JP2785184B2 - Transom panel support 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 structure for opening and closing a column panel for closing a column section below a ceiling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In some cases, a sliding door operating mechanism such as a linear motor device is provided above a sliding door of a sliding door device used as a partition for dividing a floor into a corridor or a plurality of rooms.

[0003] It is preferable that a span panel provided from the upper part of the sliding door to the ceiling so as to hide the sliding door operating mechanism and the like allows the sliding door and its operating mechanism and the like to be maintained and inspected at any time.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a conventional sliding door device provided with a space panel which facilitates such maintenance and inspection.

In this conventional apparatus, a downwardly U-shaped support piece (03) is fixed to the lower surface of a square tubular upper frame (02) fixed to the lower surface of a ceiling (01). L-shaped hooks (04), which are formed by bending steel bars, are protruded on both side surfaces of the hooks (04). By locking the inverted U-shaped locking piece (07) fixed to the inner surface, the transom panel (06) always hangs down vertically by its own weight, as shown on the right side of FIG. 6, and Sliding door (08)
When checking the drive linear motor (not shown), the horizontal rod portion of the hook (04) as shown on the left side of FIG.
The lower end can be pivoted outward about (05).

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned conventional device is an open space panel as shown in the left side of FIG.
(06) is not provided with a means for holding it as it is, so to hold the space panel (07), hold it by hand or provide a separate holding means (not shown). There must be.

[0007] It is difficult to hold the transom panel with one hand and perform inspection work of the linear motor with only the other hand, and if separate holding means are used, the number of parts increases. Therefore, the manufacturing cost increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has a simple structure for supporting a span panel having a holding function in an open state on the span panel itself. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) In a supporting structure of a column panel in which a column panel for closing a column portion below the ceiling is openably and closably supported by an upper frame provided on the lower surface of the ceiling, a side surface of the upper frame is provided outside of the side surface. An outward piece extending toward the upper side, and an upward piece extending upward from the free end of the outward piece;
A supporting member extending from the free end of the upward piece toward the side surface of the upper frame, and having an inward piece whose inner end is separated from the side surface of the upper frame; and An upper piece facing inward is connected to the upper end of the base piece, and a hanging piece is connected to the inner end of the upper piece. The length (L1) of the upper piece is set to the inside of the inward piece. Greater than the horizontal distance (L2) from the end to the upward piece, and the length of the outward piece
(L3) is larger than the length (L4) of the hanging piece, and the bent portion between the upper piece and the hanging piece barely passes between the inner end of the inward piece and the side surface of the upper frame. Provide a gap as large as possible.

(2) In the above item (1), the inward piece is inclined upward toward the side surface of the upper frame.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper frame (2) facing left and right is fixed to the lower surface of the ceiling (1), and the upper frame (2) and the floor (3) are connected to each other. A single sliding door (4), a door pocket panel (5), and a plurality of partition panels (6) are provided between them in the left and right directions.

At the upper end of the sliding door (4), a sliding door suspension support wheel is provided.
(7) is provided, and the wheels (7) are arranged in a transom space (9) formed between the upper frame (2) and the upper end of the sliding door (4). Rail of linear motor device (10) facing
The sliding door (4) is placed on the (11), and can be automatically opened and closed by the linear motor device (10).

(8) is mounted on a floor surface (3) between front and rear door pocket panels (5, 5) with sliding doors.
(4) Guide rollers for preventing swinging in the front-rear direction.

The upper frame (2) has a substantially square tubular mounting portion (12) fixed to the ceiling (1) and a downwardly-facing narrower mounting portion than the mounting portion (12). It consists of a U-shaped hanging part (13).

A vertical base piece (16) of a support member (15) is fixed to the outer surfaces of the front and rear side pieces (14) and (14) in the hanging part (13). The support member (15) includes an outward piece (17) extending horizontally outward from the upper end of the base piece (16), and an upward piece (18) extending upward from the free end of the outward piece (17). And an inward piece extending obliquely upward from the upper end of the upward piece (18) toward the side piece (14), the inner end of which is separated from the lower surface of the mounting portion (12) and the side piece (14).
(19). The inward piece (19) may extend inward and horizontally.

(20) is a space panel which covers both front and rear sides of the space (9).

Each of the inter-panel panels (20) includes a vertical base piece (21) having a rectangular shape in a front view, an upper piece (22) extending inward and horizontally from an upper end of the base piece (21), and an upper piece (22). Hanging piece (23) hanging from the free end of)
And

The gap between the inner end of the inward piece (19) and the side piece (14) of the support member (15) is larger than the thickness of the upper piece (22) and the hanging piece (23), and The bent portion (24) between the upper piece (22) and the hanging piece (23) can barely pass.

