JP5758104B2 - Panel connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a panel connector, and more particularly to a panel connector for connecting a panel made of a metal plate such as a cooking oil removing panel having an edge winding.

  16 is a perspective view showing a use state of a cooking oil removing panel using a conventional panel connection structure, FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a “Z” portion of FIG. 16, and FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the change of the state which lifted the front panel upward from the state of 17. FIG.

  Referring to these drawings, cooking oil removing panel 80 is formed by bending a thin iron plate, aluminum plate or the like, and has a rectangular flat plate-like front panel 81 and a rectangular flat plate shape connected to the right side of front panel 81. It is composed of a right side panel 85 and a left side panel 89 having a rectangular flat plate shape connected to the left side of the front panel 81, and is installed in the system kitchen range 90.

The front panel 81 has a rectangular flat plate portion 82, an upper edge winding 83 formed by bending the upper edge of the flat plate portion 82, and a right side formed by bending the right end portion of the flat plate portion 82. It is composed of a part winding 84. On the other hand, the right side panel 85 is formed by bending a rectangular flat plate portion 86, an upper edge winding 87 formed by bending the upper end portion of the flat plate portion 86, and a rear end portion of the flat plate portion 86. It is comprised from the side edge winding 88 formed by. The side edge winding 88 is formed in such a manner that the right edge winding 84 is wound from the outside. Since the connection structure between the front panel 81 and the left side panel 89 is the same as the connection structure between the front panel 81 and the right side panel 85 described above, the description thereof is omitted.
In use, when the upper edge winding 83 of the front panel 81 is lifted, the right edge winding 84 can slide in the direction of the arrow inside the side edge winding 88, so that only the front panel 81 is moved upward. be able to. This makes it possible to disassemble and connect the panels.

JP 2002-106526 A

  In the conventional panel connection structure as described above, it is necessary to form special edge windings on the panels themselves in order to connect them, and it is not easy to connect the panels.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a panel connector that can be easily connected and separated as long as the panel has a general edge winding.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a flat plate-like first panel formed by punching a single steel plate and having a first edge winding around the entire outer edge thereof, and the entire outer edge thereof. to a panel connector for connecting a flat second panel in an orthogonal state with a second Enmaki, a first engaging portion that engages so as to surround only the first Enmaki, second A second engagement portion that engages the edge winding and a portion of the second panel connected to the edge winding, and a direction in which the first edge winding enters the first engagement portion; The direction in which the second edge winding enters the joining portion is perpendicular to the plan view .

If comprised in this way, panels will be connected in an orthogonal state via each edge winding.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the panel connector is made of spring steel, and the first engagement portion is outward in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the first edge winding. Is engaged with the first edge winding in a retaining state.

  If comprised in this way, a 1st engaging part will change in shape so that it may open at the time of pushing in, and may close after that.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the first engagement portion is prevented from slipping in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction by sliding in the axial direction with respect to the first edge winding. And the first edge winding.

  If comprised in this way, a 1st engaging part will not remove | deviate in the direction orthogonal to a 1st edge winding.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the second or third aspect of the present invention, the second engaging portion includes a first pressing piece for pressing one surface of the second panel and the other surface of the second panel. A second pressing piece that can be pressed.

  If comprised in this way, a 2nd panel will be supported by the 2nd engaging part from both surfaces.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are arranged in a proximity state.

  If comprised in this way, a 1st panel and a 2nd panel will be connected in the state which the 1st edge winding and the 2nd edge winding approached.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the panels are connected to each other in an orthogonal state via the respective edge windings. Therefore, if there are only edge windings on the panels, they can be easily connected and the mounting state is stabilized .

  According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the first engagement portion changes shape so that it opens when pushed and then closes, so that the first edge winding is changed to a desired position at the first position. Since the engaging part can be engaged, it is easy to use.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the first engagement portion does not come off in the direction orthogonal to the first edge winding, so that the first engagement portion is engaged. The reliability of the state is improved.

In the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2 or claim 3, the second panel is supported by the second engaging portion from both sides, so that the second panel is connected to the first panel. The state is stable.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, the first panel and the second panel are connected with the first edge winding and the second edge winding approaching each other. Therefore, since the gap between the first edge winding and the second edge winding is reduced, the effect of enclosing both panels depending on the application is not impaired.

