JP3071960U - Cage mesh panel connector - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] The present invention realizes a pet cage connector having various advantages such as a simple structure, a stacking function for stacking, and no displacement of a main body. SOLUTION: The present invention is constituted by a molded material having a continuous plate-shaped portion, provided with a locking portion rotatably locked to a mesh wire at one longitudinal end, and a hinge portion at the other end side. And a connecting member for a cage net panel having a main body formed with a mounting portion for elastically holding the frame wire through the frame. Further, in the above, a connecting member of the cage net panel is provided, in which a hook-shaped portion for elastically holding the frame wire is provided in the mounting portion. Also,
In the above, a cage mesh panel connecting device is provided in which a finger hook portion and a projection portion are provided with an arc-shaped groove for elastically holding a frame wire in a mounting portion.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a connector for a cage net panel, and more particularly, to a cage net panel for detachably connecting two orthogonally arranged net panels when assembling a pet wire cage, for example. Related to the connector.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As a conventional connecting tool of this type, for example, apparatuses described in Utility Model Registration Nos. 3041001 and 3050937 are known. Some of the drawings published in these publications are shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, respectively. 9 (a) and 9 (b), 101 is a connector, 111 is a tubular main body, 112 is an opening, 113 is a ridge, and 114 is a folded portion. The connecting tool 101 is formed of a thin metal plate, and has a cylindrical main body 111 having a partly open side surface, and a ridge 113 vertically provided inward on the opposite side of the opening 112 of the cylindrical main body 111. Folds 114, 114 formed by bending both ends of the opening 112 outward. Further, reference numeral 115 in FIG. 9B denotes a slit.

A spring 101 made of stainless steel is used as a material for the connecting tool 101 shown in both figures of FIG. 9, and a cylindrical main body 111 having a protruding ridge 113 protruding inwardly, a folded part 114 which is folded right and left, and 114 is formed by press working. Then, for example, when the top panel and the side panel are connected, the sides of the rectangular frames adjacent to each other are inserted into the connecting tool 101 through the opening 112, and the inner surface of the tubular main body 111 and the protrusion 113 are connected to each other. They are pinched and connected. According to the connecting tool 101 having such a structure, the wire rod panels can be quickly, easily and reliably connected to form a cage for small animals, clothes are caught when passing through the vicinity, and small animals in the cage are caught and injured. It is described that the connector can be provided to prevent the small animal in the cage from being bitten and damaged.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral 240 denotes a front net, 260 denotes a left net, 241 and 261 denote bone rods of the front and left nets, and 200 denotes a positioning device. The positioning device 200 is composed of a hook 210 welded to a mesh and a positioning rod 220 made of plastic. 211 is a hook portion of the hook 210. Reference numeral 221 denotes a locking portion of the positioning rod 220; 222, a housing space; 223, an inlet end; 224, a head; 225, a through hole; The entrance end 223 of the locking portion 221 of the positioning rod 220 is slightly expanded by elasticity, and after the corresponding bone rod is stored in the storage space 222, the bone rod is recovered and joined to cover the bone rod.

Then, as shown in the figure, when the frames (240, 260) are combined, the bone rods 241, 261 are firstly accommodated in the hook portions 211 of the hooks 210, and then the penetrations of the positioning rods 220 are made. When the head 224 provided with the hole 225 is pressed, the head 224 enters the hook 210 under the guidance of the inclined surface 226, and the head 224 contracts inward, so that the wide portion of the head 224 is widened. After passing through the hook 210, the positioning rod 220 presses the corresponding bone rods 241 and 261 of the mesh to position it. With the above-described configuration, the left net 260 is stably positioned with respect to the front net 240 by the positioning device 200, and the structure of the left net 260 and the like becomes very strong, which is advantageous for a multi-layer design and causes a collapse phenomenon. do not do. Further, it is described that the hook 210 is effectively operated and does not waste manufacturing costs. In addition, the publication that publishes FIG. 10 discloses, as a conventional example, a positioning device that pulls a hook in a normal locking direction with a single spring.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 As described above, since the connecting tool 101 shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B is made of a thin metal plate, the clothes are less likely to be caught or damaged by being bitten by a small animal. However, it is manufactured by pressing a spring steel material such as stainless steel to form the cylindrical body 111 provided with the ridges 113 and the folded portions 114, 114 of the opposite winding. Therefore, cutting by press and multi-stage embossing are required, and the structure is complicated, and the production cost is likely to be high. Moreover, according to FIG. 2 (b) showing the configuration of claim 2 of the present invention, a slit is provided horizontally from substantially the center of the folded portions 114 at both ends toward the ridge 113, so that the number of processing steps is increased. There were drawbacks such as higher costs.

