JP3781669B2 - Accordion door - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an accordion door, and relates to an accordion door to which the decorative covering material can be easily attached.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of accordion door is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-15599. According to this, the telescopic frame which is a hinge is arranged at intervals up and down, and the upper and lower telescopic frames are connected to the pivot portion outside the upper and lower telescopic frames through the vertical wire material to form the frame body, and the frame In the surface sheet material that is a cosmetic covering material stretched on the body, hook members are attached to the upper and lower ends of the vertical wire material, a spindle tape is provided on the back surface of the surface sheet material, and the spindle tape is hooked on the upper and lower hook members. Thus, it is described that the top sheet material is supported on the stretchable frame body in a state of being vertically tensioned. Then, when the spindle tape provided on the back surface of the top sheet material is locked to the hook member, the hook member at the upper end is hooked and the hook member at the lower end is locked using the elasticity of the spring. It is described that an accordion door can be assembled even by an amateur.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the accordion door described in this publication, when assembling the accordion door, the lower saddle member is lifted up with one hand against the spring force of the spring while the other hand is in that state. In this case, the surface sheet material needs to be brought close to the flange member and locked to the spindle tape of the surface sheet material, which causes a problem that the operation is very troublesome.
[0004]
This invention is made | formed in view of this subject, and it aims at providing the accordion door which can attach a makeup | decoration coating | covering material easily.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a plurality of extendable hinges are arranged apart from each other in the vertical direction, and an accordion door body is provided by arranging a decorative covering material before and after the plurality of hinges. In the accordion door with the accordion door body openable and closable, the uppermost hinge is provided with a plurality of upward hooks, and the lowermost hinge is provided with a plurality of downward hooks. Are provided with a plurality of latching portions that are locked to the upward hook and the downward hook, and the latching portion corresponding to the downward hook has an elastic portion, and uses the elasticity of the elastic portion. It is latched by the corresponding hook, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
[0006]
In this accordion door, when attaching the decorative covering material to the hinge, first the upper hook of the uppermost hinge is hooked on the hook portion provided on the decorative covering material, and finally the lower hook of the lower hinge is hooked. The latch part provided in the decorative covering material is locked. At this time, by making use of the elasticity of the elastic portion to extend the latching portion and locking it to the downward hook, when the elastic portion returns to its original state due to the restoring force after attachment, the cosmetic covering material becomes wrinkled. The decorative dressing can be attached to the hinge cleanly and easily. During the work, it is only necessary to hold the decorative covering material and extend the latching portion of the decorative covering material to perform the locking work, and there is no need to pull the hinge side or hold it with your hand. Work can be done easily.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of latching portions are respectively attached to the back surface of the decorative covering material separately from each other. Since the latching portions are discretely attached to the cosmetic covering material, when the cosmetic covering material is viewed from the surface side, the attachment marks are not conspicuous and can be excellent in design.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, each latching portion includes a locking ring that is locked to the hook and a ribbon that is connected to the locking ring, The portion is composed of a stretchable ribbon. By stretching the ribbon, a locking ring connected to the ribbon can be attached to the downward hook.
[0009]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the cosmetic covering material is made of a washable material. Since the latching part of the decorative covering material can be easily locked to the hook of the hinge or removed from the hinge hook by the reverse procedure, the decorative covering material is made a washable material. As a result, the user can easily wash the cosmetic covering material.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 are views showing an embodiment of the accordion door of the present invention.
[0011]
In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a rail, and an accordion door main body 14 is suspended and supported by a plurality of runners 12 capable of traveling on the rail 10. The accordion door main body 14 is connected to the frames 16 and 18 provided at both ends in the left-right direction, a plurality of hinges 20, 21, 22 that can extend and contract between the frames 16, 18, and the hinges 20, 21, 22. And a decorative covering material 38 disposed before and after the hinges 20, 21, 22. Like the known accordion door, the decorative covering material 38 can be made of a cloth, a plastic sheet, leather, etc., but this decorative covering material 38 can be made of a washable material. Therefore, preferably, it can be made of, for example, a cloth not subjected to resin processing.
