JP4362611B2 - Moving partition wall - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a partition wall for partitioning an indoor space.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a partition wall has been proposed that is configured so that casters are provided below the partition wall and the partitioning method of the indoor space can be changed (see, for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3).

These are installed in a state where one end side of the partition wall is supported by another independent building wall or fixed partition wall, and can partition the indoor space with a plurality of predetermined patterns. The partition pattern can be changed to another pattern easily and labor-saving.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-128821 (FIG. 1, FIG. 2, etc.) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-74138 (FIG. 1, FIG. 2, etc.) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-328881 (FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, since such partition walls are supported at one end side by other self-supporting fixed partition walls as described above, these partition walls change their orientation and shape at the same place or are limited. Therefore, the manner in which these partition walls partition the indoor space is very limited.

  This invention pays attention to such a malfunction, and provides the partition wall which can partition indoor space variously.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the moving partition wall according to the present invention is for partitioning an indoor space, and is formed at a position along the lower edge of the wall main body having a planar view shape that is bent or curved in plan view and capable of self-supporting. A lower frame provided, and a plurality of casters attached to the lower frame and movably supporting the wall main body , wherein the casters are provided below the casing so that a wheel can turn. A caster holder having a low-floor caster, a pair of standing wall portions rising from a ring portion attached to the caster, and a mounting surface portion that is bent horizontally from the upper end of the standing wall portion and attached to the lower frame side, and A reinforcing member mainly composed of a plate material interposed between the mounting surface portion and the lower frame is further provided, and the caster holder and the auxiliary member are supported with respect to the lower frame. Characterized by comprising attaching the caster to the lower frame by co-fastening the member.

  If it is such, unlike what is indicated by each patent document mentioned above, since it can also be used completely separated from other structures and used independently, when partitioning the space, it is appropriately moved to a preferable location. It is possible to move and partition the space into various modes. For example, if the specifications are the same as or similar to other structures, specifically, the design and dimensions of the other structures are unified, a space that has been partitioned in advance without giving the user a sense of incongruity. It is also possible to construct the space suitably, or to construct various spaces while maintaining the unity feeling by appropriately moving the position of the moving partition wall.

  In order for the wall body to be preferably self-supporting, the wall body includes a plurality of panels connected at an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle, and the plurality of casters are positioned along the lower edges of the plurality of panels. It is desirable to position Here, it may be configured such that the angle at which the plurality of panels are connected can be changed. Here, “acute angle, right angle or obtuse angle” refers only to an angle at which a corner or corner can be formed, for example, and excludes angles such as 0 ° and 180 °. If a plurality of panels are connected in a fixed state at a predetermined angle, the action force for moving the panels directly moves the wall body, so that the panels can be moved with a smaller force. It will be a thing.

  And, in order to be able to appropriately select the mode of partitioning the indoor space, such as using the wall body as a partition, using it as a blindfold to the outside, or concealing only a part of the indoor space, It is desirable that the wall body is configured by using a plurality of panels each having a different width dimension so that the width dimension for partitioning or blinding the indoor space can be selected. Here, the shape of the wall body is not limited to a plan view, and may be, for example, L-shaped, T-shaped, or U-shaped.

  And in order to improve the intensity | strength of a wall main body effectively, it is desirable to attach a lower frame over the whole lower edge of a wall main body. Specifically, if the caster is attached to the lower frame, the caster supports the wall main body via the lower frame, thereby effectively avoiding local weight on the wall main body and effectively reducing the weight of the wall main body. Can be suitably supported by a caster.

  As a concrete shape of the lower frame for effectively improving the rigidity against bending in the surface direction of the wall body, the bending rigidity in the vertical direction, and the torsional rigidity, having a channel-like cross-sectional shape that opens the lower frame downward It is preferable that Then, if such a channel-shaped frame opening downward is provided with a notch partly cut from the lower side, and a caster is arranged in this notch part, the distance between the lower edge of the lower frame and the floor surface can be increased. The overall center of gravity can be made smaller to make it difficult to fall down, and the appearance can be made to feel that the center of gravity is low, and a sense of stability in appearance can be imparted.

  According to the moving partition wall according to the present invention, the wall body itself can be installed independently of other objects by having the wall body having a planar viewable shape, and the wall body The moving partition wall itself can be moved to any location by the casters attached along the lower edge, so it is possible to construct a desired space by partitioning the limited indoor space arbitrarily and variously. It becomes. In addition, for example, if the specifications are the same or similar to other structures, specifically, the design and dimensions of the other structures are unified, a space that is partitioned in advance without giving the user a sense of incongruity. It is also possible to construct a space in various forms while maintaining the unity feeling as a whole by appropriately moving the position of the moving partition wall.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a partition system PS of an office which is an indoor space. This partition system PS is mainly configured by the fixed partition wall W and the movable panel MP according to the present embodiment. In addition, in the same figure, an example of arrangement | positioning of a chair and a table is each shown.

