JP7089748B2 - Shade unit and shade system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a shade unit and a shade system, and more particularly to a shade unit and a shade system capable of rotating the shade panel vertically and horizontally and having an excellent light-shielding effect and a power generation effect when a photovoltaic power generation panel is mounted. Is.

In recent years, various systems have been proposed in which the orientation of the panel can be freely changed in accordance with the spread of a shade system on the wall surface of a building from the viewpoint of dimming in the building and a solar power generation system that effectively utilizes the wall surface.
For example, in Patent Document 1, as a simple sun tracking device capable of facing the sun with a simple mechanism, a panel pedestal on which a solar panel is mounted and a panel pedestal erected at the center of rotation in the horizontal direction of the panel pedestal. A fixed shaft to be mounted, a support column that pivotally supports the vertical rotation center of the panel frame at both ends of the panel frame, and a support column are erected upward, and at least one wheel hangs downward at the peripheral edge. While pressing the base frame, which is installed and rotatably rotatably in the horizontal direction around the fixed shaft, and the outer peripheral surface, which is the ground contact surface of one of the wheels, with a roller, the roller rotates on the outer peripheral surface. Wheel drive means that rotate the wheels by transmitting motion, control means that controls the horizontal rotation of the base frame by controlling the wheel drive means, and the vertical rotation mechanism and panel of the panel mount. A simple sun tracking device has been proposed, which has a holding mechanism in an inclined state after the gantry is rotated, and is provided with a vertical rotation holding means in which the rotating mechanism and the holding mechanism are separately formed.
Further, Patent Document 2 describes a tracking device capable of increasing the negative elevation angle of a panel that receives or collects sunlight and efficiently removes dust accumulated on the light receiving surface or the light collecting surface of the panel. The stanchion comprises a stanchion, a panel supported by the stanchion that receives or collects sunlight, and a drive that drives the panel to track at least one of the altitude and azimuth of the sun. There has been proposed a device having an opening through which the stanchion is configured to pass through the opening when the panel faces the ground.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-213998 JP-A-2015-181324A

However, when shading or following sunlight, it is necessary to be able to freely change the direction in either the vertical or horizontal direction, but the device according to the above-mentioned proposal cannot freely adjust the angle in either the vertical or horizontal direction. There is a problem that the light-shielding effect and the follow-up effect of sunlight are insufficient.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a shade unit which can freely adjust the angle in any of the vertical and horizontal directions and has a high light-shielding effect and a sunlight-following effect, and a shade system using the same. ..

As a result of diligent studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have achieved the above object by interposing an intermediate member capable of indirectly changing the angle of the shade panel instead of directly changing the angle of the shade panel. We have found that it is possible and have completed the present invention.
That is, the present invention provides the following inventions.
1. 1. A shade unit having a frame, a panel rotating member rotatably provided on the frame, a shade panel mounted inside the panel rotating member, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the shade panel. hand,
The panel rotating member includes a rotating portion for rotating the panel rotating member with its radial direction as a rotation axis, and also includes a feeding portion for rotating the panel rotating member in the circumferential direction. The frame is provided via a holding portion having a driving member for supplying a driving force to the rotating portion and the feeding portion.
According to the instruction of the control unit, the driving force of the holding unit is transmitted to the panel rotation member, and the panel rotation member rotates in the circumferential direction and rotates in the direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction. The shade panel can be oriented to a desired angle in the horizontal and vertical directions.
A shade unit characterized by that.
2.1 A plurality of shade units described above are arranged, and the plurality of shade units can be individually controlled so that the plurality of shade panels can be set to face in any direction. Characterized shade system.

The shade unit of the present invention can freely adjust the angle in any of the vertical and horizontal directions, and has a high light-shielding effect and a high sunlight-following effect.
Further, in the shade system of the present invention, since a plurality of shade units of the present invention are connected in a row, it is possible to change the angle for each shade unit to perform light shielding and follow-up of sunlight more accurately.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the shade unit of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an arrow view in the II direction of FIG. 1 (however, the control unit is omitted). FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow III in FIG. 1 (however, the control unit is omitted). FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part IV of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the V portion of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the shade system of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a usage mode of the shade system shown in FIG.

