JPH0450737Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a wheel device that allows a movable roof to move freely along a frame.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 61-159521, there is a known structure with a movable roof in the form of an arch, with both ends movable along rails provided on the upper part of the structure.
In such a movable roof, wheels are attached to the ends of the movable roof so that the roof can move smoothly along the rails, and these wheels abut against the rails.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

As shown in FIG. 8, such a wheel is constructed by attaching a wheel mounting member b to a horizontal support frame a that constitutes a movable roof.
Four vertical wheels c and two horizontal wheels d are supported on this wheel mounting member b, and the vertical wheels c are in contact with the bottom of the rail, and the horizontal wheels d are in contact with the side of the rail. However, the movable roof is heavy and a large load acts on the square wheels c and d, so as mentioned above, the vertical wheel c and the horizontal wheel d are attached to the wheel mounting member b with the horizontal axes e and L. A structure supported via the mold axis f cannot receive a large load, and there is a risk that the supporting portion will break over a long period of time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a wheel device for a movable roof in which the supporting portion will not be damaged even when subjected to a large load.

[Means and actions for solving problems]

A pair of left and right vertical plates having horizontal mounting pieces and an upper connecting plate form a wheel frame having an upward recess and a downward recess, and a wheel is rotatably supported on a horizontal axis within the downward recess, and A guide wheel is rotatably supported on a vertical axis by a lower horizontal plate fixed between a pair of left and right vertical plates.
Inserting the horizontal piece of the engagement member into the opening window opening in the upward recess formed in the pair of left and right vertical plates, and
By fixing the horizontal piece to the upper connecting plate with a screw located in the upward recess, the rigidity of the wheel frame can be increased, and the strength of the supporting part between the wheel and the guide wheel can be increased. can be attached to the movable roof at the same time.

〔Example〕

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the roof.The frame A is provided with arch-shaped fixed roofs B on both sides and a pair of movable roofs C in the middle.The pair of movable roofs C are fixed as shown by the arrows. By moving to the roof B side, the middle part of the roof B can be opened.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, in which a plurality of brackets 1 are fixed to the frame A at appropriate intervals, and each bracket 1 has a short attachment 2 made by cutting an extruded aluminum material into an appropriate length. are fixed to each other, and a long rail member 3 made of an extruded aluminum material is inserted and attached from the longitudinal direction between each attachment 2, and the rail member 3 and the attachment 2 are connected and fixed at one place. It has been done.

The attachment 2 has a substantially upward U-shaped cross section with a bottom plate 4 and a pair of side plates 5, 5, and the bottom plate 4 is fixed to the inclined mounting plate 1a of the bracket 1 with bolts 6, and the rail member 3 is fixed to the inclined mounting plate 1a of the bracket 1. Bottom plate 1
0 and a pair of side plates 11, 11 form a long member having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and are fitted and connected by sliding and inserting into the attachment 2 from the longitudinal direction so as not to come off.

A locked piece 14 is integrally formed inwardly at the end of the side plate 11 of the rail member 3.
and the upper inner surface 11a of the side plate 11 form a downward recess 15, and further a recess 1 formed in the bottom plate 10.
A rail 18 made of stainless steel, iron, etc. is fitted to the middle part 11b of the lower side plate 11.
is slightly thicker to form a guide rail 19. Note that a concave portion may be formed in the intermediate portion 11b of the side plate 11, and the guide rail 19 may be fitted into this concave portion.

The movable roof C has a rigid support frame 20 and a horizontal support frame 21.
to form an arch-shaped support frame 22, and a frame assembly 23 is attached to the outer surface of this support frame 22,
A roof plate 24 is attached to this stile assembly 23, and a draining plate 26 attached to the lower side stile 25 of the stile assembly 23 is made to face the upper outer surface of the side plate 11 above the rail member 3, and the outer surface thereof groove 27 formed in
The AT material 28 attached to the drain plate 26 is pressed against the inner surface of the drain plate 26 to prevent rainwater from entering.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 4, a mounting bracket 30 made of aluminum is fitted into the hollow portion at the lower end of the rigid support frame 20 and fixed with bolts 31.
A pair of substantially vertical wheels 34 and one substantially horizontal guide wheel 35 are supported on this wheel frame 32.
is in contact with the rail 18, and the guide wheel 35 is in contact with the guide rail 19.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the wheel frame 32 includes a pair of vertical plates 37, 3 each having a horizontal mounting piece 36.
7 are integrally connected by an upper connecting plate 38 extending in the longitudinal direction to form a substantially H-shape having an upward recess 39 and a downward recess 40. A pair of insertion holes 41 are provided at the longitudinal intermediate portions of the pair of horizontal mounting pieces 36, 36. 41, respectively, and a rectangular opening window 42 opening into the upward recess 39 is formed in the upper part of the vertical plate 37, and a notch 43 is formed in the lower part.
A lower connecting plate 44 is welded and fixed in between, and a guide wheel 35 is rotatably supported on this lower connecting plate 44 by a vertical shaft 46, and the left and right vertical plates 37, 37 are supported in the longitudinal direction. Horizontal shaft 4 suspended on both sides
At 7, a pair of wheels 34 are rotatably supported within the downward recess 40.

