JPH05239863A - Freely foldable structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to fold in a compact state and restrain height dimension when folded as far as possible. CONSTITUTION:A folding gable panel 30 is interposed between vertical frames 12, 22 of each of a reference frame 10 and a pair of movable frames 20 which are parallel to the panel 10 so that the frames 20 are horizontally movable with reference to the frame 10. A roof panel 40 and a floor panel 50 are erectably and rotatably connected to an upper frame 11 and lower frame 13 of the panel 10. The upper and lower ends of the frame 10 and the panel 30 are closed by the panel 40 and the panel 50 and the panel 40 and the panel 50 can be folded with respect to the frame 10. As a result, a structure A can be stored and transported in a compactly folded state with respect to the frame 10 and can be installed in an expanded state and, when the structure is folded, the roof panel protrudes upwardly from the frame 10, thereby allowing the structure to pass through an opening of a warehouse and the like, so that it can run, for example, on a road below a rail track, where there is a height limit for transportation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable structure used as, for example, a temporary house, an office in a factory, a temporary rescue station, a greenhouse or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Temporary houses that have been commonly used,
As a substitute for a tent or the like, the present inventor has proposed a Japanese patent application
A collapsible construct has been proposed with No. 8067. According to this, a pair of opposing flat side panels provided with a partition panel on the movable frame, one side end is hingedly connected to the upper and side ends of each flat side panel, and the other side ends are hingedly connected to each other, Preferably, the roof panel is formed into a mountain fold shape and the gable side panels before and after the valley fold shape are provided, so that the flat side panel is used as a reference for folding.

[0003]

The structure according to this proposal has an advantage that it can be extended and installed as needed, and when it is unnecessary, it can be compactly folded and removed, transported, or stored. In the case of a mountain fold, the folding height dimension is the total dimension of the flat panel height and the roof panel folding height, and the height tends to be relatively high.

Therefore, when the structure passes through an entrance / exit of a building such as when it is used as an office in a factory or when it is stored in a warehouse when it is not needed, it is laid sideways in relation to the opening. It requires complicated work such as loading and unloading after loading, or there is a height restriction when transporting the vehicle between the installation location and the storage location.
For example, there is a problem that roads under railway tracks cannot be used and detours must be made.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the problem to be solved is to suppress the height dimension when folded as much as possible and to facilitate transportation and storage. To provide a collapsible construct.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a reference frame is provided between a pair of front and rear movable frames, and a gable side panel is provided between the reference frame and the movable frame, and the reference frame is rotatable up and down. A roof panel is provided, and the roof panel is turned over when folded to obtain a folding height dimension substantially equal to the height dimension of the extension installation structure.
That is, the present invention includes a reference frame, a pair of movable frames parallel to and parallel to the reference frame, a folding gable side panel provided between each of the vertical frames of the reference frame and the movable frame,
It is equipped with a movable frame which is connected to the upper frame of the reference frame so as to be tiltable and rotatable, a roof panel for closing the upper end between the wife side panels, and a fixed or openable partition panel arranged so as to close the opening of the movable frame. A foldable structure (claim 1), a movable frame connected to the lower frame of the reference frame of claim 1 so as to be tiltable and rotatable, and a floor panel for closing the lower end between the wife side panels. Foldable structure (claim 2) characterized in that the folding gable side panel of claim 1 or 2 is foldable and housed between the reference frame and the movable frame. The present invention relates to a construct (claim 3) and these are the means for solving the above problems as the gist of the invention.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings showing the following embodiments. A indicates a foldable structure used as, for example, a temporary house, and the structure A is a reference frame 10, a movable frame 20, a wife. It is provided with a side panel 30, a roof panel 40, a floor panel 50, and a partition panel 60.

Reference frame 10 and movable frame 20
Are of the same width and different height, in which the upper frames 11, 21, the left and right vertical frames 12, 22 and the lower frames 13, 23 are framed, respectively, and the reference frame 10 is relatively wide and the movable frame 20 is wide. The reference frame 10 is thinly formed, and the reference frame 10 is arranged at an intermediate or front position of the structure A, and the movable frame 20 is arranged in front of and behind the reference frame 10 so as to be parallel to each other.

Between the vertical frames 12 and 22 of the reference frame 10 and the pair of movable frames 20, the end side panel 30 is provided so as to be foldable, and by extending the end side panel 30 by folding. The movable frame 20 is extendable and retractable in the front-rear direction so as to be horizontally movable back and forth with respect to the reference frame 10.

