JP6045853B2 - Frame with cap - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates painting, photography, to cap with a frame that can be framed the exhibition of posters.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various shapes and structures of frames (picture frames) for decorating paintings, photographs and the like. As one of them, there is a frame (Patent Document 1) previously filed by the present applicant. This frame can be locked or hung on a wall, a column, or the like, as with a conventional frame, and can also be locked on a three-dimensional display device previously developed by the present inventors.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the frame A of Patent Document 1 is formed into a rectangular hollow frame by fitting four frame members C in the shape of elongated bars to a connector B at four corners. When the two frame members (adjacent frame members) C forming the corners of the book frame C or the hollow frame are opened to the outside as shown in FIG. A display D such as a picture or photograph can be inserted into the frame E and placed on the receiving edge E of the frame material C, and the frame material C that has fallen outward is closed (raised) as shown in FIG. The display D can be set (interior) in the support groove F of the frame material B.

  The frame of Patent Document 1 has an advantage that the display D can be easily put in and out by opening and closing the frame member C, and there is no trouble of removing and reattaching the back plate as in the conventional forehead. However, the frame material C is made of metal (made of aluminum), and as shown in FIG. 8, the corners G at both ends in the axial direction of each frame material C are acute angles, so that the exhibits D can be taken in and out. Further, when the frame member C is opened outward as shown in FIG. 8, the corner G, which is an acute angle, faces upward, and there is a risk of injury if it hits an operator's hand or finger.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-164048

Solving problems of the present invention is to provide a capped frame there is little danger of injury.

(Frame with cap)
Capped frame of the present invention is a hollow frame-shaped frame of square comprised of four of the frame member, it is possible interior of the exhibits on the inside of the hollow frame, four of the frame member is four corners mounted for opening and closing the arranged connector in section, open to the outside individually (defeat) it is also Yes from the open (fallen) state as as possible out also be erected to its original state, each s of the frame member is a connecting groove which can openably fitted to the connector, and exhibit insertion groove capable Plug exhibits, fitting piece receiving groove formed in the outer surface of the exhibit insertion groove When, a supporting portion which exhibits plug capable of supporting the plugged in exhibit in the groove, wherein the frame is open at least one of the frame member on the outside, open position from the (opening) the other three frame inserting the peripheral portion of the exhibit to exhibit insertion groove of wood It can, after insertion, are as a and close the frame member which is open to the outside to the inside exhibit can be furnished to the inside of the four frame members. Each frame member is attached to the connector and made into a rectangular hollow frame shape, but it is a short length in which the two axial end portions of two adjacent frame members cannot be joined to each other. at both axial ends of each resin cap is attached is formed axially opposite end portions of the frame member, the cap each are a square by standing the four frame members, the distal end surface of the respective cap ( The joint surface is joined to the tip surface (joint surface) of a cap attached to another adjacent frame member so that a hollow frame- shaped corner can be formed.

  The cap includes a cap body serving as an axial end of the frame member and one or more fitting pieces projecting from the cap body. In the case of two or more fitting pieces, they are projected in the same direction. When there is one fitting piece, it is fitted into the frame material groove and attached to the frame material in a series, and when there are two or more fitting pieces, each fitting piece is fitted into two or more different grooves on the frame material. It is attached to the frame material in series.

In the frame with a cap according to the present invention, a locking groove is provided in the frame body, a locking protrusion is provided in the cap, the locking protrusion is locked in the locking groove , and a cap attached to the frame body is provided. It is designed not to accidentally come off the frame.

(cap)
The cap is a cap that is attached to the axial end of each of the four frame members that form a frame of a rectangular hollow frame that can house the exhibit, and the cap constitutes an axial end of the frame member. The cap body, the first fitting piece and the second fitting piece protruding in the same direction from the cap body are integrally molded with resin, and the cap body is attached to the other frame material forming the corner at the tip A joining surface for joining with the joining surface of the cap, the first fitting piece and the second fitting piece can be fitted into the groove of the frame material and can be attached to the frame material, at the axial end of the frame material When the frame member is erected, the joint surface of the attached cap body can be joined to the joint surface of the cap attached to another adjacent frame member to form a corner of the hollow frame. fitting the engagement piece connecting fitting groove and the fitting piece receiving groove of the frame member Crowded in can be attached to the frame member.

The cap can be provided with a locking projection that can be locked in the locking groove of the frame member.

The cap can be provided with a stopper for restricting the insertion length of the fitting piece into the fitting groove for connecting the frame material and the fitting piece receiving groove .

