JPS63167867A - Moving partition device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a movable partitioning device used for partitioning floors of hotels, offices, etc. as necessary.

L PRIOR TECHNOLOGY This type of movable partition device has a rail having an ia-like opening in the bottom wall fixed to the ceiling, a plurality of running bodies being movably disposed within this rail, and A suspension rod is rotatably attached to the intermediate portion of each of these traveling bodies, and the lower ends of the suspension rods are allowed to hang down below the rod through the openings. The movable walls are suspended and supported by the pair of suspension rods, respectively, so that the movable walls can be moved along the rails.

In such a movable partition device, the movable wall is generally not only slid like a sliding door, but also movable in various ways for storage in a storage section or the like. Therefore, it is often the case that the rails are provided with branching portions so that the traveling bodies supporting the movable wall can be guided to different routes as necessary.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, various types of guides have been developed in the past in which a traveling body is equipped with a guide that provides guidance for curves; There is no one that has a function that can be selected dynamically as needed. Therefore, in conventional devices, each time each traveling body of each moving wall reaches a rail branching part, the person moving the moving wall applies a force in the thickness direction to the end of the wall, and It is necessary to assist the traveling body and suspension equipment to follow the desired route. Therefore, it is difficult to move the movable wall, and an operation error may easily cause the movable wall to be unable to be guided to a predetermined storage position.

The present invention aims to solve this problem in W1.

Means for Solving the L Problem j In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized by adopting the following configuration.

That is, the movable partition device according to the present invention includes a rail that is fixed to a ceiling and has a continuous downward opening in its bottom wall, and a rail that is disposed within this rail and has an intermediate portion that is connected to the downward opening. a plurality of running bodies that can run while facing the rail; each of these running bodies is equipped with a rotating target in the middle part thereof, and the lower end thereof is passed through the downward opening and is suspended below the rail; A suspension rod and a moving rod each suspended and supported by a pair of suspension rods.
J wall, a guide roller which is selectively pivoted to either the right or left mounting position offset from the suspension rod on the top surface of each of the traveling bodies and whose height is set individually; and at least one of the rails. The guide rail is provided with a selection guide surface on both sides or one surface of the guide roller that selectively engages guide rollers provided at the branching section and having different mounting positions and heights to select the traveling route of each traveling body in the branching section. It is characterized by the fact that

[Operation] With such a means, the guide rail having selection guide surfaces on both sides selects the traveling route of the traveling body depending on whether the guide roller of the traveling body is installed in the left or right mounting position. be able to. That is, the running body with the guide roller on the right side engages with one side of the selection guide surface and traces the route to the right, and the running body with the guide roller on the left side engages with the other side of the selection guide surface and follows the route to the left. will follow the route to.

Further, the guide rail having a selection guide surface on one side can select the traveling route of the traveling object depending on whether or not the guide roller of the traveling object engages with the selection guide surface. That is, since the height of the guide roller of each traveling body is set individually, there are cases where the kite roller contacts the selected guide surface and cases where the kite roller does not contact the selected guide surface. Therefore, when the guide roller comes into contact with the selected sword side surface, the traveling body is guided by the selected guide surface and follows one route, and when the guide roller does not come into contact with the selected guide surface. will follow the other route. Therefore, by setting the installation positions and heights of the kite rollers individually, it is possible to intentionally select various travel routes for the traveling body.

"Example" Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As schematically shown in FIG. 1, this movable partition +jJ device has a rail 2 having a continuous opening l in the bottom wall fixed to the ceiling 3, and a plurality of rails inside the rail 2. Running body 4a,
4b, 4c, and 4d are arranged so that they can run,
Each of these running bodies 4. ．． 4b.

4' (, 4d) are equipped with suspension rods 5 for rotation, and the lower ends of these suspension rods 5 are suspended below the rail 2 through the opening l. The movable walls 6I to 6n are suspended and supported by the suspension rods 5, respectively, so that the movable walls 61 to 6n can be moved along the rail 2.