It is a perspective view of the cooking oil removal panel structure using the panel connector by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the 1st panel shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a “W” portion of FIG. 2. It is a front view of the panel coupling tool shown in FIG. It is a top view of the panel coupling tool shown in FIG. It is the schematic diagram which showed the state which makes the panel connector shown in FIG. 4 engage the 1st panel and 2nd panel which were shown in FIG. It is the schematic diagram which showed the sliding state of the panel coupling device shown in FIG. 4 seen from the VII-VII line shown in FIG. 6 (2). It is the perspective view which showed the use condition in the stationary stove of the cooking oil removal panel structure shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the use condition in the built-in stove of the cooking oil removal panel structure shown in FIG. It is a front view of the 1st panel engaged with the panel connector by 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 2 of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion “X” in FIG. 10. It is a front view of the panel coupling tool by 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 4 of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view of the panel coupling tool shown in FIG. 12, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 5 of 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic diagram which showed the state which engages the panel connector shown in FIG. 12 with the 1st panel shown in FIG. It is the schematic diagram seen from the XV-XV line shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the use condition of the cooking oil removal panel using the conventional panel connection structure. FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a “Z” portion in FIG. 16. It is the perspective view which showed the change of the state which lifted the front panel upward from the state of FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking oil removing panel structure using a panel connector according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

  With reference to the figure, the panel connector 10a and 10b connect the 1st panel 20 and the 2nd panel 30, and the cooking oil removal panel structure 1 is comprised. The first panel 20 and the second panel 30 are press-formed products of iron plates, each having a rectangular sheet shape with rounded corners, and a first edge winding having a winding diameter described later on the entire circumference of the first panel 20. 21, the second edge winding 31 having a winding diameter of 3 mm is formed on the entire circumference of the second panel 30. The first panel 20 has a horizontal width of 600 mm and a vertical width of 380 mm, and the second panel 30 has a horizontal width of 380 mm and a vertical width of 520 mm. Further, the lower end of the first panel 20 is set at a position 175 mm higher than the lower end of the second panel 30.

  The first panel 20 and the second panel 30 are orthogonal to each other, and the first edge winding 21 on one side of the first panel 20 and the second edge winding 31 on one side of the second panel 30. Are connected so as to be arranged in parallel in the respective axial directions.

  2 is a front view of the first panel shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a “W” portion of FIG.

  With reference to these drawings, the first edge winding 21 is part of a normal edge winding portion 22 having a winding diameter of 3.5 mm, a first edge winding diameter changing portion 23 in which the winding diameter gradually decreases, One end thereof is connected to the other end of the first edge winding diameter changing portion 23, and one end thereof is connected to the other end of the thin edge winding portion 24 and the other end of the narrow edge winding portion 24, and the winding diameter thereof is A second edge winding diameter changing portion 25 that gradually increases is provided. In addition, the length of the narrow edge winding part 24 is 70 mm.

  The effect by having comprised the 1st edge winding 21 in this way is mentioned later.

  4 is a front view of the panel connector shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the panel connector shown in FIG.

  With reference to these drawings, the panel connector 10 is formed by punching and pressing a single steel plate made of spring steel, and engages with the narrow edge winding portion 24 shown in FIG. 3. And a second engaging portion 15 that engages with the second edge winding 31 shown in FIG.

  If comprised in this way, the 1st panel 20 and the 2nd panel 30 will be connected in the state in which the 1st edge volume 21 and the 2nd edge volume 31 adjoined, and the 1st edge volume 21 and the 2nd edge volume 31 of Since the gap is reduced, the enclosing effect of both panels is not impaired, and the oil removing effect is improved.

  The first engaging portion 11 has a shape obtained by cutting out a part of a substantially cylindrical side surface, and the inner diameter of the inner peripheral wall is set to 3.2 mm. At both ends of the first engagement portion 11, guide walls 12a and 12b are formed, one end of which is integrally connected to the cut-out end portion of the first engagement portion 11 so as to widen in the plan view. The distance between the guide walls 12a and 12b is set to 2.5 mm at the closest part and 4 mm at the most distant part.

