JPH1066637A - Picture frame - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture frame capable of smoothly mounting and exchanging a photograph and a picture or the like in an attached state without being detached from a wall or the like. SOLUTION: This picture frame is composed of upper and lower picture frame materials 1 and 2 and left and right picture frame materials 3 and 4, and an insertion groove whose cross section is U-shaped is provided on the opposite surface of the picture frame materials facing each other. In this case, at least one picture frame material of the picture frame materials 2 and 3 is formed into a divided picture frame material 4 composed of a front surface side picture frame member 4a and a back surface side picture frame member 4b, the back surface side picture frame member 4b of the divided picture frame member 4 is provided on the same surface as the back surface side picture frame members 1b-3b of the other picture frame materials 4a continued to the back surface side picture frame member 4b at the right angle and the front surface side picture frame member 4a is connected freely openably and closably in the direction of extending the insertion groove to a back part to the back surface side picture frame member 4b. Thus, the photograph and the picture or the like are smoothly mounted and exchanged in the attached state without being detached from the wall or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a picture frame for accommodating a picture, a picture, a poster or a jigsaw puzzle and decorating the picture frame. It is related to a picture frame that can be replaced with a poster, a jigsaw puzzle, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a frame for storing a photograph, a picture, a poster, a jigsaw puzzle, or the like is made of wood or resin.
Many frames such as aluminum are provided, but most of them have a step formed on the back side of the rectangular frame body to lock the glass plate or back plate, and this glass plate In this method, a picture, a poster, a jigsaw puzzle, or the like was inserted between the back plates, and a picture, a poster, a jigsaw puzzle, or the like was set together with the glass plate or the back plate from the back side of the picture frame.

[0003]

Therefore, in the above-described conventional picture frame, a picture, a poster, a jigsaw puzzle, etc., must be set from the back side of the picture frame main body, so that the picture, poster, jigsaw puzzle, etc., are placed at the correct center position. It was easy to shift the position, and it was difficult to see if it was in the position you wanted unless you turned around and looked forward.

In order to replace a picture, a poster or a jigsaw puzzle once housed, the picture frame, the poster or the jigsaw puzzle is removed from the wall or the like each time, and the picture, poster or jigsaw puzzle is removed from the back side of the picture frame. It is necessary to set such a frame, and then it is necessary to attach the frame to the original position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the conventional frame, and has as its object to provide a frame in which a picture, a poster, a jigsaw puzzle, or the like can be set or replaced from the side of the frame. It is assumed that.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a frame according to the present invention comprises upper and lower frame materials and left and right frame materials, and has an insertion groove having a U-shaped cross section on the opposing surfaces of the facing frame materials. In the picture frame, at least one of the picture frames is formed into a divided picture frame composed of a front picture frame member and a back picture frame member. Opening and closing in the direction of expanding the insertion groove toward the rear side with respect to the back side frame member, while providing the front side frame member with the back side frame member of the other frame material connected at right angles to the back side frame member. It has a structure that is freely connected.

In the above-mentioned frame, the upper and lower frame members and the left and right frame members are made of a narrow rectangular flat plate member having a fixed length and width.
This back side frame member is composed of a front side frame member made of an L-shaped cross-section frame plate having the same length, and the back side frame material is connected integrally between the ends to form a rectangular frame back surface frame. The insertion groove having a U-shaped cross section is formed by the surface of the back side frame material and the L-shaped inner surface of the front side frame material.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the corner portion of the frame composed of the upper and lower frame members and the left and right frame members is formed in a convex arc-shaped bent corner portion, and the front side frame of the divided frame member is formed. The surface side bending member of the bent corner portion is integrally provided at both ends of the member, and the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the surface side frame member of the divided frame material in the frame is: If the rearward rotation angle is less than 90 degrees, it is urged to the front side, and if it is more than 90 degrees, it is urged to the rear side. It is characterized by being worn.

[0009]

Therefore, according to the frame of the present invention, when the front side frame member of the divided frame member is rotated backward, the other frame members connected at right angles to both ends of the divided frame member face each other in parallel. If the groove end of the inserted groove is exposed on the surface of the frame member on the back side of the divided frame material, if photos and paintings are inserted from the outside into these insertion grooves while being sandwiched between the glass plate and the back plate It can be easily arranged in the picture frame. After the disposition, if the front side frame member of the divided frame is rotated forward,
An insertion groove for receiving an edge portion of a photograph, a picture, or the like is restored together with the back side frame member, so that a picture, a picture, a jigsaw puzzle, or the like can be fixed in the picture frame.

