JP4765111B2 - Setting block - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a setting block that is mounted in a lower panel mounting groove and supports an end face of the panel.

  Conventionally, in a sash shoji, a setting block is installed at the bottom of the panel mounting groove formed on the inner periphery of the lower collar, and the lower end surface of the panel made of glass or the like is placed on the upper surface of the setting block. The edge of the panel is held in the panel mounting groove by interposing a backup material and a sealing material or a glazing channel in the gap between the both side surfaces of the panel edge and the panel mounting groove. The setting block is a square-shaped rod-shaped member made of synthetic resin, rubber, etc. When installing the setting block in the panel mounting groove, the position may be shifted after installation or the panel may be displaced. Since it falls off from the mounting groove, the lower surface of the setting block is fixed to the groove bottom of the panel mounting groove with double-sided tape or adhesive.

  As described above, conventionally, the setting block must be fixed to the bottom of the panel mounting groove with double-sided tape or an adhesive, so that the setting block installation work is complicated. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a setting block that does not need to be fixed with a double-sided tape or an adhesive when installed in a panel mounting groove.

In order to achieve the above object, the setting block of the present invention comprises a main body, an elastic piece projecting laterally from both sides of the upper part of the main body, and a contact piece projecting laterally from both sides of the lower part of the main body. And the body is mounted on the upper end of the panel, and the elastic piece and the abutting piece are placed in the lower panel mounting groove. It is elastically deformed so that it bends upward when attached, and the elastic piece and the tip of the abutting piece abut against the side wall of the panel mounting groove, and the lower surface of the main body abuts against the bottom of the panel mounting groove The upper surface of the main body is substantially flat, the distance between both elastic pieces is larger than the thickness of the panel when mounted in the panel mounting groove, and a seal receiving portion is formed between the upper surface of the main body and the elastic pieces. and, wherein the thin portion is provided on the base or intermediate portion of the elastic piece and the contact piece To.

The setting block according to the present invention has an elastic piece projecting sideways from both sides of the upper part of the main body part and an abutting piece projecting sideways from both sides of the lower part of the main body part, and is pushed into the panel mounting groove of the lower arm. The elastic piece and the abutting piece are elastically deformed so as to bend upward, the tip of the elastic piece and the abutting piece abuts against the side wall of the panel mounting groove, and the lower surface of the main body abuts against the groove bottom of the panel mounting groove. Since it is held in the panel mounting groove by contact, setting blocks can be easily installed without moving in the panel mounting groove or falling out of the panel mounting groove without fixing with double-sided tape or adhesive. It becomes. In addition, a single type of setting block can be used for a lower arm or the like having a different panel mounting groove width. Furthermore, since the upper surface of the main body is substantially flat and the distance between both elastic pieces is larger than the thickness of the panel in the state of being installed in the panel mounting groove, this setting block is first installed in the panel mounting groove, The panel can be easily stored in the panel mounting groove, and the seal receiving part is formed between the upper surface of the main body and the elastic piece, so the work to fix the panel can be done easily and the workability is good. In addition, it can be used as a setting block for panels with different thicknesses. Moreover, since the thin part is provided in the base part or intermediate part of the elastic piece and the contact piece, the elastic piece and the contact piece are easily bent upward, and it is easy to fit the setting block into the panel mounting groove. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a plan view and a front view of the setting block 9 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows that the setting block 9 is installed in the panel mounting groove 5 of the lower rod 10 and the lower edge of the panel 4. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the procedure at the time of fitting and hold | maintaining a part in the panel attachment groove | channel 5 in order.

