Screw covering structure and screw covering method for panel frame in partition

Abstract

In a partition 1 in which an upper panel frame 5, in which an upper fitting groove section 7 for fitting the upper-end edge section of a panel material 2 is formed, is installed to an upper rail material 3 through a machine screw 12 at the side 5bb of a mounting piece section formed to the upper panel frame 5, the machine screw 12 is covered so as not to be observed from the outside.SOLUTION: The base material 13 is fastened together with the mounting piece part 5bb to the leg piece part 3b of the upper rail 3 through the machine screw 12, and the covering material 14 is mounted on the jointly fastened base material 13 in a slipping-out preventive shape.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of a screw coating structure and a screw coating method for a panel frame in a partition that separates an interior space. [Background technology]

[0002] Today, partitions equipped with panels are used to divide indoor spaces into front and back sections. In some such partitions, for example, in order to support the upper edge of the panel on the main body side, an upper panel frame is attached to an upper rail material (main body side member) installed on the ceiling surface, and the upper edge of the panel body is fitted into a U-shaped fitting groove formed in the upper panel frame. In partitions with this type of configuration, it is known in the prior art that the upper panel frame is attached to the upper rail material by fastening it with screws while the attachment piece extending upward from the fitting groove is placed against the visible surface (leg piece) of the upper rail material (for example, Patent Document 1). However, simply fastening it with screws poses the problem that the screws are visible from the outside and spoil the aesthetic appearance, so the screws are usually covered with a covering material (decorative material). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6812665 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the conventional method of covering screws using the above-mentioned covering material, an auxiliary material is attached to the upper panel frame in an engaging manner, and the covering material is then attached to the auxiliary material in an engaging manner.This creates the problem that if the auxiliary material is subjected to some kind of load and comes off the upper panel frame, the covering material will also come off, and these are the issues that the present invention aims to solve. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present invention was created in view of the above-mentioned circumstances and with the aim of solving these problems. The invention of claim 1 is a partition that divides an interior space into front and rear using a panel body, and is configured so that an attachment piece is provided on a panel frame that has an engagement groove into which the edge of the panel body is fitted, and the attachment piece is attached to the main body side of the panel frame by attaching it via a screw to the visible surface of a rail material provided on the main body side, and in this partition, when a long-sized covering material is attached to the mounting piece to cover the screw, a base material is provided that is placed against the outer surface of the mounting piece in the front-to-rear direction and is fastened together with the mounting piece via a screw, and the covering material is attached to the mounting piece by engaging with the base material. This is a screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition. The invention of claim 2 is a screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition described in claim 1, characterized in that the panel frame is an upper panel frame having an upper fitting groove portion into which the upper edge portion of the panel body is fitted, the rail material is an upper rail material attached to the ceiling surface, the upper panel frame has an attachment piece portion formed above the upper fitting groove portion, and the attachment piece portion is attached to the upper rail material by being fastened together with a plurality of base materials arranged with gaps in the left-right direction to the visible surface portion of the upper rail material via screws, and the engagement of the covering material with the base material is an attachment by forcibly fitting the long covering material in the left-right direction into the base material. The invention of claim 3 is a screw-coating structure for a panel frame in a partition described in claim 2, characterized in that the upper panel frame is composed of a main body frame portion in which a groove side piece portion and a groove bottom piece portion are formed on the inner front-to-back side of the fitting groove portion, and a pressed edge frame portion in which a groove side piece portion is formed on the outer front-to-back side of the fitting groove portion, and the main body frame portion and the pressed edge frame portion are arranged inside and outside with an inner mounting piece portion formed on the main body frame portion and an outer mounting piece portion formed on the pressed edge frame portion, and the inner mounting piece portion is placed on the facing surface portion, and with a base material placed on the outer mounting piece portion, the base material, the outer mounting piece portion and the inner mounting piece portion are fastened together to the facing surface portion via screws, thereby attaching the upper rail material. The invention of claim 4 is a screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the base material comprises a base spanning piece portion that abuts against the mounting piece portion and is fixed with a screw, and upper and lower base leg piece portions that extend from the upper and lower edge portions of the base spanning piece toward the covering material side, and the covering material comprises a covering spanning piece portion that faces the screw head of the screw, and upper and lower covering leg piece portions that extend from the upper and lower edge portions of the covering spanning piece toward the base material side, and the covering material is attached by fitting the upper and lower covering leg piece portions into the upper and lower base leg piece portions in a forced fit. The invention of claim 5 is a screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition described in claim 4, characterized in that each base material is attached to the visible surface portion via a single screw, and is configured to be freely rotatable around the screw as an axis, and the covering material is attached to the rotatable base material by a forced fit. The invention of claim 6 is a screw coating structure for a panel frame in a partition described in claim 5, characterized in that the upper panel frame is framed so that its left and right edge portions abut against the left and right inner edge portions of left and right vertical panel frames which have left and right vertical fitting grooves into which the left and right edge portions of the panel body fit, and the left and right edge portions of the covering material are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting grooves with a gap between them and the groove bottoms of the left and right vertical fitting grooves, and the fitting length of the left and right edge portions of the covering material into the left and right vertical fitting grooves is set to a length such that when the edge portion of one left or right side of the covering material abuts against the groove bottom of the vertical fitting groove on one side, the edge portion on the other side is fitted into the vertical fitting groove on the other side without slipping out of the vertical fitting groove on the other side. The invention of claim 7 is a screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition as described in claim 6, characterized in that the covering material is formed from a hard material that can be bent and deformed into an arc, and by bending and deforming the covering material into an arc, the actual length between the left and right edge portions is shortened and the left and right edge portions are inserted and assembled into the left and right vertical fitting groove portions. The invention of claim 8 is a partition that separates an interior space into front and rear sections using a panel body, in which an upper panel frame having upper fitting grooves into which the upper edge portions of the panel body are fitted is framed so that its left and right edge portions abut against inner left and right edge portions of the left and right vertical panel frames having left and right vertical fitting grooves formed therein into which the left and right edge portions of the panel body are fitted, and the upper panel frame is provided with mounting pieces above the upper fitting grooves, and the mounting pieces are attached to the ceiling surface side of the upper panel frame by attaching them to the visible surface portions of upper rail material attached to the ceiling surface with screws, in which the partition is configured such that when a covering material that is long in the left and right direction is attached to the mounting pieces to cover the screws, the covering material is formed of a hard material that can be bent and deformed into an arc, and the fitting length of the left and right edge portions into the left and right vertical fitting grooves is such that when an edge portion on one side of the covering material in the left and right direction abuts against the groove bottom of the vertical fitting groove on one side, the edge portion on the other side abuts against the groove bottom of the vertical fitting groove on one side a step of inserting the edge portion of one side of the covering material into the vertical fitting groove on one side; a step of bending and deforming the covering material with the edge portion inserted into an arc so that the edge portion of the other side of the covering material is positioned left-right inward of the opening end of the vertical fitting groove on the other side; a step of inserting the edge portion of the other side of the covering material, which is positioned left-right inward of the opening end of the vertical fitting groove on the other side, into the vertical fitting groove on the other side; and a step of locking the covering material with the left and right edge portions inserted into the left and right vertical fitting grooves to the base material. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] By adopting the invention of claim 1, in a partition configured so that a panel frame has a fitting groove portion into which the edge portion of a panel body that divides the interior space into front and rear is fitted and assembled, and the mounting piece portion provided on the panel frame is attached to the visible surface portion of the rail material via a screw, when attaching a covering material to the mounting piece portion to cover the screw, the base material that is in contact with the outer surface of the mounting piece in the front-to-rear direction is fastened together with the mounting piece portion via a screw, and the covering material is attached to the mounting piece portion by engaging with the fastened base material, making the attachment of the covering material to cover the screw simple and easy. By adopting the invention of claim 2, when the panel frame is an upper panel frame having an upper fitting groove into which the upper edge of the panel body is fitted and attached to an upper rail material that is attached to the ceiling surface, the upper panel frame is attached to the upper rail material by having the mounting piece portion formed above the upper fitting groove fastened together with the base material to the visible surface portion of the upper rail material via screws, and in this case the engagement of the covering material with the base material is achieved by a fitting attachment in which the long covering material in the left-right direction is forced into the base material, making it simple and easy to attach the covering material to the upper panel frame. By adopting the invention of claim 3, the upper panel frame is configured to include a main body frame portion in which a groove side piece and a groove bottom piece are formed on the inner front-to-back side of the fitting groove portion, and a pressed edge frame portion in which a groove side piece is formed on the outer front-to-back side of the fitting groove portion, and the main body frame portion and the pressed edge frame portion are arranged inside and outside with the inner mounting piece formed on the main body frame portion and the outer mounting piece formed on the pressed