JPH11139785A - Lifting traveling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the cost of a lifting traveling device such as a partioner or the like in a simple and lightweight manner. SOLUTION: A movable body 14 shifting in the longitudinal direction with the rotation of a screw member 13 is installed, two approach-separation operators 16A and 16B, approaching or separating to or from a horizontal breadth direction A of a partitioner with a movement of this movable body 14, are locked to both mount members 10 and 11, two pressing rollers 18A and 18B, shifting the same direction with movements in the horizontal breadth direction A of these mount members 10 and 11, are installed in these mount members 10 and 11, two pressed bodies 19A and 19B with both pressed inclines 25a and 25b being pressed by movements of these pressing rollers 18A and 18B attending on movements of these mount members 10 and 11 and shifting so as to run onto these rollers 18A and 18B, are installed on the top plate of a skirt member 8, so that the structure of this lifting traveling device is simplified and its weight is reduced, and besides, there is inexpensiveness in cost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a partition (partition) for partitioning a room (for example, a house, a conference room, an entertainment venue, etc.) into a required area, or other furniture and the like, and moving to a predetermined place. The present invention relates to an ascending / descending moving device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a partitioning device for partitioning a room used for a house, a conference room, an entertainment venue, or the like into a required area, which is provided at predetermined positions on the floor and ceiling of the room. It is composed of a rail and a partition panel slidable on and removable from the rail. In this partitioning device, partitioning panels are sequentially attached to rails, and each partitioning panel is sequentially moved to a corner along the rails to partition a room.

[0003] However, in the above-mentioned partition device, since the rail is provided at a fixed position in the room, there is an inconvenience that the room can only be partitioned into a fixed area.

In view of this, a specially provided partitioning body (used as a book storage container or the like) is provided below the partitioning body.
There is an elevating / moving device for supporting this so as to be able to move up and down and moving it while being raised. In this lifting and moving device, the partition is lifted (floating from the floor)
Then, the room can be partitioned into a desired area by an operation of moving the partition to a predetermined location by a caster of the lifting / lowering device, and then lowering the partitioning body and setting the partition at the location.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned lifting / lowering apparatus has problems such as a complicated structure, a large weight, and a high cost.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an ascending / descending moving device which can solve the above problems.

[0007]

Means for solving the problems according to the present invention include a pair of supporting legs for supporting an object to be lifted and lowered on a floor surface, and a pair of supporting legs which are vertically movable between the supporting legs. Platform members having wheels for moving the object to be raised and lowered in the room and divided so as to abut each other, and each of the platform members provided between these platform members and a lower portion on the side of the vertical object. And a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the object with respect to an object to be raised and lowered. The lifting mechanism includes a screw member extending between the support legs, and a moving body that moves between the support legs as the screw member rotates. And an approaching / separating operating body fixed on each base member and moving the base members toward and away from each other in the width direction of the ascending / descending object with the movement of the moving body, and each base member along with the approach / separation between the base members. A pressing body for vertically moving an object to be lifted and lowered; And a pressing body.

[0008] A moving roller that rotates about a vertical axis is provided on one of the moving body and the approach / separation operating body,
On the other of the moving body and the approaching / separating operating body, an inclined contact surface with which the moving roller comes into contact is formed, and one of the pressing body or the pressed body is formed on the side of each base member or the object to be lifted and lowered. And a roller body rotatable about a horizontal axis along the screw member, and the other of the pressing body or the pressed body is provided on the other of the respective base member sides or the ascending / descending object side. And an inclined contact surface with which the roller body contacts.

In the above construction, when the screw member extending between the support legs is rotated, the moving body moves between the support legs, whereby the approach / separation operation body moves the base members toward / away from each other in the width direction of the ascending / descending object. With the approach and separation of the base members,
The pressing body presses the pressed body to raise and lower the object to be raised and lowered together with the support legs, and rotates the screw member to raise the support legs away from the floor of the room, so that the wheels provided on the base member can be moved to the floor. With the surface pressed, the object to be lifted becomes movable in the room, and the screw member is rotated in the opposite direction to seat the support leg on the floor surface of the room, so that the object to be lifted is moved to a desired position in the room. Can be installed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a description will be given of a case where a lifting and lowering device according to an embodiment of the present invention is used in a partition device 1 shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 10, this partitioning device 1
Is a box-shaped partitioning body (an example of an object to be lifted and lowered) 3 for partitioning a room 2 such as a house, a meeting room, and an event hall into a required area, and having a hinged door (not shown) on the front side.
And a lifting / lowering device 4 for moving the partition 3 to a desired position in the room 2 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of front and rear support legs 5, 6 and a partition 3
Is provided between the top plate 7 and the lower surface of the room 2. The wheels 9 (for example, casters are used for disposing the partition member 3 in the room 2). ), And a pair of plate-like base members 10 and 11 which are divided so as to abut each other, and are provided between the base members 10 and 11 and the top plate 7 (the lower part of the partition body 3). An elevating mechanism 12 for elevating the members 10 and 11 with respect to the partition body 3 is provided.

