JPH08184250A - Folding door - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily mount a door body by providing a slide member having an inclined surface on a hanger with a roller of a slidably suspended folding door so as to adjust the length of a roller hanging axis by means of an adjusting screw. CONSTITUTION: A hanging axis 5 of a roller 52 is provided on a hanger 4 which is slidably suspended from a guide rail so as to be opened and shut so that the length of the axis 5 can be adjusted, and the hanger 4 is embedded in the upper end of a door body. And when the door body is mounted to the guide rail, a tool is engaged with a rotation tool engaging part 80 exposed to the outside to rotate an adjusting screw 8, thereby to cause a slide member 7 with an inclined surface 73 to slide so that the length of the axis 5 of the roller 52 is adjusted, whereby the interval between the door body and the guide rail is adjusted. Thus, the door body can be mounted and adjusted easily.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding door which can be easily attached by devising a hanging plate for a door plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A folding door used for partitioning a room or a room or a room and a closet is a hinge between guide rails (3) and (30) provided on a kamoi and a sill as shown in FIG. Two door plates (1) and (1a) pivotally connected at (2) are provided. Two
Among the one door plate (1) (1a), one door plate (1a) is a localization side door plate (1a) that only rotates, and the door plate (1a) has support metal fittings ( 11) and (12) are provided in a protruding manner, and the support fittings (11) and (12) are rotatably fitted to a holder (not shown) fixedly arranged in the guide rails 3 and 30. The other door plate (1) is a door that guides opening and closing, and a hanging metal fitting (13) is provided on the upper surface of the opening and closing leading side and a slide member (19) is provided on the lower surface so as to project respectively from the guide rails (3) (3).
0) is slidably engaged. The hanging metal fitting (13) comprises a roller (16) rotatably supported on the rail (3) in the rail (3), and a hanging shaft (15) hanging from a guide groove (31) on the lower surface of the rail. The retaining plate (18) is slidably passed through the mounting plate (14) fixed to the upper end of the plate (1), and a retaining piece (18) is provided at the penetrating end. Above the mounting plate (14), the suspension shaft (15) has a nut ( 17) (1
7) is screwed. By adjusting the tightening of the nuts (17) (17), the distance between the mounting plate (14) and the roller (16), that is,
The gap width between the upper end of the door plate (1) and the guide rail (3) can be adjusted.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In 3), the roller (16) is fitted on the guide rail (3), and the mounting plate (14) hanging from the guide groove (31) of the guide rail (3) and set on the suspension shaft (15) is attached to the door plate ( Screw (20) on the top surface of 1)
However, at this time, it is difficult for the driver to use because the Kamoi and the ceiling of the room are an obstacle, and the installation workability is poor. Furthermore, at the final stage of installation, when adjusting the gap width between the upper end of the door plate (1) and the guide rail (3), insert a wrench into this narrow gap width and turn the nut (17). It must be done, and workability is also poor in this respect. The present invention clarifies a folding door that can be easily attached to a door plate and adjusting a gap width between the door plate and a guide rail by devising a hanging metal fitting.

[0004]

According to the present invention, adjacent door plates (1) (1a) are provided.
Is hinged on the hinge (2) so that it can be opened and closed.
In the folding door that slidably engages with (3),
(4) comprises a roller (52) rotatably supported on the rail in the rail (3) and hangs down from a guide groove (31) on the lower surface of the rail and protrudes laterally toward the lower end (53). ) With a suspension shaft (5)
And a recess formed at the upper end of the end surface of the door plate (1) on the opening / closing leading side.
A support body (62) which can be inserted into the (10) from a direction facing the end face of the opening / closing leading side and which penetrates the lower portion of the suspension shaft (5) slidably in the vertical direction, and a space formed in the support body (62). Division (65)
Has a slanted surface (73) slidably provided along the upper edge of the door plate (1) and allows the hanging shaft (5) to pass through in a sliding direction in a state in which the projecting piece (53) is slanted surface. The slide member (7) facing the (73) and the slide member (7) penetrating the front surface of the support body (62) exposed at the end face of the door plate (1) on the opening / closing leading side.
And an adjusting screw (8) screwed to the.