edge frame portion, and the inner mounting piece is placed on the find surface portion and a base material is placed on the outer mounting piece portion, and the base material, the outer mounting piece and inner mounting piece are attached to the find surface portion by fastening them together with screws, thereby simplifying workability. By adopting the invention of claim 4, the base material is configured with a base spanning piece portion that abuts against the mounting piece portion and is fixed with a screw, and upper and lower base leg piece portions that extend from the upper and lower edge portions of the base spanning piece portion toward the covering material side, and the covering material is configured with a covering spanning piece portion that faces the screw head of the screw, and upper and lower covering leg piece portions that extend from the upper and lower edge portions of the covering spanning piece portion toward the base material side, and the covering material is attached by externally fitting the upper and lower covering leg piece portions into the upper and lower base leg piece portions in a forced fit.As a result, the structure of the base material and covering material can be simplified and the assembly of the base material and covering material can be facilitated. According to the invention of claim 5, each base material is attached to the visible surface portion via a single screw, and is configured to be rotatable around the screw as an axis. As a result, if there is a problem with the base material being attached in the longitudinal direction of the covering material, the base material can be rotated around the screw as an axis to correct it so that it is oriented in the longitudinal direction, making it easy to attach the covering material via the base material. According to the invention of claim 6, the framework of the upper panel frame is configured so that its left and right edge portions abut against the inner left and right edge portions of the left and right vertical panel frames, which have left and right vertical fitting grooves into which the left and right edge portions of the panel body are fitted, and the left and right edge portions of the covering material are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting grooves with a gap between them and the groove bottoms of the left and right vertical fitting grooves. In this case, the fitting length of the left and right edge portions of the covering material into the left and right vertical fitting grooves is set so that, when the edge portion of one left or right side of the covering material abuts against the groove bottom of the vertical fitting groove on one side, the edge portion on the other side is fitted into the vertical fitting groove on the other side without slipping out. As a result, even if the covering material is subjected to some load and moves towards one of the moving ends in the left or right direction, the edge portion on the other side of the covering material will not slip out of the fitting groove on the other side, preventing the covering material from falling off inadvertently. By adopting the inventions of claims 7 and 8, even if the covering material is long, the covering material is formed from a hard material that can be bent and deformed, so that by bending and deforming the covering material into an arc, the actual length between the left and right edge portions can be shortened when the covering material is inserted into the left and right vertical fitting groove portions, thereby improving workability. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view showing a part of the upper panel frame portion disassembled. [Figure 6] (A)(B)(C) are a front view, a plan view, and a side view of the upper panel frame. [Figure 7] (A) and (B) are side and front views of the covering material, and (C) and (D) are side and front views of the base material. [Figure 8] FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of a dressing portion. [Figure 10] 10(A) and 10(B) are plan cross-sectional views in which the covering material is positioned at the center in the left-right direction and at one end side, respectively. [Figure 11] 1A, 1B, and 1C are a front view, a cross-sectional plan view, and a cross-sectional side view showing the state in which the base material is attached. [Figure 12] 10(A) to 10(E) are explanatory views showing the procedure for attaching the covering member. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a front view of a partition showing a second embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. [Figure 15] FIG. 2 is a front view of the upper panel frame portion of the partition. [Figure 16] FIG. [Figure 17] FIG. [Figure 18] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the upper panel frame portion of the same, partially exploded. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a partition (partition panel). The partition 1 of this embodiment is erected to separate an indoor space into a work room (work space) such as a meeting room or office, and a non-work room (non-work space) such as a corridor. In particular, to prevent sounds generated in the work room (for example, voices during a meeting) from leaking into the non-work room, as shown in Fig. 2, a multi-layer (two-layer) panel body 2 (which may be an opaque plate, but may also be made of a transparent or semi-transparent plate such as an acrylic plate or a glass plate) is incorporated to provide excellent soundproofing (sound insulation). By adopting such a multi-layer structure, the partition 1 is configured to have excellent properties not only in soundproofing but also in heat insulation (heat insulation), etc. Furthermore, the partition 1 of this embodiment will be described as a planar partition that divides an indoor space into a work room and a non-work room in the front and rear, but it goes without saying that it can also be implemented as an L-shaped or square-shaped partition, in which case the partition 1 will divide the indoor space not only in the front-to-back direction but also, for example, in the left-to-right direction. In light of this, the definition of "front and back" in dividing an indoor space in the front and rear in this invention is defined as "front and back" when the visible surface of the partition panel body 2 is viewed from the front, regardless of the direction in which the indoor space is divided.

