JPH0616082Y2 - Shutter panel structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a structure of a shutter panel for opening and closing openings such as entrances and exits of buildings and windows, and more particularly to an improved structure of a shutter panel made of a transparent plate.

[Prior art]

Generally, a shutter panel of this kind is formed by connecting a plurality of the panels so as to be bendable with a chain, and vertically engaging the both end sides of the connected panel with vertical guide rails arranged on both sides of the opening for opening and closing the shutter. The vertical guide rails are unfolded and held in the same vertical plane, and are folded and held in the panel storage box facing the upper end of the vertical guide rails. For this reason, in particular, in the case of a shutter panel made of a transparent plate such as glass or plastic, the panel is fitted in a light metal frame. The frame is formed in a rectangular frame shape by a pair of upper and lower horizontal frames and a pair of left and right vertical frames integrally connected to both ends of the horizontal frame. Therefore, the conventional transparent shutter panel has a structure in which it is fitted in a light metal rectangular frame-shaped frame, and a plurality of transparent shutter panels are connected by the chain as described above so that they can be bent through the frame. Has been done.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

A conventional transparent shutter panel has a structure in which it is fitted in a light metal rectangular frame, and the upper and lower end portions of the transparent panel are covered by the upper and lower horizontal frames in the frame, so that the transparent area of the transparent panel is transparent. However, there is a problem in that the reduction amount becomes considerable in the total area of the plurality of connecting panels, the properties of the transparent panel are impaired, and the aesthetic appearance is impaired. This invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a shutter panel which can secure a larger transparent area than the conventional panel so as not to impair the characteristics of the transparent panel and also improves the aesthetic appearance of the panel It is intended to provide a structure.

[Means for solving problems]

In the structure of the shutter panel according to the present invention, only the vertical frame is mounted on the transparent plate.

[Action]

In the structure of the shutter panel according to the present invention, only the vertical frame is mounted on the transparent plate, and the frames are not mounted on the upper and lower sides of the transparent plate. Therefore, the transparent area of the panel is increased accordingly. Therefore, the see-through effect of the transparent panel is improved and the design aesthetics is also improved.

