Support device

Abstract

To provide a support device that can change a position of a decorating object.SOLUTION: A support device 21 includes: a fitting body 23 for fixed and fitted to a frame for decorating a decorating object; and a support body 24 for supporting the decorating object. The support device 21 further includes a regulation body 25 capable of selectively changing to a regulation state of regulating movement of the support body 24 relative to the fitting body 23 and a permissive state of permitting movement of the support body 24 relative to the fitting body 23.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a support device for supporting a decorative object. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a frame (a clothes frame) as described in, for example, Patent Document 1 below is known.

[0003] This conventional picture frame has a rod-shaped protrusion (hanger attachment part) that supports a decorative object such as a uniform with a hanger, and this protrusion is fixed at a central position near the upper end of the back plate of the frame. The hanging hole of the hanger of the decorative object can be hooked onto the protrusion, so that the decorative object can be supported by the protrusion and displayed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2005-205106 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the case of the conventional art described above, since the protrusion that supports the decorative object is fixed to the back plate of the frame, the position of the decorative object cannot be changed.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENTS It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a support device that allows the position of a decorative object to be changed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A support device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a support device that is attached to a picture frame and supports an object to be displayed, and comprises a mounting body that is attached to the frame, a support body that supports the object to be displayed, and a regulating body that can be changed between a restricting state that restricts movement of the support relative to the mounting body and an allowing state that allows movement of the support relative to the mounting body.

[0008] In addition, a support device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a support device that is attached to a picture frame and supports an object to be displayed, and comprises a mounting body that is attached to the frame, a support body that is movably attached to the mounting body and supports the object to be displayed, and a regulating body that is rotatably attached to the mounting body and that, when rotated in one direction, enters a restricting state that restricts movement of the support body relative to the mounting body, and when rotated in the other direction, enters an allowing state that allows movement of the support body relative to the mounting body. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the position of the decorative object can be changed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is an exploded perspective view of a support device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. [Figure 6] 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3 (including a view of the regulating body during rotation). [Figure 7] 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3 (including a partial rear view of the mounting body). [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the support device, a picture frame, and a decorative object. [Figure 9]These are diagrams of the same support device in use, where (a) is a diagram of the device in use when the position of the object to be decorated has been changed to an upper position (higher position), and (b) is a diagram of the device in use when the position of the object to be decorated has been changed to a lower position (lower position). DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0012] In Figs. 8 and 9, reference numeral 1 denotes a picture frame, which is, for example, a case-shaped clothes frame (such as a uniform case) for displaying an object 2 to be displayed while being stored therein.

[0013] The object 2 to be displayed and stored removably in the frame 1 is, for example, a uniform with a hanger, which is composed of a hanger 3 and a uniform (clothing) 4 attached to the hanger 3. The hanger 3 of the object 2 to be displayed has a circular hanging hole 5 formed in the center of the upper end.

[0014] The frame 1 is shaped like a relatively thin box and has an internal storage space 10 capable of storing an object to be displayed (object to be supported) 2. The frame 1 comprises a back panel portion 11 which is the main body, and a frame portion 12 which is a rotating portion that is rotatably attached to the back panel portion 11 via a hinge (not shown).

[0015] The frame portion 12 has a rectangular ring-shaped frame body (frame) 13 and a rectangular transparent plate-shaped body (glass plate, acrylic plate, etc.) 14 attached to the frame body 13. On the other hand, the back plate portion 11 has a rectangular ring-shaped frame body (frame) 16 and a rectangular opaque plate-shaped body 17 attached to the frame body 16.

[0016] The storage space 10 for storing the decorative object 2 is the space between the plate-like body 13 of the frame portion 12 and the plate-like body 17 of the back plate portion 11 (the internal space within the frame). The decorative object 2 (see FIG. 9) stored in this storage space 10 can be taken out from within the frame 1 by rotating the frame portion 12 forward relative to the back plate portion 11 to open it (see FIG. 8). The size of the storage space 10 within the frame 1 is larger than the decorative object 2, and is large enough to allow the position of the decorative object 2 within the frame 1 to be changed.

[0017] 9, the decorative object 2 stored and arranged in the storage space 10 of the frame 1 is supported by a frame support device 21 and displayed at a desired height. In other words, the support device 21 is attached to a predetermined position on the mounting surface (fixed surface) 20, which is the front surface (surface) of the plate-like body 17 of the back panel 11 of the frame 1, and the decorative object 2 is supported within the frame 1 by this attached support device 21.

[0018] Here, a specific configuration of the frame support device 21 that is attached to the frame 1 will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 7. For convenience, the directions of the arrows shown in Figure 1 will be described as front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions.

