JPH0813933A - Gap covering device for folding door - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent an accident that a finger is pinched in a gap by covering the gap generated at a fold portion with a cover from the outside when a suspension tip door and a suspension root door are folded. CONSTITUTION:This gap covering device for a folding door is constituted of a cover 11 covering the fold portion of a folding door 1 from the outside and a pair of the upper and lower joint mechanisms 12. A cover holding member 13-1 is inserted into the fitting groove of the cover 11 from the upper side, and the slide pin 19-1 of a door slider 15-1 is inserted into a guide hole 14-1 from the lower side of the cover holding member 13-1. The fitting section 16-1 of the upper joint mechanism 12-1 is brought into contact with the connecting end section 4a of a suspension tip door 4, and the fitting section 16-1 is fixed to the connecting end section 4a by a screw 18-1 inserted into a screw hole. The cover 11 covers the fold portion of the folding door 1. When the folding door 1 is folded, the slide pin 19-1 of the upper joint mechanism 12-1 is slid in the guide hole 14-1 of the cover holding member 13-1, and the connecting end section 4a is rotated centering on the shaft 61 of a hinge 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding door gap cover device for covering a gap between folding doors used for a wall-storing type of clothes dance, a closet and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a folding door device for a wall housed clothes dance, a closet, etc. in a general house, there is, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-110474.
FIG. 24 is a perspective view of this device. In the figure, 100
Is a main body of clothes dance, etc., and a folding door 110 is attached to the front thereof. The folding door 110 includes a hanging door 111 rotatably attached to a side end of the main body 100 via a hinge 120, and a hanging tip attached to a tip end of the hanging door 111 via a hinge 121 so as to be bendable. It is composed of a door 112. The main body 1 is attached to the upper end of the hanging door 112.
A slider 131 that slides while being guided by a rail 130 that is attached to the front upper surface of 00 is attached.

As a result, the hanging door 112 is changed to the hanging door 111.
When the folding doors 120 and 121 are moved to the side, the folding hinges 120 and 121 are rotated to bring the hanging door 111 and the hanging door 112 into a state in which the folding door 110 is opened as shown in the figure. On the contrary, when the hanging door 112 is moved to the central portion side of the main body 100, the hanging door 111 and the hanging door 112 become flat and the folding door 110 is closed.

[0004]

However, in the folding door described above, when it is opened as shown in FIG.
Since there is a gap A between the door 1 and the suspended door 112, there is a risk that a finger or the like may be caught in the gap A when closed. In particular, it is highly likely that such accidents will occur in old people and children.

Although not a folding door, a technique for preventing an accident in which a finger is caught in a door or the like is described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 64-50585. As shown in FIG. 25, this technique uses a finger claw prevention packing layer 2 in the gap between the door frame body 200 and the door 201.
02 is attached, and a concave portion 200a that allows the finger claw prevention packing layer 202 to escape when the door 201 is opened is formed in the front end portion of the door frame body 200. As a result, when the door 201 is opened, the gap is covered with the finger claw prevention packing layer 202, so that it is possible to prevent the finger 210 from being inserted into the gap, and as a result, an old man or a child may not connect the door 201 and the door frame body 200. It is possible to prevent an accident that a finger is caught between the two.

