Fitting

Abstract

To provide a fitting which does not cause a finger to be caught in an opening / closing operation, even if a butting stile of one sliding sashes has a shape to cover an outside of a butting stile of the other sliding sash in an overwhelming manner.SOLUTION: A fitting 1 having a first sliding sash 5 and a second sliding sash 4 which move along a common rail 221 and configured so that butting stiles 53, 43 of the first sliding sash 5 and the second sliding sash 4 are butted for the closure, in which the butting stile 53 of the first sliding sash 5 projects into the indoor side in the depth direction and an overwhelmed portion 533 which is placed to cover an indoor side depth surface 43b of the butting stile 43 of the second sliding sash 4 when the first sliding sash 5 and the second sliding sash 4 are closed, and a cushioning member 9 is disposed, at a position at which the overwhelmed portion 533 of the butting stile 53 of the first sliding sash 5 is in opposition to an indoor side depth surface 43b of the butting stile 43 of the second sliding sash 4, so as to be exposed at a door-top surface 533a of the butting stile 53 of the first sliding sash 5 .SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a fitting, and more particularly to a fitting configured so that the butt frames of two shoji screens that move on the same rail butt against each other to close. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there has been known a fitting configured so that the butt stiles of two shoji screens that move on the same rail butt against each other to close (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The fitting described in Patent Document 1 has a shape in which the butt stile of one shoji screen covers the outside of and swallows up the butt stile of the other shoji screen. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3173161 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the case of the fittings described in Patent Document 1, when the butt stile of one shoji screen has a stile shape that covers and swallows the outside of the butt stile of the other shoji screen, there is a risk of fingers getting caught between the stiles when grabbing the stile with your hand to open or close it.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a fitting that does not pose a risk of pinching fingers when opening or closing, even if the fitting has a stile shape in which the butt stile of one shoji screen covers and swallows the outside of the butt stile of the other shoji screen. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] (1) The fitting according to the present invention has a first shoji (for example, a shoji 5 described later) and a second shoji (for example, a shoji 4 described later) that move on the same rail (for example, 221 described later), and is configured so that the butt frames of the first shoji and the second shoji (for example, butt frames 53 and 43 described later) butt against each other and are closed (for example, a fitting 1 described later), and the butt frame of the first shoji projects toward the interior of the room in the projection direction, and when the first shoji and the second shoji are closed, The second shoji screen has a frame covering portion (e.g., frame covering portion 533 described later) that is arranged to cover the indoor facing surface of the butt frame of the second shoji screen when the second shoji screen is opened (e.g., facing surface 43b described later), and a buffer member (e.g., buffer member 9 described later) is arranged at the location where the frame covering portion of the butt frame of the first shoji screen faces the indoor facing surface of the butt frame of the second shoji screen so as to be exposed at the door tip surface of the butt frame of the first shoji screen (e.g., door tip surface 533a described later).

[0007] (2) In the fitting described in (1), it is preferable that the buffer member is attached to the butt frame side of the first shoji screen.

[0008] (3) In the fitting described in (1) or (2), it is preferable that the buffer member has a hollow portion (for example, hollow portion 93 described later). [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fitting that does not pose a risk of pinching fingers when opening or closing, even if the butt stile of one shoji screen has a stile shape that covers and swallows the outside of the butt stile of the other shoji screen. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a fitting according to the present invention. FIG. [Figure 2] 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the opening and closing operation of the fitting shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 3] 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the butt joint between the first and second shoji screens in the fitting shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the butt joint of the first shoji screen of the fitting shown in FIG. 1 during opening and closing operation. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of a fitting according to the present invention, showing the fitting as seen from the indoor side. This fitting 1 is equipped with four shoji screens 3-6 inside a rectangular frame body 2 formed by an upper horizontal frame 21, a lower horizontal frame 22, and a pair of left and right vertical frames 23, 23. Fig. 1 shows the state in which these four shoji screens 3-6 are all closed. The fitting 1 is configured so that when the four shoji screens 3-6 are closed in this way, they separate the indoor side from the outdoor side.

