JP2906345B2 - Connecting structure of panel materials in flexible partition - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flexible partition for easily partitioning an office, for example, and more particularly to a structure for connecting panel members in a flexible partition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A typical example of a conventional flexible partition is described in, for example, JP-A-7-34573.

[0003] This flexible partition is composed of a plurality of panel members oriented in the vertical direction, and connects the side ends of adjacent panel members. A connection groove having a circular cross-section that faces in the vertical direction is formed on the outer surface of the pair of left and right connection pieces provided at the side end of the panel material, and the connection groove of one panel material has one side of the joint member. The fitting rod at the end is rotatably fitted, and the fitting rod at the other end is rotatably fitted into the connection groove of the other panel material.

[0004] Each panel member is rotatable around a fitting rod, and the flexible partition is formed in a plan view.
It can be bent into various shapes such as a circle and a loop.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned flexible partition, when the connecting portion between the panel members is to be largely rotated, the connecting piece comes into contact with the joint member and the degree of bending of the flexible partition is restricted. I will.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has a structure in which a connecting portion between panel members can be largely rotated to increase the degree of freedom of deformation of a flexible partition. It is an object of the present invention to provide a panel member connecting device in a flexible partition, which is designed to be enhanced.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) A connecting structure of panel materials in a flexible partition in which side end portions of adjacent panel materials are connected so as to be rotatable about an axis in a vertical direction, and a downwardly upward portion is provided on an upper side end surface of each panel material. With an axis,
An upper end opening of one fitting cylinder of a connecting member in which an upward lower pivot coaxial with the upper pivot is provided below the upper pivot on the side end surface, and two fitting cylinders having circular cross sections are connected to each other. And the lower end opening are fitted to the upper and lower pivots of one panel material, and the upper and lower openings of the other fitting tube are connected to the upper pivot and the lower part of the other panel material. Along with the pivot, the side end surface of the panel material is a curved surface substantially complementary to a part of the peripheral surface of the fitting cylinder, and any one of the peripheral surface of the fitting cylinder and the curved surface is used. On one side, a plurality of grooves that face up and down are formed side by side,
On the other hand, a projection is provided which can be elastically engaged with the groove.

(2) In the above item (1), the panel material is
From the state where the longitudinal direction of the panel material is aligned with the direction passing through the centers of the two fitting cylinders, the panel material can be rotated in both left and right directions with a limit of 90 °.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2),
Between the upper pivot and the lower pivot on the side end surface of the panel material, a central pivot having an upward axis and a downward axis coaxial with both pivots is provided, and the upper axis and the central axis have an upward axis. Then, the shaft hole of the first connecting member is fitted to the shaft hole of the first connecting member, and the shaft hole of the second connecting member is fitted to the lower shaft and the downward shaft of the central shaft.

[0010]

FIG. 1 shows an example in which a flexible partition is connected to a multimedia tower (A) to form a multimedia booth.

Leg plate in multimedia tower (A)
At the rear end of (1), a case (2) having a large size and a small depth is erected. In the middle part of the front of the housing (2), a table plate
(3) is protruding forward, and the upper end is also provided with an eaves plate (4) that curves forward and upward, and then curves downward.
A lamp (5) is suspended from the lower surface of the lamp. Rear end is leg plate
A stool (7) is fixed to the upper end of the leg (6) connected to (1).

The interior of the housing (2) is partitioned by a plurality of shelves (not shown), and a computer body, a display, a telephone, a power supply, a speaker and the like are arranged between the respective shelves. By using these, various types of information processing including multimedia-type information processing can be efficiently performed.

One end of each of the flexible partitions 9 and 9 is detachably pivotally mounted on both side surfaces of the housing 2 with a connecting shaft 8 which is directed upward and downward.

The flexible partition (9) is made up of a plurality of vertically rectangular panel members (10). The detailed configuration of the panel member (10) will be described with reference to FIGS. The left and right edges (left side and right side in FIG. 2 in FIG. 2) of the panel material (10) are symmetrical to each other, and there is no difference in their basic configurations. In the following description, only the left edge of the panel member (10) will be described.

