JP6800710B2 - Joinery - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to fittings such as doors (sliding doors, hinged doors, etc.) and partitions (partitioning materials).

The fittings partition the two spaces sandwiching the fittings.
Essentially, fittings block the flow of air (flow of wind) and the transmission of light between the two spaces.
However, there is also a need to partition the two spaces and enable air flow and light transmission.
In order to meet this need, fittings having an opening can be considered.

However, there is also a need to be able to enable or block the flow of air and the transmission of light depending on the situation at that time.
As an example of the prior art in this field, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP-A-2015-121065

An object of the present invention is to provide a fitting that can easily switch between a blocking state that blocks air flow and the like and a permissible state that does not block air flow.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a fitting having a substantially plate shape as a whole, and is described above as its own length direction on the side of the first surface in the thickness direction of the fitting. A plurality of strip-shaped first members included in the first surface extending in the first direction are arranged in parallel along a second direction included in the first surface and different from the first direction. On the side of the second surface in the thickness direction of the fitting, a plurality of strip-shaped second members extending in the first direction are arranged in parallel along the second direction with a gap between them in a fixed position. A plurality of movable first members, which are at least a part of the plurality of first members, are connected to form a movable first member aggregate, and the movable first member aggregate is in a movable state. It has a position adjusting mechanism for switching between and a position maintaining state to adjust the position, and in the movable state, the movable first member aggregate forms the movable first member aggregate. Along the second direction between the position in the closed position that closes the gap between the adjacent second members and the position in the non-closed position where the movable first member does not close the gap. The position adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of hole-shaped or hole-shaped engaged portions provided in a fixed position along the moving direction of the movable first member assembly, and the movable first member assembly. It is a fitting provided in a member assembly and has an engaging portion that engages with any of the plurality of engaged portions so as to be engageable and disengaged.

The fittings of the present invention have the following effects.
In a state where the movable first member, which is at least a part of the plurality of first members on the side of the first surface, is located at the closed position, the gap between the adjacent second members becomes the movable first member. Therefore, it is blocked. In this way, the flow of air between the two spaces partitioned by the fittings is blocked.
On the other hand, in the state where the movable first member is located in the non-closed position, the gap between the adjacent second members is not closed. In this way, the flow of air between the two spaces partitioned by the fittings is not blocked.
In this way, in the fitting of the present invention, it is possible to easily switch between a blocking state that blocks air flow and the like and a permissible state that does not block air flow, depending on the situation at that time.

Further, the following effects can be obtained.
Since a plurality of movable first members are connected to form a movable first member aggregate, all the movable first members included in the movable first member aggregate can be moved by moving the movable first member aggregate. ..
In this way, in the fitting of the present invention, it is possible to move the plurality of movable first members more efficiently than to move each of them.

Further, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the fitting of the present invention has a position adjusting mechanism for switching the position of the movable first member assembly between the movable state and the position maintaining state, the movable first member assembly is switched to the movable state. moving the movable first member assembly, by switching the position holding state in a state that led to the desired position, the movable first member assembly is maintained at the desired position.
In this way, the position of the movable first member assembly can be easily and appropriately adjusted.
That is, if it does not have such a position adjusting mechanism, the movable first member assembly may deviate from the desired position based on gravity or other external force simply by positioning it at a desired position. You get, but that is properly prevented.

The "position maintenance state" may be in the form of fixing the position, but it may not be so. That is, it also includes an embodiment in which the position of the movable first member is maintained to the extent that the movable first member moves by applying a force having a magnitude equal to or greater than a predetermined value to the movable first member.

Specifically, it is as follows.
A plurality of hole-shaped or hole-shaped engaged portions are provided in a fixed position along the moving direction of the movable first member assembly, and can be engaged with or disengaged from any of the plurality of engaged portions. An engaging portion is provided on the movable first member assembly.
Then, the position of the movable first member assembly is adjusted by engaging the engaging portion with any of the plurality of engaged portions so as to be engaged and disengaged.

The invention according to claim 2 is a fitting according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic projecting member provided so as to appear and disappear in the movable first member assembly corresponding to the plurality of engaged portions. The elastic protruding member is urged in a direction of projecting toward the plurality of engaged portions, and the engaging portion corresponds to any of the plurality of engaged portions. , That is fitted to another engaged portion of the plurality of engaged portions, and each head side in the moving direction of the movable first member assembly of the tip portions of the elastic protruding members. The end portion of the fitting is a fitting that is inclined from the moving direction so as to be directed toward the protruding direction toward the side opposite to the moving direction.

In the fitting of the present invention, in addition to the action and effect of the fitting of the invention of claim 1 , the following action and effect can be obtained.
The elastic projecting member is fitted to the other engaged portion in a state where the engaged portion is engaged (corresponding) to any one of the plurality of engaged portions.
Then, the engaging portion is not engaged with the engaged portion (that is, the movable first member assembly is in a movable state), and the movable first member assembly moves along its own moving direction. At that time, the elastic protruding member also tries to move in the moving direction, and the leading end portion of the tip portion of the elastic protruding member in the moving direction moves the edge portion of the engaged portion in the moving direction. Press on.
At that time, the end of the tip of the elastic projecting member on the leading side in the moving direction is inclined from the moving direction so as to project in the direction opposite to the moving direction. , The front end of the tip is elastic because a pressing force is applied to the end of the engaged portion on the side opposite to the moving direction as a reaction from the edge of the engaged portion and the pressing force is applied in the immersion direction. The protruding member is immersed, and the elastic protruding member is disengaged from the engaging portion.
Then, when the movable first member assembly moves along the moving direction and the engaging portion tries to correspond to the next engaged portion, the elastic protruding member also corresponds to the next engaged portion. Then, it protrudes to the engaged portion and fits into the next engaged portion.
By recognizing this, conversely, it is recognized that the engaging portion of the movable first member assembly corresponds to the next engaged portion.
In this way, the user can easily engage the engaging portion with the engaged portion while the movable first member assembly is located at the position, and keep the movable first member assembly in the position maintaining state. it can.

The invention according to claim 3 is the fitting of the invention according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the operating member that receives an operation for switching from the position maintaining state to the movable state in the position adjusting mechanism is The gripping first member is provided at a position near the gripping first member, which is one of the plurality of first members, and separated from the gripping first member along the second direction. In the portion of the side opposite to the side on which the operation member is provided along the second direction, in the direction from the portion opposite to the side of the second member toward the side of the second member. It is a fitting in which a dented portion is formed.

In the fitting of the present invention, in addition to the action and effect of the fitting of the invention according to claim 1 or 2 , the following action and effect can be obtained.
When the user inserts a finger into the recessed portion of the gripping first member to support the gripping first member, the recessed portion (the portion on the back side thereof) causes the finger to be further back side (the side of the second member). ) Is blocked. This prevents the finger from entering the gap between the adjacent second members.
In this way, when the movable first member assembly is moved with the finger in the gap, the finger is sandwiched between the edge of the second member and the edge of the first member. Is prevented.

The invention according to claim 4 is a fitting having a substantially plate shape as a whole, and is included in the first surface as its own length direction on the side of the first surface in the thickness direction of the fitting. A plurality of strip-shaped first members extending in parallel are arranged in parallel along a second direction which is included in the first surface and is different from the first direction, and the second surface in the thickness direction of the fitting. A plurality of strip-shaped second members extending in the first direction are arranged in parallel along the second direction with a gap in a fixed position on the side of the first member. A plurality of movable first members, which are at least a part of the movable first members, are connected to form a movable first member aggregate, and the movable first member aggregate is positioned by switching between a movable state and a position maintaining state. It has a position adjusting mechanism for adjusting, and in the movable state, the movable first member assembly is such that the movable first member forming the movable first member aggregate is adjacent to the second member. The movable first member can move along the second direction between the position in the closed position that closes the gap between them and the position in the non-closed position that does not close the gap, and the position adjustment The operating member that receives the operation for switching from the position maintaining state to the movable state in the mechanism is in the vicinity of the gripping first member, which is one of the plurality of first members, and the gripping first member. A portion of the first gripping member that is provided at a position separated from the member along the second direction and that is opposite to the side on which the operation member is provided is provided. It is a fitting in which a recessed portion is formed in a direction from a portion opposite to the side of the second member toward the side of the second member.