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a panel shutter, which is mounted between a pair of left and right vertical guide rails 11 arranged on both sides of a shutter opening / closing opening such as an entrance / exit of a building or a window, and is vertically driven. It is like this. The shutter 1 has a structure in which a plurality of panels 2 are bendably connected by means described later. The panel 2 is made of a transparent plate such as glass or plastic, and has a structure in which the vertical frames 3 are integrally attached only to both ends thereof. As shown in FIG. 3, the vertical frame 3 is composed of a pair of frame members 31 and 32 for sandwiching both ends of the panel 2 from the front and back sides, respectively. These frame members 31 and 32 are made of a light metal such as aluminum or steel and have outer bent portions 31a and 32a whose outer ends are in close engagement with each other when both ends of the panel 2 are sandwiched. ing. A V-shaped protrusion 31b is formed at the tip of one outer bent portion 31a, and the V-shaped protrusion 3 is formed at the tip of the other outer bent portion 32a.
A V-shaped groove 32b for fitting and engaging 1b is formed. In addition, a concave portion 31c capable of accommodating the head portion of the frame tightening screw 6 is formed in the abdomen of the one outer bent portion 31a, and the concave portion 31c is provided with a screw insertion hole 31d. A screw hole 32c is provided in the other outer bent portion 32a at a position facing the screw insertion hole 32d. When mounting the frame members 31 and 32, the bushes 4 are inserted into the frame mounting through holes 2a which are opened at predetermined positions on both ends of the panel 2, and the packing is formed on the front and back surfaces of both ends of the panel 2. (Elastic airtight member) 5
Both ends of the panel 2 are sandwiched between the frame members 31 and 32 from the front and back sides via the bush 4 and the packing 5, respectively. In this case, by inserting and engaging the V-shaped protruding portion 31b of the one frame member 31 and the V-shaped groove portion 32b of the other frame member 32, the two frame members 31 and 32 are inserted through their screws. The hole 31d and the screw hole 32c are inevitably positioned at positions facing each other through the bush 4. Therefore, by screwing the screw 6 from the screw insertion hole 31d of the one frame member 31 into the screw hole 32c of the other frame member 32 through the bush 4 and tightening the two frame members 31, 32 and the bush 4 together. , Packing 5,
The panels 2 are fastened together, so that the vertical frames 3 are integrally attached to both ends of the panel 2. As shown in FIG. 1, a long pin 7 is provided on the upper end of the vertical frame 3 so as to project outward, and the long pin 7 is rotatably connected to a chain 8. That is, the chain 8 connects the plurality of transparent panels 2 via the long pins 7 in a bendable manner on both sides thereof. As described above, the plurality of transparent panels 2 connected in this manner have the vertical frames 3 attached to both ends thereof, and no frames are attached to the upper and lower ends thereof. The see-through area of each panel 2 is increased in a state where they are unfolded in the same vertical plane,
Also, the aesthetic appearance is improved. In the above, a slight gap is created between the respective panels 2 expanded between the vertical guide rails 11, but when it is necessary to close this gap, as shown in FIG. The transparent elastic body 12 may be attached to the upper and lower ends of each panel 2 in advance. Even in this case, since the elastic body 12 is transparent, the elastic body 12 prevents the panel 2
There is no reduction in the transparent area of the. Further, in place of the transparent elastic body 12, as shown in FIG. 5, a fitting convex portion 13 is provided at the upper end portion of the panel 2 and a fitting concave portion 14 is provided at the lower end portion thereof. 1
3 and the fitting recess 14 may be formed of a transparent resin in a frame shape. In this case, when the panel 2 is unfolded between the vertical guide rails 11, the fitting protrusion 1 at the upper end of the lower panel 2
By fitting and engaging 3 with the fitting recess 14 at the lower end of the upper panel 2, the panels 2 are held in a closed state. Therefore, even in this case, since the fitting convex portion 13 and the fitting concave portion 14 are transparent, the transparent area of the panel 2 is not reduced by the fitting convex portion 13 and the fitting concave portion 14. It should be noted that the fitting convex portion 13 and the fitting concave portion 14 need only have strength enough to prevent displacement of the panels 2 in the surface direction, and need not have strength to support the weight of the panel 2. Next, the connecting means for connecting the long pin 7 and the chain 8 will be described. The link pin of the portion of the chain 8 that serves as the connecting portion of the long pin 7 is extracted, and the long pin 7 is inserted into the extracted portion. There is. Further, the roller 9 for hanging the panel is rotatably attached to the outer end side of the long pin 7. Further, the left and right chains 8 are provided at the lower end portions on both sides of the panel 2.