The left edge of the rectangular transparent plate panel (11) is oriented vertically and has an opening (1) at the top end.
2) A right-sided U-shaped engaging groove (14) formed on the right side surface of the side frame member (13) is fitted (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

The left side surface of the side frame member (13) is symmetrical with respect to the front and rear, and has a curved surface (15) having a small central angle and an arc-shaped cross section, and the curved surface (15) faces vertically. Multiple grooves (1
6) is formed. At the upper end of the curved surface (15), two working holes (17) (17) arranged vertically are drilled, and at the center of the curved surface (15) in the vertical direction, a central pivot (described later) is provided. A through hole (18) through which the direction locking piece can be inserted, and two working holes (19) and (19) located above and below the through hole (18) are provided.

Inside the side frame member (13), there is provided a partition wall (20) which faces in the vertical direction. On the right side surface of the partition wall (20), two guide projections (21) and (21) pointing in the vertical direction are provided side by side, and each of the curved surfaces (15) of the partition wall (20) is provided. At positions that are at the same height as the work holes (17) (19) and through holes (18),
A plurality of through holes (22), (22), (23), (23), and (24) are formed.

The work hole (1) at the center in the vertical direction of the curved surface (15)
Screws (2) inserted through through holes (23) and (23) of bulkhead (20) from (9) and (19)
4) is screwed into upper and lower screw holes (26) (26) of a vertically oriented support plate (25) fitted between the front and rear guide projections (21) (21),
The support plate (25) is fixed to the partition (20). A rectangular insertion hole (27) having the same height as the through hole (18) is formed in the center of the support plate (25) in the vertical direction.

A through hole (18) at the center in the vertical direction of the curved surface (15)
A downward locking piece (31) of a central pivot (30) having an upward shaft (28) protruding upward and a downward shaft (29) protruding downward is inserted through the lower locking piece. (31) is engaged with the insertion hole (27) of the support plate (25) through the through hole (24) of the partition wall (20).

Upper and lower end surfaces of the upward shaft (28) are open (32) (3).
3) Connect the two fitting cylinders (34) and (34) having circular cross sections to the coupling plate (35).
The lower surface opening (33) of one fitting tube (34) of the connecting member (36) facing in the up-down direction is rotatably fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the fitting tube (34). The provided ridge (37) is
It is elastically engaged with the concave groove (16) of the curved surface (15).

Between the upper ends of the guide ridges (21) and (21) of the side frame member (10), a substantially vertical downward piece (38) extends from the upper end of the downward piece (38) to the right. A downward piece (38) of an inverted L-shaped coupling member (40) consisting of a protruding horizontal piece (39) is fitted. Screw holes (41) (41) arranged vertically on the downward piece (38) have working holes (17).
Screws (42) and (42) inserted into (17) and through holes (22) and (22) are screwed together, and downward piece (38) is fixed to partition (20).

The horizontal piece (39) is provided with two screw holes (43) (43) arranged diagonally, and the horizontal piece (39) abuts on the upper surface of the panel plate (11). (See FIG. 2).

The upper edge of the panel plate (11) is fitted with an engagement groove (45) having a downward U-shaped cross section formed on the lower surface of the upper frame member (44) facing left and right. At the upper end of the left edge of (), a downward bulging portion formed at the left end of the upper frame
U-shaped engagement groove (4) formed on the right side of (46)
7) is fitted (see FIGS. 4 and 5), and the lower surface of the bulging portion (46) is in contact with the upper surface of the side frame member (13) (see FIG. 2).

A cutout (48) is formed at the left end of the side frame member (13), and the left half of the upper surface (49) of the cutout (48) is an opening (50). In the right half of the upper surface (49), two through-holes (51) (51) that are aligned with the screw holes (43) (43) of the coupling member (40) are formed.

The opening (50) is provided with a locking portion (52) which engages with a T-shaped claw (59) of a cap (58) described later, and a right end of the notch (48) is provided at the right end of the notch (48). An engaging portion (53) for engaging with the engaging claw (60) of the cap (58) is provided.