The lifting mechanism 12 includes front and rear support legs 5 and 6.
4, a pair of front and rear moving members 14 which move by the same amount between the front and rear support legs 5 and 6 with the rotation of the screw member 13, and, as shown in FIG. 1
Approaching / separating operating bodies 16A and 16B which are screwed to the butting side ends on 0 and 11 to move the base members 10 and 11 toward and away from each other in the horizontal width direction A of the partitioning body 3 as the moving body 14 moves; A guide means 17 for guiding the approach and separation of the base members 10 and 11 and a guide means 17 provided between each of the base members 10 and 11 and the top plate 7 so as to accompany the approach and separation of the base members 10 and 11. A plurality of pressing rollers (an example of a pressing body) 18A, 18B and pressed bodies 19A, 19B for vertically moving the base members 10, 11 and the partition body 3 apart from each other.
And

Both ends of the screw member 13 are rotatably supported on the top plate 7 via a bearing 7a and are rotated by an operating tool 20, and the front end of the screw member 13 is
It is inserted through an insertion hole 5 a formed in the support leg 5.

The moving body 14 is screwed and supported non-rotatably in the middle of the screw member 13 by the top surface contacting the top plate 7 even by the rotation of the screw member 13.
Are movable while maintaining a certain distance by the rotation of the screw member 13. A movable roller 2 rotatable around the longitudinal axes 14a and 14b is provided on the side of each movable body 14.
1a and 21b are attached.

Each of the approach / separation operation bodies 16A and 16B is
Each of the base members 10, 11 is disposed as a front and rear pair on each of the base members 10, 11, and the distance between the inclined pressed surfaces (contact surfaces) 22a, 22b pressed by the pressing rollers 21a, 21b becomes narrower on the rear side. 11.

The guide means 17 is provided for each of the base members 10 and 11.
And a rod member 24 screwed between the approaching / separating operation bodies 16A and 16B, and a rod member 24 inserted through the rod receiving member 23 and extending horizontally.

At the front and rear positions on each of the base members 10 and 11, a plate-like connecting member 31 is arranged along the horizontal width direction A of the partition body 3.
A, 31B are screwed 15 and each connecting member 31A, 3
Bearing pieces 30a, 30b are formed upright on both side ends of 1B, and storage recesses 35A, 35B are formed adjacent to the bearing pieces 30a, 30b on the plate surfaces of the connecting members 31A, 31B.
Are formed.

On the upper surface of each of the approach / separation operation bodies 16A, 16B, bearing recesses 36a, 36b are formed in the front-rear direction, and the shafts 33a, 33 are formed on these recesses 36a, 36b.
b is supported over the end of each shaft body 33a, 33b,
While being inserted through and supported by the bearing pieces 30a and 30b on the butting side, a horizontal shaft 3 is attached to an end of each of the shaft bodies 33a and 33b.
The pressing rollers 18A, 18B are rotatably supported via 2a, 32b, and the horizontal shafts 32a, 32 are also provided on bearing pieces 30a, 30b at the opposite ends of the base members 10, 11.
The pressing rollers 18A and 18B are rotatably supported via the line b.

Each of the pressed bodies 19A and 19B is
Each of the pressed bodies 19A and 19B is disposed at a predetermined position facing the pressing rollers 18A and 18B on the back surface of the pressing roller. 25a, 25b are formed, and each pressed body 19A, 1
The lower portion of 9B is stored and positioned in the storage recesses 35A and 35B, respectively.

Thus, the hakama member 8 and the base members 10, 11
Deviation is prevented, and a stable state is maintained.
The bearing 7a, the moving body 14, the approach / separation operating body 1
6A, 16B, pressing rollers 18A, 18B, connecting member 3
1A, 31B and pressed bodies 19A, 19B are formed of synthetic resin.

