Sash, fitting, construction method for sash, and construction method for fitting

Abstract

Provided are a sash and a construction method for the sash which make it possible to reduce machining of an end part of a stile or an end part of a rail. A sash 20 includes: a framework body 200 which has a pair of vertical members 23, 24 and a pair of horizontal members 21, 22, and is configured by framing the same; corner blocks 25, 26, 27, 28 which are provided between the vertical members 23, 24 and the horizontal members 21, 22 at corner parts of the framework body 200; overlapping parts 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d in which portions of the vertical members 23, 24 and portions of the horizontal members 21, 22 are arranged in a manner overlapping with each other, when viewed in the depth direction, in a state where the end parts of the horizontal members 21, 22 are disposed in the vicinity of glass groove bottom parts 230a, 240a of the vertical members 23, 24; and fixing members 25a, 26a, 27a, 28a which fasten the vertical members 23, 24 and the horizontal members 21, 22 and are at least partially disposed inward of the corner blocks 25, 26, 27, 28.

Description

Shoji screens, fittings, and methods for installing shoji screens and fittings

[0001] The present disclosure relates to shoji screens, fittings, methods for installing shoji screens, and methods for installing fittings.

[0002] First, a known fixture includes a frame body (frame body) formed by a pair of vertical frames (vertical members) and a pair of horizontal frames (vertical members), and a shoji screen arranged within the frame body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Second, a known shoji screen that can slide within the frame body has a door roller attached to the bottom stile (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Third, a known fixture includes a frame body (frame body) formed by a pair of vertical frames (vertical members) and a pair of horizontal frames (vertical members), and a shoji screen arranged within the frame body (see, for example, Patent Document 3). Fourth, a known fixture includes a frame body formed by a pair of vertical frames and a pair of horizontal frames, and a shoji screen arranged within the frame body (see, for example, Patent Document 4).

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-3397 Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 52-91640 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-3397 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-3563

[0004] First, in the shoji screen disclosed in Patent Document 1, when combining and installing vertical and horizontal frames, it was necessary to cut out the ends of the vertical and horizontal frames at the corners of the frame body. There is a need to reduce the amount of processing required for the ends of the vertical and horizontal frames. Second, the bottom frame of the shoji screen disclosed in Patent Document 2 is formed with processing for attaching door rollers. There is a need to easily attach door rollers to the bottom frame. Third, in the fitting disclosed in Patent Document 3, when combining and installing vertical frames (vertical members) and horizontal frames (horizontal members), it was necessary to process the ends of the vertical and horizontal frames. Furthermore, even when combining and installing vertical and horizontal frames (vertical members) of the shoji screen frame body (frame body), it was necessary to process the ends of the vertical and horizontal frames. Therefore, there is a need to reduce the amount of processing required on the ends of vertical members (vertical frames, vertical stiles) or horizontal members (horizontal frames, horizontal stiles).Fourthly, in the fittings described in Patent Document 4, when vertical and horizontal frames are combined and attached, there is a need to ensure both the appearance design and strength at the corners.

[0005] First, the present disclosure aims to provide a shoji screen, fittings, and a shoji installation method that can reduce the amount of processing required on the ends of the vertical or horizontal stiles. Second, the present disclosure aims to provide a shoji screen, fittings, and a shoji installation method that can easily attach door rollers to the bottom frame. Third, the present disclosure aims to provide fittings that can reduce the amount of processing required on the ends of the vertical or horizontal members. Fourth, the present disclosure aims to provide fittings and a fitting installation method that have corner blocks provided at the corners of the frame body, allowing the corners of the frame body to both ensure aesthetic design and strength.

[0006] First, the present disclosure relates to a shoji screen comprising: a frame body having a pair of vertical members and a pair of horizontal members and constructed by joining the frames together; a corner block provided between the vertical members and the horizontal members at the corner portion of the frame body; an overlapping portion where portions of the vertical members and the horizontal members overlap when viewed from the front, with the end of one of the horizontal members or the vertical members positioned near the bottom of the glass groove of the other of the horizontal members or the vertical members; and a fixing member that fastens the vertical members and the horizontal members and has at least a portion that is positioned inside the corner block.

[0007] Secondly, the present disclosure relates to a shoji screen that is slidably arranged within a frame body, and that includes a frame body having a bottom stile, an attachment part that is inserted into the bottom stile and attached to the bottom stile, and a door roller that is fixed by fitting into the attachment part.

[0008] Thirdly, the present disclosure relates to a building fixture comprising a frame body having a pair of vertical members and a pair of horizontal members and constructed as a framework, a long attachment member attached to the inner periphery of either the vertical members or the horizontal members, and a part attached to the attachment member.

[0009] Fourth, the present disclosure relates to a building fixture comprising a frame body having a pair of vertical frames and a pair of horizontal frames, constructed as a framework, and fixed to a building skeleton, and a corner block provided between the vertical frames and the horizontal frames at the corner portion of the frame body, wherein the corner block has a vertical frame fixing portion fixed to the vertical frames and a horizontal frame fixing portion fixed to the horizontal frames, the vertical frame fixing portion and the horizontal frame fixing portion having higher rigidity than the frame body, and the vertical frame fixing portion and the horizontal frame fixing portion are continuous.

[0010] 1 is a view of the vertical sliding window of the first embodiment as seen from the inside of the room. A cross-sectional view along line A-A in FIG. 1. A cross-sectional view along line B-B in FIG. 1. A perspective view of the frame of the vertical sliding window of the first embodiment as seen from the inside of the room. A perspective view showing a pair of vertical frames with corner blocks attached, removed from the upper and lower frames, from the state of FIG. 4. A view showing a state in which attachment members are attached to the vertical frames. A perspective view showing a state in which corner blocks have been removed from the vertical frames. A perspective view of the shoji screen of the vertical sliding window of the first embodiment as seen from the inside of the room. A perspective view of the shoji screen of the vertical sliding window of the first embodiment as seen from the outside of the room. A perspective view showing a pair of vertical frames with corner blocks attached, removed from the upper and lower frames, from the state of FIG. 8. A cross-sectional view along line C-C in FIG. 8. A cross-sectional view along line D-D in FIG. 8. A perspective view showing a state in which the corner blocks have been removed from the vertical frames. This is a view showing a first modified example of the first embodiment, in which the heated foam material is arranged in a different position compared to FIG. 13. 16. A diagram showing a second modified example of the first embodiment, in which the heated foam material is arranged in a different position compared to FIG. 13. A diagram showing a sliding window of the second embodiment as viewed from the inside of the room. A cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of FIG. 16. A cross-sectional view taken along line F-F of FIG. 16. A perspective view of the inner shoji screen of the second embodiment as viewed from the inside of the room. A perspective view of the inner shoji screen of the second embodiment as viewed from the outside of the room. A perspective view showing a pair of vertical frames with corner blocks attached, removed from the upper and lower frames, from the state shown in FIG. 19. A cross-sectional view taken along line G-G of FIG. 19. A cross-sectional view taken along line H-H of FIG. 19. A cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 19. A perspective view showing a state in which the corner blocks have been removed from the joining vertical frame of the inner shoji screen. A perspective view showing a state in which the corner blocks have been removed from the end vertical frame of the inner shoji screen. A diagram showing a first modified example of the second embodiment, in which the heated foam material is arranged in a different position than the lower frame of FIG. 26. A perspective view showing a door roller attached to the lower frame of the shoji screen. In Fig. 28, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 30, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 31, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 32, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 33, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 34, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 35, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 36, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 37, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 38, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 39, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 40, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a spacer member. In Fig. 41, it is a diagram showing the state where a door roller having two rows of wheels is attached to the bottom frame of a shoji screen via a32。 A perspective view of an inner shoji screen of a third embodiment, as seen from the outside of the room. A perspective view showing a pair of vertical frames with corner blocks attached removed from the upper and lower frames from the state of FIG. 32. A cross-sectional view along line J-J of FIG. 32. A cross-sectional view along line K-K of FIG. 32. A cross-sectional view along line L-L of FIG. 32. A perspective view showing a state where corner blocks have been removed from the joining vertical frames of the inner shoji screen. A perspective view showing a state where corner blocks have been removed from the end vertical frames of the inner shoji screen. A view of a multi-window screen of a fourth embodiment, as seen from the inside of the room. A perspective view of a multi-window screen of a fourth embodiment, as seen from the inside of the room. A view of a multi-window screen of a fourth embodiment, as seen from the top side. A perspective view of a frame body of a vertical sliding window of a fifth embodiment, showing a state where vertical frames with corner blocks attached have been removed from the upper and lower frames. A perspective view showing a state where corner blocks have been removed from the vertical frames in the fifth embodiment. 16A-16C are perspective views showing a state in which a vertical frame with corner blocks attached has been removed from the upper and lower frames in a frame body of a vertical sliding window of a sixth embodiment. FIG. 16B are perspective views showing a state in which a corner block has been removed from the upper part of a vertical frame of the sixth embodiment. FIG. 16C are perspective views showing a state in which a corner block has been removed from the lower part of a vertical frame of the sixth embodiment. FIG. 16C are longitudinal cross-sectional views of a sliding window of a seventh embodiment, corresponding to the cross-sectional view of line E-E in FIG. 16 of the second embodiment. FIG. 16C are transverse cross-sectional views of a sliding window of the seventh embodiment, corresponding to the cross-sectional view of line F-F in FIG. 16 of the second embodiment. FIG. 16C are views showing a state in which a glazing channel is attached to a bottom stile of the seventh embodiment. FIG. 16C are views showing a state in which a glazing channel is attached to a vertical stile on the door end side of the seventh embodiment. FIG. 16C are views showing a first configuration example of the fitting of a corner portion of a glazing channel of an eighth embodiment. FIG. 16C are views showing a state before a glazing channel of an eighth embodiment is framed. FIG. 16C are views showing a state in which a glazing channel of an eighth embodiment is framed. FIG. 16C are views showing a second configuration example of the fitting of a corner portion of a glazing channel of a ninth embodiment. FIG. 16C are views showing a state before a glazing channel of an eighth embodiment is framed. A figure showing the glazing channel of the eighth embodiment in a framed state.

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this specification, the term "front view direction" refers to the direction along the indoor / outdoor direction of a fixture. The term "front view direction" refers to the direction along the surface direction of the surface material (glass) of the fixture, and is a direction perpendicular to the front view direction. The term "front view surface" refers to the surface of the fixture facing the outdoor side and the indoor side, respectively, and the term "front view surface" refers to the surface of the fixture extending in the indoor / outdoor direction. In the drawings, the outdoor side of the fixture is referred to as "outdoor side X1," and the indoor side of the fixture is referred to as "indoor side X2." The horizontal direction when the fixture is viewed from the front is referred to as "left and right."

[0012] A first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the fitting is configured as a vertical sliding window 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vertical sliding window 1 (fitting) is placed in an opening 110 provided in a building skeleton 100. The vertical sliding window 1 comprises a frame 10 and a shoji screen 20 that is arranged within the frame 10 so that it can be opened and closed. The frame 10 is fixed to the building skeleton 100. The shoji screen 20 can be opened by pushing the door edge side out toward the exterior side X1 and rotating it around a rotation axis (not shown) provided on the hanging side.

[0013] 2 to 5, the frame body 10 is formed by a rectangular framework of an upper frame 11 (horizontal frame, horizontal member), a lower frame 12 (horizontal frame, horizontal member), and left and right vertical frames 13, 14 (hanging-side vertical frame 13 and door-end-side vertical frame 14) (frames, vertical members). The upper frame 11, the lower frame 12, and the left and right vertical frames 13, 14 are formed by extruding a metal material such as aluminum.

[0014] As shown in Figure 2, the upper frame 11 has a hollow portion 111 extending in the forward direction, an outdoor upper protrusion 112 protruding upward from the end of the upper surface of the hollow portion 111 on the outdoor side X1, an indoor upper protrusion 113 protruding upward from the end of the upper surface of the hollow portion 111 on the indoor side X2, an outdoor downward protrusion 114 protruding downward from a portion of the underside of the hollow portion 111 closer to the outdoor side X1, and an indoor downward extension 115 extending downward from a portion of the underside of the hollow portion 111 closer to the indoor side X2. An airtight material 116 is attached to the visible surface of the lower end of the indoor downward extension 115 on the outdoor side X1.

[0015] The lower frame 12 has a stepped portion 121 having a lower step 121a formed on the outdoor side X1 and an upper step 121c formed on the indoor side X2 via a step 121b on the lower step 121a, an outdoor side upper protrusion 122 protruding upward from the outdoor side X1 end of the stepped portion 121, an outdoor side downward protrusion 123 protruding downward from the outdoor side X1 end of the stepped portion 121, a hollow portion 124 formed at the top of the indoor side X2 end of the stepped portion 121, an indoor side downward extension 125 extending downward from the indoor side X2 end of the bottom surface of the hollow portion 124, and a protrusion 126 protruding upward from the outdoor side X1 end of the top surface of the hollow portion 124. An airtight material 127 is attached to the visible surface of the protrusion 126 on the outdoor side X1.

[0016] As shown in Figure 3, the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14 each have a front-direction extending portion 131, 141, an outdoor protruding portion 132, 142 that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the outdoor side X1 end of the front-direction extending portion 131, 141, an outdoor side inner extending portion 133, 143 that extends inward in the left-right direction from the outdoor side X1 end of the front-direction extending portion 131, 141, an indoor side outer protruding portion 134, 144 that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the indoor side X2 end of the front-direction extending portion 131, 141, and a hollow portion 135, 145 formed inward in the left-right direction at the indoor side X2 end of the front-direction extending portion 131, 141.

[0017] The exterior-interior extending portions 133, 143 have left-right extending plates 1331, 1431 extending inward in the left-right direction from the exterior X1 end of the projection extending portions 131, 141, bent portions 1332, 1432 bending from the interior left-right end of the left-right extending plates 1331, 1431 toward the interior X2 side, and protrusions 1333, 1433 protruding inward in the left-right direction from the interior X2 side end of the bent portions 1332, 1432. The interior X2 side surfaces of the protrusions 1333, 1433 abut against airtight materials 233a, 243a attached to the exterior extending portions 233, 243 of the left and right vertical frames 23, 24 of the shoji screen 20.

[0018] 3 to 5, attachment members 136, 146 are attached to the inner surfaces (inner peripheral surfaces) in the left-right direction of the projection-direction extending portions 131, 141 of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14. The attachment members 136, 146 are L-shaped in cross section and extend longitudinally along the length of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14.

[0019] As shown in Figures 4 and 5, when the upper frame 11, lower frame 12 and left and right vertical frames 13, 14 (the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14) are framed together, the attachment members 136, 146 have both longitudinal ends formed shorter than the both ends of the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14 so that the upper frame 11 or the lower frame 12 is positioned outside the longitudinal ends of the attachment members 136, 146.

[0020] As shown in Figure 3, the attachment members 136, 146 are formed in the shape of plates that are L-shaped in cross section and are arranged across the inner left-right surfaces of the projection-side extending portions 131, 141 and the exterior X1 surface of the hollow portions 135, 145. Both attachment members 136, 146 have the same shape except for being bilaterally symmetrical, and are both attached to the inner left-right surfaces (inner peripheral surfaces) of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14. Note that the attachment members 136, 146 do not have to be L-shaped in cross section; for example, they may be linear in cross section, or may be Z-shaped or U-shaped with a step in the middle of the straight line.

[0021] The attachment members 136, 146 have front-direction extension plates 1361, 1461 that extend in the front direction along the inner left-right surfaces of the front-direction extension portions 131, 141, and front-direction extension plates 1362, 1462 that extend inward in the left-right direction from the indoor side X2 end of the front-direction extension plates 1361, 1461.

[0022] The front-direction extending plates 1361, 1461 are fixed by screws 137, 147 to the inner left-right surfaces of the front-direction extending portions 131, 141. The outer left-right surfaces of the front-direction extending plates 1361, 1461 are formed with tip protrusions 1361a, 1461a formed at the end on the outside side X1 and protruding outward in the left-right direction, and a pair of protrusions 1361b, 1461b protruding outward in the left-right direction midway in the front-direction.

[0023] The pair of protrusions 1361b, 1461b protrude slightly outward in the left-right direction from the outer left-right surfaces of the front-direction extension plates 1361, 1461, and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the front-direction.

[0024] The screws 137, 147 fasten and fix the forward extension plates 1361, 1461 of the attachment members 136, 146 and the forward extension portions 131, 141 of the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14, with the forward extension plates 1361, 1461 of the attachment members 136, 146 overlapping the inner left-right surfaces of the forward extension portions 131, 141 of the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14.

[0025] The screws 137, 147 pass between a pair of protrusions 1361b, 1461b and are moved from the inside to the outside in the left-right direction of the forward extension plates 1361, 1461 of the attachment members 136, 146, penetrating the forward extension plates 1361, 1461 of the attachment members 136, 146 and the forward extension portions 131, 141 of the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14, thereby fastening the forward extension plates 1361, 1461 of the attachment members 136, 146 to the forward extension portions 131, 141 of the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14. The pair of protrusions 1361b, 1461b abut against the projection-side extending portions 1131, 1141 of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14, suppressing deformation of the attachment members 136, 146 when the tightening torque of the screws 137, 147 is applied.

[0026] Airtight materials 138, 148 (components) are attached to the exterior X1 surfaces of the inner left-right ends of the sight-direction extending plates 1362, 1462. As shown in FIG. 5 , the airtight materials 138, 148 are provided throughout the entire longitudinal length of the sight-direction extending plates 1362, 1462 of the attachment members 136, 146. As shown in FIG. 3 , the airtight materials 138, 148 are arranged opposite the interior X2 surfaces of the outer left-right ends of the hollow portions 232, 242 of the left and right vertical stiles 23, 24 of the shoji screen 20. As a result, when the shoji screen 20 is in the closed position, the airtight materials 138, 148 come into contact with the interior X2 surfaces of the outer left-right ends of the hollow portions 232, 242 of the left and right vertical stiles 23, 24 of the shoji screen 20.

[0027] As shown in Figure 3, the surface of the viewing direction extension plate 1362, 1462 on the indoor side X2 midway in the left-right direction is formed with L-shaped engagement protrusions 1362a, 1462a (engagement portions) that protrude toward the indoor side X2, and protrusions 1362b, 1462b that protrude toward the indoor side X2 outside the L-shaped engagement protrusions 1362a, 1462a in the left-right direction.

[0028] The L-shaped engagement protrusions 1362a, 1462a are formed in an L-shape that opens outward in the left-right direction, and engage in a hooked state with the hook engagement portions 1351, 1451 formed on the exterior side X1 surfaces of the hollow portions 135, 145 of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14. As a result, the attachment members 136, 146 are attached to the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14 by engaging the L-shaped engagement protrusions 1362a, 1462a with the hook engagement portions 1351, 1451 of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14.

[0029] The following describes the case where the attachment member 136 is attached to the hanging-side vertical frame 13. Note that the case where the attachment member 146 is attached to the door-end vertical frame 14 is the same as the case where the attachment member 136 is attached to the hanging-side vertical frame 13, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

[0030] When attaching the attachment member 136 to the hanging-side vertical frame 13, as shown in Fig. 6, the L-shaped engagement protrusion 1362a on the front-direction extension plate 1362 of the attachment member 136 is hooked onto and engaged with the hook engagement portion 1351 formed on the exterior X1 surface of the hollow portion 135 of the hanging-side vertical frame 13, and the attachment member 136 is positioned so as to straddle the inner left-right surface of the front-direction extension portion 131 and the exterior X1 surface of the hollow portion 135. In this state, the screw 137 is moved from the inside to the outside left-right of the front-direction extension plate 1361 of the attachment member 136, passing through and fixing the attachment member 136 to the front-direction extension plate 1361 of the hanging-side vertical frame 13, as shown in Fig. 3.

[0031] Conventionally, when providing fins for attaching airtight materials to vertical frames, fins extending longitudinally through the horizontal frames (upper and lower frames) are provided, and notches are cut into the longitudinal ends of either the vertical or horizontal frames (upper and lower frames) so that the fins do not overlap when the ends of the vertical and horizontal frames (upper and lower frames) are combined. Therefore, additional notches were required from the so-called raw state, which is formed by cutting in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vertical and horizontal frames (upper and lower frames).

[0032] In contrast to this, in this embodiment, in order to attach the attachment members 136, 146 to the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14, by providing attachment members 136, 146 with adjusted lengths without performing additional notch processing on the longitudinal ends of the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14, it is possible to provide members for attaching airtight materials 138, 148 to the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14.

[0033] In this embodiment, the attachment members 136, 146 are attached to the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14, but this is not limiting. The attachment members may also be provided to the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12. When the attachment members are provided to the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12, the longitudinal lengths of the attachment members are formed to be shorter than the longitudinal lengths of the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12. In this way, by providing attachment members with adjusted lengths without performing additional notch processing on the longitudinal ends of the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12, it is possible to provide members for attaching airtight material to the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12.

[0034] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the airtight material 138, 148 has been described as an example of a component attached to the attachment member 136, 146, but this is not limiting. The component may be any component that extends over the entire longitudinal length of the attachment member 136, 146, such as a glazing channel, bead material, sealant, waterproof material, or heat-foaming material. Furthermore, the component attached to the attachment member 136, 146 does not have to extend over the entire longitudinal length of the attachment member 136, 146, and may be, for example, a metal component such as a handle clamping receiver or a sub-lock clamping receiver.

[0035] In addition, in this embodiment, the attachment members 136, 146 are attached to the vertical frames 13, 14 of the frame body 10, but this is not limiting. The attachment members may be attached to the inner periphery of either the vertical stile (vertical member) or the horizontal stile (horizontal member) of the frame body (frame body) of the shoji screen. In addition, in this embodiment, an example in which the attachment members are applied to a vertical sliding window has been described, but this is not limiting, and the attachment members may also be applied to sliding windows, horizontal sliding windows, stile doors (doors in which a panel is fitted into a rectangular frame body), etc.

[0036] Furthermore, in the past, when constructing a stepped window in which multiple window sections are arranged in a vertical direction, if a blind is placed between adjacent window sections, the fins of the vertical frame would get in the way, so notches had to be cut out of the fins. In contrast, by attaching the attachment member of this embodiment to the vertical frame, notches need not be cut out of the fins of the vertical frame, and a stepped window can be provided without additional notches in the vertical frame.

[0037] As shown in Figure 4, the four corner portions of the frame body 10 are provided with an upper corner block 15 (corner block) on the hanging side frame side, a lower corner block 16 (corner block) on the hanging side frame side, an upper corner block 17 (corner block) on the door edge side frame side, and a lower corner block 18 (corner block) on the door edge side frame side.

[0038] 4 and 5, the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 is provided between the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper frame 11 at the corner where the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper frame 11 are combined, connecting the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper frame 11. The lower surface of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 is positioned opposite the edge of the upper longitudinal end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13, and the side surface is positioned opposite the edge of the end of the upper frame 11 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0039] The hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 16 is provided between the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the lower frame 12 at the corner where the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the lower frame 12 are combined, connecting the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the lower frame 12. The upper surface of the hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 16 is positioned opposite the edge of the lower longitudinal end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13, and the side surface is positioned opposite the edge of the end of the lower frame 12 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0040] The leading edge frame upper corner block 17 is provided between the leading edge vertical frame 14 and the upper frame 11 at the corner where the leading edge vertical frame 14 and the upper frame 11 are combined, and connects the leading edge vertical frame 14 and the upper frame 11. The leading edge frame upper corner block 17 is arranged with its underside facing the edge of the upper longitudinal end of the leading edge vertical frame 14, and its side facing the edge of the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11 on the leading edge vertical frame 14 side.

[0041] The leading edge frame lower corner block 18 is provided between the leading edge vertical frame 14 and the lower frame 12 at the corner where the leading edge vertical frame 14 and the lower frame 12 are combined, and connects the leading edge vertical frame 14 and the lower frame 12. The leading edge frame lower corner block 18 is arranged with its top surface facing the edge of the lower longitudinal end of the leading edge vertical frame 14, and its side surface facing the edge of the longitudinal end of the lower frame 12 on the leading edge vertical frame 14 side.

[0042] At the four corners of the frame body 10, the upper frame 11, lower frame 12 and left and right vertical frames 13, 14 (the vertical frame 13 on the hanging side and the vertical frame 14 on the door end side), as shown in Figures 5 and 7, are all formed by simply cutting the longitudinal ends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and no additional cutouts are made, so they are formed in a so-called raw cut state.

[0043] 1, when the upper frame 11 and the hanging-side vertical frame 13 are assembled by placing the hanging-side upper corner block 15 between them, the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side is inserted into the hanging-side vertical frame 13, forming an overlapping portion 10a where portions of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper frame 11 overlap when viewed from the front. Furthermore, when the upper frame 11 and the leading-side vertical frame 14 are assembled by placing the leading-side upper corner block 17 between them, the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11 on the leading-side vertical frame 14 side is inserted into the leading-side vertical frame 14, forming an overlapping portion 10b where portions of the leading-side vertical frame 14 and the upper frame 11 overlap when viewed from the front. The end of the bottom frame 12 on the side of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 in the longitudinal direction does not overlap with the hanging-side vertical frame 13. The end of the bottom frame 12 on the side of the door-end vertical frame 14 in the longitudinal direction does not overlap with the door-end vertical frame 14.

