JP4780879B2 - Panel connection structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connection structure suitably used for connecting panels constituting a movable partition used in an office or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A movable partition that partitions a space in an office or the like is usually used by connecting a plurality of panels continuously. And as a panel which comprises such a movable partition, the same kind of panel is often used from a viewpoint of making it easy to connect by aligning height and thickness width, and a viewpoint of improving an external appearance.
[0003]
By the way, as what connects such a panel of the same kind, what provides a nail | claw member in a lower end part and connects a panel in the left-right direction is known, for example. In such a case, the claw member is accommodated in the vicinity of the side edge of the panel, and when the panels are connected, the free end side of the claw member is rotated downward to be provided at the tip portion thereof. The nail | claw part protrudes upwards, the adjacent panel is mounted from upper direction, this adjacent panel is fitted and connected. Then, the lower end portion is connected to restrict separation in the adjacent direction, and the upper end portion of the panel is appropriately connected by a buckle, a connecting metal fitting, or the like, so that the panels are reliably connected.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when releasing the connection of such a panel, remove the buckle and the connection temporary metal fitting at the upper end part, lift the upper part, and engage the nail part of the nail member connecting the lower end part to release the panel. Must.
[0005]
Furthermore, from the movable partition connected by the connecting structure as described above, for example, when trying to extract only a desired panel for changing the layout, the lower end sides of both side edges of the panel are connected. However, if there is a panel that is connected to the panel that you want to remove, you must lift all the panels that are connected to this panel. The connection of the claw member on the part side cannot be released. That is, in order to pull out a desired panel, the connected panels have to be removed one by one from the end, and the hollowing out operation becomes very complicated.
[0006]
In addition, in order to remove the panels one by one in this way, there is also a problem that furniture and the like placed in the vicinity of these panels must be moved.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. The same type of panels are provided adjacent to each other, a rotation axis provided on one panel along the thickness direction of the panel, and rotation by the rotation axis. capable and supported pawl member includes claw portions upwardly provided on the pawl member is provided on the other panel and configured hooking portion as caught from below, the claw to the hooking portion of the adjacent panels In the panel connection structure in which the hooks are hooked and connected, the claw member is rotated, the claw portion provided at the tip of the claw member is hooked on the hook portion of the adjacent panel, and the claw member is further rotated. The claw member is fixedly connected in the engaged state by a lock pin that is locked at the engagement position, and the lock pin is located at a guide hole that guides the lock pin. When raised to a position, which moves to slide by gravity the guide bore downward, said pawl member is rotated downward from the connected state by hooking the hook portion Along with this, the it is characterized in that the pawl member provided so as to be retracted to a position capable of horizontally moving the panels along the thickness direction of the panel.
[0008]
With such a configuration, when a desired panel is extracted from a plurality of panels connected in the surface direction, the panel to be extracted is not lifted or shifted one by one in the surface direction. By releasing the engagement between the claw member and the hook portion provided and retracting the claw member, the desired panel is directly shifted horizontally along the thickness direction of the panel to perform the extraction operation. Will be able to.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
FIG. 1 shows an overview perspective view of a movable partition 100 in which the panel 1 is connected in the present embodiment, FIG. 2 shows a front view of the main part showing the connecting part, and FIG. An exploded perspective view is shown.
[0011]
A panel 1 shown in FIG. 1 constitutes a movable partition 100 by connecting a plurality of panels 1 of the same type, and a panel element 2 that forms the front and back surfaces of the panel 1 and the panel element 2 on the front and rear surfaces. And a structural frame 3 that is an internal structure for mounting.
[0012]
The panel element 2 is a rectangular shape formed by filling the inner surface of a plate-shaped member made of sheet metal with a core material, and covers almost the entire area of the structural frame 3. Inside these panel elements 2, a claw portion (not shown) made of synthetic resin is provided, and this claw portion is fitted into a panel element attachment portion (not shown) of a structural frame body 3 (described later). So that it can be detachably attached.
[0013]
The structural frame 3 is composed of two side frame members 4 forming the left and right side end surfaces 400 and a plurality of horizontal frame members 5 attached in a horizontal direction across these side frame members 4. The side frame member 4 and the horizontal frame member 5 are formed by a metal frame having a hollow cross section, and an opening is provided at an appropriate position so that a panel element can be attached.
