JP3212286B2 - Pull sash - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sliding sash, and more particularly, to a sliding sash having an improved structure for mounting an end cap and a cover member of a reinforcing member provided on an outdoor surface of a sliding frame or a joint frame of a sliding door. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a window sash provided at an opening of a building frame, a so-called resin sash in which a frame or a frame of a shoji is made of synthetic resin is known. This resin sash is
It is often used in cold regions because of its excellent heat insulation properties and less condensation.

In this resin sash, a rectangular frame is assembled from an upper frame, a lower frame and left and right vertical frames made of synthetic resin, and this frame is attached to a building frame and a shoji is attached to the frame. Be composed. Shoji, Shoji upper frame,
A glass panel is fitted into a rectangular frame composed of a lower frame and left and right vertical frames.

By the way, resin sashes have lower rigidity than metal sashes, so that a metal core is provided inside each frame constituting the frame, and the strength of the vertical frame is particularly high. It has been practiced to attach a metal reinforcing material to the interior surface of the required mat along the longitudinal direction.
In this case, a cover member and an end cap are attached to the reinforcing member to improve the appearance.

[0005]

However, in the conventional resin sash, screws are used to attach the cover member and the end cap to the reinforcing member, respectively.
A large number of screws are required, which not only requires a lot of labor for installation, but also has a problem that the heads of the screws are exposed on the respective surfaces of the cover member and the end cap, so that the appearance is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a drawback sash capable of reducing the number of fasteners used, preventing exposure of the fasteners, and improving workability and appearance. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A sliding sash according to the present invention comprises a rectangular frame consisting of an upper frame, a lower frame, and left and right vertical frames attached to a building frame, and a shoji attached to the frame. Provided, the shoji is made of a synthetic resin upper frame, a lower frame and a rectangular frame composed of left and right vertical frames fitted with a glass panel. , Fix the reinforcements along the longitudinal direction with fasteners,
End caps are attached to both ends of the reinforcing member, and the end caps are fixed with fasteners for the reinforcing member. A cover member is attached to the reinforcing member, and both end portions of the cover member are connected to the end caps. It is characterized by being inserted inside.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a pulling sash made of resin (hereinafter also referred to as a resin sash), and this resin sash 1 is a rectangular frame (sash) to be attached to a frame T of a building. (Frame) 2 and pull-out sliding doors 3a and 3b mounted in the frame body 2. The frame 2
Consists of an upper frame 2a, a lower frame 2b and left and right vertical frames 2c, 2c made of synthetic resin, for example, vinyl chloride, and these frame members preferably have the same cross-sectional shape.

The upper frame 2a, the lower frame 2c and the left and right vertical frames 2
The frame members constituting c and 2c are separated by a partition wall 2p between an inner surface portion (upper surface portion in the lower frame) 2x and an outer surface portion (lower surface portion in the lower frame) 2y in order to impart rigidity and heat insulation. It has a hollow structure having a plurality of, for example, three hollow portions 2z, and its inner surface 2x has, for example, a ridge 4a having an H-shaped cross section.
4b are formed in two rows along the longitudinal direction. The ridges 4a, 4b are rails for guiding and supporting the inner and outer sashes 3a, 3b in the upper frame 2a and the lower frame 2b so as to be movable in the left-right direction. It is preferable that the two rails 4a and 4b composed of the ridges have substantially the same height in order to make the sizes of the inner and outer shojis 3a and 3b the same. In addition, it is preferable that the rail member 15 made of a metal, for example, an extruded member made of an aluminum alloy is attached to the upper end of the ridge portion of the lower frame.

At the indoor end and the outdoor end of the frame material, inward ribs 5, 6 are formed along the longitudinal direction. The inward rib 5 at the outdoor end of the frame member is a screen rail for guiding and supporting a screen door (not shown) in the upper frame 2a and the lower frame 2b so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The frame 2 is attached to the frame T of the building with a fastener such as a screw at a substantially middle portion of the outer surface portion 2y of the frame material in the indoor / outdoor direction with the indoor side inserted into the opening of the building. Outwardly extending ribs 7 are formed along the longitudinal direction of the frame material.

