JP3579863B2 - Attachment structure of edge protection material to glass panel in partitioning device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting an edge protecting material covering an edge of a glass panel in a partitioning device to an edge of the glass panel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Some partitioning devices for partitioning a room with a plurality of panels have a pair of right and left columns with glass panels attached to both front and rear surfaces.
In order to attach the glass panel to the support, it is common to attach a locking piece to the back surface of the glass panel and engage the locking piece with a locking hole formed in the support.
[0003]
However, it is difficult to attach the locking pieces directly to the back of the glass panel, and if the glass panel comes into direct contact with the support, the glass panel will be damaged. And the like, and a locking piece is attached to the edge protecting material, and the locking piece is engaged with a locking hole of the column.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventional techniques for attaching the edge protector to the edge of the glass panel include methods such as screwing the edge protector to the glass panel and crimping the edge of the edge protector to the glass panel.
[0005]
However, as described above, when the edge protection member is attached to the glass panel by screwing or caulking, the mounting operation is troublesome, and the operation of removing the edge protection member from the glass panel is also troublesome.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has been made in consideration of the above-described problem. In order to easily attach / detach an edge protection member to / from an edge of a glass panel, an edge protection for a glass panel in a partition device is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a material.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows.
(1) A mounting structure for mounting an edge protecting material covering an edge of a glass panel in a partitioning device to an edge of the glass panel,
The edge protection material has a substantially U-shaped cross section in which one end of the front piece and the back piece are joined to each other, and a locking hole is formed only in the back piece. An edge of the glass panel is inserted between the back piece and a through-hole at a position matching the locking hole in the glass panel. By inserting a cylindrical engaging portion protruding from the base piece and engaging the opposite ends of the base piece of the locking member with the back piece, the cylindrical engaging portion is locked. A pair of locking claws are provided to prevent the hole and the through hole from coming out.
[0008]
(2) In the above item (1), the front and back pieces of the edge protection material are elastically urged in a direction to clamp the glass panel .
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a partition device provided with one embodiment of the present invention is explained, referring to an accompanying drawing.
In the following description, the front side of the paper of FIG. 1 is defined as “front”, and the back side of the paper of FIG. 1 is defined as “rear”.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, a rectangular frame-like frame (2), which is a structural member of the partitioning device (1), is provided by vertically moving two pairs of left and right metal columns (3) and (3). It is connected by the metal horizontal rods (4) facing each other.
The front and rear surfaces of the column (3) are used to engage locking members (22) (described later) projecting from the back surface of the glass panel (G), panel (P), and baseboard (H) described later. The locking holes (5) are bored side by side in the vertical direction.
[0011]
Next, the glass panels (G) attached to the front and rear surfaces of both columns (3) and (3), and edge protection materials attached to the side edges thereof will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. I do.
[0012]
The glass panel (G) is a horizontally long rectangular glass plate, and circular through holes (6) are formed at three locations on the left and right sides of the glass panel.
[0013]
The synthetic resin edge protector (7) attached to the left and right side edges of the glass panel (G) so as to cover the side edges has a length substantially equal to the height of the glass panel ( G ) . It has a substantially U-shape in plan view in which the outer ends of a front piece (8) and a back piece (9) facing each other in parallel are connected to each other.
[0014]
In the state before being attached to the glass panel (G), the edge protection material (7) is almost closed at the open ends of the front piece (8) and the back piece (9). ) And the back piece (9) are expanded so that a hollow portion (10) having a front and rear width substantially equal to the thickness of the glass panel (G) is provided between the front piece (8) and the back piece (9). ) Is formed.
[0015]
At the outer end of the back piece (9), a bulging portion (11) bulging toward the column (3) is formed, and at the inner end of the back piece (9), a glass panel ( A contact piece (12) that comes into contact with the side surface of the column (3) when G) is attached to the column (3) is protruded toward the column (3).
A rib (13) projecting from the back piece (9) between the contact piece (12) and the bulging portion (11) toward the column (3) by the same length as the bulging portion (11); A locking ridge (14) protruding from the support (3) by a distance slightly shorter than the rib (13) is provided, and the locking ridge (14) and the bulging portion (11) are provided on opposite sides. Are provided with locking claws (15) (15) as retaining portions.
[0016]
At the top and bottom of the back piece (9) between the left and right locking claws (15) and (15), locking holes (16) having the same size and shape as the through holes (6) are formed. At the upper end and the lower end of the support (3) side surface of the protruding portion (11), a square mounting hole (17) for mounting a later-described locking bracket (22) is formed.
[0017]
After elastically deforming the open ends of the front piece (8) and the back piece (9) in a direction away from each other, the side edges of the glass panel (G) are fitted into the hollow portions (10), The side end of (G) is fitted into the engagement groove (10a) formed in the back end of the hollow part (10), and the front piece (8) and the back piece (9) are moved toward each other. When the elastic piece is returned to its original position, the inner surfaces of the front piece (8) and the back piece (9) are pressed against the front and rear faces of the glass panel (G) so that the through hole (6) and the locking hole (16) are aligned. become.
[0018]
