JPH01219276A - Obturating device for groove rail - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure safe passages and to make the design look more attractive, by making an open groove obturatable with an obturating plate which is made to move outward at an engaging point in a way of being pushed out by an inclined guide device, and with an engaging member detachably engaged in the open groove with a pressing member provided at the terminal of the door. CONSTITUTION:A long obturating plate 9, slightly shorter in length than a rail, is contained in an open groove 8 of a groove rail 5 for opening and shutting guide. An engaging member 12, positioned at the end of the obturating plate 9 and facing outward, is detachably engaged in the open groove 8 with a pressing member 13 provided at the terminal of a door 4. The obturating plate 9 is made to move outward at the engaging point in a way of being pushed out by an inclined guide device 10 provided in the open groove 8, and the open groove is made obturatable thereby. To let the obturating plate 9 go down to the original position, a spring device is provided in an opening between the obturating plate 9 and the open groove 8, or at a rotating arm in place of, or together with an engaging member 17 and a pressing member 18 in the return stroke, and the obturating plate 9 is thereby urged toward the inside of the groove. With these devices, intrusion of alien substances can be prevented and smooth guide becomes available at the installed rail.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a building opening device having horizontal or vertical opening doors such as shutters, entrance sliding doors, and sashes, and particularly to a closing device for groove rails for guiding the opening and closing thereof. Regarding.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, the groove rail of such an opening device has been constructed by using an integral groove rail with a U-shaped cross section to connect the floor or wall of an opening to a building, as seen in the well-known horizontal or vertical slider. The opening end was used as the floor surface and the road surface.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such conventional grooved rails, the groove openings were always open, so if the heel of a shoe got stuck in the floor rail, for example, it would be very dangerous. In addition, dirt and pebbles can easily get in, spoiling the appearance and causing trouble in guiding the door. In addition, problems such as this kind of dirt are caused by 3.
The same is true of the standing grooves installed in the opening, and the design itself lacks simplicity, with the recessed grooves exposed on the floor or left and right walls of the opening.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional groove rail, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a groove rail closing device that ensures safe passage, allows five doors to be guided stably over a long period of time, and is also excellent in design. With the goal.

[Means for Solving Problem 11] The present invention has been completed in accordance with the above object, that is, a long blocking plate formed slightly shorter than the rail is housed in the opening of the opening/closing guide groove rail, and , an outwardly facing engaging portion provided upright at an end position of the closing plate can be freely engaged with a suppressing portion at the end of the door within the opening groove; and at the engaging position, an inclined portion provided within the opening groove; The groove fixing f4 is characterized in that the opening groove can be freely closed by moving the closing plate outwardly and laterally in a protruding manner by a guide device! lX device (Claim 1)
Further, there is provided a groove rail closing device I (Claim 2) which uses a rotating arm in place of the inclined guide device of Claim 1, and a groove rail closing device according to Claims 1 and 2. In addition, the groove track closure device 211 (claim 3) is provided with a rotating arm between the other end position of the closure plate and the opening groove.

Note that the end position of the occlusion plate means the edge of the occlusion plate or the vicinity thereof.

[Operation] As a result of the above, when the door is opened along the groove rail, the suppressing part at the end of the door engages with the closing plate engaging part and presses it laterally, but here Guided by the inclination guiding device within the opening groove or the rotating arm, the closing plate is moved outwardly of the opening groove in a protruding manner, thereby closing the opening groove.

[Example] Hereinafter, examples will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a horizontally pulling type panel shutter equipped with the groove track closing device 2 of the present invention, and the panel shutter 1 is formed by connecting a large number of panels 3 to form a folding door 4. Further, the door 4 is suspended above an upper frame (not shown) via a support door wheel, and is folded and opened/closed by being guided by the upper suspension rail of the upper frame and the groove rail 5 in the figure formed on the lower frame part. It is said to be free. In the figure, 6 is a vertical frame on the hanging base side of the shutter, and 7 is a door stop member at the end of the door connected to the end panel. Furthermore, these materials are mainly extruded aluminum laminated materials.

The groove obstructing device 212 of this example is formed in the lower frame of the horizontal shutter, and in the figure, 8 is an opening groove of the groove rail, 9 is a closing plate, 1O is an inclined guide device, and 11 is an opening groove of a groove rail. It is a rotating arm.

The closing plate 9 of this embodiment is a long member made of the aluminum profile or stainless steel plate, which is slightly shorter than the groove groove 5, and has a U-shaped cross section with downwardly curved pieces on each front and rear sides. be.

A bar-shaped engaging portion 12.12 is provided at the end position of the closing plate (on the door hanging side), facing outward from the groove. In this example, the door stop member 7 is provided with a suppressing portion 13.13, which is a door roller, at the lower end thereof, and can be freely engaged within the opening groove.