[0019] The support device 21 includes a mounting body (fixed body) 23 fixedly attached by a mounting means 22 to a mounting surface 20 of a case-like picture frame 1 for displaying a decorative object 2, a longitudinal support 24 that is vertically movable (slidable) on the mounting body 23 and supports the decorative object 2, and a regulating body 25 that is vertically rotatable about a left-right rotation center axis (rotation fulcrum) X on the mounting body 23, and that is in a regulating state that regulates the vertical movement of the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23 by rotating in one direction (downward), and in a permissive state that permits the vertical movement of the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23 by rotating in the other direction (upward). The mounting means (fixing means) 22 for mounting the mounting body 12 to the picture frame 1 is, for example, a plurality of tapping screws 26.

[0020] The mounting body (base body) 23 has a plate-like portion 31 positioned parallel to the mounting surface 20 of the frame 1. Mounting portions 32 protrude rearward from the four corners of this plate-like portion 31, and each mounting portion 32 is formed with a mounting hole 33. Then, tapping screws 26, which are the mounting means 22, penetrate the plate-like body 17 from the rear surface side of the frame 1 and are screwed into the mounting holes 33, whereby the mounting portions 32 are fixedly attached to the mounting surface 20.

[0021] Further, an elastic deformation portion (T-shaped portion) 35 having a T-shape in front view is provided in the center of the plate-shaped portion 31, and a notch groove 36 for elastically deforming the elastic deformation portion 35 is formed between the elastic deformation portion 35 and the plate-shaped portion 31. The elastic deformation portion 35 has a pair of left and right engagement portions, i.e., engagement convex portions 37, on the rear surface side, which are convex toward the rear. That is, the engagement convex portions 37 for positioning and holding are protruded from both left and right ends of the rear surface of the plate portion 39 of the elastic deformation portion 35, and engage with the engagement receiving recessed portion 60 of the support body 24 in a disengageable manner to position and hold the support body 24. Each engagement convex portion 37 has a curved surface 38 that convex toward the rear.

[0022] Furthermore, rectangular through-holes 41 are formed in the lower part of the plate-like portion 31 so as to penetrate the front and rear surfaces of the plate-like portion 31. Then, these through-holes 41 are in communication with the engagement receiving holes 55 of the support body 24 when the engagement convex portion 37 and the engagement receiving recessed portion 60 are engaged with each other (when the engagement convex portion 37 is positioned and held in place).

[0023] A pair of left and right opposing plate portions 42, spaced apart from each other, protrude rearward from both sides of the center of the plate-like portion 31. A U-shaped pivot support portion 43 is provided on the outer surface of each opposing plate portion 42 to support the shaft portion 73 of the regulating body 25 rotatably about the pivot center axis X. A connecting plate portion 44 connects the rear end of the pivot support portion 43 to the rear end of the mounting portion 32.

[0024] The support body 24 has a plate-shaped longitudinal portion 51 that is elongated in the vertical direction and is arranged to be slidable (slidable) in the vertical direction while being clamped from the front and rear between the plate-shaped portion 31 of the mounting body 23 and the connecting plate portion 44 of the mounting body 23, and an axial support portion 52 that protrudes forward from the upper end, which is the longitudinal end portion of the longitudinal portion 51, and supports the decorative object 2 in a hooked state (hanging state).

[0025] The elongated portion 51 has a plurality of rectangular engagement receiving holes 55 (55a, 55b, 55c, 55d) arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction, that is, for example, four engagement receiving portions.

[0026] Each engagement hole portion 55 has, for example, a hole space portion 56 penetrating the front and rear surfaces of the elongated portion 51, and a protruding portion 57 protruding toward the hole space portion 56 and positioned facing the hole space portion 56. The protruding portion 57 is formed with an inclined surface 58 against which the tip end of the engagement plate portion 77 of the regulating body 25 abuts when the regulating body 25 rotates downward.

[0027] Further, the longitudinal portion 51 has a plurality of rectangular engagement receiving recesses 60 (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d) that are aligned in the up-down direction at equal intervals from each other. That is, the longitudinal portion 51 has a plurality of left and right pairs of engagement receiving recesses 60 (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d) formed in a concave shape on its front surface, i.e., four sets of engagement receiving recesses 60 (60a, 60b, 60c, 60d) corresponding to the number (four) of engagement receiving holes 55.

[0028] Each engagement recess 60 has a recessed space 61 formed by, for example, recessing the front surface of the elongated portion, and upper and lower inclined surfaces 62, 63 positioned facing this recessed space 61.

[0029] The support portion 52 has a short, round shaft-shaped support portion 66 in the front-to-rear direction that protrudes forward from the front surface of the upper end of the longitudinal portion 51, and a disk-shaped anti-pullout portion 67 that is provided at the tip of the support portion 66 and has a larger diameter than the support portion 66.

