JPH09277962A - Coupling device for perpendicularly crossing panel interconnection members - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To couple interconnection members with each other even when the interconnection members have irregularity in tolerance at the time of manufacturing of the interconnection members for connecting two panels which are crossing perpendicularly to each other. SOLUTION: A down-directed protruded part 13 is provided at a lower edge part of a coupling wall 5 for a first connection member 6, the down-directed protruded part 13 on the coupling wall 5 of the first connection member 6 is formed to be elastically deformed to correspond to a recessed part 12 in a second connection member 11 in the condition where a lower surface of a lower wall 2 of the first connection member 6 is applied to an upper surface of a top wall 9 of the second connection member 11, the lower surface of the lower wall 2 of the first connection member 6 is applied to the upper surface of the top wall 9 of the second connection member 11, and the down-directed protruded part 13 at the lower edge of the coupling wall 5 is engaged in the recessed part 12 of the second connection member 11, while a coupling pin 16 is fitted into a pin hole 15 formed by a pin hole forming groove 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coupling device for coupling connecting members of panels that intersect at right angles in the fields of civil engineering, construction, transportation, etc., for example, a box-shaped luggage compartment including panels in a truck. Can be used for.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, when a horizontal panel (54) is attached as a lid to a panel structure (53) having an open upper part, the panel structure (53) is The vertical panel (55) and the horizontal panel (54) are connected to each other through the two panel connecting members described below.

That is, the upper and lower walls (31) (32) extending in the lateral direction
And a vertical wall (33) connecting the outer edges of the upper and lower walls (31) and (32) with each other, and a connecting wall (35) extending obliquely outward and downward from the upper outer surface of the vertical wall (33). ) Having
A top wall that connects the connecting member (36) to the inner and outer walls (37) (38) and the upper edges of the inner wall (37) and the upper portion of the outer wall (38) and protrudes inward from the upper edge of the inner wall (37). Vertical panel fitting (4)
And a second connecting member (41) having 0).

The outer wall (38) of the second connecting member (41) has a horizontal portion (47) protruding outward and a vertical portion (48) provided at the tip of the horizontal portion (47). The groove portion (49) was formed, and the convex portion (43) was formed at the outer wall-side portion of the top wall (39) of the second connecting member (41). On the other hand, a downward concave portion (42) into which the convex portion (43) is fitted is provided on the lower side of the base portion of the coupling wall (35) of the first connecting member (36), and the inner wall surface and the convex portion of the downward concave portion (42) are provided. A pin hole forming groove (44) is provided on the inner surface of (43) so as to face each other, and an inverted L-shaped engaging projection (45) is provided on the inner surface of the lower wall portion of the coupling wall (35). Was provided.

With the lower surface of the lower wall (32) of the first connecting member (36) in contact with the upper surface of the top wall (39) of the second connecting member (41),
The second connecting member (4) is provided in the downward recess (42) of the base of the coupling wall (35).
Groove (44) for pin hole formation that fits the convex part (43) of 1) and is opposed
To form the pin hole (46) and the first connecting member (36)
The engaging projection (45) of the connecting wall (35) is fitted into the groove (49) of the second connecting member (41), and at the same time, the upper part of the vertical portion (48) forming the groove (49). Was fitted into the downward groove portion (50) formed by the engagement protrusion (45) and the coupling wall (35). Furthermore, finally, the lower wall (32) of the first connecting member (36) and the second wall
The top wall (39) of the connection member (41) is coupled with the rivet (51), the coupling pin (52) is press-fitted into the pin hole (46),
The connection between the first connecting member (36) and the second connecting member (41) has been performed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned structure, the first connecting member (36) and the second connecting member (41) are used.
The first connecting member depends on the respective tolerances when manufacturing the
In the downward recess (42) of the coupling wall (35) of (36), the second connecting member (4
In some cases, the convex portion (43) of the top wall (39) of 1) could not be fitted, so that the horizontal panel (54) and the vertical panel (55) could not be joined together.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a connecting device for connecting panel connecting members which can connect two panels intersecting at right angles even if there are variations in tolerances in manufacturing the connecting members.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a horizontal panel fitting portion formed of a vertical wall connecting laterally extending upper and lower walls and outer edge portions of the upper and lower walls and an outer surface of an upper portion of the vertical wall is protruded outward and downward. A first connecting member having an extending connecting wall;
A second connecting member having an inner / outer wall and an upper edge portion of the inner wall, and a second connecting member having a vertical panel fitting portion formed of a top wall connecting the upper portion of the outer wall and projecting inward from the upper edge portion of the inner wall; The upper part of the outer wall of the has a vertical part and a horizontal part extending outward from the lower end of the vertical part and a rising part extending upward from the tip of the horizontal part, thereby forming a recess,
The tip of the connecting wall of the first connecting member is provided with a downward convex portion that can be fitted into the concave portion, and the connecting wall has a lower wall lower surface of the first connecting member and an upper wall upper surface of the second connecting member. With abutting,
The downward convex portion is elastically deformable so as to correspond to the concave portion of the second connecting member, and pin hole forming grooves are provided to face each other on the inner side surface of the downward convex portion and the inner wall surface of the concave portion. The lower surface of the lower wall of the first connecting member is brought into contact with the upper surface of the upper wall of the second connecting member so that the downward convex portion of the lower edge of the coupling wall is fitted into the concave portion of the second connecting member and is opposed to the pin hole. The coupling pin is press-fitted into the pin hole formed by the forming groove.