In the above configuration, the partition 3 is placed in the room 2
When the user intends to move the operation member, the operation tool 20 is attached to the front end of the screw member 13, and the operation member 20 is rotated, for example, clockwise. Then, both moving bodies 14 move rearward (support leg 6 side) while maintaining a certain distance, and the moving rollers 21a, 21b of each moving body 14 are moved by the approach / separation operating bodies 16A, 1A.
6B, by contacting the pressed surfaces 22a, 22b and further rotating the screw member 13, the moving rollers 21a, 21b.
b strongly presses the pressed surfaces 22a and 22b, and further moves rearward while rotating, whereby the approaching / separating operation bodies 16A and 16B begin to separate from each other, and accordingly, the base members 10 and 11 move together. The separation of the partition body 3 in the horizontal width direction A is started.

Then, the connecting members 31A and 31B are
Since the screw members 15 are screwed to the base members 10 and 11, the pressing rollers 18A and 18B also start moving in the horizontal width direction A together with the base members 10 and 11 and the pressed members 19A and 1A.
9B is pressed via the pressed inclined surfaces 25a and 25b. At this time, the hakama member 8 has not yet been pushed up, but the base members 10 and 11 are lowered, and the wheels 9 are merely in contact with the floor surface.

Since the hakama member 8 receives a load from the partition body 3, even after the pressing rollers 18A and 18B strongly contact the pressed inclined surfaces 25a and 25b, the hakama member 8 resists the load. By rotating the operating tool 20, the screw member 13 is further rotated. By doing so, each of the pressing rollers 18A, 18B has finished descending along each of the pressed inclined surfaces 25a, 25b, the wheels 9 strongly press the floor surface, and the base members 10, 11 are separated from each other. As a result, each pressed body 19A, 19B is pressed by each pressing roller 18A, 18B.
, The skirt member 8 is pushed up (the base members 10 and 11 are lowered), and the support legs 5 and 6 are separated from the floor surface.

In this state, the partition 3 can be moved, so that the partition 3 is freely moved to a predetermined position to partition the room 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, when the partition body 3 is freely moved to a predetermined position to partition the room 2, the operating tool 20 is rotated counterclockwise to lower the partition body 3. .

In this case, the load by the partition 3 is limited by the pressed inclined surfaces 25a, 25b of the pressed members 19A, 19B.
The pressing rollers 18A, 18B work through the pressing rollers 18A, 18B, and the shafts 33a, 33
b, it works in a direction to make the approaching / separating operation bodies 16A and 16B approach each other.
B are pressed surfaces 22a and 22b are movable rollers 21a and 21b.
b has been pressed to the near side.

When the operating tool 20 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, each moving body 14 moves forward and the moving rollers 21a and 21b of each moving body 14 move.
The approaching / separating operation bodies 16A and 16B approach each other while the pressed surfaces 22a and 22b press the moving rollers 21a and 21b, and the pressed inclined surfaces 2 of the pressed objects 19A and 19B.
5a and 25b press the respective pressing rollers 18A and 18B, so that the base members 10 and 11 approach each other, the hakama member 8 descends, and further, the operation tool 20 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction. The support legs 5 and 6 are seated on the floor. Thereby, the partition body 3 can be installed on the floor.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the movable body 14 that moves in the front-rear direction with the rotation of the screw member 13 is provided, and the horizontal movement of the partition body 3 is performed with the movement of the movable body 14. Approaching / separating operation body 1 approaching / separating in the width direction A
6A and 16B are fixed to the base members 10 and 11, and the base member 1
Press rollers 18A and 18B that move in the same direction as the horizontal members 0 and 11 move in the horizontal width direction A are provided on the base members 10 and 11, and the press rollers 18A and 18B that move as the base members 10 and 11 move.
The pressing roller 18 is pressed by the movement of the pressing roller 18B.
Pressed inclined surface 2 moving so as to ride on A and 18B
The pressed members 19A and 19B having 5a and 25b are provided on the top plate 7 of the skirt member 8 with a light and simple configuration. The screw members 13 are rotated to mount the pedestal members 10 and 11 (or the skirt member 8).
The partition member 3 is raised by moving the partition member 3 up and down. Therefore, by rotating the screw member 13, the hakama member 8 and the partition member 3 are easily raised and lowered, and the partition member 3 is moved to a desired place in the room 2. Then, it can be installed on the spot and the room 2 can be partitioned into a required area.

