JP7585942B2 - Portable Partition - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a portable partition that can be folded and carried around.

Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the installation of partitions to prevent droplets from spreading is being recommended and is being installed in a variety of locations, including offices and conference rooms, reception areas where counter services are conducted, cafeterias, restaurants, and schools.

Normally, partitions are mostly stationary and installed, but there is also a growing demand for simple partitions that can be set up at the destination.

To meet this demand, foldable and portable partitions are known (for example, Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3228555

The partition in Patent Document 1 is composed of three panels: a front panel and a pair of side panels connected to the left and right of the front panel, and can be folded up by stacking the pair of side panels on top of the front panel, making it easy to carry. However, the partition in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that the height of the partition is low when placed on a table, etc., resulting in low effectiveness in preventing splashes.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a portable partition that can be folded compactly for easy carrying, and that can be made taller to provide sufficient splash prevention effect.

In order to solve the problem, the portable partition of the present invention comprises a plurality of first row panels arranged in a plane at a predetermined first band-like interval in a first direction, a plurality of second row panels arranged in a plane relative to the plurality of first row panels and arranged at a predetermined second band-like interval from the plurality of first row panels in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and arranged in a plane relative to the plurality of first row panels at the same first band-like interval as the plurality of first row panels in the first direction, and a front and back surface of the plurality of first row panels and the plurality of second row panels. The panel is provided with a first laminate material and a second laminate material laminated from the first laminate material and the second laminate material, a band-shaped connecting portion formed by bonding the first laminate material and the second laminate material at the first and second band-shaped intervals, which connects adjacent first row panels to each other, adjacent second row panels to each other, or the first row panel and the second row panel in a foldable and unfoldable manner, and a deployment holding member which is removably attached so as to straddle the edges of the first row panel and the second row panel adjacent in the second direction, and which holds the first row panel and the second row panel in an unfolded state.

The portable partition of the present invention can be folded compactly for easy carrying, and the partition height can be increased to sufficiently enhance the splash prevention effect.

1 is a diagram showing a portable partition according to one embodiment of the present invention when unfolded flat. FIG. FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line II-II in FIG. A diagram showing the deployment support member and the self-supporting support member that constitute one embodiment of the portable partition. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a portable partition according to one embodiment in a self-supporting state. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the portable partition of the first embodiment in a folded state.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows a portable partition (hereinafter simply referred to as a partition) 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention when unfolded on a flat surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, the partition 1 of this embodiment comprises six panels arranged in a plane, a laminating section 5 that laminates the front and back surfaces of the six panels 2a to 2f, and a pair of deployable holding members 7 and a pair of self-supporting holding members 8 that are detachably engaged with the six panels 2a to 2f laminated to the laminating section 5.

The six panels 2a to 2f are made of polycarbonate resin with a thickness of 1 mm, and are 300 mm long and 250 mm short. The three first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c are arranged side by side in the first direction L1, with a strip-like interval of about 10 mm between their long sides. The three first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c are arranged side by side in the second direction L2, which is perpendicular to the first direction L1, with a strip-like interval of about 10 mm between their short sides, and the second row panels 2d, 2e, and 2f are arranged side by side in the first direction L1, with a strip-like interval of about 10 mm between their long sides. The first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c and the second row panels 2d, 2e, and 2f may be made of materials other than polycarbonate resin, as long as they are strong enough to stand on their own without deformation.

The laminate section 5 is composed of a first laminate material 3 and a second laminate material 4 that are bonded to the front and back surfaces of the first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c and the second row panels 2d, 2e, and 2f by hot lamination.

The first laminate material 3 and the second laminate material 4 are polyethylene terephthalate resin films with a thickness of 0.01 mm to 0.01 mm. However, films other than polyethylene terephthalate resin may be used as long as they are transparent and heat resistant.

The adhesive for the first laminate material 3 and the second laminate material 4 is generally made of LDPE (low density polyethylene resin), IO (ionomer resin), EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer), etc., which can maintain transparency when resolidified. The adhesive may be provided on either the first laminate material 3 or the second laminate material 4.

In FIG. 1, the portion 6a of the laminate portion 5, which extends in the first direction L1 with a band-like interval of about 10 mm, is formed by bonding the first laminate material 3 and the second laminate material 4 to form a first band-like connecting portion (hereinafter referred to as the first band-like connecting portion 6a).

