JPH1046940A - Panel shutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the reliability of a panel shutter by arranging a roller for suspension on the outside of a chain arranged on the outside of a side end face of a panel and fitting a free end of the chain in a chain guide bar provided above the roller for suspension along a storage rail in play. SOLUTION: A panel linkage chain 3 is mounted on both sides in an upper part of a panel 2 through a pin, and a roller for suspension 25 is provided on its outside. Next, a chain guide bar 6 is provided above along a storage rail 4 to utilize a section between 8 side end face of the panel 2 and a bracket 5a on a side wall of a storage box 5 effectively. A free end part 3a of the chain 3 which meshes with a sprocket for driving panel 8 and is extended in the direction of panel storage is moored to the bar 6 in such a manner that it can move freely so that the chain 3 does not come off from the sprocket 8 when the panel is reeled out. Moreover, since the free end 3a moves along the bar 6 when the panel 2 is stored, the length from a pin of the first panel 2 which moves on the rail 4 to the free end 3a is reduced, and it is possible to prevent great loosening of the free end side and twining of the chain.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel shutter device for sequentially opening and closing a shutter opening / closing opening of a building by a plurality of panels.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional panel shutter includes a pair of left and right guide rails arranged upright on both sides of a shutter opening / closing opening, and a storage box arranged above these guide rails. The upper and lower panels are vertically connected to each other by a roller chain (panel connecting chain) on both sides thereof, and the roller chain is meshed with a panel driving sprocket in the storage box. By the feed operation of the roller chain by the forward / reverse rotation drive, the panel is successively transferred to a vertical movement along a guide rail and a horizontal movement along a storage rail in the storage box. And when the panel moves sideways,
Suspension rollers rotatably supported on the left and right sides of the panel are rotatably supported on the storage rail so that the panel is suspended and stored.

Here, if the free end of the roller chain, which is engaged with the panel driving sprocket and extends in the panel storage direction, is left in a free state, the roller chain becomes entangled when the panel is moved up and down, so that the panel is entangled. Not only hinders the lifting and lowering operation of the roller chain, but also in particular, in the event of a panel splice, the free end of the roller chain is drawn to the panel driving sprocket side and drops off from the sprocket, and the entire panel falls. Invite.

Accordingly, the free end of the roller chain must be moored in the storage box. In this case, the free end of the roller chain is secured so that a panel movement stroke corresponding to the entire length of the storage rail is secured. Mooring is essential.

Therefore, conventionally, the free end of the roller chain has been moored and fixed to the depth end side in the storage rail so that a panel movement stroke corresponding to the entire length of the storage rail can be secured.

[0006]

The conventional panel shutter is constructed as described above, and the free end of the roller chain is moved to the depth end side of the storage box so that the panel movement stroke corresponding to the entire length of the storage rail is secured. Therefore, there is a problem that the length of the roller chain, that is, the length of the roller chain extending from the panel that first shifts on the storage rail to the end of the depth of the storage box when the panel is stored becomes long. When the length of the roller chain is increased as described above, when storing the panel, the roller chain becomes large between the panel that first moves on the storage rail and enters the inner part of the storage box and the depth end of the storage box. There is a problem that the lifting and lowering operation is hindered, for example, the roller chain becomes entangled during the panel raising and lowering operation.

A conventional shutter device of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2770312. In this shutter device, a plurality of panels (also referred to as slats) are provided on the left and right sides of each panel. The lower end of the eye panel member is connected to the end face with a pin, and a hanging roller is rotatably supported at the upper end of the eye panel member, and a roller chain is connected to the roller shaft, whereby the panel mutual connection is achieved. Are connected in series on both the left and right sides,
There is a problem that the connection between the panels becomes very complicated.

[0008] As described above, the suspension roller pivotally supported at the upper end of the eye plate member is coaxially connected to the suspension roller and is provided inside the roller chain meshed with the panel driving sprocket (both the end faces on both sides of the panel and the roller). Between the brackets on both sides of the storage box and the storage rails so that they do not interfere with the roller chain that hangs when the panel is stored. In this case, a space area for hanging the roller chain must be particularly secured, and thus, the structure becomes complicated, and the storage box becomes large and a compact receiving structure cannot be obtained.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a plurality of panels are supported in series and mesh with a panel driving sprocket. The length of the extended panel connecting chain to the free end can be shortened, so that the free end side of the panel connecting chain does not loosen greatly, and there is no danger of the panel connecting chain coming off the panel drive sprocket. An object of the present invention is to obtain a highly reliable panel shutter that can move a panel smoothly and safely. Another object of the present invention is to provide a panel shutter that can be arranged in a component that does not require a special space area for hanging a panel linking chain at a panel storage position, and that can have a compact receiving structure. .

