JP2584651Y2 - Connection device between cubic and horizontal frame at building opening - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for connecting a framing and a horizontal frame in an opening of a building such as a window or a doorway.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 8 to 11 show an example of a conventional connection device for connecting a cubic and a horizontal frame in an opening of a building.
8 is an inside view of a window using a cubic, FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a connected state, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of a horizontal frame, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a lower end of the cubic.

The window shown in FIG. 4 connects a cubic Bo between the indoor portions of the middle portions of the upper and lower horizontal frames Do and Ao, and a vertical frame Eo and Fo between both ends of the upper and lower horizontal frames. The glass plate G is fitted between the cubic Bo and the vertical frame Eo, and a glass shoji H is erected between the vertical frame Fo and the cubic Bo on the outdoor side surface of the cubic. Here is an example. Orientation B
The glass plate may be fitted between o and the vertical frame Fo in the same manner as the glass plate G.

Generally, as shown in FIG. 11, a horizontal frame Ao is provided with two side walls 2 and 3 each having an inverted L-shaped cross section and forming at least one side wall.
In most cases, part of the horizontal wall 2a of the side wall 2 on the indoor side is
Notch at the position where it is connected to the cubic B
And a drain wall 6 extending downward from the bottom wall 4 of the glass fitting groove 1 or the lower end of the side wall 3 on the outdoor side to the outdoor side.

Further, the cubic B has a glass insertion groove 9 similarly formed by side walls 7, 8 having an inverted L-shaped cross section, and has a width Wb (distance from an indoor side surface to an indoor side surface).
Is manufactured to be larger than the width Wa between the side walls 2 and 3 forming the glass fitting groove 1 of the horizontal frame Ao, and one side portion of the lower end of the cubic in the indoor and outdoor directions, in many cases. A cutout 10 penetrating in a direction perpendicular to the indoor and outdoor directions is formed in the outdoor side portion. The notch 10 is for fitting the outdoor side wall 3 of the horizontal frame Ao.

Then, to connect the cubic B to the horizontal frame A,
As shown in FIG. 9, the indoor side portion is fitted into the laterally indented portion 5 of the horizontal frame Ao rather than the cutout portion 10 at the lower end of the rectangular frame B, and the outdoor side wall 3 of the horizontal frame is rectangularly cutout. The tapping screw 11 penetrates from the lower surface side of the bottom wall into the screw through hole 4h formed in advance in the bottom wall 4 of the glass fitting insertion groove 1 by fitting the portion 10, and further the screw formed in the cubic B By screwing into the hole 12, the horizontal frame Ao and the cubic B were fixed.

[0007]

However, in the above connection structure, even when the drainage wall 6 extends from the intermediate portion of the bottom wall 4 as in the example shown in the drawing, the drainage wall 6 also has Even when extending from the lower end of the side wall 3 on the outdoor side, the screw through hole 4h of the tapping screw 11 is located closer to the indoor side than the drain wall 6, so that the horizontal frame Ao and the cubic B Along the glass surface to be held or along a vertical frame (not shown), rainwater that has flowed down to the glass fitting groove 1 penetrates through the screw through hole 4h below the horizontal frame Ao, and the window stand or There is a problem in that these components reach the outer wall of the building and deteriorate them. In addition, in the connection between the horizontal frame Ao and the cubic B,
A screwing operation from the lower side of the horizontal frame is required, and this operation is not easy.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can be easily connected between the cubic and the horizontal frame by using only simple parts without screwing work. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connecting device for connecting a framing and a horizontal frame in which infiltration of rainwater from a portion is effectively prevented.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a connecting device for connecting a stake and a horizontal frame according to the present invention comprises a horizontal frame, a stilt and a connection tool, and the horizontal frame is made of glass. At least one of the side walls of the inverted L-shaped cross-sectional shape forming the insertion groove is formed by cutting out a part of at least one side wall, and an engaging hole is provided at the lower end of the side wall. And
The connector has a guided portion, a locking portion, and a protrusion, and the guided portion is guided by contact with at least one side wall of the glass fitting groove of the horizontal frame. The portion has elasticity, protrudes from the guided portion to the same side as the protrusion, and has a guide surface and a locking surface at a rear end portion of the guide surface, and the protrusion is the guided surface. The lower end of the ridge is fitted into the ridge defect insertion portion of the horizontal frame, and the connecting tool is attached to the glass of the horizontal frame. When the guide portion moves by being fitted into the fitting groove and guided by one of the side walls, the guided portion enters a gap between the lower end portion of the cubic and the side wall of the horizontal frame, and the locking portion is elastic. The projection is engaged with the rectangular engagement hole while being locked by return.