[0012] Of the four shoji screens 3 to 6, the two shoji screens 4 and 5 located in the middle are attached to the frame 2 so as to slide left and right on the same rails (not shown) formed on the upper horizontal frame 21 and the lower horizontal frame 22. The two shoji screens 3 and 6 located at both ends are attached to the frame 2 so as to slide left and right on the same rails (not shown) located parallel to the outdoor side of the rails on which the central shoji screens 4 and 5 slide.

[0013] This fitting 1 is closed by abutting the shoji screens 3, 6 at both ends against the vertical frames 23, 23, respectively, and by abutting the shoji screens 4, 5 located on the indoor side of these shoji screens 3, 6 at the center of the fitting 1. In the closed state, an abutting portion 10 between the shoji screens 4 and 5 is formed in the center of the fitting 1. In this fitting 1, one of the two centrally located shoji screens 4, 5 (the shoji screen 5 on the right side in Fig. 1) corresponds to the first shoji screen of the present invention, and the other shoji screen 4 (the shoji screen 5 on the left side in Fig. 1) corresponds to the second shoji screen of the present invention.

[0014] The shoji screen 4 has glass G housed inside a rectangular frame formed by an upper frame 41 and a lower frame 42 that extend horizontally, a butt frame 43 that is a vertical frame extending vertically on the leading edge of the shoji screen 4 (the right side in Fig. 1), and a vertical frame 44 that extends vertically on the trailing edge of the shoji screen 4 (the left side in Fig. 1). The shoji screen 5 has glass G housed inside a rectangular frame formed by an upper frame 51 and a lower frame 52 that extend horizontally, a butt frame 53 that is a vertical frame extending vertically on the leading edge of the shoji screen 5 (the left side in Fig. 1), and a vertical frame 54 that extends vertically on the trailing edge of the shoji screen 5 (the right side in Fig. 1). The butt frame 43 of the shoji screen 4 in Fig. 1 is hidden by the butt frame 53 of the shoji screen 5, which will be described in detail later. The central shoji screens 4 and 5 are closed by butting their respective butt frames 43 and 53 together, and the butt frames 43 and 53 butted together in the center form a butt section 10.

[0015] The shoji screens 3 and 6 each have glass G housed inside a rectangular frame formed by upper frames 31 and 61 and lower frames 32 and 62 that extend horizontally, and vertical frames 33, 34, 63 and 64 that extend vertically. In Fig. 1, the vertical frame 33 located on the door end side of shoji screen 3 (right side in Fig. 1) is hidden by the vertical frame 44 of shoji screen 4 and is not visible. Similarly, the vertical frame 63 located on the door end side of shoji screen 6 (left side in Fig. 1) is hidden by the vertical frame 54 of shoji screen 5 and is not visible. On the indoor and outdoor sides of the vertical frames 34 and 64 of shoji screens 3 and 6, respectively, handles 35 and 65 for opening and closing the screen are recessed along the extension direction of the vertical frames 34 and 64 (up and down direction in Fig. 1).

[0016] Crescent locks 7, 7 are attached to the vertical middle of the fitting 1, spanning the shoji screens 3 and 4, and the shoji screens 5 and 6, respectively, to lock both screens. In addition, auxiliary locking mechanisms 8, 8 are attached to the bottom frames 32, 62 of the shoji screens 3, 6, to lock the shoji screens 4 and 5, respectively.

[0017] Next, the general shape of the shoji screens 4 and 5 and the opening and closing operation of the shoji screen 5 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining the opening and closing operation of the fitting 1, showing the shoji screens 3 to 6 in a plan view. In Fig. 2, the illustration of the two rails along which the shoji screens 3 to 6 slide is omitted. The butt frame 43 arranged on the door edge side of the shoji screen 4 is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the outdoor side in the projection direction (the indoor / outdoor direction, the up-and-down direction in Fig. 2). Specifically, the butt frame 43 protrudes in a substantially vertical direction toward the outdoor side, and the protruding portion is formed in a shape that is displaced toward the shoji screen 5 so as to cover the outdoor-side visible surface 53b (see Fig. 3) of the butt frame 53 of the shoji screen 5.

