JPH0745789B2 - Partition panel drive mechanism - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention hangs via a runner on a rail arranged on a ceiling in a room of a building and moves along the rail to obtain an indoor space. The present invention relates to a partitioning panel drive mechanism that can be used for multiple purposes by partitioning at the position.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a drive mechanism for a partition panel, a drive motor that engages a runner rotatably with a ceiling rail, suspends and supports the partition panel on the runner, and rotates the runner in the partition panel is used. A mechanism is known in which the runner rolls along the ceiling rail based on the rotation of the drive motor to move the partition panel in a predetermined direction (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-98081).

In this mechanism, the runner is integrally formed on the upper end of the vertical shaft projecting above the partition panel and rotates about the vertical shaft, and the vertical shaft penetrates below the runner. The auxiliary runner, which is rotatably held, is installed, the ceiling rail is divided into a runner running part and an auxiliary runner running part, and the runner runs in the runner running part and is provided below the runner. The auxiliary runner is designed to run in the auxiliary runner running section.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, in the drive mechanism of the conventional partition panel,
Since the ceiling rails cannot be formed at right angles at the corners, construction is difficult, the installation location of the rails is restricted, the appearance is poor, and there is no mechanism for running the corners. There was a problem that the running of the car was not smooth.

The object of the present invention is to make the traveling of the corner smoothly, and at the same time, the rails in the corner can be arranged at a substantially right angle for easy construction, there are few restrictions on the installation location of the rail, and the appearance is kept good. Another object of the present invention is to provide a drive mechanism for a partition panel.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the first invention, a support runner that supports the partition panel and is movably formed along the support rail is provided above the partition panel. Means for disposing a drive runner formed so as to be rollable along a drive rail above the support runner, and interposing a rotatably formed connecting shaft between the support runner and the drive runner. Has been adopted.

Further, in the second invention, the connecting shaft is composed of an upper connecting shaft and a lower connecting shaft, and is directionally supported between the drive runner and the upper connecting shaft and between the lower connecting shaft and the supporting runner. At the same time, a means is adopted in which the upper connecting shaft and the lower connecting shaft are slidably connected to each other and are formed so as to be expandable and contractable in accordance with the force applied to both connecting shafts.

[Action]

By adopting the above means, in the first aspect of the invention, the drive runner rolls along the drive rail by the rotational drive of the drive runner, and at the same time, the support runner below the drive runner is used for partitioning along the support rail. The support runner moves smoothly while supporting the panel, and the connecting shaft that is connected between the drive runner and the support runner is rotatably formed. The direction can be changed, the partition panel can be easily taken out and stored, and the supporting rail can be formed in a substantially right angle shape.

Further, in the second invention, since the upper connecting shaft and the drive runner and the lower connecting shaft and the support runner are directionally supported, the positional relationship between the drive runner and the support runner is particularly great at the corner portion. It can cope with changes in the inclination angle of the connecting shaft, and since the upper connecting shaft and the lower connecting shaft can be expanded and contracted, a force is applied to both connecting shafts at the corners in the direction away from each other. However, it can respond promptly.

〔Example〕

An embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in Fig. 1, the length is more than 10 meters, the width is about 1 m, and the thickness is more than 10 cm.
A traveling motor 2 is disposed in an upper part of the partition panel 1 extending in the up-and-down direction, and is electrically connected by a lead wire 4 to a battery 3 fixed to a right central portion of the partition panel 1. As a result, it is driven to rotate.
A differential device 7 is disposed above the traveling motor 2 for distributing the rotational force of the rotating shaft 5 of the traveling motor 2 to two rotating shafts 6a and 6b orthogonal to the rotating shaft 5.

The differential device 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, a bevel gear 8 is integrally formed at the tip of the rotary shaft 5 of the traveling motor 2, and the bevel gear 8 has two rotary shafts extending in a direction orthogonal to the rotary shaft 5. It meshes with a bevel gear 10 provided integrally with a case 9 that rotates around 6a and 6b.
Inside this case 9, four bevel gears 11a,
11b are arranged in mesh with each other, the bevel gear 11a in the upper and lower positions is supported by the connecting shaft 12 whose upper and lower ends are supported by the case 9, and the bevel gear 11b in the left and right positions is the rotating shafts 6a, 6b extending left and right. Installed on. Then, the traveling motor 2
When the case rotates, the upper and lower bevel gears 11a rotate at the same time as the case 9 rotates, and the left and right bevel gears 11b rotate to rotate the left and right rotating shafts 6a and 6b in the same direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, a disc-shaped support runner 13 is disposed above and behind the partition panel 1 (on the left and right in the figure), and a vertical shaft 14 is rotatable in the center of the support runner 13. Is supported through. Support rollers 15 for supporting the partition panel 1 are rotatably supported at four lower portions of the support runner 13. A bevel gear 16 is attached to the lower end of the vertical shaft 14, and the bevel gear 16 is attached to the tip end of the rotating shafts 6a and 6b extending in the horizontal direction.
The rotation of the rotary shafts 6a, 6b can be transmitted to the vertical shaft 14 by meshing with the vertical shaft 14.