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a panel shutter comprising a pair of left and right guide rails disposed on both sides of a shutter opening / closing opening, and a plurality of upper and lower guide rails for opening and closing the guide rails. A panel, a hanging roller pivotally supported on each of the left and right sides of the panel, a pair of left and right panel connecting chains that support the panels in series, and these panel connecting chains are rotationally driven by meshing with each other. A pair of left and right panel driving sprockets, and a storage rail that rises between the two guide rails and rotatably supports the hanging roller of the panel that moves laterally through the panel driving sprocket, Each panel is moved vertically along the guide rail and stored on the storage rail by the feed operation of the panel connecting chain by the forward and reverse rotation of the panel drive sprocket. In the shutter device for transferring to the horizontal movement, a panel connecting chain is arranged outside the left and right side end faces of each panel, and the hanging roller is further arranged outside the panel connecting chain. A chain guide bar is arranged above the storage rail along the storage rail, and the free end of the chain extending from the panel driving sprocket to the panel storage direction is loosely fitted to the chain guide bar. Things.

In the panel shutter according to the second aspect of the present invention, a chain guide rod for guiding the free end side of the panel connecting chain in the panel moving direction along the storage rail is supported by the storage rail and a hanging roller. This is arranged above a space between a panel and a bracket on which a panel driving sprocket is pivotally supported.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a pair of left and right guide rails, and these guide rails 1 are composed of vertical guide rails arranged upright on both sides of a so-called shutter opening / closing opening such as a doorway of a building or a window.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a plurality of upper and lower panels for raising and lowering the guide rails 1 between the two guide rails 1. These panels 2 are shown in FIG.
And a rectangular frame 2a as shown in FIGS.
A suitable panel face plate 2b is attached to the panel.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, pins (support shafts) 21 projecting outward from both end surfaces of the panel 2 are provided on both upper sides of the panel 2.
Is rotatably inserted and connected to a panel connecting chain (hereinafter simply referred to as a chain) 3 composed of a roller chain via a sleeve-shaped attachment 24 so as to be rotatable and movable in the thrust direction.

In this way, the plurality of panels 2 that move up and down between the two guide rails 1 are connected to each other by the pins 2.
Each of the panels 2 is connected to and supported by the chain 3 outside the both end faces of the panel 2 via the first and second panels 1.

A pin 21 of each panel 2 has a hanging roller 25 located further outside the chain 3.
Are rotatably mounted. A panel roller 22 is rotatably supported on both lower sides of each panel 2.

A storage box 5 is disposed above the guide rail 1, and the storage box 5 includes a vertical bracket 5a forming a side wall of a panel storage section. Inside the bracket 5a, both guide rails 1 are provided. A pair of left and right panel driving sprockets 8 are pivotally supported, and the chain 3 is meshed with these panel driving sprockets 8.

The storage rail 4 is directly mounted inside the bracket 5a as shown in FIG. The storage rail 4 extends laterally from between the bracket 5a and the panel driving sprocket 8 toward the panel storage direction above a horizontal line passing through the axis of the panel driving sprocket 8. The panel storage direction side is gradually and gradually lowered and inclined so that the hanging roller 25 of the panel 2 that has passed the panel driving sprocket 8 toward the panel storage direction is rotatably supported.

The lower end of the storage rail 4 is interrupted at a position near the depth end in the storage box 5 at a distance corresponding to the installation space of the switchgear 13, and the lower end of the storage rail 4 is cut off. Is provided with a stopper 4a (FIG. 1) for preventing the suspension roller 25 that has rolled on the storage rail 4 from falling off.

In the above, the series of panels 2 is formed by the chain 3 by forward and reverse rotation of the panel driving sprocket 8.
By the feeding operation, the sheet is successively transferred to a vertical movement along the guide rail 1 and a horizontal movement along the storage rail 4. When the panel 2 moves laterally toward the storage rail 4, the chain 3 between the horizontally adjacent panels 2 hangs inside the storage rail 4.