[0014]
The side frame member 4 includes left and right side wall portions 40, 41, a front wall portion 42, and a rear wall portion 43 that are formed of a metal frame. It has a substantially square pipe shape with an opening. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a screw hole 410 (see FIG. 3) for attaching a bracket 7 to be described later in the vicinity of its lower end is provided with a side wall 41 opposite to the side wall 40 forming the side end surface 400 of the panel. Provided.
[0015]
The bracket 7 is for attaching a connecting buckle 9 which is a claw member to be described later, and is attached to the lower end portion of the side frame member 4 and constitutes a side portion of the panel 1 together with the side frame member 4. . The bracket 7 is formed by plastic working a sheet metal material to form a side wall portion 71, a front wall portion 72, and a rear wall portion 73, and includes a hook portion 70 b, which will be described later, on a surface located on the side end surface 400 side of the panel 1. The wall portion 70 is left open and the space between the bottom portion 74 is opened, and a further portion is provided. Further, the lateral section of the side frame member 4 is formed to be smaller than the side frame member 4 so as to be attached to the inside in the vicinity of the lower end portion of the side frame member 4, and the side wall portion 71 corresponding to the screw hole 410 provided in the side frame member 4. The screw hole 710 is provided at the position, and the screw P is fastened to the screw hole 410 and the screw hole 710 so as to be attached to the side frame member 4. Further, the bracket 7 is configured such that an adjuster 8 is attached to the lower end portion so that the height to the upper end portion of the side frame member 4, that is, the height of the panel 1 can be adjusted.
[0016]
In the present embodiment, the panel 1 configured as described above is rotated by a connecting buckle 9 that is a claw member that is rotatably provided via a bracket 7 that constitutes a side portion of the panel 1. The claw portion 94 provided at the tip is protruded from the side end surface 400 through the opening 10 and hooked on the hook portion 70b provided on the bracket 7 of the adjacent panel 1, and the connecting buckle 9 is engaged with the fixing means F. It is fixed and connected with. Then, from the engaged state of the connecting buckle 9 and the hooking portion 70b, the connecting buckle 9 retracts inward from the side end surface 400 of the panel 1 which is a retracted position that does not hinder horizontal movement in the thickness direction of the panel 1. It is configured to obtain.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 7 for attaching the connection buckle 9 has a rotation shaft 91 (FIG. 5, etc.) of the connection buckle 9 on the front wall portion 71 and the rear wall portion 72 located on the surface side of the panel element 2. A rotation shaft attachment hole 76 for attaching the reference buckle) in parallel with the thickness direction is provided so that the connecting buckle 9 can be rotated between the hooked position and the retracted position. Further, a pin guide hole 77, a pin retracting groove 78, and a pin locking groove 79 are continuously provided at a position separated from the rotating shaft mounting hole 76. The pin guide hole 77 has an arc shape whose width is slightly larger than the longitudinal section of the pin 92. The pin guide hole 77 is moved upward along the inside to engage the connecting buckle 9. It is for rotating to a position. The pin retracting groove 78 is formed at a predetermined angle (for example, 10 degrees) obliquely from the lower end side of the guide hole to the side wall portion side from the vertical direction, and by inserting the pin 92 into the pin retracting groove 78, This is for restricting the movement of the connecting buckle 9 at the retracted position. The pin lock groove 79 is formed obliquely downward from the upper end portion of the guide hole by a predetermined angle (for example, 20 degrees) from the horizontal direction, and is provided as a component of the fixing means F described later.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting buckle 9 includes a connecting buckle body 90, a rotation shaft 91 parallel to the thickness direction for rotating the connecting buckle 9 body, and a pin 92 for rotating and fixing the connecting buckle body 90. Are unitized.
[0019]
The connecting buckle body 90 has a plate-shaped buckle portion 90a having a substantially L-shape when viewed from the front, and a flange projecting along the front and rear surfaces of the buckle portion 90a so as to follow the inner side surfaces of the front wall portion 71 and the rear wall portion 72 of the bracket 7 The part 90b is integrally formed by casting. The buckle portion 90a includes a pin insertion portion 93 that penetrates the pin 92 across the front and rear surfaces, and a hook portion 70b of the adjacent panel 1 that protrudes upward when the connecting buckle 9 is substantially horizontal at the tip thereof. A claw portion 94 that can be hooked on is provided. The claw portion 94 is located mutually relates the connecting buckle 9 provided so as to be upwardly in (FIG. 6 (c)), is obtained by the I Hikkakeyo the hook portion 70b to be described later.