[0012]
The hinges 20, 21, and 22 are arranged at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction. The number of hinges can be arbitrary, and in this example is three, but at least two hinges are preferably arranged at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction. 2 and 3 are partial detailed views of the upper hinge 20 disposed at the uppermost position. As shown in the figure, the hinge 20 includes a pair of hinge pieces 24 and 25 having substantially the same length, which are pivotally connected to each other by a pivot 26 at a central portion thereof to form an X-shaped hinge element 28. Further, the end portions of the hinge pieces 24, 25 constituting the adjacent hinge elements 28 are connected to each other by a pivot 30, and a plurality of hinge elements 28 are connected one after another. Accordingly, the upper hinge 20 has the four pivots at the opposite pivots 26 and 26 (pivot connection point) and the opposite pivots 30 and 30 (pivot connection point), and the hinge pieces 24 and 25 that constitute a certain hinge element 28. A plurality of rhombus-shaped portions 32 each having a rhombus shape each having a half and four sides of each of the half of the hinge pieces 25 and 24 constituting the adjacent hinge element 28 are connected. When the interior angle of the rhombus-shaped portion 32 is changed and the rhombus-shaped portion 32 is deformed, the upper hinge 20 is expanded and contracted. The middle hinge 21 and the lower hinge 22 other than the upper hinge 20 are configured in the same manner, and the pivots 30 of the hinge elements 28 corresponding to the vertical directions of the hinges 20, 21, 22 are formed by wire rods 36 penetrating the pivot 30. Connected to each other, each hinge element 28 of each hinge 20, 21, 22 is formed to expand and contract in synchronization. Further, both ends of the hinges 20, 21, and 22 are connected to the two frames 16 and 18, respectively.
[0013]
A mounting plate 34 is provided on the upper side of the pivot 26 of the upper hinge 20 so as to be rotatable with respect to the pivot 26. Hooks 34 a and 34 a are formed at both ends of the mounting plate 34. The hooks 34 a, 34 a are facing upward, and the end portions are on the upper side of the mounting plate 34. A runner 12 having an axis that penetrates the pivot 26 is attached to the predetermined attachment plate 34.
[0014]
On the other hand, an attachment plate 35 is attached to the lower side of each pivot 26 of the middle hinge 21 and the lower hinge 22 so as to be rotatable with respect to the pivot 26. Hooks 35 a and 35 a are formed at both ends of the mounting plate 35. The hooks 35 a, 35 a are directed downward, and the end portions thereof are below the attachment plate 35. Note that the mounting plate 35 only has an upside-down relationship in mounting with respect to the mounting plate 34 and the pivot 26, and can be configured using the same components as the mounting plate 34, increasing the types of components. There is no need to let them.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rear surfaces of the front and rear decorative covering materials 38 are positioned at the positions of the hinges 20, 21, 22 and the pivots 26 of the hinges 20, 21, 22. Correspondingly, a latching portion 39 is provided. The latching portion 39 includes a ribbon 40 or a ribbon 41 and a locking ring 42 connected to the ribbons 40 and 41. Each ribbon 40, 41 can be attached to the back surface of the decorative dressing 38 (represented by the symbol P in FIGS. 5 and 6) by dot sewing, and therefore is continuous when viewed from the front side of the decorative dressing 38. Since it does not become a sewing trace but only a sewing trace in which dots are discretely arranged, it can be made inconspicuous and excellent in design. The ribbon 41 sewn at a position corresponding to the middle hinge 21 and the lower hinge 22 is an elastic portion made of a material that can elastically expand and contract in the vertical direction. On the other hand, the ribbon 40 sewn at a position corresponding to the upper hinge 20 does not need to be extendable. The locking ring 42 connected to the ribbon 40 is locked to the hook 34 a of the upper hinge 20, and the locking ring 42 connected to the ribbon 41 is locked to the hook 35 a of the middle hinge 21 and the lower hinge 22. Is done. In addition, hook and loop fasteners 44 are sewn at both ends of the decorative covering material 38, and these hook and loop fasteners 44 are detachably joined to hook and loop fasteners 46 fixed to the frames 16 and 18.
[0016]
In the accordion door configured as described above, the decorative covering material 38 is detachable from the frame composed of the frames 16, 18, the hinges 20, 21, 22 and the wire material 36. After the cosmetic dressing 38 is removed and washed, it can be reattached, or when the user sets the accordion door, the user can easily attach the cosmetic dressing 38 after assembling the skeleton. . The decorative dressing 38 is attached to the frame as follows.
