JP2606027B2 - Movable partition wall - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a movable partition wall called a low partition or the like and used as a simple partition means in an office or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a movable partition of this type, a plurality of panels are usually used adjacent to each other in a plane direction. However, as a conventional connection structure between panels, a panel and a panel are adjacent to each other with a column interposed therebetween, and at this time, an engaging claw projecting from a side edge of the panel is engaged with a hook hole provided on a joint surface of the column. And
Thereafter, a connecting tool is installed between the upper ends of the panels, and both ends of the connecting tool are fastened to the upper ends of the corresponding panels, and the center of the connecting tool is fastened to a pillar. . In such a mounting structure, when the center of the connecting member is fastened to the column, the column is pulled upward relative to the panel, and as a result, the engaging claws are gradually and deeply engaged with the hook holes, When the tightening is completed, the engaging claw can be inserted to a predetermined depth position in the hook hole.

However, when panels having different heights are adjacent to each other via columns, one panel has a shorter height than the columns. Therefore, in such a case, the mounting structure described above cannot be adopted. Therefore, conventionally, after engaging the engaging claw of the panel with the hook hole of the column, an L-shaped metal fitting in side view is applied to the corner between the panel upper end and the joint surface of the column, and the horizontal part of the metal fitting is fixed to the panel. It is fastened to the upper end and the vertical part of the fitting is fastened to the pillar.

[0004]

However, in such a configuration, when the engaging claw is engaged with the hook hole,
It is not clear where the engagement depth should be determined. For this reason, when the panels are connected in series, a case occurs in which the engaging claw cannot be inserted at a predetermined depth position in the hook hole, and in such a case, there is a disadvantage that the height of the panels can be different. is there. Also, when engaging the engaging claw with the hook hole, it is necessary to artificially apply a large force to the panel, and be careful that the engaging claw does not engage the hook hole too deeply. , There is a problem that the work is difficult.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, the movable partition wall according to the present invention comprises:
A panel having a lower height than the column is connected to the column via a connecting tool, wherein the column has a hook hole and a slit on a joint surface with the panel, and the panel has a hook hole and a slit. An engaging claw to be engaged protrudes from a side edge thereof, and a connecting tool is provided on the upper end of the panel, and the connecting tool main body extends from one side end of the connecting tool main body to the column. And a projection inserted into the slit. And
Engage the engaging claw of the panel with the hook hole of the pillar, insert the projection of the connecting tool into the slit of the pillar from diagonally above, and from the position, the connecting tool body The connector main body is fastened to the upper end of the panel by rotating until it is attached to the upper end of the panel.

In order to strongly connect the connecting member to the panel, a concave tapered surface is formed on the upper end of the panel, and a convex tapered surface is formed on the lower surface of the connecting member main body. Being effective is effective.

In order to avoid interference between the connecting member main body and the pillar when the projection of the connecting member is inserted obliquely from above into the slit, one side end of the connecting member main body corresponds to the insertion angle of the protrusion. It is desirable to provide a relief angle.

[0010]

With such a construction, when the connecting member is rotated with the upper end of the panel as a fulcrum, the entire connecting member acts as a lever, and the projection gradually moves to the upper edge of the slit. While strongly pressing the column relatively upward, the engaging claw is gradually engaged with the hook hole. When the connecting member body is attached to the upper end of the panel and the connecting member body is fastened to the upper end of the panel at that position, the projection is inserted horizontally with respect to the slit, and the position is the engaging claw and the hook hole. Is the final engagement position.

However, in this device, the panel can be accurately positioned with respect to the column by using the slit as a guide only by previously opening the slit at a predetermined position of the column. For this reason, it is only necessary to finish tightening the bolts and the like until the connector body is attached to the upper end of the panel, and care must be taken not to require excessive force artificially or to engage the engaging claw too deeply in the hook hole. There is no inconvenience of doing so.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0013] As shown in FIG.
Joining surface 1a of the left and right columns 1 and 1b, the lower panel 2 ₁ of stature than the column 1, the column 1 is substantially the same stature of panel 2
₂ and respectively through the connector 3 _1, 3 ₂ are connected.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the column 1 is a rectangular pipe having an adjuster 11 at the lower end, and is provided on the joint surfaces 1a and 1b with the panels 2 ₁ and 2 ₂ for holding the panel. a hook hole 12 a pair of, and a slit 14 is opened for inserting the connector 3 _1. Further, their joining surface 1a, by cutting the upper end 1b, the have a connector 3 ₂ to form a concave tapered surface 13 for No設.

The panel 2 _1, 2 _2, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 5 to 7, the upper frame member 21, a lower frame member which is not the side frame member 22 and illustrated, so as to surround the core member 25 frame They are assembled in a body shape, and face plates 24 made of a thin iron plate are adhered to both surfaces thereof using an epoxy-based adhesive or the like. The upper frame member 21 is made of sheet metal formed by performing roll forming on a sheet metal material, and has a wide outer groove 21a as shown in FIG.
At the center of the bottom surface of the outer groove 21a.
1b, and a concave tapered surface 21c forming the upper end of the panel is set in the inner groove 21b. Side frame material 22
Is made of sheet metal having the same cross-sectional shape as the upper frame member 21, and has the same outer groove 22a and inner groove 22c as in the upper frame member 21 as shown in FIG. The joint surfaces 1a and 1b of the column 1 are inserted between them. Also,
In the inner groove 22c of the side frame member 22, an engaging claw 4 that engages with the hook hole 12 of the pillar 1 is fixed. Engaging claw 4
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, a substrate 41 fixed to the bottom surface of the inner groove 22c by welding, and a pair of claw bodies 42 extending outward from both side edges of the substrate 41 are provided. The claw main body 42 has a reverse L bent downward.
It is shaped like a letter.

