JPH036589A - Panel equipped with coupling mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform switching operation in various coupling states speedily and easily by using and arranging two hinge pins in parallel and providing a clip which is attachable to and detachable from the hinge pins. CONSTITUTION:Assuming two orthogonal side-directional axes X and Y and thickness-directional axis Z of a panel 4A, two Y-directional coupling shafts 5a and 5b are installed fixedly at both end parts of the Y-directional side of the panel 4A at an interval of size L which is 1/2 time as large as the thickness size T of the panel, four Y-directional ridges of the panel 4a are rounded 5h to form a columnar surface with a radius L/2, and the detachable clip 6 which can couples the two parallel shafts 5a and 5n at the interval of size L is provided. Consequently, various coupling states can be selected optionally and switching operation among them is performed speedily and easily by attaching and detaching the clip 6.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a panel equipped with a connecting mechanism, and in particular, a plurality of panels can be attached and detached freely, and can be rotated or connected to each other. This invention relates to an improved panel that can be connected while restricting rotation.

[Conventional technology]

By arranging a large number of rectangular panels and creating a structure in which adjacent panels can be detachably connected, they can be used as room partitions, exhibition bulletin boards, product display shelves, and a variety of other uses closely related to daily life.

Panels with connecting mechanisms used for these purposes are
There are cases where it is desired to align adjacent panels with each other on one plane, and cases where it is desired to install them in a form bent at right angles. For this reason,
Most conventional panel connection mechanisms are "removable hinge devices" that connect two panels relative to each other by about 360 degrees.
It has a structure that can be rotated.

A conventional example using the above-described detachable hinge device is shown in FIG. 12(A).

Each of the two panels IA and IB has a hinge bin 2A.
, 2B are provided, and these hinge pins 2A, 2
A hinge clip 3A having spring elasticity that can be freely engaged with and detached from B is provided.

When the hinge clip 3A is fitted onto the hinge pins 2A and 2B as shown by the arrows al and a, the two panels IA and I
B are connected and can mutually rotate approximately 360° about the hinge pin.

In place of the hinge clip 3A, a two-split clip 3B as shown in FIG. 3(B) is also known.

As a prior art different from the above, JP-A-62-18788
``Panel device and its vertical support'' described in Publication No. 0 is known.

The panel device of the invention according to the above-mentioned known technology includes a plurality of vertical supports, and among these supports, adjacent vertical supports are attached to each other so as to be pivotable with respect to each other by a double hinge member, The double hinge member is constituted by at least two clip hinge elements having integral mounting portions facing each other, and wherein the integral mounting of the clip hinge elements to the vertical support is a partial mounting portion. An integral receiving means is provided for receiving the panel, and the panel is fixed between a plurality of pairs of the upwardly directed supports that are not adjacent to each other.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In each of the above-mentioned panels on the known side, the two connected panels can be rotated 360" relative to each other, but it is not possible to fix them on the same plane or at right angles to each other. , it is not possible to limit the mutual rotation angle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and allows adjacent panels to be quickly and easily connected and disconnected from each other, and also allows the connected state to be (i) rotated by 180" relative to each other. A connected state in which both panels can be freely connected and folded, and both panels can be aligned on the same plane to prevent rotation.

(ii) A connected state in which the panels are connected so that they can freely rotate through 180 degrees, making them foldable, and also locking the rotation when both panels form a right angle.

(iii) A connected state in which both panels are aligned on the same plane, rotation is restricted, and fixed to each other.

(■) A connected state in which three panels are connected and fixed in a T-shape.

(V) A connected state in which one panel is attached in a cross shape to the three panels fixed in the T-shape, and the one panel is rotatable. It is an object of the present invention to provide a panel equipped with a connection mechanism, which allows various connection states to be arbitrarily selected, and which can quickly and easily switch between the various connection states.