[0018] The vertical frame 44 on the door end side of the shoji screen 4 is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the indoor side in the front-to-rear direction. Specifically, the vertical frame 44 protrudes in a substantially vertical direction toward the indoor side, opposite to the butt frame 43. This vertical frame 44 is positioned so as to overlap the vertical frame 33 of the shoji screen 3, thereby obscuring the vertical frame 33 of the shoji screen 3 from the indoor side.

[0019] On the other hand, the butt frame 53 arranged on the door edge side of the shoji screen 5 is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the indoor side in the projection direction, opposite to the butt frame 43 of the shoji screen 4. Specifically, the butt frame 53 protrudes so as to protrude in a substantially vertical direction toward the indoor side, and the protruding portion is formed in a shape that is displaced toward the shoji screen 4 so as to cover the indoor-side visible surface 43b (see Figure 3) of the butt frame 43 of the shoji screen 4.

[0020] The vertical frame 54 on the door end side of the shoji screen 5 is also formed in a shape that protrudes toward the indoor side in the projection direction, similar to the butt frame 53. Specifically, the vertical frame 54 protrudes so as to protrude in a substantially vertical direction toward the indoor side, similar to the butt frame 53. The vertical frame 54 of this shoji screen 5 is positioned so as to overlap the vertical frame 63 of the shoji screen 6, thereby obscuring the vertical frame 63 of the shoji screen 6 from the indoor side.

[0021] To open or close the shoji screen 5 from the indoor side, grasp the butt frame 53 of the shoji screen 5 that protrudes indoors with your hand and slide it in the direction of the white arrow. In other words, the sliding movement of the shoji screen 5 is performed by grasping the butt frame 53 with your hand.

[0022] Next, the specific configuration of the butt frames 43, 53 of the shoji screens 4, 5 will be explained using Figure 3. Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the butt portion 10 between the shoji screens 4 and 5 in the fitting 1 shown in Figure 1. In Figure 3, the shoji screens 4 and 5 are arranged so that they can slide on the same rail 221.

[0023] The butt frame 43 of the shoji screen 4 is extruded from a metal material such as aluminum, and houses three pieces of glass G spaced apart by spacers S via a gasket 4a. The butt face 43a of the butt frame 43 (the face that butts against the shoji screen 5) has an integral standing wall 431 that rises almost vertically toward the shoji screen 5. The visible face 43b of the butt frame 43 on the indoor side is covered with a resin cover 432. This gives the shoji screen 4 excellent heat insulation.

[0024] The butt stile 43 has integrally therewith a stile covering portion 433 that protrudes toward the outdoor side. The stile covering portion 433 is formed along the extension direction of the butt stile 43 (the up-and-down direction in FIG. 1). The frame covering portion 433 integrally comprises a first wall portion 433a that rises approximately perpendicular to the surface of the glass G of the shoji screen 4 (the surface of the glass G facing outdoors), a second wall portion 433b that bends from the outdoor end of the first wall portion 433a toward the shoji screen 5 and extends approximately parallel to the surface of the glass G of the shoji screen 4, a third wall portion 433c that bends from the end of the second wall portion 433b toward the shoji screen 5 and extends approximately parallel to the first wall portion 433a, and a fourth wall portion 433d that extends from the end of the third wall portion 433c toward the butt surface 43a, and has a cross section that is formed in an approximately rectangular shape.

[0025] The surface of the second wall portion 433b forms the outdoor-facing visible surface of the butt frame 43 and the frame covering portion 433. This second wall portion 433b protrudes further toward the shoji 5 than the butt face 43a of the butt frame 43. The second wall portion 433b extends further toward the shoji 5 than the butt face 43a, and essentially conceals the entire outdoor-facing visible surface 53b of the butt frame 53 of the shoji 5. As a result, the outdoor side of the butt frame 43 is displaced toward the shoji 5. For this reason, when the fitting 1 is observed from the outdoor side, the width of the butt portion 10 is narrow, essentially the same as the width of the visible surface of the butt frame 43 of the shoji 4 (the width of the second wall portion 433b), thereby improving the design of the fitting 1.