[0044] The upper corner block 15 and the lower corner block 16 on the hanging side are symmetrical to the upper corner block 17 and the lower corner block 18 on the door edge side, but have the same basic structure. Therefore, the following explanation will mainly focus on the upper corner block 15 and the lower corner block 16 on the hanging side.

[0045] The hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 will now be described. As shown in Figure 1, the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 is positioned closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 10 than the overlapping portion 10a where the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper frame 11 partially overlap when viewed from the front. As shown in Figure 7, the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 has a design portion 151 exposed to the outside and a fixing portion 152 that fixes the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper frame 11.

[0046] The design part 151 has a design part side base part 1511 formed in the shape of a plate with thickness in the left-right direction, width in the up-down direction, and extending in the forward direction, an L-shaped protrusion part 1512 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the design part side base part 1511 on the outside side X1, and an L-shaped protrusion part 1513 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the design part side base part 1511 on the inside side X2.

[0047] As shown in Fig. 5, the design-side substrate portion 1511 is disposed opposite the small end surface of the upper frame 11 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side in the left-right direction. As shown in Fig. 7, a sealant 1511a is attached to the inner left-right surface of the design-side substrate portion 1511. As shown in Fig. 5, the exterior X1 surface of the L-shaped protrusion 1512 disposed on the exterior side X1 is exposed to the outside of the exterior side X1 and constitutes the exterior X1 design surface of the hanging-side frame upper corner block 15. The interior X2 surface of the L-shaped protrusion 1513 disposed on the interior side X2 is exposed to the outside of the interior side X2 and constitutes the interior X2 design surface of the hanging-side frame upper corner block 15.

[0048] As shown in Figure 7, the fixing portion 152 has a vertical extension plate 1521 (horizontal frame fixing portion), a plate-shaped protrusion portion 1522 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the vertical extension plate 1521 on the outside side X1, a plate-shaped protrusion portion 1523 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the vertical extension plate 1521 on the inside side X2, a lower end protrusion plate 1524 (vertical frame fixing portion) (horizontal protrusion plate) protruding outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the vertical extension plate 1521, and an upper end protrusion portion 1525 (protrusion portion) protruding inward in the left-right direction from the upper end of the vertical extension plate 1521.

[0049] The vertically extending plate 1521 is disposed so as to extend vertically (up and down) along the outer left and right surfaces of the design portion side substrate portion 1511. The vertically extending plate 1521 extends vertically along the end surface of the end face of the upper frame 11 in the longitudinal direction.

[0050] As shown in Fig. 5, the vertical extension plate 1521 is fixed to the end of the upper frame 11 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side in the left-right direction by a pair of screws 15a. The vertical extension plate 1521 constitutes a horizontal frame fixing portion that is fixed to the upper frame 11 (horizontal frame) and is the portion that is fixed by the screws 15a. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 5, the vertical extension plate 1521 is fixed to the screw fastening portion 11a on the end face of the end of the upper frame 11 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side in the longitudinal direction by a pair of screws 15a arranged apart in the projection direction, with the vertical extension plate 1521 and the design portion side substrate portion 1511 fastened together.

[0051] 5 and 7, a pair of slit openings 1521a extending in the up-down direction are formed in the vertically extending plate 1521. When the lower end protruding plate 1524 of the fixing part 152 is fixed to the end face of the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 in the longitudinal direction with the screws 15b, the pair of slit openings 1521a extend up and down so as not to come into contact with the screws 15b moved downward.

[0052] The lower end protruding plate 1524 is formed continuously with the vertical extending plate 1521, and is arranged extending laterally (horizontally) along the edge of the upper end of the longitudinal direction of the hanging-side vertical frame 13. The lower end protruding plate 1524 is formed to protrude laterally from the end of the vertical extending plate 1521 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side to the opposite side from the upper frame 11, and is arranged along the edge of the end face of the longitudinal end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13.

[0053] A sealant 1524a is attached to the underside of the lower end protruding plate 1524. The lower end protruding plate 1524 is fixed to the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 by a pair of screws 15b. The lower end protruding plate 1524 constitutes the vertical frame fixing portion that is fixed to the vertical frame 13, and is the portion that is fixed by the screws 15b. Specifically, the lower end protruding plate 1524 is fixed to the screw fastening portion 13a on the end face of the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 in the longitudinal direction by a pair of screws 15b that are spaced apart in the projection direction.

[0054] As shown in Figure 4, when the upper corner block 15 on the hanging side frame side is attached between the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the upper frame 11, the upper end protrusion 1525 protrudes from the upper end of the vertical extension plate 1521 (the end opposite the lower end protrusion plate 1524) toward the upper frame 11 along the outer upper surface (visible surface) of the hanging side vertical frame 13.

[0055] When fixing the hanging-side frame upper corner block 15 to the hanging-side vertical frame 13, tightening the pair of screws 15b that secure the lower end protruding plate 1524 pulls the upper end protruding portion 1525 of the hanging-side frame upper corner block 15 toward the hanging-side vertical frame 13. As a result, when fixing with the screws 15b, the upper end protruding portion 1525 pulls the upper surface of the upper frame 11 toward the hanging-side vertical frame 13 from the upper surface side of the upper frame 11, sandwiching and fixing the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11 between the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper end protruding portion 1525. Therefore, the hanging-side frame upper corner block 15 can firmly fix the upper frame 11 and the hanging-side vertical frame 13.

[0056] The fixing portion 152 has higher rigidity than the frame body 10. In this embodiment, at least the vertical extending plate 1521 and the lower end protruding plate 1524 of the fixing portion 152 are formed continuously and have higher rigidity than the frame body 10. Specifically, in this embodiment, the upper frame 11, the lower frame 12, and the left and right vertical frames 13, 14 that constitute the frame body 10 are made of aluminum, and the fixing portion 152 is made of steel, which is made of a steel material that is more rigid than aluminum, or stainless steel, which is made of a stainless steel material that is more rigid than aluminum. Note that the design portion 151, like the upper frame 11, the lower frame 12, and the left and right vertical frames 13, 14 that constitute the frame body 10, is made of aluminum, which is made of an aluminum material.

[0057] In this embodiment, the hanging-side upper corner block 15 includes an upper end protrusion 1525, and the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11 is sandwiched and fixed between the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the upper end protrusion 1525. However, this is not limited to this. The hanging-side upper corner block 15 does not have to include the upper end protrusion 1525. Even if the hanging-side upper corner block 15 does not include the upper end protrusion 1525, the fixing portion 152 and the design portion 151 are fixed with fixing members such as screws (not shown). In this state, the lower end protrusion plate 1524 of the hanging-side upper corner block 15 is fixed to the hanging-side vertical frame 13 with screws 15b, and the fixing portion 152 pulls the design portion 151 toward the hanging-side vertical frame 13, firmly fixing the upper frame 11 and the hanging-side vertical frame 13.

[0058] In the above-described hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15, at least the vertical extension plate 1521 and the lower end protruding plate 1524 of the fixing portion 152 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 are formed continuously, and have higher rigidity than the frame body 10. As a result, with the continuously formed vertical extension plate 1521 and lower end protruding plate 1524 having higher rigidity than the frame body 10, the vertical extension plate 1521 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 is fixed to the upper frame 11 with the screws 16a, and the lower end protruding plate 1524 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 is fixed to the hanging-side vertical frame 13 with the screws 15b, thereby firmly fixing the upper frame 11 and the hanging-side vertical frame 13.

[0059] In this embodiment, in the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15, the vertical extension plate 1521 is formed long in the projection direction and fixed to the end of the upper frame 11 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side in the left-right direction with a pair of screws 15a, and the lower end protruding plate 1524 is formed long in the projection direction and fixed to the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 with a pair of screws 15b, but this is not limited to this. The projection lengths of the vertical extension plate 1521 and the lower end protruding plate 1524 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 15 may be shorter than those in this embodiment, and the vertical extension plate 1521 may be fixed to the end of the upper frame 11 on the hanging-side vertical frame 13 side in the left-right direction with a single screw 15a, and the lower end protruding plate 1524 may be fixed to the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 with a single screw 15b.

[0060] The hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 16 will now be described. As shown in Figure 7, the hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 16 has a design portion 161 exposed to the outside and a fixing portion 162 fixed to the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the lower frame 12. The design portion 161 has a design portion-side base portion 1611 formed as a plate with a thickness in the left-right direction and a width in the up-down direction extending in the projection direction, an L-shaped protrusion 1612 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the design portion-side base portion 1611 on the exterior side X1, an L-shaped protrusion 1613 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the design portion-side base portion 1611 on the interior side X2, and an inward protrusion 1614 protruding inward in the left-right direction from the end of the design portion-side base portion 1611 on the exterior side X1.

[0061] The configuration of the design portion 161 and fixing portion 162 of the hanging-side lower corner block 16 differs from that of the hanging-side upper corner block 15 in that the design portion 161 of the hanging-side lower corner block 16 has an inward protrusion 1614, the vertical orientation, the shape of each part, and the screw fixing positions, but the basic configuration and function are the same. Therefore, in the description of the hanging-side lower corner block 16, the symbols corresponding to those of the hanging-side upper corner block 15 will be used, and the terms "upper frame," "upper portion," "upper surface," "upper end," "lower end," and "lower" described in the hanging-side upper corner block 15 will be read as "lower frame," "lower portion," "lower surface," "lower end," "upper end," and "upper," and their description will be omitted.

[0062] When constructing the frame body 10 by framing a pair of vertical frames 13, 14 and a pair of horizontal frames (upper frame 11, lower frame 12), corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18, which have higher rigidity than the frame body 10 and are equipped with continuous lower end protruding plates 1524 (vertical frame fixing portions) and vertical extending plates 1521 (horizontal frame fixing portions), are fixed above and below the vertical frames 13, 14, and the frame body 10, which is constructed by fixing and assembling the pair of vertical frames 13, 14 and horizontal frames (upper frame 11, lower frame 12) via the corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18, is fixed to the building main body 100.

[0063] In the above-described frame body 10, the corner blocks 15, 16 have design portions 151, 161 exposed to the outside and fixing portions 152, 162 that fix the vertical frame 13 and the horizontal frame (upper frame 11, lower frame 12). Therefore, corner blocks 15, 16 having design portions 151, 161 and fixing portions 152, 162 are provided at the corner portions of the frame body 10, thereby ensuring both the design of the exterior and the strength of the corner portions of the frame body 10. Furthermore, by configuring the corner portions of the frame body 10 with corner blocks 15, 16 having design portions 151, 161 and fixing portions 152, 162, the number of parts constituting the corner portions can be reduced.

[0064] The frame body 10 also has overlapping portions 10a and 10b at the corners where a portion of the upper frame 11 overlaps a portion of the vertical frame (the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14). This improves the strength of the corners of the frame body 10.

[0065] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the shoji screen 20 includes a frame body 200 formed by assembling an upper frame 21 (horizontal member), a lower frame 22 (horizontal member), and left and right vertical frames 23, 24 (vertical members) into a rectangular shape, and glass 201 fitted and fixed into the frame body 200. As shown in Figure 3, when viewed from the room side X2, the left and right vertical frames 23, 24 are composed of the hanging-side vertical frame 23 located on the left side and the door-end-side vertical frame 24 located on the right side. The upper frame 21, the lower frame 22, and the left and right vertical frames 23, 24 are formed by extruding a metal material such as aluminum.

[0066] As shown in Figure 2, the upper frame 21 has an upper frame body 211 and a flange 217 attached to the indoor side X2 of the upper frame body 211 and extending downward on the indoor side X2 of the upper frame body 211. The upper frame body 211 has a hollow portion 212, an outdoor downward extension portion 213 extending downward from the outdoor side X1 end of the lower surface of the hollow portion 212, an outdoor upper extension portion 214 extending upward from the outdoor side X1 end of the upper surface of the hollow portion 212, an indoor upper protrusion portion 215 protruding upward from the indoor side X2 end of the upper surface of the hollow portion 212, and a fitting portion 216 formed at the indoor side X2 end of the lower surface of the hollow portion 212.

[0067] An airtight material 214a is attached to the indoor side X2 surface of the upper end of the outdoor side upward extension 214. The tip of the airtight material 214a abuts against the outdoor side X1 surface of the outdoor side downward protrusion 114 provided on the underside of the hollow portion 111 of the upper frame 11.

[0068] A flange 217 is fitted into the fitting portion 216 and attached, and the flange 217 presses against the peripheral edge of the glass 201. As a result, the edge of the upper end of the glass 201 is clamped between the flange 217 and the outdoor-side downward extension 213 of the upper frame body 211. The airtight material 116 attached to the outdoor-side X1 visible surface of the lower end of the indoor-side downward extension 115 of the upper frame 11 abuts against the indoor-side X2 surface of the indoor-side upward protrusion 215.

[0069] The lower frame 22 has a hollow portion 221, an outdoor upper extension portion 222 extending upward from the outdoor side X1 end of the upper surface of the hollow portion 221, an outdoor lower extension portion 223 extending downward from the outdoor side X1 end of the lower surface of the hollow portion 221, an indoor lower protrusion portion 224 extending downward from the indoor side X2 end of the lower surface of the hollow portion 221, and an indoor upper extension portion 225 extending upward from the indoor side X2 end of the upper surface of the hollow portion 221.

[0070] The lower end of the glass 201 is positioned between the hollow portion 221, the outdoor upper extension 222, and the indoor upper extension 225, and the edge of the lower end of the glass 201 is clamped between the outdoor upper extension 222 and the indoor upper extension 225. An airtight material 127 attached to the outdoor side X1 facing surface of the protrusion 126 of the lower frame 12 abuts against the indoor side X2 surface of the indoor side downward protrusion 224.

[0071] As shown in Figure 3, the left and right stiles 23, 24 each have a stile body 231, 241 and a ledge 237, 247 attached to the indoor side X2 of the stile body 231, 241 and extending inward in the left-right direction of the stile body 231, 241. The stile body 231, 241 has a hollow portion 232, 242, an outer extension portion 233, 243 extending outward in the left-right direction from the end of the outdoor side X1 on the outer side of the left-right direction of the hollow portion 232, 242, an inner extension portion 234, 244 extending inward in the left-right direction from the end of the outdoor side X1 on the inner side of the left-right direction of the hollow portion 232, and a fitting portion 235, 245 formed on the end of the indoor side X2 on the inner side of the left-right direction of the hollow portion 232.

[0072] Edges 237, 247 are fitted and attached to the fitting portions 235, 245, and the edges 237, 247 press against the peripheral edge of the glass 201. As a result, the edges of both left and right ends of the glass 201 are clamped between the inner extensions 234, 244 of the stile bodies 231, 241 and the edges 237, 247. Airtight materials 233a, 243a are attached to the interior side X2 surfaces of the outer left and right ends of the outer extensions 233, 243. The tips of the airtight materials 233a, 243a abut against the protrusions 1333, 1433 of the exterior-interior extensions 133, 143 of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 and the door-end-side vertical frame 14.

[0073] The indoor side X2 surface of the outer left-right ends of the hollow sections 232, 242 abuts against the airtight materials 138, 148 attached to the outdoor side X1 surface of the inner left-right ends of the facing extension plates 1362, 1462 of the attachment members 136, 146 attached to the hanging side vertical frame 13 and the door end side vertical frame 14.

[0074] 1 and 3, an operating handle 24a is attached to the middle position in the vertical direction on the inside side X2 of the door-front vertical frame 24. The shoji screen 20 can be opened by grasping and rotating the operating handle 24a from the inside side X2, pushing the door-front vertical frame 24 to the outside side X1, and rotating it around the rotation axis provided on the hanging side.

[0075] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the glass 201 is formed into a rectangle and is fitted and fixed in the frame 200. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the glass 201 fitted in the frame 200 of the shoji screen 20 is a double-glazed glass comprising a glass sheet 201a on the outside X1, a glass sheet 201b on the inside X2, and a spacer 201c sandwiched between the two glass sheets 201a and 201b at their ends, and has excellent thermal insulation properties.

[0076] In addition, as shown in Figures 8 to 10, the four corner portions of the frame body 200 are provided with an upper corner block 25 (corner block) on the frame side of the hanging point, a lower corner block 26 (corner block) on the frame side of the hanging point, an upper corner block 27 (corner block) on the frame side of the door edge, and a lower corner block 28 (corner block) on the frame side of the door edge.

[0077] As shown in Figures 8 to 10, the hanging-side stile-side upper corner block 25 is provided between the hanging-side stile 23 and the upper stile 21 at the corner where the hanging-side stile 23 and the upper stile 21 are combined, and connects the hanging-side stile 23 and the upper stile 21. The hanging-side stile-side upper corner block 25 is positioned such that the lower insertion portion 253 (see Figures 11 and 13) is inserted into the end of the hanging-side stile 23 from the end face of the upper end of the hanging-side stile 23 in the longitudinal direction, and the side surface is positioned opposite the end face of the end of the upper stile 21 on the hanging-side stile 23 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0078] The hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26 is provided between the hanging-side vertical stile 23 and the lower stile 22 at the corner where the hanging-side vertical stile 23 and the lower stile 22 are combined, and connects the hanging-side vertical stile 23 and the lower stile 22. The hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26 is positioned such that the upper insertion portion 263 (see Figures 12 and 13) is inserted into the end of the hanging-side vertical stile 23 from the end face of the lower end of the hanging-side vertical stile 23 in the longitudinal direction, and the side surface is positioned opposite the end face of the end of the lower stile 22 on the hanging-side vertical stile 23 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0079] The leading-side stile-side upper corner block 27 is provided between the leading-side stile 24 and the upper stile 21 at the corner where the leading-side stile 24 and the upper stile 21 are combined, and connects the leading-side stile 24 and the upper stile 21. The leading-side stile-side upper corner block 27 is positioned such that the lower insertion portion 273 (see Figure 11) is inserted into the end of the leading-side stile 24 from the edge of the upper end of the leading-side stile 24 in the longitudinal direction, and the side surface is positioned facing the edge of the end of the upper stile 21 on the leading-side stile 24 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0080] The leading-side stile-side lower corner block 28 is provided between the leading-side stile 24 and the bottom stile 22 at the corner where the leading-side stile 24 and the bottom stile 22 are combined, and connects the leading-side stile 24 and the bottom stile 22. The leading-side stile-side lower corner block 28 is positioned such that its upper insertion portion 283 (see Figure 12) is inserted into the end of the leading-side stile 24 from the edge of the lower longitudinal end of the leading-side stile 24, and its side surface is positioned opposite the edge of the end of the bottom stile 22 on the leading-side stile 24 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0081] At the four corners of the frame 200, the upper frame 21, the lower frame 22 and the left and right vertical frames 23, 24 (the vertical frame 23 on the hanging side and the vertical frame 24 on the door end side), as shown in Figures 10 and 13, are all formed by simply cutting the longitudinal ends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and no additional cutouts are made, so they are formed in a so-called raw cut state.

[0082] 9 and 11, when the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 25 is installed between the upper frame 21 and the hanging-side vertical frame 23, as shown in Fig. 11, the end 210a of the upper frame 21 on the hanging-side vertical frame 23 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass placement groove 230 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 201 in the hanging-side vertical frame 23 is swallowed and placed, and is positioned near the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23. The end 210a of the upper frame 21 on the hanging-side vertical frame 23 side in the longitudinal direction is positioned in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23. 9 and 11, an overlapping portion 20a is formed where a portion of the upper frame 21 and the hanging-side vertical frame 23 overlap when viewed from the front side. Furthermore, the left-right dimension of the overlapping portion 20a needs to be greater than the distance from the end 210a of the upper frame 21 to the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23.

[0083] In this embodiment, the end 210a of the upper frame 21 on the side of the hanging base vertical frame 23 in the longitudinal direction is arranged in the vicinity of the bottom 230a of the glass arrangement groove 230 of the hanging base vertical frame 23. This not only means that the end 210a of the upper frame 21 on the side of the hanging base vertical frame 23 in the longitudinal direction is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 230a of the glass arrangement groove 230 of the hanging base vertical frame 23, but also means that the end 210a of the upper frame 21 on the side of the hanging base vertical frame 23 in the longitudinal direction is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 230a of the glass arrangement groove 230 of the hanging base vertical frame 23. This also means that the end 210a of the upper frame 21 on the hanging-side vertical frame 23 side in the longitudinal direction is positioned near the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23, even when the end 210a on the hanging-side vertical frame 23 side in the longitudinal direction of the upper frame 21 is separated, for example, by a distance of 0 to 10 mm from the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23. Note that the case where the end 210a is separated by a distance of 0 mm refers to the case where the end 210a on the hanging-side vertical frame 23 side in the longitudinal direction of the upper frame 21 abuts against the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23. Furthermore, in the following explanations of this specification, the term "near" in the configuration where "the longitudinal end of the horizontal frame (upper frame or lower frame) on the vertical frame side is positioned near the bottom of the glass placement groove in the vertical frame" has the same meaning.

[0084] Also, for example, a step may be provided on the side or bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230, with the end 210a of the upper frame 21 abutting against the step. Also, a component such as a block may be placed on the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230, with the end 210a of the upper frame 21 abutting against the component.

[0085] 9 and 11, when the door front-side stile upper corner block 27 is installed between the upper stile 21 and the door front-side stile 24, as shown in FIG. 11, the end 210b of the upper stile 21 on the door front-side stile 24 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 240 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 201 in the door front-side stile 24 is swallowed and arranged, and is arranged near the bottom 240a of the glass arrangement groove 240 of the door front-side stile 24. The end 210b of the upper stile 21 on the door front-side stile 24 side in the longitudinal direction is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 240a of the glass arrangement groove 240 of the door front-side stile 24. In this state, as shown in Figures 9 and 11, an overlapping portion 20b is formed in which parts of the upper frame 21 and the door-end vertical frame 24 overlap when viewed from the front direction.

[0086] 9 and 12, when the hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26 is disposed between the lower stile 22 and the hanging-side vertical stile 23, as shown in Fig. 12, the longitudinal end 220a of the lower stile 22 on the hanging-side vertical stile 23 side is swallowed into the glass placement groove 230 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 201 of the hanging-side vertical stile 23 is swallowed and placed, and is positioned in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical stile 23 near the bottom 230a of the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical stile 23. In this state, as shown in Figs. 9 and 12, an overlapping portion 20c is formed where portions of the lower stile 22 and the hanging-side vertical stile 23 overlap when viewed in the visible direction.

[0087] 9 and 12, when the lower corner block 28 on the door front stile side is installed between the bottom stile 22 and the door front stile 24, as shown in FIG. 12, the longitudinal end 220b of the bottom stile 22 is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 240 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 201 in the door front stile 24 is swallowed and arranged, and is arranged near the bottom 240a of the glass arrangement groove 240 of the door front stile 24. The longitudinal end 220b of the bottom stile 22 is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 240a of the glass arrangement groove 240 of the door front stile 24. In this state, as shown in FIG. 9 and 12, an overlapping portion 20d is formed in which parts of the bottom stile 22 and the door front stile 24 overlap when viewed in the visible direction.

[0088] The hanging-side upper stile corner block 25 and the hanging-side lower stile corner block 26 have the same basic structure as the door-edge upper stile corner block 27 and the door-edge lower stile corner block 28. Therefore, the following explanation will mainly focus on the hanging-side upper stile corner block 25 and the hanging-side lower stile corner block 26. The explanation of the door-edge upper stile corner block 27 and the door-edge lower stile corner block 28 can be made by referring to the explanation of the hanging-side upper stile corner block 25 and the hanging-side lower stile corner block 26.

[0089] As shown in Figure 9, the upper corner block 25 on the hanging-side frame side is positioned closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 200 than the overlapping portion 20a where the upper frame 21 and the hanging-side vertical frame 23 partially overlap when viewed from the front. The lower corner block 26 on the hanging-side frame side is positioned closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 200 than the overlapping portion 20c where the lower frame 22 and the hanging-side vertical frame 23 partially overlap when viewed from the front.

[0090] 13, the upper corner block 25 on the hanging-side stile and the lower corner block 26 on the hanging-side stile are each mainly comprised of two components: a resin block body 251, 261 (resin portion) made of a resin material, and a metal reinforcing portion 255, 265 (metal portion) made of a metal material. The block body 251, 261 is comprised of an integrated part that integrates an exterior configuration portion 252, 262 that is arranged to be exposed to the outside, and an insertion portion 253, 263 that is arranged to be inserted into the upper or lower end of the hanging-side vertical stile 23 in the longitudinal direction.

[0091] The exterior components 252, 262 have end components 2521, 2621 and face panel portions 2522, 2622 that are arranged on the outdoor side X1 of the end components 2521, 2621 and extend in the face direction.