1 Shade unit; 10 frames; 20 Panel rotation member; 21 Basic body; 26 Upper turntable; 28 Lower turntable; 30 Shade panel; 40 Control part; 50 Holding part; 52 Rotating part; 56 Feeding part

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.
<Overall structure>
As shown in FIG. 1, the shade unit 1 of the present invention includes a frame 10, a panel rotating member 20 rotatably provided on the frame 10, and a shade panel 30 mounted inside the panel rotating member 20. It also has a control unit 40 that controls the operation of the shade panel 30. In the present specification, the upper side means the upper side in FIG. 2, and the lower side means the lower side in FIG.
Hereinafter, it will be described in detail.
In FIGS. 4 and 5, some gears are represented as mere disks in consideration of the fact that the drawings are complicated and difficult to understand.

<Frame>
The frame 10 is a frame body formed by connecting rod-shaped members in a U-shape. The frame 10 is not limited to a U-shape, but may have various shapes such as a square shape, a triangular shape, and a shape composed of two rod-shaped bodies on both the left and right sides.

<Panel rotation member>
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the panel rotating member 20 is circular and is provided on a pair of upper and lower basic bodies 21 on the outer side of these basic bodies 21 (above one of the basic bodies 21). From the upper turntable 26, which is provided, has a ring shape, the shade panel 30 is fixed on the inner peripheral side thereof, and teeth are formed on the outer peripheral edge 26a, and the lower turntable 28 located between the basic bodies 21. Become. The basic bodies 21 are arranged in parallel with an interval of two. These two ring-shaped basic bodies 21 are attached to the frame 10 at intervals and in parallel via a holding portion 50 described later. Therefore, a convex portion 24a for attaching to the holder is formed at a position facing the diameter axis of the basic body 21. The upper turntable 26 is formed larger so that the outer peripheral edge is located outside the lower turntable 28, and the teeth formed on the outer peripheral edge 26a are fitted with the engaging portion 56e described later. The rotational force from the motor is applied. The transmission path from the motor will be described later. Further, the inner peripheral edges of the upper rotary disk 26 and the lower rotary disk 28 are formed so as to be located on the inner peripheral side of the inner peripheral edge of the basic body 21, and the shade panel 30 is attached to the fastening member such as a bolt on the inner peripheral edge thereof. It is fixed using.
Further, a plurality of rectangular openings (not shown) are provided in the inner peripheral portion 22 located above the basic body 21, and the rotating body 22b made of a bearing is provided in the inner peripheral portion in the openings. The circumferential direction of 22 is provided as its longitudinal direction (diameter direction). The rotating body 22b is in contact with the upper rotating disk 26 at the upper end and the lower rotating disk 28 at the lower end. As a result, the upper turntable 26 is rotatably held in the upper part of the basic body 21 in the circumferential direction. Further, the upper turntable 26 is configured such that its inner peripheral edge is located on the inner peripheral side of the inner peripheral edge of the basic body 21, and on the inner peripheral edge side located on the inner peripheral side thereof, the upper turntable 26 and the lower side are located. The turntable 28 is connected with a fastening member 22c such as a screw. Further, a fixed shaft 22d is arranged on the outer peripheral edge side of the upper basic body 21 toward the lower turntable side, and a bearing 22e is provided at the tip of the fixed shaft 22d, and the bearing 22e is the lower turntable. The lower rotary disk 28 is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the lower rotary disk 28 so as to be rotatable, and the basic body 21 rotatably holds the lower rotary disk 28 and the upper rotary disk 26 connected to the lower rotary disk 28 via the fixed shaft 22d. is doing.