The capped frame of the present invention has the following effects.
(1) Since resin caps are attached to both ends of the four frame members in the axial direction, there is little risk of injury even if a finger or a hand touches the tip corner of the joint surface of the cap.
(2) Since the cap constitutes the axial end of the frame material, the corner can be formed by the caps attached to the two frame materials even if the frame material has a short dimension that cannot form the corner.
(3) Since the cap constitutes the axial end of the frame material, the cap color or shape is different from the color or shape of the frame material, or the flower, animal, food, or other desired shape is used. The corners of the frame can have features (accents, points, 3D decorations, etc.), resulting in a frame with a novel design that did not exist in previous frames.
(4) Since the first fitting piece and the second fitting piece are fitted in the connecting fitting groove and the fitting piece receiving groove of the frame material, the caps are arranged in a row without being displaced from the frame material (series). Mounted on.
(5) If the locking protrusion of the cap is locked in the locking groove of the frame material, the cap is prevented from being accidentally pulled out.

( 6 ) Since the cap is made of resin, even if it is attached to the end in the axial direction of the frame material, there is less risk of injury compared to metal.
( 7 ) Since the cap main body constitutes the axial end of the frame material, the cap main body can have a desired shape and design, and the frame corners can be varied.
( 8 ) Since the front end surface of the cap body is a joint surface that joins the front end surface of the cap attached to another frame member constituting the corner, the joint surfaces of the caps of the two frame members constituting the corner are not spaced from each other. Without joining.
( 9 ) Since the cap body includes the first fitting piece and the second fitting piece, the cap piece is fitted by fitting the fitting pieces into the connecting fitting groove and the fitting piece receiving groove of the frame material. It can be mounted without being displaced in line with the frame material.
( 10 ) If the locking protrusion of the cap is locked in the locking groove of the frame material, the cap will not accidentally come off from the frame material.
( 11 ) Since the cap has a stopper, it is easy to make the insertion length of the fitting piece into the fitting groove for connecting the frame material and the fitting piece receiving groove constant.

Explanatory drawing of the state which is an example of the frame with a cap of this invention, and fell down two frame materials sideways (open). It is an example of the frame with a cap of this invention, and is explanatory drawing of the state which made the four frame materials stand up and was made into the hollow frame. (A) is a perspective view which shows an example of a coupling tool, (b) is AA sectional drawing of the state which opens a frame material attached to the coupling tool of (a) sideways, and sets an exhibit, (c) is The end view of the state which raised the frame material after setting an exhibit as shown in (b). (A) is explanatory drawing in the case of attaching a cap to the edge part of a frame material, (b) is a back surface perspective view of a cap, (c) is a detailed perspective view of the axial direction one end side of a frame material. Explanatory drawing of the corner part of the state which attached the cap to the axial direction edge part of a frame material. The perspective view of the corner part which shows that the frame material of FIG. 1 is short. (A) is a perspective view of an axial end of a conventional frame member, (b) is an end view of a state in which the frame member is opened sideways and an exhibit is set, and (c) is an exhibit as shown in (b). The end view of the state which made the frame stand upright after setting to. Explanatory drawing of the state which opened the two frame materials of the conventional flame | frame.

(Embodiment of a frame with a cap)
As an example of the frame 1 of the present invention, a frame shown in FIG. 1 is a rectangular hollow frame in which four elongated rod-like frame members 2 are attached to four connecting members 3 so as to be openable and closable (standing down).

Each of the frame member 2 of the four, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the connecting fitting groove 4 of the end face arc-shaped, and exhibit insertion groove 5 of the end view substantially U-shaped, fitting piece The receiving groove 18 and the support portion 7 are provided, and the connecting fitting groove 4, the exhibit insertion groove 5, the fitting piece receiving groove 18 and the support portion 7 are formed in an elongated shape in the axial direction of each frame member 2. Has been. Caps 8 (FIG. 1) are attached to both ends of each frame member 2 having such a shape and structure.

As shown in FIG. 1, four corner couplers 3 are arranged in the corner portion of the frame 1, and each corner coupler 3 has the same shape and structure, as shown in FIG. The fitting ridges 9 are substantially triangular and arc-shaped, and receiving recesses 10 are formed in the fitting ridges 9. The receiving recess 10 is formed in an arc shape in the circumferential direction of the fitting protrusion 9, and is formed one step lower than the outer peripheral surface of the fitting protrusion 9. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the connection fitting groove 4 of the frame member 2 can be opened and closed on the outer periphery of the fitting protrusion 9, that is, can be opened (turned down) in the arrow X direction, and the arrow Y The projection 11 can be fitted so that it can be closed (raised) in the direction, and is pushed into the receiving recess 10 inside the coupling fitting groove 4 of the frame member 2 (FIG. 3C). ) And the frame material 2 is prevented from being displaced in the axial direction of the fitting protrusion 9.

