JP2596872Y2 - Panel connection structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel connecting structure for connecting panels used for indoor partitions or the like at a predetermined angle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional panel connecting structure is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-4.
As described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 9913, a cylinder member is fitted into a cylindrical vertical frame to which a panel is fixed, and is fixed with two countersunk screws via a glasses-like connecting member and a spacer. , Adjacent panels were connected.

[0003]

However, although this conventional panel connection structure can connect and separate panels without using tools, it is a task of screwing using a coin or the like. Was finally needed. Also, since the number of parts is relatively large and screwing work is required, it is not suitable for repeatedly connecting and disconnecting panels. In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, the number of parts is greatly reduced, and adjacent panels are connected to a predetermined angle very quickly and easily without using any tools or coins at all. It is an object of the present invention to provide a panel connection structure that can be used.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the panel connecting structure of the present invention has a cylindrical support at the end of the panel, and a notch inside the upper and lower ends of the support. While the parts are formed at regular intervals, a ridge fitted in the notch and an upper connecting member formed of an upper lid plate having the ridge protruded therefrom and a ridge fitted in the notch and a lower part provided with the ridge protruded therefrom A lower connecting member composed of a cover plate is formed, and the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member are fitted to the upper and lower ends of the support portions of each of the plurality of panels. In addition, the panel connection structure of the present invention is configured such that a support portion having a polygonal hole is integrally attached to a panel fixing member, and a polygonal column fitted into the polygonal hole of the panel fixing member is connected to an upper connecting member and a lower portion. It is characterized in that it is provided on the connecting member.

[0005]

According to the panel connecting structure of the present invention constructed as described above, the pair of panels to which the panel fixing members are attached are made adjacent to each other at a predetermined angle, and the ridges and lower portions of the upper connecting member are inserted into the cutouts of the support portion. The projections of the connecting members are fitted into the panels from above and below respectively, and the panels are connected at the above-described angles. Further, in the case where a polygonal hole is formed in the support portion instead of the cutout portion, and a polygonal column is formed in the upper connection member and the lower connection member instead of the ridge, a pair of panels to which a panel fixing member is attached is used. The panels are connected at a predetermined angle, and the polygonal column of the upper connecting member and the polygonal column of the lower connecting member are respectively fitted into the polygonal holes of the supporter from above and below, and the panels are connected at the above-mentioned angle.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, a panel connecting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the present embodiment. This panel connection structure 1
The panel fixing members 2 are attached to the upper and lower edges of the connection side of the adjacent panels P, and the panel fixing members 2 are provided with an upper connecting member 13 and a lower connecting member 19 which can be respectively fitted in the vertical direction to constitute the whole. . Hereinafter, each configuration of the panel fixing member 2, the upper connecting member 13, and the lower connecting member 19 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the panel fixing member 2 used in this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a sectional side view taken along line AA of FIG. This panel fixing member 2
As shown in FIG. 2, the front face has a substantially L-shaped shape, and the groove 3 to be fitted with the panel P is formed from the horizontal connecting portion 4 of the panel P to the vertical It is formed over the surface connection portion 5. Further, a cylindrical support portion 6 is integrally attached to the other end of the vertical connection portion 5 of the panel P, and eight notches 9 are formed in the vertical direction inside the round hole 7 of the support portion 6. Form. As shown in FIG. 3, the cutouts 9 are formed at regular intervals at an angle of 45 degrees when viewed from the center of the support 6. Also,
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be formed at equal intervals, for example, at 30 degrees or another fixed angle. In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 10 denotes a recess integrated with the outer peripheral surface of an upper lid plate 14 or a lower lid plate 20, which will be described later, and reference numeral 11 denotes a step for ensuring fitting with the panel P. , And the reference numeral 12 denotes a panel P
Screw holes for mounting on

FIG. 5 shows an upper connecting member 1 used in this embodiment.
3 is a partially cutaway front view, and FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the same. The upper connecting member 13 has cylindrical bodies 15, 15 suspended below a substantially eyeglass-shaped upper lid plate 14 connecting a pair of disks, and eight ridges 16 are formed on the cylindrical bodies 15, 15. It is composed.
The ridges 16 are also formed at regular intervals at an angle of 45 degrees when viewed from the center of the cylindrical body 15. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, two notches 17 are formed in the vertical direction between predetermined adjacent ridges 16 of the cylindrical body 15, respectively. In FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 18 denotes a drop-off prevention unit that is hung on the support unit 6 of the panel fixing member 2 described above.