<Holding part>
The holding portions 50 are provided on both the left and right sides of the panel rotating member 20, and connect the panel rotating member and the frame 10 on the left and right sides of the panel rotating member 20.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the holding portion 50 includes a rotating portion 52 for rotating the panel rotating member 20 with the radial direction as a rotation axis, while the holding portion 50 is provided on the left side in FIG. Further, a feed portion 56 for rotating the panel rotation member 20 in the circumferential direction thereof is provided on the right side in FIG. 2, on the other hand. Further, the holding portion 50 has stepping motors 51, 51 as driving members for supplying driving force to the rotating portion 52 and the feeding portion 56, respectively, on both the left and right sides. In the present embodiment, the stepping motors 51 and 51 are provided on the outside of the frame 10 corresponding to the rotating portions 52 and the feeding portions 56 on both the left and right sides of the panel rotating member 20. That is, in the present embodiment, the holding member 50 is a frame 10 on both the left and right sides of the panel rotation member 20 so that the panel rotation member 20 is rotated about the radial direction of the panel rotation member 20 as a rotation axis. The panel rotating member 20 is held in a state of being connected to the frame 10 so as to rotate the panel rotating member 20 in the circumferential direction thereof.
Both the left and right stepping motors 51 and 51 have a motor body 51a attached to the outside of the frame 10, a rotating shaft 51b extending from the motor body 51a (not shown on the feed portion 56 side), and tips thereof. It is composed of the provided gear 51c.
Then, in the rotating portion 52, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, separately, the upper and lower basic bodies at the tip of the convex portion 24a (the end portion on the outer side in the circumferential direction) in the basic body 21 of the panel rotating member 20. A connecting plate 54 for connecting 21 is provided, and a rotating shaft 54a, which is provided at the center of the connecting plate 54 and transmits a rotational force to the connecting plate, and an inner end of the panel rotating member 20 of the rotating shaft 54a. A cylindrical internal locking portion 54b, which is provided in the portion and abuts on the basic body 21 to supplementally transmit the rotational force of the rotating shaft 54a to the basic body 21 and eventually to the shade panel 30, and the outside of the frame 10. A rotary gear 54d formed of a spur gear that is connected to the rotary shaft 54a, has a disk shape, is fixed to the connecting plate 54, and engages with the gear 51c. Is formed by. The rotary shaft 54a is rotatably held by the frame 10, and the basic body 21 is rotatably supported by the rotary shaft 54a. The connecting plate 54 is connected to the basic body 21 by using a normal fastening member such as a screw or a bolt (not shown).
The rotation of the stepping motor 51 causes the gear 51c to rotate, and when the rotational force is transmitted to the rotary gear 54d, the rotary shaft 54a rotates, and the rotational force is applied to the basic body by the connecting plate 54 and the internal locking portion 54b. It is transmitted to the panel rotation member 20 through 21 and rotates the panel rotation member 20 with the diameter direction of the panel rotation member 20 as the rotation axis. As a result, the shade panel 30 can also be rotated with the diameter direction of the panel rotating member 20 as the rotation axis.

Further, in the feed portion 56, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, the rotating shaft body 56f is attached to the frame 10 on the tip end side (outside in the circumferential direction) of the convex portion 24a in the basic body 21 of the panel rotating member 20. A spur gear 56a and a screw gear 56b rotatably fixed via (see FIG. 5) are provided. The spur gear 56a is arranged so as to engage with a gear 51c provided at the tip of the rotating shaft of the motor. The screw gear 56b is smaller than the spur gear 56a and is arranged so as to be located between the upper and lower basic bodies 21 in the convex portion 24a. Further, a screw gear 56c that engages with the screw gear 56b is arranged between the upper and lower basic bodies 21 in the convex portion 24a. The screw gear 56c is integrated with the shaft body 56d and is fitted with the screw gear 56b. The shaft body 56d is provided with an engaging portion 56e made of spur gears that are fitted to the outer peripheral edge of the upper turntable 26 above the basic body 21.
The rotation of the stepping motor 51 causes the gear 51c to rotate, and when the rotational force is transmitted to the spur gear 56a, the spur gear rotates, and the rotational force is transmitted to the screw gear 56b via the rotation shaft. Then, the rotation of the screw gear 56b causes the shaft body 56d to rotate about the axial direction of the panel rotating member 20 as a rotation axis, whereby the engaging portion 56e rotates, and the rotational force is transmitted to the upper rotary disk 26. .. As a result, the upper rotary disk 26 and the lower rotary disk 28 connected to the upper rotary disk 26 rotate in the circumferential direction of the panel rotation member 20. Along with this, the shade panel 30 connected to the upper turntable 26 and the lower turntable 28 rotates in the circumferential direction of the panel rotation member 20.

<Shade panel>
The shade panel 30 has an I-shaped shape with both sides of the central portion of the square body cut out. Further, although not particularly shown in the present embodiment, the shade panel 30 can be formed by a photovoltaic power generation panel.

