JPH0598865A - Mobile partitioning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a lower closed member dropped from a movable wall be grounded properly on a floor with simple adjusting work alone even in the case where there is more or less inclination and depression on the floor. CONSTITUTION:This partitioning device is provided with an operation converting part 4 which interlocks the retractable motion of a horizontal operating rod 3 with the lifting motion of a lower closed member 2. This operation converting part 4 consists of a suspension rod 6, always interlocking the retractable motion of the horizontal operating rod 3 and hanging the closed member 2 from a lower end 6b movably upward in a relative manner, and a spring 7 energizing this suspension rod 6 toward the upper part. Then, when the horizontal operating rod 3 starts its retractable motion from a projecting position P, the lower closed member 2 is lowered on a floor F earlier than it is reached to a retractable position Q, and the suspension rod 6 is further lowered as sliding the rod 3 on the floor F, thus one side edge 1a of a movable wall 1 is made closely contact with a fixed wall W and another side edge 1b of the movable wall 1 respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a moving partition device which is preferably used in offices and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of moving partition device, a moving wall is suspended and supported by a ceiling rail in a state where its lower end portion is floated above the floor surface. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent sound and light from leaking from the gap between the lower end portion and the floor surface by some means at the installation position. Therefore, conventionally, it is general that a lower contact member is arranged on the moving wall so as to be able to move up and down, and the lower contact member is hung at the installation position to block such a gap. Therefore, the conventional type is classified into a jack type in which the lower contact member is forcibly brought into contact with the floor surface and a simple type in which the lower contact member is brought into contact with the floor surface by its own weight. Among them, the simple one is such that the lower contact member is arranged at the lower end portion of the moving wall so as to be able to move up and down, and the lower end member is retracted from the position where the tip portion projects beyond one side edge of the moving wall. The horizontal operating rods are slidably provided between the two, and the sliding operation of these horizontal operating rods and the elevating operation of the lower contact member are always interlocked with each other via the action converting section.

In use, first, the first moving wall is moved until one side edge contacts the fixed wall, and thereafter,
By bringing the second and subsequent moving walls into contact with the other side edge of the preceding moving wall in sequence, the horizontal operation rod is fixed to the other side of the moving wall immediately before reaching the fixed position. The moving wall is brought into contact with the edge and the descending motion of the lower contact member is interlocked with the subsequent immersing motion of the horizontal operating rod through the motion converting unit to dispose each moving wall at a fixed position and at the same time to lower the lower end and the floor surface. The gap is automatically blocked by the lower contact member.

[0004]

However, in the case of such a structure, it is necessary to make the time of immersion of the horizontal operating rod and the time of contact of the lower contact member with the floor surface very accurately correspond to each other. The horizontal operating rod is retracted first and the lower contact member cannot descend further, creating a gap with the floor surface, or the lower contact member descends first and the horizontal operating rod cannot retract further. It is easy to cause a malfunction such as a gap being formed between the moving wall and the adjacent moving wall. Therefore, there is a problem that the setting work is extremely difficult. In addition, the floor surface is not always a high-quality horizontal surface, the whole is inclined,
There may be partial unevenness (unevenness) on the floor. In such a case, no matter where the setting standard is placed,
It becomes inevitable that the above-mentioned malfunction occurs somewhere on the floor.

An object of the present invention is to effectively solve such a problem.

[0006]

The present invention adopts the following constitution in order to achieve the above object.

That is, the moving partitioning device according to the present invention comprises a moving wall provided with a lower contact member, a horizontal operating rod, and a motion converting portion. The moving wall is suspended and supported by the ceiling rail so that the lower end portion of the moving wall is levitated from the floor surface, and the lower contact member is arranged at the lower end portion of the moving wall so as to be able to move up and down. The operating rod is slidably arranged between a position where the tip portion projects laterally from one side edge of the moving wall and a position where the distal end portion is retracted, and the motion converting portion includes the horizontal operating rod. The projecting and retracting operation is partially interlocked with the elevating and lowering operation of the lower contact member, and is always moved up and down in conjunction with the projecting and retracting operation of the horizontal operating rod so that the lower contact member can be relatively moved upward at the lower end. The suspension rod and the biasing body that biases the suspension rod upward. Then, when the horizontal operation rod performs the immersing operation, the lower contact member is lowered onto the floor surface before the horizontal operating rod reaches the immersing position.

As a concrete embodiment of the motion converting portion, a cam body having a cam surface fixed to the horizontal operating rod so as to be slidable integrally therewith, and having a cam surface inclined along the sliding direction, and a movable body which moves up and down. A cam follower which is movably disposed and is brought into rolling contact with the cam surface of the cam body to move up and down in conjunction with the sliding movement of the cam body. The cam follower supports a suspension rod via a support shaft. Some of them are listed.

As a mode for smoothly performing motion conversion, a structure in which a long hole extending in the vertical direction for inserting a support shaft of a cam follower is provided in a moving wall, and a cam body is
A structure in which a guard that surrounds the side surface of the cam follower is hung from both sides of the cam surface can be mentioned.