FIG. 7 shows a lower connecting member 1 used in this embodiment.
9 is a partially cutaway front view of FIG. This lower connecting member 19
Is a cylindrical body 2 having an upper portion having substantially the same shape as the above-described upper connecting member 13 and having a projection 21 formed on an upper portion of the lower lid plate 20.
2, 22 are provided vertically. The place where the notches 23 and 23 and the falling-off prevention parts 24 and 24 are formed in the cylindrical body 22 is the same as that of the upper connecting member 13, but one of the cylindrical bodies 22 is formed.
The rising portion 25 is further integrally formed on the opposite side of the vertical position. The rising portion 25 is for lifting the present embodiment from the floor or the like to a certain height, and an adjuster 26 for adjusting the height is attached to the lowermost portion.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state where the panels P are connected at 135 degrees. 13 shows a pair of panels P to which the panel fixing members 2 and 2 are screwed when viewed from above.
Adjacent to a 5 degree angle. In this state, as shown in FIG. 1, the temporary lid 27 is removed from the panel fixing member 2, and the cylindrical bodies 15, 15 of the upper connecting member 13 are replaced with the support portions 6, 6 of the upper panel fixing members 2, 2. To fit. Similarly, the cylindrical bodies 22, 22 of the lower connecting member 19 are fitted into the support portions 6, 6 of the lower panel fixing members 2, 2. The eight projections 16 and 21 of the cylindrical bodies 15 and 22 are respectively fitted into the eight cutouts 9 of the support parts 6 and 6 to stabilize the panel P accurately at 135 degrees. Can be connected.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state where the panels P are connected at 180 degrees. In the present embodiment, the cutouts 9 are formed at every 45 degrees when viewed from the center of the support portion 6, so that the cutouts 9 can be accurately inserted by shifting the relative positions with respect to the ridges 16 and 21. Can be connected stably at 180 degrees. Similarly, although not shown, a pair of panels P can be connected at an angle of 45 degrees. As described above, according to this embodiment, the upper and lower connecting members 1 can be used without using any drivers.
The panel P can be extremely easily moved by 45 degrees, 90 degrees, 135 degrees, 180 degrees, and 22 only by changing the positions where the cylindrical bodies 15 and 22 of the panels 3 and 19 are inserted into the support portions 6 and 6 of the panel fixing members 2 and 2.
It can be connected to angles of 5 degrees and 270 degrees.

Next, a panel connector 31 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
0 is a vertical sectional front view of an upper connecting member 34 used in this embodiment, FIG. 11 is a bottom view thereof, FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional front view of a lower connecting member 37 used in this embodiment, and FIG. It is a top view showing the state where it was connected at 90 degrees. As shown in FIG. 12, the panel fixing member 32 of this embodiment has a square hole 33 formed in place of the round hole 7 of the first embodiment. The other configuration of the panel fixing member 32 is the same as that of the panel fixing member 2 of the first embodiment except that the protrusion 9 is omitted, and therefore the description is omitted. The upper connecting member 34 of the present embodiment is different from the cylindrical body 15 of the first embodiment in that, as shown in FIGS.
Is vertically provided below the upper cover plate 36. Similar to the first embodiment, the lower connecting member 37 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment except that the rising portion 39 with the adjuster 38 is further integrally formed with the upper connecting member 34. The description is omitted because it is the same.
Further, the above-mentioned hole or the like is not limited to a square, but may be a hexagon, an octagon, or another polygon.

According to this embodiment, when it is not necessary to adjust the angle as finely as in the first embodiment, the adjacent panel P is
As shown in FIG. 13, the connection can be made every 90 degrees. Since the structure is simpler than that of the first embodiment, the assembling is further facilitated, and the square pillar 35 is fitted into the square hole 33 without the protrusions, so that there is an effect that damage is reduced and durability is enhanced.

[0014]

As described above, according to the panel connecting structure of the present invention, the number of parts can be greatly reduced, and the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member can be fitted into the panel fixing member without using any tools or coins. By simply doing so, the adjacent panels can be connected very quickly. In addition, the panels can be stably connected at certain angles, and the separation can be performed safely, easily, and quickly and repeatedly, so that the efficiency of work such as rearrangement of partitions is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a panel fixing member used in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the panel fixing member used in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional side view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of an upper connecting member used in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the upper connecting member used in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view of a lower connecting member used in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state where the panels are connected at 135 degrees according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state where the panels are connected at 180 degrees according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional front view of an upper connecting member used in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of an upper connecting member used in the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a lower connecting member used in the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a state where the panels are connected at 90 degrees according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 31 Panel connecting member 2, 32 Panel fixing member 6 Supporting portion 9 Notch 16, 21, Ridge 13, 34 Upper connecting member 19, 37 Lower connecting member 33 Square hole 35 Square prism

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 54-166105 (JP, U) JP-A 3-8217 (JP, U) JP-A 61-49811 (JP, U) (58) Survey Field (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) E04B 2/74

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A cylindrical support portion is attached to an end portion of a panel, and notches are formed at regular intervals inside upper and lower ends of the support portion. An upper connecting member comprising an upper lid plate having a vertically extending portion and a ridge fitted into the cutout portion, and a lower connecting member comprising a lower lid plate having the vertically extending portion formed therein, and the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member are provided in plurality. A panel connection structure fitted to the upper end and the lower end of each support portion of the panel. 2. A support having a polygonal hole formed therein is integrally attached to a panel fixing member, and a polygonal column fitted into the polygonal hole of the panel fixing member is provided on the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member. Panel connection structure.