[Means to solve the problem]

The basic principle of the present invention, which was created to achieve the above object, is to divide the conventional single hinge pin into two and arrange them in parallel, and to provide a removable lip to the parallel hinge pins. It is something that

As a specific configuration based on the above-mentioned principle, a panel equipped with a connecting mechanism according to the present invention has two orthogonal axes X and Y in the direction of each side of the panel in a rectangular panel equipped with a mechanism that connects each other. , assuming that the Z axis is in the thickness direction of the panel, two connecting shafts in the Y direction are fixedly installed at each end of the side in the Y direction of the panel, and the interval dimension between the two connecting shafts is The thickness of the panel T
The four edges of the panel in the Y direction are rounded to form a cylindrical surface with a radius of L/2, and it is removable and can connect two parallel shafts with an interval dimension. It is characterized by having a curved lip.

[Operation] According to the above configuration, when adjacent panels are in contact with each other, by selecting an appropriate hinge pin from among the two parallel hinge pins and connecting them with a clip, the connected state is (i) A connected state in which both panels are connected so that they can freely rotate through 180° and are foldable, and both panels are aligned on the same plane and can be locked against rotation.

(ii) A connected state in which the panels are connected so that they can freely rotate through 180° and are foldable, and can be locked against rotation when both panels form a right angle.

(iii) A connected state in which both panels are aligned on the same plane, their rotation is restricted, and they are fixed to each other.

(■) A connected state in which three panels are connected and fixed in a T-shape.

(V) A connected state in which one panel is attached in a cross shape to the three panels fixed in the T-shape, and the one panel is rotatable. It is possible to arbitrarily select various types of connection states such as the above, and switching operations between the various connection states can be quickly and easily performed by attaching and detaching the clip.

[Embodiment] FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a panel equipped with a connecting mechanism according to the present invention.

4A is the panel of this example, and is drawn with the center section cut short.

4B is an adjacent panel, and its shape and dimensions are the same as the panel 4A described above.

Assume two orthogonal axes X and Y that are parallel to the vertical and horizontal sides of panel 4. 4x is a side parallel to the X axis, and 4y is a side parallel to the Y axis. Corner members 5 are fixed to the four corners of this panel. Details of this corner member will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

A clip 6 is configured to connect the corner member 5 of the panel 4A and the corner member 5 of the panel 4B. Details of this clip 6 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 3 shows the corner member 5, with the attached coordinate axis X
, Y are the two orthogonal axes X and Y shown in FIG.
The axis is the axis in the thickness direction of the panel.

The three axes X, Y, and Z are orthogonal to each other.

FIG. 3(B) is a front view of the corner member 5 seen in the X-axis direction, FIG. 3(A) is a side view thereof as seen from arrow A, and FIG.
C) is a cc cross-sectional view.

Although the corner member 5 in this example is injection molded from a synthetic resin material, the corner member 5 may also be formed by die casting when carrying out the present invention.

This corner member 5 is provided with two parallel hinge pins 5a and 5b in the Y-axis direction.

This corner member 5 is also provided with two parallel hinge pins 5c and 5d in the X-axis direction.

The above hinge pins 5a and 5b move the panel in the X-axis direction (horizontal)
The hinge pins 5c and 5d are provided so that the panels can be connected side by side in the Y-axis direction (N).

5e and 5f are screw holes for mounting.

FIG. 4(A) is a partially cutaway front view showing how the corner member 5 is attached to the panel 4A.

The corner member 5 has screws (
(not shown) is fixed to the panel 4A, and a portion thereof is covered by the frame member 7.

The reference numeral 6 shown in Fig. 2 is a removable clip for connecting two parallel hinge pins.
) The rotation locking member shown in FIG. 6(A) is fitted into the center hole 6a-1 of the hook member 6a shown in FIG.

FIG. 5(B) is a sectional view taken along line B'-B' of FIG. 5(A),
FIG. 5(C) is the same <c'-c' sectional view.

6(A), (B), and (C) are 3 of the rotation locking members 6b.
It is a front view.

On the other hand, the hook member 6a has an ε-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 5(C). The recesses 6a-2+6a-, 1 are configured to engage with the two hinge pins 5a, 5b shown in FIG. 3(C).

When the state in which the rotation locking member 6b of FIG. 6(A) is inserted into the center hole 6a-1 is drawn with an imaginary line, the imaginary line 6 of FIG. 5(C) is drawn.
It becomes like b, and the recessed part 6a-'z.