More specifically, the rail 2 includes a long straight rail portion 11 that crosses the ceiling 3 of the room, as schematically shown in FIG.
A first branch part 13 that is connected to the straight rail part 11 and provided near the wall 12 of the room, and a second branch part that is connected to both branch ends 13a+ and 13a2 of the first branch part 13, respectively. curved rails 161, 162 on the portions 14+, 142 and their respective second branch portions 14+, 142 (7)-the branch ends 14a1, 14a2 of the sword;
A movable wall storage section IF connected to the wall 12 via
[&i rail portions 17+, 172 and the second branch portion 14. ．．
The other branch end 14b+ of 142, the moving wall storage section 15+ connected to 14b2, the straight rail portion 181.182 extending toward the back from the entrance of 152, and JR
has been completed.

Straight rail portion 11.17+, 172.18+, 1
As shown in FIG. 2, the reference numeral 82 is a hollow body made of, for example, an extruded aluminum material, and has a continuous opening 1 in its bottom wall. And these straight rail parts 11.17+, 172.18+, 182
is suspended and supported by a structural member of the building via a hanging fitting 20 having a U-shaped cross section.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first branch portion 13 has a channel member 21, 22, 2, and a U-shaped cross section.
3 to face each other and their top wall parts 21a, 22a, 23
A is connected to each other by a top plate 24, and each top wall portion 21a, 22a, 23a and the top plate 24 are tightly joined via ports 25. This branch part 13 has hanging fittings 26, 27, and 28 with a U-shaped cross section provided at three locations.
It is suspended and supported by the structural members of the building via. Thus, the hanging fitting 26 is attached to the channel materials 21 and 22, the hanging fitting 27 is attached to the channel materials 21 and 23, and the hanging fitting 28 is attached to the channel materials 21 and 22.
They are joined to channel materials 22 and 23, respectively.

The straight rail portion 11 is connected to the merging end 13b of the first branch portion 13 via a hanging fitting 29. This hanging fitting 29 also has a U-shaped cross section,
Both side pieces are joined to the m-wall of the straight rail section 11 and both channel members 21 and 22 of the branch section 13 using ports 30, respectively.

and the bottom wall portion 2 of each channel 21, 22, 23;
An M-shaped opening l is formed between 1b, 22b, and 23b.

In addition, the second branch portions 14+, 142 are formed by channel members 31 having a U-shaped cross section, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
．． 32 and 33 to face each other and the top wall portions 31a, 3
2a and 33a are connected to each other by a top plate 34, and each top wall portion 31a, 32a, 33a and the top plate 34 are tightly joined via ports 35. Similarly to the branch portion 13, these branch portions 14+, 142 are also provided with hanging fittings 36, 37, and 3 having a U-shaped cross section at three locations.
It is suspended and supported on the structural material of the building via 8, and
the bottom wall portion 31b of each channel material 31, 32, 33;
A continuous opening l is formed between 32b and 33b.

And in these branch parts 13, 141, 142,
Guide rail 43.41. ．． 412.42+, 422
has been established. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower surface of the top plate 24 of the first branch portion 13 has guide surfaces AI and A2 on both sides along the rail center N.
A linear guide rail 43 is provided next, and on this guide rail 43 are provided guide rails 4 that are each curved into a partially arcuate shape and have one side thereof as a selected guide surface B, C.
1+, 412 are connected. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bottom surface of the top plate 34 of the second branch portion 141, 142 is deviated to one side with respect to the rail center N and is parallel to the rail center N. Guide rails 44+ and 442 are provided next, which branch while maintaining the same direction. ．． One side of 442 is designated as a selection guide surface, E. The hanging dimension of the guide rail 43 is
The guide rails 44+ and 442 are set larger than their hanging dimensions.

