JP3353674B2 - panel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel suitably used in an office or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as a partition panel used as a partition for partitioning a space in an office or the like, a plurality of panels are usually used in a plane direction.
As a connecting structure of panels forming such a partition panel, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a concave portion 102 is formed on an outer side surface 101a of a vertical frame member 101 forming a side end of a panel p and is adjacent to the vertical frame member 101. A pair of convex portions 10 fitted between the concave portions 102 between the concave portions 102 facing each other between the panels p.
A connecting member 103 made of die-casting having an inner surface 3b of the vertical frame member 101 is inserted into screw holes 103b and 103c provided in the convex portion 103a of the connecting member 103.
There is known a method in which bolts 104 inserted from above are screwed together to connect adjacent panels p.

[0003]

However, with such a structure, the inner surface 101 of the vertical frame member 101 is not provided.
b, it is difficult to position the bolt 104 so that the axis of the bolt 104 coincides with the axis of the screw holes 103b and 103c. When the bolt 104 is first screwed into one of the screw holes 103b, the axis is properly adjusted. The coupling members 103 are easily screwed together in a state where they are slightly inclined without matching. Therefore, when the bolt is screwed into the other screw hole 103c, the bolt 10
It is difficult to match the axis of the screw hole 103c with the axis of the screw hole 103c, and the bolt 104 cannot be properly screwed into the other screw hole 103c. Or make a difference.

For example, when a plurality of panels are connected in a plane direction and only one panel in the middle is to be removed, bolts 104 are screwed into screw holes 103b and 103c.
The panel P cannot be moved in the thickness direction because the convex portion 103a of the connecting member 103 is engaged with the concave portion 102 of the vertical frame member 101 even if the panel P is removed from the panel member. That is, in order to release the concave-convex engagement, all the panels P on one side must be shifted in the plane direction, which makes the operation very complicated.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a fastening device in which a side edge of a panel is brought into contact with an adjacent member and inserted into an insertion hole formed in the side edge of the panel. the be those linked to adjacent members of the panel by screwing a threaded portion provided in the adjacent member, the
Insert the inner and outer surfaces of the vertical frame material that forms the side edges of the panel.
Drill a through hole and insert the hole from the inner side of the vertical frame material into the insertion hole.
The fastening device is inserted, and the outer periphery of the fastening device is formed into a tapered surface so as to be in close contact with an insertion hole provided on the inner surface of the vertical frame member at the time of fastening.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS That is, in the panel of the present invention, the side edge of the panel is brought into contact with an adjacent member, and a fastening member inserted through an insertion hole provided in the side edge of the panel is provided on the adjacent member. The panel is connected to an adjacent member by being screwed into a screw portion, and forms a side edge of the panel.
Insert through holes in the inner and outer surfaces of the vertical frame material
Inserting the fastener into the insertion hole from the inner side of the frame
On the inner surface of the vertical frame material at the time of tightening the outer periphery of this fastener
It is characterized by having a tapered surface so as to be in close contact with the provided insertion hole.

With such a configuration, the outer periphery of the fastener is tapered, so that when the fastener is inserted into the insertion hole, the fastener is tilted with respect to the insertion hole. The positioning of the fastener for aligning the axis of the fastener with the axis of the threaded portion can be easily performed. Even if the axis of the fastener does not completely coincide with the axis of the threaded part during positioning, the fastener is allowed to tilt slightly with respect to the insertion hole until it is completely tightened. Since the two axes are adjusted in the direction that they match while tightening, when the tapered surface is in close contact with the insertion hole, the axis of the fastener properly matches the axis of the threaded part and the panel Firmly fixed to the side edge of Therefore,
The panel and the adjacent members can be connected without any gap or height difference.

[0008] A preferred embodiment of the adjacent member is one in which the adjacent member is a panel. When the adjacent member is a panel as described above, it is preferable that the screw portion is a nut member inserted into an insertion hole provided in a side edge of the panel. In this case,
It is preferable that the outer periphery of the nut member has a tapered surface so as to be in close contact with the insertion hole at the time of fastening.

In the case where the adjacent member is a panel and a nut member having a tapered surface on the outer periphery is used as the threaded portion, it is not necessary to engage the mounting member with concave and convex unlike the conventional example. When you want to remove only one panel located in the middle of a series of panels, you can remove only one panel in the thickness direction without moving the other panels at all. Can be greatly reduced.

