JP3476491B2 - Picture frames and their joints - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frame and joints for displaying objects such as paintings and photographs on both sides.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a picture frame on which front and back surfaces can be mounted, as shown in FIG. 6, a back plate b is fitted in a central portion of a rectangular frame a in the thickness direction, and the front and back surfaces of the back plate b are fitted. It is known that a transparent plate c is fitted into each of the above, and an object to be exhibited d such as a photograph or a painting is sandwiched between the transparent plate c and the back plate b. However, in order to put the exhibited object d in and out of the frame, it is necessary to loosen or remove the metal fitting of the connecting portion of the frame a to disassemble the frame a and separate the transparent plate c and the back plate b. Since it takes a lot of time to disassemble the frame body a, it is technically possible to replace the exhibited object d,
Actually, the exhibited item d is often thrown away without being replaced.

Further, in order to make it easier to put in and take out an object to be exhibited, a back plate is fixed to one of two superposed frames, and the other frame is pressed against the one frame by a spring member. In addition, there has been proposed a frame in which two frame members, one frame body and the other frame body being pivotally attached to each other by corner metal fittings, are superposed back to back and the one frame body is connected to each other. In such a frame, the object to be exhibited can be easily put in and taken out only by removing the spring member and opening and closing the other frame body, but the structure is complicated and a large number of members are required. Since it takes time and effort, the cost is significantly increased, the price is high, and the weight is very heavy, which makes it inconvenient to handle.

Further, a frame member in which a support for an object to be exhibited is formed on the inner periphery of a polygonal frame body in which each sap material is separated and independent;
And a second support part that intersects the first support part at an angle substantially equal to each interior angle of the frame member, the joint being provided at each corner part of the frame member. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-26404 proposes a frame in which the adjacent sap members of the frame member are respectively arranged on the first and second supporting portions and are openably and closably centered around the inner edge of the outer surface thereof. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to have a simple structure, easy to assemble, light weight and easy to handle, easy to put in and take out exhibits, and to prevent disposal and realize resource saving. It is to provide a usable picture frame and its joint. A second purpose is to make a frame that is easy to install as a partition, a partition, etc., and a third purpose is to have a lighting function and to make the exhibited object stand out to be a frame excellent in design. is there.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the frame of the present invention is constructed by stacking first and second polygonal single frames, each of which has separate sap members , in opposite directions in the thickness direction. , A frame member having an object support portion formed on the inner periphery of each of the first and second frames alone, and in a direction opposite to the thickness direction.
Overlapping first and second support parts, and opposite in the thickness direction
The third and fourth support portions overlapping in the direction, and the third and fourth support portions are provided.
And the longitudinal direction of the fourth support portion is respectively the first and the first
2 in the longitudinal direction of the support portion, the frame units are adjacent to each other.
Consisting of a joint that intersects at the same angle as the crossing angle of the sapwood, which is arranged at each corner of the frame member,
Adjacent sapwood of the first frame unit is openably and closably engaged with the first and third support portions around the inner edge of the outer surface thereof, and the second and fourth support portions are provided with the second sap member. Adjacent sapwood of the frame unit is openably and closably engaged around the inner edge of the outer surface.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, a joint is provided with a first joint piece having first and third supporting portions, and the second joint piece is superposed on the first joint piece. A second joint piece having a support portion and separated into the first joint piece and the second joint piece.
In order to achieve the third object, a frame attachment is interposed between the first frame and the second frame, and the frame attachment is connected to the first and second joint pieces. Install the lighting fixture between the frame and the frame.

[0008]

In order to take in and out the exhibited object, one frame or two adjacent sap bars on the side of taking in and out are detached from the supporting portions engaging with the frame and opened, and the exhibited article is passed through the opened part. If necessary, the back plate overlaid on the back surface thereof and the transparent plate overlaid on the outer surface thereof are taken out or inserted from the object support portion on the inner periphery of the frame alone, and the opened sapwood is closed again to engage with the support portion. Also, when the frame is attached and displayed, it is hung from the frame attaching tool or fixed by inserting the frame attaching tool into the support base. Further, the cord of the illuminator is extended outward from between the first frame single body and the second frame single body to illuminate from the back surface of the exhibit.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a frame 1 includes a rectangular frame member 2 made of a light metal such as aluminum or a synthetic resin,
It has a joint 3 formed of a light metal such as aluminum or a synthetic resin and arranged at a corner of the frame member 2.

