JP3514870B2 - Partition - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a partition, and more particularly to a monocoque type partition in which a panel frame mounted between columns is eliminated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a large office room or the like, a partition is used to partition the room into a small space to form an office space. In some cases, the partition is fixed permanently, but in general, Many of them are equipped with legs so that they can be redesigned at any time so that they can be moved.

In the structure of such a partition panel, a frame-shaped frame having an appropriate thickness is attached between columns at appropriate intervals provided with legs at the bottom, and an outer plate is attached to the outer side in the thickness direction of the frame. Things are used.

[0004]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned structure, since the frame is used, it cannot be provided at a low cost and the weight cannot be reduced. When cross-bonded, there are lines between the upper joints and the appearance is not good, and the columns have adjacent holes for connecting the panels in the right angle direction. Although it is
The problem of being unsightly because the hole remains open when the hole in the other direction is not used, such as when connecting in only one direction, is unavoidable.

In view of this, the present invention provides a partition which is inexpensive, light, and has a neat appearance for the columns by adopting a structure in which the frame provided in the conventional panel is abolished. The purpose is to solve the problem.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a partition composed of columns and panels, in which the panel is composed of a pair of front and rear panel members, and the periphery of the panel member is inwardly angled in section. It is characterized in that a bent portion is formed by bending, and when the bent portions are abutted against each other so as to face each other, a concave portion for joining is formed around the panel materials.

The panel members contact the horizontal portion of the L-shaped corner metal fittings formed so as to contact the back side of the bottom surface forming portion of the recess, and contact the back surface of the bottom surface forming portion, and a U-shape provided separately. The metal fittings of the mold are brought into contact with the bottom surface constituting portion, and both ends thereof are penetrated through the bottom surface constituting portion to engage with the horizontal portions of the corner metal fittings so that the respective contact surfaces are integrally coupled.

Further, the panel members contact the horizontal portion of the L-shaped corner metal fitting with the outer surface of the bottom surface forming portion of the recess, and contact the bottom surface forming portion at a position close to the horizontal portion and The extended portion of the mounting member having both end portions engaged with the bottom surface forming portion is brought into contact with the back surface of the bottom surface forming portion so as to integrally join the contact surfaces.

Further, a plurality of mounting holes are provided on each of the mounting surfaces of the pillar and the panel, and a hole cover which is closed when not in use and is rotated and retracted when used is detachably mounted. It is in.

[0010]

According to the above construction, since the panel materials can be mounted so as to hold the middle pillar between the recesses formed between the panel materials, the pillar does not appear at the joint of the panels and there is a sense of unity. It becomes a partition. Further, by mounting a hole cover on the column, unused mounting holes can be made inconspicuous.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

1 and 2 are cross-sectional views showing a case where two types of panels of the embodiment are mounted between a support 1 and a panel 2, and the panel 2 is a front and rear pair as shown in FIG. 2 (d). The panel material 2a, 2b of
Around the circumferences of a and 2b, bent portions 2c and 2d are formed by bending inwardly in a cross-sectional angle shape. When the bent portions 2c and 2d are abutted against each other, they are bonded to the periphery of the panel materials 2a and 2b. The concave portion 3 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom surface forming portion 3a of the recess 3 is formed on the panel materials 2a and 2b (see FIG. 2 (d)).
An L-shaped corner metal fitting 4 formed so as to be in contact with the back side of the to hold the gap is attached. That is, in the corner metal fitting 4, the horizontal portion 4a is brought into contact with the back surface of the bottom face forming portion 3a of the recessed portion 3, and the separately provided U-shaped mounting metal fitting 5 is brought into contact with the bottom face forming portion 3a, and both ends thereof are Is pierced through the bottom face forming portion 3a to engage with the horizontal portion 4a of the corner metal fitting 4 and the contact surfaces are joined by screws 6 or the like to be mounted.