[0010]

With such a structure, normally, the motion converting portion acts as an urging body to pull the suspension rod upward together with the lower closely-contacting member, and the suspension rod is operated horizontally by the upward movement. The rod is carried in the protruding direction and held at the protruding end. From this state, when the moving wall is brought into contact with the fixed wall or another moving wall and further pressed in the same direction, the horizontal operation rod first starts sliding operation in the retracted direction against the biasing force of the biasing body. , Which accompanies the downward movement of the suspension rod and the lower contact member via the movement conversion unit. Since the lower contact member descends to the floor surface before the horizontal operation rod reaches the retracted position, after that, the lower contact member remains grounded on the floor surface due to its own weight, and only the suspension rod operates the lower contact member. Continue descending motion by moving relative to each other.
Then, when the horizontal operating rod reaches the retracted position and one side edge of the moving wall comes into contact with the fixed wall or the other side edge of the moving wall, the descending operation of the suspension rod is completed at that point. That is, this one is that the lower contact member is first lowered to the floor surface by its own weight, and while sliding it on the floor surface, the one side edge of the moving wall is slightly delayed and the one side edge of the fixed wall or another moving wall is moved. Performs the action of closely contacting the other side edge.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, this moving partitioning device comprises a moving wall 1 provided with a lower contact member 2, a horizontal operating rod 3 and a motion converting portion 4.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the moving wall 1 includes side frame members 11a and 11b, a lower frame member 11c, and an upper frame member (not shown) assembled in a frame-like shape to form an outer side of the side frame member 11a. An edge member having a concave engaging portion (not shown) which is joined to the edge member 13 having a convex engaging portion 13a at its end and which is closely engaged with the convex engaging portion 13a at the outer end of the side frame member 11b. 14 is joined, and a lower end member 15 having a downward U-shape is joined to the lower end of the lower frame member 11c, and these frame members 11a, 11b,
11 c, the edge members 13 and 14, and the lower end member 15 are provided with face plates 12 on both sides. The lower end portion 1c is suspended from and supported by a ceiling rail (not shown) in a state where the lower end portion 1c is floated from the floor surface F.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower closely contacting member 2 is loosely fitted in the opening of the lower end member 15 so as to be able to move up and down, and has a channel-like cross section with a downward U-shape. A shield member 21 and a profile 22 made of an elastic material, which is attached to the lower end of the shield member 21, for sound insulation and light shielding.
And.

As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal operating rod 3 has a tip portion 3a at a side frame member 11a of the moving wall 1 and an edge member 1.
3 is extended through one side edge 1a to the outside, and the inner end portion 3b side is penetrated through the casing 41 of the motion converting portion 4, and is supported by these through portions so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction. ..

As shown in FIG. 2, the motion converting section 4 fixes a casing 41 to the upper surface 11d of the lower frame member 11c of the moving wall 1, and inside the casing 41, the cam mechanism 5 and the suspension rod 6 are provided. , And a spring 7 as an urging body. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cam mechanism 5 includes a cam body 51 made of a sheet metal material and a cam follower 52 rollingly contacting the cam body 51. 51 is formed by bending a sheet metal material from the center and enclosing it on the outer periphery of the horizontal operation rod 3 in the vicinity of the base end, and by hanging the abutting end of the cylinder 51b. A face plate portion 51c,
It is provided with a cam surface 51a formed by expanding the hanging lower end into a U-shape and formed on the inner lower surface and a guard 51d formed on the outer edge. The tubular portion 51b is connected to the horizontal operating rod 3 by a pin or the like. Further, the cam surface 51a is tilted upward in FIG. 4 along the axis of the horizontal operating rod 3, and when the horizontal operating rod 3 slides in the right direction in FIG. Cam surface 51a rolling on 52
The position of is gradually lowered. On the other hand, the cam follower 52 has a support shaft 52b attached to an upward U-shaped receiving frame 52a.
It is rotatably supported via, and between the receiving frame 52a and the guide member 11e embedded in the lower frame member 11c,
The spring 7 is installed elastically. The spring 7 constantly elastically urges the receiving frame 52a upward so that the cam follower 52 is brought into rolling contact with the cam surface 51a. Further, both ends of the support shaft 52b are inserted into an elongated hole 16a extending in the up-down direction of a plate member 16 fixed to an appropriate portion of the moving wall 1, and rolling contact acting between the cam surface 51a and the cam follower 52 is performed. The reaction force in the direction is converted into the force in the vertical direction through the elongated hole 16a. The suspension rod 6
The upper end 6a is connected to the bottom plate portion of the receiving frame 52a by welding or the like, and the lower end 6b is inserted into the center of the spring 7,
The lower frame member 11c and the lower end member 15 of the moving wall 1 are penetrated, and the top plate portion 21a of the shielding member 21 of the lower contact member 2 is further penetrated.
Is extended to a position where it penetrates, and a nut 6c is fixed to its lower end 6b. The nut 6c is attached to the lower surface of the top plate portion 21a of the shield member 21 to suspend the lower contact member 2 upward. In this mounted state, only the lower contact member 2 can be moved upward relative to the suspension rod 6.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Normally, in the motion converting portion 4, the spring 7 urges the receiving frame 52a upward, and the urging force pushes the horizontal operating rod 3 to the left in the drawing via the cam follower 52 and the cam surface 51a, and at the same time, suspends the rod. 6 and the lower contact member 2 are pulled upward.
For this reason, the horizontal operating rod 3 is held at the position P that projects the maximum from the one side edge 1a of the entire moving wall 1, and the lower contact member 2 is held at the position that floats the most from the floor surface F. From this state, when the moving wall 1 is brought into contact with the fixed wall W or the other side edge 1b of the other moving wall 1 as shown in FIG. 1 and further pressed in the same direction, the horizontal operating rod 3 first causes the spring 7 to move. The sliding operation starts in the immersing direction against the urging force, and the cam body 51 moves integrally therewith, and the cam follower 5 moves through the cam surface 51a.
2 is pushed down, and the suspension rod 6 is lowered together with the lower contact member 2 as shown in FIGS. The lower contact member 2 has a floor surface F until the horizontal operating rod 3 reaches the retracted position Q with respect to the moving wall 1.
After that, the lower close contact member 2 continues to descend while the lower close contact member 2 keeps contacting the floor surface F due to its own weight and only the suspension rod 6 moves the lower close contact member 2 relatively upward. Then, the horizontal operating rod 3 reaches the retracted position Q, and the one side edge 1a of the moving wall 1 becomes the fixed wall W or the other side edge 1b of the other moving wall 1.
When it comes into contact with, the descent operation of the suspension rod 6 is completed at that point. That is, this one lowers the lower contact member 2 to the floor surface F by its own weight first and slides the lower contact member 2 on the floor surface F, while slightly delaying the one side edge 1a of the moving wall 1 from the fixed wall W. And the other side edge 1b of the moving wall 1 are brought into close contact with each other.