A downwardly directed upper pivot (55) having a rightward substantially horizontal fixing portion (54) at the upper end is fitted into the opening (50) (see FIG. 2). The lower end of the upper pivot (55) has a curved surface (15)
At the lower end of the upper pivot (55), the upper end opening (32) of the fitting tube (34).
Are rotatably fitted.

The fixing portion (54) has through holes (51) (5) of the notch (48).
Diagonally aligned through holes (56) (56) that match (1) are drilled. Screws (57) and (57) passing through the through holes (56) and (51) of the fixing portion (54) and the notch (48) are screwed into the screw holes (43) and (43) of the coupling member (40). Thereby, the fixing part (54) is fixed to the notch (48).

The T-shaped claw (59) and the engagement claw (60) provided on the lower surface of the cap (58) facing the front-rear direction are engaged with the notch (48).
The notches (48) are engaged with (52) and (53), and are covered by the cap (58).

The lower end of the panel member (10) includes a lower frame member (61) and a lower pivot member (62) which are vertically symmetrical with the upper frame member (44) and the upper pivot member (55). ) And a cap (64) similar to the one used at the upper end of the central pivot (30), between the downward pivot (29) and the lower pivot (62). A fitting tube (34) of the same connecting member (36) as described above is rotatably fitted.

Next, the operation of the flexible partition 9 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ridges (37) of the fitting cylinder (34)
However, when the panel material (10) is engaged with the concave groove (16) of the curved surface (15), the flexible partition (9) is deformed or falls down because the panel material (10) is kept as it is. It is safe without any.

When the panel member (10) is pushed to the side, the panel member (1) is pressed.
0) rotates around the fitting cylinder (34), and the ridge (37) comes off while bending from the concave groove (16) and engages with the adjacent concave groove (16). When the panel member (10) is further rotated to remove the ridge (37) to the side of the curved surface (15), the rotation resistance of the panel member (10) is reduced.

Each of the panel members (10) is shifted from the state in which the longitudinal direction of the panel member (10) is aligned with the direction passing through the center of the two fitting cylinders (34) (34) (the state of FIG. 4). It can rotate 90 ° in both directions.

Since all the panel members (10) can be turned by 180 ° around the fitting tube (34), the flexible partition (9) can be circular, semi-circular or semi-circular depending on the purpose of use.
It can be transformed into various shapes such as loops.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the flexible partition (9) is folded such that adjacent panel members (10) and (10) are parallel to each other and their inner surfaces are close to each other, The inner end of the curved surface (15) comes close to the coupling plate (35). Therefore, even if the panel member (10) is to be rotated further inward, the inner end of the curved surface (15) comes into contact with the coupling plate (35), and the panel member (10) is moved inward. Folded flexible partition as rotation is blocked
(9) Transportation and storage are easy.

In this embodiment, the fitting cylinder of the connecting member (36)
(34) to the upper pivot (55) and central pivot provided on the panel material (10).
Since the panel member (10) is rotatable by being fitted to (30) or the like, a member such as a conventional connecting piece is unnecessary, and each panel member (10) can be rotated over a large range. Can be.

A central pivot (30) is provided substantially at the center of the panel material (10) in the vertical direction, and an upper pivot (55) and a central pivot are provided.
(30), and a separate connecting member (36) (36) is fitted between the central pivot (30) and the lower pivot (62), so the connecting member (36) of the present embodiment is , Upper pivot (55) to lower pivot (6
It is shorter and less liable to be bent than a single connecting member extending to 2), so that each panel member (10) can be smoothly rotated. However, it is of course possible to omit the central pivot (30) and use a single connecting member extending from the upper pivot (55) to the lower pivot (62).

By changing the mounting position of the ridge (37), the ridge (37) can be brought into contact with the outer end of the curved surface (15) in the state shown in FIG. , Panel material (1
0) can be prevented from rotating outward.

The same thing as the concave groove (16) may be provided on the fitting cylinder (34) side, and the same thing as the ridge (37) may be provided on the curved surface (15) side.