The hinge pin (not shown in this figure) in 6a-8 is prevented from moving in and out.

When the rotation locking member 6b is rotated 90 degrees to take the position shown in FIG. 6(B), the recess 6a in FIG. 5(C)
-z + 6 a The hinge pin can freely move in and out of -s. 6b shown in FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B) is a so-called coin groove.

FIG. 1A shows an enlarged detail of the cross-sectional shape of the corner member 5 shown in FIG. 3C.

The distance between the two hinge pins 5a and 5b is L, and the thickness of the corner member 5 in the Z-axis direction is T (i.e.,
The panel 4A is constructed vertically symmetrically in the figure so that the maximum thickness dimension is T) T=2L.

If both sides of the corner member 5 are 5m and 5n, and the center line is M, then the distance between the side surface 5m and the center of the hinge pin 5a, the distance between the center line M and the center of the hinge pin 5a, and the center The distance between the line M and the center of the hinge pin 5b The distance between the side surface 5n and the center of the hinge pin 5b is L/2 = T/4, and as shown in the figure, the thickness T is divided into 4 equal parts of L/2. divided.

Therefore, if two panels are overlapped and two corner members 5 are overlapped as shown in FIG. 1(B), 4
The hinge pins of the book are lined up at regular intervals.

The dimension N shown in FIG. 1(B) is called the target dimension.

Compared to the case where one hinge pin is provided as in the conventional example shown in FIG. 12, two hinge pins 5a are provided as in this example,
By arranging 5b in parallel, it is possible to reduce the size of the opening.

Reducing the visible dimensions increases the ratio of the effective area of the panel to the total contour dimension of the panel, thereby improving its practical value.

6 shown in FIG. 1(B) is a clip, and this first
In FIG. 5(B), the shape shown in FIG. 5(C) described above appears.

The distance between the two recesses 6a-, 6a- is shown in Fig. 1 (B
), it is configured to engage with two hinge pins spaced apart from each other.

In this way, the corner member 5 of this embodiment has two hinge pins arranged at a certain interval, and when two corner members 5 are arranged, the interval between the hinge pins of adjacent corner members becomes is L, and the clip 6 is configured to engage two hinge pins spaced apart from each other to connect them.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1(A), the corner member 5 of this embodiment is formed into two cylindrical columns with a radius of L/2, with rounded edges in the Y-axis direction (perpendicular to the plane of the paper). A surface 5h is formed.

The above two cylindrical surfaces 5h are connected by a tangential plane 51, but when implementing the present invention, they can also be connected by a concave surface 5j as drawn by a broken line.

As shown in Figure 7, the two panels 4A and 4B are
6 facing each other and connecting the hinge pins of each corner member 5 with clips 6A, both panels 4A
, 4B are hinged for relative rotation.

When either one of the two panels 4A and 4B is fixed, the other can freely rotate within a range of 180°.

If the panel 4B is turned counterclockwise by 90'' from the state shown in FIG. 7, it will become as shown in FIG. 8(A), and further counterclockwise rotation will be prevented.

When one more clip 6B is attached in the state shown in FIG. 8(A), the two panels 4
A and 4B are aligned on the same plane and fixed to each other.

Furthermore, when the panel 4B is turned clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 7, the two panels 4A,
4B is folded.

As shown in Figure 1O, the two panels 4A and 4B are rotated at 90°.
When attaching the clip 6 to the hinge pin,
Panel 4A is counterclockwise (counterclockwise) relative to panel 4B.
cannot be rotated. If the panel 4B is fixed in this state, the panel 4A can function as a shelf board.

When the panel 4A is fixed in the state shown in FIG. 10(A), the panel 4B can be rotated 180° counterclockwise.

A state in which the panel 4B has been rotated counterclockwise by 180° is shown in FIG. 1O (B). In this state, the leftward (counterclockwise) rotation of the panel 4B is prevented.

As shown in FIG. 11(A), three panels 4A.

Match 4B and 4C in a T-shape, and attach clips 6A and 6.
When connected at B and 6C, adjacent panels (panel 4
A and the same 4B, and panel 4B and the same 4C) are each 90
' is fixed, and the panels 4A and 4C are aligned and fixed on the same plane.

