JP3660959B2 - Movable partition wall - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a structure of a movable partition wall, and more particularly to a movable partition wall for attaching a wall material such as glass to a frame.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, there are two types of movable partition walls: one that hangs two panels on both sides of a frame composed of a pair of vertical and horizontal frames, and one glass on the inner surface surrounded by the frame. There is a type that fits in, especially in the type that fits glass, in order to hold the edge of the glass, a vertically long mounting body made by extruding aluminum material is attached to the vertical frame, and this mounting body is used for glass The end of the is held.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, this movable partition wall is often configured so that its parts can also be used for other movable partition walls, but the size of the frame for fixing the mounting body is changed depending on the situation of the office. In some cases, the shape of the mounting body has to be changed for design reasons.
[0004]
By the way, in the conventional mounting body, since the aluminum material is extruded and formed by integrating the groove in which the glass or mounting bead fits and the outer frame covering the columnar vertical frame, the shape and size of the mounting body can be changed. When this occurred, there was a problem that even if there was no change in the shape of the holding part of the glass, it had to be remade from the mold.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the present invention has been made paying attention to the above problem, and is configured by separately providing a holding portion for holding the end portion of the wall material and the outer frame, and thereby the shape and size of the mounting body. Even if the specification changes, it is possible to easily cope with the specification change.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
That is, the movable partition wall of the present invention includes a frame configured by a pair of vertical and horizontal frames, a wall member held inside the frame, and a holding member that holds an end of the wall member. A member formed by bending a metal plate, and an outer frame attached to the frame body along an end of the wall material, the holding body and the outer frame being separated from each other together constitute, in the outer frame, a recess for attaching the holding member is provided, there is that the width and depth of the recess substantially equal to the retaining member, the vertical frame The outer frame is fitted, the holding body is fitted into a recess of the outer frame, and the outer frame and the holding body are fixed to a screw hole provided in the vertical frame with a common screw .
[0007]
By holding the holding body and the outer frame separately in this way, the holding that holds the end of the wall material even when the specification changes in the size and shape of the outer frame attached to the frame. Not only can the change of the specification be handled more easily without recreating the body, but also a material suitable for each member can be selected and manufactured.
[0008]
Here, the method of holding the wall material using the holding body includes not only the case of directly holding the wall material but also the case of holding the wall material via an attachment bead or the like. Furthermore, as a method of attaching the outer frame to the frame body, in addition to attaching the outer frame directly to the frame body using screws or the like, the outer frame is indirectly attached to the frame body via another member (for example, a holding body). This includes the case where a frame is attached. In particular, the outer frame may be integrally formed and attached to the frame, or a plurality of independent outer frames may be attached to both sides of the frame.
[0009]
Furthermore, since the outer frame is provided with a recess for mounting the holding body, not only the mounting of the holding body is facilitated, but also the width and depth of the recess are set to be substantially the same as the holding body. Therefore, the holding body can be hidden.
[0010]
In addition, since the outer frame is bent by a metal plate, even if there is a change in the specifications of the outer frame, it can be handled simply by bending the metal, and it is formed by extrusion There is no need to remake from the mold as in the case.
[0011]
As a preferred embodiment, it is desirable to employ a member integrally formed to sandwich both surfaces of the wall material as the holding body. In this way, the wall material can be easily held.
[0012]
Furthermore, when there are few changes in the specifications of the holding body, if this holding body is extruded and molded, a large amount of the same shape can be produced, and complicated processing suitable for the frame of the wall material is performed. be able to.
And as an aspect effective when the said holding body has an opening part and a clearance gap exists between the opening edge of the opening part of the said holding body, and a wall material, the said wall material and the opening part of the said holding body The thing which can push in the attachment bead which makes | forms the said holding body separately in the clearance gap is mentioned.