[0030] The regulating body 25 has a pair of left and right opposing plate portions 71 that face each other at a distance, and the lower portions of both opposing plate portions 71 are connected to each other by a connecting plate portion 72. On the inner surface of each opposing plate portion 71, a shaft portion (rotation center portion) 73 that is a short round shaft in the left-right direction and an arc portion 74 that is arc-shaped and has its center on the axis of the shaft portion 73 (rotation center axis line X) are provided.

[0031] Furthermore, a plate-shaped knob 76 is provided downwardly on the connecting plate 72 and is gripped by the fingers of an operator who rotates the regulating body 25. Furthermore, an engagement plate 77 is provided rearward on the connecting plate 72 and is a plate-shaped engagement portion (regulating portion) that releasably engages with the engagement receiving hole 55 of the support body 24 to regulate the vertical movement of the support body 25. A protruding portion 78 that abuts against the inclined surface 58 of the engagement receiving hole 55 is formed on the rear end side of the engagement plate 77 so as to protrude upwardly.

[0032] Here, for example, Figure 6 shows the regulating body 25 in a regulated state due to downward rotation, and in this regulated state, the engaging plate portion 77 is inserted into and retracted from the mutually communicating through hole portion 41 of the mounting body 23 and the engaging hole portion 55c (the third engaging hole portion from the top) of the support body 24, and is in an engaged state with the engaging hole portion 55c.

[0033] This restricts movement of the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23. At this time, the engagement convex portion 37 of the mounting body 23 and the engagement receiving recess portion 60c (the third engagement receiving recess portion from the top) of the support 24 are engaged with each other (see FIG. 7).

[0034] In addition, the operator can change the restricting state of the restricting body 25 to the allowing state by rotating the restricting body 25 upward to insert and remove the engaging plate portion 77 from both the hole portions 41, 55c.

[0035] Next, the operation of the above-mentioned supporting device 21 will be described.

[0036] As shown in Figure 9(a), for example, when a plate 81 related to an object to be decorated 2 is attached to a position on the mounting surface 20 of the frame 1 below the object to be decorated 2, the object to be decorated 2 is placed at a higher position (upper position) within the frame 1 using a support device 21 and displayed.

[0037] That is, in this case, from among the four engagement hole portions 55 (55a, 55b, 55c, 55d) that the support body 24 has, for example the bottom engagement hole portion 55d is selected, and the engagement plate portion 77 of the regulating body 25 is inserted into that engagement hole portion 55d.

[0038] Then, due to the engagement between the engaging plate portion 77 and the engaging hole portion 55d, the movement of the support body 24 in the vertical direction relative to the attachment body 23 is restricted, and the support body 24 is positioned and fixed at a desired position.

[0039] Then, the decorative object 2 is supported by the support portion 52 by hanging it through the hanging hole portion 5 of the hanger 3 of the decorative object 2 onto the axial (pin-shaped) support portion (protrusion portion) 52 of the supported body 24 which has been positioned and fixed.

[0040] In this way, by placing the decorative object 2 at a higher position (upper position) relative to the frame 1, space is created below the decorative object 2, and this space can be used to attach the plate 81.

[0041] In addition to attaching a plate (or other object such as a photograph) 81, if the uniform 4 of the decorative object 2 is long, for example, the decorative object 2 can be similarly placed at a higher position relative to the frame 1 and displayed.

[0042] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9(b), when attaching a photograph (or other object such as a plate) 82 related to the object to be displayed 2 to a position on the mounting surface 20 of the frame 1 above the object to be displayed 2, the object to be displayed 2 is positioned at a lower position (lower position) within the frame 1 using the support device 21.

[0043] That is, in this case, from among the four engagement hole portions 55 (55a, 55b, 55c, 55d) that the support body 24 has, for example the top engagement hole portion 55a is selected, and the engagement plate portion 77 of the regulating body 25 is inserted into that engagement hole portion 55a.

[0044] Then, due to the engagement between the engagement plate portion 77 and the engagement receiving hole portion 55a, the movement of the support body 24 in the vertical direction relative to the attachment body 23 is restricted, and the support body 24 is positioned and fixed at a desired position.

[0045] 9(a), the object 2 to be decorated is hooked onto the support portion 52 of the support body 24 that has been positioned and fixed through the hook hole 5, thereby causing the object 2 to be supported by the support portion 52.

[0046] In this way, by placing the decorative object 2 at a lower position (lower position) relative to the frame 1, space is created above the decorative object 2, and this space can be used to attach a photograph 82.