At the lower part of the lower frame 2b, a reinforcing member 8 for supporting the lower part of the lower frame 2b and covering and supporting the outward ribs 7 from the outside is attached by screws 9, and the reinforcing member 8 is attached to the frame T Is fixed to the window stand Ta with a fixing tool such as a screw. The reinforcing member 8 is formed of a material having high rigidity, for example, an extruded member of an aluminum alloy. In order to prevent the lower frame 2b from being deformed by the weight of the shoji 3a, 3b, the lower frame 2b
It is preferable that a core member 10 made of, for example, an extruded aluminum alloy material is fitted into the hollow portion 2z.

In an aluminum sash, the lower frame is generally formed to have a stepped cross section in order to improve drainage. However, in the resin sash 1 of the present embodiment, a frame having the same cross sectional shape is used. Since the material is used, if the lower frame 2b has a stepped cross-sectional shape, the upper frame 2a and the vertical frame 2c also have a stepped cross-sectional shape, making the appearance worse, and the size of the shojis 3a, 3b must be changed. The material is not formed in a stepped cross section, and the ridges 4a, 4b and the inward ribs 5,
The inner surface 2x except 6 is formed substantially flat. In addition,
It is preferable that the inner surface 2x of the frame material is slightly inclined downward to the outside of the room in consideration of drainage at the upper surface of the lower frame 2b.

Upper frame 2a, lower frame 2b and left and right vertical frames 2
The ends 2w are cut at an angle of 45 degrees so that the adjacent ends 2w are butt-joined, and the adjacent ends 2w are butt-welded to improve the airtightness of the joint. A rectangular frame 2 is formed. Since the upper frame 2a, the lower frame 2b, and the left and right vertical frames 2c, 2c have the same cross section, they can be extruded with the same molding die, reducing the manufacturing cost and joining the adjacent end portions 2w. In this case, the bonding area can be increased, and the bonding strength can be improved.

On the other hand, the shoji screens 3a, 3b are made of an upper frame 11a, a lower frame 11b, and left and right vertical frames 11c, 1 made of synthetic resin.
It is mainly composed of a square frame 11 made of 1d and a glass panel 12 fitted inside the frame 11. An upper frame 11a, a lower frame 11b and left and right vertical frames 11c,
11d is formed in the same cross-sectional shape as in the case of the frame member 2, and it is preferable that the adjacent ends 11w are abutted and welded. In addition, upper frame 11a, lower frame 11
b and the left and right vertical frames 11c and 11d have a hollow structure having a hollow portion 11z, and a core material 13 is provided in the hollow portion 11z.
It is preferable that a, 13b, and 13c are fitted.
As the glass panel 12, a double-layer glass (pair glass) having heat insulating properties is preferable. Lower frame 11 of shoji 3a, 3b
A door roller 14 is attached to b.

Of the vertical frames of the shoji screens 3a and 3b, a combination frame 11d requiring particularly high strength, preferably the inner shoji screen 3
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, a mating frame 11b (also referred to as an inner frame) is provided with an extruded metal material such as an aluminum alloy along its longitudinal direction (vertical direction) as shown in FIGS. A reinforcement member 16 is attached with a screw 17 as a fixing tool. End caps 18 made of synthetic resin are attached to both ends of the reinforcing member 16, and the end caps 18 are fixed with screws 17 as fixing members of the reinforcing member 16. A cover member 19 made of semi-rigid synthetic resin is attached to the reinforcing member 16, and both ends of the cover member 19 are inserted into the inside of the end cap 18.
The reinforcing member 16 may be made of iron or the like.

The reinforcing member 16 is formed in a hollow trapezoidal shape in cross section in the illustrated example, and has holes 20a, through which screws 17 are screwed at both ends and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction at appropriate intervals.
20b are provided. The screw 17 is inserted from the large-diameter hole 20a on the front side to the small-diameter hole 20b on the rear side,
The head 17a of the screw 17 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the hole 20b on the rear side and is tightened. It is preferable in terms of mounting strength that the tip of the screw 17 is screwed into the core material 13c of the joining frame 11d.

The cover member 19 has the same length as the reinforcing member 16 and is formed so as to cover the entire surface (exposed surface) of the reinforcing member 16 and hold the reinforcing member 16 on both side edges. Locking portions 19a, 19a for locking to hold
have. Engaging grooves 21 and 21 with which the locking portions 19a and 19a are engaged are formed on both sides of the back surface of the reinforcing member 16. The reinforcing member 16 and the cover member 19 are formed longer than the span between both end caps 18, 18.
Both ends of the reinforcing member 16 and the cover member 19 are inserted into opposed insertion grooves 23 of the both end caps 18.