That is, the end panels 30 have their adjacent ends hinged to each other and their non-adjacent ends connected to the reference frame 1.
0 and the vertical frames 12 and 22 of each movable frame 20 are hinged in the same manner so that the end panel 30 can be folded and extended in a valley fold between the reference and movable frames 10 and 20, respectively. ..

For the hinge connection, an aluminum full surface hinge 70 having the entire length in the longitudinal direction is used, and the hinge connection between the reference frame 10 and the movable frame 20 and the wife side panel 30 is such that the vertical frames 12 and 22 of the frames 10 and 20 project. By fitting the fitting ridges 72 of the one side vertical frame 31 of the wife side panel 30 to the fitting ridges rotatably, the wife side panel 30 is directed to the insides of the vertical frames 12 and 22, respectively. To form a mountain fold, and the hinge connection between the end side panels 30 is performed by a hinge connection frame 73 provided with a pair of similar protruding fitting strips 71.
And the fitted line 72 of the vertical frame 31 on the other side is similarly fitted to each protruding fitting line 71, so that the wife side panel 3
0 is the above-mentioned reference frame 10 and each movable frame 20
There is a valley fold between them.

Further, the upper and lower frames 13 of the reference frame 10
The roof panel 40 and the floor panel 50 are connected to each other so that they can be turned up and down. Similar to the above, hinges that can be turned up and down are also connected by hinges, and the roof panel 40 is attached to each protruding fitting line of the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 13.
Also, the one side lateral frame 41 of the floor panel 50 is fitted with the fitted ridge 72 in a fitted shape, whereby the roof panel 40 and the floor panel 50 are fitted to the upper frame 11 and the lower frame of the reference frame 10. Each of 13 has a mountain fold shape.

At this time, the roof panel 40 closes the upper end between the movable frame 20 and the wife side panel 30 in a covering manner, and the airtight material 2 provided on the movable frame 20 and the wife side panel 30.
The floor panel 50 is provided on the floor panel 50 by closing the lower end between the movable frame 20 and the wife side panel 30 in a fitting manner. The movable frame 20 and the wife side panel 30 are arranged so as to be in contact with these inner surfaces via the airtight material 53.
It is supposed to be mounted on the positioning ribs 24 and 32 that project inward.

Therefore, the roof panel 40 and the floor panel 50
The roof panel 40 can be turned upside down and the floor panel 50 can be turned upward and downward with respect to the reference frame 10, and at this time, the hinge connection position of the roof panel 40 and the floor panel 50 can be set to the upper frame 11. Since the former is offset to the movable frame 20 side between the lower frame 13 and the lower frame 13, the movable frame 2 is provided between the roof panel 40 and the floor panel 50.
A space corresponding to the folding width of 0 and the wife side panel 30 is interposed.

Further, in the present example, the movable frame 20 has a pair of groove rails 28 and a pair of projecting rails 29 on the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 23 thereof.
The movable frame 20 is provided with the opening / closing partition panel 60, which is made up of four sash doors, by being opened and closed by a guide 9.

In the structure A of this example, the floor panel 50 is erected as shown in the figure, and the roof panel 40 is prevented from falling by interposing a supporting rod or supporting it manually. , By pushing each movable frame 20 toward the reference frame 10 side, the wife side panel 30 is folded between the reference frame 10 and each movable frame 20, and then the roof panel 40 is vertically tumbled so that the reference frame 10 is closed. It can be folded and reduced compactly so as to cover the reference frame 10 having the width as a reference, while the roof panel 40 is erected upright and the movable frame 20 is pulled to extend the wife side panel 30, By horizontally inverting the panel 50, it is possible to extend and expand the same with the reference frame 10 as a reference. And Aru.

Therefore, the building A is carried into the installation site in a folded and reduced state, for example, by using a hand or a crane,
The structure A can be installed by stretching and expanding the structure A, and upon removal, the structure A can be folded and reduced, and then carried out, stored, or transported as needed.

In the figure, reference numeral 25 is a retractable door roller provided on the movable frame 20, 42 is a connecting frame of the roof panel 40, 43 is a drain gutter of the roof panel 40, and 52 is a structural frame of the floor panel 50.

Although the illustrated example is as described above, in the present invention, instead of the floor panel, for example, a stationary type single or multiple panel is used, and this is separately stored when the structure A is folded and reduced. The floor panel is omitted and the floor is not provided, so that it can be widely used, for example, as an emergency relief station for a very temporary tent or as a greenhouse. be able to.