Further, it is preferable that an inclined wall portion extending obliquely inward and upward is provided at an upper edge portion of the outer wall of the second connecting member.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 As shown in FIG. 1, a horizontal panel fitting is composed of upper and lower walls (1) and (2) extending in the lateral direction and vertical walls (3) connecting outer edges of the upper and lower walls (1) and (2). A connecting wall that projects outward and extends downwards in a circular arc from the upper outer surface of part (4) and vertical wall (3)
The first connecting member (6) having (5), the inner and outer walls (7), (8) and the inner wall connecting the upper edges of the inner wall (7) and the upper part of the outer wall (8).
(7) A second connecting member (11) having a vertical panel fitting portion (10) consisting of a top wall (9) protruding inward from the upper edge portion.

The upper portion of the outer wall (8) of the second connecting member (11) has a vertical portion (17) and a horizontal portion (1) extending outward from the lower end of the vertical portion (17).
8) and the rising part that extends upward from the tip of the horizontal part (18)
(19), the recess (12) is formed by these,
At the tip of the connecting wall (5) of the first connecting member (6), a recess (1
There is a downward convex part (13) that can be fitted in 2), and the connecting wall
(5) is a state in which the lower surface of the lower wall (2) of the first connecting member (6) is in contact with the upper surface of the top wall (9) of the second connecting member (11),
3) is elastically deformable so as to correspond to the concave portion (12) of the second connecting member (11), and pin holes are formed on the inner side surface of the downward convex portion (13) and the inner wall surface of the concave portion (12). Forming grooves (14) are provided facing each other.

Then, the lower surface of the lower wall (2) of the first connecting member (6) is brought into contact with the upper surface of the top wall (9) of the second connecting member (11) so that the lower edge of the lower edge of the connecting wall (5) faces downward. The pin hole forming groove (14) which fits the convex portion (13) into the concave portion (12) of the second connecting member (11) and opposes
The coupling pin (16) is press-fitted into the pin hole (15) formed by. Further, the lower wall (2) of the first connecting member (6) and the top wall (9) of the second connecting member (11) are joined by rivets (21).

The downward convex portion (13) of the lower edge of the connecting wall (5) of the first connecting member (6) has an inner side surface (13a) longer than the outer side surface (13b), and the second connecting The vertical portion (17) of the outer wall (8) of the member (11) is made longer than the rising portion (19), and the inner side surface (13a) of the downward convex portion (13) and the vertical portion of the second connecting member (11) ( The outer surface (13b) of the downward convex portion (13) and the rising portion (19) have substantially the same length.

In the present embodiment, when the first connecting member (6) and the second connecting member (11) are combined, first, the lower surface of the lower wall (2) of the first connecting member (6) is attached to the second connecting member. The upper wall (9) of the (11) is brought into contact with the upper surface, and in this state, the downward convex portion (13) of the lower edge of the coupling wall (5) is fitted into the concave portion (12) of the second connecting member (11). However, at this time, the connecting wall (5) is elastically deformable with its base as a fulcrum, and therefore, due to the manufacturing tolerance of the first connecting member (6) and the second connecting member (11). Even if the concave portion (12) of the second connecting member (11) and the downward convex portion (13) of the first connecting member (6) do not face each other, by appropriately elastically deforming the coupling wall (5), Concave the downward convex (13)
(12) It can be fitted inside. With this fitting, the pin hole forming grooves (1
The pin hole (15) is formed by 4), and the coupling pin is inserted in the pin hole (15).
If the (16) is pressed in, the first connecting member (6) and the second connecting member (1
1) are connected, and as a result, the panel (22) fitted into the horizontal panel fitting part (4) of the first connecting member (6) and the vertical panel fitting part (10) of the second connecting member (11) are joined. Inset panel
(23) and will be connected.

The rising portion (19) of the outer wall (8) is formed so as to extend obliquely outward and upward, and the outer surface of the downwardly projecting portion (13) of the first connecting member (6) is also inclined correspondingly. Surface, and such a structure allows downward projection (13) into recess (12).
It becomes easy to fit in. The outer wall (8) is raised (19)
It has a structure that extends downward from the upper end of the.

Embodiment 2 As shown in FIG. 2, first, the basic structure of the first connecting member (6) is the same as that of Embodiment 1 described above, and therefore the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted. .