[0006] However, the above-mentioned technique is based on the door frame 2
Since it is necessary to form the recess 200a over the entire length in the height direction of the end portion of No. 00, the manufacturing work is complicated. Moreover, unless the recess 200a is finely processed according to the cross-sectional shape of the finger claw prevention packing layer 202, the opening and closing of the door frame body 200 will be inconvenient, so a high degree of skill is required for processing the recess 200a.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gap cover device for a folding door that can cover the gap between the folding doors and prevent finger claws or the like.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a gap cover device for a folding door according to the present invention is a gap for a folding door that covers a gap between folding doors having first and second doors that are foldably connected. A cover device for connecting the cover that covers the bent portion of the folding door from the outside, and the coupling end portion of the cover and the first or second door, and the coupling end portion generated when the folding door is bent. And one or more joint mechanisms that follow the rotation of the.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gap cover device for a folding door.
The joint mechanism according to claim 1 is provided inside the cover and is provided at a cover holding member having a guide hole that is long in the width direction of the cover, and at a connecting end of the first or second door, and the guide is provided. And a door slider slidably assembled in the hole.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gap cover device for a folding door.
The slide mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the joint mechanism is provided so as to project inside the cover and slidably penetrates between connection end portions of the first and second doors, and the joint lever of the first or second door. A holding member provided at the connecting end portion and having a supporting hole through which a slide lever penetrating between the connecting end portions is inserted; and a holding member mounted between the slide lever penetrating the supporting hole and the holding member, And a biasing member that biases the member to draw the cover toward the door.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, there is provided a gap cover device for a folding door,
The cover slider according to claim 1, wherein the joint mechanism is projectingly provided inside the cover, slidably penetrates between connecting end portions of the first and second doors, and has a guide portion along a projecting direction. A door slider provided at the connecting end portion of the first or second door and slidably assembled to a guide portion of a cover slider penetrating between the connecting end portions; and a door slider mounted in the guide portion, And a biasing member that biases the door slider to pull the cover toward the door.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gap cover device for a folding door.
As the door slider of the joint mechanism in claim 4, a hinge that connects the first and second doors is used.

A gap cover device for a folding door according to claim 6 is
6. The cover slider according to claim 5, wherein the cover slider is inserted into the holes formed in both wings of the hinge, and the shaft of the hinge is inserted into the guide portion of the cover slider, and the biasing member is attached to the guide portion. The cover is pulled toward the door by urging the shaft.

A gap cover device for a folding door according to claim 7 is
The end portion of the shaft of the hinge is projected from both the wings, the guide portion of the cover slider is fitted on the end portion of the shaft, and the end portion is attached by a biasing member attached to the guide portion. The cover is drawn into the door by urging it.

[0015]

According to the above-mentioned folding door gap cover device, the gap formed when the first and second doors are bent is outside by the cover connected to the first or second door through one or more joint mechanisms. Covered from. Then, when the folding door is opened and closed, the connection end portions of the first and second doors rotate in the width direction of the cover.

According to the gap cover device of the folding door of the second aspect, when the folding door is opened and closed, the door slider provided at the connecting end portion of the first or second door slides in the guide hole of the cover holding member.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the folding door is opened and closed, the slide lever protruding from the cover slides in the support hole of the holding member, and the cover is closed by the biasing member. It will be pulled to the side.

According to the gap cover device of the folding door of the present invention, when the folding door is opened and closed, the door slider provided on the first or second door slides in the guide portion of the cover slider protruding from the cover. Moreover, the cover is pulled toward the door by the biasing member.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the folding door is opened and closed, the hinge shaft connecting the first and second doors from the inside slides in the guide portion of the cover slider.

According to the gap cover device of the folding door of the sixth aspect, when the folding door is opened and closed, the hinge shaft slides in the guide portion of the cover slider inserted into the holes of both wings of the hinge.

According to the gap cover device of the folding door of the seventh aspect, when the folding door is opened and closed, the end of the hinge shaft slides in the guide portion of the cover slider.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a folding door to which a gap cover device for a folding door according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
[Fig. 3] is a sectional view taken along the line AA and a sectional view taken along the line BB of the gap cover device for the folding door of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a folding door, which is composed of a hanging door 4 as a first door slidably attached to the upper and lower rails 2 and 3 and a hanging door 5 as a second door. There is. The suspension door 4 and the suspension door 5 are connected by a hinge 6 at a bent portion, as shown in FIG.

The folding door gap cover device 10 of this embodiment is
The folding door 1 is mounted on the bent portion. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gap cover device 10 includes a folding door 1
A cover 11 for covering the bent portion of the outside from the outside (the surface side in FIG. 1)
And a pair of upper and lower joint mechanisms 12 (12-1, 12
-2) and. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the gap cover device 10. The cover 11 is the hanging door 4
Also, it is a long body formed to have substantially the same height as the height of the hanging door 5, and a mounting groove 11a for mounting the upper and lower joint mechanisms 12 is provided inside thereof.