[0005]

[Operation and effect] The localization door plate (1a) is mounted between the upper and lower guide rails (3) and (30) in the same manner as the conventional one. The roller (52) of the suspension shaft (5) is fitted to the upper guide rail (3), and the suspension metal fitting is attached.
Install (4). At this time, the adjusting screw (8) is turned so that the gap width between the upper surface of the support body (62) and the guide rail (3) becomes maximum. The end face of the slide side door plate (1) connected to the localization door plate (1a) on the opening / closing leading side is brought close to the hanging metal fitting (4), and the hanging metal fitting (4) is inserted into the recess (10) of the door board (1). Support
(62) is fitted and fixed from the side so that the rotary tool engaging portion (80) of the adjusting screw (8) is exposed to the outside. Since the gap width between the support body (62) and the guide rail (3) is large, the support body (62) can be fitted easily.

After fixing the support body (62) so as not to slip out of the recess (10), the adjusting screw (8) exposed from the support body (62) is turned by a rotary tool such as a screwdriver, and the slide member ( 7) Move. By the movement of the slide member (7), the inclined surface (73) of the member pushes the projection piece (53) of the suspension shaft (5), and the suspension shaft (5) is pulled downward. Due to this reaction force, the door plate (1) is lifted and the gap width between the door plate (1) and the guide rail (3) is reduced. The gap between the door plate (1) and the guide rail (3) is optimally adjusted to complete the installation of the folding door. In the above installation work, the support (6
Installation of 2) and door plate (1) (1a) and guide rail (3)
The gap width between the guide rail (3) and the guide rail (3) can be adjusted from the side opposite to the end surface of the door plate (1) on the rotation leading side, as in the conventional case where the rotary tool is used downward. The ceiling of the room does not interfere with the operation of the rotary tool, greatly improving workability.

[0007]

【Example】

(First embodiment) The folding door of the embodiment is different from the conventional folding door shown in FIG. 9 in that the localization side door plate (1a) and the sliding side door plate (1) are connected by the hinge (2) to make It is installed between the guide rails (3) and (30), and the upper and lower ends of the localization side door plate (1) on the base end side are supported by the support fittings (11) (12) and a holder (not shown). 30) rotatably supported at a fixed position, the upper end of the sliding door plate (1) on the opening / closing leading side is slidably hung on the guide rail (3) with a hanging bracket, and the lower end is guided by the slide member.
The basic configuration is slidably engaged with (30).

As shown in the upper part of FIG. 1, the upper guide rail (3) is fitted and fixed in a groove opened in the room's kamoi (100), and has a full length at the center of the width of the lower surface of the hollow rod having a substantially rectangular cross section. A guide groove (31) is formed over the both sides, and both sides of the guide groove (31) serve as a roller mounting surface (32) described later. As shown in the lower portion of FIG. 1, the lower guide rail (30) is fitted and fixed in a groove formed in the sill (200) and has an inverted shape from the upper guide groove (31).

A feature of the present invention resides in the structure of the hanging metal fitting (4), which comprises a hanging shaft (5) having a roller (52) at its upper end and the hanging shaft (5). It is composed of a support body (62) and a slide member (7) attached, and an adjusting screw (8) for adjusting the slide of the slide member (7). As shown in FIG. 3, the suspension shaft (5) has a horizontal support shaft (51) penetrating the upper end thereof, and rollers (52) (52) are rotatably provided at both ends of the support shaft (51). The lower end of the suspension shaft (5) has a pin-shaped protrusion (53) orthogonal to the shaft. The support body (62) is a rectangular plate piece (64) extending laterally from the upper surface of the rectangular block piece (63).
And is formed in a substantially L shape by projecting a hole (62) in the plate piece (64).
a) has been opened. The suspension shaft (5) passes through the hole (62a) and penetrates the plate piece (64) slidably up and down.

The slide member (7) is formed by vertically projecting a vertical plate piece (72) downward from the tapered tip of the upper horizontal surface of the triangular block (71), and the upper horizontal surface and the lower inclined surface of the triangular block (71). (7
A long hole (74) is opened through 3) and the suspension shaft is installed in the long hole (74).
(5) is fitted into the block piece (63) so that it can approach and separate, and the protruding piece (53) of the suspension shaft (5) faces the inclined surface (73). The adjusting screw (8) penetrates through the front surface of the block piece (63) of the support body (62) slidably in the lateral direction, and penetrates through the vertical plate piece (72) to be screwed. The head of the adjusting screw (8) is exposed on the front surface of the block piece (63). A recess (10) is formed in the upper part of the end surface of the door plate (1) on the opening / closing leading side, and a recess (10) is opened in the end surface and the upper surface, and a mounting rod (61) is fixed to the recess (10).