The fittings of the present invention have the following effects.
In a state where the movable first member, which is at least a part of the plurality of first members on the side of the first surface, is located at the closed position, the gap between the adjacent second members becomes the movable first member. Therefore, it is blocked. In this way, the flow of air between the two spaces partitioned by the fittings is blocked.
On the other hand, in the state where the movable first member is located in the non-closed position, the gap between the adjacent second members is not closed. In this way, the flow of air between the two spaces partitioned by the fittings is not blocked.
In this way, in the fitting of the present invention, it is possible to easily switch between a blocking state that blocks air flow and the like and a permissible state that does not block air flow, depending on the situation at that time.

Further, the following effects can be obtained.
Since a plurality of movable first members are connected to form a movable first member aggregate, all the movable first members included in the movable first member aggregate can be moved by moving the movable first member aggregate. ..
In this way, in the fitting of the present invention, it is possible to move the plurality of movable first members more efficiently than to move each of them.

Further, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the fitting of the present invention has a position adjusting mechanism for switching the position of the movable first member assembly between the movable state and the position maintaining state, the movable first member assembly is switched to the movable state. moving the movable first member assembly, by switching the position holding state in a state that led to the desired position, the movable first member assembly is maintained at the desired position.
In this way, the position of the movable first member assembly can be easily and appropriately adjusted.
That is, if it does not have such a position adjusting mechanism, the movable first member assembly may deviate from the desired position based on gravity or other external force simply by positioning it at a desired position. You get, but that is properly prevented.

The "position maintenance state" may be in the form of fixing the position, but it may not be so. That is, it also includes an embodiment in which the position of the movable first member is maintained to the extent that the movable first member moves by applying a force having a magnitude equal to or greater than a predetermined value to the movable first member.

Further, the following effects can be obtained.
When the user inserts a finger into the recessed portion of the gripping first member to support the gripping first member, the recessed portion (the portion on the back side thereof) causes the finger to be further back side (the side of the second member). ) Is blocked. This prevents the finger from entering the gap between the adjacent second members.
In this way, when the movable first member assembly is moved with the finger in the gap, the finger is sandwiched between the edge of the second member and the edge of the first member. Is prevented.

The invention according to claim 5 is a fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , and all the first members extend in the second direction as their own width direction, and the first member is said to be the first member. Located on a first virtual plane consisting of one direction and the second direction, all the second members extend in the second direction as their own width direction, and the first direction and the second direction. It is a fitting which is composed of and is located on a second virtual plane adjacent to the first virtual plane and parallel to the first virtual plane.

In the fitting of the present invention, in addition to the action and effect of the fitting of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , the following action and effect can be obtained.
All the first members and all the second members extending in the first direction as their own length direction extend in the second direction as their own width direction, and all the first members extend in the first direction and the second direction. Since it is located on the first virtual plane consisting of directions, and all the second members are located on the second virtual plane consisting of the first direction and the second direction and parallel to the first virtual plane, this fitting The thickness is minimal.
That is, for example, the thickness of the fitting is smaller than that of the first member extending diagonally (that is, extending in the second direction and diagonally in the thickness direction of the fitting) in the width direction of the first member. ..
Therefore, even when a plurality of fittings are closely overlapped in the thickness direction, interference between the two fittings is avoided. Conversely, a plurality of fittings can be arranged close to each other in the thickness direction.

The invention according to claim 6 is a fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the movable first member assembly and the position-fixed member are connected via a damper. It is a fitting.

In the fitting of the present invention, in addition to the action and effect of the fitting of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , the following action and effect can be obtained.
When moving the movable first member assembly, it receives resistance from the damper. Therefore, when trying to move the movable first member assembly in a direction having a downward or downward component, it is possible to prevent the movable first member assembly from dropping rapidly based on gravity.

The invention according to claim 7 is a fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , and has a substantially vertical plate shape as a whole, and the first direction corresponds to the width direction of the fitting. It is a fitting that is in the horizontal direction and the second direction is the vertical direction.

In the fitting of the present invention, in addition to the action and effect of the fitting of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , the following action and effect can be obtained.
Since the first member and the second member extend in the horizontal direction and a plurality of the movable first member are arranged along the vertical direction and the movable first member moves in the vertical direction, the fitting of the present invention has a three-dimensional horizontal striped appearance. It will be presented.

The invention according to claim 8 is a fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , which has a substantially vertical plate shape as a whole, and the first direction is the vertical direction. A fitting whose two directions are horizontal directions corresponding to the width direction of the fitting.

In the fitting of the present invention, in addition to the action and effect of the fitting of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , the following action and effect can be obtained.
Since the first member and the second member extend in the vertical direction, a plurality of the first member and the second member are arranged along the horizontal direction (the width direction of the fitting), and the movable first member moves in the horizontal direction (the width direction of the fitting). The fitting of the present invention has a three-dimensional vertical striped appearance.

It is a perspective view which shows the hanging sliding door of Examples 1 and 2 of this invention. Shows the state seen from the diagonal front. The upper movable front side horizontal plate (movable front side horizontal plate assembly) is in the fully open state, and the lower movable front side horizontal plate (movable front side horizontal plate aggregate) is in the fully closed state. It is a perspective view which shows the hanging sliding door of Examples 1 and 2 of this invention. Shows the state seen from the diagonal back. The upper movable front side horizontal plate (movable front side horizontal plate assembly) is in the fully open state, and the lower movable front side horizontal plate (movable front side horizontal plate aggregate) is in the fully closed state. It is a figure which shows the hanging sliding door of Examples 1 and 2 of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a vertical sectional view. The upper and lower movable front side horizontal plates (movable front side horizontal plate aggregate) are in a fully closed state. It is a figure which shows the hanging sliding door of Examples 1 and 2 of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a vertical sectional view. The upper and lower movable front side horizontal plates (movable front side horizontal plate aggregate) are in a state between a fully closed state and a fully open state. It is a figure which shows the hanging sliding door of Examples 1 and 2 of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a vertical sectional view. The upper and lower movable front side horizontal plates (movable front side horizontal plate aggregate) are in the fully open state. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the hanging sliding door of Example 1 of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the main part of the hanging sliding door of Example 1 of this invention in an enlarged manner. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the main part of the hanging sliding door of Example 1 of this invention further enlarged. It is a front view which shows the height adjustment mechanism (height maintenance state) of the hanging sliding door of Example 1 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the height adjustment mechanism (vertical movement allowable state) of the hanging sliding door of Example 1 of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the main part of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention in an enlarged manner. 5C-1 and 5C-2 are exploded perspective views showing the main part of the hanging sliding door of the second embodiment of the present invention in a further enlarged manner, and FIG. 5C-1 is the left half of the main part. Similarly, FIG. 5C-2 is the right half of the figure. It is an enlarged exploded perspective view which shows taking out the height adjustment mechanism of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention. It is a vertical sectional view (partially disassembled) which shows the height adjustment mechanism of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention. It is a vertical sectional view (partially disassembled) which shows a part of the height adjustment mechanism of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention. A modified example of the elastic protruding member is shown. It is a front view which shows the height adjustment mechanism (height maintenance state) of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention. It is a front view which shows the height adjustment mechanism (vertical movement allowable state) of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention. It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the action of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention (the action of the back plate part of the operation member, the recessed part of the movable front side horizontal plate for gripping). It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the action (action of an elastic protruding member) of the hanging sliding door of Example 2 of this invention.