In such a panel shutter, the side near the upper end of the guide rail 1 extending into the storage box 5 is located near the lower part of the panel driving sprocket 8, and the chain 3 is abnormally bent (loose). Is provided with a chain looseness detecting device 7 for electrically detecting the chain slack.

In the vicinity of the panel driving sprocket 8 in the storage box 5, a chain guide member for guiding the chain 3 in a proper meshing direction or a disengaging direction with the panel driving sprocket 8 during the movement of the panel 2. 9 and 10 are arranged.

In these chain guide members 9 and 10, the storage rail 4 is located near the panel driving sprocket 8.
The panel storage side chain guide member 9 disposed on the side protrudes from the inside of the bracket 5a of the storage box 5 and wraps around the side of the panel driving sprocket 8 to form an upper edge 9b.
And a side edge 9a.

More specifically, the upper edge 9b of the panel storage side chain guide member 9 is provided with a laterally inward portion 9c located inside the addendum circle of the panel driving sprocket 8;
An outer portion 9d extending outward from the addendum circle of the panel driving sprocket 8 continuously to the inner portion 9c and located in the movement path of the chain 3.

Further, the side edge 9a of the panel storage side chain guide member 9 extends downward in a state in which the storage rail 4 side of the panel driving sprocket 8 is spaced apart from and faces the tooth tip of the panel driving sprocket 8. The hanging portion of the chain 3 is prevented from being entangled with and engaged with the panel driving sprocket 8.

The panel storage side chain guide member 9
Are formed so as to be in contact with the chain 3 and to guide the chain 3 in the direction of meshing with the panel driving sprocket 8, the direction of unmating and the direction of the guide rail 1.

On the other hand, the panel entrance / exit side chain guide member 10 arranged on the guide rail 1 side near the upper end side of the guide rail 1 has an inner portion 10a located inside the tip circle of the panel driving sprocket 8. An outer portion 10b extending downward from the addendum circle of the panel driving sprocket 8 continuously to the inner portion 10a and located in the movement path of the chain 3, and moving up and down along the guide rail 1. The chain 3 is formed so as to be in contact with the chain 3 to be brought into contact with the panel driving sprocket 8 in a meshing direction and a mesh releasing direction.

In the above description, at least one of the panel storage side chain guide member 9 and the panel entrance / exit side chain guide member 10 constitutes a chain / sprocket guide device.

In the vicinity of the panel entrance of the storage box 5,
A panel guide 11 is provided for smoothly guiding a panel roller 22 below each panel 2 in a panel storage direction and a panel extension direction.

A switchgear 13 is arranged in a depth space in the storage box 5. Here, storage box 5
, The lower end of the storage rail 4 is interrupted at a position away from the depth end of the storage box 5 by a distance corresponding to the installation space of the switchgear 13, so that the storage box in which the storage rail 4 does not extend The switchgear 13 is arranged by utilizing the depth space area in 5.

As shown in FIG. 1, the switchgear 13 has an integral mounting base 13a, and has vertically long mounting holes 13b at both upper and lower sides of the mounting base 13a.

In the back space area inside the storage box 5, the switch 13 is attached to the bracket 5a on one side thereof.
At the time of the mounting, a bolt 28 is inserted into the long hole 13b of the mounting base 13a of the switchgear 13, and a nut 29 is screwed into the bolt 28 to tighten the mounting base 13a to the bracket 5a. It is fixed. Therefore, if the nut 29 is loosened, the slot 1
The mounting position of the switchgear 13 can be adjusted vertically by an amount corresponding to the length of 3b.

The switchgear 13 has an output sprocket 130 as shown in FIG. 1, and an interlocking sprocket 14 is linked to the output sprocket 130 via an interlocking chain 15.

The interlocking sprocket 14 has a first transmission sprocket 17 coaxially, and is rotatably attached to the bracket 5a via a bearing 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the bearing body 30 is fitted and mounted so as to be position-adjustable in a notch 5b provided in the bracket 5a. Therefore, the rotation axis connecting the interlocking sprocket 14 and the first transmission sprocket 17 can adjust the distance between the interlocking sprocket 14 and the panel driving sprocket 8.

The panel driving sprocket 8 has a second transmission sprocket 18 coaxially, and an endless transmission chain 19 is meshed and wound around the second transmission sprocket 18 and the first transmission sprocket 17. The rotation output of the switch 13 is transmitted to the panel driving sprocket 8.

