is fixed to the pillar 3 via the connecting member 4 with screws 6. At this time, when the position of the screw 6 that fixes the connecting member 4 and the horizontal lattice member 2 is sufficiently away from the fore edge 2a of the horizontal lattice member 2, as shown in FIG. The horizontal lattice member 2 is fixed to the column 3 without interfering with the. In FIGS. 3 and 4, hatching to the cross section of the portion other than the auxiliary locking portion 56 is omitted.

  On the other hand, when the position of the screw 6 that fixes the connecting member 4 and the horizontal lattice member 2 is close to the fore edge 2a of the horizontal lattice member 2 and the locking portion 55 and the screw 6 interfere with each other, as shown in FIG. Then, the locking portion 55 is pressed inward by the screws 6 entering from the outside to the inside of the horizontal lattice member 2 to bend, and the protrusions 55c and 55d are pushed out from the hole 2c. In the fore edge cap 5 of the present embodiment, an auxiliary locking portion 56 having a juxtaposed portion 56 b is provided on the back side of the locking portion 55 in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal lattice member 2, and the third surface side of the locking portion 55 extends. It is provided so that it may be located in a line with the piece 55a and the 1st surface side extension piece 55b. For this reason, even if the fore edge cap 5 moves in the direction of coming out of the horizontal lattice member 2, the juxtaposed portion 56 b comes into contact with the screw 6 and the movement of the fore edge cap 5 is restricted. The attached state is maintained.

That is, according to the fore edge cap 5 of the present embodiment, it is located on the back side of the horizontal lattice member 2 from the locking portion 55 in the extending direction of the third surface side extending piece 55a and the first surface side extending piece 55b. Then, since the engaging portion 55 and the auxiliary engaging portion 56 connected to the cap body 51 adjacent to each other are provided, the protrusions 55c and 55d are moved when the fore edge cap 5 moves in the direction of coming out of the horizontal lattice member 2. The auxiliary locking portion 56 comes into contact with the portion of the extruded screw 6 protruding inside the horizontal lattice member 2, and the movement of the fore edge cap 5 is restricted. For this reason, it is possible to provide the small cap 5 that is difficult to be removed even if the screw 6 enters the position where the small cap 5 is locked to the horizontal lattice member 2.
At this time, when the screw 6 protruding inside the horizontal grid member 2 enters the horizontal grid member 2 and urges the auxiliary locking portion 56 toward the center side in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal grid member 2, 5 and the small mouth 2a can be attached more closely.

It is also possible to provide a lattice unit 1 in which a lattice provided with a forehead cap 5 that is difficult to come off even if screws 6 enter the position locked to the horizontal lattice member 2 is connected to the pillar 3.
In the said embodiment, although the cross member arrange | positioned along the direction which cross | intersects the 2nd member was demonstrated as a pillar, it does not restrict to this. For example, the second member may be a member provided in the vertical direction, and the cross member may be a member provided along the horizontal direction.

  In the above-described embodiment, the auxiliary locking portion 56 connects the two side-by-side arm portions 56a extending longer than the respective locking portions 55 in the insertion direction and the tips of the two side-by-side arm portions 56a. Although the example which has the juxtaposed part 56b which demonstrated is demonstrated, it does not restrict to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the front end of the parallel arm portion 56a provided only on one side of the locking portion 55 is located on the back side of the locking portion 55 and is adjacent to the locking portion. You may have the juxtaposed part 56c extended so that it might fit. Moreover, as shown in FIG.5 (b), it does not have the juxtaposed arm part 56a, for example, the edge part extension insertion part 54b and the 3rd surface edge part insertion part 53b along the 3rd surface 2f, Further, the juxtaposed portion 56d may be provided so as to connect the end extension insertion portion 54b and the first surface end insertion portion 52b along the first surface 2d. At this time, the end extension insertion portion 54b and the first surface end insertion portion 52b function as the side arm portions 56a. As shown in FIG. 5C, either the end extension insertion portion 54b or the third surface end insertion portion 53b, either the end extension insertion portion 54b or the first surface end insertion portion 52b. A juxtaposed portion 56e may be provided so as to protrude from the above. At this time, either the end extension insertion portion 54b or the first surface end insertion portion 52b functions as the parallel arm portion 56a.

  Moreover, the said embodiment is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and is not for limiting and interpreting this invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and it is needless to say that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

1 lattice unit, 2 horizontal lattice member, 2a fork, 2c hole, 3 pillars, 4 connecting member,
5 small cap, 6 screws, 51 cap body, 55 locking part,
55a 3rd surface side extension piece, 55b 1st surface side extension piece, 55c protrusion, 55d protrusion,
56 auxiliary locking part, 56a juxtaposed arm part, 56b juxtaposed part, 56c juxtaposed part,
56d side by side, 56e side by side,

Claims (2)

A fore cap provided at the fore that forms the open end of the second member that is fixed to the first member by a fixture that enters the inside from the outside,
A cap body that is in contact with the forehead and covers the forehead;
An extension piece that extends from the cap body and is inserted into the inside of the second member from the small opening, and an extension tip of the extension piece that is provided in the second member and the inside and the A locking portion comprising a protrusion that is inserted into a hole communicating with the outside and the small cap is locked to the second member;
In the extending direction of the extending piece, a juxtaposed portion that is located on the back side from the locking portion and is adjacent to the locking portion and connected to the cap body,
A small-sized cap characterized by having. The said 2nd member with which the fore edge cap of Claim 1 was attached to the said forehead is arrange | positioned along the direction which cross | intersects the said 2nd member by the said fixing tool via the connection member which makes the said 1st member. A lattice unit fixed to a cross member.

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