Further, since the apparatus shown in FIG. 10 uses the positioning rod 220 made of plastic, there are few difficulties in machining and structure as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). However, as is apparent from the figure, this positioning rod 220 is made of an annular plastic larger than the inner diameter of the hook part 211 by providing a through hole 225 in the hook part 211 of the iron hook 210 welded to the net. While compressing the head 224, the two bone rods are pressed to perform a connection (positioning) function. Therefore, the positioning rod 220 is deformed or broken by the strong stress generated in the head 224, and the initial purpose of the connection may not be achieved in many cases. Also, in the case of the conventional example of this invention in which the hook is pulled by a spring as described above, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the structure becomes complicated.

[0008] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the use of metal and springs is avoided to facilitate manufacture and reduce the number of processing steps. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cage mesh panel connecting device which improves the stacking performance of the device and does not cause displacement of the connecting device.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention is configured with a molded material having a continuous plate-like portion, provided with a locking portion that is rotatably locked to a mesh wire at one longitudinal end, and a hinge portion at the other end side. This is a connector for a cage net panel having a main body having a mounting portion for elastically holding a frame wire. Further, in the above, a connecting member for a cage net panel having a hook-shaped portion for elastically holding the frame wire in the mounting portion is formed. Further, in the above, a connecting member of a cage net panel is provided, in which a finger hook portion and a projecting portion are provided with an arc-shaped groove for elastically holding a frame wire in a mounting portion. Further, in the above, a connecting member of the cage net panel is formed so that the width of the main body is substantially equal to the mesh interval of the net panel to be mounted. Further, in the above, a connecting device for a cage net panel in which a mounting portion for lamination is formed on the upper surface of the main body. Further, in the above, a hinge of the cage net panel is constituted by a transverse groove and an open tubular flexible portion provided in a deep portion of the transverse groove. Further, in the above, a connecting member for a cage net panel provided with an upright portion along the transverse groove is formed.

[0010] Furthermore, the present invention proposes two mesh panels which are arranged in a direction orthogonal to each other and which form a mesh with vertical and horizontal mesh wires in a frame wire, and a molded material in which a plate-like portion is continuous. A locking portion rotatably locked to the mesh wire is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction, and a mounting portion for elastically holding the frame wire via a hinge portion is formed at the other end side. A cage net for attaching the main body to one of the net panels and holding the other net panel between the holding portions provided on the main body and the net panel in a bridging state and detachably connecting the net panels to each other. It constitutes a panel connector.

[0011]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the main body according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the main body, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the coupler of the first embodiment. The main body 1 is made of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate, and is molded by a resin molding machine into a shape in which plate-like portions having substantially uniform thickness and width are connected as shown in the figure. 2 is a hook-shaped engaging portion formed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the main body 1, 3 is a branching portion extending in the longitudinal direction from the engaging portion 2 and branching a plate-like portion into a horizontal portion 31 and an inclined portion 32. Reference numeral 4 denotes a transverse groove opened on the upper surface. The horizontal portion 31 and the inclined portion 32 are connected by a bridge portion 33, and a high rigidity is given to this portion by a thick structure.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a hinge portion provided at a deep portion of the transverse groove 4, and reference numeral 6 denotes a mounting portion provided at the other end side via a standing portion 61 raised from the hinge portion 5. The hinge part 5 is formed of an open tubular flexible part, and gives an accurate rotational displacement to the mounting part 6. The mounting portion 6 faces the branch portion 3 via the transverse groove 4 and regulates the angular range of the counterclockwise rotation of the mounting portion 6. Further, in the first embodiment, the outer surface of the upright portion 61 forms a holding portion 62 that holds the front panel from inside by a connecting operation of the main body 1 described later. In particular, since the upright portion 61 is vertically raised along the transverse groove 4 from the descending end of the inclined portion 32, the hinge portion 5 is used as a fulcrum at the mounting portion 6 without increasing the length and lengthening the longitudinal direction. It is possible to give a reasonable elastic rotation displacement. Reference numeral 63 denotes a concave mounting portion formed on the upper surface of the locking portion 6, and reference numeral 64 denotes a hook-shaped portion whose tip is bent inward.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a case where the main body 1 having such a structure is applied to the connection of a net panel of a pet cage made of a hexahedron. 4 and 5, reference numeral 10 denotes a pet cage. Reference numeral 11 denotes a mesh panel having a bottom surface formed in a shallow dish shape in the cage 10 (hereinafter, referred to as a bottom panel with a net omitted), 12 and 13 denote side panels whose lower ends are connected to the left and right sides of the bottom panel 11, Reference numeral 15 denotes a top panel provided with holding pieces 16. The side panels 12, 13 and the top panel 15 are foldably connected to the bottom panel 11 in a tunnel shape.