Upper and lower joint mechanism 12 (12-1, 1)
2-2) is a cover holding member 13 (13-1, 13-
2) and the door slider 15 (15-1, 15-2). Upper (lower) joint mechanism 12-1 (12-
The cover holding member 13-1 (13-2) of 2) is a member that is mounted in the mounting groove 11a of the cover 11, and therefore is formed in a shape corresponding to the mounting groove 11a.
A guide hole 14-1 (14-2) that is long in the width direction of the cover 11 and penetrates vertically is formed in the right (left) side portion of the cover holding member 13-1 (13-2). ing. On the other hand, the door slider 15-1 (15-2) has a screw hole 17-1 (17) through which the screw 18-1 (18-2) is inserted.
-2) has a structure in which a slide pin 19-1 (19-2) is erected on a mounting portion 16-1 (16-2) having the same.

With this structure, the cover holding member 13-
1 (13-2) from the upper (lower) side to the mounting groove 1 of the cover 11
1a into the cover holding member 13-1 (1
3-2) From the lower side, insert the slide pin 19-1 (19-2) of the door slider 15-1 (15-2) into the guide hole 14-1 (1
4-2) can be inserted. FIG. 5 shows the cover holding member 13-1 (13-2) and the door slider 15-1 (15
2) is a perspective view showing an initial state in which (1) and (2) are attached to the upper and lower ends of the cover 11. Upper joint mechanism 12-1 (12
-2) is moved in the arrow direction from the initial state of this figure,
After being arranged at a position of about 1/4 from the upper (lower) end of the cover 11, it is fixed to the inner surface of the cover 11 with an adhesive, a screw or the like (see FIG. 1).

In this state, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
Attachment part 16 of upper joint mechanism 12-1 (12-2)
1 (16-2) is brought into contact with the connecting end portion 4a of the hanging door 4,
Screw 18-1 inserted in screw hole 17-1 (17-2)
The mounting portion 16-1 (16-2) is fixed to the connecting end portion 4a (5a) by (18-2). As a result, the cover 11 covers the bent portion of the folding door 1. When the folding door 1 is bent, the upper (lower) joint mechanism 12-1 (12-
The slide pin 19-1 (19-2) of 2) is guided by the guide hole 14-1 (14- of the cover holding member 13-1 (13-2).
2) By sliding inside, the connecting end 4a (5a) can rotate about the shaft 61 of the hinge 6.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the folding door 1 is closed, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are a C-C sectional view and a DD sectional view of FIG.
When the folding door 1 is closed, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8,
The connection ends 4a and 5a are almost joined, and the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5 are in a flat state. As a result, the slide pin 19-1 (19-2) of the upper (lower) joint mechanism 12-1 (12-2) is connected to the guide hole 14-1 (14-).
It is located at the left (right) end in the figure of 2).

From this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the folding door 1
When the handle 1a is pulled in the direction of the arrow, the slide pins 19-1 and 19-2 of the upper and lower joint mechanisms 12-1 and 12-2 are guided into the guide holes 14-1 and 14 as shown in FIGS. −
2 slides in the right and left directions, and the connecting ends 4a, 5a rotate about the shaft 61 of the hinge 6 so as to separate from each other. Therefore, as shown in FIG. The folding door 1 is bent by moving along the rails 2 and 3. At this time,
Although there is a gap 90 between the connecting ends 4a and 5a, the cover 1
Since it is covered with 1, it is not exposed.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the folding door 1 is completely opened, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are EE and FF sectional views of FIG. When the handle 1a is further pulled from the state of FIG. 1 and the folding door 1 is further bent, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the upper and lower joint mechanisms 12-
The slide pins 19-1 and 19-2 of 1 and 12-2 reach the right end and the left end of the guide holes 14-1 and 14-2, and the connecting end portion 4
Since a and 5a are opened 180 ° about the shaft 61 of the hinge 6, the folding door 1 is completely opened.