[0010]

The lower end of the cubic is fitted into the cubic indentation of the horizontal frame, the connecting tool is applied to one of the side walls of the glass fitting groove, and guided to the side wall, and the connecting tool is oriented in the cubic direction. Move to As a result, the guided portion of the connecting tool enters the gap between the cubic and the one side wall of the horizontal frame, and at that time, the locking portion is elastically deformed. At the same time that the projection engages with the cubic engagement hole, the locking portion of the connecting tool is elastically restored to lock on the surface opposite to the cubic projection. This prevents the connection tool from coming off. Therefore, the lower end of the cubic is connected to the horizontal frame.
The connection does not require a screw penetrating the bottom wall of the glass fitting groove of the horizontal frame, so there is no danger of rainwater infiltration.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Members that are the same as or correspond to those of the above-described related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing elements constituting the connecting device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view before the horizontal frame is connected to the cubic, and FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the state performed.

In the horizontal frame A, the conventional horizontal frame Ao in FIG.
Similarly, one of the two side walls 2 and 3 forming the glass fitting groove 1, in the illustrated example, the indoor side wall 2
Is cut out at a position where it is connected to the cubic B to form a cubic indentation 5.

A glass insertion groove 9 which is continuous with the glass insertion groove 1 of the horizontal frame is formed by a pair of side walls 7 and 8 on one or both sides of the cubic B.
In the illustrated example, the glass fitting groove 9 is formed only on one side. And, on the one side in the indoor / outdoor direction, in the illustrated example, on the outdoor side portion corresponding to the uncut side wall 3 of the horizontal frame A, the direction perpendicular to the indoor / outdoor direction of the A notch 10 penetrating through the hole is formed, and an engagement hole 14 is formed in the bottom wall 13 of the glass fitting groove on the indoor side of the notch, and opens in a direction perpendicular to the cubic indoor / outdoor direction.
Is provided.

Thus, also in the connection device according to the present invention, when connecting the lateral frame A and the cubic B, the indoor side portion of the lateral frame A is cut away from the notch 10 at the lower end of the lateral frame A.
And the side wall 3 on the outdoor side of the horizontal frame A is fitted into the notch 10 of the cubic B, so that the cubic B enters the rectangular frame A at a right angle. In this state, the engaging hole 14 of the cubic B faces the glass fitting groove 1 of the horizontal frame A.

In the connection device according to the present invention, a connection tool C shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 is used. A guided part 15 which is guided and moved by abutting on the inner surface of one side wall 3 of the glass fitting insertion groove 1 or by fitting into a groove formed by the side wall 3 and the bottom wall 4; At one end of the guided portion, a holding portion 16 bent at a right angle is provided, and the holding portion is provided with a projection 17 projecting toward the other end of the guided portion 15,
The guided portion 15 is provided with a locking portion 18. The locking portion 18 is formed of an elongated cantilever member extending in the protruding direction from the other end of the guided portion opposite to the projection 17 and has elasticity, and is inclined from the guided portion toward the projection 17. Guideway 18
a and a locking surface 18b facing the projection side. Distance W between this locking surface 18a and the opposing surface of holding portion 16
₁ and W ₂ are set to be equal to the distance W ₃ from the bottom surface of the glass fitting groove in which the engagement hole 14 of the cubic B is formed to the opposite surface of the cubic B. The distance W ₃ from the surface of the engagement hole 14 to the opposite surface of the cubic can be set to two types (W
₃ = W ₁ , W ₃ = W ₂ ). Therefore, the connecting part C shown in the drawing is provided with two sets of front and rear guide surfaces and locking surfaces in the locking portion 18 so that it can be used in either of the two types of standing.

