JPH09195425A - Connecting device of panel material in flexible partition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent respective panel materials from unreasonably being deformed, pulling down the flexible partition from a fixed shape, and falling down. SOLUTION: A plurality of panel materials 10 are provided side by side so as to oppose the side end faces to each other, and an opening part 12 of narrow width is provided on the side end face of the panel material 10. A vertical connecting groove 11 of circular section is provided, vertical fitting parts 16 of circular section provided on both ends of a connecting material 14 are fitted in the connecting grooves 11 so that the respective panel materials 10 can be rotationally moved around the fitting parts 16, a plurality of recessed parts 13a, 13b, 13c are arranged right and left on the connecting groove 11, and a projecting part 17 capable of being detachably engaged with the recessed parts 13a, 13b, 13c is provided on the side of the fitting part 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting device for adjoining panel materials in a flexible flexible partition used for easily partitioning an office, a reception room and the like in an office.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional flexible partition, there is one disclosed in JP-A-7-34573. In this flexible partition, a plurality of panel materials facing up and down are arranged such that side end surfaces of adjacent panel materials face each other, and the panel partitions are provided on the side end surfaces of the panel material and have a narrow opening. The connecting groove having a circular cross section is formed by fitting vertically-fitting cylindrical fitting portions provided at both ends of the flexible connecting member.

In such a flexible partition, since each panel material is rotatable around the fitting portion,
The flexible partition can be bent into various shapes such as a circular shape and a loop shape in a plan view.

[0004]

In the above flexible partition, since the fitting portion of the connecting member can freely rotate in the connecting groove, when the flexible partition is installed on the floor surface, the flexible partition has a predetermined shape. I could fall apart and fall.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and prevents each panel material from being deformed inadvertently, causing the flexible partition to collapse from a predetermined shape. It is an object of the present invention to provide a panel material connecting device in a flexible partition that can prevent the device from falling over.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) A plurality of panel members are arranged in parallel with their side end faces facing each other, and are provided in the side end faces of the panel member. An inner surface of the connecting groove in a flexible partition in which each of the panel members can rotate relative to each other by fitting the vertically fitting cylindrical fitting portions provided at both ends. A plurality of recesses are provided side by side on one of the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion of the connecting member, and a protrusion capable of elastically engaging with the recess is provided on the other.

(2) In the above item (1), the recess and the protrusion are provided over the entire length of the connecting groove and the fitting portion.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an example in which a flexible partition according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a multimedia tower to form a multimedia booth. It is a multimedia tower that is the main part of. At the rear end of the leg plate (1) of the multimedia tower (A), a housing (2) of high size and small depth is erected. A table plate (3) is provided in the middle of the front surface of the housing (2) so as to project forward, and an eave plate (4) which is curved downwardly at the upper end is also provided so as to project forward and upward. Board
A lamp (5) is vertically provided on the lower surface of (4). At the upper end of the leg (6) whose front end is connected to the leg plate (1),
(7) is stuck.

The inside of the housing (2) is partitioned by a plurality of shelves (not shown), and a computer main body, a display, a telephone, a power supply, a speaker, etc. are arranged between the shelves, which are used. By using these, a person can efficiently perform various information processing including multimedia information processing.

On both side surfaces of the housing (2), one ends of flexible partitions (9) and (9) are detachably and pivotally attached by connecting shafts (8) facing up and down.

Each flexible partition (9) is provided with a plurality of vertically-oriented vertical rectangular panel materials (10) such that their side end surfaces face each other, and the side end portions of adjacent panel materials (10) are arranged. They are formed to have a connection structure as shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. 2, on both end faces of each panel material (10), a connecting groove having a substantially circular cross-section with a narrow opening (12) from the upper end to the lower end of the panel. (11) is provided.

On the inner surface of the connecting groove (11) opposite to the opening (12), there are three engaging grooves (13a) (13) which are semicircular in plan view.
b) (13c) are provided at equal intervals over the entire length of the connecting groove (11).

Reference numeral (14) is a plate-shaped connecting portion (15) which is oriented in the vertical direction.
A connecting member made of a flexible material in which a cylindrical fitting portion (16) having a diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the connecting groove (11) is continuously provided at both ends of the connecting member.

On the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion (16), an engaging projection (17) is formed which is substantially complementary to the engaging groove (13) and extends over the entire length of the fitting portion.