A drive runner 18 for moving the partitioning panel 1 is arranged above the support runner 13, and both of them are rotatably supported at one end on the upper end of the vertical shaft 14 and at the other end. Connecting shaft 19 rotatably supported at the lower end of
Driven by the connecting shaft 19
Rotational force is transmitted to.

Here, the connecting shaft 19 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the connecting shaft 19 includes an upper connecting shaft 20 and a lower connecting shaft 20.
21 and the lower end of the lower connecting shaft 21 is a universal joint that can be rotated freely with respect to each other by inserting pins 25a and 25b in a direction orthogonal to the upper end of the vertical shaft 14. Similarly, the upper end of the upper connecting shaft 20 is also universally rotatable by inserting pins 22a and 22b in a direction orthogonal to the lower end of a rotary shaft 24 of a drive roller 23, which will be described later, of the drive runner 18. It is a joint.

The upper connecting shaft 20 is formed in a tubular shape having a hexagonal hole 26 having a hexagonal columnar hole formed inside, and a lower connecting shaft 21 formed in a hexagonal columnar shape is slidably inserted therein. Also, the upper connecting shaft 20
A pair of long holes 27 that are long in the vertical direction are provided in the center of the
On the other hand, a circular hole 28 is transparently provided at the upper end of the lower connecting shaft 21.
A support pin 29 penetrates these elongated holes 27 and 28. A lower end portion of the upper connecting shaft 20 becomes a flange portion 30 having an enlarged diameter, and a coil spring is provided between the flange portion 30 and an annular spring receiver 31 fitted on the upper connecting shaft 20 at a lower position of the support pin 29. 32 are intervening.

Then, when the lower connecting shaft 21 is moved downward so as to be separated from the upper connecting shaft 20, the support pin 29 is moved downward in the elongated hole 27, the coil spring 32 is compressed, and the force to move downward is reversed. When it disappears and the lower connecting shaft 21 moves upward to return to its original position, the support pin 29 moves upward in the elongated hole 27, and at the same time, the coil spring 32 extends and returns to its original state.

As shown in FIG. 1, a roller 33 is rotatably supported at four lower portions of the drive runner 18 to roll on a drive rail 34, and an upper portion is driven based on the rotation of the connecting shaft 19. Drive runner 1 while pressing the wall 34a of the rail 34 for use
A drive roller 23 that moves 8 is rotatably supported, and a roller 35 that is rotated by being pressed by a spring 53 and brought into contact with a wall 34b of a drive rail 34 on the side opposite to the drive roller 23 is rotatable. Supported by. The drive roller 23 of the drive runner 18 is installed at a lower position on the left side of FIG. 1 and at a higher position on the right side of FIG. 1, which is for the same drive when the drive rail 34 is branched. Rail 34
The guide rails (not shown) are provided to guide each rail. The support roller 15 rolls on a support rail 36 provided under the drive rail 34.

An operating shaft 37 extending in the horizontal direction is rotatably supported in the lower part inside the partition panel 1, and one end (the left end in FIG. 1) of which is attached with a ceiling-to-ground floor contact motor 38 and the other end. A shaft hole 39 for operating a manual handle is formed in the portion. Same axis
A diamond-shaped vertical movement member 40 is supported on the left and right portions of the 37 so as to be movable in directions opposite to each other with respect to the operating shaft 37, and the vertically opposing portions can be moved up and down by the rotation of the operating shaft 37. It has become.

The lower end of a ceiling-mounting lifting shaft 41 extending in the vertical direction is integrally attached to the upper end of the vertical moving member 40.
The upper end of is attached to the lower end of a rubber-made ceiling cushion 43 extending in the lengthwise direction on the upper end surface of the partition panel 1. Further, an upper end of a floor contact lift shaft 44 extending in the vertical direction is integrally attached to a lower end portion of the vertical movement member 40, and a lower end portion of the floor contact lift shaft 44 extends along a lower end surface of the partition panel 1. It is also mounted on top of a rubber floor cushion 45.