Here, the switchgear 13, the interlocking sprocket 14, and the first transmission sprocket 17 are substantially similar to the panel 2 at the storage position suspended by the storage rail 4 in the deep space area within the storage box 5. They are arranged in parallel up and down directions.

With such an arrangement, the storage box 5
Switch 13 and power transmission sprocket (interlocking sprocket 14 and first transmission sprocket 17) in the vehicle
Installation space can be minimized. Therefore, the installation space does not need to be particularly large, and the installation space of the storage box 5 is reduced as compared with the case where the switchgear 13 is externally attached to the storage box 5. Can be greatly reduced.

A chain guide bar 6 extending in a direction along the storage rail 4 is arranged at a position above the storage rail 4 in the storage box 5. The chain guide bar 6 is disposed above the space between the both end surfaces of the panel 2 suspended on the storage rail 4 and the bracket 5a, and effectively uses the space.

A free end portion (end side link portion) 3a of the chain 3, which is engaged with the panel driving sprocket 8 and extends in the panel storage direction, is movably moored to the chain guide rod 6.

As a result, the free end 3a of the chain 3 moves along the chain guide bar 6 when the panel 2 is moved up and down, so that the panel 2 first moves onto the storage rail 4 during the panel storage operation. The length from the pin 21 to the free end 3a of the chain 3 can be reduced.

Therefore, the free end side of the chain 3 does not loosen greatly when the panel is stored, and the chain 3 can be reliably prevented from being entangled during the panel elevating operation.

Also, as described above, the free end 3 of the chain 3
Since a is always moored to the chain guide rod 6, the chain 3 does not come off from the panel driving sprocket 8 when the panel is fed out, and the safety and reliability are greatly improved.

Further, as described above, the chain guide bar 6 disposed above the storage rail 4 is used to connect the chain 3 which is suspended between the panels 2 in a parallel posture suspended on the storage rail 4.
Does not interfere with the U-shaped bending and hanging, so that there is no need to provide a special space for disposing the chain guide bar 6 in the storage box 5, so that a compact housing structure can be achieved.

Next, the operation will be described. When the switch 13 is activated in the shutter opening direction, the rotational driving force is
Interlocking sprocket 14 from output sprocket 130 via interlocking chain 15 → first transmission sprocket 17 →
The power is transmitted from the transmission chain 19 to the second transmission sprocket 18 to the panel driving sprocket 8, whereby the panel driving sprocket 8 is rotated clockwise in FIG.

Thus, the panel driving sprocket 8
The panel 2 between the guide rails 1 is pulled up through the chain 3 meshed with the panel. Panel 2
When the upper end of the panel 2 reaches the panel driving sprocket 8, the upper end of the panel 2 moves circularly with the chain 3 along the pitch circumference of the panel driving sprocket 8 and the storage rail 4.
Is guided in the direction of.

At this time, the panel roller 2 below the panel 2
2 is guided obliquely upward by the inclined guide portion 11a of the panel guide 11 and advances in the storage box 5 in the depth direction (panel storage direction).

In this way, the upper end of the panel 2 that has moved up between the two guide rails 1 moves along the tip of the panel driving sprocket 8 toward the storage rail 4 (panel storage direction). When the panel roller 22 is guided obliquely upward by the panel guide 11,
When the panel 2 passes through the panel driving sprocket 8 toward the panel storage direction, the panel 2 moves while maintaining the vertical posture in the state in which the lateral shake is prevented.

After the panel 2 has passed through the panel driving sprocket 8 in the panel storage direction, the suspension rollers 25 on both upper sides of the panel 2 move onto the storage rail 4. At this time, the suspension roller 25 rolls on the storage rail 4 by its inclination, so that the panel 2 is automatically suspended inside the storage box 5 by the downward inclination along the storage rail 4 in the suspended state of the parallel posture. Go to

When the suspension roller 25 of the panel 2 which has first moved onto the storage rail 4 reaches the inclined lower end of the storage rail 4, the suspension roller 25 is moved to the lower end of the storage rail 4. Abuts against the stopper 4a provided in the storage rail 4 to prevent the storage rail 4 from falling off.

In this way, after the first panel 2 arrives at the lower end of the storage rail 4, the subsequent panels 2 are sequentially fed, so that the panels 2 sequentially shifted to the storage rail 4 are adjacent to each other. It is suspended and stored in a parallel hanging state.