As shown in FIG. 6, a pair of engaging members 50, 50 are attached to the wheel frame 32.

In other words, the engagement member 50 has an upper horizontal piece 51 and a vertical piece 52.
The upper horizontal piece 51 is fitted into the opening window 42 and connected with a screw 54, and the lower horizontal piece 53 faces into the downward recess 15. A locking piece 55 is integrally formed, and a sixth
As shown in the figure, the locking piece 55 is covered by the locking piece 14, and when the movable roof C is lifted by strong winds, the locking piece 55 engages with the locking piece 14, and the wheels 34 are It is prevented from coming off from the rail member 3.

The screws 54 are located within the upward recess 39 and do not protrude above the horizontal mounting piece 36, so they do not interfere with the mounting bracket 30 and do not become a hindrance during installation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, wheels 34 are attached to the longitudinally intermediate portion of the door frame 32, fixed to lower connecting plates 44 on both sides in the longitudinal direction, and guide wheels 35 are attached to each lower connecting plate 44. Also good.

[Effect of idea]

The left and right pair of vertical plates 37, 37 are integrally connected by the upper connecting plate 38 to form the wheel frame 32, and the left and right pair of vertical plates 37, 37 are connected and fixed by the lower connecting plate 44, so the wheel frame 32 has rigidity. The wheels 34 and guide wheels 35 are supported on the wheel frame 32 and the lower connecting plate 44 by the horizontal shaft 47 and the vertical shaft 48.
When the supporting strength of the wheels 34 and the guide wheels 35 becomes large and they are attached to a heavy movable roof and supported movably along a rail member provided on the projectile,
The bearing part will not be damaged even if it receives a large load.

Additionally, a pair of left and right horizontal mounting pieces 3 are provided on the wheel frame 32.
6 and 36 are integrally formed, the wheel frame 32 can be easily attached to the end of the movable roof using the horizontal attachment piece 36, and the engaging member 50 attached to the wheel 32 can also be attached at the same time. Assembling the movable roof becomes easier.

Further, the wheel frame 32 can be reinforced by the engaging member 50 to increase its rigidity, and the strength of the supporting portion of the wheels 34 and guide wheels 35 can be further increased, and the horizontal piece 51 of the engaging member 50 can be fixed. Since the screw 54 is located within the upper recess 38 and does not protrude above the lateral mounting piece 36, the screw 54 does not become an obstacle when attaching the wheel frame 32.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 7 show embodiments of the present invention.
The figure is a side view of the wheel frame, Figures 2 and 3 are its front view and plan view, and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the wheel frame installed.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the roof, FIG. 6 is a detailed sectional view of the part shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a front view of another embodiment of the wheel frame, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example. 32 is a wheel frame, 34 is a wheel, 35 is a guide wheel, 36 is a horizontal mounting piece, 37 is a vertical plate, 38 is an upper connecting plate, 39 is an upward recess, 40 is a downward recess, 42
is an opening window, 44 is a lower connecting plate, 46 is a vertical axis, 47
50 is a horizontal shaft, 50 is an engaging member, 51 is a horizontal piece, and 54 is a screw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a pair of left and right vertical plates 37 equipped with horizontal mounting pieces 36;
37 are integrally connected with the upper connecting plate 38 to form the upward concave portion 3.
9 and a downward recess 40, and a vertically oriented wheel 34 is rotatably supported in the downward recess 40 by a horizontal shaft 47 horizontally suspended between a pair of left and right vertical plates 37, 37. At the same time, a pair of left and right vertical plates 3
A lower connecting plate 44 is fixed between 7 and 37, and a horizontally oriented guide wheel 35 is rotatably supported on a vertical shaft 46 attached to this lower connecting plate 44.
An opening window 4 is provided at the top of the pair of left and right vertical plates 37, 37.
2 is formed by opening into the upward recess 39, and the horizontal pieces 51 of the pair of left and right engaging members 50 are inserted into the opening window 42, and the upper connecting plate 38 is inserted through the upward recess 39 with screws 54.
A movable roof wheel device characterized by being fixed to.