Cushion member mounting structure and cushion member
A flexible, flat plate-shaped cushion material with hook-and-loop fasteners or adhesive attachment addresses the challenge of decorating and securing cushioning materials on fixtures, ensuring both design and safety.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024102013
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing cushioning materials for fixtures are difficult to decorate and maintain safety, as they are typically groove-shaped and require complex attachment methods, making it challenging to prevent finger pinching.
A flexible, flat plate-shaped cushion material with decorative surface and hook-and-loop fasteners or adhesive attachment, allowing easy decoration and secure attachment to the door edge, preventing finger pinching.
The cushion material achieves both aesthetic design and safety by enabling easy decoration and secure attachment to the door edge, improving workability and reducing costs.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a cushioning material mounting structure for providing a cushioning material on the edge of a door body of a fixture, and to a cushioning material. [Background technology]
[0002] Conventionally, there is known a fitting that attaches a packing (cushioning material) to the fitting body (door body) to prevent injury to the user's fingers while also not causing discomfort to the user (see Patent Document 1). The packing is made of elastomer and is formed from a groove-shaped (approximately U-shaped) member, and both inner surfaces of the packing are attached to the fitting body, covering the notch provided in the fitting body and the surrounding area. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-005705 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] Incidentally, it is conceivable that the packing attached to the fixture body may be decorated with a wood grain pattern or the like to match the appearance with the fixture body and improve the design. However, in the fitting described in Patent Document 1, the gasket attached to the fitting body is a groove-shaped member with a bent portion formed in advance, making it difficult and time-consuming to apply the above-mentioned decoration. On the other hand, if the cushioning material is not attached to the main body of the fixture, it is difficult to prevent the user's fingers from getting pinched, making it difficult to maintain safety.
[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a cushion material mounting structure and a cushion material that can easily be decorated to a cushion material attached to a door body and can achieve both design and safety. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] The cushioning material mounting structure of the present invention is a cushioning material mounting structure configured on the edge of a door body in a building fixture, and is characterized in that the cushioning material mounted on the edge of the door body is flexible and formed into an original flat plate shape, with at least one surface being the surface to be decorated, and is bent to cover the edge of the door body, with both ends attached to the edge of the door body. The cushion material of the present invention is the cushion material in the cushion material mounting structure of the present invention described above. [Effects of the Invention]
[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cushion material mounting structure and a cushion material that can easily be decorated to a cushion material attached to a door body and can achieve both design and safety. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is an external view showing a door body in which a cushion material mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured; [Figure 2] 4A and 4B are explanatory views showing a cushion material in the cushion material mounting structure according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] 5A and 5B are explanatory views showing the cushion material mounting structure according to the embodiment; [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a first modified example of the cushion material mounting structure according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a second modified example of the cushion material mounting structure according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0009] [Configuration of this embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3, a cushioning material mounting structure 10 according to this embodiment is a structure configured in a fitting having a frame and a door body 3 that is openably and closably mounted on the frame body, and a cushioning material 4 is mounted along an edge 3A (small edge) of the door body 3. In the cushioning material mounting structure 10, the cushioning material 4 mounted on the edge 3A of the door body 3 is made of cushion rubber that is flexible and formed into an original flat plate, one surface of which serves as a printing surface 4A that serves as a decorative surface. Both ends 41, 42 of this cushioning material 4 are attached to the edge 3A. In this embodiment, both ends 41, 42 are attached to portions of the edge 3A that face the front direction. In addition, a cushion sponge 5 is disposed between the cushioning material 4 and the edge 3A as an elastic member. Note that in this embodiment, the cushion sponge 5 is disposed to adjust the elasticity of the cushioning material 4, but this is not limited thereto. If the cushioning material 4 has a desired elasticity without the cushion sponge 5, the cushion sponge 5 need not be disposed. In the following description, the left-right direction of the door body 3 is the X-axis direction, the up-down direction of the door body 3 is the Y-axis direction, and the front direction of the door body 3 is the Z-axis direction. The X, Y, and Z-axis directions are perpendicular to each other.
[0010] [Cushioning material] In this embodiment, the cushion rubber constituting the cushion material 4 is chloroprene rubber (CR rubber). The cushion material 4 extends in the Y-axis direction (longitudinal direction) along the edge 3A of the door body 3, and a pair of hook side members 62 constituting a hook-and-loop fastener 61 is attached to each of both end portions 41, 42 in the Z-axis direction (width direction) perpendicular to the Y-axis direction as a pair of attachment portions 60 to be attached to the edge 3A. The hook-and-loop fastener 61 may be attached extending along the entire length of the cushion material 4 in the Y-axis direction, or may be attached partially (intermittently) in the Y-axis direction. In this embodiment, the hook-and-loop fastener 61 is used to attach the cushion material 4 to the edge 3A of the door body 3, so the cushion material 4 can be easily attached and detached, and the cushion material 4 and the cushion sponge 5 can be easily replaced, improving convenience.
