JP2733453B2 - Frame frame edge cover - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frame in which a jigsaw puzzle, a photograph, a picture, and the like (hereinafter simply referred to as a posted object) assembled by opening and closing a frame are set or removed. The present invention relates to an edge cover of a frame of a frame that covers the edge of the frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In some frames, an object to be posted is set or removed by opening and closing a frame. As this kind of picture frame, for example,
02047 discloses one. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a frame. This frame 1
Is made of a metal such as aluminum, and a flange 11 is slightly protruded inside one end (lower end) of the vertical outer wall 10 through a step portion, and a semicircular shape is formed on an inner end face of the flange 11. Is provided. From the inside of the intermediate portion of the outer wall portion 10 of the frame 1, a partitioning portion 13 is integrally formed to protrude in an approximately 1/4 arc shape centering on the center of the bearing portion 12.
A semicircular slide projection 14 is provided at the end of the middle partition 13.
Is formed so as to face the outer wall portion 10, and an approximately quarter-circle engagement protrusion 15 is provided on the opposite side to the outer wall portion 10. From the inside of the other end (upper end) of the outer wall portion 10 of the frame 1, an object to be posted (as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG.
(The jigsaw puzzle is composed of a jigsaw puzzle, a photograph, a painting, or the like 31 placed on the back plate 30 and a transparent plate 32 placed on the jigsaw puzzle 31). I do. Middle partition 13 of this frame 1
At both end portions, convex portions 17 for regulating movement in the axial direction are provided so as to face the outer wall portion 10. Further, notches 18 are provided at both ends of the flange 11 and the bearing 12 of the frame 1. Both ends of the frame 1 are inclined at 45 °.

[0004] In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a joint. This joint 2
Is formed of a synthetic resin, has a right-angled isosceles triangular shape when viewed from a plane, and has a hollow-shaped main body portion 20 having an open bottom surface, and a slide surface portion 24 to be described later is provided on the isoscele side of the main body portion 20. Two sets of elastic inner wall portions 21 are provided orthogonally. One end (lower end) of the elastic inner wall portion 21 of the joint 2 is made thinner, and a circular shaft portion 22 is integrally provided at the end of the thinner portion on the side opposite to the main body portion 20. A protrusion 23 for regulating the opening direction of the frame 1 is integrally provided at the other end (upper end) of the frame 1. A slide surface portion 24 is integrally protruded from the inside of the other end of the elastic inner wall portion 21 of the joint 2 into an approximately one-quarter arc shape with the center of the shaft portion 22 as the center, and the lower end of the slide surface portion 24 is formed. And the lower end of the main body 20 are connected by a horizontal bottom plate 25. The elastic engaging claw 2 is provided on the isosceles of the body 20 of the joint 2.
8 is provided so as to face the shaft portion 22, the elastic inner wall portion 21, and the slide surface portion 24, and the elastic engaging claw portion 2
8 for holding a lock body 4 described later on the back side of the elastic engaging claw 28 (that is, the part of the elastic engaging claw 28 opposite to the part that elastically engages with the engaging projection 15 of the frame 1). The holding claws 29 are integrally provided to protrude. Further, a cylindrical bearing 292 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the top plate of the main body 20 of the joint 2.

In the drawing, reference numeral 4 denotes a lock body. The lock body 4, a plate shape made of a synthetic resin, the shaft portion 40 of the cylindrical projecting integrally, and the boss portion 41 of the circular on the other surface (lower surface) provided on one surface (upper surface), The boss part 41
A notch 42 having a minus shape is provided on the lower surface of the. A lock state releasing side portion 44 having a small distance from the center of the lock body 4 is provided on three sides of the lock body 4, and a lock state releasing side portion 44 on the three sides of the lock body 4 is A lock portion 45 is provided at a large distance from the center of the body 4. The distance from the center of the lock body 4 to the lock portion 45 depends on the joint 2
From the center of the bearing portion 292 of the main body portion 20
It is almost equal to the distance to the back. The shaft portion 40 of the lock body 4 is rotatably attached to the bearing portion 292 of the joint 2, and the lock body 4 is rotatably held by the holding claw 29 of the joint 2.

Thus, the bearings 12 at both ends of the frame 1 are provided.
The shaft portion 22 of the joint 2 is rotatably supported at the same time, and the axial movement restricting concave portion (not shown) of the joint 2 is axially mutually connected to the axial movement restricting convex portion 17 of the frame 1. The joint is immovably engaged, and the elastic inner wall portion 21 and the slide surface portion 24 of the joint 2 are stored inside the outer wall portion 10 and the middle partition portion 13 of the frame 1. As described above, as shown in FIG. 11 , the four frame bodies 1 are connected to each other by the four joints 2 in a square shape.