The frame member 2 is composed of a first frame unit 4 and a second frame unit 5 which have the same shape and are superposed in the thickness direction. The first and second frame units 4 and 5 are separated and independent of each other 4 The sapwood 6,6 'of the book are assembled in a square. Sapwood 6,6 '
As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal strip 7 is formed with a pressing piece 8 that is curved inward on the inner surface along one side edge in the width direction of the horizontal strip 7.
The locking projection 9 having the locking groove 33 at the tip is provided on the side of the pressing piece 8 between the locking projection 9 and the pressing piece 8 while bending toward the inner surface along the other side edge in the width direction of the. A curved piece 10 which is convexly curved and whose tip almost reaches the extension of the locking projection 9 is provided along the longitudinal direction, and an engaging bead 11 is provided along the tip of the curved piece 10.

Further, between the curved piece 10 and the pressing piece 8, there is formed an object support portion 13 into which a peripheral edge of the object 12 such as a photograph or a painting is inserted, and both end portions of the curved piece 10 in the longitudinal direction are formed. ,
As shown in FIG. 3, another sapwood 6 is formed by cutting and raising the sliding protrusions 14 inside and adjoining both ends of the sapwood 6 in the longitudinal direction.
A 45-degree oblique notch is formed to mate with the right angle.

The joint 3 is composed of a first joint piece 16 and a second joint piece 17 of the same shape which overlap each other in the thickness direction.
6 and 17 respectively include substrates 18 and 18 ′ which are overlapped with or without a frame fitting 28.
Reference numerals 8 and 18 'are formed in a substantially L-shape or a right-angled triangle shape having two sides intersecting at a right angle, and an insertion hole 19 for connection is formed in the central portion of the substrates 18 and 18'. In addition, the first supporting portion 20 that is curved outwardly convexly is formed along one of the two sides of the substrate 18 of the first joint piece 16, and the first supporting portion 20 is formed along the other one side. A third support portion 21 similar to the support portion 20 is formed.

Side walls 22 are provided at the tips of the first and third support portions 20 and 21 so as to intersect the substrate 18 at right angles, and curved pieces of sapwood 6, 6'are provided at the base portions of the support portions 20 and 21. Sliding projections 14 formed on the outer surfaces of the supporting portions 20 and 21 on the curved pieces 10 of the side members 6 and 6 ′ are formed by outwardly cutting and raising the spring pieces 23 that snap-engage the engaging beads 11 of the ten. A guide groove 24 for slidably fitting is formed along the curved direction, and if necessary, a reinforcing rib 27 is formed as shown in FIG.

The second joint piece 17 has a structure symmetrical to the front and back sides of the first joint piece 16 and is parallel to the second support portion 25 and the second support portion 25 which is symmetrical to the first support portion 20. The fourth support portion 26 is provided. In the second joint piece 17, the same parts as those of the first joint piece 16 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The frame mounting member 28 has joint pieces 16 and 17 at the center of a strip of light metal or synthetic resin, which has an appropriate length.
A coupling hole 30 that matches the insertion hole 19 is formed, and one or two attachment holes 31 are formed at both ends of the strip.

In order to assemble the frame 1, first, the first joint piece 16 and the second joint piece 17 are respectively attached to the supporting portions 20, 21 ,.
25, 26 are stacked so that they are convex outward, and the substrates 18, 18
The frame attachment 28 is sandwiched between ‘
A fixing tool 32 such as a bolt is inserted through the coupling hole 30 of 8 and the insertion holes 19 of the joint pieces 16 and 17, and the four joints 3 and the frame attachment 28 are assembled.

Next, between the first support portion 20 of the first joint piece 16 of the joint 3 and the second support portion 25 of the second joint piece 17, the sap material of the first frame unit 4 is provided. One end of the horizontal strip 7 of 6 is inserted into the substrate 18 so as to be substantially parallel to the first strip 1,
The end edge of the side wall 22 of 6 is engaged with the locking groove 33 at the tip of the locking projection 9, and the curved piece 10 is expanded outwardly so that the sliding projection 14 guides the sliding groove 14 of the first supporting portion 20. To prevent the side member 6 from being displaced in the axial direction, slide the sliding protrusion 14 into the guide groove 24, and rotate it along the arrow A in FIG.
1 and the spring piece 23 are elastically deformed and snap-engaged.