In the above, the panel 2 is the guide rail 1
When the panel drive sprocket 8 first engages with the chain 3 when the panel is spliced from the vertical movement along the storage rail 4 to the horizontal movement along the storage rail 4, the panel extends so as to be guided in the engagement direction. Since the entrance / exit chain guide member 10 is arranged, an inner portion 10a of the panel entrance / exit chain guide member 10 which is located inside the tip circle of the panel driving sprocket 8 and the panel driving sprocket 8 The chain 3 is reliably guided in a predetermined direction with respect to the panel driving sprocket 8 by the outer portion 10b located outside the addendum circle and in the movement path of the chain 3.

Further, even if the chain 3 and the panel driving sprocket 8 are abnormally engaged due to some unexpected action, the panel storage side chain guide member 9 is provided on the panel storage side where the engagement is completed. Since it is disposed, the panel storage side chain guide member 9 has an inner portion 9c which is located inside the addendum circle of the panel driving sprocket 8 and above a horizontal line passing through the axis of the sprocket 8. An outer portion 9d is located outside the tip circle of the panel driving sprocket 8 and in the movement path of the chain 3 that enters and exits the storage box 5 and is located above a horizontal line passing through the axis of the panel driving sprocket 8. Since the chain 3 is guided in contact with the panel driving sprocket 8 in the proper meshing direction and the meshing releasing direction,
The chain 3 is securely detached from the panel driving sprocket 8, and the above-described storing operation of the panel 2 is smoothly performed.

Here, the inner part 9c and the outer part 9d
The functions and effects of are described in more detail. Chain 3
Since the inner portion 9c located inside the addendum circle of the panel driving sprocket 8 and the outer portion 9d located outside the addendum circle come into contact with each other, this contact area is extremely small. Enlargement is performed, and the disengagement is performed extremely reliably and efficiently, and unnecessary force generated at the time of disengagement is not concentrated on one place in the chain 3 and the panel storage side chain guide member 10, so that unnecessary damage is prevented. It is unlikely to occur and its life is extremely long. In particular, since such contact always occurs at the time of the above-mentioned reverse starting, such an effect is extremely important.

Further, since the inner portion 9c comes into contact with the root of the meshing position of the chain 3 meshing with the panel driving sprocket 8, the meshing is released, so that the meshing releasing effect is extremely remarkable.

Further, an inner part 9c and an outer part 9d
Are located above a horizontal line passing through the axis of the panel driving sprocket 8, so that the disengagement of the chain 3 from the panel driving sprocket 8 can be performed very efficiently and effectively. Moreover, the inner part 9c and the outer part 9
Since d is located near the starting end of the storage rail 4 when viewed from the side as shown in FIG. 1, the engagement of the chain 3 can be released at an extremely effective timing.

When storing the panel, the roller chain 3
Moves into the storage box 5 together with the first panel 2 without being entangled by the chain guide rod 6, and when the panel 2 is folded and stored, as shown by a two-dot chain line (a) in FIG.
A state of regularly hanging in a U-shape along the side surface of each panel 2 is obtained.

As described above, when each panel 2 changes its direction from the upward vertical movement along the guide rail 1 to the horizontal movement along the storage rail 4, at the initial stage of the horizontal movement, the preceding panel 2 and the succeeding panel 2 The chain 3 which connects the chain 3 hangs down, and the chain hang down portion is guided downward along the side edge 9a of the panel storage side chain guide member 9, so that the hanging down portion of the chain 3 becomes the panel driving sprocket 8 Can be reliably prevented from being entangled with, so that damage to the storage rail 4 and elevation of the panel 2 are not hindered. This series of operations is repeated each time the subsequent panel 2 reaches the vicinity of the storage rail 4.

Next, the switchgear 13 is moved from the panel storage state.
When the panel drive sprocket 8 is rotated in the reverse direction, the panel drive sprocket 8 is rotationally driven in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1 by the rotation output, so that the storage rail 4 is driven via the roller chain 3 meshed with the panel drive sprocket 8. Upper panel 2
Are sequentially pulled out in the feeding direction.

At this time, in the vicinity of the panel driving sprocket 8, first, the side edge 9a and the upper edge 9b of the panel storage side chain guide member 9 reliably guide the chain 3 to the predetermined meshing position of the panel driving sprocket 8. Is done. Further, the chain 3 is smoothly separated from the panel driving sprocket 8 by the other panel entrance / exit side chain guide member 10.