Further, the panel materials 2a and 2b are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, as another embodiment, the horizontal portion 7a of the L-shaped corner metal fitting 7 can be attached by contacting it with the outer surface of the bottom surface constituting portion 3a of the recess 3. In this case, the separate mounting member 8 is brought into contact with the bottom face forming portion 3a of the recess 3 at a position close to the horizontal portion 7a, and both end portions 8a thereof are attached to the bottom face forming portion 3a.
, And the extended portion 8b is brought into contact with the bottom surface constituting portion 3a from the back surface thereof, and the respective contact surfaces are integrally coupled by screws 9 or the like.

In this embodiment, each panel 2
As shown in FIG. 1, four corner metal fittings 4 and 7 are used in each of the four corners of the four corners (4 in total).

In FIG. 1, 16 is a skirting board, 17 is a headboard, and 1
8 is a leg, and 19 is a joiner that connects the skirting board to the panel 2.

FIG. 5 shows a mounting surface of the support column 1 to the panel 2. At least two mounting holes 10 are provided above and below each mounting surface of the rectangular column-shaped support column 1, if necessary. A hole cover 11, which is closed when not in use and is rotated and retracted when in use, is detachably attached to the mounting hole 10.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the mounting hole 10 has a wide and short mounting portion 10a on the left and right of the upper portion, and then a middle width portion 10b narrowed toward the lower portion and a narrow width portion further narrowed. And 10c. On the other hand, the hole cover 11 is made of a flexible material such as synthetic resin, and is formed by a rectangular flat plate-shaped cover body 11a that covers the entire surface of the mounting hole 10. Locking claws 11b and 11c that engage with the upper and lower inner surfaces of the mounting hole 10 are provided.

Further, curved and bendable arms 11d are provided on the left and right sides of the upper end portion of the cover body 11a so as to integrally project, and a protruding portion 11e for retaining is provided at the open end of the arm 11d in the left-right direction. It is formed integrally.

Therefore, the arm 11d of the hole cover 11 and the convex portion 11e are attached to each other by the mounting portion 10 of the mounting hole 10 as indicated by an arrow.
When the cover body 11a is inserted into a and rotated downward, the convex portion 11e contacts the inner surface of the column 1 as shown in FIG. 5B, and the upper and lower locking claws 11b and 11c are attached to the mounting hole 10. Since the upper and lower ends are engaged with each other, the hole cover 11 is attached in a state of overlapping the surface of the column 1 (see the left side of FIG. 5B). Here, the right side of FIG. 5B shows a state in which the hole cover 11 to which the support 1 is attached is viewed from inside the support 1. When connecting a panel or the like to the mounting hole 10, the hole cover 11 is rotated upward as shown in FIG. At this time, the hole cover 11 is rotated around the mounting portion 10a of the mounting hole 10 without coming off and is held in contact with the surface of the support column 1, and at the same time, a panel or the like can be connected.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the pillar 1 and the panel 2 are connected to each other by an intermediate pillar 1A between the left and right pillars 1 and a panel 2 provided between the pillar 1 and the intermediate pillar 1A. Is a connector 12,1 by joiner type A, B
It is connected by 3.

As shown in an exploded view in FIG. 6, this connection is made by fitting the joining holes 10 on the support 1 side and the mounting holes 2e formed on the panel 2 side into the left and right projections 12a of the joiner 12 of the joiner type A.
It is fixed by inserting and pulling down. Constricted portion 12 at the base of the protruding portion 12a
b is engaged with the small width portion of the mounting hole and is prevented from coming off.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the connection between the panel 2 and the intermediate supporting column 1A is also provided with a mounting hole 15 provided in the intermediate supporting column 1A.
After inserting the left and right protrusions 13a of the joiner type B connector 13 into the mounting holes 2e provided in the left and right panels 2 with the pinch sandwiched therebetween, by pulling down the protrusions 13a by the necked portion 13b at the base of the protrusion 13a. It is locked and fixed.