  Here, the movable panel MP, which is a moving partition wall according to the present embodiment, partitions an office space, and as shown in FIG. 5 in particular, is a self-supporting wall body that is bent or curved in plan view. The movable panel main body 1 and a plurality of casters 2 attached at positions along the lower edge of the movable panel main body 1 are mainly provided. The detailed structure of the movable panel MP Will be described in detail later.

  On the other hand, the fixed partition wall W is formed by connecting wall panels WP having different width dimensions, for example, in a substantially U shape in plan view. In the present embodiment, as described above, the fixed partition wall W itself is made self-supporting by placing each wall panel WP to support each other by mounting in a substantially U-shape, that is, a rectangular shape with one side open. However, the inside of the fixed partition wall W arranged in a rectangular shape is set as a meeting space. Of course, the fixed partition wall W can be arranged in various forms other than the U-shape in plan view as shown in the figure. Further, for example, the fixed partition wall W may not be self-supporting, and one end side in the width direction of the wall panel WP constituting the fixed partition wall W may be fixed to a building wall or the like.

  Now, this partition system PS, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, by appropriately moving the movable panel MP, for example, can hold a meeting with a large number of people from the aspect of constructing two small meeting spaces. It is possible to arbitrarily change the aspect of constructing one large meeting space to be obtained or various other aspects.

  FIGS. 1 and 2 show an aspect in which two meeting spaces are constructed by arranging a space partitioned into a substantially rectangular shape by a fixed partition wall W so as to be partitioned into two by a main panel 11 described later of the movable panel MP. Is shown. In this case, the sub-panel 12 described later plays a role of blinding a part of the partitioned space on the right side of the drawing. Here, as described above, the movable panel MP has the same specification as the fixed partition wall W, specifically, the specification having the same size and design, so one end of the movable panel MP is in contact with the fixed partition wall W. By arranging in such a manner, the impression that the two meeting spaces are constructed in advance is not given to the user without feeling uncomfortable that a partition different from the fixed partition wall W is installed. Is given.

  3 and 4 show that the partition system PS has one large meeting by placing the main panel 11 of the movable panel MP along one open side of the fixed partition wall W partitioned into a substantially rectangular shape. The aspect which constructed | assembled the space is shown.

  In addition to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the partition system PS can be arranged in various ways to form various spaces. That is, the movable panel MP according to the present embodiment can form various spaces without giving a sense of incongruity to the user while maintaining the unity of the entire partition system PS.

  Next, each component of the movable panel MP according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. As described above, the movable panel is mainly composed of the movable body 1 and the casters 2, and the lower frame 3 is interposed between the movable panel body 1 and the casters 2.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the movable panel body 1 is mainly configured by connecting a main panel 11 having a relatively large width dimension and a sub-panel 12 having a relatively small width dimension at right angles. More specifically, the main panel 11 is mainly constituted by one transparent plate portion 1G and one cross plate portion 1C, and the sub-panel 12 is mainly constituted by one transparent plate portion 1G.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the main panel 11 is configured to connect the transparent plate portion 1G and the cross plate portion 1C in a straight line shape in a plan view, and has a width of about 180 cm, for example. In the main panel 11, the structure for connecting the transparent plate portion 1 </ b> G and the cross plate portion 1 </ b> C extends in the vertical direction across a frame member gf described later of the transparent plate portion 1 </ b> G and a wooden frame wf described later of the cross plate portion 1 </ b> C. From the above, a structure in which two plate members (not shown) are erected and fixed is employed. However, since this structure is also well known, the illustration and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the sub-panel 12 mainly includes a transparent plate portion 1 </ b> G connected to the main panel 11 in a state of being fixed at right angles via a corner post CP, which will be described later. It may be configured using the cross plate portion 1C.

  Here, by connecting the main panel 11 and the sub-panel 12 at right angles via the connecting mechanism C, the movable panel body 1 can stand on its own without attaching any other leg or the like. In the present embodiment, the two transparent plate portions 1G are arranged across the corner post CP across the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12, so that the movable panel MP is placed when the movable panel MP is placed. It is assumed that the visibility on the other side through the panel MP is improved and the daylighting property of the space partitioned by the movable panel MP is improved. Further, the connecting mechanism C that connects the main panel 11 and the sub-panel 12 at right angles, that is, in an L shape in plan view, connects the panels, for example, in a T shape or X shape in plan view via a corner post CP. Alternatively, the other end of the main panel 11 can be connected to a U-shape by connecting another panel. However, since the structure of the connecting mechanism C is well known, a detailed description thereof will be given here. Omitted.