[0092] The insertion portions 253, 263 are inserted into the end of the hanging-side vertical stile 23 from the small end face of the upper or lower end in the longitudinal direction of the hanging-side vertical stile 23. The insertion portions 253, 263 have a pair of protruding plates 2531, 2631 that protrude toward the hanging-side vertical stile 23 from the face of the end component portions 2521, 2621 facing the hanging-side vertical stile 23, and horizontal plate portions 2532, 2632 that connect the ends of the pair of protruding plates 2531, 2631 facing the hanging-side vertical stile 23. In the block main body portions 251, 261, internal spaces S1, S2 are formed inside the end component portions 2521, 2621 and the pair of protruding plates 2531, 2631 and horizontal plate portions 2532, 2632 of the insertion portions 253, 263. Reinforcing portions 255 and 265 are disposed in the internal spaces S1 and S2 of the block main bodies 251 and 261.

[0093] The reinforcing portions 255, 265 are formed as L-shaped plates that open outward on the diagonal of the shoji screen 20 at each corner of the shoji screen 20. The reinforcing portions 255, 265 are made of a metal material. The reinforcing portions 255, 265 reinforce the corners of the frame body 200.

[0094] The reinforcing portions 255, 265 have fixed-side vertical plate portions 2551, 2651 that are thick in the left-right direction and wide in the up-down direction and extend in the forward direction, and plate-like fitting-side horizontal plate portions 2552, 2652 that extend horizontally outward in the left-right direction from the end portions of the fixed-side vertical plate portions 2551, 2651 that are closer to the hanging-side vertical frame 23. The fitting-side horizontal plate portions 2552, 2652 have opening fitting portions 2552a, 2652a formed therein.

[0095] The opening fitting portions 2552a, 2652a of the fitting-side horizontal plate portions 2552, 2652 of the reinforcing portions 255, 265 are fitted and fixed to the fitting claws 2532a, 2632a of the horizontal plate portions 2532, 2632 of the insertion portions 253, 263 of the block main bodies 251, 261 when the reinforcing portions 255, 265 are arranged inside the internal spaces S1, S2 inside the block main bodies 251, 261. As shown in Figures 10 to 13, the reinforcing portions 255, 265 are arranged inside the block main bodies 251, 261 and fitted and fixed to the block main bodies 251, 261, and are fixed by fastening them with screws 25a, 26a (fixing members, fastening members) to the screw fastening portions 21a, 22a formed on the end faces of the longitudinal ends of the upper frame 21 or the lower frame 22.

[0096] Next, we will explain the procedure for assembling the hanging side vertical frame 23 and the upper frame 21 with the hanging side frame upper corner block 25 interposed therebetween, and the procedure for assembling the hanging side vertical frame 23 and the lower frame 22 with the hanging side frame lower corner block 26 interposed therebetween.

[0097] First, as shown in Figure 13, the reinforcing members 255, 265 are inserted into the internal spaces S1, S2 of the block bodies 251, 261, and then fitted and fixed to the horizontal plate portions 2532, 2632 of the insertion portions 253, 263 of the block bodies 251, 261. Then, the insertion portion 253 of the upper corner block 25 is inserted into the end face of the upper longitudinal end of the hanging stile 23. The insertion portion 263 of the lower corner block 26 is inserted into the end face of the lower longitudinal end of the hanging stile 23.

[0098] Next, with the hanging-side frame upper corner block 25 attached to the upper longitudinal end of the hanging-side vertical frame 23, as shown in Figure 11, the longitudinal end 210a of the upper frame 21 is inserted into the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23 so that the hanging-side frame upper corner block 25 abuts against the longitudinal end 210a of the upper frame 21. Also, with the hanging-side frame lower corner block 26 attached to the lower longitudinal end of the hanging-side vertical frame 23, as shown in Figure 12, the longitudinal end 220a of the lower frame 22 is inserted into the glass placement groove 230 of the hanging-side vertical frame 23 so that the hanging-side frame lower corner block 26 abuts against the longitudinal end 220a of the lower frame 22.

[0099] Then, as shown in Figure 13, the screws 25a, 26a are moved from the outside to the inside in the left-right direction through the through holes 2311a, 2311b of the left-right outer plate 2311 of the vertical frame body 231 of the hanging side vertical frame 23, and as shown in Figures 11 and 12, the screws 25a, 26a are passed through the through holes 2312a, 2312b of the left-right inner plate 2312 of the vertical frame body 231 of the hanging side vertical frame 23 and the fixed side vertical plate portions 2551, 2651 of the reinforcing portions 255, 265, and fastened to the screw fastening portions 21a, 22a of the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22 to fix them. Here, some of the screws 25a, 26a are arranged inside the upper corner block 25 on the frame side of the hanging base and the lower corner block 26 on the frame side of the hanging base, and the screws 25a, 26a are arranged passing through the inside of the upper corner block 25 on the frame side of the hanging base and the lower corner block 26 on the frame side of the hanging base.

[0100] By inserting screws 25a and 26a into the left-right inner plates 2312 of the vertical frame body 231 of the hanging side vertical frame 23, the fixed side vertical plate portions 2551 and 2651 of the reinforcing portions 255 and 265, and the screw fastening portions 21a and 22a of the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22, the screws 25a and 26a fasten the hanging side vertical frame 23 to the upper frame 21, and also fasten the hanging side vertical frame 23 to the lower frame 22. This allows the hanging side vertical frame 23, to which the hanging side frame upper corner block 25 is attached, to be fixed to the longitudinal end of the upper frame 21 with screws 25a, and the hanging side vertical frame 23, to which the hanging side frame lower corner block 26 is attached, to be fixed to the longitudinal end of the lower frame 22 with screws 26a.

[0101] The shoji screen 20 constructed as described above comprises corner blocks 25 to 28 provided between the vertical frames 23, 24 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22) at the corners of the frame body 200, overlapping portions 20a to 20d where parts of the vertical frames 23, 24 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22) overlap when viewed from the front with the ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22) positioned near the bottoms 230a, 240a of the glass placement grooves 230, 240 of the vertical frames 23, 24, and screws 25a, 26a, 27a, 28a (fixing members) which fasten the vertical frames 23, 24 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22) and at least parts of which are positioned inside the corner blocks 25 to 28.

[0102] Therefore, by providing corner blocks 25-28 between the vertical frames 23, 24 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22), the corner portions of the frame body 200 of the shoji screen 20 can be formed without additional notching at the longitudinal ends of the vertical frames 23, 24 and horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22). This reduces the amount of additional notching required at the longitudinal ends of the shapes of the vertical frames 23, 24 and horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22). In addition, since there are overlapping portions 20a-20d in which portions of the vertical frames 23, 24 and the horizontal frames (upper frames 21, lower frames 22) overlap when viewed from the front, with the ends of the horizontal frames (upper frames 21, lower frames 22) positioned near the bottoms 230a, 240a of the glass placement grooves 230, 240 of the vertical frames 23, 24, it is possible to improve the strength of the corners of the frame body 200. Furthermore, since at least a portion of the screws 25a, 26a, 27a, 28a are positioned inside the corner blocks 25-28, it is possible to improve the strength of the corners of the frame body 200.

[0103] In addition, in the shoji screen 20, the corner blocks 25, 26 have insertion portions 253, 263 that are inserted into the longitudinal ends of the vertical stile 23. Therefore, the corner blocks 25, 26 of the shoji screen 20 can be easily attached to the longitudinal ends of the vertical stile 23 in a positioned state.

[0104] In addition, in the shoji screen 20, the corner blocks 25, 26 have block main bodies 251, 261 each having an exterior configuration portion 252, 262 exposed to the outside and an insertion portion 253, 263 inserted into the longitudinal end of the vertical frame 23, and reinforcing portions 255, 265 attached to the block main bodies 251, 261 to reinforce the corners of the frame 200. Because the exterior configuration portions 252, 262 are exposed to the outside, the exterior colors of the frame 10 and the corner blocks 25, 26 can be unified by appropriately selecting the colors of the exterior configuration portions 252, 262. Furthermore, the reinforcing portions 255, 265 improve the strength of the corners of the frame 200.

[0105] Furthermore, in the shoji screen 20, the corner blocks 25-28 are positioned more outer than the overlapping portions 20a-20d. This allows the corner blocks 25-28 to be provided on the outer periphery of the overlapping portions 20a-20d, where portions of the vertical stiles 23, 24 and the horizontal stiles (upper stile 21, lower stile 22) overlap, without requiring additional cutouts at the longitudinal ends of the vertical stiles 23, 24. Therefore, while the strength of the corners of the shoji screen 20 is ensured by the overlapping portions 20a-20d, the assembly rigidity can be improved by providing the corner blocks 25-28 more outer than the overlapping portions 20a-20d.

[0106] In addition, in the shoji screen 20, the longitudinal ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22) are inserted into the glass placement grooves 230, 240 of the vertical frames 23, 24, and the longitudinal ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22) abut against the visible surfaces of the bottoms 230a, 240a of the glass placement grooves 230, 240 of the vertical frames 23, 24. This improves the assembly strength between the horizontal frames (upper frame 21, lower frame 22) and the vertical frames 23, 24.

[0107] This method of installing a shoji screen 20 includes the steps of inserting and attaching the insertion portions 253, 263 of the corner blocks 25, 26 into the longitudinal ends of the vertical stiles 23, and fixing the vertical stiles 23 with the corner blocks 25, 26 attached to them to the longitudinal ends of the horizontal stiles (upper stile 21, lower stile 22) with screws 25a, 26a. This allows the corner blocks 25, 26 to be easily installed between the vertical stile 23 and the horizontal stiles (upper stile 21, lower stile 22).

[0108] Next, we will explain the heated foam material 256 attached to the upper corner block 25 on the frame side of the hanging base, and the heated foam material 266 attached to the lower corner block 26 on the frame side of the hanging base. As mentioned above, the block main body parts 251, 261 of the upper corner block 25 on the frame side of the hanging base are made of resin, and the exterior components 252, 262 of the block main body parts 251, 261 form the exterior of the corner part of the shoji screen 20.

[0109] As shown in Figure 13, heated foaming materials 256, 266 are attached to the interior X2 surfaces of the facing panel sections 2522, 2622 of the exterior components 252, 262 of the block bodies 251, 261 of the upper corner block 25 on the hanging side stile and the lower corner block 26 on the hanging side stile, so that they foam toward the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20 and the interior X2 surface. The heated foaming materials 256, 266 are formed in the shape of rectangular plates that are thick in the projection direction and extend in the left-right direction.

[0110] The heated foam material 256 is attached by inserting it into a groove provided on the indoor side X2 surface of the facing panel 2522 of the exterior component 252 of the block main body 251 of the hanging-side stile-side upper corner block 25. Because the metal reinforcing part 255 (metal part) is positioned below the heated foam material 256, the heated foam material 256 is positioned above the metal reinforcing part 255 (metal part). The heated foam material 266 is attached to the indoor side X2 surface of the facing panel 2622 of the exterior component 262 of the block main body 261 of the hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26. Because the metal lower frame 12, made of a metal material, is positioned below the heated foam material 266, the heated foam material 266 is positioned above the metal lower frame 12.

[0111] In the event of a fire, the heated foaming materials 256, 266 foam toward the frame 10 located on the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20 and toward the indoor side X2. When the resin block main body 251 melts due to the heat of a fire, the heated foaming material 256 falls and gets caught on the metal reinforcing part 255 located below the heated foaming material 256, where it foams. In the event of a fire, when the resin block main body 261 melts due to the heat of a fire, the heated foaming material 266 falls onto the metal lower frame 12 located below the heated foaming material 266 and foams from the lower frame 12. This improves fire resistance.

[0112] A first modification of the first embodiment will be described. As shown in Figure 14, the first modification of the first embodiment is similar to the first embodiment in the hanging-side stile-side upper corner block 25 and the hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26, and in the heated foam material 256, but differs in the attachment state of the heated foam material 266A and in the additional placement of heated foam materials 257, 267. In the first modification of the first embodiment, the same configuration as the first embodiment is applicable to the first modification.

[0113] In the first modification of the first embodiment, as shown in Fig. 14 , the heated foaming materials 256, 266A are inserted into grooves provided on the interior side X2 surface of the facing panel 2522 of the exterior configuration part 252 of the block main body parts 251, 261 of the hanging-side stile-side upper corner block 25 and the hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26 so as to foam toward the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20 and the interior side X2. Because the metal reinforcing part 255 (metal part) is positioned below the heated foaming material 256, the heated foaming material 256 is positioned above the metal reinforcing part 255 (metal part). Because the metal lower frame 12, made of a metal material, is positioned below the heated foaming material 266A, the heated foaming material 266A is positioned above the metal lower frame 12. In addition, the heated foaming material 257, 267 is attached to the surface opposite the hanging-side vertical frame 23 side of the mating side horizontal plate portions 2552, 2652 of the metal reinforcing portions 255, 265 of the hanging-side frame upper corner block 25 and the hanging-side frame lower corner block 26 so that it foams toward the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20.

[0114] In the first modified example of the first embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, in the event of a fire or the like, the heated foaming materials 256, 266A foam toward the frame body 10 located on the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20 and toward the indoor side X2. When the resin block main body 251 melts due to the heat of a fire, the heated foaming material 256 falls and gets caught on the metal reinforcing part 255 located below the heated foaming material 256, where it foams. When the resin block main body 261 melts due to the heat of a fire, the heated foaming material 266A falls onto the metal lower frame 12 located below the heated foaming material 266 and foams from the lower frame 12. In the event of a fire, if the resin block bodies 251, 261 melt due to the heat of the flames, the heated foaming materials 257, 267 will foam toward the frame 10 located on the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20, sealing the gap between the shoji screen 20 and the frame 10 in the melted areas of the resin block bodies 251, 261, as well as sealing the areas where the vertical and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and also sealing each screw hole and opening. This reduces the penetration of heat from the flame in the forward direction of the vertical sliding window 1, thereby improving fire resistance.

[0115] The heated foam materials 257, 267 are attached to the mating side horizontal plate portions 2552, 2652 of the metal reinforcing portions 255, 265. Therefore, in the event of a fire or the like, even if the resin block main bodies 251, 261 melt due to the heat of the flames, the metal reinforcing portions 255, 265 do not melt, thereby reducing the risk of the heated foam materials 257, 267 falling from the hanging-side stile-side upper corner block 25 and the hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26. As a result, even if the resin block body 251, 261 melts due to the heat of the flames in the event of a fire, the heated foaming material 257, 267 attached to the mating side horizontal plate 2552, 2652 of the metal reinforcing part 255, 265 will foam toward the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20, sealing the gap between the shoji screen 20 and the frame 10, as well as sealing the areas where the vertical and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and sealing each screw hole and opening. This effectively reduces the penetration of heat from the flames in the forward direction of the vertical sliding window 1, further improving fire resistance.

[0116] A second modification of the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 15 , the second modification of the first embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the shape of the reinforcing portions 255A, 265A and the position of the heated foam materials 258, 268. In addition to the configuration of the reinforcing portions 255, 265 of the first embodiment, the second modification of the first embodiment includes outer horizontal plate portions 2553, 2653 extending a predetermined length outward in the left-right direction from the end of the fixed-side vertical plate portion 2551, 2651 opposite the mating-side horizontal plate portion 2552, 2652 in the up-down direction. The heated foam materials 258, 268 are attached to the surfaces of the outer horizontal plate portions 2553, 2653 opposite the hanging-side vertical stile 23 and the door-end-side vertical stile 24. In the second modification of the first embodiment, the same configuration as in the first embodiment is described with reference to the first embodiment.

[0117] As shown in Figure 15, the metal reinforcement parts 255A, 265A of the second modified example of the first embodiment have fixed side vertical plate parts 2551, 2651 that have thickness in the left-right direction and width in the up-down direction and extend in the forward direction, plate-shaped mating side horizontal plate parts 2552, 2652 that extend outward in the left-right direction from the end of the fixed side vertical plate parts 2551, 2651 on the up-down direction side of the hanging side vertical frame 23, and outer horizontal plate parts 2553, 2635 that extend outward in the left-right direction by a predetermined length from the end of the fixed side vertical plate parts 2551, 2651 opposite the mating side horizontal plate parts 2552, 2652.

[0118] In the second modification of the first embodiment, the heated foaming materials 258, 268 are attached to the vertical outer surfaces (upper or lower surfaces) of the outer horizontal plate portions 2553, 2635 of the metal reinforcing portions 255A, 265A so as to foam toward the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20. In the event of a fire or other incident, if the resin block main bodies 251A, 261A melt due to the heat of the flames, the heated foaming materials 258, 268 foam toward the frame 10 located on the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20, sealing the gap between the shoji screen 20 and the frame 10 at the melted portions of the resin block main bodies 251A, 261A, sealing the portions where the vertical and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and sealing each screw hole and opening. This reduces the penetration of heat from the flames in the forward direction of the vertical sliding window 1. Therefore, the fire prevention performance can be improved.

[0119] The heated foam materials 258, 268 are attached to the outer surfaces in the vertical direction of the outer horizontal plate portions 2553, 2635 of the metal reinforcing portions 255A, 265A. Therefore, in the event of a fire or the like, even if the resin block main bodies 251A, 261A melt due to the heat of the flames, the metal reinforcing portions 255A, 265A do not melt, thereby reducing the risk of the heated foam materials 258, 268 falling from the hanging-side stile-side upper corner block 25 and the hanging-side stile-side lower corner block 26. As a result, even if the resin block body 251A, 261A melts due to the heat of the flames in the event of a fire, the heated foaming material 258, 268 attached to the outer horizontal plate 2553, 2635 of the metal reinforcing part 255A, 265A will foam toward the outer periphery of the shoji screen 20, sealing the gap between the shoji screen 20 and the frame 10, sealing the areas where the vertical and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and sealing each screw hole and opening. This effectively reduces the penetration of heat from the flame in the forward direction of the vertical sliding window 1, further improving fire resistance.

[0120] The method of attaching the heated foam materials 256, 266, 266A, 257, 267, 258, and 268 to the corner blocks 25 and 26 is not limited, and the heated foam materials 256, 266, 266A, 257, 267, 258, and 268 may be attached, for example, by being stuck to the corner blocks 25 and 26, or by being inserted into an arrangement groove formed in the corner blocks 25 and 26, or by being inserted into an arrangement space formed in the corner blocks 25 and 26.

[0121] Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the fixture is configured as a double sliding window 1A.

[0122] As shown in Figure 16, the sliding window 1A (fitting) of the second embodiment is composed of a frame 30 attached to an opening 110 in a building skeleton 100, and two shoji screens fitted inside the frame 30: an outer shoji screen 40 (shoji screen) positioned on the outside X1, and an inner shoji screen 50 (shoji screen) positioned on the inside X2. The outer shoji screen 40 and the inner shoji screen 50 are slidably arranged within the frame 30, and slide left and right (horizontally) within the frame 30. The sliding window 1A (fitting) constitutes a sliding window in which the outer shoji screen 40 and the inner shoji screen 50 can slide left and right. The frame 30 is fixed to the building skeleton 100.

[0123] The frame body 30 is composed of an upper frame 31 (horizontal frame), a lower frame 32 (horizontal frame), and left and right vertical frames 33, 34 arranged in a rectangular shape. The upper frame 31, the lower frame 32, and the left and right vertical frames 33, 34 are formed by extruding a metal material such as aluminum. As shown in Figure 17, the upper frame 31 is provided with an exterior rail 311 and an interior rail 312. The exterior rail 311 is formed to protrude downward from the upper frame 31 on the exterior side X1 of the upper frame 31 and guides the upper end of the outer shoji screen 40. The interior rail 312 is formed to protrude downward from the upper frame 31 on the interior side X2 of the upper frame 31 and guides the upper end of the inner shoji screen 50.

[0124] The lower frame 32 is provided with an exterior rail 321 and an interior rail 322. The exterior rail 321 is formed to protrude upward from the lower frame 32 at the exterior side X1 of the lower frame 32 and guides the lower end of the outer shoji screen 40. The interior rail 322 is formed to protrude upward from the lower frame 32 at the interior side X2 of the lower frame 32 and guides the lower end of the inner shoji screen 50.

[0125] As shown in Figure 16, the four corner portions of the frame body 30 are provided with a frame-side upper left corner block 35 (corner block), a frame-side lower left corner block 36 (corner block), a frame-side upper right corner block 37 (corner block), and a frame-side lower right corner block 38 (corner block).

[0126] At the four corner portions of the frame body 30, similar to the corner portions of the frame body 10 of the first embodiment, the upper frame 31, the lower frame 32 and the left and right vertical frames 33, 34 are all formed by cutting only the longitudinal ends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and no additional cutout processing is performed, so that they are formed in a so-called raw cut state.

[0127] In the frame body 30 of the second embodiment, while the frame body 10 of the first embodiment has overlapping portions 10a, 10b where the upper frame 11 and the vertical frames (the vertical frame 13 on the hanging side and the vertical frame 14 on the door end side) overlap, the frame body 30 of the second embodiment does not have overlapping portions where the horizontal frames (upper frame 31, lower frame 32) and the vertical frames (the left and right vertical frames 33, 34) overlap.

[0128] Specifically, in the second embodiment, the longitudinal end of the upper frame 31 on the vertical frame 33 side is not swallowed up by the vertical frame 33, and the longitudinal end of the upper frame 31 on the vertical frame 33 side does not overlap with the vertical frame 33. Furthermore, the longitudinal end of the upper frame 31 on the vertical frame 34 side is not swallowed up by the vertical frame 34, and the longitudinal end of the upper frame 31 on the vertical frame 34 side does not overlap with the vertical frame 34. Furthermore, in the frame body 30 of the second embodiment, as with the frame body 10 of the first embodiment, the longitudinal end of the lower frame 32 on the vertical frame 33 side is not swallowed up by the vertical frame 33, and the longitudinal end of the lower frame 32 on the vertical frame 33 side does not overlap with the vertical frame 33. Furthermore, the longitudinal end of the lower frame 32 on the vertical frame 34 side is not swallowed up by the vertical frame 34, and the longitudinal end of the lower frame 32 on the vertical frame 34 side does not overlap with the vertical frame 34.

[0129] The four corner blocks (frame-side upper left corner block 35, frame-side lower left corner block 36, frame-side upper right corner block 37, and frame-side lower right corner block 38) of the frame body 30 of the second embodiment have the same basic configuration as the four corner blocks 15 to 18 of the frame body 10 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the explanation of the corner blocks 35 to 38 of the frame body 30 of the second embodiment will be omitted, and the explanation of the four corner blocks 15 to 18 of the frame body 10 of the first embodiment will be used.

[0130] As shown in Figures 16 to 18, the outer shoji screen 40 is constructed by fitting glass 401, which is made up of two glass plates, inside a frame body 400 constructed by assembling an upper frame 41 (horizontal member), a lower frame 42 (horizontal member), a front-end vertical frame 43 (vertical member) located on the door front side, and an outer joining vertical frame 44 (vertical member) located on the door rear end side into a rectangular frame assembly. As shown in Figure 2, the outer shoji screen 40 is engaged with the exterior rails 311, 321 of the upper frame 31 and the lower frame 32 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. A door roller 61 is provided on the lower frame 42 of the outer shoji screen 40, which rolls on the exterior rail 321 of the lower frame 32.

[0131] As shown in Figures 16 to 18, the inner shoji screen 50 is constructed by fitting glass 501, which is made up of two glass plates, inside a frame body 500 constructed by assembling an upper frame 51 (horizontal member), a lower frame 52 (horizontal member), a front-end vertical frame 53 (vertical member) located on the door edge side, and an inner joining vertical frame 54 (vertical member) located on the door edge side into a rectangular frame assembly. As shown in Figure 17, the inner shoji screen 50 is engaged with the interior rails 312, 322 of the upper and lower frames 31 and 32 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The lower frame 52 of the inner shoji screen 50 is provided with a door roller 62 that rolls on the interior rail 322 of the lower frame 32.

[0132] In this embodiment, the upper frame 41, the lower frame 42, the door-front vertical frame 43 located on the door-front side, and the outer joining vertical frame 44, which is a vertical frame located on the door-end side, of the outer shoji screen 40 correspond to the upper frame 51, the lower frame 52, the door-front vertical frame 53 located on the door-front side, and the inner joining vertical frame 54 (vertical member) located on the door-end side of the inner shoji screen 50, and all have the same basic configuration. Therefore, in this embodiment, the inner shoji screen 50 will be described in detail, and the description of the outer shoji screen 40 will be omitted, citing the description of the inner shoji screen 50.

[0133] As shown in Figures 19 to 21, the four corner portions of the frame 500 of the inner shoji screen 50 are provided with an upper corner block 55 (corner block) on the inner joining vertical frame side, a lower corner block 56 (corner block) on the inner joining vertical frame side, an upper corner block 57 (corner block) on the door edge side frame side, and a lower corner block 58 (corner block) on the door edge side frame side.