Then, another sill member 6 previously attached between the third support portion 21 of the first joint piece 16 and the fourth support portion 26 of the second joint piece 17 intersects at right angles with the sapwood 6. The end of the horizontal strip 7 of the sapwood 6 is inserted, and similarly, the end of the other sapwood 6 is engaged with the third support portion 21. By repeating this in sequence, the rectangular first frame unit 4 in which the abutting corners of the side members 6 are connected by the four joints 3 is assembled. Next, the same operation is performed on the other surface of the joint 3, and the second joint piece 17
The second supporting portion 25 is engaged with the sap material 6'of the second frame unit 5, and the fourth supporting portion 26 is engaged with another sap material 6'that intersects the sap material 6'at a right angle. , Assembling the rectangular second frame unit 5.

These side members 6 and 6'can be opened and closed in the thickness direction with the inner edge of the outer surface, that is, the edge having the locking projection 9 as the center of rotation.
When a finger is applied to the inner surface of the sapwood 6,6 'and pushed outward, the engagement bead 11 of the sapwood 6,6' and the spring piece 23 of the joint 3 are disengaged. ′ ′ Is rotated and opened in the direction of arrow B until the engaging bead 11 hits the outer end of the sapwood mounting surface 22 and stops, and the exhibit 12 and the back plate 34.
Then, the transparent plates 35 are slid in a stacked state and taken out from the opened sapwood 6, 6 '. After the replacement of the exhibited object 12, the exhibited object 12, the back plate 34, and the transparent plate 35 are inserted in the opposite directions from the opened sap members 6 and 6 ', and the edges thereof are attached to the exhibited object support portion 13. Inserted and open sapwood 6,6 '
Is rotated in the direction of arrow A, and the engaging bead 11 is moved to the spring piece 23.
Snap into place and close.

When the two adjacent sap members 6, 6'of the frame members 4, 5 are opened, the exhibited object 12, the back plate 34 and the transparent plate 35 can be replaced from the front side. Further, the frame attachment 28 can be rotated around the coupling hole 30, and the tip of the frame attachment 28 can be projected so as to intersect the longitudinal direction of the frame member 2 or can be projected in parallel. , The protruding portion of the frame mounting tool 28 to the support base 37
The frame 1 can be supported vertically or horizontally depending on the direction of the object to be exhibited 12 and can be hung from the ceiling or the like through the mounting hole 31. It is also possible.

Further, when the back plate 34 is made of a transparent material or a semi-transparent material, or when the display object 12 having a light-transmitting property such as stained glass is attached without the back plate 34, the first frame unit 4 The illuminator 36 is housed between the second frame unit 5 and the second frame unit 5,
The end of the illuminator 36 is fixed to the mounting hole 31 hidden in the frame member 2 of the frame mount 28, and the cord 39 of the illuminator 36 is passed through the gap between the first frame unit 4 and the second frame unit 5. When it is extended to the outside and further inserted into the support stand 37, the object to be exhibited 12
Is illuminated from the back side and has an effect like a running light, which can call attention to the object to be exhibited 12, and because the wiring cannot be seen, the appearance is good.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the frame 1, in which a frame attaching tool 28a having a lifting tool insertion hole 40 at one end is attached to the joint 3. Since the hanging tool insertion hole 40 has a shape in which a recess is formed at the upper end of a square hole having a larger area than the mounting hole 31 of the first embodiment, a wide hanging metal fitting or an L nail can be inserted, which is necessary. Frame attachment 2 according to
8a is rotated so that the lifting tool insertion hole 40 is exposed to the outside of the frame member 2. Note that the configuration of the other parts is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, so the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a joint 3a having a plurality of insertion holes 19 formed in each of the first and second joint pieces 16a and 17a is used, and a lifting tool insertion hole 40 is formed at one end thereof. Frame mounting tool 2 provided with a coupling hole 30 at the other end
The other end of 8b is sandwiched between the first and second joint pieces 16a, 17a, and the first and second joint pieces 16a, 1
It is also possible to connect 7a and to rotatably support the frame attachment 28b.