[0013]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the movable partition wall 1 in this embodiment, in which the upper frame body of the movable partition wall 1 is omitted. 2 and 3 are views showing a cross section taken along line AA in FIG. 1 and an end face taken along line BB, respectively, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views corresponding to FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the movable partition wall 1 is movable with a glass 3 constituting a wall material of the movable partition wall 1, and a vertical frame 2a provided with a width that is formed by separating two pieces of the glass 3 in series. It comprises a frame body 2 constituted by a horizontal frame 2b provided on the ceiling portion and floor surface portion of the partition wall 1, and an attachment body 6 for attaching the glass 3 to the vertical frame 2a. is there.
[0016]
This vertical frame 2a is formed by bending a vertically long steel plate a plurality of times along the longitudinal direction to form a hollow rectangular shape. As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the joint portion is substantially directed toward the hollow side. A bent portion 20a bent 180 degrees and a U-shaped portion 20b are also provided on the other end side opposite to the bent portion 20a so as to surround the bent portion 20a. Moreover, the vertical frame 2a comprised in this way is provided with the screw hole 24 for fixing the attachment body 6 to the inner surface 200 of the side which attaches the glass 3, as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the vertical frame 2a is provided with an attachment portion 21 for attaching the vertical frame 2a to the ceiling and an adjuster 22 for adjusting the length of the vertical frame 2a.
[0017]
The horizontal frame 2b is formed by extruding aluminum or the like, and provided with screw insertion holes so that L-shaped metal fittings 29 can be attached to both ends thereof, as shown in FIG. It can be fixed with screws 28a and 28b. The horizontal frame 2b has such a length that two glasses 3 can be fitted in series in the horizontal direction, and a slit-like opening 27 is provided in a portion where the glass 3 is fitted. In addition, a setting block 23 is provided in the horizontal frame 2b on the floor side behind the slit-shaped opening 27 so as to support the load of the glass 3 fitted therein.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the attachment body 6 includes an outer frame 5 and a holding body 4. The attachment body 6 is provided in the screw insertion hole 50 provided in the outer frame 5 and the holding body 4. The screw insertion holes 60 are combined and attached to the vertical frame 2a with screws 25.
[0019]
The outer frame 5 is formed by bending a vertically long steel plate corresponding to the length of the side edge of the glass 3, and includes a recess 51 for attaching the holding body 4 to the central portion of the steel plate, The decorative surface 52 is provided in parallel with the inner surface of the recess 51, and the two reinforcing surfaces 53 are provided from both edges of the decorative surface 52. The recess 51 provided in the frame 5 has substantially the same width and depth as the holding body 4 so as to cover the side surface of the holding body 4. Has a plurality of screw insertion holes 50 corresponding to the screw holes 24 provided in the vertical frame 2a along the longitudinal direction. In addition, one of the two reinforcing surfaces 53 is formed so as to communicate with one edge portion of the decorative surface 52 from the tip portion of the recess 51, and the other edge portion of the decorative surface 52 is used as the other edge portion. The decorative surface 52 is reinforced in the thickness direction of the movable partition wall 1 by bending it into an L shape. In addition, the decorative surface 52 is configured to be flush with the surface of the movable partition wall 1 adjacent to the decorative surface 52, and the edge of the decorative surface 52 is used to hide the side surface 26 of the vertical frame 2a. Is set at the center position of the side surface of the vertical frame 2a.
[0020]
The holding body 4 is formed by extruding aluminum. The shape of the holding body 4 is a square shape having an opening 61 on one side, and the length is set to a length corresponding to the side edge of the glass 3. It is a thing. The opening 61 is set to be slightly wider than the thickness of the glass 3 and can be pushed in by pressing the mounting bead 63 into the gap after the glass 3 is sandwiched. This mounting bead 63 is made of an elastic member such as rubber, and the shape of the mounting bead 63 is such that the mounting bead 63 can be easily pushed into the gap between the glass 3 and the opening 61. It has a wedge shape, and its length is set so that the side edges of the glass 3 can be held throughout. In addition, at the inner bottom of the holding body 4, two protrusions 62 are provided corresponding to the opening 61 and spaced apart slightly wider than the thickness width of the glass 3. Further, the glass 3 can be positioned between the projections 62. Further, a plurality of screw insertion holes 60 corresponding to the screw holes 24 of the vertical frame 2 a are provided between the two protrusions 62 along the vertical direction, and the screws 25 are attached to the vertical frame 2 a together with the outer frame 5. It can be attached using.
