JP4079441B2 - Joint device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a joint device that covers between the wall surfaces of left and right housings provided via joint portions.

  The conventional joint device is configured such that when the left and right housings swing so that the joint portion is narrowed, the left and right joint plates, whose rear ends are pivotally supported by the left and right housings, rotate upward.

Since the joint device configured in this manner is rotated upward when the joint portion is narrowed on the left and right joint plates, it is necessary to provide a support body in which the free end portion is always positioned upward, and the structure becomes complicated. At the same time, there is a drawback in that the support body is located in the joint portion and the proximity between the left and right housings cannot be minimized.
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  In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention is simple in structure, can set the proximity between the left and right housings to a minimum, and can be improved in appearance with a roof shape. It is an object of the present invention to provide a joint device that is easy to install and can efficiently prevent fluttering in the wind.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
However, the drawings are for explanation only and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the rear end portion is pivotally supported via a hinge member on one side wall surface of the right and left housings provided via the joint portion, and the front end portion rotates in the horizontal direction. At least two or more support arms that are movable and normally in contact with the side wall surface of the other joint portion in an inclined state, and a mountain-shaped ridge member that is supported at an approximately central portion of the at least two or more support arms. And a lower end portion pivotally supported on one side wall surface of the upper portion of the at least two support arms so that the upper end portion can be rotated in the vertical direction, and the upper end portion is one side of the support body. One joint plate pivotally supported by the ridge member on the side wall surface side of the joint portion, a guide rail supported slidably on the tip end portions of the at least two support arms, and an upper end portion of the guide rail You can rotate up and down The lower end is pivotally supported, the upper end portion constitute a joint device in the other joint side wall surface other joint plate which is pivotally supported by the wing member of the support.

  As will be apparent from the following description, the present invention has the following effects.

(1) The rear end is pivotally supported on one side wall surface of the left and right housings via a hinge member, the front end is pivotable in the horizontal direction, and is normally inclined on the other side wall surface of the joint. At least two support arms that contact each other, a support body having a mountain-shaped ridge member supported at an approximately central portion of the at least two support arms, and an upper portion of the at least two support arms. One joint plate in which the lower end is pivotally supported on one joint part side wall surface so that the upper end part can be rotated in the vertical direction, and the upper end part is pivotally supported by a ridge member on one joint part side wall surface side of the support; The guide rail is slidably supported at the tip of at least two support arms, and the lower end is pivotally supported by the guide rail so that the upper end can be rotated in the vertical direction. Building member on the other side wall surface side of the joint Because it is composed of a pivoted the other joint plate, a support having a ridge member on the top, one of the joint plate, the other joint plate, the whole can be a mountain shape.
Therefore, the aesthetics can be improved.

(2) According to the above (1), the joint portion may be set to be moved to the minimum vicinity by rotating at least two support arms and moving the support member having the ridge member upward. In addition, the support can move up and down by the horizontal rotation of at least two arms, and the joint portion can be covered by changing the inclination angle of one joint plate and the other joint plate.

(3) According to the above (1), the upper ends of one joint plate and the other joint plate are pivotally supported by a support body supported by at least two or more support arms. Even if it joins the other joint plate, it can be safely supported and damage can be prevented.

(4) According to the above (1), the structure is simple and can be easily installed.

(5) Claim 2 While the same effects as in the above (1) to (4) can be obtained, the urging spring can efficiently prevent fluttering with wind.

(6) Claim 3 The same effects as in the above (1) to (4) can be obtained, and one or the other joint plate can be supported by the joint plate support portion of the support, and the one or the other joint is supported. It can be used optimally for parts where the plate is loaded.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the best mode for carrying out the invention shown in the drawings.