[0134] 19 to 22 and 24, the inner joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 55 is provided between the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the upper stile 51 at the corner where the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the upper stile 51 are combined, and connects the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the upper stile 51. The inner joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 55 is arranged such that the lower insertion portion 553 (see FIGS. 22 and 25) is inserted into the end of the inner joining vertical stile 54 from the fore-end face of the upper end of the inner joining vertical stile 54 in the longitudinal direction, and the side face is arranged facing the fore-end face of the end of the upper stile 51 on the inner joining vertical stile 54 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0135] 19 to 21, 23, and 24, the inner joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 56 is provided between the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the lower stile 52 at the corner where the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the lower stile 52 are combined, and connects the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the lower stile 52. The inner joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 56 is positioned such that its upper insertion portion 563 (see FIGS. 23 and 25) is inserted into the end of the inner joining vertical stile 54 from the fore-end face of the lower end of the inner joining vertical stile 54 in the longitudinal direction, and its side face is positioned opposite the fore-end face of the end of the lower stile 52 on the inner joining vertical stile 54 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0136] As shown in Figures 19 to 22 and 24, the leading-side stile-side upper corner block 57 is provided between the leading-side stile 53 and the upper stile 51 at the corner where the leading-side stile 53 and the upper stile 51 are combined, and connects the leading-side stile 53 and the upper stile 51. The leading-side stile-side upper corner block 57 is arranged such that its lower insertion portion 573 (see Figures 22 and 26) is inserted into the end of the leading-side stile 53 from the edge of the upper end of the leading-side stile 53 in the longitudinal direction, and its side surface is arranged facing the edge of the end of the upper stile 51 on the leading-side stile 53 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0137] As shown in Figures 19 to 21, 23 and 24, the leading-side stile-side lower corner block 58 is provided between the leading-side stile 53 and the bottom stile 52 at the corner where the leading-side stile 53 and the bottom stile 52 are combined, and connects the leading-side stile 53 and the bottom stile 52. The leading-side stile-side lower corner block 58 is positioned such that its upper insertion portion 583 (see Figures 23 and 26) is inserted into the end of the leading-side stile 53 from the edge of the lower longitudinal end of the leading-side stile 53, and its side surface is positioned facing the edge of the end of the bottom stile 52 on the leading-side stile 53 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0138] At the four corners of the frame 500, the upper frame 51, the lower frame 52, the door-end vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 are all formed by simply cutting the longitudinal ends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, as shown in Figures 21, 25 and 26, and no additional cutouts are made, so they are formed in a so-called raw cut state.

[0139] 19 and 22, when the upper corner block 55 on the inner joining vertical frame side is installed between the upper frame 51 and the inner joining vertical frame 54, as shown in Fig. 22, the end 510a of the upper frame 51 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass placement groove 540 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 501 in the inner joining vertical frame 54 is swallowed and placed, and is positioned near the bottom 540a of the glass placement groove 540 of the inner joining vertical frame 54. The end 510a of the upper frame 51 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side in the longitudinal direction is positioned in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 540a of the glass placement groove 540 of the inner joining vertical frame 54. In this state, as shown in Figures 20 and 22, an overlapping portion 50a is formed in which parts of the upper frame 51 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 overlap when viewed from the front side.

[0140] 19 and 23, when the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical frame side is provided between the lower frame 52 and the inner joining vertical frame 54, as shown in Fig. 23, the end 520a of the lower frame 52 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass placement groove 540 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 501 in the inner joining vertical frame 54 is swallowed and placed, and is positioned near the bottom 540a of the glass placement groove 540 of the inner joining vertical frame 54. The end 520a of the lower frame 52 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side in the longitudinal direction is positioned in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 540a of the glass placement groove 540 of the inner joining vertical frame 54. In this state, as shown in Figures 20 and 23, an overlapping portion 50b is formed in which parts of the lower frame 52 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 overlap when viewed from the front side.

[0141] 19 and 22, when the door-front-side stile-side upper corner block 57 is installed between the upper stile 51 and the door-front-side stile 53, as shown in Fig. 22, the end 510b of the upper stile 51 on the door-front-side stile 53 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 530 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 501 in the door-front-side stile 53 is swallowed and arranged, and is arranged near the bottom 530a of the glass arrangement groove 530 of the door-front-side stile 53. The end 510b on the door-front-side stile 53 side in the longitudinal direction of the upper stile 51 is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 530a of the glass arrangement groove 530 of the door-front-side stile 53. In this state, as shown in Figures 20 and 22, an overlapping portion 50c is formed in which parts of the upper frame 51 and the door-end vertical frame 53 overlap when viewed in the forward direction.

[0142] 19 and 23, when the lower corner block 58 on the door-front stile side is installed between the bottom stile 52 and the door-front stile 53, as shown in FIG. 23, the longitudinal end 520b of the bottom stile 52 is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 530 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 501 in the door-front stile 53 is swallowed and arranged, and is arranged near the bottom 530a of the glass arrangement groove 530 of the door-front stile 53. The longitudinal end 520b of the bottom stile 52 is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 530a of the glass arrangement groove 530 of the door-front stile 53. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 23, an overlapping portion 50d is formed in which parts of the bottom stile 52 and the door-front stile 53 overlap when viewed in the visible direction.

[0143] The upper corner block 55 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the upper corner block 57 on the door-end side will be described. As shown in Figure 20, the upper corner block 55 on the inner joining vertical frame side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 500 than the overlapping portion 50a where the upper frame 51 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 partially overlap when viewed from the front. The upper corner block 57 on the door-end side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 500 than the overlapping portion 50c where the upper frame 51 and the door-end side vertical frame 53 partially overlap when viewed from the front.

[0144] 25 and 26, the interior joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 55 and the door-end side stile-side upper corner block 57 have resin block main bodies 551, 571 (resin portions) formed of a resin material and extending in the vertical direction, and metal frame portions 555, 575 (reinforcement portions) attached to the upper sides of the block main bodies 551, 571. The interior joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 55 and the door-end side stile-side upper corner block 57 are each composed of two main members: the resin block main bodies 551, 571 (resin portions) and the metal frame portions 555, 575 (metal portions) made of a metal material.

[0145] If the resin block main bodies 551, 571 are damaged when the upper corner block 55 on the joining vertical stile side and the upper corner block 57 on the door edge side are installed, only the resin block main bodies 551, 571 can be removed from the upper corner block 55 on the joining vertical stile side and the upper corner block 57 on the door edge side by removing the appropriate screws, etc.

[0146] Cover members 550, 570 are attached to the indoor side X2 portions of the small end faces of the upper ends of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-front side vertical frame 53 on the indoor side X2 of the upper corner block 55 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the upper corner block 57 on the door-front side frame side.

[0147] The block main body portions 551, 571 are formed as an integrated part by integrating upper constituent portions 552, 572 (exterior constituent portions) that are located at the top and exposed to the outside, and insertion portions 553, 573 that are located at the bottom.

[0148] The upper end sides of the upper constituent parts 552, 572 are exposed to the outside, and metal frame parts 555, 575 are attached at a position a predetermined height lower than the upper end of the upper constituent parts 552, 572. Cutout parts 5521, 5721 that serve as rail running grooves along which the indoor rail 312 of the upper frame 31 runs are formed at the upper end of the upper constituent parts 552, 572. Because the block main body parts 551, 571 are made of resin, metallic noise can be prevented when the indoor rail 312 of the upper frame 31 runs along the cutout parts 5521, 5721.

[0149] The insertion portions 553, 573 are inserted and positioned inside the ends of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end side vertical frame 53 from the small end faces of the upper longitudinal ends of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end side vertical frame 53.

[0150] The metal frame portions 555, 575 are formed to surround a portion of the upper side of the block main body portions 551, 571. The metal frame portions 555, 575 reinforce the corner portions of the frame body 500.

[0151] The metal frame portions 555, 575 have outdoor-facing panel portions 5551, 5751 arranged on the outdoor side X1 and extending in the facing direction, indoor-facing panel portions 5552, 5752 arranged on the indoor side X2 and extending in the facing direction, and inner-facing panel portions 5553, 5753 and outer-facing panel portions 5554, 5754 that connect the outdoor-facing panel portions 5551, 5751 and the indoor-facing panel portions 5552, 5752 and extend in the facing direction. The upper end sides of the inner-facing panel portions 5553, 5753 and the outer-facing panel portions 5554, 5754 are cut out in a U-shape that opens upward along the cutout portions 5521, 5721 of the upper structural portions 552, 572.

[0152] The following describes the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the lower corner block 58 on the door-end side. As shown in Figure 20, the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical frame side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 500 than the overlapping portion 50b where the lower frame 52 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 partially overlap when viewed in the forward direction. The lower corner block 58 on the door-end side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 500 than the overlapping portion 50d where the lower frame 52 and the door-end side vertical frame 53 partially overlap when viewed in the forward direction.

[0153] 25 and 26, the lower corner block 56 on the inner stile side and the lower corner block 58 on the door-end side have block main bodies 561, 581 (resin portions) made of resin and extending in the vertical direction, and metal frame portions 565, 585 (reinforcement portions) attached to the lower sides of the block main bodies 561, 581. The lower corner block 56 on the inner stile side and the lower corner block 58 on the door-end side are each mainly composed of two members: the block main bodies 561, 581 (resin portions) made of resin, and the metal frame portions 565, 585 (metal portions) made of metal.

[0154] If the resin block main bodies 561, 581 are damaged when the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the lower corner block 58 on the door edge side are installed, only the resin block main bodies 561, 581 can be removed from the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the lower corner block 58 on the door edge side by removing the appropriate screws, etc.

[0155] Cover members 560, 580 are attached to the indoor side X2 portions of the small end faces of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the upper end of the door-front side vertical frame 53 on the indoor side X2 of the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the lower corner block 58 on the door-front side frame side.

[0156] The block main body portions 561, 581 are formed as an integrated part that integrates lower component portions 562, 582 (exterior component portions) that are located at the bottom and exposed to the outside, and insertion portions 563, 583 that are located at the top.

[0157] The lower end sides of the lower constituent parts 562, 582 are exposed to the outside, and metal frame parts 565, 585 are attached at a position a predetermined height higher than the lower end of the lower constituent parts 562, 582. Cutout parts 5621, 5821 that serve as rail running grooves along which the indoor rail 322 of the lower frame 32 runs are formed at the lower end of the lower constituent parts 562, 582. Because the block main body parts 561, 581 are made of resin, metallic noise can be prevented from being generated when the indoor rail 322 of the lower frame 32 runs along the cutout parts 5621, 5821.

[0158] The insertion portions 563, 583 are inserted and positioned inside the ends of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end side vertical frame 53 from the small end faces of the lower longitudinal ends of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end side vertical frame 53.

[0159] The metal frame portions 565, 585 are formed to surround a portion of the upper side of the block main body portions 561, 581. The metal frame portions 565, 585 reinforce the corner portions of the frame body 500.

[0160] The metal frame portions 565, 585 have outdoor facing panel portions 5651, 5851 arranged on the outdoor side X1 and extending in the facing direction, indoor facing panel portions 5652, 5852 arranged on the indoor side X2 and extending in the facing direction, and indoor facing panel portions 5653, 5853 and outdoor facing panel portions 5654, 5854 which connect the outdoor facing panel portions 5651, 5851 and the indoor facing panel portions 5652, 5852 and extend in the facing direction.

[0161] The procedure for assembling the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the upper frame 51 with the inner joining vertical frame side upper corner block 55 interposed therebetween, and the procedure for assembling the door end side vertical frame 53 and the upper frame 51 with the door end side frame side upper corner block 57 interposed therebetween will be explained.

[0162] First, as shown in Figures 25 and 26, with the metal frame portions 555, 575 attached to the upper sides of the block main bodies 551, 571 of the upper corner block 55 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the upper corner block 57 on the door-front stile side, the insertion portions 553, 573 of the block main bodies 551, 571 are inserted and attached from the small end faces of the upper longitudinal ends of the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the door-front vertical stile 53.

[0163] Then, the screws 55a, 57a (fixing members) are moved from the outside to the inside of the through holes 541a, 531a in the left-right outer panels 541, 531 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end side vertical frame 53, and as shown in Figure 22, the screws 55a, 57a are passed through the through holes 542a, 532a in the left-right inner panels 542, 532 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end side vertical frame 53 and the mounting brackets 554, 574 fixed to the metal frame portions 555, 575, and fastened to the screw fastening portions 51a of the upper frame 51 to fix them. Here, some of the screws 55a, 57a are arranged inside the upper corner block 55 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the upper corner block 57 on the door edge side stile side, and the screws 55a, 57a are arranged passing through the inside of the upper corner block 55 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the upper corner block 57 on the door edge side stile side.

[0164] By inserting the screws 55a, 57a into the inner left-right inner plates 542, 532 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end vertical frame 53, the mounting brackets 554, 574 fixed to the metal frame portions 555, 575, and the screw fastening portion 51a of the upper frame 51, the screws 55a, 57a fasten the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the upper frame 51, and also fasten the door-end vertical frame 53 and the upper frame 21. As a result, the inner joining vertical frame 54 with the inner joining vertical frame upper corner block 55 attached is fixed to the longitudinal end of the upper frame 51 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side with screws 55a, and the door-end side vertical frame 53 with the door-end side frame upper corner block 57 attached is fixed to the longitudinal end of the upper frame 51 on the door-end side vertical frame 53 side with screws 57a.

[0165] The screws 55a, 57a are used to fasten the mounting brackets 554, 574 fixed to the metal frame parts 555, 575 and the inner left and right panels 542, 532 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-front vertical frame 53, and the screw fastening part 51a of the upper frame 51 together when inserted into them, so that even when the inner shoji screen 50 slides and the upper corner block 55 on the joining vertical frame side and the upper corner block 57 on the door-front frame side hit the shoji stopper (not shown), the upper corner block 55 on the joining vertical frame side and the upper corner block 57 on the door-front frame side can be prevented from coming off. In addition, the screws 55a, 57a secure the metal parts of the mounting brackets 554, 574 fixed to the metal frame parts 555, 575 and the left and right inner plates 542, 532 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door end vertical frame 53, and the screw fastening part 51a of the upper frame 51, so that the parts are firmly fastened together.

[0166] The procedure for assembling the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the lower frame 52 with the inner joining vertical frame side lower corner block 56 interposed therebetween, and the procedure for assembling the door end side vertical frame 53 and the lower frame 52 with the door end side frame side lower corner block 58 interposed therebetween will be explained.

[0167] First, as shown in Figures 25 and 26, with the metal frame portions 565, 585 attached to the lower sides of the block main bodies 561, 581 of the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the lower corner block 58 on the door-front stile side, the insertion portions 563, 583 of the block main bodies 561, 581 are inserted and attached from the small end faces of the lower longitudinal ends of the inner joining vertical stile 54 and the door-front vertical stile 53.

[0168] Then, the screws 56a, 58a are moved from the outside to the inside of the through holes 541b, 531b in the left-right outer panels 541, 531 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end vertical frame 53, and as shown in Figure 23, the screws 56a, 58a are passed through the through holes 542b, 532b in the left-right inner panels 542, 532 of the door-end vertical frame 53 and the mounting brackets 564, 584 fixed to the metal frame portions 565, 585, and fastened to the screw fastening portions 52a of the lower frame 52 to secure them. Here, some of the screws 56a, 58a are arranged inside the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the lower corner block 58 on the door edge side stile side, and the screws 56a, 58a are arranged passing through the inside of the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the lower corner block 58 on the door edge side stile side.

[0169] By inserting the screws 56a, 58a into the inner left-right inner plates 542, 532 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-front vertical frame 53, the mounting brackets 564, 584 fixed to the metal frame portions 565, 585, and the screw fastening portion 52a of the bottom frame 52, the screws 56a, 58a fasten the inner joining vertical frame 54 to the bottom frame 22, and also fasten the door-front vertical frame 53 to the bottom frame 22. As a result, the inner joining vertical frame 54 with the inner joining vertical frame side lower corner block 56 attached is fixed to the end of the bottom frame 52 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side in the longitudinal direction with screws 56a, and the door-end side vertical frame 53 with the door-end side frame side lower corner block 58 attached is fixed to the end of the bottom frame 52 on the door-end side vertical frame 53 side in the longitudinal direction with screws 58a.

[0170] The screws 56a, 58a are inserted into the left and right inner plates 542, 532 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-front vertical frame 53, the mounting brackets 564, 584 fixed to the metal frame parts 565, 585, and the screw fastening part 52a of the lower frame 52, and are tightened together to secure them in place.Therefore, even if the inner shoji screen 50 slides and the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the lower corner block 58 on the door-front frame side hit the shoji stopper (not shown), the lower corner block 56 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the lower corner block 58 on the door-front frame side can be prevented from coming off. In addition, the screws 56a, 58a secure the metal parts of the inner left-right inner plates 542, 532 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 and the door-end vertical frame 53, the mounting brackets 564, 584 fixed to the metal frame parts 565, 585, and the screw fastening part 52a of the lower frame 52, so that the parts are firmly fastened together.

[0171] The inner shoji screen 50 constructed as described above comprises corner blocks 55 to 58 provided between the vertical frames 54, 53 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) at the corners of the frame body 500, overlapping portions 50a to 50d where parts of the vertical frames 53, 54 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) overlap when viewed from the front, and screws 55a, 56a, 57a, 58a (fixing members) that fasten the vertical frames 54, 53 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) and have at least parts located inside the corner blocks 55 to 58.

[0172] Therefore, by providing corner blocks 55-58 between the vertical frames 54, 53 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52), the corner portions of the frame body 500 of the inner shoji screen 50 can be configured without additional notching at the longitudinal ends of the vertical frames 54, 53 and horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the amount of additional notching at the longitudinal ends of the shapes of the vertical frames 54, 53 and horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52). Furthermore, with the ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) positioned near the bottoms 530a, 540a of the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the vertical frames 53, 54, portions of the vertical frames 54, 53 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) overlap when viewed from the front, thereby improving the strength of the corners of the frame 500. Furthermore, since at least a portion of the screws 55a, 56a, 57a, 58a are positioned inside the corner blocks 55-58, the strength of the corners of the frame 500 can be improved.

[0173] In the inner shoji screen 50, the corner blocks 55 to 58 have insertion portions 553 to 583 that are inserted into the longitudinal ends of the vertical frames 54, 53. Therefore, the corner blocks 55 to 58 of the inner shoji screen 50 can be easily attached to the longitudinal ends of the vertical frames 54, 53 in a positioned state.

[0174] In addition, in the inner shoji screen 50, the corner blocks 55-58 have resin block main bodies 551, 561, 571, 581 formed of a resin material and extending in the vertical direction, and metal frame bodies 555, 565, 575, 585 attached to the block main bodies 551, 561, 571, 581. Therefore, since the corner blocks 55-58 are mainly composed of two members, the resin block main bodies 551, 561, 571, 581 and the metal frame bodies 555, 565, 575, 585, the block main bodies 551, 561, 571, 581 have upper components 552, 572 or lower components 562, 582 located at the top and exposed to the outside, and by appropriately setting the color of the block main bodies 551, 561, 571, 581, the exterior colors of the frame body 300 and the corner blocks 55-58 can be unified. Furthermore, since the resin block bodies 551, 561, 571, and 581 can be removed, if the block bodies 551, 561, 571, and 581 are damaged, they can be easily replaced. Furthermore, since the metal frame parts 555, 565, 575, and 585 are provided, the strength of the corners of the frame 500 can be improved.

[0175] Furthermore, in the inner shoji screen 50, the corner blocks 55 to 58 have cutouts 5521, 5621, 5721, and 5821 that serve as rail running grooves along which the rails of the frame body 300 (the indoor side rail 312 of the upper frame 31 and the indoor side rail 322 of the lower frame 32) run. This eliminates the need for additional processing on the longitudinal ends of the stiles 54 and 53 to provide the rail running grooves, and it is possible to provide rail running grooves along which the rails of the frame body 300 (the indoor side rail 312 of the upper frame 31 and the indoor side rail 322 of the lower frame 32) run without additional cutout processing on the stiles 54 and 53.

[0176] Furthermore, in the inner shoji screen 50, the corner blocks 55-58 are positioned more radially outward than the overlapping portions 50a-50d. This allows the corner blocks 55-58 to be provided on the outer periphery of the overlapping portions 50a-50d, where portions of the vertical stiles 54, 53 and the horizontal stiles (upper stile 51, lower stile 52) overlap, without requiring additional cutouts at the longitudinal ends of the vertical stiles 54, 53. Therefore, while the overlapping portions 50a-50d ensure the strength of the corners of the inner shoji screen 50, the corner blocks 55-58 are provided more radially outward than the overlapping portions 50a-50d, with less cutout required at the longitudinal ends of the vertical stiles 54, 53 and the horizontal stiles (upper stile 51, lower stile 52), improving assembly rigidity.

[0177] In addition, in the inner shoji screen 50, the longitudinal ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) are inserted into the glass placement grooves 540, 530 of the vertical frames 54, 53, and the longitudinal ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) abut against the visible surfaces of the bottoms 540a, 530a of the glass placement grooves 540, 530 of the vertical frames 54, 53. This improves the assembly strength between the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) and the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52).

[0178] This method of installing inner shoji screen 50 includes the steps of inserting and attaching insertion portions 553-583 of corner blocks 55-58 to the longitudinal ends of vertical frames 54, 53, and fixing vertical frames 54, 53 with corner blocks 55-58 attached to the longitudinal ends of horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) with screws 55a-58a. This allows corner blocks 55-58 to be easily installed between vertical frames 54, 53 and horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52).

[0179] Next, we will explain the heated foam material 556 attached to the interior joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 55, the heated foam material 566 attached to the interior joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 56, the heated foam material 576 attached to the door-edge stile-side upper corner block 57, and the heated foam material 586 attached to the door-edge stile-side lower corner block 58. As mentioned above, the block main bodies 551, 561, 571, and 581 of the interior joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 55, the interior joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 56, the door-edge stile-side upper corner block 57, and the door-edge stile-side lower corner block 58 are made of resin.

[0180] As shown in Figure 25, a heated foam material 556 is attached to the indoor side X2 surface of the block body 551 of the interior joining vertical stile side upper corner block 55. At the upper side of the heated foam material 556, an indoor side facing panel 5552 of the metal frame 555 is arranged on the indoor side X2 of the heated foam material 556. A heated foam material 566 is attached to the indoor side X2 surface of the block body 561 of the interior joining vertical stile side lower corner block 56. At the lower side of the heated foam material 566, an indoor side facing panel 5652 of the metal frame 565 is arranged on the indoor side X2 of the heated foam material 566.

[0181] As shown in Figure 26, a heated foaming material 576 is attached to the outer left-right surface of the outer projection panel portion 5754 of the metal frame portion 575 of the door-leading-side stile-side upper corner block 57 so as to foam toward the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 50. A heated foaming material 586 is attached to the outer left-right surface of the outer projection panel portion 5854 of the metal frame portion 585 of the door-leading-side stile-side lower corner block 58 so as to foam toward the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 50.

[0182] In the event of a fire, if the resin block main bodies 551, 561 melt due to the heat of the flames, the heated foam materials 556, 566 foam toward the inner stile 54, sealing the hollow portion of the inner stile 54. In the event of a fire, if the resin block main bodies 571, 581 melt due to the heat of the flames, the heated foam materials 576, 586 foam toward the frame 30 located on the outer periphery of the inner stile 50, sealing the gap between the inner stile 50 and the frame 30 where the resin block main bodies 571, 581 melt, sealing the portion where the stiles and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and sealing each screw hole and opening. This reduces the penetration of heat from the flames in the forward direction of the sliding window 1A, thereby improving fire resistance.

[0183] Furthermore, the heated foam materials 576, 586 are attached to the metal frame portions 575, 585. Therefore, even if the resin block main bodies 571, 581 melt due to the heat of the flames in the event of a fire, the metal frame portions 575, 585 do not melt, thereby reducing the risk of the heated foam materials 576, 586 falling from the leading-edge stile-side upper corner block 57 and the leading-edge stile-side lower corner block 58. As a result, even if the resin block main bodies 571, 581 melt due to the heat of the flames in the event of a fire, the heated foam materials 576, 586 attached to the metal frame portions 575, 585 will foam toward the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 50, sealing the gap between the inner shoji screen 50 and the frame body 30, sealing the portions where the vertical and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and sealing each screw hole and opening hole. This effectively reduces the penetration of heat from a fire in the direction of the sliding window 1A, further improving fire resistance.

[0184] A first modified example of the second embodiment will be described. As shown in Fig. 27, the first modified example of the second embodiment differs from the mounting bracket 584 of the second embodiment in that the configuration of the mounting bracket 584A is different, and the position of the heated foam material 587 is different. Note that Fig. 27 does not show the metal frame portion 585 of the lower corner block 58 on the door-end side stile side in Fig. 26. In the first modified example of the second embodiment, the description of the second embodiment is used for the same configuration as the first embodiment.

[0185] 27 , in a first modification of the second embodiment, a metal mounting bracket 584A is L-shaped and includes a vertically extending plate 5841 that is thick in the left-right direction and wide in the projection direction and extends in the up-down direction, and a bottom plate 5842 that protrudes horizontally inward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the vertically extending plate 5841. A heated foam material 587 is attached to the underside of the bottom plate 5842.