  The second engaging portion 15 includes a first pressing piece 16 that presses one surface of the second panel 30 shown in FIG. 1 and a second pressing piece 17 that presses the other surface of the second panel 30. The distance between the first pressing piece 16 and the second pressing piece 17 in the portion adjacent to the joint portion 11 is set to 3.2 mm. In addition, the 1st press piece 16 inclines so that the distance with the 2nd press piece 17 may approach as the distance from the 1st engaging part 11 becomes long.

  A guide wall 18 is provided at the end of the first pressing piece 16 that is not close to the first engaging portion 11, and a guide wall 19 is provided at the end of the second pressing piece 17 that is not close to the first engaging portion 11. Are formed in directions away from each other.

  In addition, the effect by having comprised the panel connector 10 in this way is mentioned later.

  6 is a schematic view showing a state in which the first panel and the second panel shown in FIG. 1 are engaged with the panel connector shown in FIG.

  First, referring to (1) of FIG. 6, the narrow edge winding portion 24 of the first panel 20 is directed to the first engagement portion 11 in the direction of the arrow in the drawing orthogonal to the axial direction. Press. Then, as described above, since the panel connector 10 is made of spring steel, the first engagement portion 11 is pushed open through the guide walls 12a and 12b by the pushing of the narrow edge winding portion 24, and the narrow edge winding portion 24 is thus opened. Is housed inside the first engaging portion 11 and changes its shape so as to close to return to the original state, and the first engaging portion 11 engages so as to surround only the narrow edge winding portion 24.

  In this state, the winding diameter of the narrow edge winding portion 24 and the distance between the guide walls 12a and 12b at the one end that is the connecting portion between the first engaging portion 11 are set as described above. Thus, the narrow edge winding portion 24 is prevented from being detached from the first engagement portion 11. In order to remove the first panel 20 from the first engaging portion 11, when the first panel 20 is pulled in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow in the figure, the first engaging portion 11 is opened again, and the narrow edge winding portion 24. And the first engagement portion 11 can be released from the engaged state.

  If it does in this way, since the 1st engaging part 11 is in the state of retaining, and can be detachably engaged in the desired position of the narrow edge winding part 24, it is easy to use.

  Next, referring to (2) of FIG. 6, the second edge winding 31 of the second panel 30 is directed to the second engagement portion 15 in the direction of the arrow perpendicular to the axial direction thereof. And press. Then, the second engagement portion 15 is also pushed open through the guide wall 18 and the guide wall 19 by the pushing of the second edge winding 31, and the second edge winding 31 is housed in the second engagement portion 15, and the original The shape of the second engaging portion 15 is changed so as to be closed when returning to the above state, and the second engaging portion 15 is engaged so as to sandwich the second edge winding 31 and the portion of the second panel 30 connected thereto.

  In this state, as described above, the first pressing piece 16 is set to incline so that the distance from the second pressing piece 17 approaches as the distance from the first engaging portion 11 increases. Therefore, the second edge winding 31 is prevented from being detached from the second engagement portion 15. The second panel 30 is supported by the first pressing piece 16 and the second pressing piece 17 from both sides.

  If comprised in this way, the connection state of the 2nd panel 30 with respect to the 1st panel 20 will be stabilized.

  If it is desired to remove the second panel 30 from the second engaging portion 15, when the second panel 30 is pulled in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow in the figure, the second engaging portion 15 opens again and the second edge The engagement state between the winding 31 and the second engagement portion 15 can be released.

  If it does in this way, since the 2nd engaging part 15 is in the state of retaining, and can be detachably engaged in the desired position of the 2nd edge winding 31, it is convenient.

  In addition, since the panels are connected to each other through the respective edge windings, they can be easily connected as long as the panels have edge windings.

  Furthermore, since each of the first panel 20, the second panel 30, and the panel connector 10 is completely separated, it is easy to handle and each panel can be easily cleaned.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the sliding state of the panel connector shown in FIG. 4 as seen from the VII-VII line shown in FIG. 6 (2).

  Referring to the drawing, the engaged first engaging portion 11 and narrow edge winding portion 24 are a narrow edge winding portion 24, a first edge winding diameter changing portion 23, and a second edge winding diameter changing portion (not shown). ) And the normal edge winding portion 22 and the inner diameter of the inner peripheral wall of the first engaging portion 11 are set as described above, so that only the range of the narrow edge winding portion 24 slides. Be free.