[Example 1]
Next, the hanging sliding door according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 4B.
As shown in FIGS. 1A to 3B and the like, the hanging sliding door (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “sliding door”) 100 is arranged on a plurality of horizontal plates (front side horizontal plates) 10 arranged on the front side and on the back side. It has a two-layer structure having a plurality of horizontal plates (back side horizontal plates 20).
The front side corresponds to the side of the first surface of the present invention, and the back side corresponds to the side of the second surface of the present invention. The front side horizontal plate 10 corresponds to the first member of the present invention, and the back side horizontal plate 20 corresponds to the second member of the present invention.

The plurality of front side horizontal plates 10 and the plurality of back side horizontal plates 20 each have a strip shape, extend in the width direction (horizontal direction) of the sliding door 100 as its own length direction, and are arranged in parallel along the vertical direction. It is installed. Further, the vertical direction is defined as its own width direction, and the sliding door 100 extends shortly in the width direction (vertical direction), and the thickness direction of the sliding door 100 is defined as its own thickness direction.
The width direction (horizontal direction) of the sliding door 100 corresponds to the first direction of the present invention, and the vertical direction corresponds to the second direction of the present invention.

The number of front side horizontal plates 10 and back side horizontal plates 20 is appropriately changed according to the height (vertical dimension) of the sliding door 100.
Basically, each of the horizontal plates 10 and 20 is formed of a hollow metal (for example, an aluminum alloy).

A stile 30 is arranged on the peripheral edge of the sliding door 100. The stile 30 has a pair of left and right vertical stiles 31, an upper stile 32a, and a lower stile 32b. Each vertical stile 31 extends vertically, and the upper stile 32a and the lower stile 32b extend horizontally.
The upper stile 32a is provided with a roller 35 via a roller mounting member 34. The sliding door 100 is movable along the rail by rotatably fitting the roller 35 with respect to the rail (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, vertical support members 40 are fixed to the inside of the pair of left and right vertical frames 31. Each vertical support member 40 has a pair of recesses (front recess 41, back recess 42) corresponding to all front horizontal plates 10 and all back horizontal plates 20 (FIGS. 3B and 3C).
Similarly, the lateral support member 50 is fixed to the lower side of the upper stile 32a and the upper side of the lower stile 32b. Each lateral support member 50 also has a pair of concave portions (front side concave portion 51, back side concave portion 52) corresponding to the front side horizontal plate 10 and the back side horizontal plate 20 (FIG. 3B).

As shown in FIGS. 1B, 3A to 3C, and the like, a back side horizontal plate assembly 25 is provided on the back side of the sliding door 100 in a fixed position. As a result, a plurality of horizontal plates (back side horizontal plates) 20 are provided in a fixed position with a predetermined gap.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the back side horizontal plate assembly 25 has a frame (reference numeral omitted) formed by a pair of left and right vertical members (back side vertical members) 22.
In the back side horizontal plate assembly 25, a plurality of (for example, 17) back side horizontal plates 20 are fixed to a pair of back side vertical members 22. The back side horizontal plates 20 are arranged in parallel along the vertical direction.

The length (horizontal dimension in the width direction of the sliding door 100) and the thickness (thickness direction dimension of the sliding door 100) of all the back side horizontal plates 20 are the same.
The widths (vertical dimensions) of almost all the back side horizontal plates 20 are the same. As an exception, the uppermost back side horizontal plate 20 is for adjusting the height of the sliding door 100, is made of solid wood, and its width is appropriately changed.

The gap (vertical dimension) between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 is almost the same as the width (vertical dimension) of each back side horizontal plate 20 (excluding the bottom back side horizontal plate 20), but it is accurate. Speaking of which, it is slightly shorter than the width (vertical dimension) of each back side horizontal plate 20.

All the back side horizontal plates 20 are located in a vertical plane shape, and when all the back side horizontal plates 20 are virtually connected, one rectangular flat plate (virtual back side flat plate) (code omitted) extending vertically is formed. Form.

The uppermost back side horizontal plate 20 (the upper edge portion thereof and its vicinity) is fitted into the back side recess 52 (FIG. 3B) of the upper horizontal support member 50, and each back side vertical member 22 (most part in the width direction thereof). ) Is fitted and fixed in the back side recess 42 of each vertical support member 40.
In this way, each back side vertical member 22 is fixedly attached to each vertical support member 40, and the back side horizontal plate assembly 25, that is, all the back side horizontal plates 20 are attached to each vertical support member 40. It is fixed (and thus to the stile 30).

As shown in FIGS. 1A, 3A to 3C, etc., the front side of the sliding door 100 has a structure having a plurality of horizontal plates (front side horizontal plates) 10 as follows.
That is, a plurality of front side horizontal plates 10 (movable front side horizontal plates 10A) are provided so as to be vertically displaceable in a part of the front side of the sliding door 100, and a plurality of front side horizontal plates 10 (movable front side horizontal plates 10A) are provided in the remaining portion. Position-fixed front side horizontal plates (10Ba to 10Bc) are provided in a fixed position.
The movable front side horizontal plate 10A corresponds to the movable first member of the present invention.
With all movable front side horizontal plates 10A (both upper and lower movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15) located at the lowest position, all front side horizontal plates 10 (movable front side horizontal plates 10A, fixed position front side horizontal plates 10Ba) 10Bc) are separated by the same gap.

The lengths of all the front side horizontal plates 10 (horizontal dimensions in the width direction of the sliding door 100) are almost the same. That is, the lengths of all the movable front side horizontal plates 10A are the same, and the lengths of each back side horizontal plate 20 are the same. The lengths of all the position-fixed front side horizontal plates 10Ba to 10Bc are the same, and are slightly longer than the length of the movable front side horizontal plates 10A.
The thickness of all the front side horizontal plates 10 (dimensions in the thickness direction of the sliding door 100) is the same, and the thickness of each back side horizontal plate 20 is the same.
The width (vertical dimension) of almost all the front side horizontal plates 10 is the same, and the width (vertical dimension) of each back side horizontal plate 20 (excluding the top one) is the same.
As an exception, the bottom front side horizontal plate 10 (bottom position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bb) is for adjusting the height of the sliding door 100, is made of solid wood, and its width is appropriately changed. Will be done.

The gap between the adjacent front side horizontal plates 10 (the vertical dimension thereof) is the same as the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 (the vertical dimension thereof). That is, the gap between the adjacent front side horizontal plates 10 (the vertical dimension thereof) is almost the same as the width of each front side horizontal plate 10, but to be exact, it is slightly shorter than the width of each front side horizontal plate 10. Has been done.

All the front side horizontal plates 10 are located in a vertical plane shape, and when all the front side horizontal plates 10 are virtually connected, one rectangular flat plate (virtual front side flat plate) (code omitted) extending vertically is formed. Form. The virtual front plate is close to and parallel to the virtual back plate.

The top and bottom front side horizontal plates 10 are provided in a fixed position (also referred to as a top position fixed front side side plate 10Ba and a bottom position fixed front side side plate 10Bb). That is, the top position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Ba and the bottom position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bb are fitted and fixed to the front side recess 41 of each vertical support member 40 at each of the left and right edge portions thereof. Further, the lowermost position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bb (the lower edge portion thereof and its vicinity) is the front side concave portion 51 of the lower horizontal support member 50 (FIG. 3A) (the front side concave portion 51 of the upper horizontal support member 50 (FIG. 3B)). See).
A plurality of (for example, three) front side horizontal plates 10 in the center and its vicinity are also provided in a fixed position (also referred to as a center position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc). That is, the left and right edges of the front side horizontal plate 10Bc fixed at the center position are fitted and fixed to the front side recesses 41 of the vertical support members 40.
The above-mentioned position-fixed front side horizontal plate 10 (particularly, the central position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc) corresponds to the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 of the back side horizontal plate assembly 25. That is, the front side horizontal plate 10 and the back side horizontal plate 20 slightly overlap each other at the upper / lower edges thereof and their vicinity.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 3A, on the front side of the sliding door 100, two movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15 are arranged vertically as follows. Each movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 corresponds to the movable first member assembly of the present invention.
The upper movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is provided so as to be vertically movable between the uppermost position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Ba and the central position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc (the highest of them).
The lower movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is provided so as to be vertically movable between the lowermost position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bb and the central position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc (the lowest of them).
The upper and lower movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15 have the same structure.