The frame member 2 may have a polygonal shape other than a rectangular shape, and an electronic device such as a reinforcing material and a sensor is housed between the first frame unit 4 and the second frame unit 5 in addition to the illuminator 36. You can also Further, when the directionality of the exhibited object 12 is constant and the display direction of the frame 1 is limited to only one of the vertically long and the horizontally long, the frame is attached only to the joints arranged at one end of the frame 1 on one side. It suffices to mount a tool, and this frame mounting tool can be mounted non-rotatably. Further, it is possible to attach the first to fourth support portions to the substrate by adhesion, welding, metal fittings or the like without integrally molding the first and second joint pieces.

[0025]

The frame of the present invention is provided with a frame member in which the first and second frame units are stacked in opposite directions in the thickness direction, and first and second support portions overlapping in the opposite direction in the thickness direction. A joint provided with third and fourth support portions that intersect with the first and second support portions and overlap each other in opposite directions in the thickness direction, and the first and third support portions have the first and second joints. Adjacent sapwood of the frame alone is openably and closably engaged, and the second and fourth support parts are provided with a second
Since the adjacent sapwood of the frame unit is openably and closably engaged, it is possible to easily take in and out the exhibited object without disassembling the frame member simply by opening and closing the sapwood that constitutes the frame unit,
It can be used repeatedly without being thrown away, helping to save resources and exhibiting objects on both sides.
In addition, although it can be displayed on both sides, the number of parts is small, so that it is easy to assemble, the manufacturing cost can be kept low, and the weight is light so that it is easy to handle.

Further, the joint is disassembled into a first joint piece having first and third support portions and a second joint piece having second and fourth support portions, and the first joint piece and If the frame fitting is interposed between the second joint piece and the frame fitting, the frame can be displayed in a partition shape or a partition shape through the frame fitting, and the frame fitting does not interfere when opening and closing the sapwood. . Also, if an illuminator is attached between the first frame and the second frame alone, the object to be exhibited is illuminated from the back side, producing a unique effect like a running lamp, and attention should be paid to the object to be exhibited. It will be attractive and excellent in design.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a frame showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the frame showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a frame showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a frame showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a frame showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 frame 2 frame members 3 joints 4 First frame alone 5 Second frame alone 6,6 'Sapwood 7 horizontal strips 8 Presser piece 9 Engagement protrusion 10 curved pieces 11 engagement beads 12 Exhibits 13 Exhibit support 14 Sliding protrusion 16 First joint piece 17 Second joint piece 18,18 'substrate 19 insertion holes 20 First support 21 second support 22 Sapwood mounting surface 22 23 Spring pieces 24 guide groove 25 Third support section 26 Fourth Support Section 27 ribs 28,28a Frame attachment 30 coupling holes 31 mounting holes 32,38 Fixture 33 Locking groove 34 Backboard 35 transparent plate 36 Lighting 37 Support 39 code 40 Lifting tool insertion hole

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first frame and a second frame, each having a polygonal shape in which each sapwood is separated and independent, are stacked in opposite directions in the thickness direction, and
The first and second frames are overlapped with the frame members having the object support portions formed on the inner circumferences thereof in opposite directions in the thickness direction.
First and second support portions, and in the opposite direction to the thickness direction
A third and a fourth support portion that overlap with each other, and the third and the fourth support portions.
The longitudinal direction of the support portion of the
Adjacent sapwood of each frame alone in the longitudinal direction of the holding part
Consisting of joints that intersect at the same angle as
The joints are respectively arranged at the corners of the frame member, and the adjacent sap members of the first frame unit are engaged with the first and third support portions so as to be openable and closable around the inner edge of the outer surface thereof. Then
A frame, wherein adjacent sap members of the second frame unit are respectively engaged with the second and fourth support portions so as to be openable and closable around the outer surface inner edge thereof. 2. A first joint piece having a joint having first and third support portions, and a second joint piece which is superposed on the first joint piece and has second and fourth support portions. 2. A frame fitting fixture is interposed between the first joint piece and the second joint piece, and the frame fitting fixture and the first and second joint pieces are connected to each other. Picture frame. 3. The frame according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an illuminator is attached between the first frame alone and the second frame alone. 4. A first and a second support portion that overlap in opposite directions in the thickness direction , and a third portion that overlaps in opposite directions in the thickness direction.
And a fourth support portion, and the length of the third and fourth support portions.
The hand direction is the longitudinal direction of the first and second support portions, respectively.
A joint for picture frames, which is characterized by crossing Mukai .