  If the 2nd engaging part 15 and the 2nd edge winding 31 are engaged in this state, the 1st panel 20 and the 2nd panel 30 can move relatively on each surface via the panel connector 10. FIG. Become a thing.

  If comprised in this way, the positional relationship of the 1st panel 20 and the 2nd panel 30 can be adjusted, restrict | limiting the relative movement range of the 1st panel 20 and the 2nd panel 30, but this effect is mentioned later. To do.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a use state of the cooking oil removing panel structure shown in FIG. 1 in the stationary stove, and FIG. 9 is a built-in stove of the cooking oil removing panel structure shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the use condition in.

  First, referring to FIG. 8, the first panel 20 is disposed on the top surface of the top plate 62 of the stove 61, the second panel 30 is disposed on the top surface of the stove base 63, and the first panel 20, the second panel 30, Are in an orthogonal state.

  If it does in this way, since the 1st panel 20 and the 2nd panel 30 will be arranged so that the stove 61 may be enclosed, effective arrangement can be realized. Further, there is no possibility that the second panel 30 will inadvertently fall from the stove 61, and the mounting state of the first panel 20 and the second panel 30 is stabilized.

  Here, even if the height of the top plate 62 of the stove 61 is changed to the height indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure, as described above, the first panel 20 and the second panel 30 are the panel connectors. 10a and 10b can be moved relative to each other, so that the position of the first panel 20 can be easily moved to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure according to the height of the top plate 62. Can be made. As described above, the lower end of the first panel 20 is set to a position 175 mm higher than the lower end of the second panel 30, and the length of the narrow edge winding portion 24 shown in FIG. 3 is set to 70 mm. Therefore, it can correspond to the stove 61 having a height of 140 mm to 210 mm.

  If it does in this way, the layout and installation according to the kind of stove 61 will become easy in the state where the attachment state of panels was stable.

  Next, referring to FIG. 9, the first panel 20 is disposed on the top surface of the top plate 65 of the built-in stove 64, and the panel connectors 10 a and 10 b are rotated in a plane 90 degrees from the state of FIG. 8. The engaged second panel 30 is disposed on the upper surface of the counter 66.

  The panel couplers 10a and 10b and the second edge winding 31 are detachable, and the second panel 30 is formed with the second edge winding 31 on the entire circumference, so the direction of the second panel 30 is changed. It is easy to engage the second panel 30 and the panel connectors 10a and 10b. Therefore, in this way, the first panel 20 and the second panel 30 can be installed on the built-in stove 64 that has almost no difference in height between the top plate 65 and the counter 66.

  Even in this state, the first panel 20 and the second panel 30 can be relatively moved on the respective surfaces via the panel connectors 10a and 10b. Even if the built-in stove 64 is replaced with the height indicated by the chain line, the position of the first panel 20 can be adjusted to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure, which is suitable for the height.

  FIG. 10 is a front view of the first panel engaged with the panel connector according to the second embodiment of the present invention, corresponding to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion “X” in FIG. 10.

  Referring to these drawings, the first edge winding 51 of the first panel 50 is a fine edge winding portion 54 having a winding diameter of 2 mm around the corner 56, and is arranged at one end of the narrow edge winding portion 54. A first edge winding diameter changing portion 53 where one end is connected and the winding diameter gradually increases, and a second edge winding diameter changing portion whose one end is connected to the other end of the thin winding portion and the winding diameter gradually increases. 55, and the other ends of the first edge winding diameter changing portion 53 and the second edge winding changing portion 55 are respectively connected to one end of a normal edge winding portion 52 having a winding diameter of 3 mm. Since other parts are the same as those shown in FIG. 2, the description thereof will not be repeated. Moreover, the effect by having comprised the 1st edge winding 51 in this way is mentioned later.

  FIG. 12 is a front view of a panel connector according to the second embodiment of the present invention, corresponding to FIG. 4 of the first embodiment, and FIG. 13 is the panel shown in FIG. It is a top view of a coupling tool, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 5 of 1st Embodiment.