As shown in FIGS. 1A, 3A to 3C, etc., the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 has a frame (reference numeral omitted) formed by a pair of left and right vertical members (front side vertical members) 12.
The length of each front side vertical member 12 is the distance (vertical dimension) between the top position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Ba and the center position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc (the highest one) / the bottom position fixed front side. It is shorter than the distance between the horizontal plate 10Bb and the center position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc (the bottom of them) (the vertical dimension thereof) by the distance that the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 moves up and down. It is supposed to be. That is, the length is substantially the same as the width (dimension in the vertical direction) of one front side horizontal plate 10 (to be exact, a length slightly shorter than that).
In the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, a plurality of (for example, 6) front side horizontal plates 10 are fixed to a frame (a pair of front side vertical members 12). The plurality of front side horizontal plates 10 are arranged in parallel along the vertical direction.

The width of each front side vertical member 12 (dimension in the width direction of the sliding door 100) is shorter than the width of each back side vertical member 22, and the left and right upper ends and lower ends of each front side vertical member 12 are formed. , The sliding member 90 is fixed.
Along with each sliding member 90, each front side vertical member 12 (a part thereof in the width direction) is slidably fitted to the front side recess 41 of each vertical support member 40. That is, each front side vertical member 12 is made slidable with respect to the front side recess 41 of each vertical support member 40 in each sliding member 90.

Thus, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 has a length substantially the same as the width (vertical dimension) of the front side horizontal plate 10 (to be exact, a length slightly shorter than that). ) Can be moved up and down.

As shown in FIG. 2A, in a state where the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is located at the lowest position, each front side horizontal plate 10 and the back side (back side horizontal plate assembly 25) on the front side (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) Corresponds to the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 of the above. The front side horizontal plate 10 and the back side horizontal plate 20 slightly overlap each other at the upper / lower edges thereof and their vicinity. In this way, the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 is closed by the front side horizontal plates 10.
The position of each front side horizontal plate 10 (to be exact, including the vicinity thereof) is the closed position, and the other positions are the non-closed positions. Then, this state is referred to as a fully closed state.
In FIGS. 1A and 1B, the lower movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in a fully closed state.

As shown in FIG. 2C, in a state where the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is located at the uppermost position, each front side horizontal plate 10 and the back side (back side horizontal plate assembly 25) on the front side (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) Each back side horizontal plate 20 substantially corresponds (that is, is located at almost the same height position), and the gap between the adjacent front side horizontal plates 10 and the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 substantially correspond (that is, the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20). That is, they are located at almost the same height position). In this way, the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 is exposed to the maximum extent.
The position of each front side horizontal plate 10 is the most representative of the non-blocking positions. In this way, the gap portion C as the sliding door 100 is formed in the maximum size. Then, this state is referred to as a fully open state.
In FIGS. 1A and 1B, the upper movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in a fully open state.

As shown in FIGS. 3B to 4B, a pair of left and right height adjusting mechanisms (reference numerals omitted) are provided between the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 and each vertical support member 40. This height adjusting mechanism corresponds to the position adjusting mechanism of the present invention.
Each height adjusting mechanism is formed of an operation engaging member 60, an engaged member 70, and the like. An operation member 65 is attached to the operation engagement member 60. A support base member 80 is fixed to the front vertical member 12.

Each operation engaging member 60 is a rotation shaft extending in the thickness direction of the sliding door 100 with respect to the front side vertical member 12 (the portion between the adjacent front side horizontal plates 10) of each movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15. It is rotatably provided around 61 (rotatable to the support base material 80) and can be displaced between the engaged position (FIG. 4A) and the non-engaged position (FIG. 4B).

Figure 3 C ~ as shown in Figure 4B, the operation engaging member 60 includes the mounting portion 62, the engaging portion 63 and the like. An operation member 65 is attached to the attached portion 62.
Each operation engaging member 60 has two arms (both notated by reference numerals) extending radially with an angular interval substantially perpendicular to the rotation shaft 61. One arm extends substantially horizontally through the insertion hole 83 of the support base material 80 and the insertion hole 13 of the front vertical member 12, and most of the tip end side thereof is the attached portion 62. The other arm extends substantially vertically downward, and its tip is an engaging portion 63.

The attached portion 62 is exposed inside the front side vertical member 12 (the space between the pair of front side vertical members 12), and the operating member 65 is inside the front side vertical member 12 with respect to the attached portion 62. It is installed.
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the engaging portion 63 has a key shape having a gently inclined portion 64a and a substantially horizontal portion 64b. The gently sloping portion 64a gradually moves toward the outside of each front side vertical member 12 (the side of the vertical stile 31) as it goes downward, and the substantially horizontal portion 64b is the lower part of the gently sloping portion 64a of each front side vertical member 12. It faces the inside (the side of the other front side vertical member 12) almost horizontally.

With the operation engaging member 60 located at the engaging position, the engaging portion 63 is exposed to the outside of the front vertical member 12 (the side of the vertical stile 31) (FIG. 4A). On the other hand, in the state where the operation engaging member 60 is located at the non-engaging position, the engaging portion 63 is not exposed to the outside of the front vertical member 12 and is immersed (or almost immersed) inside the front vertical member 12. (Fig. 4B).
Each operation engaging member 60 is urged toward the engaging position by a spring 85 (torsion spring) fitted to the rotating shaft 61.

As shown in FIGS. 3B to 4B, each engaged member 70 is fixed to a front side recess 41 (bottom portion thereof) of each vertical support member 40. Each engaged member 70 extends in the length direction of the vertical support member 40, and a plurality of (for example, six) engaged holes 72 are formed along the length direction of the vertically supporting member 40.

As shown in FIG. 4A, in the operation engaging member 60, the engaging portion 63 is usually located at the engaging position based on the urging force of the spring 85, and the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70 is engaged. Can be fitted and engaged with. The state in which the engaging portion 63 is fitted and engaged with the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70 is defined as the height maintenance state.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, the operating engaging member 60 is positioned at the non-engaging position against the urging force of the spring 85, so that the engaging portion 63 of the operating engaging member 60 becomes the engaged member. It does not fit into the engaged hole 72 of 70 and does not engage. This state is referred to as a vertical movement allowable state.

The movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in the lowest position (FIG.) in a state where each engaging portion 63 of the pair of left and right operating engaging members 60 is fitted into the lowermost engaged hole 72 of each engaged member 70. It is located in the above-mentioned) based on 2A, and is in a fully closed state (the above-mentioned).
On the other hand, in a state where each engaging portion 63 of the pair of operating engaging members 60 is fitted into the uppermost engaged hole 72 of each engaged member 70, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in the uppermost position (FIG. It is located in the above-mentioned) based on 2C and is in a fully open state (the above-mentioned).
The dimensional relationship of each member is set in this way.

As shown in FIGS. 3C to 4B and the like, the operating member 65 has a substantially inverted triangular shape. That is, it has an upper plate portion 66, a vertical plate portion 67, and a back plate portion 68. The operation member 65 is attached to the attachment portion 62 of the operation engagement member 60 at the insertion attachment portion 69.