From this state, when the handle 1a is pulled in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 and the folding door 1 is closed, FIG. 2 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the gap 90 between the connecting end portions 4a and 5a is narrowed, so that a finger may be caught in the gap 90. However, in the folding door gap cover device of the present embodiment, since the gap 90 is covered with the cover 11 from the outside, there is no possibility that an old man, a child or the like accidentally pinches a finger in the gap 90.

As described above, according to the gap cover device for the folding door of the present embodiment, since the gap 90 is covered by the cover 11, when the folding door 1 is closed, an old man or a child can make a gap 9.
It is possible to completely prevent the accident of pinching a finger at 0. Further, since the gap cover device 10 can be attached to the folding door 1 without forming a recess in the end portions of the connecting end portions 4a and 5a, the attaching work can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the upper and lower joint mechanisms 12 of the gap cover device 10 are composed only of the cover holding member 13 and the door slider 15, the device structure is simplified, and as a result, the manufacturing cost is reduced. be able to.

Although a pair of upper and lower joint mechanisms 12-1 and 12-2 are provided above and below the folding door 1 in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the number and the mounting position of the joint mechanism 12 can be set arbitrarily.

Second Embodiment A gap cover device for folding doors according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a folding door gap cover device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the folding door gap cover device according to the present embodiment. The same members as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 will be designated by the same reference numerals.

The folding door gap cover device of this embodiment is also composed of a cover and a joint mechanism, but these structures are different from the structures of the cover 11 and the joint mechanism 12 of the first embodiment. The cover 20, as shown in the figure,
The cross-sectional shape of the inner side surface 21 is tapered so as to be recessed toward the central portion side, and in the central portion, a dovetail-shaped mounting groove 22 that is wide inside is formed. The joint mechanism 30 includes a slide lever 31, a holding member 34, and a spring 39 as a biasing member.

The slide lever 31 has a wide base portion 32, and the base portion 32 is fitted into the mounting groove 22 of the cover 20. The slide lever 31 is provided with an elastic groove 31a that is cut out from the tip toward the base portion 32 side, and can be press-fitted into a support hole 34a of a holding member 34 described later. A protrusion 33 for locking the spring 39 is formed at the tip of the slide lever 31. The protrusion 33 has a wedge shape to facilitate press-fitting of the slide lever 31 into the support hole 34a.

The holding member 34 is a columnar member, and a supporting hole 34a is formed in the center of the holding member 34 so as to penetrate therethrough in the radial direction. Specifically, the inner walls 35, 36 whose cross-section tips have a substantially right angle
Are provided opposite to each other with a gap substantially equal to the thickness of the slide lever 31 to form the support hole 34a. On the outer side of such a holding member 34, a mounting piece 37 having a screw hole 37a through which the screw 40 is inserted is projected. The orientation of the mounting piece 37 is determined by the outer surface 3 of the inner wall 35.
It is set to be perpendicular to 5a.

Such a joint mechanism 30 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the cover 20 is attached to the upper and lower ends. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, in the upper joint mechanism 30, the attachment piece 37 of the holding member 34 is screwed and fixed to the connecting end portion 5 a of the hanging door 5 with the screw 40. Thereafter, the slide lever 31 having the base 32 fitted in the mounting groove 22 of the cover 20 is inserted into the support hole 34a of the holding member 34 whose inner surface is in contact with the slide piece 38. Then, the spring 3 is provided between the slide piece 38 and the protrusion 33.
Wear 9. As a result, the spring 39 urges the projection 33 of the slide lever 31 inward, so that the cover 20 is always pulled toward the connecting ends 4a and 5a.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing a state in which the folding door 1 is closed.
5 is a sectional view showing a state in which the folding door 1 is completely opened. In the state in which the folding door 1 is closed, as shown in FIG. 14, the connection ends 4a and 5a are adjacent to each other with the slide lever 31 interposed therebetween, and the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5 are in a flat state. In this state, the spring 39 is pushed by the holding member 34 and is in the most contracted state, and the cover 20 is in a state of being strongly drawn by the spring 39 into the connecting portion of the suspension door 4 and the suspension door 5. There is. In addition, the inner walls 35, 3 of the support hole 34a
Since the gap width of 6 is set to be substantially equal to the thickness of the slide lever 31, the slide lever 31 penetrating the support hole 34a is supported from both sides by the outer side surfaces 35a and 36a of the inner walls 35 and 36.