<Control unit>
The control unit 40 issues an instruction to the stepping motor 51 of the holding unit 50, the driving force of the holding unit 50 is transmitted to the panel rotating member 20, the panel rotating member 20 rotates in the circumferential direction, and the panel rotating member 20 rotates in the circumferential direction. The shade panel 30 is a portion for being able to change its orientation to a desired angle in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction by rotating in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a computer 42 in which a predetermined program is stored and a transmission line 44 that receives an instruction from the computer, transmits an instruction signal to the stepping motor 51, and supplies necessary power. It is composed of and. The control unit 40 is omitted in the drawings other than FIG. Further, the computer 42 is a computer including a recording medium such as a normal central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and a hard disk (HDD).
Then, in the control unit 40, for example, when it is desired to change the angle of the shade panel 30 by 30 ° in the horizontal direction and 15 ° in the vertical direction, the instruction signal of the command to that effect is stepped by the rotating unit 52 and the feeding unit 56. The panel rotation member 20 can be rotated around the radial direction by feeding to the motor 51 and rotating the rotation axis of each stepping motor 51, and can be rotated at a predetermined angle by rotating in the circumferential direction. ..

<Action, materials, etc.>
As described above, in the shade system of the present embodiment, the stepping motors 51 and 51 of the rotating unit 52 and the feeding unit 56 are operated by sending a predetermined signal from the control unit 40, and the driving force thereof is used to operate the stepping motors 51 and 51. The panel rotation member 20 is rotated about its radial direction as a rotation axis, and is rotated in its circumferential direction independently of this radial rotation. As a result, the shade panel 30 connected to the panel rotation member 20 rotates in the direction instructed by the control unit 40.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the gear 51c is rotated by the rotation of the stepping motor 51 on the rotating portion 52 side, and the rotating gear 54d is rotated by the rotational force. The rotation of the rotary gear 54d causes the connecting plate 54 to rotate, and the basic body 21 connected to the connecting plate 54 rotates about its diameter as a rotation axis. Along with this, the shade panel 30 connected to the basic body 21 via the upper turntable 26 rotates. Further, the gear 51c is rotated by the rotation of the stepping motor 51 on the feed portion 56 side, and the spur gear 56a is rotated by the rotational force. When the spur gear 56a rotates, the rotary shaft body 56f rotates, the screw gear 56b provided at the tip thereof rotates, and the screw gear 56c engaged with the screw gear 56b rotates. As a result, the shaft body 56d and the engaging portion 56e rotate, and the upper rotating disk 26 engaged with the engaging portion 56e rotates in the circumferential direction thereof. As the upper turntable 26 rotates, the basic body 21 connected to the upper turntable 26 rotates.
Each component of the shade unit in this embodiment can be formed by using a metal material or a plastic material usually used for forming this kind of device.

<Shade wall system>
In the shade wall surface system 100 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of shade wall surface units 1 are arranged, and the plurality of shade wall surface units 1 are individually controlled, and the plurality of shade panels 30 are respectively. It can be set to face any direction.
The shade wall surface unit 100 is a frame in which each frame 10 extends only in the vertical direction, and by fixing each holding portion 50 (rotating portion 52 and feeding portion 56) to the frame 10 between the frames 10, the panel rotation is performed. The moving member 20 and the shade panel 30 are configured to be positioned alternately in the height direction.
Further, although not particularly shown, a fixing member for fixing to the building is provided between the system and the building.
In the shade wall system of the present embodiment configured as described above, the shade panels in all the shade wall units can be uniformly rotated in the same direction, and as shown in FIG. 7, each of them can be rotated. It is also possible to give instructions separately to rotate each shade panel in a different direction.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, the rotating body 22b does not have to be formed of bearings, and can be formed by using any rotatable object such as a wheel without particular limitation.

Claims (2)

A shade unit having a frame, a panel rotating member rotatably provided on the frame, a shade panel mounted inside the panel rotating member, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the shade panel. hand,
The panel rotating member includes a rotating portion for rotating the panel rotating member with its radial direction as a rotation axis, and also includes a feeding portion for rotating the panel rotating member in the circumferential direction. The frame is provided via a holding portion having a driving member for supplying a driving force to the rotating portion and the feeding portion.
According to the instruction of the control unit, the driving force of the holding unit is transmitted to the panel rotation member, and the panel rotation member rotates in the circumferential direction and rotates in the direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction. The shade panel can be oriented to a desired angle in the horizontal and vertical directions.
A shade unit characterized by that.
A plurality of shade units according to claim 1 are arranged, and the plurality of shade units can be individually controlled so that the plurality of shade panels can be set to face any direction. The characteristic shade system.

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