[0021]
Next, a method for combining the movable partition walls 1 using the respective members configured as described above will be described.
[0022]
First, when the glass 3 as a wall material is fitted in the movable partition wall 1, the attachment portion 21 provided at the upper end of the vertical frame 2a is fixed to the ceiling portion, and the length of the adjuster 22 is adjusted to adjust the length of the vertical frame 2a. Install the other end on the floor. Then, with the adjusted length, the floor surface side of the vertical frame 2a is fixed with screws, and the adjustment position of the adjuster 22 is also fixed.
[0023]
Next, the end of the horizontal frame 2b is positioned on the ceiling portion of the vertical frame 2a fixed in this way, and the horizontal frame 2b is fixed to the ceiling with screws 28a, and the lower horizontal frame 2b is also the same. Then, one end thereof is positioned on the vertical frame 2a and fixed to the floor surface with screws 28b. Then, the vertical frame 2a on the other side is positioned at the tip of the horizontal frame 2b fixed in this way, the attachment portion 21 provided at the upper end of the vertical frame 2a is fixed to the ceiling, and the adjuster 22 is expanded and contracted. The length of the vertical frame 2a is adjusted so that the other end is in contact with the floor surface, and the adjustment position of the floor surface side and the adjuster 22 is fixed with a screw or the like.
[0024]
And in order to fix the attachment body 6 with respect to the frame 2 attached in this way, as shown in FIG. 5, the outer frame 5 is inserted in the inner surface 200 of the vertical frame 2a, and also provided in the outer frame 5. The holding body 4 is fitted into the recessed portion 51, and these are fixed to the screw holes 24 of the vertical frame 2a with screws 25. And after attaching the outer frame 5 and the holding body 4 in this way, in order to fix the corner | angular part of the vertical frame 2a and the horizontal frame 2b, the L-shaped metal fitting 29 is provided in the recessed part 61 of the holding body 4 and the back bottom face of the horizontal frame 2b. And fix with screws.
[0025]
Then, in order to sandwich the glass 3 between the frame body 2 and the attachment body 6 combined in this way, as shown in FIG. 2, the glass 3 is lifted up to the opening 27 provided in the horizontal frame 2b on the ceiling side and the end thereof is lifted. Is inserted into the opening 27 provided in the horizontal frame 2b on the floor surface side, and placed on the setting block 23. Then, the glass 3 is slid onto either one of the holding bodies 4 and the glass 3 is applied between the two protrusions 62 to secure a space for attaching the second glass 3. In this state, the second glass 3 is similarly inserted into the opening 27 of the horizontal frame 2b on the ceiling side, and the lower end of the glass 3 is also positioned on the floor side horizontal frame 2b. It is inserted into the opening 27 and placed on the setting block 23. Then, the two glasses 3 inserted in this manner are brought close together, the silicon member 30 is sandwiched therebetween, and the mounting beads 63 are also pushed into the gaps of the opening 61 of the holding body 4 to fix the glass 3. .
[0026]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the frame 2 constituted by the pair of vertical frames 2a and the horizontal frame 2b, the glass 3 as the wall material held inside the frame 2, and the glass 3 A holding body 4 for holding the end portion of the glass 3 and an outer frame 5 attached to the frame body 2 along the end portion of the glass 3. The holding body 4 and the outer frame 5 are separated from each other. Even if the specification of the outer frame 5 is changed, it is not necessary to remake all of the attachment body 6 as in the prior art, and it is possible to more easily cope with the specification change of the outer frame 5. it can.
[0027]
In particular, in this embodiment, since the member formed integrally to sandwich both surfaces of the glass 3 constituting the wall material is employed as the holding body 4, the wall material can be easily held.
[0028]
Furthermore, since the recess 51 for attaching the holding body 4 is provided on the outer frame 5, not only the mounting of the holding body 4 is facilitated, but also the holding body is made by making the recess 51 and the holding body 4 the same shape. 4 can also be hidden.