Then, by operating the arm-contacting floor contact motor 38 or a manual handle (not shown), the upper end of the vertical movement member 40 moves upward and the lower end moves downward, the contact cushion 43 comes into contact with the ceiling, The floor-contacting cushion 45 is in contact with the floor to ensure the shielding between the rooms on both sides of the partition panel 1.

A partition photocell 46 is attached to the upper left portion of the surface (front side in FIG. 1) of the partition panel 1, and a starting light projecting tube is provided at a position opposite to the light projecting tube. The traveling motor 2 is adapted to rotate when exposed to the light. A reflection-type traveling stop photoelectric tube 47 is attached to the upper part of the left end surface of the partition panel 1, and the traveling motor 2 is stopped by the intensity of light received. A reflection type storage stop photocell 48 is attached to the upper part of the rear surface of the partition panel 1 so that the storage of the partition panel 1 is stopped by receiving light. Further, a ceiling / contact floor contact photocell 49 is attached to an upper portion of the right end surface of the partition panel 1, so that the ceiling / contact floor contact motor 38 is operated. A storage start photoelectric tube 50 is attached below the same floor contact photoelectric tube 49 so that the storage of the partition panel 1 can be started by receiving light from a light projecting tube provided on a frame (not shown). There is. A battery charging terminal 51 is provided below the right end surface of the partition panel 1 so that the battery 3 can be sequentially charged. Further, an operation panel 52 is provided on the lower part of the front surface of the partition panel 1 so that the traveling motor 2 and the ceiling contact floor contact motor 38 can be operated.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the drive motor 34 and the supporting rail 36 in the corner portion, and the supporting rail 36 is the right-angled portion 36.
drive rail 34 is a right-angled portion 3 of the support rail 36.
An arcuate portion 34c is formed so as to project in an arcuate shape outward from 6a.

Now, the operation and effect of the drive mechanism of the partition panel 1 configured as described above will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, first, when the partition photocell 46 senses light from the wall side of a storage (not shown), the traveling motor 2
Is driven to rotate. When the traveling motor 2 is rotationally driven, the rotation of the rotating shaft 5 is transmitted to the rotating shafts 6a and 6b extending from the differential device 7 in both left and right directions through the differential device 7, and the rotating shafts 6a and 6a
6b rotate in the same direction. When these rotary shafts 6a, 6b rotate, bevel gears 17a, 17 attached to both ends thereof
Since b meshes with the bevel gear 16 attached to the lower end of the vertical shaft 14, the vertical shaft 14 rotates, and their rotation directions are the same for both vertical shafts 14. Rotation of both vertical shafts 14 is achieved by connecting shaft 19
Is transmitted to the drive roller 23 of the drive runner 18 via.
Since the drive roller 23 rotates while pressing the wall 34a of the drive rail 34, the partition panel 1 moves in a predetermined direction.

When the first partition panel 1 reaches the corner,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 2, the drive runner 18 smoothly moves in an arc shape along the arc-shaped portion 34c of the drive rail 34. On the other hand, the support runner 13 is a right angle portion of the support rail 36.
Move at a right angle along 36a. At this time, the upper connecting shaft 20
Although a force is applied to the lower connecting shaft 21 and the lower connecting shaft 21,
Since a universal joint is provided between the upper connecting shaft 20 and the rotating shaft 24 of the drive roller 23 and between the lower connecting shaft 21 and the vertical shaft 14, the inclination angle of the connecting shaft 19 is increased and the support pin 29 is provided. Slides in the long hole 27, and the coil spring 32 is compressed, so that the upper connecting shaft 20 and the lower connecting shaft 21 move so as to be gradually separated as the corners move. In this way, the partition panel 1 is smoothly driven at the corners, and the supporting rails are
Since the 36 is formed at a right angle, it is easy to install the support rail 36 on the ceiling, and the support rail 36
There are few restrictions on the selection of the installation site for installing the. Also, the appearance when looking at the ceiling from below is good.

Next, when the partition panel 1 approaches the frame, the light from the traveling stop photoelectric tube 47 is reflected on the frame, and the traveling stop photoelectric frame 47 senses the light and stops the traveling motor 2.
At this time, since the drive runner 18 travels ahead of the partition panel 1, the drive runner 18 stops at a position preceding the stop position of the partition panel 1, and the coil spring wound around the connecting shaft 19 is stopped.
Stop by pulling the partition panel 1 by 32.