[0186] In the first variant of the second embodiment, the heated foaming material 587 is attached to the underside of the bottom panel 5842 of the metal mounting bracket 584A so that it foams toward the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 50. In the event of a fire, if the resin block body 581A melts due to the heat of the flames, the heated foaming material 587 foams toward the frame body 30 located on the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 50, sealing the gap between the inner shoji screen 50 and the frame body 30 at the melted portion of the resin block body 581A, sealing the portion where the vertical and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and sealing each screw hole and opening. This reduces the penetration of heat from the flame in the forward direction of the sliding window 1A, thereby improving fire resistance.

[0187] Furthermore, because the mounting bracket 584A (metal portion) is made of metal, even if the resin block body 581A melts due to the heat of the flames in the event of a fire, the metal mounting bracket 584A does not melt, thereby reducing the risk of the heated foam material 587 falling from the lower corner block 58 on the door edge side. As a result, even if the resin block body 581A melts due to the heat of the flames in the event of a fire, the heated foam material 587 attached to the metal mounting bracket 584A will foam toward the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 50, sealing the gap between the inner shoji screen 50 and the frame 30, sealing the areas where the vertical and horizontal stiles (upper and lower stiles) are not positioned and penetrate in the forward direction, and sealing each screw hole and opening. This effectively reduces the penetration of heat from the flames in the forward direction of the sliding window 1A, thereby improving fire resistance.

[0188] The method of attaching the heated foam materials 556, 566, 576, 586, and 587 to the corner blocks 55 to 58 and 58A is not limited, and the heated foam materials 556, 566, 576, 586, and 587 may be attached, for example, by sticking them to the corner blocks 55 to 58 and 58A, by providing placement grooves in the corner blocks 55 to 58 and 58A and inserting them into the placement grooves, or by providing placement spaces in the corner blocks 55 to 58 and 58A and inserting them into the placement spaces.

[0189] Next, we will explain the mounting structure of the two door rollers 62 attached to the lower end of the inner shoji screen 50. As shown in Figure 24, two door rollers 62 are attached to both left and right end sides of the bottom frame 52 of the inner shoji screen 50. As shown in Figure 28, the door rollers 62 are attached to the bottom frame 52 of the inner shoji screen 50 via mounting parts 65.

[0190] 28 and 29 , the door roller 62 is disposed inside a downwardly open frame portion 521 formed at the bottom of the bottom stile 52. The downwardly open frame portion 521 is formed in a U-shaped frame that opens downward. The downwardly open frame portion 521 has an upper surface plate 5211 formed in the shape of a horizontal plate that has a width in the front direction and extends in the left-right direction, and a pair of downward extending plates 5212 that extend downward from both ends of the upper surface plate 5211 in the front direction and are disposed opposite each other.

[0191] 29 , the inner surface of the lower end side of each of the pair of downward extending plates 5212 is formed with a pair of first grooves 5213 that are formed at the lower ends of the pair of downward extending plates 5212, extend in the left-right direction, and open toward the inside of the pair of downward extending plates 5212, and a pair of second grooves 5214 that are formed above the pair of first grooves, extend in the left-right direction, and open toward the inside of the pair of downward extending plates 5212. A pair of protrusions 651 formed at both ends of the mounting part 65 in the width direction (view direction) are inserted into the pair of second grooves 524, and the mounting part 65 is attached.

[0192] The mounting part 65 is formed in the shape of a rectangular frame with a rectangular opening penetrating in the vertical direction. The mounting part 65 is arranged parallel to the horizontal direction, has a predetermined thickness in the vertical direction, has a width in the projection direction, and extends in the left-right direction.

[0193] As shown in Figure 29, the mounting part 65 has a pair of protrusions 651 formed at both ends in the forward direction and protruding outward in both width directions (forward direction), a pair of locking recesses 652 formed on the edges of the opening on both sides in the forward direction, sandwiching the opening on one side in the left-right direction, and a pair of fitting portions 653 formed on the edges of the opening on both sides in the forward direction, sandwiching the opening on either side in the middle in the left-right direction.

[0194] When the mounting part 65 is inserted from one of the left-right sides of the pair of second grooves 5214, the pair of protrusions 651 are inserted into the pair of second grooves 5214 formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of downward extension plates 5212 of the lower frame 52. As a result, the mounting part 65 is inserted into the lower frame 52 from the longitudinal end of the lower frame 52 and attached to the lower frame 52.

[0195] As shown in Fig. 28, the door roller 62 is fixed by fitting to an attachment part 65 attached to the bottom frame 52. As shown in Fig. 29, the door roller 62 has a door roller holding frame 63 and one wheel 64 fixed to the door roller holding frame 63. The door roller holding frame 63 has a pair of locking pieces 631 formed on the lower end side on one side in the left-right direction and locked into a pair of locking recesses 652 of the attachment part 65, a pair of claws 632 formed on the lower end side on the other side in the left-right direction and fitted into a pair of fitting parts 653 of the attachment part 65, and an upper protrusion 633 (protrusion, positioning protrusion) formed to protrude upward from the upper surface.

[0196] 24 and 29 , when the door roller 62 is fixed to the mounting part 65 attached to the lower stile 52, the upper protrusion 633 is positioned in a through-hole 5211a (positioning part, positioning hole) formed in the upper surface plate 5211 of the lower open frame part 521 of the lower stile 52. In this embodiment, the upper protrusion 633 is inserted into the through-hole 5211a formed in the upper surface plate 5211 of the lower open frame part 521 of the lower stile 52. When the door roller 62 is fixed to the mounting part 65, the upper protrusion 633 is inserted into the through-hole 5211a formed in the upper surface plate 5211 of the lower open frame part 521 of the lower stile 52 to position the lower stile 52 in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction), thereby restricting the left-right movement of the door roller 62 so that the door roller 62 does not move in the left-right direction.

[0197] In this embodiment, the positioning of the roller 62 in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction) of the bottom frame 52 is configured by arranging the upper protrusion 633 (protrusion) of the roller 62 in the through-hole 5211a (positioning portion) of the bottom frame 52, but is not limited to this. For example, the bottom frame 52 may have multiple protrusions (positioning portions), and the protrusions of the roller 62 may be arranged between adjacent protrusions of the multiple protrusions, so that the protrusions of the roller 62 are hooked onto the protrusions of the bottom frame 52 to be positioned, or the bottom frame 52 may have one protrusion (positioning portion), the roller 62 has multiple protrusions, and the protrusions of the roller 62 are arranged between adjacent protrusions of the multiple protrusions of the roller 62, so that the protrusions of the roller 62 are hooked onto the protrusions of the bottom frame 52 to be positioned.

[0198] 29 , two drainage holes, that is, through-hole 5211a and through-hole 5211b, are formed in the top panel 5211 of the lower open frame portion 521 of the bottom frame 52, and through-hole 5211a is one of the two drainage holes formed in the bottom frame 52. In this embodiment, the through-hole 5211a, which restricts the left-right movement of the upper protrusion 633 of the door roller holding frame 63 of the door roller 62, is one of the two drainage holes, that is, through-hole 5211a and through-hole 5211b, formed in the bottom frame 52.

[0199] Therefore, it is possible to restrict the left-right movement of the upper protrusion 633 of the door roller 62 by utilizing the through-hole 5211a, which is a drainage hole, without providing a new through-hole 5211a for restricting the left-right movement of the upper protrusion 633 of the door roller 62. When water flows into the door roller 62 from the through-hole 5211a, a path is formed in the door roller 62 that allows the water to flow downward through the interior of the door roller 62 from an opening formed in the upper surface of the door roller holding frame 63. As a result, when water flows into the door roller 62 from the through-hole 5211a, the water can be allowed to flow into the lower frame 32 of the frame body 30.

[0200] 29 , when attaching the door roller 62 to the lower frame 52, first, the attachment part 65 is inserted from one of the left-right ends of the lower open frame portion 521 of the lower frame 52, and the attachment part 65 is attached to the lower frame 52. In this case, a pair of protrusions 651 formed on both ends of the attachment part 65 in the width direction (projection direction) are inserted into a pair of second grooves 5214 of the lower frame 52, and the attachment part 65 is slid inward in the left-right direction of the lower frame 52.

[0201] Next, the door roller 62 is attached to the mounting part 65 attached to the bottom frame 52. In this case, the door roller 62 is moved from the lower side of the mounting part 65 toward the mounting part 65, and the pair of locking pieces 631 of the door roller 62 is locked into the pair of locking recesses 652 of the mounting part 65, and the pair of claws 632 is fitted into the pair of fitting parts 653 of the mounting part 65, thereby fitting and fixing the door roller 62 to the mounting part 65 attached to the bottom frame 52.

[0202] When the door roller 62 is attached to the attachment part 65 attached to the bottom frame 52, the upper protrusion 633 of the door roller 62 is inserted into the through-hole 5211a formed in the top plate 5211 of the lower open frame part 521 of the bottom frame 52, as shown in Fig. 24. The upper protrusion 633 is inserted into the through-hole 5211a formed in the top plate 5211 of the lower open frame part 521 of the bottom frame 52, thereby restricting the left-right movement of the door roller 62 so that the door roller 62 does not move left-right. The through-hole 5211a is a drainage hole in the bottom frame 52.

[0203] As described above, when attaching the door roller 62 to the lower frame 52, the door roller 62 can be easily attached to the lower frame 52 simply by attaching the attachment part 65 to the lower frame 52 and then fitting and fixing the door roller 62 to the attachment part 65 attached to the lower frame 52. Because the door roller 62 can be attached to the lower frame 52 using the attachment part 65, no additional processing is required on the lower frame 52 to attach the door roller 62. Furthermore, because the door roller 62 is fitted and fixed to the attachment part 65, no fastening members such as screws are required.

[0204] In this embodiment, the door roller 62 is configured to have one wheel 64, but this is not limiting. As shown in Figures 30 and 31 , the door roller 62A may be configured to have two double wheels 64. In this case, as in the case of attaching the door roller 62 having one wheel 64 to the lower frame 52 described above, as shown in Figures 30 and 31 , the attachment part 65 is attached to the lower frame 52 by inserting it into the lower frame 52, and then the door roller 62A is fitted and fixed to the attachment part 65 attached to the lower frame 52, so that the door roller 62 can be easily attached to the lower frame 52.

[0205] When attaching the door roller 62A to the mounting part 65, the door roller 62A is moved from the lower side of the mounting part 65 attached to the lower frame 52 toward the mounting part 65, and the pair of locking pieces 634 of the door roller holding frame 63 of the door roller 62A are engaged with the pair of locking portions 654 (see Figure 31) of the mounting part 65, and the pair of claw portions 635 are engaged with the pair of fitting portions 655 (see Figure 31) of the mounting part 65.

[0206] When the door roller 62A is attached to the attachment part 65 attached to the bottom frame 52, the upper protrusion 636 of the door roller holding frame 63 of the door roller 62A is inserted into the through-hole 5211b (see FIG. 31) formed in the top plate 5211 of the lower open frame part 521 of the bottom frame 52. As a result, the upper protrusion 636 of the door roller holding frame 63 of the door roller 62A is inserted into the through-hole 5211b formed in the top plate 5211 of the lower open frame part 521 of the bottom frame 52, thereby restricting the door roller 62A from moving in the left-right direction.

[0207] A third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, an embodiment of an inner shoji screen 70 used in place of the inner shoji screen 50 of the second embodiment will be described. In the description of the third embodiment, the same content as in the second embodiment may be omitted.

[0208] As shown in Figure 32, the inner shoji screen 70 (shōji screen) of the third embodiment is constructed by fitting glass 701 made of two glass plates inside a frame body 700 constructed by assembling an upper frame 71 (horizontal member), a lower frame 72 (horizontal member), a front-end vertical frame 73 (vertical member) located on the door front side, and an inner joining vertical frame 74 (vertical member) located on the door rear side into a rectangular frame. Two door rollers 62 (see Figure 37) are provided on the lower frame 72 of the inner shōji screen 70.

[0209] As shown in Figures 32 to 37, the four corner portions of the frame 700 of the inner shoji screen 70 are provided with an upper corner block 75 (corner block) on the inner joining vertical frame side, a lower corner block 76 (corner block) on the inner joining vertical frame side, an upper corner block 77 (corner block) on the door edge side frame side, and a lower corner block 78 (corner block) on the door edge side frame side.

[0210] 32 to 35 and 37, the inner joining vertical stile side upper corner block 75 is provided between the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the upper stile 71 at the corner where the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the upper stile 71 are combined, and connects the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the upper stile 71. The inner joining vertical stile side upper corner block 75 is arranged such that the lower insertion portion 753 (see FIGS. 35 and 38) is inserted into the end of the inner joining vertical stile 74 from the fore-end face of the upper end of the inner joining vertical stile 74 in the longitudinal direction, and the side face is arranged facing the fore-end face of the end of the upper stile 71 on the inner joining vertical stile 74 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0211] 32 to 34, 36, and 37, the inner joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 76 is provided between the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the lower stile 72 at the corner where the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the lower stile 72 are combined, and connects the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the lower stile 72. The inner joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 76 is arranged such that its upper insertion portion 763 (see FIGS. 36 and 38) is inserted into the end of the inner joining vertical stile 74 from the fore-end face of the lower end of the inner joining vertical stile 74 in the longitudinal direction, and its side face is arranged facing the fore-end face of the end of the lower stile 72 on the inner joining vertical stile 74 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0212] As shown in Figures 32 to 35 and 37, the leading-side stile-side upper corner block 77 is provided between the leading-side stile 73 and the upper stile 71 at the corner where the leading-side stile 73 and the upper stile 71 are combined, and connects the leading-side stile 73 and the upper stile 71. The leading-side stile-side upper corner block 77 is arranged such that its lower insertion portion 773 (see Figures 35 and 39) is inserted into the end of the leading-side stile 73 from the edge of the upper end of the leading-side stile 73 in the longitudinal direction, and its side surface is arranged facing the edge of the end of the upper stile 71 on the leading-side stile 73 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0213] As shown in Figures 32 to 34, 36 and 37, the leading-side stile-side lower corner block 78 is provided between the leading-side stile 73 and the bottom stile 72 at the corner where the leading-side stile 73 and the bottom stile 72 are combined, and connects the leading-side stile 73 and the bottom stile 72. The leading-side stile-side lower corner block 78 is positioned such that its upper insertion portion 783 (see Figures 36 and 39) is inserted into the end of the leading-side stile 73 from the edge of the lower end of the leading-side stile 73 in the longitudinal direction, and its side surface is positioned facing the edge of the end of the bottom stile 72 on the leading-side stile 73 side in the longitudinal direction.

[0214] At the four corners of the frame 500, the upper and lower frames 71 and 72 are each formed by simply cutting their longitudinal ends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, as shown in Figure 34, with no additional cutouts, and are formed in a so-called raw cutout state. On the other hand, unlike the second embodiment, the door-end vertical frame 73 and the interior joining vertical frame 74 each have a cutout formed at their longitudinal ends, cutting out a portion of the interior side X2, as shown in Figures 38 and 39. The cutouts formed at the longitudinal ends of the door-end vertical frame 53 and the interior joining vertical frame 54 are simple cutouts formed by simply cutting out only a portion of the interior side X2 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

[0215] 32 and 35, when the upper corner block 75 on the inner joining vertical frame side is installed between the upper frame 71 and the inner joining vertical frame 74, as shown in Fig. 35, the end 710a of the upper frame 71 on the inner joining vertical frame 74 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass placement groove 740 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 701 of the inner joining vertical frame 74 is swallowed and placed, and is positioned near the bottom 740a of the glass placement groove 740 of the inner joining vertical frame 74. The end 710a of the upper frame 71 on the inner joining vertical frame 74 side in the longitudinal direction is positioned in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 740a of the glass placement groove 740 of the inner joining vertical frame 74. In this state, as shown in Figures 33 and 35, an overlapping portion 70a is formed in which parts of the upper frame 71 and the inner joining vertical frame 74 overlap when viewed from the front side.

[0216] 32 and 36, when the lower corner block 76 on the inner joining vertical stile side is provided between the lower stile 72 and the inner joining vertical stile 74, as shown in Fig. 36, the end 720a of the lower stile 72 on the inner joining vertical stile 74 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass placement groove 740 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 701 in the inner joining vertical stile 74 is swallowed and placed, and is positioned near the bottom 740a of the glass placement groove 740 of the inner joining vertical stile 74. The end 720a of the lower stile 72 on the inner joining vertical stile 74 side in the longitudinal direction is positioned in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 740a of the glass placement groove 740 of the inner joining vertical stile 74. In this state, as shown in Figures 32 and 36, an overlapping portion 70b is formed in which parts of the lower frame 72 and the inner joining vertical frame 74 overlap when viewed from the front side.

[0217] 32 and 35, when the door-front-side stile-side upper corner block 77 is installed between the upper stile 71 and the door-front-side stile 73, as shown in Fig. 35, the end 710b of the upper stile 71 on the door-front-side stile 73 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 730 of the door-front-side stile 73 and is arranged near the bottom 730a of the glass arrangement groove 730 (swallowing portion, glass groove) into which the glass 701 in the door-front-side stile 73 is swallowed and arranged. The end 710b on the door-front-side stile 73 side in the longitudinal direction of the upper stile 71 is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 730a of the glass arrangement groove 730 of the door-front-side stile 73. In this state, as shown in Figures 33 and 35, an overlapping portion 70c is formed in which portions of the upper frame 71 and the door-end vertical frame 73 overlap when viewed in the forward direction.

[0218] 32 and 36, when the lower corner block 78 on the door front stile side is installed between the bottom stile 72 and the door front stile 73, as shown in FIG. 36, the longitudinal end 720b of the bottom stile 72 is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 730 (swallowing portion, glass groove) in which the glass 701 in the door front stile 73 is swallowed and arranged, and is arranged near the bottom 730a of the glass arrangement groove 730 of the door front stile 73. The longitudinal end 720b of the bottom stile 72 is arranged in contact with the visible surface of the bottom 730a of the glass arrangement groove 730 of the door front stile 73. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 33 and 36, an overlapping portion 70d is formed in which parts of the bottom stile 72 and the door front stile 73 overlap when viewed in the visible direction.

[0219] The following describes the upper corner block 75 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the upper corner block 77 on the door-end side. As shown in Figure 33, the upper corner block 75 on the inner joining vertical frame side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 700 than the overlapping portion 70a where the upper frame 71 and the inner joining vertical frame 74 partially overlap when viewed from the front. The upper corner block 77 on the door-end side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 700 than the overlapping portion 70c where the upper frame 71 and the door-end side vertical frame 73 partially overlap when viewed from the front.

[0220] As shown in Figures 38 and 39, the upper corner block 75 on the inner stile side and the upper corner block 77 on the door edge side are made of resin and have block main bodies 751, 771 (resin parts) that extend in the vertical direction. The upper corner block 75 on the inner stile side and the upper corner block 77 on the door edge side are mainly composed of one member, the block main bodies 751, 771, which are made of resin.

[0221] When the upper corner block 75 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the upper corner block 77 on the door-front side frame side are installed, if the resin block main body parts 751, 771 are damaged, only the resin block main body parts 751, 771 can be removed from the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-front side vertical frame 73 by removing the appropriate screws, etc.

[0222] Cover members 750, 770 are attached to the cutout portions of the interior side X2 of the small end face of the upper end of the interior joining vertical frame 74 and the door-front side vertical frame 73 on the interior side X2 of the upper corner block 75 on the interior joining vertical frame side and the upper corner block 77 on the door-front side frame side.

[0223] The block main body portions 751, 771 are configured to have upper constituent portions 752, 772 (exterior constituent portions) arranged at the top and insertion portions 753, 773 arranged at the bottom.

[0224] The upper end sides of the upper constituent parts 752, 772 are arranged so as to be exposed to the outside. Cutout parts 7521, 7721 that serve as rail running grooves along which the indoor rail 312 of the upper frame 31 runs are formed at the upper ends of the upper constituent parts 752, 772. Because the block main bodies 751, 771 are made of resin, metallic noises can be prevented from being generated when the indoor rail 312 of the upper frame 31 runs along the cutout parts 7521, 7721.

[0225] The insertion portions 753, 773 are inserted into the inside of the ends of the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-end side vertical frame 73 from the small end faces of the longitudinal upper ends of the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-end side vertical frame 73.

[0226] The following describes the lower corner block 76 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the lower corner block 78 on the door-end side. As shown in Figure 33, the lower corner block 76 on the inner joining vertical frame side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 700 than the overlapping portion 70b where the lower frame 72 and the inner joining vertical frame 74 partially overlap when viewed in the forward direction. The lower corner block 78 on the door-end side is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 700 than the overlapping portion 70d where the lower frame 72 and the door-end side vertical frame 73 partially overlap when viewed in the forward direction.

[0227] 38 and 39, the lower corner block 76 on the inner stile side and the lower corner block 78 on the door edge side have resin block main bodies 761, 781 (resin portions) formed of a resin material and extending in the vertical direction. The lower corner block 76 on the inner stile side and the lower corner block 78 on the door edge side are each mainly composed of one member of the resin block main bodies 761, 781.

[0228] When the lower corner block 76 on the inner joining vertical frame side and the lower corner block 78 on the door-front side frame side are installed, if the resin block main body parts 761, 781 are damaged, only the resin block main body parts 761, 781 can be removed from the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-front side vertical frame 73 by removing the appropriate screws, etc.

[0229] Cover members 760, 780 are attached to the cutout portions of the interior side X2 of the small end face of the upper end of the interior joining vertical frame 74 and the door-front side vertical frame 73 on the interior side X2 of the lower corner block 76 on the interior joining vertical frame side and the lower corner block 78 on the door-front side frame side.

[0230] The block main body portions 761, 781 are configured to have lower constituent portions 762, 782 (exterior constituent portions) arranged at the bottom, and insertion portions 763, 783 arranged at the top.

[0231] The lower end sides of the lower constituent parts 762, 782 are arranged so as to be exposed to the outside. Cutout parts 7621, 7821 that serve as rail running grooves along which the indoor rail 322 of the lower frame 32 runs are formed at the lower ends of the lower constituent parts 762, 782. Because the block main bodies 761, 781 are made of resin, metallic noises can be prevented from being generated when the indoor rail 322 of the lower frame 32 runs along the cutout parts 7621, 7821.

[0232] The insertion portions 763, 783 are inserted into the inside of the ends of the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-end side vertical frame 73 from the small end faces of the lower longitudinal ends of the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-end side vertical frame 73.

[0233] The procedure for assembling the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the upper frame 71 with the inner joining vertical frame side upper corner block 75 interposed therebetween, and the procedure for assembling the door end side vertical frame 73 and the upper frame 71 with the door end side frame side upper corner block 77 interposed therebetween will be explained.

[0234] First, as shown in Figures 38 and 39, the insertion portions 753, 773 of the block main body portions 751, 771 of the upper corner block 75 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the upper corner block 77 on the door-end side stile side are inserted and attached from the small end faces of the upper longitudinal ends of the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the door-end side vertical stile 73.

[0235] Then, screws 75a, 77a (fixing members) are moved from the outside to the inside in the left-right direction through the through holes 741a, 731a in the left-right outer plates 741, 731 of the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the door-end-side vertical stile 73, and as shown in Figure 35, the screws 75a, 77a pass through the through holes 742a, 732a in the left-right inner plates 742, 732 and are fastened to the screw fastening portions 71a of the upper stile 71 for fixation. Here, a portion of the screws 75a, 77a is disposed inside the inner joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 75 and the door-end-side stile-side upper corner block 77, and the screws 75a, 77a are disposed passing through the interior of the inner joining vertical stile-side upper corner block 75 and the door-end-side stile-side upper corner block 77.

[0236] By inserting the screws 75a and 77a into the through holes 742a and 732a of the left and right inner plates 742 and 732 of the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-end vertical frame 73 and into the screw fastening portion 71a of the upper frame 71, the screws 75a and 77a fasten the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the upper frame 71, and also fasten the door-end vertical frame 73 and the upper frame 71. As a result, the inner joining vertical frame 74 with the inner joining vertical frame upper corner block 75 attached is fixed to the longitudinal end of the upper frame 71 on the inner joining vertical frame 74 side with screws 75a, and the door-front side vertical frame 73 with the door-front side frame upper corner block 77 attached is fixed to the longitudinal end of the upper frame 71 on the door-front side vertical frame 73 side with screws 77a.

[0237] The procedure for assembling the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the lower frame 72 with the inner joining vertical frame side lower corner block 76 interposed therebetween, and the procedure for assembling the door end side vertical frame 73 and the lower frame 72 with the door end side frame side lower corner block 78 interposed therebetween will be explained.

[0238] First, as shown in Figures 38 and 39, the insertion portions 763, 783 of the block main body portions 761, 781 of the lower corner block 76 on the inner joining vertical stile side and the lower corner block 78 on the door-front stile side are inserted and attached from the end faces of the lower longitudinal ends of the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the door-front vertical stile 73.