In the above-mentioned upper and lower frame members and the left and right frame members, if the right frame member is formed as a divided frame member, the right-handed person can open and close the front side frame member, photograph, painting, and poster. Alternatively, it becomes easy to insert and fix a jigsaw puzzle or the like. In addition, by forming the corner portions of the frame composed of the upper and lower frame materials and the left and right frame materials in the convex arc-shaped bent corner portions, not only can a frame exhibiting a good appearance be formed, but also the divided frame material can be formed. Inserting and replacing photos, paintings, posters, jigsaw puzzles, etc. into the insertion groove using the surface of the back side bent member as a guide by integrally providing the front side bent member of this bent corner portion at both ends of the front side frame member Can be easily and smoothly performed.

Further, the front and back frame members of the divided frame member are pivotally connected to each other so that the front side frame member is forcibly closed to the front side when the rearward rotation angle of the front side frame member is 90 degrees or less. When the front side frame member is opened rearward, when a resilient urging bracket is provided for energizing and forcibly opening the back side when rotated more than 90 degrees, the front side frame member is opened. The groove ends of the insertion grooves facing parallel to each other in the other frame material provided at right angles to both ends of the divided frame material are entirely exposed to facilitate the work of inserting a photograph, a picture, etc., and the front side frame When the member is rotated forward, it can be instantaneously returned to the surface of the back side frame member by the resilient metal fitting, and there is no possibility that the front side frame member is left behind.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment. In FIGS. 1 to 3, bent corners are formed by bending upper and lower frame members 1 and 2 formed of a synthetic resin molded body and left and right frame members 3 and 4 having a shorter length than the upper and lower frame members 1 and 2 in a convex arc shape. A frame is formed by combining the rectangular shape through the portion 5. These frame members 1 to 4 are made of a narrow rectangular flat plate member having a certain length and width, and have a back side frame member 1b to 4b and an L-shaped cross section having the same length as the back side frame members 1b to 4b. And the bent corner portion 5 is also formed of a back side bent member 5b and a front side bent member 5a having an L-shaped cross section.

The back side frame members 1b to 4b of the upper, lower, left and right frame members 1 to 4 are integrally connected via a back side bending member 5b of the bent corner portion 5 to form a rectangular frame back surface having the same surface. A frame is formed. On the other hand, a front side frame member 1a having an L-shaped cross section
~ 4a and the front side bending member 5a, the back side frame member 1b ~ 4b and the back side bending member 5b, respectively, the peripheral frame piece forming a peripheral frame wall of the frame at the outer end of the front frame piece narrower than the width. The upper and lower frame members 1 and 2 and the frame member 3 on the other side are respectively provided integrally with the rear ends of the peripheral frame pieces of the front side frame members 1a to 3a and the outer peripheral ends of the back side frame members 1b to 3b. The frame material on one side is formed as a divided frame material in which the front side frame member 4a is separated from the back side frame member 4b, while the frame member 4 has a shape integrally provided on the edge.

Further, the upper and lower ends of the frame member 3 on the other side and the opposite ends of the upper and lower frame members 1 and 2 are integrally connected via a bent corner portion 5 to form a U-shaped fixed frame frame. Formed in
The upper and lower insertion grooves 6, 7 which are continuous in a U-shape with the inner surface of the peripheral frame piece portion of the front side frame member being formed by opposing surfaces of the front side frame members 1a to 3a and the back side frame members 1b to 3b An insertion groove 8 on the other side is formed. Also, between the facing surfaces of the front and back bending members 5a and 5b of the bending corner portion 5, a curved groove 9 continuous with the insertion grooves 6 to 8 is provided.

On the other hand, in the frame member 4 on one side, the front side frame member 4a of the bent corner portion 5 is integrally provided at the upper and lower ends of the front side frame member 4a. In a state of being superimposed on the frame member 4b (closed state as described later), the inner surface of the peripheral frame piece portion of the front side frame member 4a is opposed to the front side frame member 4a and the back side frame member 4b. An insertion groove 10 is provided in a U-shaped cross section serving as a groove bottom.