[0026] Meanwhile, the butt frame 53 of the shoji screen 5 also houses three pieces of glass G spaced apart by spacers S, via a gasket 5a. The outdoor-facing face 53b of the butt frame 53 extends further toward the shoji screen 4 than the butt face 53a, and overlaps with the standing wall portion 431 formed on the butt face 53a of the butt frame 43 of the shoji screen 4. A first airtight material 531 is attached to the tip of the extended face 53b, sealing the space between it and the standing wall portion 431.

[0027] Furthermore, the butt frame 53 has a frame covering part 533 that protrudes toward the indoor side at the indoor end of the butt surface 53a via a bridge part 532 for heat insulation. The frame covering part 533 is connected to the bridge part 532 and is composed of a frame covering part main body 534 that is integrally extruded from a metal material such as aluminum, and a resin cover 535 that covers the outside of the frame covering part main body 534.

[0028] The frame covering body 534 is integrally formed with a first wall portion 534a that rises approximately perpendicular to the surface of the glass G of the shoji screen 5 (the indoor surface of the glass G), a second wall portion 534b that bends from the outdoor end of the first wall portion 534a toward the shoji screen 4 side and extends approximately parallel to the surface of the glass G of the shoji screen 5, a third wall portion 534c that bends from the shoji screen 4 side end of the second wall portion 534b toward the outdoor side and extends approximately parallel to the first wall portion 534a, a fourth wall portion 534d that bends from the outdoor end of the third wall portion 534c toward the shoji screen 5 side and extends approximately parallel to the second wall portion 534b, and a fifth wall portion 534e that bends from the shoji screen 5 side end of the fourth wall portion 534d toward the outdoor side and is connected to the bridge portion 532.

[0029] Of these, the second wall portion 534b protrudes further toward the shoji 4 side than the abutment surface 53a of the butt frame 53. The second wall portion 534b extends significantly parallel to the surface of the glass G toward the shoji 4 side, and substantially conceals almost the entire resin cover 432 that constitutes the outdoor-facing visible surface 43b of the butt frame 43 of the shoji 4. This gives the butt frame 53 a shape that is displaced toward the shoji 4 side. The resin cover 535 of the butt frame 53 covers the outside (indoor side) of the first wall portion 534a, second wall portion 534b, and third wall portion 534c. For this reason, when the fitting 1 is observed from the indoor side, the width of the butt joint 10 is narrow, as shown in Figure 1, and is essentially the same as the width of the visible surface of the butt frame 53 of the shoji screen 5 (the indoor side surface of the resin cover 535), improving the design of the fitting 1. In addition, by having the resin cover 535, the shoji screen 5 has excellent heat insulation properties.

[0030] A second airtight material 536 is housed in the abutting surface 53a of the abutting frame 53, and seals the gap between the abutting surfaces 43a, 53a of the abutting frames 43, 53.

[0031] A large space 100 is provided between the fourth wall portion 534d and the resin cover 432 of the butt frame 43 of the shoji screen 4. This space 100 is provided in the area where the frame covering portion 533 of the butt frame 53 of the shoji screen 5 faces the indoor-side visible surface 43b of the butt frame 43 of the shoji screen 4. Specifically, this space 100 is large enough to allow a finger to be inserted when grasping the frame covering portion 533 when opening or closing the shoji screen 5.

[0032] A buffer member 9 made of an elastic material such as rubber is provided in this space 100. In this embodiment, the buffer member 9 is attached to the outdoor surface of the fourth wall portion 534d of the frame covering portion 533 so as to protrude toward the indoor-side facing surface 43b of the butt frame 43. The buffer member 9 extends approximately parallel to the door tip surface 533a of the frame covering portion 533, which is located on the shoji 4 side, and has a side surface portion 91 that is located approximately flush with the door tip surface 533a. Therefore, the buffer member 9 is located on the door tip surface 533a in the space 100 so as to be exposed toward the shoji 4 side (left side in FIG. 3). Because the side surface portion 91 is approximately flush with the door tip surface 533a, it functions to block the space 100 when the shoji screens 4 and 5 are closed, as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, there is no risk of the design of the butt portion 10 being impaired from the indoor side.