The exhibit insertion groove 5 of each frame member 2 is a space into which the exhibit 6 can be inserted as shown in FIG. 3C, and opens to the inner side in the horizontal width direction of the frame member 2. When the four frame members 2 are erected as shown in FIG. 2 to form a rectangular hollow frame shape , the exhibit insertion groove 5 becomes a rectangular hollow frame shape . In this state, at least one frame member 2 is formed as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c), the frame 6 is inserted into the periphery 6 a (FIG. 3 (b)) of the exhibit 6 from the opened portion (opening). 2 can be supported on the outer peripheral surface (supporting portion) 7 of the peripheral wall 13 of the coupling fitting groove 4 and when the frame member 2 is closed inward as shown in FIG. 6 can be set inside the four frame members 2. When at least one frame member 2 is opened outward in this set state, the exhibit 6 can be pulled out from the opened portion (opening). When the two frame members 2 are opened as shown in FIG.

Locking grooves 12 (FIG. 4C) are formed on both end sides in the axial direction of the peripheral wall 13 of the coupling fitting groove 4 of each frame member 2. The locking groove 12 includes an opening 12a that opens on the opening side of the arcuate peripheral wall 13 (FIG. 4C) of the coupling fitting groove 4 , and from the opening 12a side to the top side of the peripheral wall 13. It is formed in an elongated shape. In FIGS. 4A and 4C, reference numeral 2a denotes an end surface of the frame member 2 in the axial direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the length of each frame member 2 is made shorter (shorter) than the length of one piece of the rectangular frame 1, and both ends in the axial direction of the frame member 2 form corners. The frame material 2 is not joined to the axial end portion. When caps 8 (indicated by phantom lines in FIG. 6) are attached to both ends of the frame member 2 in the axial direction, the caps 8 become axial ends of the frame member 2 (constitute end portions). The front end surfaces (joint surfaces) 8a of the cap 8 of the book frame material 2 are abutted against each other to form a corner of the hollow frame.

(Embodiment of frame cap)
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the cap 8 is formed by integrally molding two cap pieces, a cap body 15, a first fitting piece 16, and a second fitting piece 17, with resin. The first fitting piece 16 and the second fitting piece 17 are projected from the cap body 15 in the same direction. A first insertion piece 16a and a locking projection 19 protrude from the first fitting piece 16 (FIGS. 4A and 4B), and a second insertion piece 17a protrudes from the second fitting piece 17. It is installed. The first insertion piece 16a of the first fitting piece 16 is fitted into the connection fitting groove 4 of the frame member 2, and the second insertion piece 17a of the second fitting piece 17 is fitted to the receiving groove 18 of the frame member 2 (FIG. 4). When fitted into (a) and (c)), the cap body 15 is connected in series in the axial direction of the frame member 2 to constitute a part of the axial end of the frame member 2.

The outer shape of the second insertion portion 17a of the second fitting pieces 17 (FIG. 5) is fitted in a substantially connecting fitting groove 4 in the same shape and size as the inner shape of the connecting fitting groove 4 of the frame member 2 it can, the outer shape of the first insertion portion 16a of the first fitting pieces 16 fitted in a substantially fitting piece receiving groove 18 in the same shape and size as the inner shape of the fitting piece receiving groove 18 of the frame member 2 I can do it. In this case, each of the first fitting piece 16 and the second fitting piece 17 has elasticity, and when it is press-fitted into the coupling fitting groove 4 and the fitting piece receiving groove 18, respectively, the elasticity is automatically applied. After the restoration, the respective outer peripheral surfaces are pressed against the inner surfaces of the coupling fitting groove 4 and the fitting piece receiving groove 18 and attached to the frame member 2 as shown in FIG.

At the tip of the first insertion piece 16a of the first fitting piece 16 of the cap 8, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, a locking projection 19 (FIGS. 4A and 4B) is provided. It is provided. When the locking projection 19 press-fitting the first insertion piece 16a of the first fitting pieces 16 to the connecting fitting groove 4, the locking groove 12 (Fig. 4, which is formed in the peripheral wall 13 of the connecting fitting groove 4 ( It protrudes outward from the first insertion piece 16a of the first fitting piece 16 so that it can be locked in c)).

The cap 8 requires the first insertion piece 16 a of the first fitting piece 16 in the coupling fitting groove 4 and the second insertion piece 17 a of the second fitting piece 17 in the fitting piece receiving groove 18 . A stopper 20 (FIG. 4B) is formed so as not to be inserted as described above (to restrict the insertion length). The stopper 20 is formed so that the thickness of the cap body 15 is larger than that of the first insertion piece 16 a of the first fitting piece 16 and the second insertion piece 17 a of the second fitting piece 17 . The first insertion piece 16a of one fitting piece 16 and the second insertion piece 17a of the second fitting piece 17 are formed with a step at the base portion (protruding root portion).