On the surface of the rectangular base piece (18) on the side of the edge protection material (7), a columnar engaging portion (19) is protruded, and on the surface of the base piece (18) on the side of the support (3), An engaging portion (19) of a locking member (21) having a knob (20) narrower than the base piece (18) is fitted into the through hole (6) and the locking hole (16). Then, the left and right ends of the base piece (18) are fitted between the locking claws (15) and (15) and the back piece (9), and the engaging portion (19) is inserted into the through hole (6). By doing so, the work of attaching the edge protection member (7) to the side of the glass panel (G) is completed by preventing it from falling out of the locking hole (16).
[0019]
The locking metal fittings (22) formed by bending metal pieces are formed on both left and right ends of a rectangular base piece (23), facing the glass panel (G) side, and having a lower edge formed in a step shape. An outwardly expanding locking piece (24) (24) is continuously provided, and outward locking claws (25) (25) are formed at the ends of both locking pieces (24) (24). At the same time, an engaging step (26) parallel to the back piece (9) is formed on the edge of the locking piece (24) on the side of the edge protecting material (7).
[0020]
Insert the locking pieces (24) into the mounting holes (17) while elastically deforming them toward each other, and elastically lock the locking pieces (24) and (24) outward inside the bulge (11). After returning, both locking pieces (24) and (24) are pressed against both side surfaces of the mounting hole (17), and the locking claws (25) and (25) are engaged with the side edge of the back surface of the mounting hole (17). At the same time, the engaging metal fittings (22) are attached to the upper and lower mounting holes (17) by bringing the engaging step portions (26) and (26) into contact with the surface of the back piece (9).
[0021]
The two glass panels (G) and (G) as described above are connected to the front and rear of the frame (2) by engaging the upper and lower locking fittings (22) with the locking holes (5) of the column (3). It is attached to the upper part and the central part in the up-down direction on both sides, and it is attached up and down.
[0022]
Below the lower glass panel (G), a normal panel (P) and a skirting board (H) are engaged with a locking fitting (not shown) protruding from the back surface of the supporting column (3). By engaging with the hole (5), the frame (2) is attached to the lower part of both front and rear surfaces.
(27) is an upper cover that covers the upper surface of the frame (2), and (28) is a side cover that covers both sides of the frame (2).
[0023]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the edge protection member (7) can be easily and reliably attached to the side edge of the glass panel (G), and the locking member (20) has the through hole ( The edge protection member (7) can be easily removed from the glass panel (G) by removing the edge protection member (7) from the locking hole (16).
In addition, when the edge protecting material (7) is put on the side edge of the glass panel (G), the end of the glass panel (G) fits into the engagement groove (10a). The end does not escape to the space side of the bulging portion (11).
[0024]
Further, a gap is formed inside the bulging portion (11) of the edge protection material (7), and the locking metal (22) is inserted into the mounting hole (17) of the bulging portion (11) by using the gap. The engagement makes it possible to easily and reliably attach the locking fitting (22) to the edge protection member (7).
[0025]
In the present embodiment, only the side edges of the glass panel (G) are covered with the edge protection material (7), but the upper edge and the lower edge of the glass panel (G) are not shown. It may be covered with a lateral edge protection material having a cross section similar to that of the edge protection material (7).
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(a) According to the first aspect of the present invention, an edge protecting material is attached to the edge of the glass panel, and the cylindrical engaging portion of the locking member is provided with a locking hole provided in the edge protecting material. By fitting into the through-hole provided in the glass panel, the edge protection material can be easily and securely attached to the edge of the glass panel, and the engaging portion of the locking member is provided with the through-hole and the locking. By removing it from the hole, the edge protection material can be easily removed from the glass panel.
[0027]
(b) Further, since the retaining portion is formed of a pair of retaining claws, the retaining member can be reliably retained with a simple structure.
[0028]
(c) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the front and back pieces of the edge protection material sandwich the glass panel, it is possible to reliably prevent the edge protection material from rattling against the glass panel.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a partition device provided with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a back surface of the glass panel and its peripheral members.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the upper end corner of the partition device.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view along the line VV in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5;
[Explanation of symbols]
(1) Partitioning device
(2) Frame
(3) Support
(4) Horizontal rod
(5) Lock hole
(6) Through hole
(7) Edge protection material
(8) Table piece
(9) Back piece
(10) Hollow part
(10a) Engagement groove
(11) bulge
(12) Contact piece
(13) Rib
(14) Locking ridge
(15) Locking claw (retaining part)
(16) Lock hole
(17) Mounting hole
(18) Base piece
(19) Engagement part
(20) Knob part
(21) Locking member
(22) Lock bracket
(23) Base piece
(24) Locking piece
(25) Locking claw
(26) Engagement step
(G) Glass panel
(P) Normal panel
(H) Baseboard

Claims (2)

An edge protection material for covering the edge of the glass panel in the partitioning device, a mounting structure for mounting to the edge of the glass panel,
The edge protection material has a substantially U-shaped cross section in which one end of the front piece and the back piece are joined to each other, and a locking hole is formed only in the back piece. An edge of the glass panel is inserted between the back piece and a through-hole at a position matching the locking hole in the glass panel. By inserting a cylindrical engaging portion protruding from the base piece and engaging the opposite ends of the base piece of the locking member with the back piece, the cylindrical engaging portion is locked. A structure for attaching an edge protecting material to a glass panel in a partitioning device, comprising a pair of locking claws for preventing the hole and the through hole from coming out. 2. A structure for attaching an edge-protecting material to a glass panel in a partitioning device according to claim 1, wherein the front and back pieces of the edge-protecting material are elastically biased in a direction to clamp the glass panel. .

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