JPH0240765Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The invention is suitable for use in cages, circles, etc. for pet animals.
This invention relates to something used as a pillar material that also serves as a connection between wire meshes when building an assembly type structure using wire mesh as an enclosing surface.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional wire mesh baskets and wire mesh circles for pets are often assembled in order to reduce their volume during transportation.

In addition, animal cages, animal cages, and the like used at home can be folded or disassembled to reduce their storage volume when not in use.

For foldable or sectional wire mesh baskets, the wire mesh that makes up each enclosure surface must be connected to each other so that they can be removed and rotated, and when assembled, they must be firmly connected. be.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

It is desirable that the joints between wire mesh surfaces that can be assembled into baskets or circles do not require the use of tools when assembled or disassembled, and that they can be assembled or disassembled without the use of tools. It is better not to use small parts.

If special parts that are generally difficult to obtain are used, assembly becomes impossible if those parts are lost or damaged.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention enables the tips of the horizontal bars fixed to the vertical bars forming the peripheral frame of the wire mesh to be fitted into the first grooves provided along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the pillar material, and A second groove is provided in the depth of the groove in the longitudinal direction facing the side of the first groove, and in this second groove,
By using a column material into which the vertical beam material is fitted, the above-mentioned problems can be solved.

[Effect]

By inserting the edge frames of the two wire meshes that need to be connected into the grooves provided along the longitudinal direction of the two longitudinal sides of the pillar material, the two wire meshes are connected to each other via the pillar material.

〔Example〕

The figure shows an embodiment in which a circle for a pet is formed using the pillar material according to the present invention, and will be described in detail below based on the drawing.

1A and 1B are pillar materials according to the present invention, and 2 is a plurality of wire meshes connected by the pillar materials 1A or 1B to form a circle.

The pillar material 1A is for corners connecting the wire meshes 2, 2 at right angles at the four corner parts, and the pillar material 1B is for the corners of the four corners.
This is an intermediate type for connecting two wire meshes 2, 2 arranged in a straight line.

Each wire mesh 2 has vertical bars 2a and horizontal bars 2b intersecting each other in a grid pattern, and each intersection point 2c is fixed by electric resistance welding (spot welding) or the like.

The outermost vertical bar 2a' and horizontal bar 2 in each wire mesh
b' forms a peripheral frame that frames the wire mesh 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pillar material 1B has a hollow and flat rectangular cross section that is elongated in the direction in which the wire mesh 2 is connected.

As shown in Fig. 4, the corner pillar material 1A has a cross section in which a flat rectangle is curved into an arc at a right angle in the center in order to orthogonally intersect the surfaces of the wire meshes 2 and 2 that need to be connected. .

Left and right side surfaces 3, 3 in the longitudinal direction in 1A, 1B
has an opening 4a facing outward, a depth twice or more than the thickness of the bars 2a, 2b forming the periphery of the wire mesh 2, and a width slightly wider than the thickness of the bars 2a, 2a. A first groove 4 is provided in the longitudinal direction.

At the back of one of the side walls 4b, 4c of the first groove 4 is a groove whose one side coincides with the bottom wall 4d of the groove 4 and whose width and depth are slightly larger than the diameters of the crosspieces 2a, 2b. 2
The grooves 5 are arranged in a concave manner.

The crosspieces 2a, 2b on the side edges of the wire meshes 2, 2 are fitted into both the grooves 4, 5.

In Figure 2, one wire mesh 2 is attached to the intermediate pillar material 1B.
The tip 2b'' of the horizontal bar 2b perpendicular to the opening 4a is inserted into the groove 4, and the outermost vertical bar 2a' of the column 1B is inserted into the groove 5. be done.

In the embodiment shown in FIG.
The length of B is slightly longer than the height of the wire mesh 2, and the lower ends 6 (not shown) of the pillars 1A and 1B are
It is fixed to the inner surface of the frame edge 7b that is slightly higher than the bottom surface 7a of the stand 7, or the pillar materials 1A, 1 are attached to the bottom surface 7a.
It is fixed to the stand 7 by providing a hole (not shown) that matches the cross-sectional shape of B and tightly fitting it into the hole.

The upper ends 6 of the pillars 1A, 1B protrude slightly upwards than the uppermost horizontal bar 2b' of the wire mesh 2, and the caps 8 are fixed or tightly fitted so that the wire mesh 2 is longitudinally This prevents them from escaping in this direction.

3 and 4 show a state in which both side edges of the wire meshes 2 and 2 are connected to each other via pillars 1A and 1B.