Next, the tilt guide device 2110 of this embodiment includes a tilt block 14 made of synthetic resin and a door wheel 15 that can freely move up and down the tilted surface of the block.
15, the inclined block is fixed to the bottom surface of the opening groove, and the door wheels are respectively provided on the front and rear curved pieces of the closing plate.

On the other hand, in addition to the above, the groove closing device of this embodiment has rotating arms 11° 11 made of stainless steel plate between the other (door stop side) end portion of the closing plate 9 and the opening groove, respectively. It is equipped with Further, reference numeral 16.16 in the figure indicates a stopper of the rotating arm fixed to the bottom surface of the opening groove and the front and rear side walls.

In addition, at the end position of the closure plate 9 of this example and the terminal end of the door 4, there are a return engagement part 17 and a return engagement part 17 for lowering and returning the protruding closure plate in addition to the above-mentioned engaging part 12 and pressing part 13. It has a pressing part 18.

Although not shown in the drawings, the engaging portion may be formed in various shapes other than the above-mentioned rod shape, such as a plate shape in which the end of the closing plate is bent and raised.

In addition, the pressing part is formed at the end of the door, depending on the type of door, for example, the door stop stile of an entrance sliding door or satsushi shoji, the door stop frame connected to the end panel of a horizontal sliding panel shutter, or the vertical door stop frame connected to the end panel of a horizontal sliding panel shutter. This applies to end slats of pull shutters, or pressing parts such as the door wheels provided therewith.

Next, it is sufficient for the inclined guide device to guide the above-mentioned closing plate in a protruding manner to the outside side of the groove. Various choices can be made, such as matching.

In addition, when a tilt guide device is provided at the other end of the closing plate, the device is provided spaced apart in the front and rear width direction within the opening groove,
It is only necessary to ensure that the obstructing plate does not become an obstacle to the lowering of the obstructing plate, and of course, such an inclined guide device or a rotating arm may be arranged at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the obstructing plate for reinforcement.

In addition, in order to return the closing plate to the lower position, instead of or in addition to the return engaging part and the return pressing part shown in the illustrated example, a spring device is installed between the closing plate and the opening groove, or on the rotating arm. Of course, it is also possible to force the plate toward the inside of the groove.

It should be noted that the present invention does not cover the specific shapes, structures, materials, and dimensions of the groove rail, the opening groove, the closing plate, the engaging part, the door end part, the suppressing part, the rotating arm of the tilt guide device 1, etc., unless it is contrary to the above-mentioned gist. ,ri
It goes without saying that the number, arrangement, relationship therebetween, etc. can be changed in various ways and are not limited to the above embodiments.

[Effects of the Invention] The groove track closing device of the present invention is configured as described above, and the opening groove of the opening/closing guide groove rail provided in the opening of the building can be freely closed. This can greatly improve safety by preventing the heels of shoes from getting stuck in the shoes, and also facilitate the passage of traffic. In addition, even in the case of standing rails, it is possible to effectively prevent the intrusion of foreign substances such as dirt and pebbles, and it is possible to obtain a clear appearance and smooth guidance over a long period of time.

Furthermore, by blocking the opening groove, the recessed groove is not exposed on the floor or left and right walls of the opening in the building, making it possible to simplify the design of the opening and enhance the sense of luxury. .

On the other hand, in the thick groove rail closing device, the engaging part of the closing plate can be freely engaged with the pressing part at the end of the door, so the opening groove can be closed using the opening force of the door and a series of operations when the door is opened. Therefore, it is possible to provide a groove track closing device that is easy to use and can be easily applied to automatic doors.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment, and FIGS. 1 to 3 are partially cutaway perspective views of the groove track closure device of the present invention, showing the state in which the closure plate is lowered into the open groove (FIG. 1), Same protruding state (
Fig. 2) shows the same open groove closed state (Fig. 3), and
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the closure device seen from the side. 2...Groove rail closure device z 5...Groove rail 4...Door 8...Opening groove 9...Closure plate
12--Engagement portion 10--Inclination guide device 13
- Pressing part 11 - Axis rotating arm Patent applicant: Swan Shoji Co., Ltd. Agent: Patent attorney: Kosuke Tamura

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A long blocking plate formed slightly shorter than the rail is housed in the opening groove of the opening/closing guide groove rail, and an outwardly facing engaging portion provided at the end of the blocking plate is connected to the door. The closing plate can be freely engaged with the pressing portion of the terminal end within the opening groove, and at the engagement position, the closing plate is moved outwardly and laterally in a protruding manner by an inclined guide device provided within the opening groove. A groove track closing device characterized in that it can be freely closed. (2) A groove track closing device using a rotating arm in place of the inclined guide device according to claim 1. (3) A groove rail closing device comprising, in addition to the groove rail closing device of claims 1 and 2, a rotating arm between the other end position of the closing plate and the opening groove.