[0239] Then, screws 76a, 78a are moved from the outside to the inside in the left-right direction through the through holes 741b, 731b of the left-right outer plates 741, 731 of the inner joining vertical stile 74 and the door-end-side vertical stile 73, and as shown in Figure 36, the screws 76a, 78a pass through the through holes 742b, 732b of the left-right inner plates 742, 732 and are fastened to the screw fastening portions 72a of the bottom stile 72 for fixation. Here, a portion of the screws 76a, 78a is disposed inside the inner joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 76 and the door-end-side stile-side lower corner block 78, and the screws 76a, 78a are disposed passing through the interior of the inner joining vertical stile-side lower corner block 76 and the door-end-side stile-side lower corner block 78.

[0240] By inserting the screws 76a, 78a into the through holes 742b, 732b of the left and right inner plates 742, 732 of the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the door-end vertical frame 73 and into the screw fastening portion 72a of the bottom frame 72, the screws 76a, 78a fasten the inner joining vertical frame 74 and the bottom frame 72, and also fasten the door-end vertical frame 73 and the bottom frame 72. As a result, the inner joining vertical frame 74 with the inner joining vertical frame side lower corner block 76 attached is fixed to the end of the bottom frame 72 on the inner joining vertical frame 74 side in the longitudinal direction with screws 76a, and the door-end side vertical frame 73 with the door-end side frame side lower corner block 78 attached is fixed to the end of the bottom frame 72 on the door-end side vertical frame 73 side in the longitudinal direction with screws 78a.

[0241] The inner shoji screen 70 constructed as described above comprises corner blocks 75 to 78 provided between the vertical frames 74, 73 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) at the corners of the frame body 700, overlapping portions 70a to 70d where portions of the vertical frames 73, 74 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) overlap when viewed from the front, and screws 75a, 76a, 77a, 78a (fixing members) that fasten the vertical frames 74, 73 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) and have at least portions located inside the corner blocks 75 to 78.

[0242] Therefore, by providing corner blocks 75-78 between the vertical frames 74, 73 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72), the corner portions of the frame body 700 of the inner shoji screen 70 can be formed simply by making simple cutouts on the longitudinal ends of the vertical frames 74, 73 and horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72). This reduces the amount of additional cutouts required on the longitudinal ends of the shapes of the vertical frames 74, 73 and horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72). Furthermore, with the ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) positioned near the bottoms 730a, 740a of the glass placement grooves 730, 740 of the vertical frames 73, 74, portions of the vertical frames 74, 73 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) overlap when viewed from the front, thereby improving the strength of the corners of the frame 700. Furthermore, since at least a portion of the screws 75a, 76a, 77a, 78a are positioned inside the corner blocks 75-78, the strength of the corners of the frame 700 can be improved.

[0243] In addition, in the inner shoji screen 70, the corner blocks 75 to 78 have insertion portions 753 to 783 that are inserted into the interior of the vertical frames 74, 73 from the longitudinal ends of the vertical frames 74, 73. Therefore, the corner blocks 75 to 78 of the inner shoji screen 70 can be easily attached to the longitudinal ends of the vertical frames 74, 73 in a positioned state.

[0244] Furthermore, in the inner shoji screen 70, the corner blocks 75 to 78 have cutouts 7521, 7621, 7721, and 7821 that serve as rail running grooves along which the rails of the frame body 300 (the indoor side rail 312 of the upper frame 31 and the indoor side rail 322 of the lower frame 32) run. This eliminates the need for additional processing on the longitudinal ends of the stiles 74 and 73 to provide the rail running grooves, and allows the rail running grooves to be provided along which the rails of the frame body 300 (the indoor side rail 312 of the upper frame 31 and the indoor side rail 322 of the lower frame 32) run without additional cutout processing on the stiles 74 and 73.

[0245] Furthermore, in the inner shoji screen 70, the corner blocks 75-78 are positioned more radially outward than the overlapping portions 70a-70d. This allows corner blocks 75-78 to be positioned more radially outward than the overlapping portions 70a-70d, where portions of the vertical stiles 74, 73 and the horizontal stiles (upper stile 71, lower stile 72) overlap, simply by applying simple cutouts to the longitudinal ends of the vertical stiles 74, 73. Therefore, while the strength of the corners of the inner shoji screen 70 is ensured by the overlapping portions 70a-70d, the assembly rigidity can be improved by positioning the corner blocks 75-78 more radially outward than the overlapping portions 70a-70d, with less cutout required at the longitudinal ends of the vertical stiles 74, 73 and the horizontal stiles (upper stile 71, lower stile 72).

[0246] In addition, in the inner shoji screen 70, the longitudinal ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) are inserted into the glass placement grooves 740, 730 of the vertical frames 74, 73, and the longitudinal ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) abut against the visible surfaces of the bottoms 740a, 730a of the glass placement grooves 740, 730 of the vertical frames 74, 73. This improves the assembly strength between the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) and the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72).

[0247] This method of installing inner shoji screen 70 includes the steps of inserting and attaching insertion portions 753-783 of corner blocks 75-78 into the longitudinal ends of vertical frames 74, 73, and fixing vertical frames 74, 73 with corner blocks 75-78 attached to the longitudinal ends of horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72) with screws 75a-78a. This allows corner blocks 75-78 to be easily installed between the vertical frames 74, 73 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 71, lower frame 72).

[0248] Next, we will explain the heated foam material 756 attached to the upper corner block 75 on the inner stile side, the heated foam material 766 attached to the lower corner block 76 on the inner stile side, and the heated foam materials 786, 787 attached to the lower corner block 78 on the leading edge side. Note that no heated foam material is attached to the upper corner block 77 on the leading edge side. As mentioned above, the block bodies 751, 761, 771, 781 of the upper corner block 75 on the inner stile side, the lower corner block 76 on the inner stile side, the upper corner block 77 on the leading edge side, and the lower corner block 78 on the leading edge side are made of resin.

[0249] As shown in Figure 38, a hollow portion 7531 extending in the left-right direction is formed inside the insertion portion 753 of the block body portion 751 of the inner joint vertical stile-side upper corner block 75. A heated foam material 756 is attached to the upper surface of the inside of the hollow portion 7531.

[0250] A hollow frame 7631 having a rectangular cross section and extending vertically is formed in the insertion section 763 of the block body 761 of the lower corner block 76 on the inner stile side. A heated foam material 766 is attached to the inner surface of the indoor side plate 7631a on the indoor side X2 of the hollow frame 7631.

[0251] As shown in Figure 39, a hollow portion 7822 extending in the left-right direction is formed inside the interior side X2 of the lower structural portion 782 of the leading-edge stile-side lower corner block 78. A heated foaming material 786 is attached inside the hollow portion 7822 so as to foam toward the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 70. The insertion portion 783 of the leading-edge stile-side lower corner block 78 has a hollow frame portion 7831 that is rectangular in cross section and extends vertically. A heated foaming material 787 is attached to the lower part of the inner surface formed on the outer left-right side of the hollow frame portion 7831 so as to foam toward the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 70. Because a metal lower frame (not shown) made of a metal material is positioned below the heated foaming materials 786, 787, the heated foaming materials 786, 787 are positioned above the metal lower frame.

[0252] In the event of a fire, if the resin block main body 751, 761 melts due to the heat of the flames, the heated foam materials 756, 766 foam toward the inner joining vertical frame 74, sealing the hollow portion of the inner joining vertical frame 74. In the event of a fire, the heated foam materials 786, 787 foam toward the frame (not shown) located on the outer periphery of the inner shoji screen 70 and toward the interior side X2. When the resin block main body 781 melts due to the heat of a fire, the heated foam materials 786, 787 fall onto the lower frame (not shown) and foam from the metal lower frame located below the heated foam materials 786, 787. This improves fire resistance.

[0253] The method of attaching the heated foam materials 756, 766, 786, and 787 to the corner blocks 75, 76, and 78 is not limited, and the heated foam materials 756, 766, 786, and 787 may be attached, for example, by sticking them to the corner blocks 75, 76, and 78, or by providing placement grooves in the corner blocks 75, 76, and 78 and inserting them into the placement grooves, or by providing placement spaces in the corner blocks 75, 76, and 78 and inserting them into the placement spaces.

[0254] Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. As shown in Figure 40, the fourth embodiment is an embodiment in which the fittings are applied to a multi-window 1B. The multi-window 1B of the fourth embodiment is constructed by connecting two window sections 80 side by side (horizontally) via a mullion 90. Both window sections 80 are fixed windows (fixed windows). The multi-window has two window sections 80 arranged adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and a mullion 90 arranged between the two window sections 80. The mullion 90 extends in the vertical direction.

[0255] As shown in FIG. 40 , each window section 80 has a frame 10 and glass 101 arranged within the frame 10. The frame 10 is composed of an upper frame 11, a lower frame 12, an inner vertical frame 13, and an outer vertical frame 14. In FIG. 40 , the frame 10 arranged to the right of the upright 90 has the same configuration as the frame 10 of the first embodiment (see FIGS. 1 to 7 ), while the frame 10 arranged to the left of the upright 90 has the same configuration as the frame 10 of the first embodiment (see FIGS. 1 to 7 ) but flipped left and right. In the explanation of the fourth embodiment, the "hanging-side vertical frame 13" and the "door-end-side vertical frame 14" of the first embodiment will be referred to as the "inner vertical frame 13" and the "outer vertical frame 14."

[0256] Adjacent frame bodies 10 are each constructed with an upper frame 11, a lower frame 12, and left and right vertical frames 13, 14 framed in a rectangular shape. The upper frame 11 and lower frame 12 extend in the left-right direction. The inner vertical frame 13 and outer vertical frame 14 extend in the up-down direction. The outer vertical frames 14 of adjacent frame bodies 10 are each positioned on both the left and right outside of the multi-window 1B. The inner vertical frames 13 of adjacent frame bodies 10 are each positioned on the inside of the multi-window 1B in the left-right direction, facing each other with the mullions 90 in between.

[0257] Adjacent frames 10 each have four corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18 provided at four corner portions. The configurations of the four corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18 are basically the same as the configurations of the corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18 in the first embodiment.

[0258] In each of adjacent frame bodies 10, the four corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18 have, as in the first embodiment, design portions 151, 161, 171, and 181 exposed to the outside, and fixing portions 152, 162, 172, and 182 fixed to the vertical frames 13 and 14 and the horizontal frames (upper frame 11 and lower frame 12), as shown in Figure 41. The configurations of the four corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18 are similar to those of the four corner blocks 15, 16, 17, and 18 in the first embodiment, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0259] As shown in Figure 41, a mullion 90 is arranged between the inner vertical frames 13 of the frame bodies 10 adjacent to two window sections 80. At the upper ends of the vertical frames 13, the mullion 90 is arranged between the corner blocks 15 provided at the upper ends of adjacent vertical frames 13, as shown in Figure 42, and at the lower ends of the vertical frames 13, the mullion 90 is arranged between the corner blocks 16 provided at the lower ends of adjacent vertical frames 13.

[0260] Next, we will explain the configuration around the two corner blocks 17 that are arranged on either side of the mullion 90 on the upper side of the mullion 90. Note that the configuration around the two corner blocks 18 that are arranged on either side of the mullion 90 on the lower side of the mullion 90 is similar to the configuration around the two corner blocks 17 that are arranged on either side of the mullion 90 on the upper side of the mullion 90, so we will not explain it here.

[0261] As shown in Figures 41 and 42, the upright 90 has a upright main body 91 that is formed to extend long in the vertical direction and extends in the forward direction, a connecting member 92 that is arranged on the indoor side of the upright main body 91 and extends in the vertical direction, and a cover material 93 that is attached to the connecting member 92, is arranged at the end on the indoor side X2, and extends in the vertical direction.

[0262] 42, when the multi-window 1B is viewed from above, the upright body 91 has a hollow portion 911 extending in the front direction, a pair of left and right protruding plates 912 extending outward in both the left and right directions from the end of the hollow portion 911 on the outside side X1, and a pair of L-shaped engaging pieces 913 protruding outward in the left and right directions from both left and right surfaces at the end of the hollow portion 911 on the inside side X2. Recesses 911a that are recessed inward in the left and right directions are formed on both outside left and right surfaces of the hollow portion 911 midway along the front direction of the hollow portion 911.

[0263] The pair of left and right protruding plates 912 are arranged in the vertical direction opposite the outdoor X1 surfaces of the corner blocks 15, 16 at the upper and lower ends where the corner blocks 15, 16 are arranged, and are arranged opposite the outdoor X1 surface of the inner vertical frame 13 at the part where the inner vertical frame 13 is arranged.

[0264] Airtight materials 912a extending in the vertical direction are attached to the indoor side X2 surfaces of the pair of left-right protruding plates 912. The airtight materials 912a are pressed against the outdoor side X1 surfaces of the corner blocks 15, 16 at the upper and lower ends where the corner blocks 15, 16 are arranged, and are pressed against the outdoor side X1 surfaces of the inner vertical frames 13 where the inner vertical frames 13 are arranged.

[0265] The pair of L-shaped engagement pieces 913 are engaged with engagement pieces 119 formed on the indoor side X2 of the corner blocks 15, 16 at the upper and lower ends where the corner blocks 15, 16 are arranged, and are engaged with engagement pieces (not shown) formed on the indoor side X2 of the inner vertical frame 13 at the portion where the inner vertical frame 13 is arranged.

[0266] The lower end protruding plate 1524 of the fixing portion 152 of the corner block 15, which is disposed at the top of the inner vertical frame 13 located inside the frame body 10 of the adjacent window portion 80, is formed to protrude toward the adjacent window portion 80. The lower end protruding plate 1524 is disposed along the edge surface of the upper end in the longitudinal direction of the hanging-side vertical frame 13. The lower end protruding plate 1524 is fixed to the screw fastening portion 13a on the edge surface of the upper end in the longitudinal direction of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 by a pair of screws 15b disposed apart in the projection direction.

[0267] In the lower end protruding plates 1524 of the fixing portions 152 of adjacent corner blocks 15, two corners 152a are formed at both ends, on the outdoor side X1 and the indoor side X2, in the projecting direction of the tip of the adjacent lower end protruding plates 1524. The outline of the two corners 152a is formed in an arc shape. In adjacent lower end protruding plates 1524, the two corners 152a are arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction with the mullion 90 in between.

[0268] Since the outer shapes of the two corners 152a on the outside X1 and inside X2 of the lower end protruding plates 1524 of the fixing parts 152 of adjacent corner blocks 15 are formed in an arc shape, when placing a upright 90 between two window parts 80, even if the upright 90 is placed between the lower end protruding plates 1524 of the fixing parts 152 of adjacent corner blocks 15, the two corners 152a of the lower end protruding plates 1524 can be prevented from interfering with the placement of the upright 90 or damaging the upright 90.

[0269] In this embodiment, the corner blocks 15 are provided on both of the frame bodies 10 adjacent to each other across the upright 90, but this is not limiting. The corner blocks 15 may be provided on only one of the frame bodies 10 adjacent to each other across the upright 90.

[0270] Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. As shown in Fig. 43, a frame 10A of the fifth embodiment is an embodiment in which the configuration of the frame 10 of the first embodiment (see Figs. 5 and 7) is modified.

[0271] At the four corner portions of the frame body 10A of the fifth embodiment, similar to the configuration shown in Figure 5 of the first embodiment, as shown in Figure 43, at the corner portion where the hanging side vertical frame 13A and the upper frame 11A are combined, an upper corner block 81 (corner block) is provided on the hanging side frame side between the hanging side vertical frame 13A and the upper frame 11A, and at the corner portion where the hanging side vertical frame 13A and the lower frame 12A are combined, a lower corner block 82 (corner block) is provided on the hanging side frame side between the hanging side vertical frame 13A and the lower frame 12A.

[0272] The upper corner block 81 and the lower corner block 82 on the hanging side frame are symmetrical in shape to the corner blocks provided at the top and bottom of the door end vertical frame, but have the same basic structure. Therefore, in the following explanation, as in the first embodiment, the upper corner block 81 on the hanging side frame and the lower corner block 82 on the hanging side frame will be mainly described.

[0273] The hanging-side frame upper corner block 81 will now be described. In the fifth embodiment, unlike the shape of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 of the first embodiment, the hanging-side vertical frame 13A has a hollow portion 1301 formed at the end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13A on the outside side X1, as shown in Figure 44.

[0274] The hanging end frame upper corner block 81 is manufactured by integrally molding using aluminum die casting. Aluminum die casting is a casting method in which an aluminum alloy is melted and pressed into a mold to form the shape. The hanging end frame upper corner block 81, which is integrally molded using aluminum die casting, has a box-shaped portion 813 (described below) located on the exterior side X1, which is formed into a box shape with six sides, making it more rigid than the aluminum upper frame 11A, lower frame 12A, and vertical frame 13A. Note that the box-shaped portion 813 does not have to have six sides.

[0275] As shown in Figure 44, the upper corner block 81 on the hanging side frame side has a front-direction extension plate 811 (vertical frame fixing part) that is arranged along the end face of the upper longitudinal end of the hanging side vertical frame 13A and extends horizontally in the front-direction, a vertical extension plate 812 (horizontal frame fixing part) that extends upward from the end of the front-direction extension plate 811 on the upper frame 11 side, a rectangular box-shaped part 813 that is formed including the front-direction extension plate 811 and the vertical extension plate 812 between near the center of the front-direction of the front-direction extension plate 811 and the end on the outside X1 side, and an inside-side end protruding plate 814 that protrudes from the end on the inside X2 side of the front-direction of the front-direction extension plate 811 to the opposite side of the upper frame 11.

[0276] The front-facing extension plate 811 has an outdoor front-facing extension plate 8111 arranged on the outdoor side X1 and an indoor front-facing extension plate 8112 arranged on the indoor side X2. The vertical extension plate 812 has an outdoor vertical extension plate 8121 arranged on the outdoor side X1 and an indoor vertical extension plate 8122 arranged on the indoor side X2.

[0277] The box-shaped portion 813 is positioned above the upper end surface of a hollow portion 1301 formed on the outdoor side X1 of the hanging side vertical frame 13A. The box-shaped portion 813 is formed in a box shape and is composed of an outdoor-side front-view extension plate 8111 and an indoor-side vertical extension plate 8122.The box-shaped portion 813 has the outdoor-side front-view extension plate 8111, the indoor-side vertical extension plate 8122, an outdoor-side vertical plate 8131 extending upward from the outdoor-side X1 end of the outdoor-side front-view extension plate 8111 in the front direction, an indoor-side vertical plate 8132 extending upward from the indoor-side X2 end of the outdoor-side front-view extension plate 8111 in the front direction, a left-right outer extension plate 8133 extending upward from the outer left-right end of the outdoor-side front-view extension plate 8111, a left-right inner extension plate 8134 extending upward from the inner left-right end of the outdoor-side front-view extension plate 8111, and an upper panel 8135 arranged on the upper surface of the box-shaped portion 813.

[0278] A circular through-opening 8133a is formed in the outer extending plate 8133 in the left-right direction of the box-shaped portion 813. When the vertical extending plate 812 is fixed with the screw 81a to the screw fastening portion 11b (see FIG. 43) on the end surface of the end portion of the upper frame 11A on the hanging-side vertical frame 13A side in the longitudinal direction, a screwdriver (not shown) is inserted into the through-opening 8133a, and a cap 8133b is attached to the through-opening 8133a.

[0279] A circular through-opening 8135a is formed in the top plate 8135 of the box-shaped portion 813. When the projection-direction extension plate 811 is fixed to the screw fastening portion 13b (see FIG. 44) on the end surface of the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13A in the longitudinal direction with a screw 81b, a screwdriver (not shown) is inserted into the through-opening 8135a, and a cap 8135b is attached to the through-opening 8135a.

[0280] As shown in Figures 43 and 44, the upper corner block 81 on the hanging side frame side has a design portion 815 exposed to the outside, a fixing portion 816 that fixes the hanging side vertical frame 13A and the upper frame 11A, and a cap portion 817.

[0281] The fixing portion 816 is composed of a projection direction extension plate 811 (vertical frame fixing portion) that is arranged along the end face of the upper longitudinal end of the hanging side vertical frame 13A in the upper corner block 81 on the hanging side frame side and extends horizontally in the projection direction, and a vertical extension plate 812 (horizontal frame fixing portion) that extends upward from the end of the projection direction extension plate 811 on the upper frame 11 side.

[0282] The vertical extension plate 812 is fixed to the end of the upper frame 11A on the hanging-side vertical frame 13A side in the left-right direction by a pair of screws 81a. The vertical extension plate 812 constitutes a horizontal frame fixing part that is fixed to the upper frame 11A (horizontal frame) and is the part that is fixed by the screws 81a. Specifically, the front-direction extension plate 811 is fixed to the screw fastening part 11b (see FIG. 43) on the end face of the end of the upper frame 11A on the hanging-side vertical frame 13A side in the longitudinal direction by a pair of screws 81a arranged apart in the front direction.

[0283] The projection-direction extending plate 811 is formed continuously with the vertical extending plate 812 and is fixed to the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13A by a pair of screws 81b. The projection-direction extending plate 811 constitutes the vertical frame fixing portion fixed to the vertical frame 13A and is the portion fixed by the screws 81b. Specifically, the vertical extending plate 812 is fixed to the screw fastening portion 13b (see FIG. 44) on the end face of the upper end of the longitudinal direction of the hanging-side vertical frame 13A by a pair of screws 81b arranged apart in the projection direction.

[0284] The cap portion 817 is composed of a box-shaped portion 813. The cap portion 817 is positioned above the upper end surface of a hollow portion 1301 formed on the outside X1 side of the hanging vertical frame 13A. By positioning the cap portion 817 above the upper end surface of the hollow portion 1301 formed on the end of the outside X1 side of the hanging vertical frame 13A, the cap portion 817 is positioned opposite the upper portion of the hollow portion 1301 formed on the end of the outside X1 side of the hanging vertical frame 13A, and can cover the upper portion of the hollow portion 1301 formed on the outside X1 side of the hanging vertical frame 13A. In this way, by covering the upper portion of the hollow portion 1301 formed on the outside X1 side of the hanging vertical frame 13A with the cap portion 817, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the hollow portion 1301 formed on the end of the outside X1 side of the hanging vertical frame 13A.

[0285] The design portion 815 is the portion of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81 other than the fixing portion 816 and the cap portion 817 that is exposed to the outside. As shown in Figure 44, the exterior X1 side surface of the exterior vertical plate 8131 of the box-shaped portion 813 in the design portion 815 is exposed to the exterior of the exterior X1 side and constitutes the exterior X1 design surface of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81. The interior X2 side surface of the interior end protruding plate 814 in the design portion 815 is exposed to the exterior of the interior X2 side and constitutes the interior X2 design surface of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81.

[0286] The fixing portion 816 has higher rigidity than the frame body 10A. In this embodiment, the projection-side extending plate 811 (vertical frame fixing portion) and the vertical extending plate 812 (horizontal frame fixing portion) of the hanging-side frame upper corner block 81 are formed continuously and are manufactured by integral molding using aluminum die-casting, so that the fixing portion 816 has higher rigidity than the aluminum frame body 10A (upper frame 11A, vertical frame 13A).

[0287] In the above-described hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81, at least the vertical extension plate 812 and the forward extension plate 811 of the fixing portion 816 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81 are formed continuously, and have higher rigidity than the frame body 10A. As a result, with the continuously formed vertical extension plate 812 and forward extension plate 811 having higher rigidity than the frame body 10A, the vertical extension plate 1812 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81 is fixed to the upper frame 11A with the screw 81a, and the forward extension plate 811 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81 is fixed to the hanging-side vertical frame 13A with the screw 81b, thereby firmly fixing the upper frame 11A and the hanging-side vertical frame 13A.

[0288] In this embodiment, the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81 has the vertical extension plate 812 elongated in the projection direction and secured to the left-right end of the upper frame 11A on the hanging-side vertical frame 13A side by a pair of screws 81a, and the projection extension plate 811 elongated in the projection direction and secured to the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13A by a pair of screws 81b, but this is not limited to this. Alternatively, the projection lengths of the vertical extension plate 812 and the projection extension plate 811 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 81 may be shorter than those in this embodiment, and the vertical extension plate 812 may be secured to the left-right end of the upper frame 11A on the hanging-side vertical frame 13A side by a single screw 81a, and the projection extension plate 811 may be secured to the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13A by a single screw 81b.

[0289] The hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 82 will be described. As shown in Figure 44, the hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 82 has a projection-direction extending plate 821 (vertical frame fixing portion) arranged along the end face of the lower end in the longitudinal direction of the hanging-side vertical frame 13A and extending horizontally in the projection direction, a vertical extending plate 822 (horizontal frame fixing portion) extending downward from the end of the projection-direction extending plate 821 on the lower frame 12A side, a rectangular box-shaped portion 823 formed by including the projection-direction extending plate 821 and the vertical extending plate 822 between the center of the projection-direction extending plate 821 in the projection direction and the end on the exterior side X1, an interior-side end protruding plate 824 protruding from the end on the interior side X2 of the projection-direction extending plate 821 toward the opposite side from the lower frame 12A, and an interior protruding portion 828 protruding inward in the left-right direction from the end on the exterior side X1 of the box-shaped portion 823.

