JP2863128B2 - Upper runner - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an upper part which is attached to a storage furniture or the like and is attached to a lower load type folding door, a sliding door or the like which supports a load of a door plate at a lower side of the door plate and which guides opening and closing movement of an upper side of the door plate. It belongs to the technical field related to runners.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the construction of a sliding door of a lower load type, as shown in FIG. The work of mounting the upper runner C provided on the upper part to the upper rail (Kaoi) UR is performed. The upper runner C is normally attached to a support member 1 fixed to the upper part of the door plate A, a support shaft 2 attached to the support member 1 so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and an upper end of the support shaft 2. A guide member 3 movable along the upper rail (Kaoi) UR, and the upper rail (Kaoi) U
The accidental detachment of the guide member 3 from the R is prevented.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional upper runner has a problem that the position of the door plate A cannot be adjusted in the front-rear direction (the thickness direction of the door plate A).

[0004] Recently, due to diversification of materials such as sliding doors and folding doors, building structures, and the like, dimensional deviations such as warpage, compression, and expansion may occur due to air conditioning or other causes after manufacturing or installation.
For this reason, development of a technology for adjusting the position of the door plate A in the front-rear direction has been desired. In addition, this dimensional deviation causes the door plates A to rub and collide with each other with the sliding door, making it impossible to open and close.
Make it difficult. Therefore, in the sliding door, there is an urgent need to develop a technology for adjusting the position of the door plate A in the front-rear direction.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems, and relates to a lower load type folding door, sliding door, and the like.
An object of the present invention is to provide an upper runner capable of adjusting the position of a door plate in the front-rear direction.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an upper runner according to the present invention employs the following means.

That is, in the first aspect, a support member fixed to the upper portion of the door plate, a support shaft mounted on the support member so as to be able to advance and retreat in the vertical direction, and a rail attached to the upper end of the support shaft along a rail or the like. In the upper runner comprising a guide member that can be moved, the support member comprises an outer case fixed to the upper part of the door plate and an inner portion that can be inserted into and removed from the outer case and the insertion angle can be changed. The support shaft is attached so as to avoid the center.

In this means, when the insertion angle of the inner portion of the support member with respect to the outer case is changed, the support shaft and the guide member, which are off the center of the inner portion, revolve around the center of the inner portion and the front surface of the door plate or Since it is close to and away from the rear surface, the position of the door plate can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the upper runner of the first aspect, the outer case of the support member and the inner case forming the exterior of the inner portion are formed in a cylindrical shape, and the inner peripheral surface of the outer case and the inner case are formed. Are provided with regular concave and convex grooves on the outer peripheral surface thereof.

According to this means, the outer case and the inner part are assembled compactly.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the upper runner of the first or second aspect, one or both of the upper end portion of the outer case and the upper end portion of the inner portion of the support member has an insertion angle of the inner portion with respect to the outer case. A mark to be displayed is provided.

In this means, the position adjustment amount of the door plate in the front-rear direction is visually recognized by the mark.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an upper runner according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In this embodiment, the door plate A is mounted on the upper surface Aa of the door plate A.

The support member 1 of this embodiment is divided into an outer case 11 and an inner part 12.

The outer case 11 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom, and is driven in the axial direction of the outer peripheral surface to be
A plurality of wedge projections 111 are provided, and a flange 112 which is driven into the upper end portion and abuts on the upper surface Aa of the door plate A is provided.
Are provided on the inner peripheral surface, and an uneven groove 113 through which the inner portion 12 is inserted / removed is provided. The flange 112 is provided with a tongue-shaped overhang 114 at an angle of 180 degrees. Then, the flange 1
12 is provided with a linear mark 115 toward the center of the outer case 11. Further, as shown in detail in FIGS. 1 to 3, the concave-convex groove 113 has a structure in which 12 small semicircular grooves are cut in the inner peripheral surface at intervals of 30 degrees. The concave-convex groove 113 is provided from the upper end to a length of about 1/3 of the axial length.
In addition, an air hole 116 for facilitating the removal and insertion of the inner portion 12 is formed in the bottom surface.

The inner member 12 is formed of the outer case 11.
A substantially cylindrical inner case 121 forming an exterior that can be inserted and removed compactly;
And a coil spring 123 housed inside the inner case 121 and capable of moving the support shaft 2 forward and backward. The inner case 121 has an outer case 1 on the upper side of the outer peripheral surface.
A locking window 121b in which a concave and convex groove 121a corresponding to one of the concave and convex grooves 113 is provided and a cap 122 is locked near a lower end portion.
A guide member accommodating gap 121c is formed on the upper side of a position avoiding the center of the inside, and a guide member accommodating gap 121c is formed on the lower side.
1d is formed, and a mark 121e extending radially from the center of the inner case 121 is provided at the upper end. The cap 122 includes a locking claw 122a that locks with the locking window 121b of the inner case 121, and a projection 122b that prevents the coil spring 123 from shifting. The coil spring 123 is housed in the support shaft housing gap 121d of the inner case 121, and urges the support shaft 2 upward so as to push the support shaft 2 upward.