The end cap 18 is provided with a cover member 19.
The fitting portion 22 is formed so as to cover the end portion of the reinforcing material 16 including the reinforcing member 16, and is fitted into the hollow portion 16 a of the reinforcing material 16.
And the insertion groove 2 for inserting the ends of the reinforcing member 16 and the cover member 19
And 3. The reinforcing member 1 is attached to the fitting portion 22.
A locking hole 24 is provided which is locked to the head 17a of the screw 17 for fixing the end of the screw 6. The insertion portion 22
Is the main plate-shaped portion 2 which is in surface contact with the inner surface portion on the back side of the reinforcing member 16.
2a, and a pair of left and right auxiliary plate-like portions 22b, 22b formed so as to protrude from the main plate-like portion 22a so as to contact the front inner surface of the reinforcing member 16, and the main plate-like portion 22a
It is preferable that the locking hole 24 is formed in the hole.

As shown in FIG. 7, a fin 25 is provided at the end of the mating frame 11d of the inner shoji 3b to hermetically seal the space between the outer shoji and the mating frame. It is provided along the longitudinal direction. In the middle part in the longitudinal direction of the fin 25, the crates 11d are bent to open and close the shoji, so that the crescent holder 26 on the side of the shoji is open (see FIG. 4).
Notch 27 to prevent damage due to contact with
Is provided. In order to fill the cutout portion 27 and to achieve airtightness, a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the outdoor surface of the joining frame 11d has a triangular cross section or a tapered crossing central piece (also referred to as an internal / external drawing member). 28
Is installed. This combined central piece 28
This is for drawing inside and outside so that the combining frame 11d is bent and does not contact with each other.

A sealing airtight piece 29 is attached to the upper end and the lower end of the end of the mating frame 11d so as to be vertically movable. The sealing airtight piece 29 includes a side fin 30 for sealing between the opposing mating frames 11d, and an inner surface 2 of the upper frame 2a or the lower frame 2b.
and an end fin 31 that seals the gap between the end portions x while avoiding the ridges 4a and 4b. In order to make the combined hermetic piece 29 vertically adjustable in accordance with the height adjustment of the door roller 14, the combined hermetic piece 29 is formed with a vertically long slot 32, which is inserted through the elongated hole 32. Set screw 3
At 3, the hermetically sealed piece 29 is fixed.

Next, the operation of the resin sash 1 having the above configuration will be described. When the reinforcing member 16 is attached to the joining frame 11d of the inner shoji 3b, first, the end cap 18 is attached to each end of the reinforcing member 16 and the fitting portion 22 is inserted into the hollow portion 16a.
Attach by fitting into. Next, the reinforcing member 16 is brought into contact with the indoor surface of the above-mentioned stitching frame 11d, and the reinforcing member 16 is fixed by screwing through the holes 17 into the holes 20a and 20b.

When fixing the end of the reinforcing member 16 with the screw 17, the screw 17 may be screwed through the locking hole 24 of the end cap 18. Thereby, the locking hole 24 of the end cap 18 is locked to the head 17 a of the screw 17,
The end cap 18 does not come off the end of the reinforcement 16. Next, one end of the cover member 19 is inserted into the insertion groove 23 of the one end cap 18, the cover member 19 is bent, and the other end is inserted into the insertion groove 23 of the other end cap 18. 19 may be pressed against the reinforcing member 16 to engage the locking portions 19a, 19a on both sides with the engaging grooves 21, 21 on both sides on the rear surface of the reinforcing member 16. As a result, not only the reinforcing member 16 but also the head 17a of the screw 17 and the hole 20 are formed.
a can be covered and covered by the cover member 19.

When attaching the resin sash 1 to the building frame T of the building, first, the reinforcing member 8 is attached and fixed to the lower portion of the lower frame 2b of the frame 2 with screws 9. Next, the indoor side of the frame 2 is fitted into the opening of the frame T of the building from the outside, and the outward rib 7 is brought into contact with the outdoor surface of the frame T, and the upper frame 2a and the left and right vertical frames 2
The outward ribs 7c and 2c are attached and fixed to the frame T of the building, and the reinforcing member 8 is fixed to the window Ta of the frame T with screws or nails. Then, the sliding doors 3a and 3b may be attached to the frame 2.