The screw member 13 is mounted on the side of the skirt member 8. When the screw member 13 is rotated, the screw member 13 moves up and down together with the skirt member 8.
It is not necessary to form the insertion hole 5a formed in a long hole, and the manufacture of the skirt member 8 becomes easy.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is easy to change the positions of the pressing rollers 18A, 18B and the pressed bodies 19A, 19B, and therefore, the partition members 3 having different widths are required. Even in this case, the skirt member 8 and the base members 10 and 11 are formed to have a width corresponding to the width of the partition body 3, and the positions of the pressing rollers 18A and 18B and the pressed members 19A and 19B are determined according to the width. By setting, the compatibility with the size of the partition body 3 is also excellent.

In the above embodiment, the screw member 13
By rotating, the moving bodies 14 move rearward while maintaining a certain distance, and the inclined directions of the pressed surfaces 22a, 22b of the approaching / separating operation bodies 16A, 16B are configured in the same direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 11, by rotating the screw member 13, the moving bodies 14 are screwed into the screw member 13 so as to approach and separate in the front-rear direction. , 16
The direction of inclination of the pressed surfaces 22a and 22b of B is reversed,
The approaching / separating operation bodies 16A and 16B may be separated from each other by rotating the screw member 13 and pressing the pressed surfaces 22a and 22b by the moving rollers 21a and 21b provided on the moving body 14. The other configuration is the same as the above embodiment.

Also in this case, similarly to the above-described embodiment, by rotating the screw member 13, the skirt member 8 and the partition member 3 are easily raised and lowered, and the partition member 3 is moved to a desired place in the room 2. Thus, it can be installed on the spot to partition the room 2 to a required area.

The screw member 13 is attached to the skirt member 8 side. When the screw member 13 is rotated, the screw member 13 moves up and down together with the skirt member 8, so that the insertion hole 5a formed in the support leg 5 is formed. There is no need to form a long hole, so that the manufacture of the skirt member 8 becomes easy.

In the above embodiment, the partition 3
And the hakama member 8 are separated from each other, but the present invention is not limited to this. The bottom plate of the partition member 3 and the top plate 7 of the hakama member 8 are also used, and the support legs 5 and 6 are partitioned. Body 3
May be integrally formed, and a lifting mechanism 12 similar to the above may be provided between the base members 10 and 11 and the top plate 7.
As described above, by also using the bottom plate of the partition member 3 and the top plate 7 of the skirt member 8, the number of parts is reduced, the entire structure is simplified, and the whole partition device 10 is reduced in weight and cost. become. Other functions and effects are the same as those of the above embodiments.

Further, in the above embodiment, the screw member 1
3, the moving body 14 is attached to the base member 10 and the approaching / separating operation bodies 16A and 16B are attached to the base members 10 and 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
Another approaching / separating operating body having a wedge-shaped pressing surface corresponding to the pressed surfaces 22a and 22b of the base member 16B is attached, and
The moving body 14 may be attached to the base members 10 and 11 so that the moving rollers 21a and 21b are pressed against the pressing surfaces of the approaching / separating operation body at 0 and 11, respectively. The same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the pressing roller 1
8A and 18B are provided on the side of the base members 10 and 11,
Although 9A and 19B are provided on the top plate 7 side, the present invention is not limited to this. Press rollers 18A and 18B are provided on the top plate 7 side, and pressed bodies 19A and 19B are provided on the base members 10 and 11 side. However, even when the pressing members 18A and 18B are configured to ride on the pressed inclined surfaces 25a and 25b of the pressed members 19A and 19B as the base members 10 and 11 are separated from each other, the same configuration as in the above embodiment can be obtained. An effect can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the partitioning body 3 has been described as an example of an object to be raised and lowered. However, the object to be raised and lowered is not limited to the partitioning body 3 but can be widely applied to general furniture and the like. Of course.

[0038]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, an elevating mechanism for elevating and lowering an object to be raised and lowered includes a screw member extending between supporting legs, and a supporting member between the supporting legs as the screw member rotates. A moving body, which is fixed on each of the divided base members, and an approach / separation operating body for moving the base members toward and away from each other in the width direction of the elevating object with the movement of the moving body; Since there is provided a pressing body and a pressed body which are provided between the lower part of the elevating object and move the respective base members and the elevating object vertically close to and away from each other with the approach and separation of the base members, The whole configuration is simple and lightweight, and the cost can be reduced.