The mounting rod (61) is a horizontally long hollow rod having a rectangular cross section into which both ends are open and the support (62) and the slide member (7) can be inserted from the ends. A slot (60) is opened over the entire length. The slot (60) is a mounting rod.
When the support body (62) is fitted into the (61) sideways, the suspension shaft (5)
Allow the invasion of. The mounting rod (61) is fixed to the door plate (1) with a set screw (66) penetrating the bottom surface. The suspension rod (5) and the door plate are formed by the mounting rod (61) and the support body (62).
A support member (6) that connects (1) is configured. Even at the lower part of the end face of the door plate (1) on the opening / closing leading side, a recessed portion that opens to the end face and the lower surface
(10) is opened, and a mounting rod (95) having an upside-down shape from the mounting rod (61) is fixed to the door plate (1) with a set screw (97) in the recess.

The slide member (9) connecting the door plate (1) and the lower guide rail (30) has a roller shaft (92) at the center of the block piece (98) which can be inserted from the front end opening of the mounting rod (95). ) Is slidable up and down, and the rail (30) is attached to the lower end of the roller shaft (92).
A roller (91) capable of rolling inside is arranged so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. A compression spring (94) housed in the block piece (98) is fitted on the roller shaft (92) and biases the roller (91) upward.

The procedure for attaching the folding door will be described below. Attach the rod (61) to the upper and lower recesses (10) and (10) of the door plate (1) on the opening and closing leading side.
(95) is fixed, and the localization side door plate (1a) is connected to the door plate (1) by the hinge (2). Suspended metal fittings on the upper rail (3)
Slide the roller (52) of (4) to the lower rail (30).
The rollers (91) of (9) are inserted through the end openings of the rails, respectively, and then the upper and lower guide rails (3) and (30) are attached to the kamoi and the sill. At this time, adjust the adjusting screw so that the gap width between the upper surface of the support (62) of the hanging metal fitting (4) and the guide rail (3) becomes maximum.
Loosen (8). The localization door plate (1a) is rotatably attached to the guide rails (3) and (30) in the same manner as in the past.

A slide side door plate connected to the localization door plate (1a)
The end face of the opening / closing leading side of (1) is brought close to the hanging metal fitting (4), and the support (62) of the hanging metal fitting (4) is attached to the upper mounting rod (61) of the door plate (1) by adjusting screw (8). Fit the rotating tool engagement part (80) so that it is exposed to the outside, and fix the support body (62) by screwing a fixing screw (67) between the support block (62) and the mounting rod (61). The support (62) is prevented from being pulled out from the mounting rod (61). Plate piece of support (62)
The slide member (7) is slidably fitted in the space (65) between the (64) and the lower surface of the mounting rod (61). Support (62)
The fitting into the mounting rod (61) can be easily performed because the gap width between the support (62) and the guide rail (3) is large.

The sliding member (9) engaged with the lower guide rail (30) is brought close to the door plate (1), and the block piece (98) is moved to the spring (9).
While pulling it up with your finger against 4), fit it from the front end opening of the lower mounting rod (95) of the door plate (1), and attach it to the block piece (98) and the mounting rod.
A fixing screw (99) is screwed over the (95) to prevent the block piece (98) from being pulled out from the mounting rod (95). Door plate
(1) Since the weight of (1a) is applied to the hanging metal fitting (4) and the support (62) of the hanging metal fitting (4) is pulled downward, the gap width between the folding door and the upper guide rail (3) is usually , Door plate for opening and closing leading side (1)
The side gradually becomes wider. For this reason, it is necessary to make an adjustment to make the gap width uniform. For this adjustment, the adjusting screw (8) of the hanging metal fitting (4) is tightened and the slide member (7) is pushed by the screw thrust.
Is pulled toward the block piece (63) side, and the projecting piece (53) of the suspension shaft (5) is pressed by the inclined surface (73) of the slide member (7). Slope
A downward force acts on the suspension shaft (5) by the downward component force acting on (73), and the reaction force lifts the support body (62), and thus the door plate (1). Depending on the tightening amount of the adjusting screw (8), the door plate
Since the amount of lifting in (1) is determined, it is possible to adjust to the optimum gap width.