[0011] Furthermore, a plurality of grooves 71 are formed in two portions (bent portions) of the cushion material 4 between the pair of mounting portions 60. The plurality of grooves 71 in one portion (bent portion) are formed to extend in the Y-axis direction and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the Z-axis direction. Each of the two portions in which the grooves 71 are formed is thus easily bent toward the door body 3 (can be bent while being flexed), and when the cushion material 4 is mounted to the edge portion 3A of the door body 3, the two portions are bent.
[0012] The pair of attachment portions 60 and the plurality of grooves 71 are provided on the other surface of the cushion material 4, respectively.
[0013] [Totai] In this embodiment, the edge 3A of the door body 3 has a visible surface 31 along the Z-axis direction and a pair of visible surface portions 32 that are continuous with the visible surface portion 31 and are along the X-axis direction. Each of the pair of visible surface portions 32 has a step 33 that reduces the visible dimension of the edge 3A, and a loop side material 63 that forms a hook-and-loop fastener 61 is attached to this step 33. The loop side material 63 is adapted to engage with the hook side material 62 described above, and this engagement allows the cushion material 4 to be attached to the edge 3A of the door body 3. When the cushion material 4 is attached, the loop side material 63 is positioned on the step 33 described above, so both ends 41, 42 of the cushion material 4 can be positioned snugly against the door body 3 without overhanging excessively in the Z-axis direction.
[0014] [Installation procedure] The cushion material mounting structure 10 described above is configured in the following manner. First, the door body 3, cushioning material 4, and cushion sponge 5 are prepared. The printing surface 4A of the cushioning material 4 is decorated using a printing machine. Because the cushioning material 4 is still in its original flat state during decoration, only one flat printing surface 4A is printed, making it easy to decorate. This reduces unevenness and distortion, improving the quality of the decoration compared to cushioning made of, for example, extruded material with curved sections. There is also no need to decorate multiple surfaces, reducing the number of decoration processes and reducing costs. As mentioned above, the original flat cushioning material 4 can easily accommodate openings for inserting and arranging functional components such as a hoist, locking device, and soft-close mechanism. Next, the cushion sponge 5 is placed on the visible surface 31 of the edge 3A of the door body 3. Next, the cushion material 4 is bent by bending the two portions provided with the multiple grooves 71, and the hook side members 62 at both ends 41, 42 are engaged with the loop side members 63 to form a generally U-shaped cross section and cover the edge portion 3A. In this embodiment, the cushion material 4 has a U-shaped cross section, but it may also have a trapezoidal cross section. In this manner, the cushion material mounting structure 10 is constructed. According to the cushion material mounting structure 10 described above, the flat printing surface 4A of the cushion rubber, which is originally flat, can be easily printed on using a printer, making it easy to decorate the cushion material 4. Furthermore, by bending the printed cushion rubber in this way and attaching both ends 41, 42 to cover the edge 3A of the door body 3, it is possible to prevent the user's fingers from getting pinched. This makes it possible to align the design of the door body 3 by decorating the cushion material 4 that is attached to the door body 3, which has a laminate sheet or the like on its surface, and improves the design. At the same time, by attaching the cushion material 4 to the door body 3, it is possible to create a configuration that prevents fingers from getting pinched, thereby achieving both design and safety.