  1 to 10, the joint device 1 of the present invention covers a space between left and right housings 3, 3 provided via a joint portion 2 in a mountain shape. In this joint device 1, the rear end portion is pivotally supported by one joint portion side wall surface 3a of the left and right housings 3 and 3 via the hinge member 4, and the tip portion to which the roller 5 is attached rotates in the horizontal direction. At least two or more support arms 6 and 6 that are movable and normally in contact with the other joint portion side wall surface 3a in an inclined state, and are supported by substantially the center of the at least two or more support arms 6 and 6 The upper end of the support body 8 having the mountain-shaped ridge member 7 on the upper part and the joint wall 9a on the upper side of the at least two or more support arms 6 and 6 can be turned up and down by the mounting bracket 9. The lower end is pivotally supported and the upper end is One joint plate 10 pivotally supported by the ridge member 7 on the side wall surface side of the joint part and the support rods 11, 11 projecting upward from the tip parts of the at least two support arms 6, 6 slide A guide rail 12 that is movably supported, and a lower end portion is pivotally supported by the guide rail 12 so that the upper end portion can be rotated in the vertical direction, and the upper end portion is on the side wall surface side of the other joint portion of the support 8. The other joint plate 13 pivotally supported by the ridge member 7 and the tip of the at least two support arms 6, 6 are urged so as to abut against the other joint part side wall surface 3a, and more The urging springs 14 and 14 and the stopper pieces 15 and 15 attached so as to prevent the rotation and the support body 8 can be urged so as to always contact the at least two support arms 6 and 6. As one end Attached to a site except for the lower portion of the support 8, the other end portion is constituted by a biasing spring 16, 16 mounted on the guide rail 12 and the mounting bracket 9.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the at least two support arms 6 include a plate-like arm main body 17 and one joint portion side wall surface attached to the rear end portion of the arm main body 17 via a pivot pin 18. 3a, the hinge member 4 fixed by a plurality of screws 19, the roller 5 attached so as to protrude outward substantially at the center of the tip of the arm body 17, and the tip of the arm body 17. It is comprised with the support rod 11 with which the roller 20 was attached to the upper end part fixed so that it might protrude upwards.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the support 8 is integrally formed with a plate-like column 21, a support plate 22 that is integrally formed so that the lower end of the column 21 has an inverted T shape, and the upper end of the column 21. The mountain-shaped ridge member 7 is formed, and the C-shaped bearings 23 and 23 are integrally formed on the bottom surfaces near both ends of the ridge member 7.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting bracket 9 has one joint portion with a mounting bracket body 24 formed in a crank shape and a screw 25 or the like formed at a predetermined interval on a mounting portion 24a on the lower portion of the mounting bracket body 24. An insertion hole 26 such as a screw for fixing to the side wall surface 3a and a bead-shaped shaft 27 formed at the upper part of the mounting bracket main body 24 are configured.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the one joint plate 10 can be rotated by a predetermined amount with a plate-like joint plate main body 28 and a shaft 27 of the mounting bracket 9 formed integrally with the lower end portion of the joint plate main body 28. A C-shaped bearing 29 that engages with the bearing plate, and a bead-shaped shaft 30 that is integrally formed with an upper end portion of the joint plate body 28 and that engages with the bearing 23 of the ridge member 7 so as to be rotatable by a predetermined amount. It consists of

  As shown in FIG. 8, the guide rail 12 is composed of a U-shaped guide rail main body 31 and a bead-shaped shaft 32 integrally formed so as to protrude upward from the upper portion of the guide rail main body 31. Yes.

  The other joint plate 13 has the same shape as the one joint plate 10.

  In the joint device 1 having the above-described configuration, the joint portion 2 between the left and right casings 3 and 3 is normally formed in a mountain shape by one joint plate 10, the ridge member 7, and the other joint plate 13 as shown in FIGS. Covered.

  When the joint 2 is swung so as to become narrow due to an earthquake or the like, at least two or more of the support arms 6 and 6 resist the urging force of the urging springs 14 and 14 as shown in FIGS. Therefore, the space between the lower end portions of the one joint plate 10 and the other joint plate 13 becomes narrow, so that the upper end portions of the one joint plate 10 and the other joint plate 13 and the support body 8 are pushed upward. The swaying motion up to the width of the support plate 22 or the ridge member 7 of the support 8 is absorbed.

