JP2557201Y2 - T-shaped connection structure in partitioning device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a T
More particularly, the present invention relates to a T-shaped connecting structure in which a third partitioning panel is connected in a T-shape to a connecting portion of both partitioning panels connected linearly without a connecting post.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of connecting structures in a partitioning device have been provided. For example, as a structure in which two partition panels having different heights are linearly and stepwise connected to each other, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 5-84716 of the prior application of the present applicant, the side of the high panel and the lower panel are connected. The lower connecting fittings protruding from the ends are engaged with the lower connecting fittings on the low panel side and the lower connecting fittings on the high panel side from above, thereby attracting each other, and slidably protruding from the side end and fixed to the upper end of the low panel. There is provided a connection structure in which a hook portion of an upper connection fitting provided so as to be immovable and engages with an opening formed at the upper and lower middle side end of the high panel.

However, in the connection structure described in the above-mentioned publication and other conventionally known connection structures, the connecting portion between the two partition panels connected linearly has a third shape in a T-shape in plan view. To connect two partition panels, or to connect two partition panels in an L-shape in plan view, three connecting panels are formed in a T-shape with a connecting post interposed at the connecting portion. A structure in which two partition panels are connected in an L-shape is common.

That is, in a structure in which a plurality of partition panels are connected to each other and connected in a T-shape in plan view, conventionally, a connecting post was required, so that not only the cost was increased but also a straight line was used without using a connecting post. If a third partition panel is to be newly connected to the connecting part that has been connected in the shape later, it is necessary to disassemble the linear connecting part once and reconnect with the connecting post interposed, and there is freedom in construction and layout. Was a factor that hindered development. In particular, when connecting third partition panels having different heights, in addition to the above-described problems, it is necessary to cover an exposed portion formed above the connecting surface of the connecting post with a short special decorative cover. There were a number of problems arising from the use of posts.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the present invention] In view of the above-mentioned situation, the present invention is to solve the problem by connecting a connecting portion of two partition panels connected linearly without using a connecting post.
Provided is a T-shaped connecting structure in a partitioning device capable of easily and firmly connecting a third partition panel in a T-shape and simultaneously closing an end face of a coping of the third partition panel. Is to do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a plurality of locking holes formed at regular intervals in a vertical direction at joints between two linearly connected partition panels. The third partition panel is connected in a T-shape in a T-shape by connecting the third partition panel in a T-shape. The protruding downward hook is fitted and locked, and in this state, a restricting piece of a connecting fitting slidably protruded from the side end and fixedly provided at the upper end of the partition panel abuts on the upper edge of the locking hole. In addition, a T-shaped connection structure in a partitioning device in which an end face of the skirting tree is closed by an end cap plate erected on the connection fitting is formed.

[0007]

According to the T-shaped connecting structure of the partitioning device of the present invention having the above-mentioned contents, a plurality of locks formed at joints of the connecting portion are firstly provided in a state where two partitioning panels are linearly connected. Of the holes, a downward hook protruding from the side end of the third partition panel is fitted and locked in a lower locking hole at a predetermined height position to restrict downward movement, and in this state, Slide the connecting fitting provided at the upper end of the three partition panels toward the connecting side to stop the restricting piece against the upper edge of the upper locking hole to restrict the upward movement and fix it. By moving the metal fitting to the connection side and abutting the end cap plate against the two connecting parts connected linearly,
The looseness in the engagement relationship between the downward hook and the locking hole is eliminated, while the end cap plate closes the end face of the cap attached to the upper end of the third partition panel.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 shows a partitioning device configured by employing the T-shaped connection structure of the present invention. The third partition panel 3 is directly connected to the third partition panel 3 in a plan view using joints 2 formed at the connecting portions of the plurality of partition panels 1, which are linearly connected.
It is connected in a letter shape. Reference numeral 4 in the drawing denotes locking holes formed in the joint portion 2 at an integral interval in the vertical direction.
2 and 3 show the upper structure of the partition panel 3,
FIG. 4 shows the lower structure.

The partition panels 1 and 3 have the same structure, and the partition panel 3 may have a lower height than the partition panel 1 (see FIG. 1) or may have the same height. The invention can be applied in any case.
In the present invention, the structure of the panel itself is not particularly limited, but the structure necessary for the configuration of the present invention will be briefly described based on the partition panel 3.

The partition panel 3 has longitudinal grooves 5, 5 on both sides.
And upper and lower sides with upper and lower corner metal fittings (not shown) in the upper and lower corners of the vertical groove 5 and the horizontal groove 6, respectively. It has a structure in which a hollow vertical frame 8 is attached to a corner fitting. The upper corner metal fitting 7 has a structure that can be used also for attaching a linear connecting metal fitting for connecting the partitioning panels 1 and 1 to each other in the partition panel 1 that is linearly connected. It is also disclosed in the aforementioned Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 5-84716.