In this divided frame member 4, the front side frame member 4a is pivotally mounted on the outer edge of the back side frame member 4b so as to be rotatable rearward. This pivoting structure will be described with reference to FIG.
6, a hinge member 32 composed of a leaf spring piece having upper and lower shaft pieces 31, 31 fixed to upper and lower outer edge portions of a back side frame member 4b, and a gate provided at an opposite end of the front side frame member 4a. The mold hinge member 33 is engaged and connected.

More specifically, the outer half of the back side frame member 4b on the back side is formed to be thin as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the hinge member 32 with the vertical shaft piece is provided on the flat back surface of the thin portion. The hinge member 32 is bent and inclined at an obtuse angle toward the rear to form an outer end-side bent portion 34, and the shaft pieces 31, 31 are vertically attached to upper and lower ends of the outer end-side bent portion 34. It protrudes in the direction.

On the other hand, the base of a gate-shaped hinge member 33 is provided on the upper and lower portions of the inner surface of the peripheral frame piece of the front-side frame member 4a by screws, and the arms 36, 36 of the gate-shaped hinge member 33 are attached. The arm members 36, 36 are provided with shaft holes 37, 37 at the distal end portions of the arm portions 36, 36, and the shaft holes 37, 37 are formed in the shaft members of the hinge member 32. It is fitted to the pieces 31 and 31 and is rotatably mounted on the shaft.

Further, the arm portions 36 of the gate-shaped hinge member 33,
Between the 36, a resilient urging metal fitting made of an elastic plate which is brought into contact with, presses and urges the tip of the outer end side bent portion 34 of the hinge member 32
38 is stuck. Accordingly, when the front-side frame member 4a is rotated rearward to open the back-side frame member 4b as shown in FIGS. When the angle exceeds 90 degrees, the outer end side bent portion of the hinge member 32
In this state, the front-side frame member 4a is pushed rearward beyond the front surface of the back-side frame member 4b. It is configured to be located. When the front side frame member 4a is rotated forward so that the front end of the resilient urging bracket 38 moves forward with respect to the front end of the outer end side bent portion 34 of the hinge member 32, the front side frame The member 4a automatically fits on the back side frame member 4b and has the same cross-sectional shape as the other frame members 1-3.

The manner of use of the frame constructed as described above will be described. First, when a picture, a picture, a poster, a jigsaw puzzle, or the like is provided in this frame, the front side frame of the divided frame material 4 on one side is used. When the member 4a is rotated backward, the front-side frame member 4a is located behind the surface of the back-side frame member 4b via the hinge member 32 and the elastic urging bracket 38 as described above, and One side groove end of the insertion grooves 6, 7 of the frame members 1, 2 is exposed in an open state. In this state, as shown in FIG. 1, a light transmitting material 41 made of a glass plate, an acrylic sheet or the like, an object 42 such as a photograph, a picture, or a jigsaw puzzle and a back plate 43 are superimposed on the upper and lower insertion grooves 6 and 7, and The surface is inserted as a guide while slidingly contacting the surface of the rectangular frame-back frame formed of the back frame members 1b to 4b of the left and right frame materials 1 to 4 and these inserted ends of the frame material 3 on the other side. Insertion groove 8
Insert. Reference numeral 44 denotes a border provided around the light transmitting material 41.

Thereafter, the front-side frame member 4a of the divided frame member 4 is rotated forward to close the front-side frame member 4a on the back-side frame member 4b so that the upper, lower, left, and right frame members are closed. The above-mentioned photographs, paintings, etc. are arranged in a fixed state in 1-4.

Next, when exchanging the above-mentioned pictures, paintings, posters, jigsaw puzzles, etc.,
Then, the front forehead member 4 is rotated outward to open it, and a photograph or painting 8 is pulled out while being pulled outward, and then a new photograph or painting is inserted in the same manner as described above. Therefore, when exchanging a picture or a picture, the picture or the picture can be exchanged without hanging the frame from the wall or the like, while hanging it on the wall. In the above embodiment, the frame member 4 on one side is made up of the front side frame member 4a and the back side frame member 4b.
However, at least one of the four frame members 1 to 4 constituting the frame is formed on the front side frame member that is rotatable backward with respect to the back side frame member. If so, the present invention can be satisfied.