After the cubic B is fitted and fixed to the horizontal frame A as described above, the connecting tool C is placed on the upper surface of the bottom of the glass fitting groove 1 of the horizontal frame, and as shown in FIGS. The guided portion 15 is brought into contact with the inner surface of one of the side walls 3 of the horizontal frame, guided by the side wall and slid in the direction of the cubic B, and the tip of the guided portion 15 of the connecting tool is moved to the side wall. 3 and the notch 10 of the cubic B are inserted into the gap formed between them, and further pushed in the same direction, the locking portion 18 is guided by the guide surface 18a to be elastically deformed to form the cubic. Escape and enter the gap without difficulty. Then, the projection 15 is formed in the engagement hole 14 at the lower end of the cubic B.
At the same time as the engaging portion 18 of the guided portion is released from the cubic B and elastically returns, the engaging surface 18b of the engaging portion is opposite to the engaging hole 14 of the cubic. Lock to the surface.
For this reason, the connecting tool is fitted and fixed to both the horizontal frame and the horizontal frame, and the lower end of the horizontal frame does not come off from the horizontal frame.

Therefore, in the present invention, the connecting member C
Is fixed without using tapping screws or other fixing members that penetrate the bottom wall of the glass fitting groove of the horizontal frame, and the horizontal frame is connected to the cubic, so that rainwater is Even if it flows down into the insertion groove 1, it does not enter the inside of the horizontal frame.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the horizontal frame corresponds to the lower frame of the window frame is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to such a lower frame, and the same applies to the case of a window with a space. It can be applied to Further, in the above embodiment, the connecting tool is mounted on one side wall of the glass insertion groove of the horizontal frame while being guided, but the shape of the holding portion 16 of the projection is the same as the glass insertion groove 1 in the block having the same cross-sectional shape. To form
It is also possible to design the connection tool to be guided by the side walls 2 and 3 and the bottom wall 4 of the glass fitting groove. In this case, there is an advantage that the mounting stability of the connecting tool is improved and the connection between the horizontal frame and the erection is further strengthened.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the lower end of the ridge is recessed into the ridge indentation of the horizontal frame, and the connecting tool is guided by the side wall of the glass fitting groove and pushed in a predetermined direction. As a result, the connection between the stand and the horizontal frame can be made very easily, and furthermore, it is not necessary to screw a screw into the horizontal frame to fix the connection tool. Since the flowing rainwater does not enter the inside of the horizontal frame, it is possible to prevent early deterioration of the window sill and the outer wall due to the rainwater.

When the connecting device is provided with an elastic locking portion having a plurality of sets of guide surfaces and locking surfaces, a single connecting device can cope with a plurality of types of vertical connections.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing components of a connection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a lower end of a cubic and a horizontal frame before connection.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a connected state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of a connection tool.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 3 for explaining the operation of the connecting device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line ZZ of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an inside view of a window using a cubic.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional connection device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of a horizontal frame in a conventional device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a lower end of a cubic in a conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A horizontal frame 1 glass insertion groove 2, 3 side wall 4 bottom wall 5 sloping recess 6 drainage wall B sloping 7, 8 side wall 9 glass insertion groove 10 notch 13 bottom wall 14 engaging hole C connector 15 fixing part 17 Projection 18 Locking portion 18a Guide surface 18b Locking surface

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A horizontal frame, a vertical frame, and a connector, and (b) the horizontal frame has at least one side wall of an L-shaped inverted cross section forming a glass insertion groove. (C) an engagement hole is provided in the lower end of the cubic, and (d) the connecting tool is provided with a guided portion and a locking portion. And a projection, wherein the guided portion is guided by contacting at least one side wall of the glass fitting groove of the horizontal frame, and the locking portion has elasticity, and A guide surface protruding from the portion on the same side as the protrusion, and having a locking surface at a rear end of the guide surface, wherein the protrusion engages with the guide hole of the guided portion along with the guide movement of the guided portion. (E) connecting the connecting tool to the horizontal frame in a state where the lower end of the vertical frame is recessed into the horizontal recessed portion of the horizontal frame. The guided portion enters the gap between the lower end portion of the cubic and the side wall of the horizontal frame, and is guided by one of the side walls. Wherein the projections engage with the engagement holes of the ridge, and the ridge and the horizontal frame in the opening of the building are connected. 2. The building opening according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion has a plurality of sets of the inclined guide surface and the engaging surface corresponding to different widths of the cubic. Connection device between the cubic and the horizontal frame.