In the above-mentioned height maintenance state, the upper plate portion 66 has a horizontal strip shape. That is, the sliding door 100 extends shortly in the width direction with the thickness direction of the sliding door 100 as its own width direction, and extends in the horizontal direction.
Similarly, in the above-mentioned height maintenance state, the vertical plate portion 67 extends shortly in the width direction with the thickness direction of the sliding door 100 as its own width direction, and also extends in the vertical direction. The left / right operating member 65 is urged in the clockwise / counterclockwise direction by the urging of the spring 85, and the vertical plate portion 67 is the inner side surface of the front vertical member 12 (the side of the other front vertical member 12). The operation member 65 is prevented from further rotating in the above-mentioned direction in contact with the surface (see FIG. 4A) .
The back plate portion 68 has a triangular shape connecting the upper plate portion 66 and the back edge portion of the vertical plate portion 67, and has a flat shape perpendicular to the thickness direction of the sliding door 100.

Next, the usage method and the action and effect of the hanging sliding door 100 will be described.
When changing the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, as shown in FIGS. 4A → 4B, the user first operates the left and right operating members 65 with the left and right hands to perform each operation. The engaging member 60 is set to allow vertical movement. That is, the user inserts an index finger or a thumb under the upper plate portion 66 of each operating member 65, and presses the upper plate portion 66 upward with the finger, thereby resisting the urging force of the spring 85. The operation engaging member 60 is rotated and positioned at the non-engaging position to allow vertical movement.
In that state, the user raises / lowers the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15.
Then, in a state where the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 has reached a desired height position, the user stops the operation of each of the left and right operating members 65 as shown in FIGS. 4B → 4A. That is, the index finger or thumb is removed from the upper plate portion 66 of each of the left and right operating members 65, and each operating engaging member 60 is returned to the engaging position by the urging force of the spring 85. In this way, the engaging portion 63 is engaged with the predetermined engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70, and each operating engaging member 60 is returned to the height maintenance state.
In this way, the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is adjusted.

Further, in order to raise the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, instead of the above operation, the following may be performed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 4A, the user applies an upward force of a predetermined size or more to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 without operating each of the left and right operating members 65.
As a result, the gently inclined portion 64a of the engaging portion 63 of the operating engaging member 60 is relatively pressed toward the non-engaged state by the upper edge portion of the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70, and the operation is performed. The engaging member 60 rotates toward the non-engaging position against the urging force of the spring 85, and finally reaches the non-engaging position. In that state, the user moves the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 upward. Then, the engaging portion 63 of the operating engaging member 60 is fitted into the engaged hole 72 one level higher than before by the urging force of the spring 85, and the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is up to that point. One step higher than.
When the user further applies an upward force to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, the engaging portion 63 of the operating engaging member 60 is further one above the engaged member 70 in the same manner as described above. Fitted in the engaging hole 72, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is further raised by one step.
By continuing this, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 can be raised to an arbitrary height position.

On the other hand, even if the user applies a downward force of a predetermined magnitude or more to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 without operating the left and right operating members 65, the engaging portion of the operating engaging member 60 The substantially horizontal portion 64b of 63 is not pressed toward the non-engaged state by the lower edge portion of the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70, and the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is at its height position. Is maintained at.

Further, when operating the operating member 65 as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
When the user inserts the index finger or thumb under the upper plate portion 66 of each operation member 65, the back plate portion 68 of the operation member 65 causes the finger to be further back (the side of the back side horizontal plate assembly 25). ) Is blocked. This prevents the fingers from entering the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 of the back side horizontal plate aggregate 25.
In this way, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is moved up and down with the finger entering the gap, so that the finger moves to the lower edge portion / upper edge portion of the back side horizontal plate 20 and the lower edge portion of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A. / It is prevented that it is sandwiched between the upper edge and the upper edge.

Then, when trying to prevent air flow (wind flow) or light transmission between two spaces sandwiching the sliding door 100, as shown in FIG. 2A, both the upper and lower movable front sides of the sliding door 100 are movable. The plate assembly 15 is positioned at the lowest position.
As a result, the gap between the back side horizontal plate aggregates 25 (the gap between the back side horizontal plate 20s corresponding to the movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15) is closed, and the state is fully closed.
In this way, the flow of air and the transmission of light are blocked.

On the other hand, when trying to maximize the air flow (wind flow) and light transmission between the two spaces sandwiching the sliding door 100, as shown in FIG. 2C, both above and below the sliding door 100 The movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is positioned at the uppermost position.
As a result, the gap between the back side horizontal plate aggregates 25 (the gap between the back side horizontal plate 20s corresponding to the movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15) is exposed to the maximum, and the gap portion C having the maximum size is formed. It is fully opened.
In this way, air circulation and light transmission are maximized.

Further, when determining the state between the two states, for example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15 on both the upper and lower sides of the sliding door 100 are positioned between the uppermost position and the lowermost position. As a result, a gap C smaller than the maximum size is formed, and the state is between the fully open state and the fully closed state.
Further, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, it is also possible to position only one of the movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15 at any position. As described above, in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the upper movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in the fully open state, and the lower movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in the fully closed state.
In these ways, the state between the two states described above is realized.

Further, when a plurality of sliding doors 100 are installed adjacent to each other, the following effects can be obtained.
A plurality of rails are installed adjacent to each other, and one or a plurality of sliding doors 100 are attached to each rail. Then, as the sliding doors 100 are moved along the rails, the sliding doors 100 attached to the adjacent rails may overlap each other.
At that time, as described above, in the sliding door 100, all the front side horizontal plates 10 and the back side horizontal plates 20 extend in the vertical direction as their own width direction and are located in a vertical plane shape.
For this reason, when the sliding doors 100 attached to the adjacent rails overlap each other, as compared with the case where the front side horizontal plate 10 or the like extends diagonally (toward the front side as it goes vertically downward) as its own width direction. However, even if the sliding doors 100 are close to each other in the thickness direction, the sliding doors 100 are prevented from interfering with each other.
Conversely, a plurality of rails can be installed close to each other, which saves space.

[Example 2]
Next, the hanging sliding door according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 2C and FIGS. 5A to 8. The second embodiment is an improvement of the first embodiment, and the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described. Each element common to each element of the first embodiment is given the same reference numeral, and each element corresponding to each element of the first embodiment is given a corresponding reference numeral (a reference numeral obtained by adding "100"). The description will be omitted as appropriate. Further, FIGS. 5C-1 and 5C-2 are collectively referred to as FIG. 5C.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 5A, as in the first embodiment, on the front side of the sliding door 100 (FIGS. 1A to 2C), two movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15 (movable first member aggregates 15) are vertically arranged. ) Is arranged.
The upper movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is provided so as to be vertically movable between the uppermost position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Ba and the central position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc (the highest of them).
The lower movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is provided so as to be vertically movable between the lowermost position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bb and the central position fixed front side horizontal plate 10Bc (the lowest of them).
The upper and lower movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15 have the same structure.

As shown in FIGS. 5B, 5C, 6A, and 6B, the upper and lower movable front side horizontal plate aggregates 15 and the pair of left and right vertical support members 40 (position-fixed members) are a pair of left and right dampers 200. It is connected via (shock absorber).

The damper 200 has an outer cylinder 210 and a piston rod 220.
The piston rod 220 is provided so as to be able to appear and disappear with respect to the outer cylinder 210 with resistance. The outer cylinder 210 is fitted to the holder 230, and the holder 230 is fixed to the outer surface (the surface on the side of the vertical stile 31) of the vertical support member 40. Further, with the outer cylinder 210 housed in the holder 230, the lid 232 is fixed to the holder 230 while covering a part of the outer cylinder 210.

A bracket 250 is fixed to the front vertical member 12. An elongated hole 145 is formed in the vertical support member 40 corresponding to the bracket 250. The elongated hole 145 is formed in response to the vertical movement of the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15.
The tip end side portion of the bracket 250 enters the space between the vertical support member 40 and the vertical stile 31 through the elongated hole 145.
The tip of the piston rod 220 is fixed to the tip-side portion of the bracket 250.

In this way, each movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 and the pair of left and right vertical support members 40 are connected via a pair of left and right dampers 200 (shock absorbers). Therefore, when each movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 moves up and down, it receives resistance from the damper 200.