The running bodies 4a and 4b arranged within the rail 2
, 4c, and 4d are as shown in FIGS. 8 to 12,
A pair of main rollers 52 are rotatably attached to the front and rear of the frame 51 via a horizontal shaft 53, and the main rollers 52 are attached to the inner surface 2 of the bottom wall of the rail 2.
A is loaded so as to be able to roll, and the middle portion of the frame 51 faces the downward opening l of the rail 2. The upper end of the suspension rod 5 is attached to the intermediate portion of the frame 51 so as to rotate.

A portion of the upper surface of the frame 51 of each of these traveling bodies 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d that is deviated from the suspension rod 5,
That is, guide rollers 71a, 71b, 71c, and 71d are provided at positions corresponding to the front and rear main rollers 52, respectively. Each guide roller 71a, 71b,
71c and 71a are rotatably mounted on the upper end of the fixed vertical shaft 72, and are connected to the guide roller 71.
8.71b, as shown in Figures 10 and 12,
The guide roller roughs 1c and 71d, which are disposed to be displaced to the right with respect to the rail center N in the traveling direction (arrow It is provided displaced to the left with respect to N.

In addition to this, each guide roller 71a, 71b 7
The heights of the guide rollers 71a and 71c are set separately, and the guide rollers 71b and 71d are set at low positions as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. Each is located at a high location.

Therefore, the tall guide rollers 71b and 71d are
Guide rail with long hanging dimension 43.411.412. and a guide rail 44 with a short hanging dimension, . 442 and the selected kite surfaces A1. A2. B, C, D
, E can all be engaged.

On the other hand, the short upper guide rollers 71a and 71c are
Selective guide surfaces A+, A2, B, provided on guide rails 43, 41+, 412 with long hanging dimensions, respectively.
It is possible to engage only C', and not to engage the selected guide surfaces E of the guide rails 44+, 442, which have short hanging dimensions. In FIG. 3, tall guide rollers 71b and 71d are used to clearly illustrate the above relationship.
are indicated by *, and the guide rollers 71a and 71C, which are short in height, are indicated by 0. And guide rails 43. 41,', 41. with long hanging dimensions. are shown in the summary, and the guide rails 44+ and 447, which have short hanging dimensions, are shown with broken lines.

In this example, the odd-numbered moving walls 63, 65
. . . and even-numbered moving walls 64, 66 .
4c, 4b and 4d.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the movable walls 61 to 6n are pulled out to the straight rail portion 11 to partition a room. From this state, the telescope panel portion 6a1 of the first movable wall 61 is pulled in and separated from it2. After that, when the movable wall 61 is made to advance in the longitudinal direction along the rail 2, the upper guide roller rough 1a of the traveling body 4a of the first movable wall 6] is moved to the guide provided in the first branch portion 13. The travel route is selected by contacting the right selection guide surface A1 of the rail 43 to the first movable wall storage section 15] side,
It is guided by the selection guide surface B of the guide rail 411. When the traveling body 4a on the front end side of the moving wall 61 passes through the second branch portion 141, the idle roller 71a, which is short in height, cannot roll into contact with the selection guide surface of the guide rail 441. The traveling body 4a travels straight from one branch end 14a+ to the curved rail portion 161.
through which it is guided to the straight rail section 17+. On the other hand, the traveling body 4b on the rear end side of the movable wall 61 is connected to the second branch portion 1.
When passing through 4+, the tall guide roller 7
1b comes into rolling contact with the selected guide surface of the guide rail 44.

Therefore, the traveling body 4b is guided toward the other portion #i1ml4b1 by the guiding action of the selection guide, and is guided to the straight rail portion 181.

Therefore, the first moving wall 6I has both straight rail portions 1
71.181 Supported by the first movable wall storage section 151
stored inside.