When the joint portion 2 is swung so as to be wide, as shown in FIG. 11, the other joint portion side wall surface 3a is separated from at least the tip portions of the two or more support arms 6, 6 to absorb the swinging motion. To do.
At this time, at least two or more support arms 6 and 6 are stopped by the stopper pieces 15 and 15 so as not to be at right angles or obtuse angles so that the other joint arm side wall surface 3a can be rotated as before. .
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  Next, different modes for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 12 to 23 will be described. In the description of these different modes for carrying out the present invention, the same components as those in the best mode for carrying out the present invention are designated by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted. To do.

  The second embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 is mainly different from the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention in that a support plate 22 and the support plate 22 are provided. A point using a support 8A composed of a plurality of rod-like columns 21A fixed so as to protrude upward at a predetermined interval at the center of the column and a ridge member 7 fixed to the upper part of the columns 21A Thus, even in the joint device 1A configured using such a support 8A, the same effects as those of the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention can be obtained.

  The third embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIG. 15 to FIG. 17 is mainly different from the second embodiment for carrying out the present invention in that the spring always protrudes upward. The present invention is applied to the joint device 1B configured using such a support 8B in that a support 8B using a plurality of supports 21B including the movable support 34 urged at 33 is used. The same effects as those of the second embodiment for implementation can be obtained.

  The fourth embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 18 to 20 is mainly different from the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention in that at least two or more support arms 6, 6 having one of the hinge members 4A and 4A fixed to the rear end thereof, and at least two support arms 6 and 6 on one joint side wall surface 3a in the vicinity of the attachment portion of the hinge members 4A and 4A. In this case, the joint device 1C is configured in this way by using the urging springs 14A and 14A that can be pressed back to the original position when it is rotated so that the acute angle becomes small. Also, the same effects as those of the best first embodiment for carrying out the present invention can be obtained.

  The fifth embodiment for carrying out the present invention shown in FIGS. 21 to 23 is mainly different from the first embodiment for carrying out the present invention in that at least two or more support arms 6, A joint plate support 35 for supporting one or the other joint plates 10 and 13 at the upper part of the joint 6 at the normal time and an upper end of a pivot pin 36 rotatably attached to a substantially central part of the joint plate support 35. The joint device 1D configured using the support body 8C formed in this way is used in that the support body 8C having the mountain-shaped ridge member 7 that supports the one or other joint plate 10 or 13 is used. However, the same effects as the first preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention can be obtained, and at the normal time, the joint plate support portion 35 of the support 8C can be used to connect one or the other joint plates 10 and 13 to each other. To support Bets can be, can be weighted to the other hand-the other joint plate 10 and 13 is optimally used for such site.

  The present invention is used in the industry for manufacturing joint devices.

The top view of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. The bottom view of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. The expanded sectional view which follows the 3-3 line of FIG. Explanatory drawing of the support arm of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. Explanatory drawing of the support body of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Explanatory drawing of the attachment metal fitting of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. Explanatory drawing of one joint plate of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Explanatory drawing of the guide rail of the best 1st form for implementing this invention. The top view of operation | movement description in which the joint part of the best 1st form for implementing this invention became narrow. The expanded sectional view which follows the 10-10 line of FIG. The operation explanatory view in which the joint part of the best 1st form for carrying out the present invention became wide. The top view of the 2nd form for carrying out the present invention. The expanded sectional view which follows the 13-13 line of FIG. Explanatory drawing of the support body of the 2nd form for implementing this invention. The top view of the 3rd form for carrying out the present invention. The expanded sectional view which follows the 16-16 line of FIG. Explanatory drawing of the support body of the 3rd form for implementing this invention. The top view of the 4th form for carrying out the present invention. The bottom view of the 4th form for carrying out the present invention. The expanded sectional view which follows the 20-20 line of FIG. The top view of the 5th form for implementing this invention. The bottom view of the 5th form for carrying out the present invention. FIG. 23 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 23-23 in FIG. 21.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D: joint device,
2: joint part, 3: housing
4, 4A: Hinge member 5: Roller,
6: support arm, 7: ridge member,
8, 8A, 8B, 8C: support, 9: mounting bracket,
10: one joint plate, 11: support rod,
12: guide rail, 13: other joint plate,
14, 14A: biasing spring, 15: stopper piece,
16: Energizing spring, 17: Arm body,
18: Pivot pin, 19: Screw,
20: Roller 21, 21A, 21B: Strut,
22: support plate, 23: bearing,
24: Mounting bracket body, 25: Screw, etc.
26: insertion hole for screws, 27: shaft,
28: Joint plate body, 29: Bearing,
30: shaft, 31: guide rail body,
32: shaft, 33: spring,
34: movable support, 35: joint plate support,
36: A pivot pin.

