JP4507688B2 - Louver device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a louver device suitable for installation on a veranda or the like of an apartment or a condominium.

On the verandas of apartments and condominiums, blindfolds are sometimes installed for the purpose of protecting the privacy by blocking the line of sight from the outside and relieving strong sunlight. Such a blindfold is not always necessary, and it can get in the way, such as when a futon is dried on a sunny day, so there are things that can move the position and can be compacted than those fixedly installed. It is desired. In Patent Document 1, a plurality of vertically long louver members are installed between upper and lower frames of a frame attached to an outer wall of a window so as to be movable left and right and rotatable around a central axis. A device is disclosed that can be opened and closed like a curtain by holding and moving the leading louver material by hand and changing the amount of light and wind passing by rotating the louver material. Yes.
JP-A-2-243896

  However, since the device described in the above publication is made by connecting each louver material with a strap, if the position of the louver material is moved as a whole, a place where the distance between the louver materials is wide and a place where it is narrow can be created. The functionality is reduced. Moreover, unless the space | interval of louver material opens to the maximum and the strap is in the state where it was taut, all the louver materials cannot be rotated interlockingly. In view of such circumstances, the present invention can easily move the louver material and adjust the distance while maintaining a uniform spacing between the louver materials, and can rotate the louver material at any position and interval to rotate the louver material. An object of the present invention is to provide a louver device that can freely adjust the amount of passage of wind.

In order to achieve the above object, a louver device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes two rails arranged opposite to each other, a plurality of louver members, and front and rear connecting tools, and the plurality of louver members include: The guide members projecting from both end faces in the longitudinal direction are arranged so as to be rotatable and movable in the rail longitudinal direction, and the couplers are arranged on the front side and the rear side of the projecting positions of the guide members of the louver material. The mounting member comprises a mounting member and a pantograph member, the mounting member having a mounting piece axially attached to the louver material by a longitudinal axis of the louver material and a facing piece to the pantograph member and attached to each louver material , and the pantograph member includes a link member, the connecting shaft as and connecting shaft consists of a connecting shaft connecting the link member telescopically is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the louver member Are those fixed to the facing plates, wherein the louver member to each other is rotatable in conjunction with the relative movement in the opposite direction of the connector before and after and is freely toward and away.

  In the louver device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the louver material has a front side excision part and a rear side excision part which are excised from the end face in the longitudinal direction at the front side and the rear side position from the guide member protruding position, At least the facing piece and the pantograph member of the front connector are arranged in the front cutout, and at least the facing piece and the pantograph member of the rear connector are arranged in the rear cutout.

  In the louver device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the louver material has a front through hole and a rear through hole penetrating in the longitudinal direction of the rail member at the front side and the rear side of the guide member protruding position, The connector is disposed in the front through hole and the rear connector is disposed in the rear through hole.

  In the louver device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of louver members are arranged between two rails arranged opposite to each other so as to be rotatable and movable in the longitudinal direction of the rail, and a pantograph member is used before and after each louver member. The louver members are connected to each other, so that a plurality of louver materials are moved in a wide range in the longitudinal direction of the rail as a whole while maintaining a uniform spacing between the louver materials, and the spacing between the louver materials is adjusted. The range hidden by the material can be enlarged or reduced, and at the same time, a plurality of louver materials can be rotated in conjunction to adjust the amount of light and wind passing through.

  Furthermore, in the louver device according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the pantograph member is disposed in the cut portion provided in the longitudinal direction from the end face of the louver material, the pantograph member is not conspicuous and the design is improved.

  In the louver device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the front and rear connecting tools are respectively arranged in the through holes provided on the front side and the rear side of the louver material. And the strength of the end of the louver material can be prevented from being lowered, and damage can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1-5 has shown one Embodiment of the louver apparatus of this invention. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, this louver device is installed on the outside of a veranda in an apartment / condominium, and two upper and lower rails 1a and 1b are provided on the lower edge of the ridge 14 and the front wall 15 of the veranda. Each of the louver members 2 is disposed so as to be opposed to the outdoor side surface of the upper edge, and is arranged between the upper and lower rails so as to be rotatable and movable in the longitudinal direction of the rail. A total of four locations on the upper and lower front and rear sides are connected by a connector 3 using a pantograph member. Hereinafter, the structure of each part will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper rail 1a and the lower rail 1b are formed by providing an opening in the longitudinal direction on one surface of a long material having a rectangular cross section. 16 is attached to the outer wall surface with screws. Each rail 1a, 1b is covered with a cover material 17.