  Next, specific structures of the transparent plate portion 1G and the cross plate portion 1C constituting the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. As schematically shown in FIG. 6, the transparent plate portion 1 </ b> G is made of, for example, a polycarbonate transparent plate g whose surface is matted in the insertion groove gf <b> 1 of the frame member gf manufactured by extrusion molding of aluminum. It is configured by fitting. In the present embodiment, the width of the transparent plate portion 1G is set to about 60 cm, for example. For example, an elastic resin cover may be provided between the transparent plate g and the insertion groove gf1 of the frame member gf. In the present embodiment, the transparent plate g made of polycarbonate is employed, but other resin materials such as acrylic or glass may be employed. Further, in the present embodiment, the transparent plate g is adopted to improve the visibility and the daylighting property. However, the transparent plate g is not limited by the presence or absence of transparency, for example, having a specific color or pattern without transparency. It may be adopted. As schematically shown in cross section in FIG. 7, the cross plate portion 1 </ b> C is formed on the both sides of a rectangular wooden frame wf having a size substantially the same as that of the cross plate portion 1 </ b> C (not shown). Cross face plates cb each having a cloth (cross) cr attached to the surface thereof are respectively attached, and a honeycomb core hc constituting, for example, a honeycomb-shaped rib is filled between the wooden frame wf and the pair of cross face plates cb. Yes. In particular, by filling the honeycomb core hc between the cross face plates cb, the cross plate portion 1C is effectively prevented from being bent and the weight of the entire cross plate portion 1C is reduced. In the present embodiment, the width dimension of the cross plate portion 1C is set to about 120 cm, for example.

  6 and 7 also show an attachment structure for attaching the caster 2 via the lower frame 3 below the transparent plate portion 1G and the cross plate portion 1C. This will be described in detail later. (FIG. 9).

  Thus, the movable panel MP according to the present embodiment is provided with the lower frame 3 attached to substantially the entire lower edge of the movable panel body 1, specifically, the lower edges of the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12. A caster 2 is attached to 3. That is, the casters 2 are attached via the lower frame 3 at positions along the lower edges of the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lower frame 3 includes a main lower frame 31 received below the main panel 11 and a sub lower frame 32 attached below the sub panel 12. In addition, the lower frame 3 may be attached over the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12 as an integral L-shape in plan view in addition to the illustrated embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the main lower frame 31 has a channel-shaped main lower frame body 310 that opens downward, and opens downward in a sectional view attached to the upper surface of the main lower frame body 310 by, for example, welding. The U-shaped attachment portions 313 are attached to a total of three locations, both in the longitudinal direction and at the center portion. A notch 311 for attaching a caster 2 and a caster cover 22 to be described later is formed below both ends of the main lower frame main body 310. Then, nuts 312 are attached to two upper surfaces near the portion where the notch 311 is formed by welding, and a hole (not shown) is provided in the main lower frame main body 310 so that a bolt B described later can be screwed into the nut 312 from below. It is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the sub lower frame 32 has substantially the same configuration as the main frame 31 described above, and attachment portions 323 are attached near both ends of the sub lower frame main body 320 and connected to the main panel 11 side. A nut 322 is attached in the vicinity of the open-side attachment portion 323 and a notch portion 321 having the same shape as the notch portion 311 of the main lower frame 31 is formed below the attachment portion 323.

  Then, the caster 2 is attached to the movable panel body 1 at a total of three locations via the main lower frame 31 and the sub lower frame 32 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the casters 2 are respectively attached to cutout portions 311 and 321 formed in two places on the main lower frame 31 and one place on the sub lower frame 32.

  Next, a structure for attaching the caster 2 along the lower edge of the movable panel body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 9 illustrating the caster 2 in the notch 311 formed in the main lower frame 31. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the caster 2 is attached to the main lower frame 31 via the caster holder 21, the caster cover 22, and the reinforcing member 23. In particular, since the caster 2 is supported by the caster holder 21 at two locations of the welding nut 313 of the main lower frame 31, the caster 2 can suitably support the movable panel body 1.