  Referring to these drawings, the first engagement portion 41 of the panel connector 40 is formed by cutting out a part of a substantially cylindrical side surface and a part of both end portions from those shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. It has been replaced. Since other parts are the same as those shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, description thereof will not be repeated here. Further, the effect obtained by configuring the first engagement portion 41 in this way will be described later.

  14 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the panel connector shown in FIG. 12 is engaged with the first panel shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 15 is viewed from the XV-XV line shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram.

  With reference to these drawings, the first engagement portion 41 is slid in the axial direction of the first edge winding 51 from the narrow edge winding portion 54 at the corner of the first panel 50. At this time, the distance from one of the side wall end portions of the first engaging portion 41 to the other is set to 2.5 mm, and the inner diameter of the inner peripheral wall of the first engaging portion 41 is set to 3.2 mm. The first engaging portion 41 is allowed to slide from the narrow edge winding portion 54 through the first edge winding diameter changing portion 53 toward the desired position of the normal edge winding portion 52. In addition, since the distance from one of the side wall end portions of the first engagement portion 41 to the other is set to 2.5 mm, the first engagement portion 41 comes to a desired position of the normal edge winding portion 52. Then, the first edge winding 51 is engaged with the first edge winding 51 in a retaining state in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first edge winding 51.

  If it does in this way, the 1st engagement part 41 will not come off in the direction which intersects perpendicularly with the 1st edge volume 51, and the reliability of the engagement state of the 1st engagement part 41 improves.

  In each of the above embodiments, the panel connector is made of spring steel, but may be made of other metals.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are arranged in proximity to each other, but the distance may be slightly separated.

  Furthermore, in each said embodiment, although the 1st press piece and the 2nd press piece were provided with the induction | guidance | derivation wall, these are not necessary.

  Furthermore, in each said embodiment, although the 2nd engaging part was provided with the 1st press piece and the 2nd press piece, these may not exist.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the first engaging portion is engaged with the narrow edge winding portion in a state of being prevented from coming off by being pressed from the outside, but may be engaged by other methods. good.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the first engaging portion includes the guide wall, but this may not be provided.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the first engagement portion is engaged with the narrow edge winding portion, but may be engaged with other portions of the first edge winding.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, the first engagement portion is engaged with the normal edge winding portion in a state of being prevented from coming off by sliding, but may be engaged by other methods.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, the first engagement portion is normally engaged with the edge winding portion, but may be engaged with another portion of the first edge winding.

  Furthermore, in each said embodiment, although the panel connector was used for the connection of the cooking oil removal panel, you may use for connection other than a cooking oil removal panel.

  Furthermore, in each said embodiment, although the panel connector was used for the connection of the cooking oil removal panel which consists of iron plates, you may use for the connection of the panel which consists of another metal plate and metal foil.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10a, 10b ... Panel connector 11 ... 1st engaging part 15 ... 2nd engaging part 16 ... 1st press piece 17 ... 2nd press piece 20 ... 1st panel 21 ... 1st edge winding 30 ... 2nd panel 31 ... 2nd edge winding 40 ... 1st engaging part 50 ... 1st panel 51 ... 1st edge winding In addition, the same code | symbol in each figure shows the same or an equivalent part.

Claims (5)

A flat plate-like first panel formed by punching a single steel plate and having a first edge winding on the entire outer edge thereof and a flat plate-like second panel having a second edge winding on the entire outer edge thereof are orthogonal to each other. A panel connector for connecting to
A first engaging portion engaged so as to surround only the first edge winding;
A second engagement portion for engaging the second edge winding and the portion of the second panel connected to the second edge winding ;
A panel connector , wherein a direction in which the first edge winding enters the first engaging portion and a direction in which the second edge winding enters the second engaging portion are orthogonal to each other in plan view. . The panel connector is made of spring steel,
2. The panel according to claim 1, wherein the first engagement portion is engaged with the first edge winding in a retaining state by pressing from the outside in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first edge winding. Coupling tool.   2. The first engagement portion engages with the first edge winding in a retaining state in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction by sliding in the axial direction with respect to the first edge winding. Panel connector.   4. The panel according to claim 2, wherein the second engagement portion includes a first pressing piece for pressing one surface of the second panel and a second pressing piece for pressing the other surface of the second panel. 5. Coupling tool.   The panel connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are arranged in a proximity state.

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