Next, the guide roller 71C of the traveling body 4c of the second movable wall 62 rolls into contact with the left selection guide surface A2 of the guide rail 43 provided at the first branch portion 13, and the second movable wall is housed. The user selects a route to proceed to the section 152 side, and is guided by the selection guide C of the sword rail 412. When the traveling body 4c on the front end side of the moving wall 62 passes through the second branch portion 142, the short guide roller 71c cannot roll into contact with the selection kite E of the guide rail 442. The traveling body 4c travels straight and is guided from one branch end 14a2 through a curved rail portion 162 to a straight rail portion 172. On the other hand, the moving wall 62
When the traveling body 4d on the rear end side passes through the second branch portion 142, the tall guide roller 1d comes into contact with the selection guide E of the guide rail 442.

Therefore, this traveling body 4d is guided to the other branch end 14b2111 by the guiding action of the selection guide surface E, and is guided to the straight rail portion 182. Therefore, the second moving wall 62 has both countersunk rail portions 172.1.
82 and stored in the second movable wall storage section 152.

Similarly, the odd-numbered movable walls 63, 65... are guided into the first movable wall storage section 15+, and the even-numbered movable walls S
s, 6b, . . . are guided into the second movable wall storage section 152. Then, move the wall 6 to the use position as shown in FIG.
If you want to draw 1 to 6n, you can perform the reverse operation.

Note that the form of the rail is limited to that described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Effects of the Invention Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, it can simultaneously provide the following effects.

First, since the guide roller is provided on the upper surface side of the traveling body, even if the rail has a curve with a small radius of curvature, the course of the traveling body can be changed in a stable state.

Moreover, the installation position and height of each guide roller are set separately, and a kite rail is provided at the branching part of the rail, and the guide roller is selectively engaged with a selected guide surface set on both sides or one side of this guide rail. Therefore, it is possible to reliably select the travel route of each traveling body at the branching portion. Therefore, simply by applying a longitudinal force to the movable wall, the movable wall will be guided along a desired preset route. According to this structure, there is no need to provide a movable part at the branching portion, and there is no need for an operation similar to a so-called point switching operation. Therefore, the movement operation for pulling out the movable wall to the use position and storing it in the storage section can be performed reliably and without error.

Furthermore, since the moving body is guided entirely by rollers, the moving body can be moved easily with a small force. Therefore, in combination with the automatic route selection function at the branching section mentioned above, it is possible to guide and store all the movable walls one by one to the required location by simply pressing the multiple movable walls in the longitudinal direction from the terminal end. It also becomes possible.

In this way, it is possible to perform the movement operation without creating a gap between each moving wall, so not only can the movement operation be performed quickly, but also it is possible to move hands and feet between the moving walls. It is possible to reliably prevent accidents such as getting caught, and safety can be effectively improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the state of use, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 schematically shows the rail. A plan view, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the first branch portion, FIG. 5 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view along the v-v line in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the second branch portion. 7 is a partially omitted sectional view along the line ■-■ in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the traveling body.
FIG. 9 is a front view of the traveling body, FIG. 10 is a side view of the same, FIG. 11 is a front view of the traveling body, and FIG. 12 is a side view of the same. l...Downward opening 2...Rail 3...Ceiling 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d...Traveling body 5...Suspension rod 61~6°...Moving wall 13... 1st
Branch portions 141.142...Second branch portions 43.41+, 412. 44+, 442 ・
...Guide rails 71a, 71b, 71c, 71d...Guide rollers

Claims (1)

[Claims] A rail that is fixed to the ceiling and has a continuous downward opening in its bottom wall, and a plurality of rails that are arranged within this rail and can run with their intermediate portions facing the downward opening. a traveling body, a suspension rod which is rotatably attached to the intermediate portion of each of these traveling bodies and has its lower end penetrating the downward opening and hanging below the rail, and a pair of suspension rods, respectively. a movable wall that is suspended and supported; and a guide roller that is selectively pivoted to either the left or right mounting position offset from the suspension rod on the upper surface of each of the traveling bodies and whose height is set individually. , a guide having a selection guide surface on one or both sides of the rail, which selectively engages guide rollers having different installation positions and heights, and selects the route of travel of each traveling body in the branching part, which is provided at least at the branching part of the rail; A movable partition device comprising: a rail.