[0020]
The rotating shaft 91 is provided so as to penetrate the flange portion 90b in the front-rear direction.
[0021]
The pin 92 is in the shape of a rod having a circular longitudinal section having a length that allows the connecting buckle 9 to be rotated through the pin insertion portion 93 and the pin guide hole 77 provided in the bracket 7. Thus, although the cross section is circular to reduce the friction at the pin guide hole 77, a prismatic shape may be used.
[0022]
The opening 10 includes an opening 75 located on the lower side of the wall 70 of the bracket 7, an opening 70 a provided by cutting out the lower end portion of the wall 70 in a substantially trapezoidal shape so as to be continuous with the opening 75, The lower end portion of the side wall portion 41 forming the side end surface 400 of the side frame member 4 is formed by a cutout portion 400a (FIG. 3) provided by cutting out into a rectangular shape, and by rotating the connecting buckle 9, The claw portion 94 is projected from the side end surface 400.
[0023]
The hooking portion 70 b is provided on the upper side of the opening 70 a provided in the bracket 7, and is cut out to a width corresponding to the size of the claw portion 94, and protrudes from the opening 10 of the adjacent panel 1. The claw portion 94 of the connecting buckle 9 is hooked.
[0024]
The fixing means F, when engaged with the connecting buckle 9 and the hooking portion 70b, allows the pin 92 to be positioned on the lower end side of the pin insertion hole of the locking groove 79 and the connecting buckle 9 that overlaps the locking groove 79 and to function as a locking pin. Thus, the rotation of the connecting buckle 9 is locked and fixed at the engaging position. In this way, the pin 92 for rotating the connecting buckle 9 can be used as the fixing means F, and the number of parts is reduced.
[0025]
Next, a case where the connection structure configured as described above is adopted to connect the panels 1 to each other and a case where the connection is released will be mainly described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a state when the connecting buckle 9 is rotated.
[0026]
When connecting the same type of panels 1, first, the panels 1 are adjacent to each other, and the pin 92 of the connection buckle 9 attached to one panel 1 side is lifted from the pin retracting groove 78 to the pin guide hole 77. (Fig. (A)), the pin guide hole 77 is rotated along the pin (Fig. (B)), and the claw portion 94 provided at the tip is protruded from the side end face 400. Then, the hook 94 is engaged with the hook 70 b provided on the other panel 1, and the connecting buckle 9 is fixed so that the pin 92 is positioned in the locking groove 79 ( (C) and the panels 1 are connected to each other. In addition, when connecting the lower end part of the panel 1 in this way, since the connection buckle 9 and the hook part 70b are provided in the left and right side frame members 4 of each panel 1, in either of the connection part, You may connect using the connection buckle 9 provided in the panel 1. FIG. The unused connection buckle 9 is positioned inside the bracket 7 so that the pin 92 is positioned in the pin retracting groove 78 so that the two connection buckles 9 do not interfere with each other. Further, on the upper end side, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a first connecting member A capable of inserting a bolt V obliquely downward is attached to the side frame member 4 of the panel 1, and on the other hand, adjacent to it. A second connecting member B having a nut corresponding to the bolt V is attached to the side frame member 4 of the panel 1 and connected.
[0027]
Next, the case where the connection of the panel 1 mentioned above is cancelled | released is demonstrated.
[0028]
First, the connection between the first connecting member A and the second connecting member B at the upper end is released by removing the bolt V. Next, with the panels 1 kept adjacent to each other, the pin 92 is moved obliquely upward from the locking groove 79 to the pin guide hole 77 side (FIG. (C)). When the pin guide hole 77 is lifted up, the pin 92 moves downward in the guide hole so that it slides in accordance with gravity, or the pin 92 is moved by hand (FIG. (B)), and accordingly the connecting buckle 9 is moved. However, it retracts inward from the side end surface 400 of the side frame member 4 having a retracted position value that does not prevent the adjacent panels 1 from moving in the thickness direction. Further, the pin 92 moves into the pin retracting groove 78 according to gravity, and the movement of the connecting buckle 9 in the rotational direction is restricted and remains at the retracted position.
[0029]
Then, when only the desired panel 1 is to be extracted from the movable partition 100 in which a plurality of panels 1 are connected in the plane direction, both side ends of the panel 1 to be extracted are connected in a state where the panels 1 are adjacent to each other. The connection is released as described above, the connection buckle 9 is retracted inside the side end surface 400 of the panel 1, and the panel 1 is moved in the thickness direction and extracted.