One fitting portion (16) of the connecting material (14) is fitted into one connecting groove (11) of the adjacent panel material (10), and the engaging ridge (17) thereof While engaging with the engaging groove (13a) (13b) (13c), the other fitting portion (16), the other panel material (10)
Of the adjacent panel materials (10) by fitting the engaging ridges (17) into any of the engaging grooves (13a) (13b) (13c) by fitting in the connecting groove (11). Are connected.

The engagement ridge (17) of the upper panel material (10) in FIG. 2 is engaged with the engagement groove (13a) at the left end, but the panel material (10) is reversed in FIG. When rotated in the clockwise direction, the engaging projection (17) flexes and disengages from the engaging groove (13a) and engages with the central engaging groove (13b). When the panel material (10) is further rotated counterclockwise, the engagement protrusion (17) engages with the engagement groove (13c) at the right end.

On the other hand, even if the panel member (10) is rotated clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 2, the right edge of the opening (12) contacts the side surface of the connecting member (14). It cannot be rotated any further.

Like the panel material (10), the other panel material (10) can also be rotated around the fitting portion (16), so that the flexible partition (9) can be used depending on the purpose of use. Can be transformed into various shapes such as a circular shape, a semicircular shape, and a loop shape.

Further, the engaging projections (17) and the engaging grooves (13a) (13b)
(13c) is provided over the entire length of the fitting portion (16) of the connecting member (14) and the connecting groove (11), and the engaging protrusion (17) is provided in the engaging groove (13).
Since it is engaged with a) (13b) (13c), each panel material (10) does not rotate indefinitely, and flexible partition
It is safe that (9) does not deform from a predetermined shape or fall.

In this embodiment, the engaging grooves (13a) (13b) (13c) have three rows, but they may have two rows or more rows. If the number of engaging grooves (13a) (13b) (13c) is increased and the width of the opening (12) is widened within the range where the fitting part (16) does not come out, the rotation of each panel material (10) is increased. The moving range can be increased.

The number of the engaging ridges (17) does not have to be one, and may be any number as long as it is smaller than the engaging grooves (13a) (13b) (13c). When using a plurality of engaging ridges (17), engaging grooves (13a) (13b) (13c)
The intervals between the engaging protrusions (17) need to be equal and the intervals between the engaging grooves (13a) (13b) (13c) must be equal. By increasing the number of engaging ridges (17),
The rotation preventing force of the panel material (10) becomes large, and the deformation and overturning of the flexible partition (9) can be prevented more reliably.

On the side of the connecting groove (11), the same thing as the engaging projection (17) is provided, and the outer peripheral engagement grooves (13a) (13b) (13) of the fitting part (16) are provided.
The same as in c) may be provided.

When the connecting groove (11) and the connecting member (14) are made short, a plurality of connecting grooves (11) are provided side by side,
It is preferable to fit the connecting member (14) into each connecting groove (11).

[0025]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (a) The flexible partition can be deformed into various shapes such as a circle, a semicircle, and a loop according to the purpose of use.

(B) The protrusion of the connecting member engages with the concave portion provided in the panel member to give a moderation feeling to the rotation of the panel member around the fitting portion, and each panel member is delusional. It is possible to prevent the flexible partition from rotating, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the flexible partition from deforming from a predetermined shape or falling.

(C) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the rotation preventing force of the panel material becomes large, it is possible to reliably prevent the flexible partition from being deformed from a predetermined shape or falling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a multimedia booth formed using a flexible partition having one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (A) Multimedia tower (1) Leg plate (2) Housing (3) Table plate (4) Eaves plate (5) Lamp (6) Leg (7) Stool (8) Vertical axis (9) Flexible partition (10 ) Panel material (11) Connection groove (12) Opening (13a) (13b) (13c) Engagement groove (recess) (14) Connection material (15) Coupling part (16) Fitting part (17) Engagement protrusion Article (projection)

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of panel members are arranged in parallel with their side end faces facing each other, and are connected to a connecting groove provided on the side end faces of the panel member and having a circular cross section with a narrow opening and facing up and down. In a flexible partition in which each of the panel materials can rotate relative to each other by fitting the vertically fitting cylindrical fitting portions provided at both ends of the material, the connecting groove A plurality of recesses are provided side by side on one of the inner surface of the connector and the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion of the connecting member, and the other is provided with a protrusion that can elastically engage with the recess. Panel material connecting device for flexible partition. 2. The panel material connecting device in a flexible partition according to claim 1, wherein the recess and the protrusion are provided over the entire length of the connecting groove and the fitting portion.