[0047] Furthermore, according to the support device 21 described above, it comprises a mounting body 23 which is attached to a frame 1 for displaying an object to be displayed 2, a support 24 which is vertically movable on this mounting body 23 and supports the object to be displayed 2 with a support portion 52, and a regulating body 25 which is rotatably mounted on the mounting body 23 and which, when rotated in one direction, enters a restricting state which restricts the vertical movement of the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23, and when rotated in the other direction, enters an allowing state which allows the vertical movement of the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23. Therefore, the vertical position of the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23 can be adjusted, and therefore the vertical position of the object to be displayed 2 relative to the frame 1 can be appropriately changed as necessary.

[0048] In addition, the support body 24 has a plurality of engagement hole portions 55 aligned in the vertical direction, which is the direction of movement, and the regulating body 25 has an engagement plate portion 77 that regulates the vertical movement of the support body 24 relative to the mounting body 23 by engaging with an engagement hole portion 55 selected from the plurality of engagement hole portions 55, so that the movement of the support body 24 can be appropriately regulated by engagement between the engagement hole portion 55 and the engagement plate portion 77.

[0049] Furthermore, the support 24 has a plurality of engagement receiving recesses 60 aligned in the vertical direction, which is the direction of movement, and the mounting body 23 has an engagement convex portion 37 that positions and holds the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23 by engaging with an engagement receiving recess 60 selected from the plurality of engagement receiving recesses 60.Therefore, by engaging the engagement receiving recess 60 with the engagement convex portion 37, the support 24 is positioned and held at a position where one engagement receiving hole portion 55 selected from the plurality of engagement receiving holes 55 and the through hole portion 41 of the mounting body 23 are connected to each other, so that the vertical position of the support 24 relative to the mounting body 23 can be easily adjusted.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the frame is described as a case-shaped frame having an internal storage space for storing an object to be displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the type and configuration of the frame are arbitrary as long as it can be used by attaching a support device (such as a hook device) that supports an object to be displayed. For example, the support device can be directly attached to a mounting surface such as a wall surface in an room.

[0051] Furthermore, the object to be displayed is not limited to a uniform with a hanger (clothing with a hanger) but may be, for example, a work of art such as a photograph or painting, or a certificate, and may be anything that can be supported by the support device.

[0052] Furthermore, the support body is not limited to a configuration having a plurality of engagement receiving portions that can engage with the engagement portion of the regulating body, that is, for example, four engagement receiving portions, but may have, for example, five or more engagement receiving portions.

[0053] Furthermore, the vertical position of the support body relative to the attachment body is not limited to a configuration in which it can be adjusted in stages (for example, four stages), but may be, for example, a configuration in which it can be adjusted steplessly.

[0054] Furthermore, the regulating body is not limited to a configuration that can be selectively changed between a regulating state and an allowing state by rotating relative to the mounting body, but may be configured, for example, to be selectively changed between a regulating state and an allowing state by attaching and detaching it to the mounting body. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1. Picture Frame 2. Decorative objects 21 Support device 23 Mounting body 24 Support 25 Regulatory Body 37 Engagement protrusion part which is the engagement part 51 Longitudinal section 52 Support part 55 Engagement receiving hole portion which is an engagement receiving portion 60 Engagement receiving recess portion which is an engagement receiving portion 77 Engagement plate portion which is the engagement portion

Claims

1. A support device attached to a picture frame and supporting an object to be displayed, A mounting body that is attached to the frame; A support for supporting the decorative object; a restricting body that is changeable between a restricting state that restricts movement of the support body relative to the mounting body and an allowing state that allows movement of the support body relative to the mounting body; A support device comprising:

2. A support device attached to a picture frame and supporting an object to be displayed, A mounting body that is attached to the frame; A support body movably provided on the mounting body and supporting the decorative object; a restricting body that is rotatably provided on the mounting body, and that is in a restricting state in which the movement of the support body relative to the mounting body is restricted by rotation in one direction, and in a permitting state in which the movement of the support body relative to the mounting body is permitted by rotation in the other direction; A support device comprising:

3. The regulatory body is In the restricted state, the vertical movement of the support is restricted, In the permitted state, the support is permitted to move in the vertical direction.

3. The supporting device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The support body has a plurality of engagement receiving portions, The regulating body has an engaging portion that regulates the movement of the support body by engaging with an engaging portion selected from the plurality of engaging portions.

3. The supporting device according to claim 1 or 2.

5. The support body has a plurality of engagement receiving portions, The mounting body has an engagement portion that positions and holds the support body by engaging with an engagement receiving portion selected from the plurality of engagement receiving portions.

3. The supporting device according to claim 1 or 2.

6. The support is A longitudinal portion movably provided on the mounting body; a support portion provided at a longitudinal end of the elongated portion for supporting an object to be decorated; 3. The supporting device according to claim 1 or 2.

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