The upper corner metal fitting 7 has a mounting base 10 provided with a predetermined space between the upper corner metal fitting 7 and the bottom surface 9 of the upper lateral groove 6 when the upper corner metal fitting 7 is mounted on the partition panel 3. Standing plates 12 for attachment are bent, and a blind hole 13 is formed at the center. Here, the blind hole 13 has a shape in which a large hole 14 is arranged inside and a small hole 15 is arranged outside the partition panel 3 so as to be continuous.

A part of the vertical frame 8 protrudes from the side ends of the panel plates 16, 16 attached to the front and back sides, and a substantially U-shaped concave groove extending vertically in the center of the protruding end surface. 1
7 are formed, the locking holes 4,... Are formed at regular intervals in the vertical direction on both side surfaces of the protruding portion, and an opening 18 penetrating inward and outward including the concave groove 17 is formed at the upper end portion. doing. In addition, when the vertical frames 8, 8 of the partition panels 1, 1 are joined and connected in a straight line by using a straight connection bracket,
As described above, the joint portion 2 is formed at the connecting portion, and the joint portion 2 is formed.
The locking holes 4,... Arranged in the vertical direction face each other. However, the present invention is not limited to the connection structure between the partition panels 1, 1. A support having a locking hole 4 fixed in a protruding state at a side end of one of the partition panels 1 is connected to a side of the other partition panel 1. It is also possible to employ a device that fits into the concave groove at the end and locks a hook formed in the concave groove with the column.

Next, a structure for connecting the third partition panel 3 to the joint 2 between the two linearly connected partition panels 1 and 1 in a T-shape in plan view will be described. For that purpose, the connecting fitting 19 and the locking fitting 20 are used in the above-mentioned panel structure. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the connection fitting 19 has a main body 21 that fits on the mounting base 10 of the upper corner fitting 7 so as to be slidable between the supporting plates 12 and 12. An end cap plate 2 capable of closing an end face of the cap 11 at an outer end thereof, wherein an arm 22 having a substantially L-shape in front view is provided at an outer end of the main body 21.
3 is erected. The main body 21 includes a substrate 24
Side plates 25, 25 are fitted on both sides of the upper corner metal fitting 7 so as to fit between the standing plates 12, 12, and the substrate 2
An opening 26 is formed at a substantially central portion of 4 and a projecting piece 27 is provided at an outer edge of the opening 26. The arm 22 is fixed to the substrate 24 of the main body 21 by appropriate means or integrally formed with the substrate 24, extends downward from the lower surface of the substrate 24, further extends laterally, and has a distal end portion. Is a restricting piece 28. Further, the end cap plate 23 conforms to the outer shape of the cross section of the coping 11,
It is formed integrally with the upper end of the neck extending upward from the edge of the regulating piece 28 of the main body 21 and is formed in a substantially T-shape in a side view by the neck and the end cap plate 23. Is located above the upper end surface of the. Here, the protruding piece 2
7 is set to a size that can be inserted into the small hole 15 of the blind hole 13.

A screw shaft 30 of a fastening bolt 29 is inserted from above into the opening 26 of the connection fitting 19, and its head 31 is locked to the upper surface of the substrate 24 by a washer 32, and A square nut 33 is screwed into the lower end of the bracket 30 with one side face abutting on the protruding piece 27. Here, when the fastening bolt 29 is rotated, the square nut 33 is displaced only up and down without idling, since one side of the square nut 33 is abutted on the protruding piece 27. In a state before the connection fitting 19 is mounted on the mounting base 10, the square nut 33 is loosely screwed, that is, the space between the lower surface of the substrate 24 and the upper surface of the square nut 33 is The interval is set to be larger than the plate thickness. In the present embodiment, the square nut 33 is used, but any nut that has a shape that does not run idle by contacting the protruding piece 27 can be employed as appropriate.

In the state where the fastening bolt 29 and the square nut 33 are mounted, the connecting bracket 19 inserts the square nut 33 into the large hole 14 of the blind hole 13 and attaches the main body 21 to the upper corner. It is slidably fitted between the mounting base 10 of the metal fitting 7 and the standing plates 12 and 12 and mounted. At the time of this mounting, the horizontal portion of the arm 22, that is, the regulating piece 28 is made to protrude from the inside of the hollow vertical frame 8 to the side through the opening 18. This state is shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the locking fitting 20 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a through hole 35 is formed in the center of a vertically long fixing plate 34 having a width capable of fitting into the groove 17 of the vertical frame 8, and a screw 36 inserted into the through hole 35 is A screw hole 37 formed in place is fixed to the upper end of the fixing plate 34, and the upper part of the partition panel 1, 1 connected to one of the vertical frames 8 of the partition panel 1, 1 can be engaged and locked downward. A hook 38 is formed by bending, and a lower downward hook 39 which can be fitted and locked into the locking hole 4 of the other vertical frame 8 is formed on the other side of the lower end of the fixed plate 34. Then, as described above, the locking fitting 20
Are mounted in the concave grooves 17 of the vertical frame 8 of the partition panel 3, the downward hooks 38, 39 project from the side end surfaces of the partition panel 3. In addition, the locking fitting 20
May be mounted on the vertical frame 8 of the partition panel 3 at a plurality of intervals vertically.