[0290] Also, as shown in Figures 43 and 44, the lower corner block 82 on the hanging side frame side has a design portion 825 exposed to the outside, a fixing portion 826 that fixes the hanging side vertical frame 13A and the lower frame 12A, and a cap portion 827.

[0291] The configuration of the lower corner block 82 on the hanging side frame is different from that of the upper corner block 81 on the hanging side frame in that the lower corner block 82 on the hanging side frame has an inward protrusion 828, the vertical orientation, the shape of each part, and the screw fixing positions, but the basic configuration and function are the same. Therefore, in the description of the lower corner block 82 on the hanging side frame, the symbols corresponding to the symbols of the upper corner block 81 on the hanging side frame will be used, and the terms "upper frame," "upper part," "upper surface," "upper end," "lower end," and "lower" described in the upper corner block 81 on the hanging side frame will be read as "lower frame," "lower part," "lower surface," "lower end," "upper end," and "upper," and their description will be omitted.

[0292] When constructing the frame body 10A by framing a pair of vertical frames 13A, 14A and a pair of horizontal frames (upper frame 11A, lower frame 12A), corner blocks 81, 82 having higher rigidity than the frame body 10A and continuous forward extension plates 811 (vertical frame fixing portion) and vertical extension plates 812 (horizontal frame fixing portion) are fixed to the top and bottom of the vertical frames 13A, 14A, and the frame body 10A constructed by fixing and assembling the pair of vertical frames 13A, 14A and horizontal frames (upper frame 11A, lower frame 12A) via the corner blocks 81, 82 is fixed to the building main body 100.

[0293] Next, a sixth embodiment will be described. As shown in Fig. 45, the frame body 10B of the sixth embodiment is an embodiment in which the configuration of the frame body 10 of the first embodiment (see Figs. 5 and 7) is modified. In the description of Figs. 44 to 47 of the sixth embodiment, the outdoor side X1 and the indoor side X2 are reversed compared to Figs. 5 and 7 of the first embodiment.

[0294] At the four corner portions of the frame body 10B of the sixth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 45, in the same manner as the configuration shown in FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, at the corner portion where the hanging side vertical frame 13B and the upper frame 11B are combined, an upper corner block 85 (corner block) is provided on the hanging side frame side between the hanging side vertical frame 13B and the upper frame 11B, and at the corner portion where the hanging side vertical frame 13B and the lower frame 12B are combined, a lower corner block 86 (corner block) is provided on the hanging side frame side between the hanging side vertical frame 13B and the lower frame 12B.

[0295] The upper corner block 85 and the lower corner block 86 on the hanging side frame are symmetrical in shape to the corner blocks provided at the top and bottom of the door-end vertical frame, but have the same basic structure. Therefore, in the following explanation, as in the first embodiment, the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame and the lower corner block 86 on the hanging side frame will be mainly described.

[0296] The hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 85 will now be described. As in the first embodiment, the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 85 is located closer to the outer periphery of the frame body 10B than the overlapping portion where the hanging-side vertical frame 13B and the upper frame 11B partially overlap when viewed from the front. In the sixth embodiment, unlike the shape of the hanging-side vertical frame 13 in the first embodiment, the hanging-side vertical frame 13B has a hollow portion 1302 formed on the exterior side X1, as shown in Figures 46 and 47.

[0297] As shown in Figures 45 and 46, the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame side has a design portion 851 exposed to the outside, a fixing portion 852 that fixes the hanging side vertical frame 13B and the upper frame 11B, and a cap portion 853 that is positioned on the top of the design portion 851.

[0298] The design part 851 has a design part side substrate part 8511 formed in the shape of a plate with thickness in the left-right direction, width in the up-down direction and extending in the forward direction; a design part cylindrical part 8512 arranged on the outdoor side X1 of the design part side substrate part 8511 and comprising a part of the design part side substrate part 8511, which is a square cylinder extending in the up-down direction; and an open frame part 8513 arranged on the indoor side X2 of the design part side substrate part 8511 and comprising a part of the design part cylindrical part 8512, which is open outward in the left-right direction.

[0299] 46 , the surface 8512a on the outdoor side X1 of the cylindrical design portion 8512 is exposed to the outside of the outdoor side X1 and constitutes the outdoor side X1 design surface of the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame. The surface 8512b on the indoor side X2 of the open frame portion 8513 arranged on the indoor side X2 is exposed to the outside of the indoor side X2 and constitutes the indoor side X2 design surface of the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame.

[0300] A circular through-hole 8512d is formed in the left-right outer extending plate 8512c of the design cylindrical portion 8512. When the vertical extending plate 8521 is fixed to the screw fastening portion 11c (see FIG. 45) on the end surface of the end portion of the upper frame 11B on the hanging-side vertical frame 13B side in the longitudinal direction with the screw 85a, a screwdriver (not shown) is inserted into the through-hole 8512d, and a cap 8512e is attached to the through-hole 8512d.

[0301] As shown in Fig. 46 , the fixing portion 852 is arranged inside the design portion 851. The fixing portion 852 includes a vertical extension plate 8521 (horizontal frame fixing portion), an indoor plate-like protruding portion 8522 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the outdoor side X1 of the vertical extension plate 8521, an outdoor plate-like protruding portion 8523 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the outdoor side X2 of the vertical extension plate 8521, an outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524 (vertical frame fixing portion) (horizontal protruding plate) protruding outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the outdoor side X1 of the vertical extension plate 8521, and It has an indoor side lower end protruding plate 8525 (vertical frame fixing part) (horizontal protruding plate) that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the lower end of the indoor side X2 of the extension plate 8521, an upper end protruding part 8526 (protruding part) that protrudes inward in the left-right direction from a part of the upper end of the vertical extension plate 8521 that is closer to the indoor side X2 than the center of the projected direction, and an upper end fixing plate 8527 that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the outdoor side X1 part of the upper end of the vertical extension plate 8521.

[0302] The vertically extending plate 8521 is disposed so as to extend vertically (up and down) along the outer left and right surfaces of the design portion side substrate portion 8511. The vertically extending plate 8521 extends vertically along the end surface of the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11B.

[0303] As shown in FIG. 46 , a sealant 8521b is attached to the surface of the vertical extension plate 8521 facing the upper frame 11B. The vertical extension plate 8521 is fixed to the end of the upper frame 11B on the hanging-side vertical frame 13B side in the left-right direction by a pair of screws 85a. The vertical extension plate 8521 constitutes a horizontal frame fixing portion that is fixed to the upper frame 11B (horizontal frame) and is the portion fixed by the screws 85a. Specifically, the vertical extension plate 8521 is fixed to the screw fastening portion 11c (see FIG. 45 ) on the fore-end surface of the end of the upper frame 11B on the hanging-side vertical frame 13B side in the longitudinal direction by a pair of screws 85a arranged apart in the projection direction, with the vertical extension plate 8521 and the design-side substrate portion 8511 fastened together.

[0304] As shown in Fig. 46, a pair of slit openings 8521a extending in the vertical direction are formed in the vertical extension plate 8521. When the outdoor side lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor side lower end protruding plate 8525 of the fixing part 852 are fixed to the end face of the upper end in the longitudinal direction of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B with screws 85b, the pair of slit openings 8521a extend vertically and open so as not to come into contact with the screws 85b moved downward.

[0305] The exterior lower end protruding plate 8524 and the interior lower end protruding plate 8525 are both formed continuously with the vertical extending plate 8521 and are arranged extending laterally (horizontally) along the end face of the upper longitudinal end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B. The exterior lower end protruding plate 8524 and the interior lower end protruding plate 8525 are arranged apart in the forward direction, with the exterior lower end protruding plate 8524 being arranged on the exterior side X1 and the interior lower end protruding plate 8525 being arranged on the interior side X2, and are formed to protrude laterally from the end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B side of the vertical extending plate 8521 to the opposite side from the upper frame 11B, and are arranged along the end face of the end face of the longitudinal end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B.

[0306] Sealing materials 8524a, 8525a are attached to the undersides of the outdoor-side lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor-side lower end protruding plate 8525. The outdoor-side lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor-side lower end protruding plate 8525 are fixed to the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B with a pair of screws 85b. The outdoor-side lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor-side lower end protruding plate 8525 constitute a vertical frame fixing portion fixed to the vertical frame 13B and are the portions fixed with the screws 85b. Specifically, the outdoor-side lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor-side lower end protruding plate 8525 are fixed to the screw fastening portion 13c on the end face of the longitudinal upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B with a pair of screws 85b arranged spaced apart in the projection direction.

[0307] When the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame side is attached between the hanging side vertical frame 13B and the upper frame 11B, the upper end protrusion 8526 protrudes from the upper end of the vertical extension plate 8521 (the end opposite the outdoor lower end protrusion plate 8524 and the indoor lower end protrusion plate 8525) along the outer upper surface (visible surface) of the hanging side vertical frame 13B toward the upper frame 11B.

[0308] As shown in Fig. 45, the cap portion 853 is disposed above the design portion 851 at the end side of the exterior side X1. As shown in Fig. 46, the cap portion 853 has an extension plate 8531 formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the vertical direction and extending in the forward direction. The extension plate 8531 of the cap portion 853 is fixed to an upper end fixing plate 8527 of the fixing portion 852 disposed inside the design portion 851 by a screw 8531a.

[0309] The cap portion 853 is positioned above the upper end surface of the hollow portion 1302 formed in the outside X1 side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B. By being positioned above the upper end surface of the hollow portion 1302 formed in the end portion of the outside X1 side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B, the cap portion 853 is positioned opposite the upper portion of the hollow portion 1302 formed in the end portion of the outside X1 side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B and can cover the upper portion of the hollow portion 1302 formed in the outside X1 side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B. In this way, by covering the upper portion of the hollow portion 1302 formed in the outside X1 side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B with the cap portion 853, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the hollow portion 1302 formed in the end portion of the outside X1 side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B.

[0310] The fixing portion 852 has higher rigidity than the frame body 10B. In this embodiment, the fixing portion 852 has at least the vertical extension plate 8521 and the outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524 formed continuously, or the vertical extension plate 8521 and the indoor lower end protruding plate 8525 formed continuously, and has higher rigidity than the frame body 10B. Specifically, in this embodiment, the upper frame 11B, the lower frame 12B, and the left and right vertical frames 13B constituting the frame body 10B are made of aluminum, and the fixing portion 852 is made of steel, which is made of a steel material with higher rigidity than aluminum, or stainless steel, which is made of a stainless steel material with higher rigidity than aluminum. Note that the design portion 851, like the upper frame 11B, the lower frame 12B, and the left and right vertical frames 13B constituting the frame body 10B, is made of aluminum, which is made of aluminum.

[0311] When fixing the hanging-side frame upper corner block 85 to the hanging-side vertical frame 13B, the pair of screws 85b securing the exterior lower end protruding plate 8524 and the interior lower end protruding plate 8525 are tightened, thereby pulling the upper end protruding portion 8526 of the hanging-side frame upper corner block 85 toward the hanging-side vertical frame 13B. As a result, when fixing with the screws 85b, the upper end protruding portion 8526 pulls the upper surface of the upper frame 11B toward the hanging-side vertical frame 13B from the upper surface side of the upper frame 11B, sandwiching and fixing the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11B between the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B and the upper end protruding portion 8526. Therefore, the hanging-side frame upper corner block 85 can firmly fix the upper frame 11B to the hanging-side vertical frame 13B.

[0312] In this embodiment, the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 85 includes an upper end protrusion 8526, and the longitudinal end of the upper frame 11B is sandwiched and fixed between the upper end of the hanging-side vertical frame 13B and the upper end protrusion 8526. However, this is not limited to this. The hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 85 does not have to include the upper end protrusion 8526. Even if the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 85 does not include the upper end protrusion 8526, the fixing portion 852 and the design portion 851 are fixed with fixing members such as screws (not shown). In this state, the exterior lower end protrusion plate 8524 and the interior lower end protrusion plate 8525 of the hanging-side frame-side upper corner block 85 are fixed to the hanging-side vertical frame 13B with screws 85b. This allows the fixing portion 852 to pull the design portion 851 toward the hanging-side vertical frame 13B, firmly fixing the upper frame 11B and the hanging-side vertical frame 13B.

[0313] In the above-mentioned upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame side, at least the vertical extension plate 8521 and the outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524 of the fixed portion 852 of the hanging side frame side upper corner block 85 and the vertical extension plate 8521 and the indoor lower end protruding plate 8525 are formed continuously, and have higher rigidity than the frame body 10B. As a result, the continuously formed vertical extension plate 8521 and the outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524, and the continuously formed vertical extension plate 8521 and the indoor lower end protruding plate 8525 have higher rigidity than the frame body 10B, and the vertical extension plate 8521 of the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame is fixed to the upper frame 11B with screws 85a, and the outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor lower end protruding plate 8525 of the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame are fixed to the hanging side vertical frame 13B with screws 85b, thereby firmly fixing the upper frame 11B and the hanging side vertical frame 13B.

[0314] In this embodiment, in the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame side, the vertical extension plate 8521 is formed long in the forward direction and is fixed to the end of the upper frame 11B on the left-right side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B side by a pair of screws 85a, and the outdoor side lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor side lower end protruding plate 8525 are fixed to the upper end of the hanging side vertical frame 13B by a pair of screws 85b, but this is not limited to this. Only one of the outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524 and the indoor lower end protruding plate 8525 may be provided on the upper corner block 85 on the hanging side frame, and the projected length of the vertical extension plate 8521 may be made shorter than the length in this embodiment, and the vertical extension plate 8521 may be fixed to the end of the upper frame 11B on the left-right side of the hanging side vertical frame 13B with one screw 85a, and either the outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524 or the indoor lower end protruding plate 8525 may be fixed to the upper end of the hanging side vertical frame 13B with one screw 85b.

[0315] The following describes the hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 86. As shown in Figure 47, the hanging-side frame-side lower corner block 86 has a design portion 861 exposed to the outside, a fixing portion 862 that fixes the hanging-side vertical frame 13B and the lower frame 12B, and a cap portion 863 that is positioned below the design portion 861.

[0316] The design part 861 has a design part side substrate part 8611 formed in the shape of a plate with thickness in the left-right direction, width in the up-down direction and extending in the forward direction; a design part cylindrical part 8612 arranged on the outdoor side X1 of the design part side substrate part 8611 and comprising a part of the design part side substrate part 8611, which is a square cylinder extending in the up-down direction; and an open frame part 8613 arranged on the indoor side X2 of the design part side substrate part 8611 and comprising a part of the design part cylindrical part 8612, which is open outward in the left-right direction.

[0317] The fixing portion 862 is disposed inside the design portion 861. As shown in Figures 45 and 47 , the fixing portion 862 includes a vertical extension plate 8621 (horizontal frame fixing portion), a plate-like protruding portion 8622 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the vertical extension plate 8621 on the outdoor side X1, a plate-like protruding portion 8623 protruding outward in the left-right direction from the end of the vertical extension plate 8621 on the indoor side X2, and an outdoor upper end protruding plate 8624 (vertical frame fixing portion) (horizontal protruding plate), an indoor side upper end protruding plate 8625 (vertical frame fixing part) (horizontal protruding plate) that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the upper end of the indoor side X2 of the vertical extension plate 8621, a lower end protruding part 8626 (protruding part) that protrudes inward in the left-right direction from a part of the lower end of the vertical extension plate 8621 that is closer to the indoor side X2 than the center in the projected direction, and a lower end fixing plate 8627 that protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the outdoor side X1 part of the lower end of the vertical extension plate 8621.

[0318] The design portion 861 and the fixing portion 162 of the hanging-side lower corner block 86 differ from those of the hanging-side upper corner block 85 in terms of the vertical orientation, the shape of each part, and the screw fixing positions, but the basic configuration and function are the same. Therefore, in the description of the hanging-side lower corner block 86, the same reference numerals as those of the hanging-side upper corner block 85 are used, and the terms "upper frame," "upper portion," "upper surface," "upper end," "lower end," and "lower" used in the description of the hanging-side upper corner block 85 are replaced with "lower frame," "lower portion," "lower surface," "lower end," "upper end," and "upper," and their description will be omitted.

[0319] When constructing the frame body 10B by framing a pair of vertical frames 13B, 14B and a pair of horizontal frames (upper frame 11B, lower frame 12B), corner blocks 85, 86 are fixed to the top and bottom of the vertical frames 13B, 14B, and each corner block has a continuous outdoor lower end protruding plate 8524 (vertical frame fixing portion), an indoor lower end protruding plate 8525 (vertical frame fixing portion), and a vertical extension plate 8521 (horizontal frame fixing portion), and the pair of vertical frames 13B, 14B and horizontal frames (upper frame 11B, lower frame 12B) are fixed and assembled via the corner blocks 85, 86, and the frame body 10B is then fixed to the building main body 100.

[0320] Next, a seventh embodiment will be described. A double sliding window 1C of the seventh embodiment shown in Figures 48 and 49 is a modified version of the double sliding window 1A (fitting) of the second embodiment shown in Figures 17 and 18.

[0321] As shown in Figures 48 and 49, the sliding window 1C (door and window fixture) of the seventh embodiment is similar to the sliding window 1A of the second embodiment shown in Figures 17 and 18, and is constructed by fitting a frame 30 and two shoji screens, an outer shoji screen 40 (shoji screen) located on the outside X1 of the room and an inner shoji screen 50 (shoji screen) located on the inside X2 of the room, inside the frame 30. The outer shoji screen 40 and the inner shoji screen 50 are arranged so that they can slide within the frame 30.

[0322] In this embodiment, the outer shoji screen 40 and the inner shoji screen 50 have the same basic configuration. Therefore, in this embodiment, the inner shoji screen 50 will be described in detail, and the description of the outer shoji screen 40 will be omitted, as the description of the inner shoji screen 50 will be used.

[0323] As shown in Figures 48 and 49, the inner shoji screen 50 is constructed by fitting glass 501 (face material) consisting of two glass plates inside a frame body 500 constructed by assembling an upper frame 51 (horizontal member), a lower frame 52 (horizontal member), a front-end vertical frame 53 (vertical member) located on the door front side, and an inner joining vertical frame 54 (vertical member) located on the door rear side into a rectangular frame assembly. As shown in Figure 48, the inner shoji screen 50 is engaged with the interior rails 312, 322 of the upper frame 31 and the lower frame 32 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The lower frame 52 of the inner shoji screen 50 is provided with a door roller 62 that rolls on the interior rail 322 of the lower frame 32.

[0324] Glass placement grooves 510, 520, 530, and 540 into which the end of the glass 501 is inserted are formed on the inner periphery of the upper frame 51, the lower frame 52, the door-end vertical frame 53, and the inner joining vertical frame 54. The glass placement grooves 510, 520, 530, and 540 are formed in a U-shape that opens on the glass 501 side.

[0325] The inner peripheral end portions of the upper frame 51, the lower frame 52, the door end side vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 are provided with front-direction extension portions 5101a, 5201a, 5301a, 5401a extending in the front direction, and the front-direction extension portions 5101a, 5201a, 5301a, 5401a extending from the end portion of the front-direction extension portions 5101a, 5201a, 5301a, 5401a on the outside X1 (one side) of the front direction along the outside X1 surface of the glass 501. The exterior extension portions 5101b, 5201b, 5301b, 5401b extend to the exterior side, and the interior extension portions 5101c, 5201c, 5301c, 5401c extend from the end side of the interior side X2 (other side) in the front direction of the front direction extension portions 5101a, 5201a, 5301a, 5401a to the inner periphery along the interior side X2 surface of the glass 501, 502, 503. The glass placement grooves 510, 520, 530, and 540 are formed into a U-shape with an open side on the glass 501 side (the inner periphery of the upper frame 51, lower frame 52, door-end vertical frame 53, and inner joining vertical frame 54) by the inner parts of the front-direction extending portions 5101a, 5201a, 5301a, and 5401a, the outdoor extending portions 5101b, 5201b, 5301b, and 5401b, and the indoor extending portions 5101c, 5201c, 5301c, and 5401c.

[0326] The edge of the glass 501 (face material) is inserted into the glass placement grooves 510, 520, 530, 540 (face material placement grooves) of the upper frame 51, the lower frame 52, the door-end vertical frame 53, and the outer joining vertical frame 54. Glazing channels 515, 525, 535, 545 (retaining members) that hold the edge of the glass 501 are arranged between the edge of the glass 501 and the glass placement grooves 510, 520, 530, 540.

[0327] The glazing channels 515, 525, 535, and 545 are formed in a U-shape in cross section with an open side facing the glass 501, and are attached to the edge of the glass 501 to hold the edge of the glass 501. The glazing channels 515, 525, 535, and 545 are arranged between the edge of the glass 501 and the glass placement grooves 510, 520, 530, and 540. The glazing channels 515, 525, 535, and 545 are formed of, for example, a hard resin material.

[0328] In order to enable the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 to be inserted into the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the door-end vertical frame 53 and the interior joining vertical frame 54, the width L21b (see Figure 49) of the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the door-end vertical frame 53 and the interior joining vertical frame 54 is made larger than the width L11a (see Figure 48) between the outside X1 surface of the outside extension portions 5101b, 5201b and the inside X2 surface of the interior extension portions 5101c, 5201c that constitute the glass placement grooves 510, 520 of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52.

[0329] The width L21b (see Figure 49) of the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the door-end vertical frame 53 and the interior joining vertical frame 54 is, for example, 36.5 mm, which is larger than the width L11a (see Figure 48) of the length between the outside X1 surface of the outside extension portions 5101b, 5201b and the inside X2 surface of the inside extension portions 5101c, 5201c that constitute the glass placement grooves 510, 520 of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52.

[0330] The configuration for inserting the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 into the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the door end vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 has been explained in the second embodiment, so it is not shown in the seventh embodiment, but is the same as the second embodiment.

[0331] 22 of the second embodiment, when assembling the upper frame 51 and the inner joining vertical frame 54, the end 510a of the upper frame 51 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 540 (swallowing portion, glass groove) into which the glass 501 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 is swallowed and arranged. When assembling the upper frame 51 and the door-end side vertical frame 53, the end 510b of the upper frame 51 on the door-end side vertical frame 53 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 530 (swallowing portion, glass groove) into which the glass 501 of the door-end side vertical frame 53 is swallowed and arranged.

[0332] 23 of the second embodiment, when assembling the bottom frame 52 and the inner joining vertical frame 54, the end 520a of the bottom frame 52 on the inner joining vertical frame 54 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 540 (swallowing portion, glass groove) into which the glass 501 of the inner joining vertical frame 54 is swallowed and arranged. When assembling the bottom frame 52 and the door-end side vertical frame 53, the bottom 530a of the bottom frame 52 on the door-end side vertical frame 53 side in the longitudinal direction is swallowed into the glass arrangement groove 530 (swallowing portion, glass groove) into which the glass 501 of the door-end side vertical frame 53 is swallowed and arranged.

[0333] As a result, when assembling the upper frame 51 and the door-end side vertical frame 53, when assembling the upper frame 51 and the inner joining vertical frame 54, when assembling the lower frame 52 and the door-end side vertical frame 53, or when assembling the lower frame 52 and the inner joining vertical frame 54, the longitudinal ends of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 can be inserted as they are into the glass arrangement grooves 530, 540 of the door-end side vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 without any cutting processing or the like, and can be assembled by abutting them against the bottoms 530a, 540a (see Figures 22 and 23) of the glass arrangement grooves 530, 540 of the door-end side vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54.

[0334] Since the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the door-end vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 are configured so that the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 can be inserted into them, the width L11b (see Figure 48) of the glass placement groove 510 (vertical member side material placement groove) of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 is different from the width L21b (see Figure 49) of the glass placement grooves 530, 540 (vertical member side material placement groove) of the door-end vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54.

[0335] Specifically, as shown in Figure 48, the width (in the projection direction) of the glass arrangement grooves 510, 520 of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 is width L11b. As shown in Figure 49, the width (in the projection direction) of the glass arrangement grooves 530, 540 of the door end vertical frame 53 and the interior joining vertical frame 54 is width L21b. The width (in the projection direction) L11b of the glass arrangement grooves 510, 520 of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 is smaller than the width (in the projection direction) L21b of the glass arrangement grooves 530, 540 of the door end vertical frame 53 and the interior joining vertical frame 54 (width L11b of the glass arrangement grooves 510, 520 < width L21b of the glass arrangement grooves 530, 540).

[0336] In the second embodiment shown in Figures 17 and 18, the widths of the glass placement grooves 510, 520 and the widths of the glass placement grooves 530, 540 are different, so when placing the glass 501 in the glass placement grooves 510, 520, 530, 540, in order to accommodate the difference in the widths of the glass placement grooves 510, 520 and the widths of the glass placement grooves 530, 540, the glass 501 is held in place by spacers 501a and sealings 501b, as shown in Figures 17 and 18.