When the folding door 1 is opened from this state, the connecting ends 4a and 5a rotate so as to separate from each other around the holding member 34. The rotation of the connecting ends 4a and 5a causes the slide lever 31 to move into the support hole 34a of the holding member 34.
Slide inside. In this case, in this embodiment, the cover 2
Since 0 is pulled by the spring 39, the connecting end portions 4a and 5a are always the inner surface 21 of the cover 20.
Is in contact with Therefore, the cover 20 and the connecting end 4
There is no gap between a and 5a, so that it is possible to achieve higher safety and a good-looking appearance.

When the folding door 1 is completely opened, the slide lever 31 completely penetrates the inside of the support hole 34a as shown in FIG.
It is in a state of being supported from both sides by the inner side surfaces 35b and 36b. When the folding door 1 is closed from this state, the operation opposite to the above is performed, and finally, the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5 are moved to the position shown in FIG.
A flat state as shown in FIG.

In the opening / closing operation of the folding door 1 as described above,
Since the inner side surface 21 of the cover 20 is tapered, the connecting ends 4a and 5a rotate smoothly while contacting the inner side surface 21. Further, since the connecting ends 4a and 5a rotate about the holding member 34, the slide lever 31 tries to shift in the thickness direction about the base 32. However, since the gap width between the inner walls 35 and 36 of the support hole 34a is set to be substantially equal to the thickness of the slide lever 31, the slide lever 31 is supported from both sides by the tips of the inner walls 35 and 36, and the thickness of the slide lever 31 is increased. It does not shift or rotate in any direction.

In this way, in the gap cover device for the folding door of this embodiment, the slide lever 31 moves only in the longitudinal direction,
Since the structure does not move in the thickness direction, it is possible to guarantee the stability of the operation of this device. The rest of the configuration, functions and effects are similar to those of the first embodiment, so the description thereof is omitted.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the width of the cover 20 can be narrowed. In this case, both ends of the cover 20 have a large roundness so as to be slippery, and the cover 20 is pushed outward by the connecting ends 4a and 5a of the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5 when the folding door 1 is closed. Configure. In addition, narrowing the width of the cover 20 can be applied to the following third to fifth embodiments.

Third Embodiment A gap cover device for folding doors according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing the folding door gap cover device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the folding door gap cover device according to the present embodiment. The same members as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 16 are designated by the same reference numerals and will be described.

The structure of the cover in this embodiment is the same as the second structure described above.
It is similar to the cover of the embodiment, but the structure of the joint mechanism is different. The joint mechanism 50 includes a cover slider 51.
It is composed of a door slider 54 and a spring 39.

The cover slider 51 is provided so as to project inside the cover 20 with the base 52 fitted in the mounting groove 22 of the cover 20. The cover slider 51 has a rectangular frame structure, and defines a guide portion 53 in the length direction. As shown in FIG. 18, the door slider 54 includes a pair of ring-shaped pin mounting portions 55, 56 arranged vertically at an interval substantially equal to the height width of the cover slider 51, and the pin mounting portions 55, 56. 56, a mounting piece 57 having a screw hole 57a through which a screw 58 is inserted, and a pin 59.
It consists of and.

The joint mechanism 50 as described above is attached to the upper and lower ends of the cover 20. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, in the joint mechanism 50, the attachment piece 57 of the door slider 54 is screwed and fixed to the connecting end portion 4 a of the hanging door 4 with the screw 58. After that, the base 52 is fitted into the mounting groove 22 of the cover 20, and the cover slider 5
1 is passed through between the connecting end portions 4a and 5a, and is passed between the pin mounting portions 55 and 56. Then, the pin 59 is passed through the pin mounting portions 55 and 56, and the spring 39 is mounted in the guide portion 53. As a result, the spring 39 urges the pin 59 of the cover slider 51 outward, so that the cover 20 is pulled into the connecting end portions 4a, 5a.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the half-opened state of the folding door 1.
0 is a sectional view showing a state in which the folding door 1 is closed, and FIG. 21 is a sectional view showing a state in which the folding door 1 is completely opened. Orido 1
When the door is closed, as shown in FIG.
The pin 59 of No. 4 is at the innermost part of the guide portion 53, and the spring 3
The cover 20 is strongly pulled toward the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5 by the urging force of 9.