As shown in FIGS. 5B to 6B, a pair of left and right height adjusting mechanisms (reference numerals omitted) are provided between the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 and each vertical support member 40. This height adjusting mechanism corresponds to the position adjusting mechanism of the present invention.

Each height adjusting mechanism is formed of an operation engaging member 160, an engaged member 70, and the like. An operation member 165 is attached to the operation engagement member 160. A support base material 180 is fixed to the front vertical member 12, and a support case material 186 is fixed to the support base material 180.

Each operation engaging member 160 is provided for a front side vertical member 12 (a portion between adjacent front side horizontal plates 10) of each movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15.
Each operation engaging member 160 is rotatably provided around a rotating shaft 161 extending in the thickness direction of the sliding door 100 (FIG. 1A, etc.), and is provided at an engaging position (FIG. 6A) and a non-engaging position (FIG. 6A). It can be displaced between and from FIG. 6B). The rotating shaft 161 is rotatably fitted to the support hole 187 (FIG. 5D) of the support case material 186 and the support hole 184 (FIG. 5D) of the support doctor base material 180.

As shown in FIGS. 5B to 6B, each operation engaging member 160 has a mounted portion 162, an engaging portion 163, and the like. An operating member 165 is attached to the attached portion 162.
As shown in FIGS. 5D, 5E, etc., each operation engaging member 160 has two arms (both notated by reference numerals) extending radially with an angular interval substantially perpendicular to the rotation shaft 161. There is. One arm extends substantially horizontally through the insertion hole 183 (FIG. 5D) of the support base material 180 and the insertion hole 13 (FIG. 5D) of the front vertical member 12, and most of the tip end side thereof is the attached portion 162. is there. The other arm extends substantially vertically upward, and its tip is an engaging portion 163. A long hole 188 is formed in the support case material 186 corresponding to this arm.

The mounted portion 162 is exposed inside the front vertical member 12 (the space between the pair of front vertical members 12), and the operating member 165 is inside the front vertical member 12 with respect to the mounted portion 162. It is installed.
The engaging portion 163 has a key shape having a gently inclined portion 164a and a substantially horizontal portion 164b. The gently sloping portion 164a gradually moves toward the outside of each front side vertical member 12 (the side of the vertical stile 31) as it goes downward, and the substantially horizontal portion 164b is located below the gently sloping portion 164a of each front side vertical member 12. It faces the inside (the side of the other front side vertical member 12) almost horizontally.

With the operating engaging member 160 located at the engaging position, the engaging portion 163 is exposed to the outside (side of the vertical frame 31) of the support case member 186 (FIG. 6A). On the other hand, in the state where the operation engaging member 160 is located at the non-engaging position, the engaging portion 163 is not exposed to the outside of the support case material 186 and is immersed (or almost immersed) inside the front side vertical member 12. (Fig. 6B).
Each operating engaging member 160 is urged toward the engaging position (FIG. 6A) by the spring 185.

As shown in FIG. 5C, each engaged member 70 is fixed to a front side recess 41 (bottom portion thereof) of each vertical support member 40. Each engaged member 70 extends in the length direction of the vertical support member 40, and a plurality of (for example, six) engaged holes 72 (engaged portions) are formed along the length direction of the vertically supporting member 40.

As shown in FIG. 6A, in the operation engaging member 160, the engaging portion 163 is usually located at the engaging position based on the urging force of the spring 185, and the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70 is engaged. Can be fitted and engaged with. The state in which the engaging portion 163 is fitted and engaged with the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70 is defined as the height maintenance state.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, the operating engaging member 160 is positioned at the non-engaging position against the urging force of the spring 185, so that the engaging portion 163 of the operating engaging member 160 becomes the engaged member. It does not fit into the engaged hole 72 of 70 and does not engage. This state is referred to as a vertical movement allowable state.

With each engaging portion 163 of the pair of left and right operating engaging members 160 fitted in the lowermost engaged hole 72 of each engaged member 70, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in the lowest position (FIG. It is located in the above-mentioned) based on 2A, and is in a fully closed state (the above-mentioned).
On the other hand, in a state where each engaging portion 163 of the pair of operating engaging members 160 is fitted into the uppermost engaged hole 72 of each engaged member 70, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is in the uppermost position (FIG. It is located in the above-mentioned) based on 2C and is in a fully open state (the above-mentioned).
The dimensional relationship of each member is set in this way.

As shown in FIGS. 5C to 5E and the like, the operating member 165 has a substantially triangular shape. That is, it has a lower plate portion 166, a vertical plate portion 167, and a back plate portion 168. The operation member 165 is attached to the attachment portion 162 of the operation engagement member 160 in the insertion attachment portion 169 (FIG. 5D).

In the height maintenance state (FIG. 6A) described above, the lower plate portion 166 has a horizontal strip shape. That is, the sliding door 100 (FIG. 1A, etc.) extends shortly in the width direction and extends in the horizontal direction with the thickness direction as its own width direction.
Similarly, in the above-mentioned height maintenance state, the vertical plate portion 167 extends shortly in the width direction with the thickness direction of the sliding door 100 (FIG. 1A, etc.) as its own width direction, and also extends in the vertical direction.
The back plate portion 168 has a triangular shape connecting the lower plate portion 166 and the back plate portion 167 on the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, etc., the pair of left and right operating members 165 are provided immediately above one movable front side horizontal plate 10A. The movable front side horizontal plate 10A is referred to as a gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX (first gripping member).
As shown in FIGS. 5C and 6A to 7, a recess 18 is formed in the lower portion of the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX (the portion on the side opposite to the operation member 165 in the vertical direction).
The recessed portion 18 is recessed from the front side to the back side. That is, the normal movable front side horizontal plate 10A has a vertically long rectangular tubular shape in its vertical cross section, and the portion of the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX above the recess 18 (“normal wall thickness”). The "part") has a vertically long rectangular vertical cross section and has a horizontally extending square cylinder shape, while the recessed portion 18 has a plate shape on the inner side of the normally thick portion. It has almost one plate shape continuously with the part (sign omitted). This is referred to as a recessed portion back plate-shaped portion 19a.
Further, the upper portion of the recessed portion 18 has a substantially horizontal shape, and this is referred to as the upper surface 19b of the grip portion. The upper surface 19b of the grip portion can also be regarded as the lower surface of the movable front side horizontal plate 10AX for gripping.
The recessed portion 18 is formed over the entire length of the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX in the left-right direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be formed only at each of the left and right ends and in the vicinity thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 5C to 5E, 6A, 6B, etc., an elastic projecting member 175 is provided on the upper portion of the support case material 186.
The support case material 186 is provided with a hole 189 (FIGS. 5D, 5E) corresponding to the elastic projecting member 175. A cylindrical spring fitting portion 176 (FIG. 5E) is formed at the base end portion of the elastic protruding member 175. A compression spring 178 is fitted to the spring fitting portion 176, one end of the compression spring 178 is in contact with the bottom portion (reference numeral omitted) of the spring fitting portion 176, and the other end is in contact with the support base material 180. ..
In this way, the elastic protruding member 175 is urged toward the outside (the side of the vertical stile 31) of the support case member 186 through the hole 189. The elastic protruding member 175 is provided with flanges (reference numerals omitted) at the top and bottom to prevent it from coming off.

The elastic protruding member 175 corresponds to the engaged hole 72 which is one above the plurality of engaged holes 72 of the engaged member 70, which the engaging portion 163 of the operating engaging member 160 corresponds to. There is.

The tip of the elastic projecting member 175 (the end on the side of the vertical stile 31) is convex in an arc shape toward the side of the vertical stile 31 in its vertical cross section.
That is, the substantially upper half of the tip portion of the elastic projecting member 175 is inclined from the vertical so as to gradually move toward the front side (the side of the vertical stile 31) from the upper side to the lower side, and the inclination thereof. The rate gradually decreases from the top to the bottom. Similarly, the substantially lower half part is inclined from the vertical so as to gradually move toward the front side (the side of the vertical stile 31) from the lower part to the upper part, and the inclination ratio gradually decreases from the lower part to the upper part. .. Similarly, the central part is almost vertical.