The support shaft 2 of this embodiment has a substantially cylindrical main body 21, a mounting part 22 for the guide member 3 provided on the upper part of the main body 21, and an inner part provided on the lower part of the main body 21. Spring receiver 2 of coil spring 123 of member 12
3 is provided. The main body 21 includes the inner member 1.
2 guide member housing gap 121c, support shaft housing gap 12
1d is slidable. Also, this mounting part 2
2 is a shaft portion 221 that rotatably supports the guide member 3.
And a washer 222 and a screw 22 for retaining the guide member 3.
3 is provided. The spring receiver 23 is slidable in the support shaft housing gap 121d of the inner member 12.

The guide member 3 of this embodiment has a wheel shape rotatably supported by the mounting portion 22 of the support shaft 2.

Further, in this embodiment, a lock mechanism 4 for restricting the advance / retreat of the support shaft 2 is provided. The lock mechanism 4 has an engagement protrusion 41 fixed in a cylindrical shape between the guide member housing gap 121 c and the support shaft housing gap 121 d of the inner member 12 of the support member 1, and an engagement extending below the guide member 3. And a nail 42. The engagement claw 42 is separated from the engagement protrusion 41 by the rotation of the guide member 3, and allows the coil spring 123 of the inner member 12 to advance above the support shaft 2. In addition, due to the retreat of the inner member 12 below the support shaft 2 against the coil spring 123, the engaging claw 42, which has descended while avoiding the engaging protrusion 41, is locked to the engaging protrusion 41 by the rotation of the guide member 3. The retracted position of the support shaft 2 can be locked. In addition, the engagement protrusion 4
Reference numeral 1 also functions as a stopper of the support shaft 2 by contacting the spring receiver 23 of the support shaft 2.

According to this embodiment, the insertion angle between the outer case 11 of the support member 1 and the inner part 12 is, as shown in FIG.
5 and mark 12 of inner case 121 of inner part 12
When 1e is on the same straight line, the distance a from the front surface Ab of the door plate A of the center of the axis of the support shaft 2 and the guide member 3 to the distance b from the rear surface Ac are the same. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the mark 115 of the outer case 11 and the inner portion 1 are formed.
When the mark 121e of the second inner case 121 is not on the same straight line, the distance a 'from the front surface Ab of the door plate A at the center of the axis of the support shaft 2 and the guide member 3 and the distance b' from the rear surface Ac are calculated. Become non-identical.

That is, when the insertion angle between the outer case 11 and the inner portion 12 of the support member 1 is changed, the support shaft 2
The center of the axis of the guide member 3 revolves around the center of the axis of the inner portion 12 and approaches or separates from the front surface Ab or the rear surface Ac of the door plate A. As a result, the position of the door plate A can be adjusted in the front-rear direction. Since the position adjustment amount can be visually recognized at a glance from the marks 115 and 121e, it is convenient when performing the position adjustment again.

When the lock mechanism 4 is operated by retracting the support shaft 2 and the guide member 3, as shown in FIG.
The support shaft 2 and the guide member 3 are accommodated in the guide member accommodating gap 121c and the support shaft accommodating gap 121d of the inner portion 12, and are completely immersed in the support member 1. Therefore, if the support shaft 2 and the guide member 3 are in the immersed state shown in FIG.
It is possible to prevent collision damage when the door A is built, transported, or stored. In addition, at the time of the construction of the door plate A, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the guide member 3 may be rotated with a fingertip or the like after the installation posture is determined, and the support shaft 2 and the guide member 3 may be advanced upward.

As described above, in addition to the illustrated embodiment, the outer case 11 and the inner portion 12 of the support member 1 can be inserted and removed in a polygonal structure.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the illustrated embodiment described above, for the door plate A to be installed in general storage furniture, etc., the position adjustment amount of the door plate A in the front-rear direction is set at 4 m each of 2 mm front and rear.
m is preferable.

[0026]

As described above, in the upper runner according to the present invention, for the lower load type folding door, sliding door, etc., the insertion angle between the outer case and the inner part of the support member is changed, and the support shaft and the guide are provided. Since the member can be moved, there is an effect that the position of the door plate can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of an upper runner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the use (position adjustment) state of FIG.

FIG. 3 is another use (position adjustment) state diagram of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an operation diagram of a main part of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the operation of the operation shown in FIGS. 4 and 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a general lower load type sliding door installation operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support member 11 Outer case 113 Uneven groove 115 Mark 12 Inner part 121 Inner case 121a Uneven groove 121e Mark 2 Support shaft 3 Guide member 4 Lock mechanism A Door plate UR Upper rail

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References Japanese Utility Model Sho 59-136874 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 57-110269 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) E05D 13/00 E05D 15/06-15/26

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A support member fixed to an upper portion of a door plate, a support shaft mounted on the support member so as to be able to move up and down in a vertical direction,
In the upper runner consisting of a guide member attached to the upper end of the support shaft and movable along a rail, etc., the support member can be inserted and removed from the outer case fixed to the upper part of the door plate and the outer case and the insertion angle can be changed An upper runner comprising a possible inner part and a support shaft attached to the inner part avoiding the center. 2. The upper runner according to claim 1, wherein the outer case of the support member and the inner case forming the exterior of the inner portion are formed in a cylindrical shape, and are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the outer case and the outer peripheral surface of the inner case. An upper runner characterized by having regular grooves. 3. The upper runner according to claim 1, wherein a mark is provided on one or both of an upper end portion of the outer case and an upper end portion of the inner portion of the support member to indicate an insertion angle of the inner portion with respect to the outer case. Upper runner characterized by that.