Such a T-shaped connection, especially fixing the rotation angle, is a function that has not been achieved with conventional hinge type connection devices.

This type of T-shaped connection and rotation angle restriction were made possible by (a) providing the two hinge pins in parallel, and (b) adjusting the panel thickness relative to the distance between the two hinge pins. This is an effect of configuring the clip which has the function of connecting two hinge pins, in which T (the dimension in the Z-axis direction of one corner member) is 2L, and (c) the interval dimension.

FIG. 11(B) shows a further different usage example. In this example, three panels 4A, 4B, and 4C are butted against each other in a T-shape, and panels 4A and 4B are connected with a clip 6A, and panels 4B and 4C are connected with a clip 6B,
Furthermore, a panel 4D is connected to the above-mentioned panel 4C with a clip 6C, and this panel 4D can take any angle within 90° with respect to the panel 4C, and the maximum opening angle is 90°. Limited.

For example, when constructing an exhibition corner using a large number of panels, two adjacent panels can be rotated within 180 degrees as explained in Figures 7, 8 (A), 9, and 10. This gives us greater freedom in the layout of the exhibition corner.

Furthermore, as explained in FIGS. 8(B) and 11(B), the fact that the corners formed by adjacent panels can be fixed makes it possible to maintain a constant layout of the exhibition corner, and It has a great practical effect because the layout does not change even if it is accidentally pushed, bumped into, or bent.

Furthermore, as explained with reference to FIG. 9, it is foldable, which is very convenient, and allows quick and easy deployment and storage.

Moreover, the clip shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 can be attached to the two hinge pins by simply turning the rotation locking member 6b fitted in the center hole 6a-1 of the hook member 6a by 90 degrees. Since it can be easily attached and detached, the two panels can be connected and separated quickly and easily. Therefore, the layout of the exhibition corner can be changed flexibly.

The above is a description of the practical effects when the panel equipped with the connection mechanism of this embodiment is applied to an exhibition corner. Similar actions and effects can be obtained in various applications such as office interiors and window displays.

The conventional panel connection mechanism only served as a hinge, so the panels equipped with the conventional connection mechanism were devices with a function similar to a folding screen, an ancient piece of furniture, and could be easily folded and unfolded. However, it did not have the ability to retain its shape. That is, each connecting portion rotates freely unless a separate member is attached, and the device is unreliable (so-called unreliable) in terms of shape retention.

By applying the present invention, the opening angles of two adjacent panels can be fixed at right angles or two right angles, so reliability regarding shape retention has been significantly improved.

In FIG. 2, the state in which the two panels 4A and 4B are arranged side by side and connected is depicted using solid lines.
It can also be connected above and below A. As explained in FIGS. 7 to 11, this connection in the vertical direction is also possible by connecting the opening angles of the vertically adjacent panels so that they can rotate, fixing them at right angles, or fixing them at two right angles. It is possible to select any connection state, such as , and to convert the connection state easily.

These functions allow a large number of panels to be assembled three-dimensionally by applying the present invention.

FIG. 11(C) is a perspective view schematically depicting an example of a three-dimensional assembled state.

As shown in FIG. 3, two hinge pins 5a and 5b are provided parallel to the Y-axis direction, and two hinge pins parallel to the
By providing the book shafts 5c and 5d, Fig. 11(C)
This makes it possible to form steric connections as shown in .

As can be easily understood from this example, the Z axis in the present invention is the thickness direction of the panel, and
Although they correspond to one-to-one, the X-axis and Y-axis can be converted arbitrarily.

Therefore, in the present invention, two connecting shafts in the Y direction are fixedly installed at both ends of each side of the panel in the Y direction, and the distance between the two connecting shafts is determined by the thickness dimension of the panel. T
To form a cylindrical surface with a radius of L/2 by rounding the four edges in the Y direction of the panel, it means that by coordinate transformation, Y Two connecting shafts in the direction are fixedly installed, and the distance between the two connecting shafts is determined by the thickness of the panel T.
This also includes rounding the four edges of the panel in the X direction to form a cylindrical surface with a radius of L/2, and both ends of the sides of the panel in the X and Y directions, respectively. , two connecting shafts in the X and Y directions are fixedly installed, and the distance between the two connecting shafts is set to 1/2 of the thickness T of the panel. Add roundness to the four edges and set radius L
The meaning also includes configuring a cylindrical surface of /2.