A lower roller 10 for raising and lowering a guide and for steadying is rotatably supported at a position deviated from each center in the panel storage direction. On the other hand, a panel storage box 15 is provided on the upper end side of the vertical guide rail 11 as shown in FIG. In the box 15, a sprocket 16 of a panel ascending / descending drive system in which the chain 8 is meshed is axially supported above the vertical guide rail 11. The sprocket 16 is configured to be normally and reversely rotated via a transmission chain 18 by a panel elevating and lowering drive means 17 composed of a geared motor mounted on one side wall of the box 15. Thus, the sprocket 16 is driven to rotate forward and backward, so that the chain 8 meshed with the sprocket 16 moves up and down along the vertical guide rails 11, whereby the panel 2 connected by the chain 8 is moved. Vertical guide rail 1
1 is driven up and down. Further, in the box 15, a chain slack detecting device 19 located near the upper end side of the vertical guide rail 11 and a panel connected to the upper end of the vertical guide rail 11 at the front end side via a chain / sprocket mesh separating device 20. A support rail 21 for hanging storage, a chain tip guide rod 22 parallel to the support rail 21 at the upper side, and a lower rail 23 for panel steadying parallel to the support rail 21 below the support rail 21 are provided. It is arranged. The chain slack sensing device 19 has a function of detecting the refracting power of the chain 8 due to the folding or clogging of the panel in the vertical guide rail 11, an alarm function at the time of the detection, or the panel lifting drive means 17. Has an automatic stop function. The chain / sprocket meshing / separating device 20 surely meshes the chain 8 with the sprocket 16 between the upper end of the vertical guide rail 11 and the front end of the support rail 21, and smoothly transitions from the meshing portion to the bending guide. It has the function of The support rail 21 roll-engages the upper roller 9 of the panel 2 that has moved into the box 15 to hold the panel 2 in the box 15 in the folded and adjacent hanging state. The lower rail 23 has a front end connected to the vertical guide rail 11 on the inlet side of the box 15 and is connected to the lower rail 2.
It has a panel guide portion 24 inclined to the side opposite to 3. Here, the upper roller 9 of the panel 2 is connected to the support rail 21.
The lower roller 1 of the panel 2 when moving by engaging the upper
0 engages with the lower surface of the lower rail 23 and moves, thereby moving and maintaining each panel 2 in a vertical posture between the lower rail 23 and the support rail 21. The steady rest of the panel 2 is designed. Next, the operation will be described. Since the upper roller 9 of each panel 2 is engaged and supported on the support rail 21 in the box 15 and the lower roller 10 is engaged with the lower surface of the lower rail 23, the panels 2 are arranged in parallel. When the panel elevating and lowering drive means 17 is rotationally activated in one direction in the state of being suspended and housed together, the sprocket 16 is rotationally driven via the transmission chain 18. As a result, the chain 8 that meshes with the sprocket 16 and that connects the panel 2 held between the support rail 21 and the lower rail 23 is connected to the vertical guide rail 1.
It is fed from above to 1. As a result, the panels 2 are sequentially lowered and extended to the expanded position where the openings such as windows between the vertical guide rails 11 are closed, and the shutter is used. When the panel ascending / descending driving means 17 is reversely rotated and activated in such a shutter use state, the chain 8 moves up the vertical guide rail 11 and enters the box 15. In this case, the upper roller 9 of each panel 2 is engaged and transferred onto the support rail 21 via the chain / sprocket mesh separating device 20. At the same time, the lower roller 10 of each panel 2 engages with the lower surface of the lower rail 23 via the panel guide portion 24 of the lower rail 23 and moves. As a result, the deflection of the panels 2 is prevented, and the panels 2 are suspended and stored side by side in the box 15 side by side in order by moving to the support rails 21.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the shutter panel is a transparent plate, only the vertical frame is mounted on the transparent plate, and the frame is not mounted on the upper and lower ends of the transparent plate, so that the shutter panel is fitted into the rectangular frame. Further, the transparent area of the transparent panel is increased as compared with the case of the conventional transparent panel, so that the characteristics of the transparent panel can be sufficiently exhibited, and the aesthetic appearance is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a panel shutter according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is III- of FIG. III line sectional view, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are sectional views of a shutter panel according to another embodiment, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing an internal structure of a panel storage box, and FIG. 7 is a vertical guide rail. FIG. In the figure, 2 is a panel, 3 is a vertical frame, 8 is a chain, 11 is a vertical guide rail, and 15 is a box.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vertical guide rail having a box for storing a panel and arranged on both sides of a shutter opening / closing opening, and both sides of the vertical guide rail are movably locked up and down along the vertical guide rail. And a plurality of panels connected by a pair of left and right chains that can be moved, and these panels are developed in the same vertical plane between the vertical guide rails and suspended side by side in the box in parallel. In the shutter device to be held and stored, the panel is made of a transparent plate, and only the vertical frame is attached to the transparent plate.