  The louver material 2 is a strip-shaped member made of a light material such as resin, and as shown in FIG. 4, the front side (outdoor side) is thinner than the rear side (indoor side). As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, an upper guide member 4 having wheels 18 on both sides is rotatably attached by attachment screws 19 at a substantially central portion of the upper end surface of the louver material 2. A round bar-shaped lower guide member 5 is provided so as to protrude from a substantially central portion of the lower end surface. As shown in FIG. 3, the louver material 2 is suspended by engaging the upper guide member 4 with the upper rail 1a, and the lower guide member 5 is inserted into the lower rail 1b to prevent it from coming off with a retaining ring 20. The louver member 2 is rotated about the upper and lower guide members 4 and 5 as a central axis and is movable in the rail longitudinal direction. Further, the louver material 2 has a front side cut portion 12 and a rear side cut portion 13 cut in the longitudinal direction from the upper end surface at positions on the front side and rear side of the upper guide member projecting position on the upper end surface. Similarly, the lower cut portion of the louver member 2 has a front cut portion 12 and a rear cut portion 13. The connector 3 that connects the louver members is housed and provided in the front cutout portion 12 and the rear cutout portion 13.

  The connector 3 includes a pantograph member 7 disposed horizontally across a plurality of louver members, and an attachment member 6 for attaching the pantograph member 7 to the louver member 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pantograph member 7 includes a plurality of X-shaped members 10, 10. The end portions are sequentially connected by the end connecting shaft 21 so as to be stretchable. The attachment member 6 has an attachment piece 8 to the louver material 2 and an opposing piece 9 to the pantograph member 7. As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment piece 8 is attached to the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the louver material 2. The front and rear positions of the guide member projecting position are rotatably mounted by vertical mounting screws 22, and the opposing piece 9 extends from the tip of the mounting piece 8 in the longitudinal direction of the louver material 2. The louver material 2 is disposed in the front cutout 12 and the rear cutout 13. And each center connection axis | shaft 11 of the pantograph member 7 is being fixed to the front-end | tip part of each opposing piece 9, respectively.

  The present louver device is configured as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, the pantograph member 7 can be expanded and contracted by holding the louver material 2 at the right end or left end by hand and pushing or pulling it in the longitudinal direction of the rails 1a and 1b. As a result, the interval between the louver members 2 is enlarged or reduced all at once, and the plurality of louver members 2, 2... Are opened or closed in an accordion shape. FIG. 1 shows the state when it is most opened, and the louver members 2 are in close contact with each other as shown in FIG. 2 when it is most closed. If any two louver members 2, for example, two at both ends are held and moved in the longitudinal direction of the rails 1a, 1b, a plurality of louver members 2, 2 ... are entirely moved along the rails 1a, 1b. Can move. At that time, since the degree of expansion of the pantograph member 7 is kept constant, the interval between the louver members 2 is kept uniform. Furthermore, if the louver member 2 is rotated by holding it by hand, the front and rear pantograph members 7 move relative to each other as shown in FIG. 2 ... rotate in conjunction with each other, and the amount of light and wind passing between the louver members 2 can be adjusted. This rotation operation can be performed regardless of the opening degree and position of the louver material 2. In order to make the operation of these louver members 2 easier, a handle may be attached to the louver member 2 or the connector 3.

  In this way, the louver device can easily adjust the amount of light and wind passing by changing the angle of the louver material 2 by enlarging / reducing the range hidden by the louver material 2 and moving the range. In any position, crime prevention, shielding, shielding, and heat shielding can be freely controlled, and it can be used very conveniently as a blindfold on the veranda.

FIG. 6 shows another example of how the pantograph member 7 is attached to the louver material 2. In FIG. 6 (a), the pantograph member 7 and the mounting member 6 used are the same as those already described, but the front member 12 and the rear member 13 are not provided in the louver material 2, and the mounting member 6 is provided. The opposite piece 9 and the pantograph member 7 are different from each other in that they are disposed on the front side and the rear side of the louver material 2 so as to be exposed to the outside. 6 (b), the form of the pantograph member 7 is the same as that already described, but the form of the mounting member 6 is different. The attachment member 6 is formed in a hinge shape by attaching two L-shaped metal fittings each having an opposing piece 9 and an attachment piece 8 by a shaft body 23 in the vertical direction at the portion of the attachment piece 8 . One of the opposing pieces 9 is screwed to the front and rear end faces of the louver material 2, and the center connecting shaft 11 of the X-shaped member 10 of the pantograph member 7 is fixed to the other opposing piece 9.

  7 to 9 show a second embodiment of the louver device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, a front through hole 25 and a rear through hole 26 are respectively formed at the front and rear positions of the guide member 4 at the upper and lower portions of the louver material 2. Is disposed in the front through hole 25, and the rear connector 3 is disposed in the rear through hole 26. As shown in FIG. 8, inclined surfaces 30 are formed on the vertical wall portions on both sides constituting both the through holes 25 and 26 so as to have a cross-sectional mountain shape, whereby the louver is rotated when the louver material 2 rotates. Interference between the material 2 and the pantograph member 7 can be avoided, and the rotation angle of the louver material 2 can be increased. The pantograph member 7 is configured such that a plurality of link members 24 are connected by the center connecting shaft 11 and the end connecting shaft 21 so as to be stretchable in the longitudinal direction of the rail member, as described above. As shown in FIG. 7, the mounting member 6 is formed in a U-shape with the upper and lower mounting pieces 8 and 8 and the opposing piece 9, and the mounting pieces 8 and 8 are arranged on the guide member 4 side of the through holes 25 and 26 of the louver material. As shown in FIG. 9, each central connecting shaft of the pantograph member 7 is pivotally attached to an intermediate height position of the vertical wall portion by a mounting screw 29 in the vertical direction. 11 is fixed.