The following are examples of modifications of the elastic protruding member 175 (FIG. 5E).
That is, as shown in FIG. 5F, in the elastic projecting member 275, the substantially upper half of the tip portion thereof gradually faces the front side (the side of the vertical stile 31) from the upper side to the lower side. It is inclined from the vertical, and the inclination rate is constant. Similarly, the substantially lower half portion is inclined from the vertical so as to gradually move from the lower side to the upper side toward the front side (the side of the vertical stile 31), and the inclination ratio is constant. Similarly, the central part is vertically shaped.

Next, the method of using the hanging sliding door of the second embodiment and the action and effect will be described. The difference between the usage method and the action and effect of Example 1 will be mainly described.

When changing the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) (FIG. 1A), as shown in FIG. 6A → FIG. 6B, the user first, the left and right operating members 165. Is operated with the left and right hands to allow each operation engaging member 160 to move up and down. That is, the user inserts the index finger F (or thumb) into each of the left and right recesses 18 of the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX, and supports the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX on the gripping portion upper surface 19b (FIG. 5C). At the same time, by inserting the thumb T (or index finger) above the lower plate portion 166 of each of the left and right operating members 165 and pressing the lower plate portion 166 downward, each operation engages against the urging force of the spring 185. The member 160 is rotated and positioned at the non-engaged position to allow vertical movement.
In that state, the user raises / lowers the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15.
Then, in a state where the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 has reached a desired height position, the user stops the operation of each of the left and right operating members 165 as shown in FIGS. 6B → 6A. That is, the thumb T (or index finger) is removed from the lower plate portion 166 of each of the left and right operating members 165, and each operating engaging member 160 is returned to the engaging position by the urging force of the spring 185. In this way, the engaging portion 163 is engaged with the predetermined engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70, and each operating engaging member 160 is returned to the height maintenance state.
In this way , the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) is adjusted.
That is, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to displace between the fully closed state (FIG. 7 (a)), the fully open state (FIG. 7 (c)), and the state in between (FIG. 7 (b)). ~ See also FIG. 2C).

Further, in order to raise the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15), the following operation may be performed instead of the above operation.
That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the user applies an upward force of a predetermined magnitude or more to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 without operating the left and right operating members 165.
As a result, the gently inclined portion 164a of the engaging portion 163 of the operating engaging member 160 is relatively pressed toward the non-engaged state by the upper edge portion of the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70, and the operation is performed. The engaging member 160 rotates toward the non-engaging position against the urging force of the spring 185, and finally reaches the non-engaging position. In that state, the user moves the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 upward. Then, the engaging portion 163 of the operating engaging member 160 is fitted into the engaged hole 72 one level higher than before by the urging force of the spring 185, and the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is up to that point. One step higher than.
When the user further applies an upward force to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, the engaging portion 163 of the operating engaging member 160 is further covered by one above the engaged member 70 in the same manner as described above. Fitted in the engaging hole 72, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is further raised by one step.
By continuing this, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 can be raised to an arbitrary height position.

On the other hand, even if the user applies a downward force of a predetermined size or more to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 without operating the left and right operating members 165, the engaging portion of the operating engaging member 160 The substantially horizontal portion 164b of 163 is not pressed toward the non-engaged state by the lower edge portion of the engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70, and the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) is not pressed. ) Is maintained at that height position.

In the second embodiment, as described above based on FIGS. 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, etc., the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 (pair of front side vertical members 12) and the pair of vertical support members 40 (positions). Since it is connected to the fixed member) via a damper 200 (shock absorber), when the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) is changed as described above. , The following effects can be obtained.
That is, when the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is moved up and down, the piston rod 220 appears and disappears with resistance in the damper 200, so that the damper 200 receives resistance.
Therefore, when the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is to be lowered, it is prevented that the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is rapidly dropped based on gravity.
When trying to raise the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, the resistance based on gravity originally exists, and further the resistance due to the damper 200 is added, so that the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 rises rapidly. There is no such thing as doing.

Further, when the operating member 165 is operated to change the height position of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) as described above based on FIGS. 6A and 6B, the following effects are obtained. can get.
As shown in FIG. 7, when the user inserts the thumb T (or index finger) above the lower plate portion 166 of each operating member 165, the back plate portion 168 of the operating member 165 causes the finger to be further back. It is prevented from entering (the side of the back side horizontal plate assembly 25). This prevents the fingers from entering the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 of the back side horizontal plate aggregate 25.
In this way, as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is moved up and down with the finger in the gap, so that the finger is moved to the lower edge portion of the back side horizontal plate 20. / It is prevented that the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion / upper edge portion of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A are sandwiched.

Further, in the second embodiment, since the recessed portion 18 is formed in the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX, the movable front side horizontal plate is also operated by operating the operation member 165 as described above based on FIGS. 6A and 6B. When the height position of 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) is changed, the following effects can also be obtained.
When the user inserts the index finger F (or thumb) into the recess 18 of the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX to support the gripping movable front side horizontal plate 10AX (grip upper surface 19b), the gripping movable front side is supported by the recess 18. It is easy to support the horizontal plate 10AX, and the index finger F (or thumb) can enter the back side (the side of the back side horizontal plate assembly 25) by the recessed portion 18 (recessed portion back plate-shaped portion 19a). Be blocked. This prevents the fingers from entering the gap between the adjacent back side horizontal plates 20 of the back side horizontal plate aggregate 25.
In this way, as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is moved up and down with the finger in the gap, so that the finger is moved to the lower edge portion of the back side horizontal plate 20. / It is prevented that the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion / upper edge portion of the movable front side horizontal plate 10A are sandwiched.

Further, in the second embodiment, as described above based on FIGS. 5C to 5F and the like, the elastic protruding member 175 is provided as a part of the height adjusting mechanism, so that the following effects can be obtained.

Normally, as shown in FIG. 6A, the elastic protruding member 175 is in a protruding state based on the elastic restoring force of the compression spring 178 (FIGS. 5D and 5E) , and a plurality of engaged members 70 are engaged. It fits into one of the holes 72. That is, the engaging portion 163 of the operating engaging member 160 is fitted in the engaged hole 72 one above the corresponding one.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15) is raised / lowered, the result is as follows.
That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the movable front side horizontal plate 10A (movable front side lateral) is in a state where each operation engaging member 160 is rotated and positioned at a non-engaging position to allow vertical movement. When the plate assembly 15) is lowered, it is as follows.

When a predetermined or greater downward force is applied to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (b), the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is lowered while being covered. Approximately the lower half of the tip of the elastically protruding member 175 from the upper edge of the engaged hole 72 of the engaging member 70 (inclined from the vertical so as to gradually move toward the front from the bottom to the top). ), The elastic protruding member 175 is immersed. At this time, as a reaction, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 receives a large resistance from the engaged member 70 (the lower edge portion of the engaged hole 72).
In this way, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), among the engaged members 70, the tip portion of the elastic protruding member 175 in the immersive state is the engaged hole 72 to which the elastic protruding member 175 has been fitted. And the portion between the engaged hole 72 one below it is in contact with the portion.

Further, when a predetermined or greater downward force is applied to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, as shown in FIGS. 8 (b) to 8 (c), the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is further lowered and compressed. The elastic projecting member 175 projects based on the urging force of the spring 178. At this time, as a reaction, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 does not receive a large resistance from the engaged member 70 (the upper edge portion of the engaged hole 72).
In this way, as shown in FIG. 8C, the elastic protruding member 175 in the protruding state is fitted into the engaged hole 72. That is, the engaged member 70 is fitted into the engaged hole 72 one below the engaged hole 72 that was fitted immediately before (that is, in the state of FIG. 8A).