[0010] The three panels are connected in a 90 degree direction.
In the case of performing 3-way connection or 90-degree 4-way connection in which four panels are connected in a 90-degree direction, it is preferable that the members adjacent to the panels be columns. Further, as a preferred embodiment of the adjacent member, there can be cited one in which the adjacent member is an edge member.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the panel P of the present invention is used as a partition for partitioning a space in an office or the like by connecting a plurality of sheets in a plane direction to form a large wall surface, and is shown in FIGS. As described above, the frame 1 forming the skeleton of the panel P, the panel main body 2 attached to the front and rear surfaces of the frame 1, and the fastener 3 and the nut member 4 connecting the adjacent panels P to each other. It is provided.

The frame 1 includes left and right vertical frame members 1 forming side edges.
1, upper and lower horizontal frame members 12 connecting the upper and lower ends of the vertical frame members 11, and a vertical bar 13 erected between the upper and lower horizontal frame members 12 for maintaining strength. The vertical frame member 11, the horizontal frame member 12, and the vertical bar 13 are formed of a pipe material having a substantially square cross section. Further, insertion holes 5a and 5b are formed at a plurality of positions on the inner side surface 11a and the outer side surface 11b of the vertical frame member 11 formed of a plane. The upper horizontal frame member 12
On the upper surface of the lower frame member 12 is attached a bolt 6 or the like, and on the front surface of the lower horizontal frame member 12, a baseboard 7 is attached.

The panel body 2 is detachably locked to both front and rear surfaces of the frame 1 by appropriate means. The present invention
The adjacent panels P having the above configuration are connected to each other in the surface direction by the above-described fastener 3 and nut member 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the fastening device 3 includes a threaded portion 31 having a thread groove, a tapered portion 32 fixed to a base end 31 a of the threaded portion 31, and a base portion of the tapered portion 32. It comprises a head 33 provided at the end 32a. The tapered portion 32 has a base end 32a having a diameter substantially corresponding to the diameter of the insertion hole 5a provided on the inner side surface 11a of the vertical frame member 11, and the tip 32b has a diameter shorter than the diameter. It has a conical shape, and its outer periphery is a tapered surface 32c.

The nut member 4 is provided on the screw 3 of the fastener 3.
A screw hole 41 serving as a screwing portion to be screwed into the screw hole 41;
A tapered portion 42 provided on the outer periphery of the
And a head 43 provided at the base end portion 42a. The tapered portion 42 has a base end 42a having a diameter substantially corresponding to the diameter of the insertion hole 5a provided in the inner side surface 11a of the vertical frame member 11, and a tip 42b having a diameter shorter than the diameter. It has a conical shape, and its outer periphery is a tapered surface 42c.

Next, a method of connecting the panels P will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the outer surface 11b of the vertical frame member 11 of one panel P is connected to the outer surface 1b of the vertical frame member 11 of the other panel P.
1b, and the fastener 3 or the nut member 4 is inserted into the insertion hole 5a from the inner surface 11a side of each vertical frame member 11.
The outer circumferences of the fastener 3 and the nut member 4 are tapered surfaces 32c, 4c.
Since it is 2c, the fastener 3 and the nut member 4 can be tilted with respect to the insertion hole 5a so that their axes are aligned with each other, and initial positioning can be easily performed. Even if the axis of the screw portion 31 and the axis of the screw hole 41 do not completely coincide with each other at the time of positioning, as shown in FIG. Since a slight tilt is allowed with respect to the insertion hole 5a, the shaft center is corrected and aligned as the screw hole is tightened, and as shown in FIG. 7, when the tapered surfaces 32c and 42c come into close contact with the insertion hole 5a, The axes are aligned and firmly fixed to the vertical frame member 11.

Therefore, it is possible to connect the adjacent panels P without generating a gap or a difference in height.
When forming a partition panel that partitions a space such as an office by connecting a plurality of panels, a beautiful wall surface can be formed without generating a gap or a difference in height between the panels. Further, since the outer periphery of the nut member 4 is formed as a tapered surface 42c which is in close contact with the insertion hole 5a at the time of fastening,
Aligning the axis of the fastener 3 with the axis of the screw hole 41 is further facilitated.

In addition, since it is not necessary to engage the mounting member with the concave and convex as in the conventional example, when it is desired to remove only one of the panels P arranged in the middle, it is necessary to remove the panel P in the thickness direction. Thus, it is possible to move only one of the panels P which the user wants to move without moving the other panels P at all, and it is possible to greatly reduce the labor required for moving the panels as compared with the related art. Furthermore, since the outer side surfaces 11b of the vertical frame members 11 of the adjacent panels P are connected by abutting each other, the strength is excellent.