The connector 3 _1, as shown in FIGS. 1, 7 and 8 to 10, the connector body 3a which is No設the upper frame member 21 of the panel 2, the side from the connector body 3a And a projection 3b extending in the direction. The coupling tool main body 3a
The bottom plate portion 32 and the side plate portion 33 are integrally provided, and the lower edge portion of the side plate portion 33 is inclined so that the rear surface side is taperedly engaged with the concave tapered surface 21 c of the panel 2. A bolt insertion hole 34 is formed at two locations on the bottom plate portion 32. Also, one side end 3a ₁ of the connector body 3a is the side plate portion 33 is rounded up towards the upper rear at an inclination angle theta. On the other hand, the protrusion 3b is formed by slightly reducing the width of the bottom plate portion 32 of the connecting member main body 3a so that the one end 3a is formed.
_{It is} further extended in the longitudinal direction from _one side. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, tall with a lower panel 2 ₁ engaging claws 4 are engaged with the hook hole 12 of the pillar 1, coupling is inclined obliquely from above at an angle θ or angles close to 3 ₁
Projection 3b was inserted into the slit 14 of the pillar 1, a concave tapered convex tapered surface 31 of the panel upper end of the connector body 3a of the connector 3 ₁ from its position as a fulcrum panels 2 _first upper end 26 of the The connector main body 3a is fastened to the nut 7 previously fixed to the bottom plate portion 32 of the upper frame member 21 by rotating the connector body 3a until it engages with the surface 21c. Thus, connector 3 _{when 1} is rotated, without the action of the entire connector 3a Gateko, pillar 1 a protrusion 3b gradually strongly pressed against the upper edge 14a of the slit 14
, The engaging claw 4 is gradually and deeply engaged with the hook hole 12. The connector body 3a irregularities engaged with the upper end of the panel 2 ₁ as shown in FIG. 1, when the fastening of the connector body 3a at that position, inserted in the horizontal projection 3b is with respect to the slit 14 That position is the final engagement position between the engagement claw 4 and the hook hole 12.

Further, connector 3 _2, as shown in FIG. 1,
It is mounted between the column 1 and the upper end of the panel 2 and has substantially the same configuration as the entirety of the connector body 3a. That is, it has a bottom plate portion 32, a side plate portion 33, and a convex tapered surface 31, and has a bolt insertion hole 34 at one end and a central portion, and further has a bolt insertion hole at the other end. A hole 35 is formed. Then, it bridged the connector 3 ₂ between the pillar 1 and the high tall panel 2 _2,
Connector 3 nut 7 in advance fixed to the _second bolt insertion hole 34 a bolt 5 inserted through from above the panel 2 ₂ of the upper frame member 21
And the bolt 6 inserted into the bolt insertion hole 35 from above is screwed to the nut member 8 buried in advance near the upper end of the column 1 to form the convex tapered surface 31 and the concave tapered surface 21c. tapered engagement engaged, couples the pillar 1 and the panel 2 _2.

[0018] When it is above arrangement, especially when mounting the low stature panel 2 _1, only allowed to open the pre-slit 14 at a predetermined position of the column 1, the slit 1
4 in the guide, it is possible to accurately position the panel 2 ₁ for column 1. Therefore, only by performing the work of connector body 3a finishes tighten the bolt 6 until it additionally provided on the upper end of the panel 2 _1, it is possible to adjust the height of the other panel easily and reliably. In addition, since an excessive force is not artificially required and the engaging claw 4 is not too deeply engaged with the hook hole 12, the operation can be performed extremely efficiently.

The configuration of each part is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, a slit is previously opened at a predetermined position of a column, and the slit is used as a guide to accurately position a panel with respect to a column having a height higher than that of the panel. It is something to do. For this reason, it is only necessary to complete the work of tightening the bolts and the like until the connector body is attached to the upper end of the panel, and it is necessary to artificially push down the panel with excessive force, or to engage the hook with the hook hole deeply. It is not necessary to carry out the work carefully so as not to go too far, so that an effect that the mounting work can proceed extremely efficiently is brought about.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial front sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the column as viewed from a joint surface side in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a view as seen from an arrow V in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the coupler in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view corresponding to FIG. 1 in the embodiment.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A movable partition wall, wherein a panel having a shorter height than the column is connected to the column via a connecting member, wherein the column has a hook hole and a slit on a joint surface with the panel. The panel has an engaging claw that engages with the hook hole protruding from a side edge thereof. The connecting device includes a connecting device main body mounted on an upper end of the panel and one side of the connecting device main body. A projection extending laterally from the end and being inserted into the slit of the column, the engaging claw of the panel is engaged with the hook hole of the column, and the slit of the column is Insert the projection of the connector into the connector, and rotate the connector from that position until the connector body is attached to the upper end of the panel using the upper end of the panel as a fulcrum, and fasten the connector body to the upper end of the panel A movable partition wall characterized by the following. 2. A panel according to claim 1, wherein a concave tapered surface is formed at an upper end of the panel, and a convex tapered surface is formed at a lower surface of the connecting member main body, and these tapered surfaces are taperedly engaged with each other. 2. The movable partition wall according to 1. 3. A clearance angle corresponding to an insertion angle of a projection is provided at one end of the connecting member main body.
The movable partition as described.