[0015] [Variations] In the above embodiment, hook-and-loop fasteners 61 are used to attach both ends 41, 42 of the cushion material 4 to the edge 3A of the door body 3, but this is not limiting. For example, as shown in a first modified example in FIG. 4 , both ends 41, 42 of the cushion material 4 may be attached to the edge 3A of the door body 3 by using double-sided tape 65. The double-sided tape 65 forms the pair of attachment portions 60 described above, and is attached to both ends 41, 42 of the cushion material 4 by adhering. The cushion material 4 is attached to the edge 3A of the door body by being attached to the step portion 33 of the edge 3A. In this case, the pair of attachment portions 60 can be simply configured, and only adhesive bonding is required, thereby reducing costs. Alternatively, both ends 41, 42 of the cushion material 4 may be attached to the edge 3A of the door body 3 by using an adhesive, which reduces costs. 5, both end portions 41, 42 of the cushion material 4 may be attached to the edge portion 3A of the door body 3 by engagement of an engaging claw portion 66 and an engaging recess portion 67. In this case, an attachment 68 having a pair of engaging recess portions 67 is attached to the visible surface portion 31 of the edge portion 3A, and a pair of engaging claw portions 66 is formed on both end portions 41, 42 of the cushion material 4. The attachment 68 has a base portion 681 that extends in the Y-axis direction along the edge portion 3A and along the Z-axis direction, and the aforementioned pair of engaging recess portions 67 that are formed at both end portions of the base in the Z-axis direction and are recessed in the Z-axis direction, and the base portion 681 is screwed to the visible surface portion 31. In this embodiment, this attachment 68 constitutes part of the edge portion 3A. The pair of engaging claws 66 constitute the pair of mounting portions 60 described above, and are engaged with the pair of engaging recesses 67. In this way, the cushion material 4 is attached to the edge portion 3A of the door body 3 using an engagement structure in which the engaging claws 66 engage with the engaging recesses 67, so the attachment strength of the cushion material 4 can be increased. For example, conversely to the above, a pair of engagement recesses 67 may be formed on both end portions 41, 42 of the cushion material 4, and may be formed on an attachment 68 that forms part of the edge portion 3A or on a portion of the edge portion 3A excluding the attachment 68. In this case, the attachment strength of the cushion material 4 can be increased in the same manner as above. Furthermore, both ends 41, 42 of the cushion material 4 may be attached to the edge 3A of the door body 3 with snap buttons (not shown), in which case the cushion material 4 is easy to attach and detach.
[0016] In the above embodiment, grooves 71 are formed in the cushion material 4 to make it easier to bend, but this is not limited to this. If the cushion material 4 can be bent and curved into a predetermined shape even without grooves 71, the grooves 71 may be omitted. In the above embodiment, the cushion material 4 has a roughly U-shaped cross section when bent and curved, but this is not limited to this and it may have any other shape as long as it can cover the edge portion 3A of the door body 3. In the above embodiment, when the hook and loop fastener 61 is used, the hook side material 62 is attached to both ends 41, 42 of the cushion material 4, and the loop side material 63 is attached to the edge 3A of the door body 3, but this is not limited to this, and the hook side material 62 may be attached to the edge 3A of the door body 3, and the loop side material 63 may be attached to the cushion material 4. In the above embodiment, the hook and loop fastener 61 is constructed by combining a hook side material 62 and a loop side material 63, but this is not limited to this. For example, the hook and loop fastener 61 may be constructed as a so-called dual lock (registered trademark) type in which surface materials having mushroom-shaped protrusions that can be engaged with each other are combined together. In the above embodiment, a step portion 33 is formed on the edge portion 3A, but if the cushion material 4 does not protrude excessively in the projected direction when attached to the edge portion 3A, the step portion 33 may be omitted. In the above embodiment, the cushioning material 4 has a printed surface 4A that is decorated by printing using a printing machine, but it is not limited to this and may also be a decorated surface that is decorated by painting, plating, coloring, patterning, etc. In the above embodiment, the fixture on which the door body 3 is disposed may be a hinged door that pivots to open and close, or may be a sliding door that slides to open and close.