  For convenience of illustration, the main lower frame 31 is shown alone in FIG. 9, but actually, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the main lower frame 31 is a cross plate portion constituting the main panel 11. The casters 2 are attached as described below after being fixed to the 1C wooden frame wf or the frame member gf of the transparent plate portion 1G with screws bs.

  The caster 2 is generally called a low-floor twin-wheel caster, and a pair of wheels and an auxiliary wheel for overcoming an obstacle located between the pair of wheels can turn below a substantially cylindrical casing. Although provided, the detailed internal structure is well known, and the description thereof is omitted. This caster 2 has a shape having a lower part 201 having a diameter slightly larger than a ring part 211 of a caster holder 21 described later and an upper part 202 through which the ring part 211 can be inserted, at the lowermost part of the casing. A pair of engaging claws 202a that can engage with the ring portion 211 are provided on the peripheral surface. The caster holder 21 is formed, for example, by bending a metal plate. The caster holder 21 is formed from a substantially circular ring portion 211 located at the center, a pair of standing wall portions 212 rising from the ring portion 211, and an upper end of the standing wall portion 212. The mounting surface portion 213 is bent horizontally and attached to the main lower frame 31 via the reinforcing member 23. A window portion 212a that can fix the caster cover 22 is formed in the central portion of the standing wall portion 212, and a bolt insertion hole 213a that can communicate with a nut 313 provided in the main lower frame 31 is formed in the approximate center of the mounting surface portion 213. Is forming. The caster cover 22 is, for example, an integrally molded product made of resin having a symmetrical shape in the front-rear direction, and is fixed between a pair of partial spherical cover portions 221 that mainly cover the upper side of the casters 2 and the pair of cover portions 221. Part 222. A pair of fixing claws 222a are formed at the upper part of the fixing part 222 and at both ends in the longitudinal direction. The reinforcing member 23 is mainly made of, for example, a metal plate bent into a channel shape opened downward, and a bolt insertion hole 231 is formed on the upper surface, and casters 2 are attached to the lower central portions of both side plate portions. In this state, a recess 232 that can correspond to the notch 311 formed in the main lower frame 31 is formed.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the casters 2 to the main lower frame 31 will be described. First, the caster 2 is inserted into the ring portion 211 of the caster holder 21 from below, and the upper surface of the lower portion 201 of the caster 2 and the lower surface of the ring portion 211 are brought into contact with each other. At this time, the ring portion 211 and the claw portion 202a of the caster 2 are engaged with each other, and the claw portion 202a plays a role in preventing the caster 2 from falling off. Next, the caster cover 22 is attached from the upper side of the caster holder 21 to which the caster 2 is attached. At this time, the engaging claw 222a of the caster cover 22 is inserted into the window 222a of the caster holder 22, and the upper end of the window 212a and the tip of the engaging claw 222a are engaged with each other so that the caster cover 22 is caster 2 and the caster holder. 21 is accurately positioned. Further, the reinforcing member 23 is covered from the upper side of the caster holder 21 so that the bolt insertion hole 231 of the reinforcing member 23 and the bolt insertion hole 213a of the caster holder 21 are in communication with each other. The two bolts B are inserted from the lower side together with the washer 2w and firmly screwed into the nut 313 attached to the main lower frame 31 to complete the attachment of the caster 2.

  Here, the reinforcing member 23 serves to reinforce the strength of the caster holder 21. More specifically, when the caster holder 21 is fastened together with the main lower frame 31, the load applied to the caster holder 21 compresses the caster holder 21 in the vertical direction and extends in the longitudinal direction of the main panel 11. Is effectively avoided. Further, the reinforcing member 23 plays a role of preventing the horizontal force generated by the load from extending in the longitudinal direction from being applied to the welded portion of the nut 313 attached to the main lower frame 31. .

  As described above, the movable panel MP, which is a moving partition wall according to the present embodiment, is different from other structures because the movable panel body 1 as a wall body has a self-supporting planar shape such as an L-shape in plan view. It is assumed to be independent without attaching other legs. In particular, in this embodiment, by sharing the design and dimensions of the fixed partition wall W and the movable panel MP that also constitute the partition system PS, for example, a partition with a conventional caster-mounted leg is separately adopted. Unlike the case where the partition system PS is used, it is assumed that the partition system PS forms a unified space that does not make the user feel uncomfortable. Since the plurality of casters 2 attached along the lower edge of the movable panel main body 1 are provided, the movable panel MP itself can be moved to an arbitrary location. Can be partitioned in various ways.