The holding pieces 16 are exposed and arranged at two right and left sides of both front and rear edges of the top panel 15, correspond to the holding portions 62 of the main body 1, and perform an outer holding function at the time of connection. It has become. The holding piece 16 is formed by bending a U-shaped exposed portion leading to two vertical wires fixed to the top panel 15 downward at the front. 17 is a front panel. 18 is a square door provided at the center of the front panel 17, 19 is a lock member of the door 18, 20 is a hinge thereof, and 21 is a handle of the cage 10. In addition, a rear panel (no symbol) is connected to the front panel 15 and a resin tray and a wire tray are housed in the dish-shaped bottom panel 11 so as to be easily taken out. Have been.

The main body 1 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is denoted by the same reference numeral “1”. Although the back side is not shown in detail, the main body 1 is mounted on the left and right sides of the top surface of the cage 10 at positions corresponding to the holding pieces 16 as described above. In this application example, the top panel 15 and the front panel 17 and the top panel 15 and the rear panel are connected using the two main bodies 1 on the front side and the rear side, respectively. Now, only the operation for connecting the front panel 17 to the top panel 15 will be described. The connection operation of the net panel using the main body 1 is shown in FIG.

In general, this kind of mesh panel is composed of a frame wire using a large diameter wire material at the periphery and a large number of small-diameter mesh wires which form a mesh by crossing vertically and horizontally within the frame of the frame wire. I have. Reference numeral 22 shown in FIG. 6 is a frame wire, and 23 is a mesh wire. When connecting the front panel 17 to the top panel 15 using the main body 1, first, the top panel 15 and the left and right side panels 12 and 13 are raised on the bottom panel 11, and the tunnel of the cage 10 is formed. Is molded. Next, the front panel 17 is raised, and the both sides of the frame wires 22, 22 of the raised front panel 17 and the top panel 15 incorporated in the structure are crossed at substantially right angles and joined. .

Here, the main body 1 is picked up and locked on the net wire 23 of the top panel 15 while expanding the hook of the locking portion 2. After the locking portion 2 is locked, when the main body 1 is rotated in the direction of the arrow around the mesh wire 23, the hook-shaped portion 64 provided on the mounting portion 6 at the rotary end is moved to the frame wire 22 comes into contact with it and overcomes it in the opposite direction. Then, the hook-shaped portion 64 that has passed over the frame wire 22 elastically clamps the frame wire 22 in the hook shape, and the main body 1 bridges the mesh wire 23 and the frame wire 22 to be attached to the front end of the top panel 15. Is done. The frame wire 22 on the front panel 17 side is held between the holding portion 62 of the main body 1 and the holding piece 16 of the top panel 15 by the main body 1 mounted in a bridge state. Thus, the top panel 15 and the front panel 17 are detachably connected by the main body 1 in a bridge state. In the same operation, the back panel is connected to the top panel 15 using the main body 1.

The concave mounting portion 63 on the upper surface of the mounting portion 6 connecting the top panel 15 and the front panel 17 can stably mount, for example, the upper frame wire 22 when the cages 10 are stacked. It has a stacking effect. When a force is applied to the mounting portion 6 to push it up, the lock of the hook portion 64 with the frame wire 22 is elastically released, and the main body 1 rotates in the reverse arrow direction to connect the two panels 15 and 17. Is released. The main body 1 with the front panel 17 opened is rotated clockwise again and stored in a locked state while holding the frame wire 22 therebetween.