  As described above, when the through-holes 25 and 26 are provided in the louver material and the connector 3 is arranged, the cut portion and the mounting member are not exposed on the outer periphery of the louver material 2, and the louver device is viewed from above and below. Even when the connection tool 3 becomes inconspicuous, the appearance design is further improved.

10 and 11 show a third embodiment of the louver device of the present invention. Similar to the second embodiment, a front side through hole 25 and a rear side through hole 26 are provided in the upper and lower parts of the louver material 2, and the connector 3 is disposed in each through hole. Within each through hole 25, 26 has a shaft 27 provided in the vertical direction, the two U-shaped mounting member 6 a to the shaft 27, are rotatably attached rotatably to 6b. The upper mounting member 6 a is provided on the shaft body 27 with its height fixed by a retaining ring 28, and the lower mounting member 6 b is movable up and down along the shaft body 27. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the upper end connecting shaft 21 of the pantograph member 7 is fixed to the opposing piece 9 of the mounting member 6a whose upper height is fixed, and the mounting member 6b that moves up and down on the lower side is fixed. An end connecting shaft 21 on the lower side of the pantograph member 7 is fixed to the facing piece 9. Even in such a configuration, the interval between the louver members 2 can be adjusted as appropriate by expanding and contracting the pantograph member 7, and the plurality of louver members 2 can be rotated together in conjunction with the relative movement of the front and rear pantograph members 7.

  The louver device of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. For example, two rails may be installed facing each other in the vertical direction, and a plurality of louver members may be arranged in a horizontally long posture between the rails. The installation location is not limited to the veranda, and it can be installed outside the window or inside the window like a normal louver device. The pantograph member is not particularly limited as long as the pantograph member is configured by connecting link members with a connecting shaft so as to be stretchable in the rail longitudinal direction.

It is a front view which cuts and shows the upper part of a plurality of louver materials connected with a connecting implement, and shows the state when the space between louver materials was opened to the maximum. It is a front view which cuts and shows a part of upper part of a plurality of louver materials connected with a connector, and shows the state when louver materials were stuck. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the louver apparatus of this invention. It is a top view of a plurality of louver materials, and (a) shows the state when the louver material is straightened, and (b) shows the state when the louver material is inclined obliquely. It is a front view showing one embodiment of the louver device of the present invention. It is a side view of the louver material lower part which shows the other example of the structure of the part which attaches a pantograph member to a louver material. It is a side view of the upper part of the louver material which concerns on 2nd embodiment of the louver apparatus of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view concerning a second embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which concerns on 2nd embodiment. It is a side view of the upper part of the louver material which concerns on 3rd embodiment of the louver apparatus of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which concerns on 3rd embodiment, Comprising: (a) has shown the state which opened the space | interval of louver materials, (b) has shown the state which contact | adhered louver materials.

Explanation of symbols

1a Upper rail (rail)
1b Lower rail (rail)
2 Louver material 3 Connecting tool 4 Upper guide member (guide member)
5 Lower guide member (guide member)
6, 6a, 6b Mounting member 7 Pantograph member 8 Mounting piece 9 Opposing piece 10 X-shaped member 11 Center connecting shaft (connecting shaft)
12 Front cut-out part 13 Rear cut-out part 21 End connecting shaft 22, 29 Mounting screw (shaft)
23, 27 Shaft (shaft)
24 Link material 25 Front through hole 26 Rear through hole

Claims (3)

Two rails arranged opposite to each other, a plurality of louver members, and a front and rear connecting tool are provided, and the plurality of louver members are rotatable by guide members protruding from both end surfaces in the longitudinal direction, and the length of the rail The connecting tool is arranged on the front side and the rear side of the protruding position of the guide member of the louver material, and includes a mounting member and a pantograph member. The louver material has an attachment piece pivotally attached to the louver material in the longitudinal direction and an opposing piece to the pantograph member, and is attached to each louver material. The pantograph member connects the link material and the link material in a stretchable manner. are those and connecting shaft composed of a connecting shaft is fixed to the facing plates by a connecting shaft so as to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the louver member, the louver member with each other freely toward and away Louver and wherein the Ri and in conjunction with the relative movement in the opposite direction of the front and rear connector is rotatable.   The louver material has a front cut-out portion and a rear cut-out portion cut in the longitudinal direction from the end face at the front side and rear side positions from the guide member projecting position, and at least the opposing piece of the front connector and the pantograph member The louver device according to claim 1, wherein at least a facing piece of a rear connector and a pantograph member are disposed in the rear cutout portion. The louver material has a front through hole and a rear through hole penetrating in the rail material longitudinal direction at the front side and the rear side positions from the guide member projecting position, respectively, and the front connector is disposed in the front through hole and the rear side. The louver device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting tool is disposed in the rear through-hole.

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