JP4029693B2 - Box assembly structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a structure in which a plate material such as a side plate and a plate material such as a back plate are connected so as to be orthogonal to each other, and a box such as a cabinet is assembled. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 2, the box is assembled by connecting the side plate 1a, which is one plate material 1, and the back plate 2a, which is the other plate material 2 so as to be orthogonal to each other. A joint member A is interposed between them. The conventional joint member A is formed with a vertical piece 3 and a horizontal piece 4 intersecting the vertical piece 3 so as to have a substantially I-shaped cross section, and a first elastic contact seal piece 5 and a first piece on both sides of the horizontal piece 4. Two elastic contact pieces 6 are provided, and a locking piece 7 is provided on the opposite side of the vertical piece 3 from the horizontal piece 4 so as to be substantially parallel to the first elastic contact piece 5. A fitting groove 8 is provided in a portion surrounded by the elastic contact piece 5, the vertical piece 3 and the locking piece 7.
[0003]
When connecting the side plate 1a and the back plate 2a, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the fitting groove 8 of the joint member A is fitted to the end portion of the side plate 1a to connect the first elastic contact seal piece 5 to the side plate. 2b, the inner surface of the back plate 2a perpendicular to the side plate 1a is brought into contact with the end surface of the side plate 1a through the vertical piece 3 of the joint member A as shown in FIG. The seal piece 6 is elastically brought into contact with the inner surface of the back plate 2a, and a fixing tool 10 such as a screw is driven from the back plate 2a to the side plate 1a to be connected.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above conventional example, the fitting groove 8 of the joint member A is fitted to the end portion of the side plate 1a to make the first elastic contact seal piece 5 elastically contact the inner surface of the side plate 1a. The first elastic contact seal piece 5 cannot be elastically contacted with the inner surface of the side plate 1a unless the thickness is equal to or less than the thickness of the side plate 1a, and it is difficult to fit the fitting groove 8 to the end of the side plate 1a. There was a risk that it would take time to work, which was an adverse effect of assembling the box. In particular, if the first elastic contact seal piece 5 is strongly elastically contacted with the inner surface of the side plate 1a, there is a problem that it is difficult to fit the fitting groove 8 to the end portion of the side plate 1a.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a box assembly structure capable of easily assembling a box while ensuring a seal between plate members.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The box assembling structure of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is formed in a substantially cross-sectional shape with a vertical piece 3 and a horizontal piece 4 intersecting the vertical piece 3, and is first on both sides of the horizontal piece 4. The elastic contact piece 5 and the second elastic contact piece 6 are provided, and the locking piece 7 protrudes from the opposite side of the horizontal piece 4 of the vertical piece 3 so as to be substantially parallel to the first elastic contact piece 5. The joint member A is disposed between two plate members 1 and 2 arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other, and the joint member A is surrounded by the first elastic contact seal piece 5, the vertical piece 3 and the locking piece 7. The mating groove 8 is fitted to the end of one plate member 1, and the inner surface of the other plate member 2 is brought into contact with the end surface of the one plate member 1 through the vertical piece 3 so that the one plate member 1 and the other plate member 2 are brought into contact with each other. In the assembled structure of the box, the first elastic contact seal piece 5 is elastically contacted with the inner surface of one plate member 1 and the second elastic contact seal piece 6 is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the other plate member 2. A fitting groove 8 is fitted to the end of one plate 1 in a state where a gap S is provided between the contact piece 5 and the inner surface of one plate 1, and the base of the second elastic contact piece 6 is formed. The vertical piece 3 is deformed in a state in which the protruding portion 9 protruding from the outer surface side is in contact with the inner surface of the other plate member 2 to elastically contact the first elastic seal piece 5 with the inner surface of the one plate member 1. It is characterized by doing so. In this way, even if the fitting groove 8 wider than the thickness of one plate material 1 is fitted to the end of one plate material 1, the other plate material 2 is connected to the one plate material 1 via the vertical piece 3. When abutting and fastening, the second elastic contact piece 6 is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the other plate member 2 and the projection 9 is pushed by the other plate member 2 to deform the vertical piece 3 and the first elastic contact piece. 5 is elastically contacted to the inner surface of one plate 1. As a result, the joint member A can be easily fitted to the end portion of the one plate member 1 so that the assembly work is not time-consuming and the first elastic contact seal piece 5 and the second elastic contact seal piece 6 are strongly elastically contacted. Can be sealed reliably.
[0007]
It is also preferable that one plate member 1 is a side plate 1a and the other plate member 2 is a back plate 2a.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the embodiment of the present invention, one plate 1 is the side plate 1a and the other plate 2 is the back plate 2a, and the box is assembled by connecting the side plate 1a and the back plate 2a. The joint member A used for connecting them is made of an elastic material such as rubber or synthetic resin as follows.
[0009]