[0023]

As described above, according to the picture frame of the present invention, in the picture frame composed of the upper and lower picture frames and the left and right picture frames and provided with an insertion groove having a U-shaped cross section in the facing surfaces of the facing picture frames, At least one of the frame members is formed into a divided frame member including a front side frame member and a back side frame member, and the back side frame member of the divided frame member is connected to the back side frame member at a right angle. The other frame material is provided integrally with the back frame member so as to be flush with the back frame member, and the front frame member is connected to the back frame member so as to be openable and closable in a direction in which the insertion groove is developed rearward. Therefore, it is possible to insert a translucent material such as a glass plate or an acrylic resin plate, a photograph, a picture, or a back plate from the direction along the surface of the picture frame and fix it inside the picture frame. Installed without removing from The mounting and exchange, such as photographs and paintings are those performed smoothly.

Further, in the above four-sided frame material, if the right side frame member is formed as a divided frame member whose front side frame member is rotatable rearward, it is easy for a right-handed person to insert and fix a photograph or a picture. Can be done. In addition, by forming the corner portions of the frame composed of the upper and lower frame materials and the left and right frame materials in the convex arc-shaped bent corner portions, not only can a frame exhibiting a good appearance be formed, but also the divided frame material can be formed. Inserting and replacing photos, paintings, posters, jigsaw puzzles, etc. into the insertion groove using the surface of the back side bent member as a guide by integrally providing the front side bent member of this bent corner portion at both ends of the front side frame member Can be performed more smoothly.

Further, the front and back frame members of the divided frame member are pivotally connected to each other so that the front side frame member is forcibly closed to the front side when the rearward rotation angle of the front side frame member is 90 degrees or less. When the front side frame member is opened rearward, when a resilient urging bracket is provided for energizing and forcibly opening the back side when rotated more than 90 degrees, the front side frame member is opened. The groove ends of the insertion grooves facing parallel to each other in the other frame material provided at right angles to both ends of the divided frame material are entirely exposed to facilitate the work of inserting a photograph, a picture, etc., and the front side frame When the member is rotated forward, it can be instantaneously returned to the surface of the back side frame member by the resilient attachment fitting, and furthermore, there is an advantage that the front side frame member is not likely to be vacant rearward. Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state where a photograph or the like is inserted into a frame according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a frame according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the picture frame of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a corner portion of a picture frame in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view illustrating a closed state of a frame member of the frame according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view illustrating a state where a surface frame member of a frame according to the present invention is opened;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the front surface member of FIG. 6 is opened;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the front forehead member of FIG. 5 is closed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-4 frame material 1a-4a front side frame member 1b-4b back side frame member 5 bent corner part 6-10 groove 32,33 hinge member 41 translucent material 42 object 43 back plate

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A frame comprising upper and lower frame materials and left and right frame materials and having an insertion groove having a U-shaped cross section provided on opposing surfaces of the facing frame materials, wherein at least one of the frame materials is placed on the front side. A back frame member formed of a frame member and a back frame member, and a back frame member of the other frame material connected to the back frame member at a right angle to the back frame member of the divided frame material. A frame, wherein the front side frame member is connected to the rear side frame member so as to be openable and closable in a direction in which the insertion groove is developed rearward with respect to the rear side frame member. 2. The upper and lower frame members and the left and right frame members have a back side frame member made of a narrow rectangular flat plate member having a fixed length and width, and an L-shaped cross section having the same length as the back side frame member. The front-side frame member is made of a frame plate, and the back-side frame material is integrally connected between the ends to form a rectangular frame-back frame, and the front surface of the back-side frame material and the front side 2. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the insertion groove having a U-shaped cross section is formed by the L-shaped inner surface of the frame material. 3. A corner portion of a frame composed of upper and lower frame members and left and right frame members is formed at a bent corner portion having a convex arc shape, and the bent corner portion is provided at both ends of a front side frame member of the divided frame member. The picture frame according to claim 1, wherein the front-side bending member is provided integrally. 4. The front side frame member of the divided frame material in the frame is urged forward when the backward rotation angle is less than 90 degrees, and attached to the rear side when the rotation angle is 90 degrees or more. The picture frame according to claim 1, wherein the picture frame is pivotally attached to the back frame member by a hinge member having a resilient urging metal fitting.