The block piece (98) of the slide member (9) below the door plate (1) and the roller (91) are urged by a spring (94) in a direction of approaching each other, and the door plate (1) ) Can be lifted a little upwards. In the above mounting work, the mounting of the support body (62) on the door plate (1) and the adjustment of the gap width between the door plate (1) (1a) and the guide rail (3) are performed by rotating the door plate (1). It can be done from the side opposite to the end face on the leading side, and the guide rail (3) or the ceiling of the room does not interfere with the work as in the case of using the rotating tool downward, as in the past, and workability is improved. Greatly improved.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the hanging fitting (4), in which the slide member (7) is formed in a triangular shape, and the inclined surface (73) of the slidable member (7) is used as a support member (62). ) Facing away from the block piece (63). The adjusting screw (8) has a support at the base end.
The straight shaft (8) in which the block piece (63) of (62) is rotatably fitted
2), and the tip screw part is screwed into the slide member (7). The adjusting screw (8) is provided with a flange (81) projecting at the boundary between the straight shaft portion (82) and the screw portion, and the flange (81) is abutted against the inner surface of the block piece (63). The rotary tool engagement portion (80) formed at the tip of the straight shaft portion (82) is exposed on the front surface of the block piece (63). For the hanging metal fitting (4) in Fig. 5 above, adjust the adjusting screw (8) to the block piece (6
The suspension shaft (5) can be pulled down by rotating it in the loosening direction from 3), that is, the door plate (1) can be lifted.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the hanging metal fitting (4) is also characteristic. As shown in FIG. 6, similarly to the first embodiment, the hanging metal fitting (4) having the support body (62) is attached to the mounting rod in the door plate (1).
A retaining plate (25) is attached to the front surface of the attachment rod (61) in a state of being engaged with (61). The retaining plate (25) is provided with a protrusion (26) at its end, and a fitting hole (69) is formed on the lower surface of the attachment rod (61) at a position corresponding to the protrusion (26). In the first embodiment, the support body (62) and the attachment rod (61) are screwed together to form a support body.
The slip-out plate (25) prevents the support body (62) from slipping out, while the slip-out plate (25) prevents the slip-out of the support body (62) from the mounting rod (61). The adjusting screw (8) penetrates the retaining plate (25) and is screwed into the hanging metal fitting (4) as described later. still,
A retaining plate (25) is attached to the front surface of a mounting rod (95) provided at the lower end of the door plate (1) to prevent the slide member (9) from falling off the mounting rod (95).

As shown in FIG. 7, the support (62) is a hollow rod formed by bending a metal plate and having a rectangular cross section with the lower and front and rear surfaces opened, and a guide hole with a lower end opened on the side surface.
(68) is drilled. Further, a hole (62a) through which the suspension shaft (5) penetrates is formed on the upper surface. The slide member (7) is also formed by bending a metal plate and is a hollow rod having a rectangular cross section that fits in the support body (62). The front surface is covered with the closing plate (75), and the closing plate (75) is The screw hole (76) into which the adjusting screw (8) is screwed is opened. In addition, at the upper end of the suspension shaft (5), the support tool (54)
Is slidably fitted, and the support member (54) is prevented from coming off the suspension shaft (5) by a retaining piece (55) located at the tip of the suspension shaft (5). Horizontal support shafts (51) (51) penetrate through the front and rear ends of the support tool (54) in a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and each support shaft (51)
Rollers (52) (52) are rotatably provided at both ends of the roller.

A triangular hole (77) is formed on the side surface of the slide member (7) with its tapered tip facing rearward, and an upper end edge of the triangular hole (77) extends rearward and downward. Has become. The suspension shaft (5) is allowed to slide vertically only through the holes (62a) and the long holes (7a) opened on the upper surfaces of the support (62) and the slide member (7). The protruding piece (53) provided at the lower end of the suspension shaft (5) fits into the triangular hole (77) and the guide hole (68). In order to assemble the hanging metal fittings (4), first the support tool (54)
The suspension shaft (5) fitted with is fitted into the hole (62a) of the support body (62), and the lower end of the suspension shaft (5) is provided with an axial projection (53) orthogonal to the suspension shaft (5). ) Is attached, and after that, the suspension shaft (5) is rotated 90 °, the projecting piece (53) is inserted into the slide member (7) through the elongated hole (7a), and the suspension shaft (5) is again mounted. Rotate and project
Fit (53) into the triangular hole (77).