On the other hand, the second connecting member (11) has an inclined wall portion (2) extending obliquely outward and downward from the outer edge of the top wall (9).
0) is provided, and the lower edge of the inclined wall portion (20) is connected to the upper edge of the vertical portion (17) of the outer wall (8). The outer wall (8) extends further downward from the lower edge of the vertical portion (17).

In this embodiment, at the upper edge of the vertical portion (17),
Since the inclined wall portion (20) is provided, the first connecting member (6)
When the downward convex portion (13) of the first connecting member (6) is fitted into the concave portion (12) of the second connecting member (11), the downward convex portion (13) of the first connecting member (6) is an inclined wall of the second connecting member (11). It slides down the surface of the portion (20) and is guided to the concave portion (12). Therefore, the concave part (12) and the downward convex part (1
Mating of 3) can be done very easily. Further, in the present embodiment, the connection wall of the first connecting member (6) is provided because the inclined wall portion (20) extending obliquely outward and downward is provided from the outer edge of the top wall (9).
Since (5) is made longer than in the first embodiment, the coupling wall (5) can be elastically deformed more than in the first embodiment, and the downward convex portion (13) with respect to the concave portion (12) can be deformed. Will be more compatible.

Embodiment 3 As shown in FIG. 3, first, the basic structure of the first connecting member (6) is the same as that of Embodiment 1 described above, and therefore, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted. .

On the other hand, the second connecting member (11) has a structure in which the outer edge portion of the top wall (9) is connected to the inside of the vertical portion (17) of the outer wall (8). An inclined wall portion (20) extending obliquely inward and upward is provided at the upper edge portion.

Also in this embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the presence of the inclined wall portion (20) makes it possible to fit the concave portion (12) and the downward convex portion (13) very easily.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the connecting wall of the first connecting member is
With the lower surface of the lower wall of the first connecting member in contact with the upper surface of the top wall of the second connecting member, the downwardly protruding portion of the connecting wall is elastically deformable so as to correspond to the recessed portion of the second connecting member. Therefore, even if the downward projection of the connecting wall of the first connecting member does not face the concave portion of the outer wall of the second connecting member due to the tolerance when manufacturing the first connecting member and the second connecting member, the connecting wall By appropriately elastically deforming, the downward convex portion and the concave portion can be fitted together. Therefore, the horizontal panel and the vertical panel can be connected to each other even if the tolerances of the first connecting member and the second connecting member vary during manufacturing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional example of a box-shaped panel structure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a device for joining panel connecting members to each other in the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1): Upper wall (2): Lower wall (3): Vertical wall (4): Horizontal panel fitting (5): Connecting wall (6): First connecting member (7): Inner wall (8): Outer wall (9): Top wall (10): Vertical panel fitting part (11): Second connecting member (12): Recessed part (13): Downward protruding part (14): Pin hole forming groove (15): Pin hole (16): Coupling pin (17): Vertical part (18): Horizontal part (19): Rise part (20): Inclined wall part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. The upper and lower walls (1) (2) and the upper and lower walls extending in the lateral direction.
(1) Horizontal panel fitting (4) consisting of vertical walls (3) connecting the outer edges of (2) and connecting wall (5) protruding outward from the upper outer surface of vertical wall (3) and extending downward First connecting member (6) having inner and outer walls (7), (8) and the upper edge of the inner wall (7) and the outer wall
A second connecting member (11) having a vertical panel fitting portion (10) connecting the upper part of (8) and having a top wall (9) protruding inward from the upper edge of the inner wall (7); , Second connection member (11)
The upper part of the outer wall (8) has a vertical part (17), a horizontal part (18) extending outward from the lower end of the vertical part (17), and a rising part (19) extending upward from the tip of the horizontal part (18). Have these, the recess
(12) is formed, and the connecting wall of the first connecting member (6) is formed.
The tip of (5) has a downward facing protrusion (1
3) is provided, and the connecting wall (5) is such that the lower surface of the lower wall (2) of the first connecting member (6) is in contact with the upper surface of the top wall (9) of the second connecting member (11), The downward convex portion (13) is the concave portion (1) of the second connecting member (11).
It is elastically deformable so as to correspond to 2), and pin hole forming grooves (14) are provided facing each other on the inner side surface of the downward convex portion (13) and the inner wall surface of the concave portion (12). It is the first
The lower surface of the connecting member (6) (2) is the top wall of the second connecting member (11)
(9) Abutment with the upper surface to connect the wall (5) Downward protrusion of the lower edge
The pin hole formed by the pin hole forming groove (14) in which the (13) is fitted into the recess (12) of the second connecting member (11).
The connecting pin (16) is pressed into the (15),
A connecting device for connecting members that intersect at right angles. 2. An inclined wall portion extending diagonally inward and upward at the upper edge of the vertical portion (17) of the outer wall (8) of the second connecting member (11).
The device for connecting panel connecting members intersecting at right angles according to claim 1, wherein (20) is provided.