JP7032374B2 - Partition device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a partition device.

The partition device that divides a space such as a room is equipped with a plurality of panels that are connected to a wall or a movable base via a connection part, and those panels can be folded to be stored small when not in use. There is (for example, Patent Document 1).

In the conventional partition device of this kind, since the lateral lengths of the panels are equal to each other, the panels are stored in one direction with respect to the connection portion of the wall or the movable base portion when folded (Patent Document). 1).

In particular, when such a partition device is installed between beds in a hospital or the like, only one of the spaces on both sides of the partition is narrowed by the folded panel, which causes a feeling of unfairness to the user. ..

Therefore, it is conceivable to shorten the lateral length of each panel and increase the number of panels, but the manufacturing cost increases.

Japanese Patent No. 4464500

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an inexpensive partitioning device in which the panel is not biased to one side even when folded.

The present invention, which aims to solve the above problems, has a base frame that forms a recess when viewed from a plane, a non-rotating base panel that stands on the base frame, and a lower portion that is foldably and expandably connected to the base panel. The panel is provided with a plurality of panels provided with casters, and the panel to be folded is oriented substantially orthogonal to the development direction of the panel when viewed from a plane and parallel to a line segment connecting both ends of the opening width of the recess. It is a partition device that can be folded in shape.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an inexpensive partitioning device in which the panel is not biased to one side even when folded.

The perspective view of the partition device of 1st Embodiment. The front view of the partition device of 1st Embodiment. The rear view of the partition device of 1st Embodiment. The plan view of the partition device of 1st Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the partition device in the folded state of 1st Embodiment. The plan view of the partition device in the folded state of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the partition apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the partition apparatus of 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, the partition device 1 according to an example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment)
1 is a perspective view of the partition device 1 of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the partition device 1, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the partition device 1, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the partition device 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the partition device 1 relates to the movable base portion 2 which is a support device provided with the base frame 22A and the base panel 21, which will be described later, and the base panel 21 of the movable base portion 2. A connecting panel 11A rotatably supported in the horizontal direction, a partition panel 11B rotatably supported in the horizontal direction with respect to the connecting panel 11A, and a rotatably supported partition panel 11B in the horizontal direction. A terminal panel 11C and a terminal panel 11C are provided. In the present invention, the connecting panel 11A, the partition panel 11B, and the terminal panel 11C may be simply referred to as a panel.

The support device has a function of preventing the partition device 1 from falling over.

The connecting panel 11A includes a rectangular frame 16, a panel main body 15 fitted inside the frame 16, and a connecting panel caster 12 installed at the lower end of the frame 16.

The frame 16 is formed of a rigid material such as metal, and has a connecting portion 17 for connecting the frame 16 of the movable base portion 2 and the frame 16 of the partition panel 11B. The mechanism of the connecting portion 17 may be any mechanism as long as the frames 16 can be rotatably connected to both sides in the horizontal direction.

For the panel body 15, it is desirable to use a material that can transmit light to some extent, such as a translucent resin or a thin cloth, in that the presence of a person or an object on the other side of the panel body 15 can be visually recognized. It is also possible to draw a picture of an animal or the like on the panel body 15.

It is desirable that only one connecting panel caster 12 is provided at the lower end of the frame 16 of the connecting panel 11A in order to avoid interference with other casters.

The partition panel 11B includes a rectangular frame 16, a panel main body 15 fitted inside the frame 16, and a partition panel caster 13 installed at the lower end of the frame 16.

The configuration of the frame 16 and the panel main body 15 of the partition panel 11B is the same as the configuration of the frame 16 and the panel main body 15 of the connecting panel 11A except for the lateral length. As the partition panel caster 13, the same partition panel caster 13 as the connecting panel caster 12 can be used.

It is desirable that only one partition panel caster 13 is provided at the lower end of the frame 16 of the partition panel 11B in order to avoid interference with other casters.

The terminal panel 11C includes a rectangular frame 16, a panel body 15 fitted inside the frame 16, and a terminal panel caster 14 installed at the lower end of the frame 16.

The configuration of the panel main body 15 of the terminal panel 11C is the same as the configuration of the panel main body 15 of the connecting panel 11A except for the length in the lateral direction. As the terminal panel caster 14, the same one as the partition panel caster 13 can be used.