From this state, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 19, when the folding door 1 is opened, the connecting ends 4a and 5a rotate so as to separate from each other about the pin 59 of the door slider 54. Then, the pin 59 covers the inside of the guide portion 53.
Since it slides to the 0 side, as shown in FIG.
When it is completely opened, the pin 59 reaches the tip of the guide portion 53. When the folding door 1 is closed from this state, the operation opposite to the above is performed, and finally, the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5 are in a flat state as shown in FIG.

According to the folding door gap cover device of this embodiment, the cover slider 51 having a frame structure is assembled to the door slider 54, and the spring 39 is mounted in the guide portion 53 of the cover slider 51. High strength.
Therefore, the reliability of the life of this device is high. Other configurations, functions and effects are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

Fourth Embodiment A gap cover device for folding doors according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. 22 is a perspective view showing a gap cover device for a folding door according to the present embodiment. 1 to 2 described above.
The same members as the members shown in FIG.

This embodiment differs from the third embodiment in that a hinge is used instead of the door slider 54 in the joint mechanism. That is, as shown in the drawing, the slider insertion hole 64 is formed over both wings 62, 63 of the hinge 60 that connects the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5. Also, one wing 6
3, a mounting portion 65 is integrally formed with the other blade 64, and a mounting portion 66 is integrally formed with the other blade 64. The shaft 61 is connected to the lower portion of the mounting portion 65 in the vicinity of the slider insertion hole 64. Exposed. A joint mechanism 70 is configured using such a hinge 60.

Specifically, the cover slider 51 attached to the cover 20 shown in FIGS. 17 to 21 is inserted between the connecting ends 4a and 5a of the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5. . Then, with the cover slider 51 inserted into the slider insertion hole 64 of the hinge 60, both wings 62 and 63 are fixed to the hanging door 4 and the hanging door 5 with screws. Then, the shaft 61 is inserted into the mounting portion 65, the guide portion 53, and the mounting portion 66, and the spring 39 is mounted in the guide portion 53. As a result, both wings 62 and 63 of the hinge 60 perform the same operation as the door slider 54 of the third embodiment,
The shaft 61 will perform the same operation as the pin 59.

According to this embodiment, since the hinge 60 is used instead of the door slider 54 of the third embodiment, the number of parts can be reduced by the amount of the door slider 54, and as a result, the manufacturing cost can be further improved. The cost can be reduced. Other configurations, functions and effects are the same as those of the first to third embodiments, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

Fifth Embodiment A gap cover device for folding doors according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the gap cover device for the folding door according to the present embodiment. 1 to 2 described above.
The same members as those shown in FIG. 2 will be described with the same reference numerals. This embodiment differs from the fourth embodiment in the hinge structure. That is, the upper end of the shaft 81 of the hinge 80 is projected from both wings 82 and 83 by the height width of the cover slider 51, and a disc-shaped locking piece 86 is fixed to the upper end.

The hinge 80 of this embodiment has a simple structure in which the upper end of the shaft 81 projects from both wings 82 and 83 and the disc-shaped locking piece 86 is fixed to the upper end of the hinge 80. The manufacturing cost can be further reduced as compared with the fourth embodiment. The rest of the configuration, functions and effects are similar to those of the above-mentioned fourth embodiment, so the description thereof is omitted.

[0057]

As described above, according to the gap cover device of the folding door of the present invention, since the gap is covered by the cover when the folding door is opened and closed, it is possible to prevent accidents where an old man or a child pinches his finger in the gap. It has an excellent effect that it can be prevented. In addition, the device can be manufactured by connecting the cover and the first or second door by one or more joint mechanisms. Therefore, as in the technique described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 64-50585, the door frame 2
Since it is not necessary to form a recessed portion in the height direction of No. 00, there is an effect that it can be easily manufactured.