The specific configuration of each section is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, when performing a 90-degree 3-way connection that connects three panels in a 90-degree direction or a 90-degree 4-way connection that connects four panels in a 90-degree direction, as shown in FIG. It is preferable that a fixing tool B having a tapered surface b inserted from the inner surface of each panel P on the outer periphery be screwed into a screwing portion A integrally provided on the surface of the supporting column S with the supporting column S interposed therebetween.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, an edge member E can be attached to the end of the panel P by utilizing the connection structure of the present invention. Specifically, a fastening tool D having a tapered surface d on the outer periphery is screwed into a screwing portion C provided integrally on the inner side surface of the edge member E, and the edge member E is attached to the end of the panel P. It is. Furthermore, although all of the embodiments connect the panel and the adjacent member in a mode in which the planes are attached to each other, the present invention can be applied to a case where the connection is performed in a state where the panels are engaged with the unevenness. Of course it is good.

Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0021]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects. That is, in the panel of the present invention, a side edge of the panel is brought into contact with an adjacent member, and a fastening tool inserted through an insertion hole provided in the side edge of the panel is screwed into a screwing portion provided on the adjacent member. Thereby connecting the panel to an adjacent member,
Inner and outer surfaces of a vertical frame member forming side edges of the panel
A through hole is made in the vertical frame material,
The fastener is inserted, and the outer periphery of the fastener is formed into a tapered surface so as to be in close contact with an insertion hole formed in the inner surface of the vertical frame member when tightened.

With such a configuration, the outer periphery of the fastener is tapered, so that the fastener is first tilted with respect to the insertion hole, and the tip is inserted into the threaded portion. Easy positioning. Furthermore, as the fastener is tightened into the threaded portion, the axis of the fastener and the axis of the threaded portion are properly matched, and a gap or a difference in height occurs between the panel and the adjacent member. It becomes possible to connect without.

If the adjacent member is a panel, when forming a partition panel that connects a plurality of panels to partition a space such as an office, a beautiful wall surface is formed without a gap or a difference in height between the panels. can do. When the adjacent member is a panel,
When the threaded portion is a nut member inserted into an insertion hole provided on a side edge of the panel, it is not necessary to engage the mounting member with concave and convex as in the conventional example. When it is desired to extract only one panel, only one panel can be extracted in the thickness direction without moving the other panel at all, so that the labor required for extracting the panel can be greatly reduced as compared with the related art.

Further, at this time, if the outer periphery of the nut member is tapered so as to be in close contact with the insertion hole at the time of tightening, it is easier to match the axis of the fastener with the axis of the threaded portion. Becomes If the member adjacent to the panel is a column, a 90 ° 3 connecting the three panels in a 90 ° direction
Way connection and connection of four panels in 90 degree direction 9
0-degree 4-way connection can be suitably performed.

Further, if the adjacent member is an edge member, the edge member can be attached to the end of the panel without generating a gap or a difference in height between the panel and the edge member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective reference view showing one use state in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective reference view of the same.

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

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the operation.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the operation.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a transverse sectional view showing another modification of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 11 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P ... Panel 11 ... Side edge (vertical frame material) 3 ... Fastener 32c ... Tapered surface 4 ... Nut member 41 ... Threaded part (screw hole) 42c ... Tapered surface 5a ... Insertion hole P ... Adjacent member (panel) S: Adjacent member (post) E: Adjacent member (edge member)

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-291814 (JP, A) JP-A-7-292812 (JP, A) JP 5-10605 (JP, U) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04B 2/74-2/82 E04B 1/38-1/60

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. The panel according to claim 1, wherein a side edge of the panel is brought into contact with an adjacent member, and a fastener inserted through an insertion hole provided in the side edge of the panel is screwed into a screwing portion provided on the adjacent member. An inner side surface and an outer side surface of a vertical frame member forming a side edge of the panel , the panel being connected to an adjacent member.
A through hole is made in the vertical frame material,
A panel, wherein the fastener is inserted, and an outer periphery of the fastener is formed into a tapered surface so as to be in close contact with an insertion hole formed in an inner surface of the vertical frame member when tightened. 2. The panel according to claim 1, wherein said adjacent member is a panel. 3. The panel according to claim 2, wherein the screw portion is a nut member inserted into an insertion hole provided in a side edge of the panel.
Panel described. 4. The panel according to claim 3, wherein an outer periphery of said nut member has a tapered surface so as to be in close contact with said insertion hole when tightened. 5. The panel according to claim 1, wherein said adjacent members are columns. 6. The panel according to claim 1, wherein said adjacent members are edge members.