As shown in FIG. 3, the length of the upper piece (22) is
(L1) is greater than the horizontal distance (L2) from the inner end of the inward piece (19) to the upward piece (18), and the length (L3) of the outward piece (17).
Is larger than the length (L4) of the hanging piece (23).

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
3) is inserted from above into the gap between the side piece (14) and the inner end of the inward piece (19) of the support member (15), and the bent portion between the hanging piece (23) and the upper piece (22). The inside of (24) is engaged with the inner end of the inward piece (19), and in some cases, the base piece (21) is attached to the outer surface of the upward piece (18).
By contacting the inner surfaces of the panels, the transom panel (20) can be locked to the upper frame (2) so as to be substantially vertical, and the transom space (9) can be closed.

At this time, a downward force is applied to the transom panel (20) by gravity, but the hanging piece (23) is
By engaging with the inner end of the support panel, the column panel (20) is prevented from falling off from the support member (15).

As shown in FIG. 4, the transom panel (20) locked to the upper frame (2) has a bent portion (24) engaged with the inner end of the inward piece (19). Centering on the inner end of the base piece (21)
Can be pivoted outward and upward to be in a half-open state.

The half-opened transom panel (20) is further turned upward to be substantially horizontal as shown in FIG. 5, and to be separated from the gap between the inner end of the inward piece (19) and the side piece (14). The bend (24) is passed downward, and the bend (2) between the upper piece (22) and the base piece (21) is
By engaging the inside of 5) with the inner end of the inward piece (19),
The upper piece (22) and the side piece (14) abut each other, and the transom panel (2
0) is held in a substantially horizontal fully open state. Therefore,
In this state, release your hand from the transom panel (20), for example,
Inspection and repair of the linear motor device (10) can be easily performed.

[0025]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (a) The transom panel can be rotated from a substantially vertical fully closed state to a diagonally downwardly facing half open state and a substantially horizontal fully open state, and maintain the fully open state without relying on other holding means. This is very convenient when, for example, checking or repairing the driving means of the sliding door disposed in the inter-column space.

(B) The span panel itself has a holding function in the fully opened state, does not require a separate holding means, and requires only a small number of parts, so that manufacturing costs can be reduced. Claim 1).

(C) According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the transom panel is locked in the fully opened state, the bent portion between the upper piece and the inward piece of the support member is formed on the inner surface of the base piece of the transom panel. Contact can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sliding door device having one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view of a main part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view similar to FIG. 3, showing a half-opened state of the column panel.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view similar to FIG. 3 showing a fully opened state of the panel panel.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view showing an example of a conventional supporting structure of a transom panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Ceiling (2) Upper frame (3) Floor surface (4) Sliding door (5) Door pocket (6) Partition panel (7) Wheel (8) Guide roller (9) Spacing space (10) Linear motor device (11) Rail (12) Mounting part (13) Hanging part (14) Side piece (15) Support member (16) Base piece (17) Outward piece (18) Upward piece (19) Inward piece (20) Spacing panel (21) Base piece (22) Upper piece (23) Hanging piece (24) (25) Bend (L1) Length of upper piece (L2) Horizontal distance from inner end of inward piece to upward piece (L3) Outer piece Length (L4) Length of hanging piece

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A supporting structure of a transom panel in which a transom panel for closing a transom portion below a ceiling is supported by an upper frame provided on a lower surface of the ceiling so as to be openable and closable. An outward piece extending more outwardly, an upward piece extending upward from a free end of the outward piece, and a free end of the upward piece toward a side surface of the upper frame. A support member having an extension and an inward piece whose inner end is separated from the side surface of the upper frame, and an inwardly facing upper piece is connected to an upper end of a substantially vertical base piece of the transom panel. At the same time, a hanging piece is connected to the inner end of the upper piece, and the length (L1) of the upper piece is larger than the horizontal distance (L2) from the inner end of the inner piece to the upper piece, and The length (L3) of the outward piece is larger than the length (L4) of the hanging piece, and A supporting structure for a transom panel, wherein a gap is provided between an end and a side surface of an upper frame such that a bent portion between an upper piece and a hanging piece barely passes therethrough. 2. The supporting structure for a transom panel according to claim 1, wherein the inward pieces are inclined upward toward the side surfaces of the upper frame.