The setting block 9 is formed by extruding a synthetic resin such as a vinyl chloride resin into a rod shape. As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), a main body 1 having a substantially rectangular cross section and a main body 1 includes fin-shaped elastic pieces 2 and 2 projecting laterally from both sides of the upper part, and fin-shaped contact pieces 3 and 3 projecting laterally from both sides of the lower part of the main body 1. Yes. The length of the setting block 9 is about 40 mm.
The main body 1 has a flat upper surface 11 on which the lower end surface of the panel 4 is placed. Two grooves 12 are formed on the lower surface of the main body 1, and the lower surface of the main body 1 is a groove bottom contact portion 13 that contacts the groove bottom 6 of the panel mounting groove 5.
Each elastic piece 2 is obliquely upwardly inclined by about 15 °, is provided with a thin portion 19 by forming a groove 14 on the upper surface side of the intermediate portion, and is bent upward at the thin portion 19. By forming the groove 15 on the lower surface side of the connecting portion with the main body portion 1, the thin portion 20 is provided in the connecting portion between the elastic piece 2 and the main body portion 1, and the thin portion 20 is easily bent upward.
Each abutment piece 3 is provided obliquely upward by about 30 °, and a groove 16 is formed in a corner portion between the upper surface of the abutment piece 3 and the side surface of the main body 1 to thereby form the abutment piece 3 and the main body. A thin portion 21 is provided at a connecting portion with the portion 1, and the contact piece 3 is easily bent upward at the thin portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 1 (a), when the setting block 9 is pushed into the panel mounting groove 5 of the lower collar 10, the contact pieces 3 and 3 on both sides are elastic so that they are bent upward at the thin wall portion 21 on the base side. The tip part is deformed and comes into contact with the side walls 7 and 7 of the panel mounting groove, and the elastic pieces 2 and 2 are elastically deformed so as to bend upward at two points of the thin part 19 at the middle part and the thin part 20 at the root side. The front end abuts against the side walls 7 of the panel mounting groove. When the setting block 9 is further pushed into the panel mounting groove 5, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the groove bottom abutting portion 13 on the lower surface of the main body 1 abuts on the groove bottom 6 of the panel mounting groove 5, and elastically deforms. Since the elastic pieces 2 and 2 and the tips of the contact pieces 3 and 3 elastically contact the side walls 7 and 7 of the panel mounting groove 5, the setting block 9 is held so as not to move in the panel mounting groove 5. Is done. Even if the setting block 9 is likely to come off the panel mounting groove 5 when the lower rod 10 is tilted or turned upside down, the tip portions of the elastic pieces 2 and 2 are formed on the upper sides of the panel mounting groove side walls 7 and 7. The setting block 9 is not detached from the panel mounting groove 5 because it is locked to the inward protruding portions 8, 8.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 1 (c), the lower edge of the panel 4 is inserted into the panel mounting groove 5 and the lower end surface is placed on the upper surface 11 of the setting block body 1, and both sides of the panel 4 and the panel Backup materials 17 and 17 are mounted in the gaps between the side walls 7 and 7 of the mounting groove 5, respectively, and the sealing materials 18 and 18 are filled from above the backup materials 17 and 17, so that the panel 4 and the panel mounting groove 5 Seal the gap between them. Instead of holding the panel 4 with the backup material 17 and the seal material 18, a glazing channel may be used. The setting block 9 is provided for the lower collar 10 having a different groove width of the panel mounting groove 5 within a range in which the elastic pieces 2 and 2 and the contact pieces 3 and 3 can contact the side walls 7 and 7 of the panel mounting groove 5. Can also be used.

  As shown in FIG. 3, with the setting block 9 installed in the panel mounting groove 5 of the lower collar 10, the distal ends of the elastic pieces 2, 2 are the inward protruding portions 8, 8 of the panel mounting groove side walls 7, 7. It is also possible to always be locked. By doing so, the setting block 9 can be prevented from being lifted, and the setting block 9 can be held in the panel mounting groove 5 more reliably.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The main body portion, the elastic piece, and the contact piece are not limited to those formed of the same material. For example, the main body portion may be formed of a hard resin, and the elastic piece and the contact piece may be formed of a soft resin. . The elastic piece and the contact piece only need to be elastically deformed so as to bend upward at the connection portion or intermediate portion with the main body portion. The piece and the contact piece may be elastically deformed so as to bend upward from the root. The setting block of the present invention can be widely used to support the end face of the panel in the panel mounting groove, and can be used not only for a sash shoji but also for a curtain wall.

(A) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state when the setting block of the present invention is pushed into the panel mounting groove of the lower arm, and (b) is a longitudinal section showing a state where the setting block is installed in the panel mounting groove. (C) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the panel is placed on the setting block and the panel edge is held in the panel mounting groove. (A) is a top view of the setting block of this invention, (b) is a front view of the setting block of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the state installed in the lower panel mounting groove | channel which shows other embodiment of the setting block of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main-body part 2 Elastic piece 3 Contact piece 4 Panel 5 Panel mounting groove 6 Bottom of panel mounting groove 7 Side wall of panel mounting groove 8 Inward protrusion (locking part)
9 Setting block 10 Lower arm 19, 20, 21 Thin part

Claims (1)

It has a main body, elastic pieces projecting sideways from both sides of the top of the main body, and contact pieces projecting sideways from both sides of the bottom of the main body, and is mounted in the panel mounting groove of the lower arm The main body portion has the end face of the panel placed on the upper surface, and the elastic piece and the contact piece are elastically deformed so as to bend upward when mounted in the panel mounting groove of the lower arm. , the tip portion of the elastic piece and the contact piece abuts against the side wall of the panel mounting groove, abut against the groove bottom of the lower surface panel mounting groove of the main body portion, a substantially flat upper surface of the main body portion, the panel mounting groove The space between both elastic pieces is larger than the thickness of the panel when mounted inside, a seal receiving part is formed between the upper surface of the main body part and the elastic piece, and the base or intermediate part of the elastic piece and the contact piece is thin. setting block, characterized in that the section is provided.

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