In the resin sash 1, a rectangular frame 2 composed of an upper frame 2a, a lower frame 2b and left and right vertical frames 2c, 2c attached to a frame T of a building; 3a and 3b, and the shoji screens 3a and 3b are formed by fitting a glass panel 12 into a rectangular frame 11 composed of an upper frame 11a, a lower frame 11b, and left and right vertical frames 11c and 11d made of synthetic resin. And the vertical frames 11c, 11
d, a reinforcing member 16 is fixed along the longitudinal direction to the indoor side of the combining frame 11d with screws 17 as fixing tools, and end caps 18 are attached to both ends of the reinforcing member 16, and The cap 18 is fixed with a screw 17 for fixing the reinforcing member 16, a cover member 19 is attached to the reinforcing member 16,
Since both ends of the cover member 19 are inserted into the inside of the end cap 18, the number of screws 17 to be used can be reduced, the exposure of the screws 17 and the like can be prevented, and the workability and appearance can be improved.

That is, the end cap 18 is attached to the reinforcing member 16.
A screw 17 used for fixing the reinforcing member 16 is used without using a dedicated screw to attach the reinforcing member 16, and a screw is used to attach the cover member 19 to the reinforcing member 16. Since the portion is engaged with both sides of the back surface of the reinforcing member 16 and both ends are inserted into the end cap 18, the number of screws used can be greatly reduced, the number of mounting steps can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced. Reduction and improvement in installation workability can be achieved. Further, since the reinforcing member 16 and the screw 17 are covered and hidden by the cover member 19 and the screw 17 is not exposed at all on the surface, the appearance is good and the appearance can be improved.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Is possible. For example, the cross-sectional shapes of the upper frame 2a, the lower frame 2b and the left and right vertical frames 2c, 2c constituting the frame 2, and the upper frame 11a, the lower frame 11b constituting the frame 11
The cross-sectional shapes of the left and right vertical frames 11c and 11d are not limited to those in the above-described embodiment. Further, the frame 2 attached to the frame T of the building has a semi-external structure,
An external structure may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, a resin sash of two-piece shoji is shown. However, the present invention can be applied to a plurality of resin sashes of four-piece shoji, for example, as shown in FIG. A reinforcing member 16 is attached to the indoor side of the door frame 11g of the shoji. The reinforcing member may be attached to another vertical frame that does not hinder opening and closing of the shoji. The reinforcing material may be used as a handle (handle) for opening and closing the shoji. In the embodiment, the locking hole 2 of the end cap 18 is used.
4 and the head 17a of the screw 17 is engaged with the end cap 1
8 is fixed, the head cap 17a of the screw 17 may be fastened to the peripheral edge of the locking hole 24 to fix the end cap 18.

[0029]

In summary, according to the sliding sash of the present invention, a rectangular frame composed of an upper frame, a lower frame, and left and right vertical frames attached to a building frame and a shoji screen attached to the frame are provided. Provided, the shoji is made of a synthetic resin upper frame, a lower frame and a rectangular frame composed of left and right vertical frames fitted with a glass panel. Fixing the reinforcing material along the longitudinal direction with a fixing tool, attaching end caps to both ends of the reinforcing material, fixing the end caps with the fixing tool of the reinforcing material, and attaching a cover member to the reinforcing material. Since both ends of the cover member are inserted inside the end cap, the number of fasteners to be used can be reduced, and the exposure of the fasteners can be prevented.
Workability and appearance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic indoor side front view of a resin sash showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a combination frame portion of the shoji.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an example in which a reinforcing material is attached to a joint frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Resin sash (sash) 2 Frame 2a Upper frame 2b Lower frame 2c Vertical frame 3a, 3b Shoji 11 Frame 11a Upper frame 11b Lower frame 11c Vertical frame 11d Combined frame 11g Gasket frame 16 Reinforcement 17 Screw (fixing device) 18 End cap 19 Cover member

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rectangular frame comprising an upper frame, a lower frame, and left and right vertical frames attached to a building frame of a building, and a shoji which is attached to the frame.
A glass panel is fitted into a rectangular frame composed of a lower frame and left and right vertical frames, and a reinforcing material is fixed along a longitudinal direction on a room side of a mating frame or a gas frame of the vertical frames with a fastener. Fixing, attaching end caps to both ends of the reinforcing material, fixing the end caps with fasteners for the reinforcing material, attaching a cover member to the reinforcing material, and attaching both end portions of the cover member to the ends. A sliding sash characterized by being inserted inside the end cap.