The frame 16 of the terminal panel 11C is different from the frame 16 of the partition panel 11B in that the connection portion 17 is provided only at the portion connected to the partition panel 11B. It is desirable that only one end panel caster 14 is provided at the lower end of the frame 16 of the end panel 11C in order to avoid interference with other casters.

The termination panel 11C may further have a columnar handle 18 at the lateral end, i.e., the opposite end of the connection 17 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The handle 18 may extend from the upper end of the terminal panel 11C to a height of approximately half the height of the terminal panel 11C, or may be continuous from the upper end to the lower end as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. You may. The outer diameter of the handle 18 is preferably thick enough to be gripped by a hand from the viewpoint of improving operability.

One connecting panel 11A, one or more partition panels 11B, and one terminal panel 11C are provided for one movable base portion 2.

The lateral length W2 of the connecting panel 11A is ½ of the lateral length W3 of the partition panel 11B. The lateral length W4 of the termination panel 11C is equal to or shorter than the lateral length W3 of the partition panel 11B.

The height from the floor surface to the upper end of the partition device 1 is about the height of a person. When installing in a place where many children gather, such as in pediatrics, the height from the floor surface to the upper end of the partition device 1 may be as high as the height of the child.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the partition device 1 in the folded state, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of the partition device 1 in the folded state.

As shown in FIG. 5, when folding the partition device 1, first, the connecting panel 11A is folded toward the front side or the back side of the movable base portion 2. In FIG. 5, since the connecting panel 11A is folded to the back side, it will be described according to this example.

Next, the partition panel 11B is folded toward the front side. Further, if there is a partition panel 11B, it is folded alternately such as the back side and the front side.

Finally, the termination panel 11C is folded so that the end overlaps the already folded partition panel 11B.

When folded in this way, the partition panel 11B is folded to the same length on the front side and the back side with respect to the movable base portion 2. Therefore, there is no sense of unfairness between the user on the back side of the partition device 1 and the user on the front side.

Here, the movable base portion 2 will be described. The movable base portion 2 includes a base frame 22A having a base portion caster 22B at the lower portion, and a base panel 21 standing on the base frame 22A.

The base panel 21 includes a frame 16 formed in a rectangular shape and a panel body 15 fitted in the frame 16.

The base frame 22A includes a plurality of base casters 22B. Further, when the connecting panel 11A, the partition panel 11B, and the terminal panel 11C are folded, the base frame 22A does not interfere with the locus of the partition panel caster 13 and opens in the approach direction of the connecting panel caster 12 and the terminal panel caster 14. , It has a shape having a recess 22C for accommodating the connecting panel caster 12 and the terminal panel caster 14. The recess 22C may accommodate the termination panel caster 14 if the lateral length W4 of the termination panel 11C is shorter than the transverse length W3 of the partition panel 11B.

That is, the recess 22C has an opening width W7 that does not interfere with the locus of the connecting panel caster 12 of the folded connecting panel 11A and the locus of the terminal panel caster 14 of the folded terminal panel 11C, and the connecting panel caster 12 and the concave portion 22C. It has sufficient depth to accommodate the termination panel casters 14.

The base frame 22A accommodates the connecting panel caster 12 and the terminal panel caster 14 inside the recess 22C when the connecting panel 11A, the partition panel 11B, and the terminal panel 11C are folded, and the partition panel caster 13 is the base frame 22A. It has a shape located on the outside. In the plan view, the length W6 in the depth direction of the base frame 22A is shorter than the lateral length W3 of the partition panel 11B by at least two widths of the partition panel casters 13. Therefore, when folded, the partition panel casters 13 do not interfere with the base frame 22A, and the partition panel casters 13 are arranged outside the other casters, thus providing stability during movement. The connecting panel casters 12, the partition panel casters 13, and the terminal panel casters 14 are mounted at positions where they do not interfere with each other when the connecting panel 11A, the partition panel 11B, and the terminal panel 11C are folded.

The shape of the portion of the base frame 22A other than the recess 22C described above can be freely selected. In the example of FIG. 6, the base frame 22A has an inverted C shape in a plan view, but it may be a triangle or a polygon. Further, the portion other than the recess 22C may be closed by a plate-shaped member.