[0030]
In the connection structure of the present embodiment described in detail above, the same type of panel 1 is provided adjacently, and a rotatable connection buckle 9 attached to a bracket 7 that is a side portion of the panel 1 is provided with a hooking portion of the adjacent panel 1. In the panel connecting structure in which the connecting buckle 9 is hooked and connected to the connecting portion 70b, the connecting buckle 9 can be moved horizontally along the thickness direction of the panel 1 from the state in which the connecting buckle 9 is hooked to the hooking portion 70b. Since it is configured to be retractable to the inside of the side end surface 400 of the panel 1 which is a position that can be formed, when the engagement between the connecting buckle 9 and the hooking portion 70b is released and only the desired panel 1 is to be extracted from the movable partition 100, The connection with the panel 1 adjacent to the right and left of the panel 1 is released, and the connection buckle 9 constituting each connection structure is provided with the connection buckle 9. Than the side end face 400 of the panel 1 are retracts inwardly, a partition that is to be removed it is possible not prevent the shift in the thickness direction. That is, only the desired panel 1 can be hollowed out without removing the panels 1 connected to one side one by one.
[0031]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
[0032]
For example, in the present embodiment, the hook portion 70b is formed by cutting out the wall portion 70 as the hook portion for the connecting buckle 9, but the hook portion 94 is made of an elastic material from above or from the side. It may be configured to have a concave portion that is sandwiched between the two and the hook portion 94 may be hooked against the elastic force of the hook portion.
[0033]
Further, in the present embodiment, the connecting buckle 9 is attached via the bracket 7, but it may be attached directly to the side frame member 4 without using the bracket 7.
[0034]
Further, the connecting buckle is configured so that the claw portion is provided so as to face downward in the connected state, and the hooking portion is provided so that the claw portion can be hooked, for example, by cutting out the upper end portion of the wall portion 70, Further, an opening is provided in the bracket 7 and the side frame member 4 so that the connecting buckle can be rotated downward from the upper vertical direction, and the connecting buckle is rotated from the upper side to the lower side to be connected. It may be configured such that it can be rotated upward and retracted inward from the side end surface 400 of the panel 1.
[0035]
Further, it may be configured as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the claw member 19 is attached to the adjuster 18 provided at the lower end of the side frame member 14 and the nut N attached below the claw member is rotated to the screw portion 180 on the surface of the adjuster. Thus, the claw member 19 is moved upward. Then, the claw portion 194 provided at the tip may be hooked to the lower end portion 14a of the side frame member 14 provided in the adjacent panel 11 serving as the hooking portion. On the other hand, the claw member 19 on the opposite side rotates the claw member 19 that is not used so that the claw portion 194 faces the side end surface 1400 in the opposite direction so as not to interfere with the claw member on the connecting side. deep. In such a case, when releasing the connection, the nut N is loosened, the entire claw member 19 is moved downward, and is rotated in the direction opposite to the side end face 1400 in the horizontal direction. It can be retracted to a position inside the side end surface 1400 that does not hinder horizontal movement along the direction.
[0036]
Further, it may be configured as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a claw member 29 having a taper-shaped through hole 290 is attached to a panel 11 in which an adjuster 28 as a support portion is attached to and supported by the lower end portion of the side frame member 14 constituting the structural frame 13. Attach and fix the lower end of the through hole to be rotatable. Then, when the claw member 29 is attached and the claw portion 294 provided at the front end portion is hooked and connected to the lower end portion 14a of the side frame member 14, the fixing member K is fitted into the recess 291 provided in the claw member 29. Alternatively, the hooked state of the claw portion 29 may be maintained. On the other hand, the claw member 29 on the opposite side is rotated so that the claw portion 294 faces the opposite direction to the side end face 1400 so as not to interfere with the claw member 29 on the connecting side. If this is the case, the fixing member K is rotated and fitted into the recess 292 near the side end face 2400 side of the claw member 29 and pushed from above, and the contact point T between the lower end of the through-hole 290 and the adjuster 28 is a fulcrum. Then, the claw portion 294 is moved downward to release the engagement, and the claw member 29 is rotated in the direction opposite to the side end surface 2400 in the horizontal direction, so that the panel 21 extends along its thickness direction. It can be retracted to the inside of the side end surface 2400 of the panel 21 that does not hinder horizontal movement.