[0040]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (a) The flexible partition can be deformed into various shapes such as a circle, a semicircle, and a loop according to the purpose of use.

(B) By connecting the connecting member to the panel material by means of an upper pivot and a lower pivot provided on the panel material, the panel materials can be rotated. Therefore, a member such as a conventional connecting piece can be used. Is unnecessary, and each panel member can be rotated in a large range.

(C) The engagement between the concave groove and the projection causes a sense of moderation in the rotation of the panel material, and the panel material can be held in a predetermined state.

(D) According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the flexible partition is folded such that adjacent panel members are parallel to each other and their inner surfaces are close to each other, the panel members rotate. Since it becomes impossible, it becomes easy to transport and store the folded flexible partition.

(E) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the central pivot is provided substantially at the center of the panel material in the vertical direction, and the central pivot is provided between the upper pivot and the central pivot, and between the central pivot and the lower pivot. Since the separate connecting members are pivotally connected, the connecting member of the present invention is shorter and less flexible than a single connecting member extending from the upper pivot to the lower pivot, so that each panel member can be smoothly connected. Can be rotated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a multimedia booth formed using a flexible partition having one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same main part.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view along the line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view similar to FIG. 4, showing a state after the flexible partition is rotated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (A) Multimedia tower (1) Leg plate (2) Housing (3) Table plate (4) Eaves plate (5) Lamp (6) Leg (7) Stool (8) Vertical axis (9) Flexible partition (10 ) Panel material (11) Panel plate (12) Opening (13) Side frame material (14) Engagement groove (15) Curved surface (16) Concave groove (17) Working hole (18) Through hole (19) Working hole (20) Partition wall (21) Guide ridge (22) (23) (24) Through hole (25) Support plate (26) Screw hole (27) Insert hole (28) Upward shaft (29) Downward shaft (30 ) Central pivot (31) Downward locking piece (32) (33) Opening (34) Mating cylinder (35) Coupling plate (36) Connecting member (37) Protrusion (projection) (38) Downward piece ( 39) Horizontal piece (40) Coupling member (41) Screw hole (42) Screw (43) Screw hole (44) Upper frame material (45) Engagement groove (46) Swelling part (47) Engagement groove (48) Notch (49) Upper surface (50) Opening (51) Through hole (52) (53) Locking part (54) Fixed part (55) Upper pivot (56) Protrusion (57) Groove (58) Cap (59 ) T-shaped claw (60) Engagement claw (61) Lower frame material (62) Lower pivot (63) Coupling member (64) Cap

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A connecting structure for panel materials in a flexible partition in which side end portions of adjacent panel materials are rotatably connected to each other around a vertical axis. An upper pivot is provided below the upper pivot on the side end surface, and an upward lower pivot coaxial with the upper pivot is provided, and one of the connecting members in which two fitting cylinders having two circular cross sections are connected to each other. The upper end opening and the lower end opening of the fitting tube are fitted to the upper pivot and the lower pivot of one panel material, and the upper end opening and the lower end opening of the other fitting tube are connected to the other panel. The upper end axis and the lower axis of the fitting are fitted to each other, and a side end surface of the panel material is a curved surface substantially complementary to a part of a circumferential surface of the fitting barrel. And one of the curved surfaces, Connection structure of a plurality of grooves to form side by side, the other on the panel member in the flexible partition, characterized in that a projection which can engage the groove and the resilient facing. 2. The panel material according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal direction of the panel material is two.
2. The connection of panel members in a flexible partition according to claim 1, wherein the panel can be rotated in both left and right directions within a limit of 90 [deg.] From a state of being aligned in a direction passing through the centers of the fitting cylinders. Construction. 3. A central pivot having an upward axis and a downward axis coaxial with both pivots is provided between the upper pivot and the lower pivot on a side end surface of the panel material, and the upper pivot and the central pivot are provided. The shaft hole of the first connection member is fitted to the upward shaft, and the shaft hole of the second connection member is fitted to the downward shaft of the lower pivot and the central pivot. Item 3. A connection structure of panel materials in the flexible partition according to Item 1 or 2.