Further, the shape of the base frame 22A can be changed depending on the mounting position of the caster on the connecting panel 11A, the partition panel 11B, and the terminal panel 11C. For example, the base frame 22A includes a base caster 22B, and when the connecting panel 11A, the partition panel 11B, and the terminal panel 11C are folded, the connecting panel caster 12, the partition panel caster 13, and the terminal panel caster 14 are traced to each locus. A caster other than the caster that has a recess 22C that opens in the approach direction of the caster and accommodates the caster that enters at least one of the connecting panel caster 12, the partition panel caster 13, and the terminal panel caster 14 without interfering with each other. May be formed so as to be located outside.

As described above, the partition device 1 of the present embodiment includes a movable base portion 2 which is a support device, a connecting panel 11A which is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction with respect to the movable base portion 2, and a connecting panel 11A. A partition panel 11B having a horizontal length W3 that is twice the horizontal length W2 and rotatably supported in the horizontal direction with respect to the connecting panel 11A, and a horizontal length of the partition panel 11B. It has a lateral length W4 of W3 or less, and includes a terminal panel 11C that is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction with respect to the partition panel 11B.

Here, the manufacturing cost of the partition panel 11B is substantially ½ as compared with manufacturing two panels having a lateral length of ½ of the lateral length W3 of the partition panel 11B.

Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to provide an inexpensive partitioning device in which the panel is not biased to one side even when folded.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the partition device 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the configuration of the partition device 1 of the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the partition device 1 of the first embodiment except that the support device is a fixed partition 3 installed on the wall 4. Therefore, the fixed partition 3 will be described below.

The fixed partition 3 includes a fixed panel 31 fixed to the wall 4 and a joint portion 33 that rotatably connects the connecting panel 11A to the fixed panel 31 in the horizontal direction.

The fixing panel 31 includes a rectangular frame 16 fixed to the wall 4 and a panel body 15 fitted into the frame 16. The configuration of the panel body 15 and the frame 16 is the same as the configuration of the panel body 15 and the frame 16 of the first embodiment.

The joint portion 33 has no casters and extends to the floor surface.

Since the fixed panel 31 is fixed to the wall 4, it does not rotate with respect to the wall 4. Therefore, the storage 32 can be arranged on both sides of the fixed panel 31.

As described above, the partition device 1 of the present embodiment includes a fixed partition 3 as a support device.

Therefore, especially in a hospital, if it is installed between two beds, it can effectively protect privacy and can provide an inexpensive partition device in which the panel is not biased to one side even when folded. be.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the partition device 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the configuration of the partition device 1 of the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the partition device 1 of the first embodiment except that the support device is a joint portion 33 fixed to the wall 4.

The configuration of the joint portion 33 of the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the joint portion 33 of the second embodiment.

As described above, the partition device 1 of the present embodiment includes a joint portion 33 fixed to the wall 4 as a support device.

Therefore, it is possible to protect the privacy of the user with a simpler configuration, and it is possible to provide an inexpensive partition device in which the panel is not biased to one side even when folded.

1 Partition device 2 Movable base 3 Fixed partition 4 Wall 11A Connecting panel 11B Partition panel 11C Termination panel 12 Connecting panel caster 13 Partition panel caster 14 Termination panel caster 15 Panel body 16 Frame 17 Connection 18 Handle 21 Base panel 22A Base frame 22B Base caster 22C Recess 31 Fixed panel 32 Storage 33 Joint

Claims (3)

A base frame that forms a recess when viewed from a plane,
The base panel erected on the base frame and
It is equipped with a plurality of panels with casters at the bottom that can be folded and unfolded to the base panel.
The panel to be folded is folded in a direction substantially orthogonal to the development direction of the panel when viewed from a plane and parallel to a line segment connecting both ends of the opening width of the recess.
The base frame is a partition device whose upper surface is exposed. The partition device according to claim 1 , wherein the base frame has a planar shape that does not interfere with the movement locus of the casters traveling when the panel is folded and unfolded. The partition device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the base panel stands on a base frame through which a line segment orthogonal to the line segment passes at a substantially midpoint of a line segment connecting both ends of the opening width of the recess.

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