The object to be raised and lowered can be easily raised and lowered by rotating the screw member. For example, when the object to be raised and lowered is a partition, as shown in the embodiment, it is raised. Moving the partition to a desired location in the room with the support legs raised from the floor, and lowering and installing the partition in that place, thereby partitioning the room to the required area. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an elevating mechanism of a partition device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lifting mechanism.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the lifting mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a lifting mechanism on the base member side.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the lifting mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view of the lifting mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a central longitudinal side view of the lifting mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional front view of the lifting mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional bottom view showing the entire configuration of the lifting mechanism.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a use state of the partition device.

FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged plan view showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition device 2 Room 3 Partition member 4 Elevating / moving device 5 Support leg 7 Top plate 8 Hakama member 9 Wheel 10 Stand member 12 Elevating mechanism 13 Screw member 14 Moving member 16A Approaching / separating operation member 18A Press roller 19A Pressed member 21a Moving roller 22a pressed surface 25a pressed inclined surface 31A connecting member A horizontal width direction

Claims (5)

[Claims] An object has a pair of supporting legs for supporting an object to be lifted and lowered on a floor surface, and wheels arranged between the support legs so as to be able to move up and down and to move the object to be raised and lowered in a room. And a lifting mechanism provided between the base member and the lower part on the side of the lifting object for raising and lowering each base member with respect to the lifting object. The lifting mechanism includes a screw member extending between the support legs, a moving body that moves between the support legs with rotation of the screw member, and a moving member that is fixed on each base member and moves with the moving body. Approaching / separating operation body for moving the base members closer to / away from each other in the width direction of the lifting / lowering object, and a pressing body and pressed body for vertically moving the base members and the lifting / lowering object closer to / separating from each other as the base members approach / separate from each other. An elevating and moving device comprising a body. 2. A moving roller rotating around a longitudinal axis is provided on one of the moving body and the approaching / separating operation body, and the inclined moving roller contacts the other of the moving body and the approaching / separating operation body. A roller body having a contact surface formed thereon, and one of the pressing body and the pressed body is provided on one of the respective base member sides or the object to be lifted and rotatable around a horizontal axis along the screw member. The other of the pressing body or the pressed body is provided with an inclined contact surface provided on the other of each base member side or the object to be lifted and contacting the roller body. The lifting device according to claim 1. 3. A top plate for mounting a bottom plate of an object to be lifted and / or lowered, a pair of supporting legs suspended from the top plate for supporting the object to be raised and lowered on a floor surface, and a space between the support legs. A base member that is arranged so as to be able to move up and down and has wheels for moving the object to be raised and lowered in the room and is divided so as to face each other, and between these base members and the lower part on the side of the object to be raised and lowered. A lifting mechanism for raising and lowering each base member with respect to an object to be raised / lowered is provided. The lifting mechanism includes a screw member extending between the support legs, and a support leg with rotation of the screw member. A moving body that moves between the base members, an approach / separation operating body that is fixed on each base member and moves the base members toward and away from each other in the width direction of the object to be raised and lowered with the movement of the mobile body, and an approach / separation between the base members. Pressing body that moves each base member and the object to be lifted up and down in the vertical direction And an object to be pressed. 4. A top plate which also serves as a bottom plate of an object to be raised and lowered, support legs provided in pairs so as to hang down from the top plate to support the object to be raised and lowered on a floor surface, and can be moved up and down between these support legs. A base member which is arranged in the room and has wheels for moving the elevating object in the room and is divided so as to abut each other, and is provided between the base member and the lower part of the elevating object side. An elevating mechanism for elevating each base member with respect to the elevating object, the elevating mechanism moving between the support legs with a screw member extending between the support legs and rotating the screw member. Moving body, an approaching / separating operation body fixed on each base member, and moving the base member toward and away from each other in the width direction of the ascending / descending object with the movement of the moving body; A pressing body for vertically moving the base member and the object to be lifted and lowered; and An ascending and descending moving device comprising a pressed body. 5. A moving roller that rotates around a vertical axis is provided on one of the moving body and the approaching / separating operating body, and the inclined moving roller contacts the other of the moving body and the approaching / separating operating body. A contact surface is formed, and one of the pressing body and the pressed body is a roller body that is provided on each of the base member sides or the top plate and is rotatable around a horizontal axis along the screw member. The other of the pressing body or the pressed body has an inclined contact surface provided on each base member side or the other of the top plate and in contact with the roller body. The lifting device according to claim 4.