A wire mesh 2 is placed in the second groove 5 located at the back of the first groove 4.
The horizontal bar 2b is inserted so that the vertical bar 2a' forming the left and right edge frames of the horizontal bar 2b is inserted and closes the opening of the second groove 5.
The tip 2b'' of is fitted into the first groove 4.

Since the vertical bar 2a and the horizontal bar 2b are firmly fixed at the intersection thereof, the vertical bar 2a' inserted into the second groove 5 is blocked by the tip 2b'' of the horizontal bar 2b, and does not come out of the groove 5. You can't escape.

Therefore, the pillar members 1A, 1B and each wire mesh 2 are firmly connected in the left-right direction.

[Other Examples]

FIG. 5 shows an example of another intermediate column 21B that is used in the same manner as the intermediate column 1B, and this column 21B is a solid body with a narrow width.

FIG. 6 shows a column 21A similar to the corner column 1A shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.
1A is applied when the front and back sides of the wire mesh 2 are reversed.

That is, in FIGS. 1 and 4, the wire mesh 2
The vertical bars 2a are on the inside when configured as a circle or basket, and the horizontal bars 2b are on the outside,
Therefore, the first groove 4 into which the tip of the horizontal bar 2b is fitted is located on the outside, and the second groove 5 through which the vertical bar 2a' is inserted is located on the inside.

If the front and back sides of the wire mesh 2 are reversed, the arrangement of the vertical bars 2a and horizontal bars 2b will be reversed, so the corner pillar material 2
1A, as shown in FIG. 6, the relationship between the grooves 4 and 5 is reversed.

Figure 7 shows corner pillar material 3 that can be adapted when the front and back sides of the wire meshes 2, 2 to be connected are reversed.
It is 1A.

That is, the relationship between the inside and outside of the first and second grooves 4, 5 provided on the left and right side surfaces 3, 3 is reversed between the left side surface 3 and the right side surface 3.

In addition, if it is desired to position the first groove 4 on the inner side surface of the right side surface 3 and the opposite position on the left side surface, the pillar material 31A may be turned upside down.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, the wire meshes can be easily connected and disassembled by simply inserting and removing the side edges of the wire meshes into the grooves of the pillars.

In addition, because at least one of the crosspieces is inserted through the mating part of the pillar and wire mesh, there is little looseness, so even if a force is applied from the outside to a circle or basket that has been set up, there will be no distortion. It is possible to perform a sturdy assembly without the risk of this occurring.

Furthermore, when connecting corners that are connected at right angles using conventional retaining rings or clasps, the unevenness of the connector or wire mesh becomes visible, spoiling the aesthetic appearance. Since the unevenness is hidden in the groove, the structure is good, and since there is no unevenness at the tip of the crosspiece, there is no risk of damage to hands or objects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pet circle assembled with two types of pillar materials according to the present invention;
The figure is a perspective view showing how to connect the intermediate pillar material and the wire mesh, Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 4
The figure is a sectional view taken along the - line, Figure 5 is a sectional view similar to Figure 3, showing another example of the intermediate pillar material, and Figure 6 is another example of the corner pillar material. FIG. 7 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 4 showing a further embodiment of the corner pillar material. 1A, 1B, 21A, 21B, 31A... Pillar material, 2... Wire mesh, 2a... Vertical bar, 2b... Horizontal bar,
2c...intersection, 3...side, 4...groove, 4a...
Opening, 4b, 4c... side wall, 4d... bottom wall, 5...
...Groove, 6...Top end, 7...Base, 8...Cap.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) The tips of the horizontal bars fixed to the vertical bars forming the peripheral frame of the wire mesh can be fitted into first grooves provided along the longitudinal direction on both sides of the pillar material. At the same time, a second groove is provided in the depth of the first groove in the longitudinal direction facing the side of the first groove, and in this second groove,
A pillar material that also serves as a connection for a wire mesh into which the vertical beam material is fitted. (2) A pillar material that also serves as a connection for wire mesh as set forth in claim (1) of the utility model registration, wherein the pillar material has a flat rectangular cross-sectional shape. (3) A pillar material that also serves as a connection for wire mesh as set forth in claim (1) of the utility model registration, wherein the pillar material has an arc-curved cross-sectional shape. (4) The wire mesh connection according to claims (1) to (3) of the utility model registration claim, in which the second grooves on both sides of the pillar are located on the same side of the first groove. Pillar material that also serves as. (5) The second grooves on both sides of the column are located on different sides of the first groove, as described in any one of claims (1) to (3) of the utility model registration claims. Pillar material that also serves as a connection for wire mesh.