The procedure for attaching the folding door is the same as in the first embodiment. First, attach the rod (61) to the upper and lower recesses (10) (10) of the door plate (1).
(95) is fixed and the door plate (1) and the localization side door plate (1a) are connected. In the hanging metal fitting (4), the protruding piece (53) is fitted into the guide hole (68) of the support body (62) and the triangular hole (77) of the slide member (7),
The support body (62) and the slide member (7) are prevented from falling off the suspension shaft (5). After inserting the roller (52) of the hanging metal fitting (4) and the roller (91) of the slide member (9) into each rail (3) (30), connect each rail (3) (30) to the Kamoi (100). Attach to the threshold (200).

Attach the end face of the door plate (1) on the leading side of the opening and closing to the hanging metal fitting (4).
And the support body (62) is fitted to the attachment rod (61) of the door plate (1). Further, the slide member (9) is attached to the door plate (1) by a mounting rod (95).
To fit. After this, attach the protrusion (26) to the mounting rod (61) through the fitting hole.
The retaining plate (25) is attached by fitting it into (69). The adjusting screw (8) passes through the retaining plate (25) and is screwed into the screw hole (76), so that the retaining plate (25) is fixed to the mounting rod (61). Similarly, the retaining piece (25) is attached to the attachment rod (95).

In order to adjust the gap width between the folding door and the guide rail (3), the adjusting screw (8) is tightened and the slide member (7) is
Pull toward the retaining plate (25). As shown in FIG. 8, the inclined surface (73) abuts the protrusion (53), and the slide member (7) and the support body (62) are pulled up by the reaction force of the protrusion (53). Protrusion (5
Since 3) is fitted in the guide hole (68) of the support body (62), the door plate (1) is pulled straight up along the guide hole (68).
The lift amount of the door plate (1) is determined according to the tightening amount of the adjusting screw (8), and the optimum gap width can be set.

In the above two embodiments, the protruding piece (53) at the lower end of the suspension shaft (5) has an axial shape, but the invention is not limited to this, and the inclined surface (73) of the slide member (7) is not limited to this. ) Abut the suspension shaft
The shape does not matter as long as (5) can be pulled down. The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a hanging fitting and a slide member before mounting a door plate.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the hanging metal fitting and the slide member after the door plate is attached.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a hanging fitting.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a hanging metal fitting.

FIG. 5 is a front view of another embodiment of the hanging metal fitting.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a hanging fitting.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a hanging metal fitting.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional folding door.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Door plate (3) Guide rail (4) Hanging bracket (5) Hanging shaft (52) Roller (62) Support (7) Slide member (8) Adjustment screw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Adjacent door plates (1) (1a) are connected by hinges (2) so that they can be opened and closed, and a hanging metal fitting provided on the upper surface of the leading end of the door plate (1) on the opening and closing guide side is guided. In the folding door slidably engaged with the rail (3), the hanging metal fitting (4) is
A suspension shaft (5) having a roller (52) rotatably supported on the rail inside thereof, hanging from a guide groove (31) on the lower surface of the rail and having a protruding piece (53) laterally at the lower end. And the lower part of the suspension shaft (5) can be slid vertically in a recess (10) formed at the upper end of the opening / closing leading end side surface of the door plate (1), in a direction facing the opening / closing leading side end surface. The support (62) to be penetrated, and the space (65) formed in the support (62) slidably provided along the upper edge of the door plate (1) and having the inclined surface (73) in the sliding direction. A slide member (7) in which the suspension shaft (5) is pierced through with sufficient space and the projecting piece (53) faces the inclined surface (73).
And an adjusting screw screwed into the slide member (7) through the front surface of the support body (62) exposed on the end surface of the door plate (1) on the opening / closing leading side.
(8) and slides the slide member (7) by the screw thrust due to the rotation of the adjusting screw (8),
A folding door with adjustable clearance between (1) and guide rail (3).