Next, the second partition panel 1 also moves out of the storage as in the case of the first partition panel 1 described above, approaches the first partition panel 1, and the traveling stop photoelectric tube 47 It operates and comes into contact with the first partition panel 1 and stops. At this time, the first ceiling-mounted floor-contact photocell 49 operates, the ceiling-mounted floor-contact motor 38 rotates, and the vertical movement member 40 deforms. The cushion 43 contacts the ceiling, and the floor-contact lifting shaft 44 descends so that the floor-contact cushion 45 contacts the floor. Therefore, the space between the upper edge of the partition panel 1 and the ceiling and the space between the lower edge of the partition panel 1 and the floor are completely shielded, and functions such as hermeticity and sound insulation are exhibited. Subsequently, the partition panel 1 is similarly sequentially withdrawn from the storage, and the partition is completed.

Next, the storage of the partition panel 1 will be described.

When the storage start phototube 50 senses the light from the light projecting tube provided on the frame, the ceiling-contact floor-contact motor 38 is driven to rotate, and the ceiling-mount lifting shaft 44 descends to separate the ceiling cushion 43 from the ceiling. At the same time, the floor-contact raising / lowering shaft 44 is lifted and the floor-contact cushion 45 is separated from the floor. Subsequently, the traveling motor 2 is rotationally driven in the opposite direction to the above, and the differential device 7, the rotary shafts 6a and 6b, the vertical shaft 14,
The drive roller 23 rotates in the opposite direction via the connecting shaft 19. Therefore, the drive runner 18 moves on the drive rail 34 toward the storage. And the partition panel 1
Are stored towards the storage. In the storage, when the storage stop photoelectric tube 48 senses the light reflected on the inner wall of the storage or the partition panel 1, the partition panel 1 stops moving. Similarly, the partition panel 1 is sequentially stored in the storage.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but may be configured as follows, for example, within the scope of the invention.

(1) It suffices that the connecting shaft 19 be rotatable in any direction and extendable and contractible. The coil spring 32 is arranged in the upper connecting shaft 20, and the elongated hole 27 is provided in the lower connecting shaft 21. Then, the hole 28 may be formed in the upper connecting shaft.

(2) In the above embodiment, the supporting rail 36 at the corner portion is formed at a right angle, but it may be formed in a somewhat R shape. Also in this case, the support runner 13 can smoothly move in the corner portion.

(3) The partition photocell 46, the traveling stop photocell 47, the storage stop photocell 48, and the ceiling contact floor photocell 49 in the above embodiment
The installation position of the storage start photocell 50 may be any position such as the front surface, the back surface, or both end surfaces of the partition panel 1, depending on the installation location, shape, purpose of use, etc. of the partition panel 1. .

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the partitioning panel drive mechanism of the first aspect of the present invention, in particular, the corner portion can be smoothly run, and the rails in the corner portion can be arranged substantially at right angles.
As a result, there is an effect that the rail can be easily installed, there are few restrictions on the installation place, and the appearance is kept good.

Further, according to the drive mechanism of the partitioning panel of the second aspect of the present invention, even if a tensile force or a compressive force acts on the connecting shaft at the corner or the like, the upper connecting shaft and the lower connecting shaft expand or contract accordingly, There is an effect that it is possible to quickly respond by changing the inclination angle.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 9 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a partitioning panel having a drive mechanism, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a mechanism of a runner portion (FIG. 3). II-II line sectional view), FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a driving rail and a supporting rail in a corner portion, FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an actuating device, FIG. 5 is a front view showing a connecting shaft, 6 is a partially cutaway front view showing the upper connecting shaft, FIG. 7 is a front view showing the lower connecting shaft, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 6, and FIG. 9 is shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX. 1 ... Partition panel, 13 ... Support runner, 18 ... Drive runner, 19 ... Connecting shaft, 20 ... Upper connecting shaft, 21 ... Lower connecting shaft,
34 ... Drive rail, 36 ... Support rail

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A support runner (13), which is formed above the partition panel (1), supports the partition panel (1) and is movable along a supporting rail (36). The drive rail (34) above the support runner (13).
A drive runner (18) formed so as to be rollable along is arranged, and a connecting shaft (19) formed so as to be rotatable is provided between the support runner (13) and the drive runner (18). A partition panel drive mechanism characterized by being interposed. 2. The connecting shaft (19) according to claim 1, comprising an upper connecting shaft (20) and a lower connecting shaft (21), the drive runner (18) and the upper connecting shaft (20). And the lower connecting shaft (21) and the support runner (13) are directionally supported, and the upper connecting shaft (20) and the lower connecting shaft (21) are slidably connected to each other, and Both connecting shafts (20,21)
The partition panel driving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the partitioning panel driving mechanism is formed so as to be capable of expanding and contracting in accordance with a force applied to the partition.