The main component of the joint member A is formed by a vertical piece 3 and a horizontal piece 4 intersecting the vertical piece 3 so as to have a substantially cross-sectional shape in cross section. Both sides of the horizontal piece 4 serve as a first elastic contact seal piece 5 and a second elastic contact seal piece 6 whose thickness decreases toward the tip. A locking piece 7 protrudes from the end of the vertical piece 3 opposite to the horizontal piece 4 so as to be parallel to the first elastic contact seal piece 5, and the first elastic contact seal piece 5, the vertical piece 3, A fitting groove 8 is formed so as to be surrounded by the locking piece 7. The width of the fitting groove 8 is wider than the thickness of the side plate 1 a which is one plate material 1. A projecting portion 9 is provided so as to project from the base portion near the vertical piece 3 of the second elastic contact piece 6 toward the outer surface side. This protrusion 9 is provided so as to protrude in a direction opposite to the direction in which the first elastic contact seal piece 5 protrudes, and the length of protrusion of the protrusion 9 is longer than the length in which the second elastic contact piece 6 protrudes. Slightly short.
[0010]
When connecting the side plate 1a and the back plate 2a through such a joint member A, it is performed as follows. The joint member A is arranged at the end of the side plate 1a, and the fitting groove 8 of the joint member is fitted into the end of the side plate 1a as shown in FIG. At this time, the locking piece 7 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the side plate 1a to open a gap S between the first elastic contact seal piece 5 and the inner surface of the side plate 1a. In this state, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the back plate 2a arranged so as to be orthogonal to the side plate 1a is brought into contact with the end surface of the side plate 1a via the vertical piece 3, and the outer surface of the back plate 2a is moved to the side plate 1a. The side plate 1a and the back plate 2a are connected by driving a fixing tool 10 such as a screw. In a state where the back plate 2a is connected to the side plate 1a, the second elastic contact seal piece 6 is elastically contacted to the inner surface of the back plate 2a, and in this state, the protrusion 9 is pushed on the inner surface of the back plate 2a, and the vertical piece 3 The side piece 4 side is deformed and the first elastic contact seal piece 5 is elastically contacted to the inner surface of the side plate 1a. Thereby, the first elastic contact seal piece 5 and the second elastic contact seal piece 6 are elastically contacted to seal the joint. When the side plate 1a and the back plate 2a are connected through the joint member A in this way, the joint member A can be surely sealed while being easily connected.
[0011]
In the above example, the side plate 1a as one plate member 1 and the back plate 2a as the other plate member 2 are connected. However, the connection between the side plate and the top plate, the connection between the side plate and the bottom plate, and the back plate. In the case of the connection between the top plate and the top plate, the connection between the back plate and the bottom plate, etc., the same can be performed.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, as described above, a fitting groove is fitted to the end of one plate member in a state where a gap is provided between the first elastic contact piece and the inner surface of one plate member, and the second elastic contact seal is formed. The vertical elastic piece is deformed in a state in which the protrusion protruding from the base of the piece to the outer surface side is in contact with the inner surface of the other plate material so that the first elastic contact seal piece is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the one plate material. Therefore, even if the fitting groove wider than the thickness of one plate material is fitted to the end portion of one plate material, when the other plate material is brought into contact with one plate material through the vertical piece and fastened, 2 The elastic contact piece is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the other plate member, and the protrusion is pushed by the other plate member to deform the vertical piece so that the first elastic contact piece is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the one plate member. In addition, the joint member can be easily fitted to the end of one of the plate members, so that the assembly work is not time-consuming and the first elastic contact seal piece and the second elastic contact sheet are provided. Those that can be reliably sealed by elastic contact strongly pieces.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an example of an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) shows a state in which a joint member is fitted to a side plate, and (b) shows a state in which the side plate and a back plate are connected.
2A and 2B are cross-sectional views showing a conventional example, in which FIG. 2A shows a state in which a joint member is fitted to the side plate, and FIG. 2B shows a state in which the side plate and the back plate are connected.
[Explanation of symbols]
A Joint member 1 One plate member 2 The other plate member 3 Vertical piece 4 Horizontal piece 5 First elastic contact seal piece 6 Second elastic contact seal piece 7 Locking piece 8 Fitting groove 9 Projection

Claims (2)

A vertical piece and a horizontal piece intersecting the vertical piece are formed in a substantially I-shaped cross section, and a first elastic contact seal piece and a second elastic contact seal piece are provided on both sides of the horizontal piece, and A joint member on which a locking piece protrudes so as to be substantially parallel to the first elastic contact seal piece from the opposite side of the piece is disposed between two plate members arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other. The fitting groove surrounded by the contact seal piece, the vertical piece, and the locking piece is fitted to the end of one plate member, and the inner surface of the other plate member is brought into contact with the end surface of one plate member through the vertical piece. In the assembly structure of the box in which one plate material and the other plate material are fastened, the first elastic contact seal piece is elastically contacted with the inner surface of one plate material and the second elastic contact seal piece is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the other plate material, A fitting groove is fitted to the end of one plate in a state where a gap is provided between the first elastic contact piece and the inner surface of one plate, and the second elastic seal The vertical piece is deformed in a state in which the protruding portion protruding from the base portion to the outer surface side is in contact with the inner surface of the other plate material so that the first elastic contact seal piece is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the one plate material. An assembly structure of a box characterized by that. The box assembly structure according to claim 1, wherein one plate is a side plate and the other plate is a back plate.

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