The frame member 2 and the corner connector 3 in the present invention can be attached to each other so as to be openable and closable as described above, and if the exhibit 6 can be taken in and out by opening any one of the frame members 2, other than the above embodiment It may be a structure, shape, or size. The cap 8 in the present invention may constitute the end of the frame member 2 in the axial direction, and may have other shapes as long as the joint surfaces can be joined to form a corner of the frame when the frame member 2 stands. As long as it can join so that a corner may be formed with both frame materials at the time of standing of two frame materials instead of a slope, the uneven structure which can be mutually fitted, or another structure may be sufficient.

The embodiment, the fitting piece is a first fitting pieces 16, two der second fitting pieces 17 is, first fitting pieces 16 is fitted into the connecting fitting groove 4 of the frame member Although the second fitting pieces 17 is when fitted into the fitting piece receiving groove 18 of the frame member 2, fitting pieces may also be even more than three be one, they fitting piece the groove formed in the frame member 2 (fitting groove for connecting 4, fitting piece receiving groove 18, other groove or the like provided for the insertion engagement piece) is fitted into, for attachment to a set to the frame member You can also

  The frame of the present invention can be used for framing various exhibits in place of the existing frame.

1 frame 2 frame material
2a (frame member) of the end face 3 (EXHIBIT) Corner connector 4 connecting fitting groove 5 EXHIBIT bayonet groove 6 Exhibit 6a outer surface of the peripheral wall of the peripheral portion 7 fitting groove (supporting portion)
8 (connecting member) cap 8a joint surface 9 mating protrusion 10 receives the recess 11 push protrusions 12 engaging grooves
12a opening 13 peripheral wall (of coupling fitting groove ) 15 cap body 16 first fitting piece
16a (first fitting piece) first insertion piece 17 second fitting piece
17a (second fitting piece ) second insertion piece 18 fitting piece receiving groove 19 locking projection 20 stopper A frame B connecting tool C frame material D exhibit E receiving edge F supporting groove G corner

Claims (1)

A frame (1) formed into a quadrangular hollow frame shape in which four frame members (2) are slidably fitted to four substantially right corner connector (3);
Each of the frame member (2), said a connecting member connecting groove which can openably fitted in (3) (4), and exhibits (6) the insertable such exhibits insertion groove (5), A fitting piece receiving groove (18) formed on the outer surface of the exhibit insertion groove (5) and a support portion (7) capable of supporting the exhibit (6) inserted into the exhibit insertion groove (5) . Provided, the connecting fitting groove (4) is attached to the corner connector (3) to form a rectangular hollow frame, and the two axial ends of the two adjacent frame members are not joined to each other. ,
Four of the frame member which is attached to a corner connector (3) (2) is also open to defeat outwardly individually, it can be allowed to stand up from the open state to the original state closed, at least one of the frame When the material (2) is opened to the outside, the peripheral edge of the exhibit (6) is inserted into or inserted into the exhibit insertion groove (5) of the other three frame members (2) from the opened opening. and exhibits (6) can be derived are, after insertion, closing by upright frame member open outward (2) on the inside, the exhibits (6) four of the frame member (2) Ki de be decorated on the inside,
There are engaging grooves (12) on both ends in the axial direction of the peripheral wall (13) of the peripheral wall (13) of the coupling fitting groove (4) of the four frame members (2). (12) includes an opening (12a) that opens at an end of the peripheral wall (13),
Caps (8) are attached to both axial ends of the four frame members (2),
Each cap (8) includes a cap body (15), a first fitting piece (16) and a second fitting piece (17) projecting in the same direction from the cap body (15), and a tip of the cap body. A bonding surface (8a) formed on
A first insertion piece (16a) and a locking projection (19) protrude from the first fitting piece (16), and a second insertion piece (17a) protrudes from the second fitting piece (17). Established,
A stopper (20) is formed by providing a step between the cap body (15) and the first fitting piece (16) and the second fitting piece (17),
The cap (8) is molded of resin, and at least the first fitting piece (16) and the second fitting piece (17) have elasticity,
The first insertion piece (16a) is inserted into the axial end of the coupling fitting groove (4), and the locking projection (19) is inserted into the locking groove (12) of the frame member (2). The second insertion piece (17a) is inserted into the opening (12a) of the locking groove (12) and locked, and the second insertion piece (17a) is inserted into the axial end of the fitting piece receiving groove (18) of the frame member (2). As a result, the cap (8) is attached to the axial end of the frame member (2) by reducing the step between the coupling fitting groove (4) and the inner surface of the exhibit insertion groove (5). (20) abuts against the end face (2a) of the frame member (2) constituting the end face of the coupling fitting groove (4) and the exhibit insertion groove (5), and the first fitting piece (16) and the second fitting The insertion length of the piece (17) is regulated,
When two adjacent frame members (2) to which the cap (8) is attached are erected, the joint surfaces (8a) of the caps (8) are joined to form a corner portion of the hollow frame.
A frame with a cap characterized by that.

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