Further, the roof panel and the floor panel are a plurality of panels which are hingedly connected to the reference frame and are waterproofed or airtighted if necessary, instead of the single integrated panel shown in the above example. The body can be arranged continuously.

Generally, it is sufficient if the wife side panel is constructed so as to be foldable. However, when it is necessary to increase the depth width, for example, the four panels 6 and 6 are provided to cover the depth width.
It may be a plurality of pairs such as a sheet.

In this case, another wife-side panel rotatably connected in the opposite direction is further hingedly connected between the end-side panels so that a bellows-like fold can be formed as a whole. You can do this.

Further, in carrying out the present invention, necessary roofing is performed so that the roof panel is closed at the upper end of the movable frame and the end of the roof side panel in a fitting manner, and a vertically rotatable connection is provided. Using a separate hinge metal fitting in place of the above-mentioned aluminum full surface hinge, inserting the partition panel into a dead shape to make the movable frame a movable flat side panel, or blocking when this partition panel can be opened and closed. Make part or all of the opening to be a folding door, hinged door, etc., make the roof panel partially openable and closable, provide opening members such as doors on the wife side panel as necessary, wife side Use appropriate transparent or opaque panels such as glass, synthetic resin, honeycomb panels for panels or roof panels, movable frames,
Providing fixing means for fixing each other between the gable side panel and the roof panel or floor panel, provision of temporary support means for preventing the roof panel from falling when the movable frame is pressed and moving, and attaching the gable side panel between the frames In carrying out the present invention, including folding toward one side and providing casters for allowing non-directional movement at the lower end of the reference frame, movable frame, etc., the reference frame, the movable frame, the wife side panel , Various specific materials, shapes, structures, dimensions of the roof panel, the partition panel, or the structure in which the floor panel is added to the roof panel, the partition panel, the relationship including their connection, the application, etc. are variously changed unless they are against the gist of the invention. Yes, but not limited to those shown or described above.

[0024]

As described above, the present invention comprises a reference frame, a pair of movable frames parallel to and parallel to the reference frame,
Reference frame and movable frame Foldable gable side panel interposed between each vertical frame, movable frame connected to the upper frame of the reference frame and a roof panel for closing the upper end between the gable side panels, and movable Since it is equipped with a partition panel that can be fixed or opened and closed so as to close the frame opening, it can be installed by expanding and expanding at the installation site, and when it is not needed, it can be folded down and removed and carried in. Carrying out, transporting or storing can be made compact, which contributes to space saving. Furthermore, the roof panel does not project upward beyond the height of the reference frame or the movable frame when the folding is reduced, and the folding height can be adjusted. It is possible to provide a foldable construct with minimal restraint.

[0025] According to claim 2, a floor panel is additionally provided, so that a structure with a floor can be obtained. According to claim 3, the gable side panel can be folded and housed between the reference frame and the movable frame. The folding reduction state of can be made more compact.

[Brief description of drawings]

 Fig. 1 Perspective view of the construct Fig. 2 Perspective view of the construct with a part cut away Fig. 3 Perspective view showing the folded and reduced state of the construct Fig. 4 Side view showing the folded and reduced state of the construct Fig. 5 Cross-sectional view of the construct A line longitudinal cross-sectional view FIG. 7 BB line lateral cross-sectional view FIG. 8 Transverse sectional view showing the folded state of the end side panel of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Foldable structure 10 Reference frame 20 Movable frame 30 Gable side panel 40 Roof panel 50 Floor panel 60 Partition panel 70 Aluminum full surface hinge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A reference frame, a pair of front and rear movable frames parallel to the reference frame, and a folding gable side panel interposed between each vertical frame of the reference frame and the movable frame,
It is equipped with a movable frame which is connected to the upper frame of the reference frame so as to be tiltable and rotatable, a roof panel for closing the upper end between the wife side panels, and a fixed or openable partition panel arranged so as to close the opening of the movable frame. A foldable structure that is characterized by: 2. The folding structure according to claim 1, further comprising a movable frame, which is connected to the lower frame of the reference frame so as to be capable of tilting and pivoting, and a floor panel for closing the lower end between the wife side panels. Flexible structure. 3. A foldable structure wherein each foldable gable side panel according to claim 1 or 2 is foldable and housed between a reference frame and a movable frame.