In addition, in FIG. 1, the laminate portion 5 extends in the second direction L2 perpendicular to the first direction L1 at a band-like interval of about 10 mm at a portion indicated by the symbol 6b, and the first laminate material 3 and the second laminate material 4 are bonded together to form a second band-like connecting portion (hereinafter referred to as the band-like connecting portion 6b).

At this point, a film that has been treated with antibacterial, antiviral, antistatic, flame retardant, etc. may be attached to the surface of the laminate portion 5.

The first laminate material 3 and the second laminate material 4 may be attached to the front and back surfaces of the first row panels 2a, 2b, 2c and the second row panels 2d, 2e, 2f by cold lamination. In this case, the first laminate material 3 and the second laminate material 4 are made of polypropylene resin and polyvinyl chloride resin, and the adhesive layer is made of an acrylic adhesive.

The pair of deployment holding members 7 are made of a light-transmitting material such as polyvinyl chloride or acrylic resin, and extend from the base 9a in the direction in which the first and second clamping plates 9b, 9c come into contact with each other. The pair of self-supporting members 8 are also members of the same shape as the deployment holding members 7.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pair of deployment retention members 7 are arranged across the long edge portions of the first and second row panels 2a and 2d and the long edge portions of the first and second row panels 2c and 2f, and the first and second clamping plates 9b and 9c clamp the long edge portions while elastically deforming.

A pair of self-supporting members 8 are arranged on the short edge portions of the first row panels 2a and first row panels 2c which become the lower portions when the first row panels 2a, 2b, 2c and the second row panels 2d, 2e, 2f surrounded by the laminate portion 5 stand upright, and the first and second clamping plates 9b, 9c clamp the short edge portions while elastically deforming.
[Partition 1 assembly procedure]

Next, the procedure for installing the partition 1 of the first embodiment in a self-supporting state will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

First, a pair of deployment retention members 7 are placed across the long edge portions of the first and second row panels 2a and 2d and the long edge portions of the first and second row panels 2c and 2f, and the first and second clamping plates 9b and 9c clamp the long edge portions while elastically deforming. This reliably maintains the deployed state of the first and second row panels 2a and 2d, and reliably maintains the deployed state of the first and second row panels 2c and 2f.

A pair of self-supporting members 8 are arranged on the short edge portions of the first row panel 2a and the first row panel 2c, and the first and second clamping plates 9b, 9c clamp the short edge portions while elastically deforming.

Next, the partition 1 is made to stand on its own with the first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c on the bottom and the pair of self-supporting members 8 abutting against the table 10, and the first row panels 2a and the second row panels 2d and the first row panels 2c and the second row panels 2f are arranged opposite each other in a U-shape in plan view, as shown in Fig. 4. In this way, the partition 1 is set up to stand on its own on the table 10.
[Partition 1 folding procedure]

Next, the procedure for folding the partition 1 of the first embodiment that is installed freestanding on a table 10 or the like will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

First, a pair of deployment retaining members 7 spanning the long side edges of the first row panel 2a and the second row panel 2d are slid toward the first row panel 2a, and a pair of deployment retaining members 7 spanning the long side edges of the first row panel 2c and the second row panel 2f are slid toward the second row panel 2f.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the first row panel 2b (and the second row panel 2e) is folded counterclockwise via the second belt-shaped connecting portion 6b, which is the second from the left in FIG. 1, so that it overlaps the first row panel 2a (and the second row panel 2d).

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the first row panel 2c (and the second row panel 2f) is folded counterclockwise via the second belt-shaped connecting portion 6b, which is the third from the left in FIG. 1, so that it overlaps the first row panel 2b (and the second row panel 2e).

Next, although not shown, the three second row panels 2d, 2e, and 2f are folded via the first belt-shaped connecting portion 6a, which is the second from the top in Figure 1, so that they overlap the three first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c.

As a result, the partition 1 is slightly larger in size than the shape of the first row panel 2a (
It can be folded to approximately 320 mm long x 265 mm short).
[Effects of Partition 1]

Next, we will explain the effects of the partition 1 of this embodiment.

The partition 1 of this embodiment is installed in a U-shape on the table 10, and the second row panels 2d, 2e, and 2f rise from the upper edges (short sides) of the three first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c, so the partition height can be set high, ensuring a high splash prevention effect.