To connect the partition panels 3 in a T-shape using the locking holes 4,... Of the joints 2 of the two partition panels 1, 1 connected linearly, the fastening bolts 29 are loosened. In the state shown in FIG. 5 in which the connecting fitting 19 is positioned at the innermost side of the partition panel 3 and the amount of protrusion of the regulating piece 28 at the tip of the arm 22 is reduced, first, the connecting metal 19 projects from the side end face of the partition panel 3. Downward hook 3 of the locking fitting 20 provided
8 and 39 are simultaneously fitted and locked in the locking holes 4 and 4 on both sides facing the joint 2 (see FIG. 7). During this operation, the regulating piece 28 is located in the joint portion 2 so as not to hit the vertical frame 8 of the partition panel 1. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the connecting fitting 19 is moved to the side to increase the amount of protrusion of the restricting piece 28 to fit into the predetermined locking hole 4 located at the upper end, and Restriction piece 2 on upper edge of hole 4
The upper end of the partitioning panel 8 is stopped to restrict lifting of the partition panel 3 (see FIG. 8). Further, when the connecting fitting 19 is moved to the side, the end cap plate 23 erected at the outer end thereof is connected to both panel plates 16, 16 of the partition panels 1, 1.
Abut against the surface of the fastening bolt 2 in a pressed state.
When the connecting fitting 19 is fixed to the mounting base 10 of the upper corner fitting 7 by tightening 9, the engagement of the downward hooks 38, 39 of the locking fitting 20 with the locking holes 4, 4 is not loose and is firm. They can be connected. Finally, the cap 11 of the partition panel 3 is fitted to the supporting plates 12, 12 of the upper corner fitting 7, and the end face thereof is connected to the end cap plate 23.
When the end cap plate 2 is mounted in contact with the inside of the
The end face of the cap 11 is closed at 3 to improve the appearance.

[0018]

According to the T-shaped connecting structure of the partitioning device of the present invention as described above, a plurality of hooks formed at regular intervals in the vertical direction at joints between the two linearly connected partitioning panels. A T-shaped connection structure in a partition device in which a third partition panel is connected in a T-shape using a stop hole, wherein a predetermined locking hole on the connection side is provided with a side of the partition panel on a connected side. A downwardly extending hook protruding from the end is fitted and locked, and in this state, a restricting piece of a connection fitting slidably protruded from the side end and fixedly provided at the upper end of the partition panel is provided on the upper edge of the locking hole. At the same time, the end face of the coping is closed with the end cap plate erected on the connection fitting, so that the joint part of the connection part of the two partition panels connected linearly without using the connection post is used. Utilizing the formed multiple locking holes, the third partition panel side In addition to fitting and locking the downward hook protruding from the locking hole into the locking hole, sliding the connection fitting to the side and fixing it, just abut the regulating piece against the upper edge of the upper locking hole, The third partition panel can be easily connected in a T-shape, and in the connected state, the lifting of the third partition panel can be restricted by the restricting piece. In addition, the partition panel can be connected by the end cap plate erected on the connecting fitting. The end face of the bonnet can be closed, so the appearance can be improved. In addition, by sliding the connection fitting to the side and butt-pressing the surface of the partition panel connected linearly by the end cap plate, an engagement relationship between the downward hook and the locking hole can be achieved without play. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified perspective view of a partitioning device employing a T-shaped connection structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper structure of a partition panel on a connected side.

FIG. 3 is an exploded vertical sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a lower structure of a partition panel on a connected side.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted longitudinal sectional view showing a state before a third partition panel is connected to a connecting portion between the linearly connected partition panels.

FIG. 6 is a partially omitted longitudinal sectional view showing a T-shaped connection state.

FIG. 7 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing a connection state of the lower part.

FIG. 8 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing a connection state of the upper part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition panel (connection side) 2 Joint part 3 Partition panel (connection side) 4 Locking hole 5 Vertical groove 6 Horizontal groove 7 Upper corner metal fitting 8 Vertical frame 9 Bottom 10 Mounting stand 11 Kasagi 12 Standing plate 13 Stop hole 14 Large hole 15 Small hole 16 Panel plate 17 Concave groove 18 Opening 19 Connecting fitting 20 Locking fitting 21 Main body 22 Arm 23 End cap plate 24 Substrate 25 Side plate 26 Opening 27 Projection piece 28 Restriction piece 29 Fastening bolt 30 Screw shaft 31 Head 32 Washer 33 Square nut 34 Fixing plate 35 Through hole 36 Screw 37 Screw hole 38 Downward hook 39 Downward hook

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A third partition panel is connected in a T-shape using a plurality of locking holes formed at regular intervals in a vertical direction at joints between the two partition panels connected linearly. In a T-shaped connecting structure in a partitioning device, a downward hook protruding from a side end of a partition panel on a connected side is fitted and locked in a predetermined locking hole on the connecting side. At the upper end of the partition panel, a restricting piece of a connecting fitting slidably protrudable and fixable from a side end is abutted against the upper edge of the locking hole, and an end cap plate erected on the connecting fitting is used as a cap. A T-shaped connecting structure in a partition device, wherein an end face is closed.