[0337] In contrast, in the seventh embodiment, the width L11b of the glass positioning grooves 510, 520 of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52 is different from the width L21b of the glass positioning grooves 530, 540 of the door end vertical frame 53 and the inner joining vertical frame 54 (width L11b of the glass positioning grooves 510, 520 < width L21b of the glass positioning grooves 530, 540), so the widths of the glazing channels 515, 525, 535, 545 that hold the ends of the glass 501 are different.

[0338] The configuration of the glazing channels 525, 535 will be specifically described below. In Figures 48 and 48, the upper and lower stiles 51 and 52 are both horizontal stiles, and therefore the glazing channels 515, 525 (horizontal member-side holding members) attached to the upper and lower stiles 51 and 52 are similar in size and formed in similar shapes, although their orientations are different. In Figure 49, the door-end vertical stile 53 and the inner joining vertical stile 54 are both vertical stiles, and the glazing channels 535, 545 (vertical member-side holding members) attached to the door-end vertical stile 53 and the inner joining vertical stile 54 are similar in size and formed in similar shapes, although their orientations are different. Therefore, in Figure 50, the glazing channel 525 attached to the lower stile 52 will be described, and the description of the glazing channel 515 attached to the upper stile 51 will be incorporated herein by reference. In addition, in Figure 51, the glazing channel 535 attached to the door-end vertical frame 53 is explained, and the explanation of the glazing channel 545 attached to the inner joining vertical frame 54 is based on that explanation.

[0339] 50 and 51 , the glazing channels 525, 535 have plate-shaped bottom plate portions 5251, 5351 that are arranged along the end face of the end of the glass 501 and extend in the projection direction, and a pair of plate-shaped extension portions 5252, 5352 that extend inward from both ends in the projection direction of the bottom plate portions 5251, 5351. The pair of extension portions 5252, 5352 each have plate-shaped extension portion main bodies 5252a, 5352a that extend inward from both ends in the projection direction of the bottom plate portions 5251, 5351, and tip portions 5252b, 5352b that are provided at the tip of the extension portion main bodies 5252a, 5352a, respectively.

[0340] The bottom plate portions 5251 and 5351 are arranged in contact with the end faces (visible surfaces) of the ends of the glass 501 and hold the end faces of the ends of the glass 501 .

[0341] The pair of extension body portions 5252a, 5352a are portions that are housed inside the glass positioning grooves 520, 530 when the glazing channels 525, 535 are attached to the glass positioning grooves 520, 530, and are arranged along the inner surfaces of the exterior extension portions 5201b, 5301b and the interior extension portions 5201c, 5301c that make up the glass positioning grooves 520, 530. The tip portions 5252b, 5352b are arranged to protrude more inward than the glass positioning grooves 520, 530, and are portions that support both indoor-outdoor surfaces of the glass 501 on the inner periphery of the glass positioning grooves 520, 530.

[0342] The pair of tip portions 5252b, 5352b are formed at the tip of the plate-shaped extension portion main body 5252a, 5352a so as to bulge on both sides in the plate thickness direction of the extension portion main body 5252a, 5352a. The pair of tip portions 5252b, 5352b are both inclined so that the side closer to the glass 501 is located closer to the inner periphery of the inner shoji screen 50 than the side farther away.

[0343] When the glass 501 is attached to the glazing channels 525, 535, the pair of tip portions 5252b, 5352b are biased against the outside surface X1 and the inside surface X2 of the end of the glass 501 and are in a bent state, thereby pressing against the outside surface X1 and the inside surface X2 of the end of the glass 501.

[0344] The outer portions of the pair of tip portions 5252b, 5352b that are away from the outdoor side X1 and the indoor side X2 of the glass 501 are engaged with the inner peripheral ends of the outdoor side extensions 5201b, 5301b and the indoor side extensions 5301c, 5301c that constitute the glass placement grooves 520, 530. The inner portions of the pair of tip portions 5252b, 5352b that are closer to the center in the projection direction of the glass 501 press against the outdoor side X1 surface and the indoor side X2 surface of the edge of the glass 501 to hold the edge of the glass 501.

[0345] 50 , the glazing channel 525 is attached to the glass placement groove 520 of the stile 52. The width of the outer shape of the portion of the glazing channel 525 that is placed in the glass placement groove 520 of the stile 52, i.e., the width in the indoor / outdoor direction of the outer shape of the pair of extension portion bodies 5252a of the glazing channel 525, is width L12a. The width in the indoor / outdoor direction of the glass placement groove 520 of the stile 52 to which the glazing channel 525 is attached is width L11b.

[0346] In the present embodiment, as an example, the width L12a of the outer shape of the portion of the glazing channel 525 that is placed in the glass placement groove 520 is 34.1 mm, and the width L11b of the glass placement groove 520 is 34.0 mm. In order to firmly attach the glazing channel 525 to the glass placement groove 520, the width L12a of the outer shape of the portion of the glazing channel 525 that is placed in the glass placement groove 520 is slightly larger than the width L11b of the glass placement groove 520.

[0347] 51 , the glazing channel 535 is attached to the glass placement groove 530 of the leading-side stile 53. The outer width of the portion of the glazing channel 535 that is placed in the glass placement groove 530 of the leading-side stile 53, that is, the width in the indoor / outdoor direction of the pair of extension portion bodies 5352a of the glazing channel 535, is width L22a. The width in the indoor / outdoor direction of the glass placement groove 530 of the leading-side stile 53 to which the glazing channel 535 is attached is width L21b.

[0348] In the present embodiment, as an example, the width L22a of the outer shape of the portion of the glazing channel 535 that is placed in the glass placement groove 530 is 36.6 mm, and the width L21b of the glass placement groove 530 is 36.5 mm. In order to firmly attach the glazing channel 535 to the glass placement groove 530, the width L22a of the outer shape of the portion of the glazing channel 535 that is placed in the glass placement groove 530 is slightly larger than the width L21b of the glass placement groove 530.

[0349] Here, depending on the width of the glass positioning grooves 530, 540, the outer width L12a of the portion of the glazing channel 525 that is placed in the glass positioning groove 520 of the bottom frame 52 is formed to be smaller than the outer width L22a of the portion of the glazing channel 535 that is placed in the glass positioning groove 530 of the vertical frame 53 on the door front side (outer width L12a of the portion of the glazing channel 525 that is placed in the glass positioning groove 520 < outer width L22a of the portion of the glazing channel 535 that is placed in the glass positioning groove 530).

[0350] In addition, the inner width L12b (see Figure 50) of the glazing channel 525 attached to the bottom frame 52 and the inner width L22b (see Figure 51) of the glazing channel 535 attached to the vertical frame 53 on the door end side are the same width in order to hold the end of the glass 501 in the glazing channels 525, 535.

[0351] According to this embodiment, the width L21b (see Figure 49) of the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the door end vertical frame 53 and the interior joining vertical frame 54 is formed larger than the width L11a (see Figure 48) of the length between the outdoor side X1 surface of the outdoor extension portions 5101b, 5201b and the indoor side X2 surface of the indoor extension portions 5101c, 5201c that constitute the glass placement grooves 510, 520 of the upper frame 51 and the lower frame 52.

[0352] This allows the upper frame 51 (horizontal frame, horizontal member) and the lower frame 52 (horizontal frame, horizontal member) to be inserted into the glass placement grooves 530, 540 of the door end vertical frame 53 (vertical frame, vertical member) and the inner joining vertical frame 54 (vertical frame, vertical member). When assembling the horizontal frame (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) and the vertical frame (door end vertical frame 53, inner joining vertical frame 54), Without performing any cutting or other processing, the longitudinal ends of the horizontal frames (upper frame 51, lower frame 52) can be inserted into the glass arrangement grooves 530, 540 of the vertical frames (vertical frame 53 on the door end side, vertical frame 54 on the inner joining side) and assembled by abutting them against the bottoms 530a, 540a (see Figures 22 and 23) of the glass arrangement grooves 530, 540 of the vertical frames (vertical frame 53 on the door end side, vertical frame 54 on the inner joining side).

[0353] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the outer width L12a of the portion of the glazing channels 515, 525 attached to the upper and lower frames 51, 52 that is accommodated in the glass positioning grooves 510, 520 is different from the outer width L22a of the portion of the glazing channels 535, 545 attached to the door-end stile 53 and the interior joining stile 54 that is accommodated in the glass positioning grooves 530, 540. This allows glazing channels 535, 545 with different outer widths to be used depending on the width of the glass positioning grooves 530, 540, so that even if the widths of the glass positioning grooves 530, 540 are different, the edge of the glass 501 can be stably held by using the glazing channels 535, 545.

[0354] Next, an eighth embodiment will be described. The eighth embodiment shown in Figures 52 to 53B is a first configuration example relating to the arrangement of glazing channels 515A, 525A, 535A, and 545A.

[0355] As shown in Figure 52, in the eighth embodiment, a pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) are framed on all four sides. Glass 501A is placed on the inner periphery of the pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and the pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) that are framed on all four sides. In the eighth embodiment, the pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and the pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) are formed, for example, from a hard resin material.

[0356] The fit of the pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and the pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) of the eighth embodiment is an example of the fit of the glazing channels 515, 525 (horizontal member side holding members) and glazing channels 535, 545 (vertical member side holding members) of the seventh embodiment described in Figures 48 and 49.

[0357] In the eighth embodiment, the external widths of a pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) are different, as in the seventh embodiment.

[0358] As shown in Figure 52, the glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member-side holding members) each have an elongated main body 536A, 546A and extension pieces 537, 547 arranged at both ends of the main body 536A, 546A. The glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member-side holding members) are each formed in an elongated shape. The glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member-side holding members) do not have extension pieces. Note that Figure 52 illustrates one of the two extension pieces 547 in the middle of being folded back. However, like the other extension pieces 537, 547, the extension piece 547 in the middle of being folded back is bent toward the longitudinal end of the glazing channel 515A, 525A and joined to the outer peripheral surface of the longitudinal end of the glazing channel 515A, 525A.

[0359] The main body portions 536A, 546A of the glazing channels 515A, 525A and the glazing channels 535A, 545A are formed in a U-shape in cross section with the glass 501A side open, similar to the glazing channels 515, 525, 535, 545 of the seventh embodiment (see Figures 48 and 49), and are attached to the end of the glass 501A to hold the end of the glass 501A.

[0360] The longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515A, 525A and the longitudinal ends of main bodies 536A, 546A of glazing channels 535A, 545A have slopes at a 45-degree angle with respect to the extension direction of glazing channels 515A, 525A and main bodies 536A, 546A of glazing channels 535A, 545A. At corners where glazing channels 515A, 525A and glazing channels 535A, 545A are connected, the slopes of the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515A, 525A and the longitudinal ends of main bodies 536A, 546A of glazing channels 535A, 545A butt against each other.

[0361] The extension pieces 537, 547 of the glazing channels 535A, 545A are formed at the corner portions where the glazing channels 515A, 525A and glazing channels 535A, 545A are connected, and are bent and extended from the longitudinal ends of the main bodies 536A, 546A of the glazing channels 535A, 545A toward the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 515A, 525A, and are joined to the outer peripheral surfaces of the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 515A, 525A.

[0362] A case will be described in which a pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) are framed and attached to the glass 501A.

[0363] First, a pair of glazing channels 515X, 525X and a pair of glazing channels 535X, 545X before processing shown in FIG. 53A are cut to fit the dimensions of the glass 501A, thereby producing a pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A and a pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A as shown in FIG. 53B. Here, the glazing channels 535X, 545X shown in FIG. 53B each have elongated, wide main body portions 536X, 546X and extension pieces 537, 547 disposed at both ends of the main body portions 536X, 546X. The glazing channels 515X, 525X are each formed to be elongated and wide. The glazing channels 515X, 525X (cross-member side support members) do not have extension pieces.

[0364] Here, as shown in FIG. 53B, a slope is formed at a 45-degree angle with respect to the extension direction of glazing channels 515A, 525A and glazing channels 535A, 545A so that the pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A and the pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A butt together at the corner where they are connected, and the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515A, 525A and 535A, 545A are cut.

[0365] Next, as shown in Figure 53B, glazing channels 515A, 525A and glazing channels 535A, 545A are inserted into the ends of glass 501A, and as shown in Figure 52, at the corner portions where glazing channels 515A, 525A and glazing channels 535A, 545A are connected, the inclined surfaces of the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515A, 525A and the longitudinal ends of main body portions 536A, 546A of glazing channels 535A, 545A are butted together, and extension pieces 537, 547 arranged at the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 535A, 545A are folded back toward the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515A, 525A and welded and joined to the outer peripheral surfaces of the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515A, 525A.

[0366] By doing this, even if the external widths of a pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) are different, the pair of glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member side holding members) can be easily connected by joining the extension pieces 537, 547 of the glazing channels 535A, 545A to the outer peripheral surfaces of the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 515A, 525A at the corner portions where the glazing channels 515A, 525A and glazing channels 535A, 545A are connected.

[0367] In this embodiment, the extension pieces 537, 547 are provided at the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 535A, 545A (vertical member-side holding members), but this is not limiting. Extension pieces may be provided at the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 515A, 525A (horizontal member-side holding members), and the extension pieces of the glazing channels 515A, 525A may be joined to the outer peripheral surfaces of the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 535A, 545A.

[0368] Next, a ninth embodiment will be described. The ninth embodiment shown in Figures 54 to 55B is a second configuration example relating to the arrangement of glazing channels 515B, 525B, 535B, and 545B.

[0369] As shown in Figure 54, in the ninth embodiment, a pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) are framed on all four sides. Glass 501B is placed on the inner periphery of the pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) and the pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) that are framed on all four sides. In the ninth embodiment, the pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) and the pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) are formed, for example, from a hard resin material or a soft resin material.

[0370] The fit of the pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) and the pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) of the ninth embodiment is an example of the fit of the glazing channels 515, 525 (horizontal member side holding members) and glazing channels 535, 545 (vertical member side holding members) of the seventh embodiment described in Figures 48 and 49.

[0371] In the ninth embodiment, the external widths of a pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) are different, as in the seventh embodiment.

[0372] As shown in Fig. 54, the glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member-side holding members) and the glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member-side holding members) are each formed in an elongated shape. Similar to the glazing channels 515, 525, 535, 545 of the seventh embodiment (see Figs. 48 and 49), the glazing channels 515B, 525B and the glazing channels 535B, 545B are formed in a U-shape in cross section with the glass 501B side open, and are attached to the end of the glass 501B to hold the end of the glass 501B.

[0373] At the corners where glazing channels 515B, 525B and glazing channels 535B, 545B are connected, connecting members 59 are disposed between the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515B, 525B and the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 535B, 545B. The longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515B, 525B and the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 535B, 545B are joined to connecting members 59. Connecting members 59 are formed in an L-shape, and the L-shaped ends of connecting members 59 are joined to the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515B, 525B and the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 535B, 545B, respectively.

[0374] A case will be described in which a pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) are framed and attached to the glass 501B.

[0375] First, as shown in FIG. 55A, a pair of glazing channels 515B and 525B and a pair of glazing channels 535B and 545B are cut to fit the dimensions of the glass 501B.

[0376] 55B , at the corners where glazing channels 515B, 525B and glazing channels 535B, 545B are connected, connecting members 59 are placed between the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515B, 525B and the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 535B, 545B, and the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 515B, 525B and the longitudinal ends of glazing channels 535B, 545B are welded and joined to connecting members 59. In this way, the pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B and the pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B are framed around all four sides to form a continuous frame.

[0377] Next, as shown in FIG. 54, glass 501B is placed on the inner periphery side of a pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B and a pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B formed around the entire periphery.

[0378] By doing this, even if the external widths of a pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) and a pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) are different, by placing a connecting member 59 at the corner portion where the glazing channels 515B, 525B and the glazing channels 535B, 545B are connected and joining the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 515B, 525B and the longitudinal ends of the glazing channels 535B, 545B to the connecting member 59, the pair of glazing channels 515B, 525B (horizontal member side holding members) and the pair of glazing channels 535B, 545B (vertical member side holding members) can be easily connected.

[0379] Although one embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above, the present disclosure can be modified as appropriate.

[0380] 1 Vertical sliding window (fitting), 10 Frame body (frame body), 11 Upper frame (horizontal member, horizontal frame, frame), 12 Lower frame (horizontal member, horizontal frame, frame), 13, 14 Vertical frame (vertical member, frame), 136, 146 Attachment member, 136, 146 Airtight material (part), 1362a, 1462a L-shaped engagement protrusion (engagement portion)

[0381] 30 Frame body, 50 Shoji screen, 52 Lower frame, 62 Door roller, 65 Mounting parts, 100 Building body, 110 Opening, 500 Frame body, 633 Upper protrusion (positioning protrusion), 5211a Through hole (positioning portion, positioning hole, drainage hole)

[0382] 1 Vertical sliding window (fitting), 10 Frame body (frame body), 11 Upper frame (horizontal member, horizontal frame, frame), 12 Lower frame (horizontal member, horizontal frame, frame), 13, 14 Vertical frame (vertical member, frame), 136, 146 Attachment member, 136, 146 Airtight material (part), 1362a, 1462a L-shaped engagement protrusion (engagement portion)

[0383] 1 Vertical sliding window (fitting), 10, 10A, 10B frame body, 10a, 10b overlapping portion, 11, 11A, 11B upper frame (horizontal frame), 12, 12A, 12B lower frame (horizontal frame), 13, 13A, 13B, 14 vertical frame, 90 post, 15, 16, 17, 18, 81, 82, 85, 86 corner block, 100 building body, 151, 161, 815, 825, 851, 861 design portion, 152, 162, 816, 826, 852, 862 fixing portion, 152a corner portion, 811 extension plate in the prospective direction (vertical frame fixing portion), 812 vertical extension plate (horizontal frame fixing portion), 1521 vertical extension plate (horizontal frame fixing portion), 1524 Lower end protruding plate (vertical frame fixing part) (horizontal protruding plate), 1525, 8526 Upper end protruding part (protruding part), 8521 Vertical extension plate (horizontal frame fixing part), 8525 Indoor side lower end protruding plate (vertical frame fixing part)

Claims

1. A shoji screen comprising: a frame body having a pair of vertical members and a pair of horizontal members and constructed by joining them together; a corner block provided between the vertical members and the horizontal members at the corner of the frame body; an overlapping portion where portions of the vertical members and the horizontal members overlap when viewed from the front, with the end of one of the horizontal members or the vertical members positioned near the bottom of the glass groove of the other of the horizontal members or the vertical members; and a fixing member that fastens the vertical members and the horizontal members and has at least a portion located inside the corner block.

2. A shoji screen as described in claim 1, wherein the corner block has an insertion portion that is inserted into the interior of the vertical member from the longitudinal end of the vertical member.

3. The corner block of the shoji screen described in claim 1 has a block main body portion having an exterior component portion that is exposed to the outside and an insertion portion that is inserted into the inside of the vertical member, and a reinforcing portion that is attached to the block main body portion and reinforces the corner portion of the frame.

4. A shoji screen as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shoji screen is arranged slidably within the frame body, and the corner blocks have cutouts that serve as rail running grooves along which the rails of the frame body run.

5. A shoji screen as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the corner blocks are positioned on the outer periphery side of the overlapping portion.

6. A shoji screen as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the longitudinal end of the horizontal member is disposed in a swallowing section in which the glass of the vertical member is disposed, and the longitudinal end of the horizontal member abuts against the visible surface of the bottom of the swallowing section of the vertical member.

7. A shoji screen as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising face materials to be placed on the frame, the vertical members having vertical and side material placement grooves in which the ends of the face materials are placed, the horizontal members having horizontal and side material placement grooves in which the ends of the face materials are placed, and the widths of the vertical and side material placement grooves are different in width.

8. A shoji screen as described in claim 7, which has a vertical member side holding member that is U-shaped in cross section and is arranged between the end of the face material and the vertical member side member arrangement groove, and a horizontal member side holding member that is U-shaped in cross section and is arranged between the end of the face material and the horizontal member side member arrangement groove, and the outer width of the part of the vertical member side holding member that is accommodated in the vertical member side member arrangement groove is different from the outer width of the part of the vertical member side holding member that is accommodated in the vertical member side member arrangement groove.

9. A shoji screen as described in claim 8, wherein at the corner portion where the vertical member side holding member and the horizontal member side holding member are connected, one of the vertical member side holding member and the horizontal member side holding member has an extension piece formed at its longitudinal end, and the extension piece extends toward the longitudinal end of the other of the vertical member side holding member and the horizontal member side holding member, and is joined to the longitudinal end of the other of the vertical member side holding member and the horizontal member side holding member.

10. A shoji screen as described in claim 8, which has a connecting member arranged between the longitudinal end of the vertical member side holding member and the longitudinal end of the horizontal member side holding member at the corner portion where the vertical member side holding member and the horizontal member side holding member are connected, and the longitudinal end of the vertical member side holding member and the longitudinal end of the horizontal member side holding member are joined to the connecting member.

11. A fixture comprising a frame body fixed to an opening provided in a building frame, and a shoji screen according to any one of claims 1 to 3 placed within the frame body.

12. A method for constructing a shoji screen as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising the steps of: inserting the insertion portion of the corner block into the longitudinal end of the vertical member and attaching it; and fixing the vertical member to which the corner block is attached to the longitudinal end of the horizontal member using the fixing member.

13. A shoji screen that is slidably arranged within a frame body, comprising: a frame body having a bottom frame; an attachment part that is inserted into the bottom frame and attached to the bottom frame; and a door roller that is fixed by fitting into the attachment part.

14. A shoji screen as described in claim 13, wherein the lower frame has a positioning portion, and the door roller has a protrusion that is positioned on the positioning portion.

15. A shoji screen as described in claim 14, wherein the positioning portion is a drainage hole in the lower frame.

16. A fixture comprising a frame body fixed to an opening provided in a building frame, and a shoji screen according to any one of claims 13 to 15, placed within the frame body.

17. A method for installing a shoji screen as described in claim 13 or 14, comprising the steps of: inserting the mounting part into the bottom frame and attaching the mounting part to the bottom frame; and fitting and fixing the door roller into the mounting part inserted and attached to the bottom frame.

18. A fixture comprising a frame body having a pair of vertical members and a pair of horizontal members and constructed as a framework, a long attachment member attached to the inner periphery of either the vertical members or the horizontal members, and a part attached to the attachment member.

19. The fitting according to claim 18, wherein the part is arranged over the entire longitudinal length of the attachment member.

20. The fitting according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the part is an airtight material.

21. The fitting according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the attachment member has an engaging portion that can be engaged with and attached to either one of the vertical member or the horizontal member.

22. The fittings according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the vertical members and the horizontal members are frames that constitute a frame body.

23. A fixture as described in claim 22, comprising: a frame body having the frame; and a shoji screen arranged within the frame body, wherein the part attached to the attachment member is arranged facing the shoji screen.

24. A fixture comprising: a frame body having a pair of vertical frames and a pair of horizontal frames, constructed as a framework, and fixed to the building frame; and corner blocks provided between the vertical frames and the horizontal frames at the corners of the frame body, wherein the corner blocks have vertical frame fixing parts fixed to the vertical frames and horizontal frame fixing parts fixed to the horizontal frames, the vertical frame fixing parts and the horizontal frame fixing parts having higher rigidity than the frame body, and the vertical frame fixing parts and the horizontal frame fixing parts being continuous.

25. The building fixture described in claim 24, wherein the corner block has a decorative portion exposed to the outside and a fixing portion comprising the vertical frame fixing portion and the horizontal frame fixing portion.

26. The fixture described in claim 25, wherein the fixing portion comprises a vertical extending plate extending vertically along the small end face of the end face of the longitudinal end of the horizontal frame and fixed to the longitudinal end of the horizontal frame, a horizontal protruding plate formed to protrude horizontally from the end of the vertical extending plate on the vertical frame side to the opposite side to the horizontal frame, arranged along the small end face of the end face of the longitudinal end of the vertical frame and fixed to the longitudinal end of the vertical frame, and a protruding portion protruding from the end of the vertical extending plate opposite to the horizontal protruding plate towards the horizontal frame along the outer visible surface of the horizontal frame.

27. The fittings according to claim 24 or 25, wherein the vertical frame and the horizontal frame have overlapping portions where parts of the frames overlap each other.

28. The fittings are provided with a continuous window structure in which the frame bodies are arranged continuously in the left-right direction and have uprights arranged between adjacent frame bodies, at least one of the adjacent frame bodies has a corner block arranged between the vertical frame and the horizontal frame at the corner portion of the frame body, the vertical frame fixing portion of the corner block has two corner portions formed at both ends in the projecting direction of the tip that protrudes toward the other side of the adjacent frame body, and both of the two corner portions have an outer shape formed in an arc shape.

29. A method of constructing fittings in which a frame is constructed by framing a pair of vertical frames and a pair of horizontal frames, wherein corner blocks having higher rigidity than the frame and having continuous vertical frame fixing portions and horizontal frame fixing portions are fixed to the top and bottom of the pair of vertical frames, and the frame, which is constructed by assembling and framing the pair of vertical frames and the pair of horizontal frames via the corner blocks, is fixed to the building structure.

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