The edges of the six panels 2a to 2f are connected via the first and second belt-shaped connectors 6a and 6b, which can be folded and unfolded freely. The first and second belt-shaped connectors 6a and 6b can be folded into a compact size that is slightly larger than the first row panel 2a, making the partition 1 easy to carry.

The first belt-shaped connecting portion 6a and the second belt-shaped connecting portion 6b are formed by bonding the first laminate material 3 and the second laminate material 4 together, so that a connecting portion that can be folded and unfolded freely can be provided with a simple structure.

In addition, by disposing a pair of deployment retention members 7 across the long edge portions of the first row panel 2a and the second row panel 2d and the long edge portions of the first row panel 2c and the second row panel 2f, the deployed state of the first row panel 2a and the second row panel 2d and the deployed state of the first row panel 2c and the second row panel 2f are reliably maintained, so that the deployed states of the first row panel 2a and the second row panel 2d and the first row panel 2c and the second row panel 2f can be maintained with a simple structure.

In addition, by arranging a pair of self-supporting members 8 at the short edge portions of the first row panel 2a and the first row panel 2c, which form the lower portion when the partition 1 is made to stand on its own, the self-supporting stability of the partition 1 can be improved.

Furthermore, the first row panels 2a, 2b, 2c, the second row panels 2d, 2e, 2f, the first and second laminate materials 3, 4, the deployed support member 7, and the self-supporting support member 8 are made of optically transparent resin materials, ensuring a clear view when the partition 1 is installed independently.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the partition 1 is made up of six panels (three first row panels 2a, 2b, and 2c, and three second row panels 2d, 2e, and 2f), but the same effects can be achieved even if the partition is made up of four or more panels in one row and has three or more rows of panels.

1 Partitions 2a, 2b, 2c First row panels 2d, 2e, 2f Second row panels 3 First laminate material 4 Second laminate material 5 Laminate portion 6a First belt-shaped connecting portion (belt-shaped connecting portion)
6b Second belt-shaped connecting portion (belt-shaped connecting portion)
7 Deployment holding member 8 Self-supporting member 9a Base 9b First clamping plate (deployment clamping plate, self-supporting clamping plate)
9c Second clamping plate (deployment clamping plate, self-supporting clamping plate)
10 Table (installation surface)
L1 First direction L2 Second direction

Claims (7)

A plurality of first row panels arranged in a plane at a predetermined first band-like interval in a first direction;
a plurality of second row panels arranged planarly with respect to the plurality of first row panels, arranged at a predetermined second band-like interval from the plurality of first row panels in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and arranged side by side at the same first band-like interval as the plurality of first row panels in the first direction;
a first laminate material and a second laminate material laminated to the front and back surfaces of the first row panels and the second row panels;
a band-shaped connecting portion formed by bonding the first laminate material and the second laminate material at the positions of the first and second band-shaped intervals, the band-shaped connecting portion connecting adjacent first row panels to each other, adjacent second row panels to each other, or adjacent first row panels to each other and second row panels in a foldable and unfoldable manner;
A portable partition characterized by comprising a deployment retention member that is removably attached so as to span the edges of the first row panel and the second row panel that are adjacent in the second direction, and that maintains the deployed state of the first row panel and the second row panel. The portable partition according to claim 1, characterized in that the first row panel, the second row panel, the first laminate material, and the second laminate material are made of a light-transmitting material. The portable partition according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the deployment holding member has a pair of deployment clamping plates extending from a base in a direction in which they contact each other, and the pair of deployment clamping plates straddle the edges of the first row panel and the second row panel and clamp the first row panel and the second row panel while elastically deforming the first row panel and the second row panel. The portable partition according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the deployment and retention member is made of a light-transmitting material. The portable partition according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that when the first row panels are brought into contact with an installation surface to make the first row panels and the second row panels stand on their own, a self-supporting member that maintains the self-supporting state is detachably attached to the lower edge of the first row panels. The portable partition according to claim 5, characterized in that the self-supporting member comprises a pair of self-supporting clamping plates extending from a base in a direction in which they contact each other, and the pair of self-supporting clamping plates clamp the edge of the first row panel while elastically deforming. 7. The portable partition according to claim 5, wherein the self-supporting member is made of a light-transmitting material.

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