Therefore, by using this moving partition device, even if the floor surface F is entirely inclined or the floor surface F is partially uneven (uneven), it is easy to perform. The lower contact member 2 of the moving wall 1 arranged everywhere can be properly grounded on the floor surface F only by the adjustment work.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0020]

As described above, the moving partition device of the present invention lowers the lower contact member to the floor surface by its own weight first, and slides the lower contact member against the floor surface with respect to the suspension rod. While moving relatively, one side edge of the moving wall is brought into close contact with the other side edge of the fixed wall or another moving wall with a slight delay. For this reason, the horizontal operating rod is first sunk, and the lower contact member cannot descend any further, creating a gap between the lower operating member and the floor surface. It does not cause the inconvenience of being unable to immerse and creates a gap between adjacent moving walls, and with a simple adjustment work, the lower contact members of the moving walls arranged everywhere can be properly placed on the floor surface. It is possible to keep it grounded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state where a face plate of a moving wall is removed in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front sectional view of a moving wall corresponding to FIG.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view corresponding to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Moving wall 1a ... One side edge 1b ... Other side edge 1c ... Lower end part 2 ... Lower contact member 3 ... Horizontal operation rod 3a ... Tip part 4 ... Motion conversion part 6 ... Suspension rod 6b ... Lower end 7 ... Biasing body (Spring) 16a ... Long hole 51 ... Cam body 51a ... Cam surface 52 ... Cam follower 52b ... Spindle P ... Projection position Q ... Immersion position

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lower contact member, a horizontal operating rod, and a moving wall,
The moving wall is movably suspended and supported on the ceiling rail in a state where the lower end portion of the moving wall is levitated from the floor surface. The horizontal operation rod is arranged at the lower end portion so as to be able to move up and down, and the horizontal operation rod is arranged so as to be slidable between a position where the tip portion projects laterally from one side edge of the moving wall and a position where it is retracted. The motion converting section is for partially interlocking the projecting and retracting operation of the horizontal operating rod with the elevating operation of the lower contact member,
A suspending rod that moves up and down in synchronism with the thrusting and retracting movement of the horizontal operating rod and suspends a lower contact member at the lower end so that it can move relatively upward, and a biasing body that biases the suspending rod upward. When the horizontal operation rod performs the immersing operation, the lower contact member is lowered onto the floor surface before it reaches the immersive position. Partition device. 2. A motion converting portion is fixed to the horizontal operating rod so as to be slidable integrally therewith, and has a cam surface having a cam surface inclined along the sliding direction, and the moving wall is provided so as to be movable up and down. And a cam follower that moves up and down in conjunction with the sliding movement of the cam body, and supports the suspension rod via a support shaft. The moving partition device according to claim 1. 3. The moving partition device according to claim 2, wherein the moving wall is provided with an elongated hole extending in the vertical direction for inserting the support shaft of the cam follower. 4. The moving partition device according to claim 2, wherein the cam body hangs a guard surrounding the side surface of the cam follower from both sides of the cam surface.