[0033] 3, the buffer member 9 has an integral protrusion 92 that abuts against the indoor-side visible surface 43b (resin cover 432) of the butt frame 43 when the shoji screens 4 and 5 are closed. This allows the buffer member 9 to also function as a third airtight material that seals the gap with the indoor-side visible surface 43b of the butt frame 43.

[0034] Furthermore, the cushioning member 9 has a hollow portion 93. Therefore, the cushioning member 9 has excellent shape retention due to the air in the hollow portion 93, and does not impair the design, and when an external force is applied, the hollow portion 93 (air) is compressed, so that the cushioning member 9 can be deformed with appropriate elasticity (cushioning properties).

[0035] As shown in FIG. 4, when the butt stile 53 of the shoji screen 5 having this buffer member 9 is grasped by hand to open or close the screen, the fingertips come into contact with the side surface 91 of the buffer member 9. At this time, the buffer member 9 allows the operator to easily recognize that the fingertips are resting on the side surface 91 of the buffer member 9 (not in a position where the fingers will be pinched). Therefore, when the shoji screens 4, 5 are closed while grasping the butt stile 53, it is possible to prevent the fingers from being pinched between the butt stile 53 and the visible surface 43b on the indoor side of the shoji screen 4. Furthermore, even if the fingers of the operator come too close to the visible surface 43b on the indoor side of the shoji screen 4, the buffer member 9 easily deforms elastically, so there is no risk of the fingers being hurt, and operability is improved.

[0036] The buffer member 9 may be attached to the visible surface 43b on the indoor side of the shoji screen 4, but when it is attached to the butt frame 53 side of the shoji screen 5 as shown in this embodiment, when the shoji screen 4 or 5 is opened, the buffer member 9 is not exposed to the indoor side and cannot be seen directly from the indoor side, which further improves the design of the building fixture 1.

[0037] The shoji screens 3 and 6 arranged at both ends of the fitting 1 shown in Figure 1 may be immovably fixed to the frame 2. Furthermore, the number of shoji screens of the fitting 1 in the present invention is not limited to four, as long as at least two shoji screens are butted together to close the fitting. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 1. Doors and windows 221 Rail 4 Shoji (Second Shoji) 5 Shoji (first shoji) 43, 53 butt frame 43b Front (Front of the second shoji door butt frame on the indoor side) 533 Frame covering part 533a Door tip surface 9. Cushioning material 93 Hollow part

Claims

1. A structure comprising two shoji screens running on the outdoor side of the frame body and arranged at both ends in the left-right direction, and two shoji screens running on the indoor side of the frame body and arranged in the center in the left-right direction, When all the shoji screens are closed, the vertical stiles of the two shoji screens located at both ends are positioned to overlap the vertical stiles of the two shoji screens located in the center to form a joint, and the butt stiles of the two shoji screens located in the center are butted against each other to form a joint, The abutting portion has an abutting surface where the two centrally located shoji screens face each other, an indoor protruding portion that protrudes from the abutting surface to the indoor side, and an outdoor protruding portion that protrudes from the abutting surface to the outdoor side, The indoor side protrusion has a metal indoor side hollow portion and a resin cover that covers the indoor side surface of the indoor side hollow portion, the outdoor-side protruding portion has an outdoor-side hollow portion made of metal, A fitting in which the visible width of the left and right joints, the visible width of the indoor side of the butt joint including the indoor side protrusion, and the visible width of the outdoor side of the butt joint including the outdoor side protrusion are approximately the same size.

2. The abutment surfaces of the two centrally located shoji screens facing each other include a one-side abutment surface of one abutment frame and a second-side abutment surface of the other abutment frame, the one-side abutment surface has a first wall portion protruding toward the other-side abutment surface, the other-side abutment surface has a second wall portion protruding toward the one-side abutment surface, The first wall portion and the second wall portion overlap in the projection direction when the two centrally located shoji screens are closed, The building fixture according to claim 1, wherein an airtight member extending in the forward direction is provided between the first wall portion and the second wall portion.

3. The building fixture described in Claim 2, wherein the airtight member is arranged to fit between the first wall portion and the second wall portion.

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