At that time, the tip of the elastic projecting member 175 comes into contact with the vertical support member 40, and a contact sound such as "click" is heard.
Further, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 receives a large resistance as compared with the previous one, and the user feels a sudden change (sudden increase) in the resistance. That is, compared with the most recent action of the elastic protruding member 175 in the immersive state gradually protruding and fitting into the engaged hole 72 (FIGS. 8 (b) → (c)), FIG. In the same manner as described above based on (a) → (b), a large resistance is to be received from the engaged member 70 (upper edge portion of the engaged hole 72).
In this way, the user can easily recognize that the elastic protruding member 175 is fitted into the engaged hole 72.
Here, the elastic protrusion member 175 is fitted into the engaged hole 72, which means that the engaging portion 163 of the operation engaging member 160 is fitted with the engaged hole 72 (the covered portion into which the elastic protrusion member 175 is fitted). It corresponds to the engaged hole 72) one below the engaging hole. That is, the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is located at such a height position.
In this way, the user recognizes that the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 is located at one of the height positions in order to stop the descent.

If the height position is desired, as shown in FIGS. 8 (c) to 8 (d), the thumb T (or index finger) is removed from the lower plate portion 166 of each operating member 165, and the spring 185 is attached. Each operation engaging member 160 is returned to the engaging position by the force. In this way, as shown in FIG. 8D, the engaging portion 163 is engaged with the predetermined engaged hole 72 of the engaged member 70, and each operating engaging member 160 is returned to the height maintenance state.
On the other hand, when the height position is not desired and the height position is to be lowered, the same operation as described with reference to FIGS. 8 (a) → (b) → (c) is further performed. At a lower position, the same operation as described with reference to FIGS. 8 (c) → (d) is performed.

The same applies to the case of raising the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15.
Further, when raising the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15, as described above, an upward force of a predetermined size or more is applied to the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 without operating each operating member 165. In addition, it can be raised to a predetermined height position in almost the same manner as described above.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the presence of the elastic protruding member 175 allows the user to easily recognize the timing at which the operation on the operating member 165 is stopped, and the movable front side horizontal plate assembly 15 can be easily recognized. It is possible to efficiently perform the work of changing the height.

It should be noted that the above is only a few examples of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various modifications are made based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

For example, on the front side, not only a part of the front side horizontal plates may be movable, but all the front side horizontal plates may be movable.
Further, the back side horizontal plate (a part or all thereof) may be movable in place of the front side or together with the front side on the back side.

For example, the front side horizontal plate 10 / back side horizontal plate 20 extending in the horizontal direction as its own length direction may be provided, and the front side horizontal plate 10 may be provided as follows instead of moving in the vertical direction.
That is, for example, a front side vertical plate / a back side vertical plate extending in the vertical direction as its own length direction may be provided, and the front side vertical plate may be moved in the horizontal direction (width direction of the sliding door 100).
Further, a front side sloping plate / back side sloping plate extending in an oblique direction (toward a horizontal direction (width direction of the sliding door 100) toward the vertical direction) is provided as its own length direction, and the front side sloping plate is vertically or horizontally. It may be moved in the direction (the width direction of the sliding door 100).

Further, the present invention may be applied not to a hanging sliding door but to a different type of sliding door, a hinged door, or a partition (partition material).

10 Front side horizontal plate (first member)
10A Movable front side horizontal plate (Movable first member)
10AX Movable front side horizontal plate for gripping (first member for gripping)
15 Movable front side horizontal plate assembly (movable first member assembly)
18 Recessed part 20 Back side horizontal plate (second member)
60, 160 Operation engaging member 63,163 Engagement part 65,165 Operation member 70 Engagement member 72 Engagement hole (engaged part)
100 hanging sliding doors (joints)
175 Elastic protrusion 200 damper

Claims (8)

It is a fitting that is almost plate-shaped as a whole,
On the side of the first surface in the thickness direction of the fitting, the first surface includes a plurality of strip-shaped first members extending in the first direction included in the first surface as its own length direction. Arranged in parallel along a second direction different from the first direction,
On the side of the second surface in the thickness direction of the fitting, a plurality of strip-shaped second members extending in the first direction are arranged in parallel along the second direction with a gap between them in a fixed position. Set up
A plurality of movable first members, which are at least a part of the plurality of first members, are connected to form a movable first member aggregate.
The movable first member assembly has a position adjusting mechanism for switching between a movable state and a position maintaining state to adjust the position.
In the movable state, the movable first member assembly is at a position where the movable first member forming the movable first member assembly is in a closed position that closes a gap between adjacent second members. The movable first member can move along the second direction between the movable first member and the position in the non-closed position where the gap is not closed.
The position adjusting mechanism is provided on a plurality of hole-shaped or hole-shaped engaged portions provided in a fixed position along the moving direction of the movable first member assembly, and on the movable first member assembly. , A fitting having an engaging portion that engages and disengages with any of the plurality of engaged portions. The fitting according to claim 1 ,
It has an elastic projecting member that is provided so as to appear and disappear in the movable first member assembly corresponding to the plurality of engaged portions.
The elastic projecting member is urged in a direction of projecting toward the plurality of engaged portions, and the plurality of the elastic projecting members are in a state where the engaging portions correspond to any of the plurality of engaged portions. It fits into the other engaged part of the engaged part of
The end of the tip of the elastic projecting member on the leading side in the moving direction of the movable first member assembly moves in the protruding direction as it goes in the direction opposite to the moving direction. Joinery that is inclined from the direction. The fitting according to claim 1 or 2 .
The operating member that receives the operation for switching from the position maintaining state to the movable state in the position adjusting mechanism is in the vicinity of the gripping first member, which is one of the plurality of first members, and is gripped. It is provided at a position separated from the first member for use along the second direction.
The portion of the first gripping member that is opposite to the side on which the operating member is provided is the second portion from the portion that is opposite to the side of the second member. Joinery in which a recess is formed in the direction toward the member. It is a fitting that is almost plate-shaped as a whole,
On the side of the first surface in the thickness direction of the fitting, the first surface includes a plurality of strip-shaped first members extending in the first direction included in the first surface as its own length direction. Arranged in parallel along a second direction different from the first direction,
On the side of the second surface in the thickness direction of the fitting, a plurality of strip-shaped second members extending in the first direction are arranged in parallel along the second direction with a gap between them in a fixed position. Set up
A plurality of movable first members, which are at least a part of the plurality of first members, are connected to form a movable first member aggregate.
The movable first member assembly has a position adjusting mechanism for switching between a movable state and a position maintaining state to adjust the position.
In the movable state, the movable first member assembly is at a position where the movable first member forming the movable first member assembly is in a closed position that closes a gap between adjacent second members. The movable first member can move along the second direction between the movable first member and the position in the non-closed position where the gap is not closed.
The operating member that receives the operation for switching from the position maintaining state to the movable state in the position adjusting mechanism is in the vicinity of the gripping first member, which is one of the plurality of first members, and is gripped. It is provided at a position separated from the first member for use along the second direction.
The portion of the first gripping member that is opposite to the side on which the operating member is provided is the second portion from the portion that is opposite to the side of the second member. Joinery in which a recess is formed in the direction toward the member. The fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
All the first members extend in the second direction as their own width direction, and are located on a first virtual plane composed of the first direction and the second direction.
All the second members extend in the second direction as their own width direction, and are composed of the first direction and the second direction, and are adjacent to the first virtual plane and parallel to the first virtual plane. Joinery located on the second virtual plane. The fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .
A fitting in which the movable first member assembly and the position-fixed member are connected via a damper. The fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .
As a whole, it has a vertical, almost plate-like shape.
The first direction is the horizontal direction corresponding to the width direction of the fitting.
Joinery in which the second direction is the vertical direction. The fitting according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .
As a whole, it has a vertical, almost plate-like shape.
The first direction is the vertical direction,
A fitting whose second direction is a horizontal direction corresponding to the width direction of the fitting.

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