[0017] [Summary of the present invention] (1) The cushioning material mounting structure of the present invention is a cushioning material mounting structure configured on the edge of a door body in a building fixture, characterized in that the cushioning material mounted on the edge of the door body is flexible and formed into an original flat plate shape, at least one surface of which is the surface to be decorated, is bent to cover the edge of the door body, and both ends are attached to the edge of the door body. According to the cushion mounting structure of the present invention, since the cushion is originally flat, the flat surface of the original flat cushion can be easily decorated. Furthermore, by bending the printed cushion and attaching it so that both ends cover the edges of the door, it is possible to prevent the user's fingers from getting pinched. This allows the cushion mounting structure of the present invention to achieve both design and safety. (2) In the cushion mounting structure of the present invention, a groove may be formed in the bendable portion of the cushion. According to this configuration, the aforementioned grooves are formed, so that the cushioning material can be easily bent, and workability can be improved. (3) In the cushion mounting structure of the present invention, the grooves may be provided in two portions of the cushion, and the cushion may have a U-shaped cross section when the portions are bent. With this configuration, the cushioning material can be easily bent at the two desired portions, and the cushioning material can be stably deformed into a U-shaped cross section to cover the edge of the door body, thereby improving workability. (4) In the cushion mounting structure of the present invention, both ends of the cushion may be attached to the edge of the door body by hook-and-loop fasteners. According to this configuration, the hook-and-loop fastener is used to attach the cushioning material to the edge of the door body, so that the cushioning material can be easily attached and detached, improving convenience. (5) In the cushion material mounting structure of the present invention, both ends of the cushion material are attached to the edge portions of the door body by adhesive. According to this configuration, the cushioning material can be attached to the edge of the door body simply by gluing, which reduces costs. (6) In the cushion material mounting structure of the present invention, an attachment that forms part of the edge of the door body is attached to the door body, and the attachment is formed with an engagement recess that is concave in the projection direction and one of a pair of engagement claws that engages with the engagement recess, and the engagement recess and the other of the pair of engagement claws may be formed at both ends of the cushion material. According to this configuration, the cushion material is attached to the edge of the door body using an engagement structure in which the engagement claw portion engages with the engagement recess portion, so that the attachment strength of the cushion material can be increased. (7) In the cushion mounting structure of the present invention, an elastic member may be disposed between the cushion and the edge of the door body. According to this configuration, by disposing the elastic member as described above, it is possible to adjust the elastic force of the cushion material. (8) The cushion material of the present invention is characterized in that it is the cushion material in the cushion material mounting structure of the present invention described above. According to the cushion material of the present invention, it is possible to configure a cushion material that can achieve the same effects as those of the cushion material mounting structure described above. (9) The cushioning material of the present invention is flexible and formed into a flat plate shape, with at least one surface being the surface to be decorated, and a pair of attachment portions that are attached to the edge of the door body are provided at both ends, and the portion between the pair of attachment portions may have a groove formed therein and be configured to be bendable. With this configuration, after decorating the cushion material in a flat plate state, the cushion rubber can be easily bent to a predetermined position to form the desired shape, and the pair of mounting portions can be attached to the edge of the door body, thereby improving workability. [Explanation of symbols]
[0018] 10...Cushion material mounting structure, 3...Door body, 31...Prominent surface portion, 32...Prominent surface portion, 33...Step portion, 3A...Edge portion, 4...Cushion material, 41, 42...End portion, 4A...Printed surface, 5...Cushion sponge, 60...Mounting portion, 61...Velcro fastener, 62...Hook side material, 63...Loop side material, 65...Double-sided tape, 66...Engaging claw portion, 67...Engaging recess, 68...Attachment, 681...Base portion, 71...Groove.
Claims
1. A cushioning material mounting structure configured on the edge of a door body in a building fixture, The cushioning material attached to the edge of the door body is flexible and formed in an original flat plate shape, at least one surface of which is the surface to be decorated, and is bent to cover the edge of the door body, and both ends of which are attached to the edge of the door body. A cushion material mounting structure characterized by:
2. 2. The cushion material mounting structure according to claim 1, A groove is formed in the bendable portion of the cushion material. A cushion material mounting structure characterized by:
3. 3. The cushion material mounting structure according to claim 2, The grooves are provided in two portions of the cushion material, The cushioning material has a U-shaped cross section when the portion is bent. A cushion material mounting structure characterized by:
4. 2. The cushion material mounting structure according to claim 1, Both ends of the cushioning material are attached to the edges of the door body by hook-and-loop fasteners. A cushion material mounting structure characterized by:
5. 2. The cushion material mounting structure according to claim 1, Both ends of the cushioning material are attached to the edges of the door body by adhesive. A cushion material mounting structure characterized by:
6. 2. The cushion material mounting structure according to claim 1, An attachment that forms part of the edge of the door body is attached to the door body, The attachment is formed with an engagement recess recessed in a projection direction and one of a pair of engagement claws engaged with the engagement recess, The cushion material has, at both ends thereof, the engaging recess and the other of the pair of engaging claws. A cushion material mounting structure characterized by:
7. 2. The cushion material mounting structure according to claim 1, An elastic member is disposed between the cushion material and the edge of the door body. A cushion material mounting structure characterized by:
8. A cushion material in the cushion material mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
9. The cushioning material according to claim 8, The substrate is flexible and formed in an original flat plate shape, and at least one surface of the substrate is a surface to be decorated. A pair of attachment portions are provided at both ends to be attached to the edge portions of the door body, The portion between the pair of mounting portions is formed with a groove and is configured to be bendable. A cushioning material characterized by:
Citation Information
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Fixture and method of manufacturing fixture
JP2023005705A