Next, an example of using the frame will be described. First, when setting an object to be posted, as shown in FIG. 15, the lock state releasing side 44 of the lock body 4 is opposed to the elastic engaging claw 28 of the joint 2. Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the four frame members 1 are opened outward, and the frame members 1 are opened.
The object 3 is placed on the upper surface of the main body 20 of the four joints 2 having the joints opened.
Is placed. Then, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, the frame 1 is rotated inward. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the frame 1 rotates around the center of the bearing portion 12 of the frame 1 and the center of the shaft 22 of the joint 2, and the slide projection 14 of the frame 1 The upper surface of the slide surface portion 24 and the opening direction regulating projection 23 of the joint 2 slide on the lower surface of the middle partition portion 13 of the frame 1. The frame 1
When the distal end of the partition 13 contacts the upper surface of the horizontal bottom plate 25 of the joint 2 and the movement of the frame 1 in the closing direction is restricted, the engagement projection 15 of the frame 1 The frame members 1 are elastically engaged with the dowels 28, and the end surfaces of the adjacent frame members 1 come close to each other, so that the frame members 1 are closed. As a result, FIG. 12 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the posted object 3 can be set. Then, by engaging a tool such as a coin or a screwdriver with the notch 42 of the lock body 4 and rotating the lock body 4, as shown in FIG. Abuts against the back surface of the engaging portion 28,
The lock body 4 enters the locked state.

When the object 3 is to be taken out of the frame, first, the lock body 4 is turned so that the unlocked side 44 of the lock body 4 is brought into contact with the elastic engaging claw of the joint 2 as shown in FIG. 28, the locked state of the lock body 4 is released. In this state, the frame 1 is rotated outward as shown in FIGS. Then, the elastic engagement state between the engagement projection 15 of the frame 1 and the elastic engagement claw 28 of the joint 2 is released, and the frame is formed around the center of the bearing 12 of the frame 1 and the shaft 22 of the joint 2. As the body 1 rotates, the slide projections 14 of the frame 1 are on the upper surface of the slide surface 24 of the joint 2, and the opening direction regulating projections 23 of the joint 2 are on the lower surface of the middle partition 13 of the frame 1. Slide each one up. The frame 1
When the slide convex portion 14 of the above-mentioned abuts on the convex portion 23 for regulating the opening direction of the joint 2, the movement of the frame body 1 in the opening direction is regulated.
The end faces of the adjacent frames 1 are separated from each other, and the frames 1 are opened. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 15, the posted object 3 can be taken out of the frame.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned frame, since both ends of the frame 1 are inclined at 45 °, edges 19 are formed at both ends of the frame 1.

An object of the present invention is to provide an edge cover for covering the edge of a frame of a picture frame.

[0011]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object , a frame is rotatably attached to a joint in and out of the joint.
By rotating the frame in and out,
The end faces of adjacent frames are close to each other, the frames are closed, and
The end faces of adjacent frames are separated from each other,
Smell on picture frame where indications are set or removed
And the mounting part to be mounted on the end of the frame, and the mounting part
And a cover portion that comes into contact with the end surface of the frame when mounted on the end of the frame and covers the edge of the frame.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the cover is attached to the end surface of the frame by mounting the mounting portion on the end of the frame with the above structure.
The edge of the frame can be covered by contact.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Two embodiments of an edge cover of a frame of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment of an edge cover of a frame of the present invention.
The following shows an example. In the drawing, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 11 to 15 denote the same components.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes an edge cover according to the present invention. The edge cover 5 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and the one to be attached to the left end of the frame 1 and the one to be attached to the right end thereof have a symmetrical shape. This edge cover 5
3 to 8, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG.
A cover portion 51 for covering the outer wall portion 10 and the flange portion 11 of the frame 1, the intermediate partition portion 13, the sandwiching portion 16, and the edge 19 of the notch portion 18, and a first reinforcing portion 52. And the second reinforcing portion 53 are integrally formed. The mounting portion 50 is composed of two plate portions that elastically hold the upper and lower surfaces of the middle partition 13 of the frame 1. In addition, the cover portion 51 includes the outer wall portion 10 of the frame 1 and the flange portion 1.
1 and the end faces of the middle partitioning section 13, the holding section 16 and the notch section 18 and the plate sections 510 and 511 and 513 and 516 and 518 of substantially the same or slightly larger size. Further, the first reinforcing portion 52 is provided over the upper half portion of the outer wall plate portion 510 of the cover portion 51, the upper surface of the mounting portion 50, and the sandwiching plate portion 516 of the cover portion 51. The outer wall 10 has a plate portion that comes into contact with the inner surface of the upper half of the end of the outer wall portion 10 and the inner surface (lower surface) of the end of the holding portion 16.
On the other hand, the second reinforcing portion 53 is provided over the lower half of the outer wall plate portion 510 of the cover portion 51 and the lower surface of the mounting portion 50, and is provided below the end of the outer wall portion 10 of the frame 1. It consists of a plate part that contacts the inner surface of the half part.