That is, the chain 3 has an inner portion 10a located inside the tip circle of the panel driving sprocket 8 and an outer portion 10b located outside the tip circle of the panel driving sprocket 8. Because it will come in contact with two parts
This contact area is greatly enlarged, and the disengagement is performed very reliably and efficiently, and the excessive force generated at the time of disengagement does not concentrate on one place in the chain 3 and the panel entrance / exit-side chain guide member 10. And useless damage hardly occurs, and its life is extremely long. In particular, since the contact between the two always occurs at the time of the reverse starting, such an effect is extremely important.

Further, since the inner portion 10a comes into contact with the root of the meshing position of the chain 3 meshing with the panel driving sprocket 8, the meshing is released, so that the meshing releasing effect is extremely remarkable.

In the process of raising and lowering the panel 2 as described above, if the panels 2 are folded or clogged in the guide rail 1, the panel 2 becomes a scandal in which the panel 2 cannot be moved. It is a factor of occurrence.

However, in this case, since abnormal refraction occurs in the chain 3, the abnormal refraction is detected by the chain looseness detecting device 7. Respond immediately to scandals.

[0064]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of panels that move up and down between the left and right guide rails are supported and mesh with the panel driving sprocket. The free end of the panel connection chain extending in the panel storage direction side is movably fitted to the chain guide bar located above the storage rail along the storage rail, so that the panel is connected when the panel moves along the storage rail. Since the free end of the chain moves together with the panel along the chain guide bar, there is no need to anchor and fix the free end of the panel linking chain to the depth end of the panel storage unit unlike a conventional roller chain. The length of the panel connecting chain can be shortened, so that the free end of the panel connecting chain does not loosen greatly when the panel is stored. Therefore, the entanglement of the panel connecting chain during the panel elevating operation can be reliably prevented, and since the free end of the panel connecting chain is always moored to the chain guide rod, the panel connecting chain comes off from the panel driving sprocket. There is no danger and the safety and reliability are greatly improved. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the suspension rollers are disposed further outside the panel linking chain disposed outside the left and right end faces of each panel, the suspension rails are disposed on the storage rails via the suspension rollers. The panel connecting chain between the supported panels can be hung inside the storage rail, and it is not necessary to secure a special space area for the hanging, and the panel storage can be reduced in size accordingly. There is an effect that a compact receiving structure can be achieved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the chain guide rod has a space between the panel supported on the storage rail via the suspension roller and the bracket on which the panel driving sprocket is pivotally supported. By arranging the chain guide bar at the top, the chain guide bar does not become an obstacle when the panel connecting chain bends and hangs in a U-shape between the panels shifted to the storage rail, so the space for arranging the chain guide bar is reduced. It is not necessary to secure it particularly, and from this point, an effect that a compact receiving structure can be obtained is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a storage box portion of a panel shutter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the panel drive system in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a meshing state between a panel driving sprocket and a roller chain.

FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the panel.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a partial front view showing a part where a panel and a roller chain are joined together.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guide rail 2 Panel 3 Panel connection chain 4 Storage rail 5a Bracket 6 Chain guide rod 8 Panel drive sprocket 25 Suspension roller

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pair of left and right guide rails disposed on both sides of a shutter opening / closing opening, a plurality of upper and lower panels for elevating and closing between the guide rails, and suspensions respectively supported on the left and right sides of the panel. Roller, a pair of left and right panel connecting chains that support the panels in series, a pair of left and right panel driving sprockets that are driven to rotate by meshing these panel connecting chains, and between the two guide rails. A storage rail that rotatably supports the hanging roller of the panel that rises and passes through the panel driving sprocket and moves laterally, and the panel connecting chain is fed by a forward / reverse rotation of the panel driving sprocket. In a shutter device that transfers each panel to vertical movement along the guide rail and horizontal movement along the storage rail, the left side of each panel A panel connecting chain is arranged outside the right side end faces, and the hanging roller is arranged further outside the panel connecting chain, and a chain guide along the storage rail is provided above the storage rail. A panel shutter, wherein a rod is disposed, and a free end of the chain extending from the panel driving sprocket toward the panel storage direction is loosely fitted to the chain guide rod. 2. The chain guide bar is disposed above a space between a panel on which a suspension roller is supported by a storage rail and a bracket on which a panel driving sprocket is pivotally supported. The panel shutter according to claim 1.