Since the main body 1 is kept locked when stored, it is prevented from falling off. If necessary, the locking of the locking portion 2 with the mesh wire 23 can be released, and the removed main body 1 can be collectively stored in a predetermined storage box or the like. Thereafter, the cage 10 is folded into a flat state. Although not described in detail in the drawings, the width of the main body 1 made of a plate-shaped molding material is selected to be a size that can be inserted into the mesh of the top panel 15 to be mounted. Thereby, the movement and the rotation blur of the main body 1 in the width direction are suppressed, and the accurate turning operation around the mesh wire 23 in the mesh is performed.

Embodiment 2 7A and 7B are explanatory views showing the configuration of the main body according to the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a front view, FIG. 7C is a right side view, and FIG. FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram of the second embodiment. 7 and 8, reference numerals 65 and 66 denote finger hooks and projections provided on the mounting portion 6, and reference numeral 67 denotes an arc-shaped groove. The finger hook 65 and the projection 66 are provided in parallel in the longitudinal direction via an arc-shaped groove 67, and the finger hook 65 side protrudes slightly longer. Further, in plan view, the finger hook 65 is formed in a semicircular shape with rounded corners, and the protrusion 66 is formed in a shape with a reduced width. Other structures are common to the first embodiment.

As in the case of FIG. 6, after the hook of the locking portion 2 is locked to the mesh wire 23, the finger is hooked on the finger hook 65 to rotate the main body 1 in the direction of the solid arrow. Here, the left projection 66 comes in contact with the frame wire 22 of the top panel 15 and receives the pressing force by the rotation in the direction of the solid line arrow, and gets over it. Then, the overhanging projection 66 elastically clamps the frame wire 22 in the arc-shaped groove 67, and the main body 1 bridges the mesh wire 23 and the frame wire 22 to be attached to the front end of the top panel 15. Is done. The frame wire 22 on the front panel 17 side is held between the holding portion 62 of the main body 1 and the holding piece 16 of the top panel 15 by the main body 1 attached to the top panel 15 by bridging. . When the finger hook 65 is pushed up in the direction of the dashed arrow, the main body 1 is opened while the mounting portion 6 bends around the hinge 5 as in the first embodiment.

In this case, according to the second embodiment, the finger hook 65 protrudes in a circular shape at the tip of the mounting portion 6, and the frame wire 22 is clamped in the arc-shaped groove 67 in the locked state. Even if the manufacturing accuracy of the top panel 15 or the like (for example, the distance L between the mesh wire 23 and the frame wire 22 of the top panel 15 shown in FIG. 8) is slightly varied, the assembly / disassembly is extremely difficult. Easy to operate.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the case where the locking portion is formed to be long and locked to the second mesh wire of the top panel has been described as an example. It can also be configured to lock to the outer mesh wire. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to provide a sufficient elasticity to the mounting portion by the upright portion which stands up in the thickness direction and has a long distance, thereby providing a compact main body with the same effect. Although the concave mounting portion is illustrated and described, it may be formed in an arc shape or the like. In addition, while the holding portion of the main body and the holding piece of the net panel hold the other net panel, another portion may perform the holding function. In short, the main body and the net panel to which the main body is attached are used. You only have to hold it between the upper holding parts. Further, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the embodiment as long as the shape of each part of the main body, the connecting procedure, and the like can be achieved as well.

[0024]

[Effect of the invention]

 The present invention is configured with a molded material having a continuous plate-like portion, provided with a locking portion that is rotatably locked to a mesh wire at one longitudinal end, and a hinge portion at the other end side. A connector for a cage net panel having a main body having a mounting portion for elastically holding the frame wire is constructed. Further, in the above, a connecting member of a cage net panel having a hook-shaped portion for elastically holding the frame wire in the mounting portion is formed. Further, in the above, a connector for a cage net panel is provided in which a finger hook portion and a projection portion are provided with an arc-shaped groove for elastically holding a frame wire in a mounting portion. Further, in the above, the cage mesh panel connecting device is formed so that the width of the main body is substantially equal to the mesh interval of the mesh panel to be mounted. Further, in the above description, a connecting device for a cage net panel in which a mounting portion for lamination is formed on the upper surface of the main body is configured. Further, in the above, a connecting member of the cage net panel is configured, in which the hinge portion is formed by the transverse groove and the open tubular flexible portion provided in the deep portion of the transverse groove. Further, in the above description, a connector for a cage net panel provided with an upright portion along the transverse groove is configured.