[0037]
In addition, the specific configuration of each part can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form as described above, and has the following effects.
[0039]
That is, the panel connection structure of the present invention is provided with adjacent panels of the same type, a rotation axis provided in one panel along the thickness direction of the panel, and a claw rotatably supported by the rotation axis. Member and a hook portion provided on the other panel and configured so that an upward claw portion provided on the claw member is hooked from below, and hooks and connects the hook portion of the adjacent panel. In the panel connection structure, the claw member is rotated, the claw portion provided at the tip of the claw member is hooked on the hooking portion of the adjacent panel, and the rotation of the claw member is locked, The claw member is fixedly connected in the engaged state by the lock pin fixed at the mating position, and the lock pin is lifted up to a predetermined position of the guide hole for guiding the lock pin. That when, which moves to slide by gravity the guide bore downward, said pawl member is rotated downward from the connected state by hooking the hook portion Along with this, the pawl member Is configured to be retractable to a position where the panel can be moved horizontally along the thickness direction of the panel.
[0040]
Since it comprised in such a thing, when it wants to extract only a desired panel from several connected panels, it can shift and extract only a desired panel directly in the thickness direction by evacuating a nail | claw member. The hollowing out operation can be performed very smoothly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the main part.
FIG. 3 is an overview perspective view showing the main part.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are a front view and a side view showing a bracket in the same embodiment. FIGS.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are a front view and a plan view showing a connection buckle according to the embodiment. FIGS.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a main part of another embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing a main part of another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 11 ... Panel 2 ... Panel element 3, 13 ... Structural frame 6 ... Hook part 7 ... Side part (bracket)
9 ... Claw member (connection buckle)
14 ... side part (side frame member)
18, 28 ... Support section (adjuster)
19, 29 ... Claw member 91 ... Rotating shaft 94, 194, 294 ... Claw part 14a ... Hook (lower end)
400, 1400 ... side end (side end surface)

Claims (5)

Panels of the same type are provided adjacent to each other, a rotary shaft provided on one panel along the thickness direction of the panel, a claw member rotatably supported by the rotary shaft, and the claw provided on the other panel In the connection structure of the panel provided with a hook part configured so that the upward claw part provided on the member is hooked from the lower side, and hooked and connected to the hook part of the adjacent panel,
A lock that rotates the claw member, hooks a claw portion provided at the tip of the claw member to a hooking portion of an adjacent panel, locks the rotation of the claw member, and fixes it at the engaging position The pin is fixed and connected in a state of engagement with the pin,
When the lock pin is lifted up to a predetermined position of the guide hole that guides the lock pin, the lock pin moves downward so as to slide in the guide hole according to gravity. A panel connection structure , wherein the claw member is provided so as to be retractable to a position where the panel can be horizontally moved along the thickness direction of the panel by rotating downward from a state where the panel is hooked and connected. Panels of the same type with panel elements attached to the front and back of the structural frame are provided adjacent to each other, a rotary shaft provided in one panel along the thickness direction of the panel, and a claw rotatably supported by the rotary shaft and the member, provided on the other panel and a said pawl member in an upward claws hooked from the lower side mow so configured hooking portion provided by hooking the claw portion to the hook portion of the adjacent panels In the connection structure of panels that are connected,
A lock that rotates the claw member, hooks a claw portion provided at the tip of the claw member to a hooking portion of an adjacent panel, locks the rotation of the claw member, and fixes it at the engaging position The pin is fixed and connected in a state of engagement with the pin,
When the lock pin is lifted up to a predetermined position of the guide hole for guiding the lock pin, the lock pin moves downward so as to slide in the guide hole according to gravity. A panel connection structure characterized in that the panel is rotated downward from the state of being hooked and connected, and is retracted inward from the side end portion of the panel provided with the claw member. 3. The lock pin moves into a pin retraction groove provided on the lower end side of the guide hole according to gravity, and the movement of the claw member in the rotational direction is restricted and remains at the retraction position. Panel connection structure. The claw member is formed by unitizing a connection buckle body, a rotation shaft parallel to a thickness direction for rotating the connection buckle body, and the lock pin for rotating and fixing the connection buckle body. The connection structure of the panel of 1 , 2 or 3. The panel connection structure according to claim 1 , 2, 3, or 4, wherein the lower end portions of adjacent panels are connected.

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