[0029]
Further, since the outer frame 5 constituting a part of the attachment body 4 is formed by bending the steel plate, even if the specification of the outer frame 5 is changed, the steel plate is only bent. This eliminates the need to recreate from a mold, such as extrusion.
[0030]
Moreover, since the aluminum member formed by extrusion processing is employed as the holding body 4, a complicated shape can be given to the holding body 4, and processing suitable for the frame member of the glass 3 can be performed.
[0031]
In the present embodiment, a single steel plate is bent and provided to provide the outer frame 5 and the holding body 4 is attached thereto. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the holding body 4 is directly attached to the vertical frame 2a. Attachment and independent outer frames on both sides of the holding body 4 may be attached to the holding body 4. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the glass 3 has been described as an example of the wall material, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a single plate such as a plastic or a thin steel plate can also be applied. Moreover, although the structure which attaches the attachment body 4 to the vertical frame 2a was demonstrated in the present Example, you may attach the attachment body 6 to the horizontal frame 2b provided in the ceiling or the floor surface suitably as needed.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form as described above, and has the following effects.
[0033]
That is, a frame body constituted by a pair of vertical and horizontal frames, a wall material held inside the frame body, a holding body that holds an end of the wall material, and a metal plate are bent. An outer frame that is a molded member and is attached to the frame body along an end of the wall material, the holding body and the outer frame are configured separately, and the outer The frame is provided with a recess for attaching the holding body, and the width and depth of the recess are set to be substantially the same as the holding body, and the outer frame is fitted into the vertical frame, and the holding The body is fitted into the recess of the outer frame, and the outer frame and the holding body are fixed to the screw holes provided in the vertical frame with a common screw . With such a configuration, even when the specification of the outer frame is changed, it is not necessary to change the wall material holder, and it is possible to more easily cope with the specification change.
[0034]
In addition, a recess for attaching the holding body is provided, and the width and depth of the recess are set to be substantially the same as the holding body. It can also be hidden.
[0035]
In addition, the outer frame that forms part of the mounting body is molded by bending a metal plate, so even if the specifications of the outer frame change, it can be handled simply by bending the metal. This eliminates the need to remake from the mold, such as extrusion.
[0036]
Moreover, since the member integrally molded in order to sandwich both surfaces of the wall material is employed as the holding body, the wall material can be easily held by the holding body.
[0037]
Furthermore, since a member formed by extrusion processing is employed as the holding body, a large number of members having the same shape can be produced, and processing suitable for the frame of the wall material can be performed.
The holding body has an opening, and an attachment bead that is separate from the holding body can be pushed into a gap between the wall material and the opening of the holding body. Can be kept valid.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a movable partition wall.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the movable partition wall taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of an end surface of the movable partition wall taken along line BB in FIG.
4 is an end perspective view of the movable partition wall taken along line BB in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 4;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Movable partition wall 2a ... Vertical frame 2b ... Horizontal frame 3 ... Wall material (glass)
4 ... Holding body 5 ... Outer frame 6 ... Mounting body 51 ... Recess

Claims (4)

A frame body constituted by a pair of vertical and horizontal frames, a wall material held inside the frame body, a holding body that holds an end of the wall material, and a metal plate that is bent and molded. An outer frame that is a member and is attached to the frame body along an end portion of the wall material, the holding body and the outer frame are configured separately, and the outer frame A recess for attaching the holding body is set, and the width and depth of the recess are set to be substantially the same as the holding body, and the outer frame is fitted into the vertical frame, and the holding body is A movable partition wall configured to fit into a recess of the outer frame and fix the outer frame and the holding body to a screw hole provided in the vertical frame with a common screw . The movable partition wall according to claim 1, wherein the holding body is a member formed integrally to sandwich both surfaces of the wall material. The holding body is extruded is a member formed by claim 1 or 2 movable partition wall according to. The said holding body has an opening part, The attachment bead which makes a separate body from the said holding body can be pushed into the clearance gap between the said wall material and the opening part of the said holding body, The Claim 1, 2, or 3 Movable partition wall.

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