Further, the school proposal is to provide two mesh panels which are arranged in a direction orthogonal to each other and which form a mesh with vertical and horizontal mesh wires in a frame wire, and a molded material in which a plate-like portion is continuous. A locking portion rotatably locked to the mesh wire is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction, and a mounting portion for elastically holding the frame wire via a hinge portion is formed at the other end side. A cage net for attaching the main body to one of the net panels and holding the other net panel between the holding portions provided on the main body and the net panel in a bridging state and detachably connecting the net panels to each other. A panel connector was constructed.

As a result, according to the present invention, unlike the conventional apparatus using metal shown in FIG. 9, no mechanical processing is required, the number of processing steps is small, and the manufacturing cost is low. In addition, since the main body is made of a molded material having a continuous plate-like portion, deformation and deformation as shown in FIG. 10 using a resin material that pushes a thin annular head having a small width and thickness into a metal hook portion can be achieved. There is no worry about damage. In addition, the stacking function of the mounting part, which cannot be obtained with these conventional devices, the compactness of the standing part that increases the distance, and the smooth mounting of the mounting part based on the structure of the transverse groove and the open cylindrical flexible part at the groove bottom. It also has the effect of preventing the displacement and blurring due to the rotation displacement or the selection of the width dimension of the coupling. In particular, according to the second embodiment in which the attachment portion is provided with the finger hook portion and the projection portion that are parallel to the longitudinal direction with the arc-shaped groove interposed therebetween, it is possible to configure the connection tool that is easy to operate and can maintain the locked state.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pet cage connector having various advantages such as a simple structure, a stacking function for stacking, and no displacement of the main body. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a main body according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the main body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front view of an application example of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a main body according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the configuration of another conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Locking part 3 Branch part 4 Transverse groove 5 Hinge part 6 Mounting part 10 Cage 11 Bottom panel 12, 13 Side panel 15 Top panel 16 Holding piece (holding part) 17 Front panel 18 Door 19 Lock member 20 Hinge 21 Handle 22 Frame wire 23 Mesh wire 31 Horizontal portion 32 Inclined portion 33 Bridge portion 61 Standing portion 62 Holding portion 63 Placement portion 64 Hook-shaped portion 65 Finger hook portion 66 Projection portion 67 Arc-shaped groove

Claims (8)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A locking member which is formed of a molding material having a continuous plate-like portion and which is rotatably locked to a mesh wire at one end in a longitudinal direction and a hinge portion at the other end side. A connector for a cage net panel, comprising a main body having a mounting portion for elastically holding a frame wire. 2. A connecting member for a cage net panel according to claim 1, wherein a hook-shaped portion for elastically holding a frame wire is provided in said mounting portion. 3. A connecting device for a cage net panel according to claim 1, wherein a finger hook portion and a projecting portion are provided on said mounting portion with an arc-shaped groove for elastically holding a frame wire therebetween. 4. The screen according to claim 1, wherein the width of the main body is formed substantially equal to the mesh interval of the mesh panel to be mounted.
The connecting device of the cage net panel described in the above. 5. The connecting device for a cage net panel according to claim 1, wherein a mounting portion for lamination is formed on an upper surface of said main body. 6. The connecting device for a cage net panel according to claim 1, wherein said hinge portion is constituted by a transverse groove and an open tubular flexible portion provided at a deep portion of said transverse groove. 7. The connecting device for a cage net panel according to claim 4, wherein an upright portion is provided along the transverse groove. 8. Two mesh panels which are arranged in a direction orthogonal to each other and form a mesh with vertical and horizontal mesh wires in a frame wire, and are formed of a molding material in which plate-shaped portions are continuous. A main body having a locking portion rotatably locked to the mesh wire at one end in a longitudinal direction, and a mounting portion elastically holding the frame wire via a hinge portion at the other end side; Wherein the main body is attached to one of the net panels and the other net panel is held and detachably connected between the holding portions provided on the main body and the net panel in a bridging state. A connector for cage net panels.