  In addition, the movable panel body 1 has a main panel 11 and a sub panel 12, and the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12 are connected to each other at a substantially right angle so that the movable panel body 1 can suitably stand by itself. . Further, since the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12 are connected at a right angle through the coupling mechanism C, the movable panel body 1 is stable and self-supporting, and the acting force applied to the movable panel MP is directly applied. Since the acting force moves the position of the movable panel body 1, the movable panel MP can be moved with a small force.

  In addition, since the width dimensions of the main panel 11 and the sub panel 12 are set differently, the indoor space office is partitioned or blindfolded by the main panel 11, or only a part is blindfolded using the sub panel 12. The mode of partitioning can be appropriately selected (FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4).

  Since the lower frame 3 is attached over substantially the entire lower edge of the movable panel main body 1, the strength of the movable panel main body 1, specifically, the rigidity against bending in the surface direction of the movable panel main body 1, the bending rigidity in the vertical direction, and The torsional rigidity is effectively improved.

  Since the caster 2 is attached to the lower frame 3, the caster 2 preferably supports the own weight of the movable panel body 1 by effectively avoiding local weight on the lower edge of the movable panel body 1. It has become.

  Further, by molding the lower frame 3 in a channel shape, the rigidity of the movable panel body 1 against bending in the surface direction, the bending rigidity in the vertical direction, and the torsional rigidity are further effectively improved. In addition, by providing or forming nuts 313 and 323 and notches 311 and 321 for attaching the caster 2 to the lower frame 3 using the space in the channel opened downward, the lower end edge of the lower frame 3 and the floor The overall center of gravity is made low by reducing the distance to the surface to make the movable panel MP difficult to fall down, and even more visually, the center of gravity is lowered to give a sense of stability in appearance. It has become a thing.

  As a modification of the present embodiment, a partition system PS2 that partitions an indoor space by using only a plurality of movable panels MP is shown in FIG. In this illustrated example, by using three movable panels MP, the space around the chair and the table schematically shown is partitioned to form a space in which the meeting can be suitably performed inside the movable panel MP. In addition, the manner of partitioning the indoor space using only the movable panel MP as in this modification is not limited to the same figure, and various other shapes can be formed by partitioning the indoor space into various shapes. Is possible.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the shape of the movable panel in plan view is L-shaped, but other shapes such as a T-shape or a U-shape may be used as long as the shape is self-supporting in plan view. Further, the angle at which the main panel and the sub panel are connected is not limited to a right angle, and may be an acute angle or an obtuse angle except those of 0 ° and 180 °. Moreover, the angle which connects a main panel and a sub panel may be changed suitably.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is an external view showing a partition system according to the present embodiment. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a partition system according to the present embodiment. 1 is an external view showing a partition system according to the present embodiment. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a partition system according to the present embodiment. The perspective view which shows the movable panel which concerns on this embodiment. The typical sectional view showing the composition of the movable panel concerning this embodiment. Same as above. Structure explanatory drawing which concerns on this embodiment. Same as above. The external view which concerns on the modification of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Wall body (movable panel body)
11. Panel (main panel)
12 ... Panel (sub-panel)
2 ... Multiple casters (casters)
3 ... Lower frame 31 ... Lower frame (Main lower frame)
32 ... Lower frame (sub-lower frame)
311, 321 ... Notch MP ... Moving partition wall (movable panel)

Claims (6)

For partitioning indoor space,
A wall body having a planar view shape that is bent or curved in plan view, a lower frame provided at a position along the lower edge of the wall body, and attached to the lower frame to movably support the wall body Comprising a plurality of casters ,
The caster is a low floor caster provided with a wheel so that the wheel can be swiveled below the casing,
A caster holder having a pair of standing wall portions that rise from a ring portion to which the casters are attached, and an attachment surface portion that is horizontally bent from an upper end of the standing wall portion and is attached to the lower frame side, and the attachment surface portion and the lower frame It further comprises a reinforcing member mainly composed of a plate material interposed therebetween,
A moving partition wall, wherein the caster is attached to the lower frame by fastening the caster holder and the reinforcing member together with the lower frame . The movement according to claim 1, wherein the wall body has a plurality of panels connected at an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle, and the plurality of casters are positioned at positions along the lower edges of the plurality of panels. Partition wall. The moving partition wall according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of panels are connected in a state of being fixed at a predetermined angle. The moving partition wall according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the wall body has a plurality of panels each having a different width dimension. The moving partition wall according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein a lower frame is attached over substantially the entire lower edge of the wall body. 6. The lower frame has a channel-like cross-sectional shape opening downward, the lower frame is provided with a notch partly cut out from the lower side, and the casters are arranged in the notch part. The moving partition wall described .

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