The connecting members 12 and 13 are made of a synthetic resin having elasticity, and the connecting members 12 and 13 are located above and below the projecting portions 12a and 13a.
2c, 12d, 13c, 13d extend, these engage with the inner surface of the recessed portion 3 of the panel 2 and the respective inner surfaces of the intermediate support column 1A, the support column 1, and the connectors 12, 13 move upward and disengage randomly. It is designed to be locked in place. The connecting tools 12 and 13 are a panel 2, a support 1, and an intermediate support 1A.
Other configurations may be used as long as they can be coupled with. Further, when the partition is installed in a long range, the intermediate column 1A can be erected between the panels and can be installed over any length.

[0025]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the frame, which used to be a panel, can be eliminated, so that the partition can be made inexpensive, lightweight and neat. Further, according to claim 4, since the mounting hole is also provided in the supporting column, the mounting hole is covered when it is not used and the appearance is improved, and the hole cover can be used without being removed at the time of use, so that it may be lost. Disappear.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a central vertical front view of a partition according to the present invention.

2A is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is taken along line BB.
Sectional drawing, (c) CC sectional drawing, (d) DD sectional drawing.

3 shows a detailed structure of the panel shown in FIG. 2 (b),
(A) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view.

4 shows a detailed structure of the panel shown in FIG. 2 (c),
(A) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view.

5 shows the panel mounting hole and hole cover of the column of FIG. 1,
(A) is a perspective view, (b) is a cross-sectional view of a hole cover attached state,
(C) is a perspective view of the operation | movement at the time of use.

6A is a perspective view showing a state in which the support column and the panel of FIG. 1 are connected by a connecting fitting, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing the connecting fitting alone.

7A is a perspective view showing a state in which the intermediate support column and the panel of FIG. 1 are connected by a connecting metal fitting, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing a single connecting metal fitting.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 prop 2 panels 2a, 2b panel material 2c, 2d bend 3 recess 3a Bottom part 4 corner fittings 4a Horizontal part 5 Mounting bracket 6 screws 7 Mounting bracket 7a Horizontal part 8 Mounting bracket 9 screws 10 mounting holes 11 hole cover

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A partition comprising a support column and a panel, wherein the panel is composed of a pair of front and rear panel materials, and the periphery of the panel material is bent inward in a cross-sectional angle shape to form a bent portion, and the bent portions face each other. As described above, when the members are butt-joined to each other, a concave portion for coupling is formed around the panel materials, and the panel materials are L-shaped corners formed so as to contact with the back side of the bottom surface forming portion of the concave portions. The horizontal portion of the metal fitting is brought into contact with the rear surface of the bottom surface forming portion, and the U-shaped mounting metal piece provided separately is brought into contact with the bottom surface forming portion, and both ends of the metal fitting are passed through the bottom surface forming portion to make the horizontal portion of the corner metal fitting. A partition characterized by being engaged with and contacting each contact surface integrally. 2. A partition comprising a support column and a panel, wherein the panel is composed of a pair of front and rear panel materials, and the periphery of the panel material is bent inward in a cross-sectional angle shape to form a bent portion, and the bent portions face each other. As described above, when the members are butt-joined to each other, a recess for joining is formed around the panel members, and the panel members contact the horizontal portion of the L-shaped corner fitting with the outer surface of the bottom surface forming portion of the recess. In addition, the extended portion of the mounting metal fitting that is in contact with the bottom surface forming portion at a position close to the horizontal portion and has both ends thereof engaged with the bottom surface forming portion is contacted from the back surface of the bottom surface forming portion to contact each contact surface. A partition characterized by being joined together. 3. A plurality of mounting holes are provided on each mounting surface of the support column with the panel, and a hole cover which is closed when not in use and is rotated and retracted when in use is detachably mounted in the holes. Either claim 1 or claim 2 characterized in that
Partition described .