In this way, two parallel
If two hinge pins are provided for each book (16 in total) and connected to form a three-dimensional structure as shown in FIG. 11(C), for example, P will be formed as indicated by the arrow.

The hinge pins provided at each part of Q and R are not used.

There is no problem in performance even if the unused hinge pin is left alone, but if the clip 6 is attached, the hinge pin will not be visible from the outside. The clip 6 in this example has a connecting function,
The clip 6 can also function as a cover member because it engages with two hinge bins with a distance between them, and the distance between them is 1/1/1 of the panel thickness T.
This is an effect due to the fact that it is 2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the panel equipped with the connection mechanism of the present invention, when adjacent panels are brought into contact with each other,
By selecting an appropriate hinge pin from the two parallel hinge pins of each panel and connecting them with clips, the connected state can be changed to (i) connecting and folding so that they can rotate freely by 180 @; A connected state in which both panels can be aligned on the same plane and rotation can be locked.

(ii) A connected state in which the panels are connected so that they can freely rotate through 180° and are foldable, and can be locked against rotation when both panels form a right angle.

(iii) A connected state in which both panels are aligned on the same plane, rotation is restricted, and fixed to each other.

(■) A connected state in which three panels are connected and fixed in a T-shape.

(V) A connected state in which one panel is attached in a cross shape to the three panels fixed in the T-shape, and the one panel is rotatable. It is possible to arbitrarily select various types of connection states such as , etc., and switching operations between the various connection states can be performed quickly and easily, which is an excellent practical effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of a coupling mechanism according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the same. FIG. 3 shows a corner member in the above embodiment, (A
) is a side view, (B) is a front view, and (C) is a CC sectional view. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the state in which the corner member is attached. FIGS. 5 and 6 are three exploded views of the clip in the embodiment described above, respectively. Figures 7 to 11 show examples of use in which panels are connected using the above-mentioned embodiment, Figure 7 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which two panels are connected so as to be rotatable through 180 degrees, and Figure 8 ( A) is an explanatory diagram of a state in which two panels are arranged in one plane so as to be mutually rotatable and connected; FIG. 8(B) is an explanatory diagram in which two panels are arranged in one plane and fixed to each other; Figure 9 is an explanatory diagram of the state in which two panels are folded and overlapped, Figures 10 (A) and (B) are explanatory diagrams of the state in which the two panels are connected so that they can rotate through 180 degrees, Figure 11 (A) is an explanatory diagram of three panels connected and fixed in a T-shape, and Figure 11 (B) is an explanatory diagram of three panels connected in a T-shape and one additional panel. FIG. 11(C) is an explanatory diagram of a state in which a large number of panels are connected in a three-dimensional manner. FIGS. 12(A) and 12(B) are explanatory views showing conventional examples of panel connection structures. 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D... Panel, 5... One corner member, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d... Hinge pin, 5
ci, 5f...screw hole, 6...clip, 6a...
・Hook member, 63-, +++ center hole, 6 a - t,
6a-3=recess, 6b... rotation locking member, 6
b-+... Coin groove, 7... Frame member. Figure 4 "4A (ts'ne・ri 3rd flash (B)) Figure 7 Figure 10 (A) Figure 10 (B) Figure H (C) Procedural amendment (method) % formula % ( 1. Display of incident

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a rectangular panel equipped with an interconnection mechanism, assuming two orthogonal axes X and Y in the direction of each side of the panel and a Z axis in the thickness direction of the panel, Two connecting shafts in the Y direction are fixedly installed at both ends of each side in the direction, and the interval dimension L between the two connecting shafts is determined by the thickness dimension T of the panel.
The four edges of the panel in the Y direction are rounded to form a cylindrical surface with a radius of L/2, and the two parallel axes with a distance of L can be connected, and the panel is removable. A panel with a connecting mechanism, characterized by having a lip.