In the folding door gap cover device according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the joint mechanism is composed only of the cover holding member and the door slider, the device structure becomes simple, resulting in a reduction in manufacturing cost. There is an effect that the cost can be reduced.

According to the gap cover device of the folding door of the third aspect, since the biasing member biases the holding member to pull the cover toward the door, the gap is completely hidden by the cover, and the safety is higher. There is an effect that it is possible to realize a good-looking cover attached state.

According to the folding door gap cover device of the fourth aspect, the door slider is inserted into the guide portion of the cover slider,
Moreover, since the biasing member is mounted in the guide portion of the cover slider, the strength of the joint mechanism can be increased, and as a result, the reliability of the device can be improved. .

According to the folding door gap cover device of the fifth to seventh aspects, since the hinge is used as the door slider of the joint mechanism, the number of parts can be reduced, and as a result, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. There is an effect that the cost can be further reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a folding door to which a gap cover device for a folding door according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a gap cover device for a folding door.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover holding member and a door slider are attached to upper and lower ends of the cover.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a closed state of a folding door.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 6;

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a folding door is completely opened.

10 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along line FF of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a gap cover device for a folding door according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the gap cover device for the folding door according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a closed state of a folding door.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the folding door is completely opened.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of an example in which a cover is narrowed.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view showing a gap cover device for a folding door according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the folding door gap cover device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a half-opened state of the folding door.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a folding door is closed.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the folding door is completely opened.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a gap cover device for a folding door according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a gap cover device for a folding door according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a conventional folding door device.

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional fingernail prevention device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Folding Door 4 Suspended Door 4a, 5a Connection End 5 Suspended Door 10 Gap Cover Device 11 Cover 12 Joint Mechanism 13 Cover Holding Member 14 Door Slider 20 Cover 30 Joint Mechanism 50 Joint Mechanism 70 Joint Mechanism 80 Joint Mechanism 90 Gap

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A gap cover device for a folding door that covers a gap between folding doors having first and second doors that are foldably connected to each other, and a cover that covers a folded portion of the folding door from outside, and the cover. And a connection end portion of the first or second door, and one or more joint mechanisms that follow the rotation of the connection end portion that occurs when the folding door is bent. Gap cover device. 2. A joint mechanism is provided inside the cover and has a cover holding member having a guide hole in a width direction of the cover, and a joint end portion of the first or second door, and the guide mechanism is provided. The gap cover device for a folding door according to claim 1, further comprising a door slider slidably mounted in the hole. 3. The slide mechanism, wherein the joint mechanism is provided so as to project inside the cover, and slidably penetrates between connecting end portions of the first and second doors; and the first or second door. A holding member having a supporting hole which is provided at the connecting end portion of the slide lever and through which the slide lever penetrating between the connecting end portions is inserted, and the holding member is mounted between the slide lever penetrating the supporting hole and the holding member, 2. The folding cover device for folding door according to claim 1, further comprising: a biasing member that biases the holding member to pull the cover toward the door. 4. The cover having the joint mechanism projecting inside the cover, slidably penetrating between the connecting end portions of the first and second doors, and having a guide portion along the projecting direction. A slider, a door slider provided at a connecting end portion of the first or second door, slidably assembled to a guide portion of a cover slider penetrating between the connecting end portions, and mounted in the guide portion, The gap cover device for a folding door according to claim 1, further comprising: a biasing member that biases the door slider to pull the cover toward the door. 5. The gap cover device for a folding door according to claim 4, wherein a hinge that connects the first and second doors is used as a door slider of the joint mechanism. 6. The cover slider is inserted into holes formed in both wings of the hinge, the shaft of the hinge is inserted into a guide portion of the cover slider, and the biasing member is attached to the guide portion. The gap cover device for a folding door according to claim 5, wherein the cover is pulled toward the door by urging a shaft. 7. An end portion of a shaft of the hinge is projected from the both wings, a guide portion of the cover slider is fitted on an end portion of the shaft, and the end portion is attached by a biasing member attached to the guide portion. The gap cover device for a folding door according to claim 5, wherein the cover is pulled toward the door by urging.