The edge cover of the frame of the present invention in this embodiment is constructed as described above, so that the mounting portion 50 of the edge cover 5 is divided into two ends of the frame 1 as shown in FIG. The outer wall plate portion 510 and the flange plate portion 51 of the cover portion 51 of the edge cover 5 are externally fitted to the portion 13.
1 and the middle partition plate portion 513, the sandwiching plate portion 516, and the notch plate portion 518 abut on the outer wall portion 10 and the flange portion 11 of the frame body 1, and the end surfaces of the middle partition portion 13, the sandwiching portion 16, and the notch portion 18; First reinforcing portion 52 of cover 5 and second reinforcing portion 52
The reinforcing portion 53 is provided on the inner surface of the upper half of the end of the outer wall 10 of the frame 1, the inner surface (lower surface) of the end of the holding portion 16, and the inner surface of the lower half of the end of the outer wall 10 of the frame 1. By contact, the edge 19 of the frame 1 is covered with the edge cover 5 of the present invention.

As a result, when the frame 1 is opened and closed to set or remove the object 3 to be disclosed, the operator may be injured by the edge 19 of the frame 1 which is in an open state. There is no.

The frame in this embodiment is a frame 1
Is opened and closed on the front (front) side of the posted object 3, so that when the frame 1 is opened, the flanges 11 of the adjacent frames 1 come into contact with each other and hinder the opening of the frame 1. The flange 11 is provided with a notch 18 so that there is no notch, but the notch 18 is provided with the notch 518 of the cover 51 of the edge cover 5 of the present invention.
Since the edge of the notch 18 is covered with the edge 18, the edge of the notch 18 can be used to open and close the frame 1 of the frame on a table or the like, or to decorate the frame on a wall or the like. There is no fear that the wall or the like will be damaged.

In particular, in the frame 1 made of a metal such as aluminum as described above, the above-described effects are large.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the edge cover of the frame of the present invention. In the figures, FIGS.
11 to FIG. 15 indicate the same components. In the edge cover 5A of the present invention in this example, a part of the lower surface of the mounting portion 50 is cut off, and the elastic engaging portion 54 is integrally provided on the upper surface of the mounting portion 50. On the other hand, an engagement recess 170 is provided on the upper surface of the middle partition 13 at the end of the frame 1. In this embodiment, the upper cover and a part of the lower surface of the mounting portion 50 of the edge cover 5A are fitted and mounted on the end of the partition 13 of the frame body 1 and the edge cover 5A. By elastically engaging the elastic engaging portion 54 with the engaging recess 170 of the frame 1 and attaching the edge cover 5A of the present invention to the end of the frame 1, the cover portion of the edge cover 5A of the present invention is provided. 51 can cover the edge 19 at the end of the frame 1.

In the edge cover 5 of the first embodiment and the edge cover 5A of the second embodiment, the outer surface of the outer wall 10 of the frame 1, the lower surface of the flange 11 and the upper surface of the holding portion 16 are formed. A cover or an abutting edge may be provided integrally.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the frame 1 is used for a picture frame which is opened and closed on the front side (front side) of the display object 3, but the edge cover of the present invention is applicable to other picture frames. Can be used. For example, it can also be used for a frame that opens and closes the frame on the rear side of the posted object .

[0022]

As described above, according to the edge cover of the frame of the present invention, the cover is brought into contact with the end face of the frame by mounting the mounting portion to the end of the frame. Can cover the edges of the body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of an edge cover of a frame of the present invention, showing a state before the edge cover of the present invention is attached to both ends of the frame of the frame.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the edge cover of the present invention is attached to both ends of a frame of a frame.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an edge cover.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the edge cover.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the edge cover.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the edge cover.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the edge cover.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the edge cover.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the edge cover of the frame of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view showing a state before the edge cover of the present invention is attached to both ends of the frame of the frame.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a frame without the edge cover of the present invention in a state where four frames are opened with respect to four joints.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which a posting object is set on the frame shown in FIG. 11;

13 is a perspective view showing a state in which two frames are opened in the frame shown in FIG. 12;

14 is a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG.

15 is a sectional view taken along line XV-XV in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Frame body, 10 ... Outer wall part, 11 ... Flange part, 13 ... Middle partition part, 16 ... Nipping part, 18 ... Notch part, 19 ... Edge,
2 ... Joint, 3 ... Posted object, 4 ... Lock body, 5 and 5A ...
Edge cover, 50: mounting part, 51: cover part.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A frame is attached to a joint so as to be rotatable in and out.
By rotating the frame in and out ,
The end faces of adjacent frames are close to each other, the frames are closed, and
An end face of an adjacent frame body is separated from each other to open the frame body, and in a frame where an object to be posted is set or removed, a cover that covers an edge of the frame body of the frame, An attachment portion to be attached to an end portion, and the frame body when the attachment portion is attached to an end portion of the frame body.
A cover portion that abuts on an end surface of the frame body to cover an edge of the frame body.