[0017]
First, the engagement ring 42 provided on the ribbon 40 of the decorative covering material 38 is hooked on the hook 34a of the upper hinge 20 constituting the frame, and the decorative covering material 38 is suspended from the frame.
[0018]
Next, the locking ring 42 provided on the ribbon 41 corresponding to the decorative covering material 38 is hooked on the hook 35a of the middle hinge 21 constituting the framework. At this time, the ribbon 41 that can be expanded and contracted is stretched and stretched. The decorative covering material 38 can be attached without wrinkles using the restoring force of the ribbon 41.
[0019]
Next, the locking ring 42 provided on the corresponding ribbon 41 of the decorative covering material 38 is hooked on the hook 35a of the lower hinge 22 constituting the framework. At this time, the cosmetic covering material 38 can be attached without wrinkles by using the restoring force of the ribbon 41 by stretching the ribbon 41 that can be expanded and contracted as in the case of the middle hinge 21 while stretching.
[0020]
Finally, the corresponding surface fasteners 44 of the decorative dressing 38 are bonded to the surface fasteners 46 fixed to the frames 16, 18.
[0021]
In this way, the decorative covering material 38 can be attached to the frame, and the accordion body 14 is completed. When removing the cosmetic covering material 38 from the framework, the procedure can be performed in the opposite order.
[0022]
According to the accordion door according to this embodiment, when the operation of hooking the locking ring 42 of the decorative covering material 38 on the hook 35a of the middle hinge 21 and the lower hinge 22 is performed, the locking ring 42 on the decorative covering material 38 side. While being pulled, the hook 35a is engaged. That is, it is only necessary to stretch the ribbon 41 of the decorative covering material 38 while holding the decorative covering material 38, and to perform the locking operation, and it is not necessary to pull the hook 35a on the frame side or hold it by hand. Since it can be stopped, the operation is simplified.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, first, the hook provided on the decorative covering material is locked to the upper hook of the uppermost hinge, and finally the decorative hook is attached to the lower hook of the lower hinge. The latching part provided in the material is locked, and at this time, the elastic part is restored to its original state by the restoring force after installation by locking it to the downward hook while extending the latching part using the elasticity of the elastic part. When returning to, the cosmetic covering material can be attached to the hinge cleanly and easily without wrinkling of the decorative covering material. During the work, it is only necessary to hold the decorative covering material and extend the latching part of the decorative covering material to perform the locking work.There is no need to pull the hinge side or hold it by hand, so the work is easy. It can be carried out.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an accordion door according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of an upper hinge, showing a state in which the hinge is extended.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the upper hinge, showing a state in which the hinge is contracted.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the accordion door body as viewed from above.
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the cosmetic covering material.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side view mainly showing the framework of the accordion door body (the front frame is omitted, and the cosmetic covering material is indicated by a virtual line).
[Explanation of symbols]
14 Accordion door body 20 Upper hinge (top hinge)
21 Middle hinge 22 Lower hinge (bottom hinge)
34a Upward hook 35a Downward hook 38 Cosmetic covering material 39 Hanging part 40 Ribbon 41 Ribbon (elastic part)
42 Locking ring

Claims (4)

A plurality of extendable hinges are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and an accordion door body (14) is formed by disposing a decorative covering material (38) before and after the plurality of hinges (20, 21, 22). In the accordion door with the accordion door body (14) openable,
The uppermost hinge (20) is provided with a plurality of upward hooks (34a), the lowermost hinge (22) is provided with a plurality of downward hooks (35a). , A plurality of latching portions (39) to be engaged with the upward hook (34a) and the downward hook (35a) are provided, and the latching portion (39) corresponding to the downward hook (35a) is an elastic portion ( 41) and is locked to the corresponding hook (35a) using the elasticity of the elastic part (41). The accordion door according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of latching portions (39) are attached to the back surface of the decorative covering material (38) separately from each other. Each of the latching portions (39) includes a locking ring (42) locked to the hooks (34a, 35a) and a ribbon (40, 41) to which the locking ring (42) is connected. The accordion door according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the elastic part is composed of a stretchable ribbon (41). The accordion door according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the decorative covering material (38) is made of a washable material.

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