Claims (3)

The rear end portion is pivotally supported via a hinge member on one side wall surface of the left and right housings provided via the joint portion, and the front end portion can be rotated in the horizontal direction. At least two or more support arms that contact the side wall surface of the joint portion, a support body having a mountain-shaped ridge member supported at a substantially central portion of the at least two or more support arms, and the at least two or more support arms. The lower end is pivotally supported on one side wall surface of the upper part of the support arm so that the upper end can be rotated in the vertical direction, and the upper end is pivoted on the ridge member on the side wall surface side of the one joint part of the support. One joint plate that is supported, a guide rail that is slidably supported at the distal ends of the at least two support arms, and a lower end portion that allows the upper end portion to pivot in the vertical direction on the guide rail. Pivoted, the upper end is Joint device, characterized in that it comprises a pivoted the other joint plate wing member of the other joint portion side wall surface of the lifting body. The rear end portion is pivotally supported via a hinge member on one side wall surface of the left and right housings provided via the joint portion, and the front end portion can be rotated in the horizontal direction. At least two or more support arms that contact the side wall surface of the joint portion, a support body having a mountain-shaped ridge member supported at a substantially central portion of the at least two or more support arms, and the at least two or more support arms. The lower end is pivotally supported on one side wall surface of the upper part of the support arm so that the upper end can be rotated in the vertical direction, and the upper end is pivoted on the ridge member on the side wall surface side of the one joint part of the support. One joint plate that is supported, a guide rail that is slidably supported at the distal ends of the at least two support arms, and a lower end portion that allows the upper end portion to pivot in the vertical direction on the guide rail. Pivoted, the upper end is The other joint plate pivotally supported by the ridge member on the side wall surface side of the other joint portion of the holding body, and one end portion so that the support body is always supported by the at least two support arms in a biased state. It is attached to a portion excluding the lower part of the support, and the other end portion includes one joint portion side wall surface or at least two rear end portions and a biasing spring attached to the guide rail. Joint device to do. The rear end portion is pivotally supported via a hinge member on one side wall surface of the left and right housings provided via the joint portion, and the front end portion can be rotated in the horizontal direction. At least two or more support arms that contact the side wall surface of the joint part, a joint plate support part that normally supports the joint plate on the upper part of the at least two or more support arms, and a substantially central part of the joint plate support part. A support body having a mountain-shaped ridge member that supports a joint plate at the upper end portion that is movably attached, and an upper end portion that rotates vertically on one side wall surface of the upper portion of the at least two support arms. One joint plate in which a lower end is pivotally supported so that it can move, and an upper end is pivotally supported by a ridge member on the side wall surface side of one joint part of the support, and tip ends of the at least two support arms Sly A guide rail supported so as to be movable, and a lower end portion is pivotally supported on the guide rail so that the upper end portion can be rotated in the vertical direction, and the upper end portion is a ridge member on the side wall surface side of the other joint portion of the support body. A joint device comprising: the other joint plate supported pivotally.

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