[0009] In this embodiment, the partition 1 has upper and lower panel frames 5 and 6 attached to upper and lower rail members 3 and 4, which are body side members provided on the ceiling surface H and floor surface F, respectively, and the upper and lower end edges of the panel body 2 are fitted into the opposing upper and lower fitting grooves 7 and 8 formed at the front and rear of the upper and lower panel frames 5 and 6, and the adjacent left and right end edges of the panel body 2 are connected in a continuous manner in the left-right direction by connecting means 2a such as adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive, and the left and right end edges of this connected assembly are fitted into vertical fitting grooves 16 provided in the left and right vertical panel frames 15. Below, we will explain in detail the mounting structure of the upper panel frame 5 to the upper rail material 3 in which the present invention is implemented, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment and can also be adopted, if necessary, for example, in mounting structures to the body side of the lower panel frame 6 and vertical panel frame 15.

[0010] The upper rail material 3 is U-shaped with an open bottom, and the spanning piece 3a, which forms the visible surface, is attached and fixed to the ceiling surface H with screws 3c, and the two leg pieces 3b, which form the visible surface, hang down from the ceiling surface H. On the other hand, the upper panel frame 5 is open at the top and has a square shape with a lower spanning piece 5a and front and rear leg pieces 5b. The upper panel frame 5 is fitted onto the upper rail member 3 with the spanning piece 5a disposed below the leg pieces 3b of the upper rail member 3 and both leg pieces 5b slidingly contacting or closely facing the outer sides of the leg pieces 3b of the upper rail member 3 in the front-to-rear direction, and both leg pieces 5b are attached and fixed to both leg pieces 3b of the upper rail member with screws 12, as described below. The upper panel frame 5 is configured so that its position relative to the ceiling surface H can be adjusted by adjusting an adjuster bolt 10a provided on an adjuster (height adjustment device) 10 provided between the spanning pieces 3a, 5a. Incidentally, an adjuster 11 is also provided between the panel frame 6 serving as the lower rail material 4, but in this embodiment, the adjuster 11 has a different configuration from the one provided on the upper rail material 3 side.

[0011] The upper panel frame 5 has both front and rear end portions of the spanning piece 5a that form the groove bottom piece 7a of the upper fitting groove 7, but the groove bottom piece 7a does not extend to the full front-to-back width of the upper fitting groove 7, and is provided with a narrow width with half of it located on the inner side in the front-to-back direction. Furthermore, the leg pieces 5b are formed to extend upward from the front-rear outer edge portions 5aa of the portions constituting the groove bottom piece 7a of the spanning piece 5a, and extension pieces 5c are formed from the vertical intermediate portions 5ba of the leg pieces 5b further outward in the front-rear direction (in the direction away from the thickness center of the partition), and front-rear outer pieces 5d are bent downward from the tip edges of the extension pieces 5c. The portions of the front-rear outer pieces 5d that extend downward beyond the groove bottom piece 7a constitute the first groove side pieces 7b on the front-rear outer side of the upper fitting groove 7. On the other hand, an inner piece portion 5e is formed extending downward from the front and rear inner end edge portion 5ab of the portion constituting the groove bottom piece portion 7a of the upper panel frame spanning piece portion 5a, and the front and rear tip edges of the inner piece portion 5e are connected to each other by a connecting piece portion 5f, and this inner piece portion 5e configured in this way constitutes the second groove side piece portion 7c on the front-to-rear inner side of the upper fitting groove portion 7. When the panel body 2 is fitted and assembled into the upper fitting groove portion 7, the retainer member 17 is forcibly fitted between the first groove side piece portion and the panel body 2.

[0012] The upper portion of the upper panel frame 5 configured in this manner, extending beyond the vertical middle portion 5ba of the front and rear leg piece portions 5b, constitutes the mounting piece portion 5bb for attaching the upper panel body 5 to the leg piece portion 3b of the upper rail material 3 via a screw 12. In this case, the mounting piece portion 5bb of this embodiment has a protrusion portion 5bc formed on the tip edge of the mounting piece portion 5bb, so that the mounting piece portion 5bb is in a state of being closely opposed to the upper rail material leg piece portion (visible surface portion) 3b, and on the outer front-to-rear surface of the mounting piece portion 5bb in this closely opposed state, a base material 13 is attached to screw mounting locations scattered with gaps in the left-to-right direction, and the mounting piece portion 5bb is configured to be fastened together with the base material 13 to the upper rail material leg piece portion 3b via screws 12. In this case, the base material 13 is configured to be attached with a single screw 12, and configured in this manner, the base material 13 is attached in a state in which it can freely rotate relative to the upper rail leg piece 3b around the axis of the screw 12. Note that the attachment piece 5bb is not only fastened together with the base material 13 via the screw 12, but can also be attached via the screw 12 independently without the base material 13.

[0013] Then, on the mounting piece 5bb with the base material 13 attached in this manner, the covering material 14 which is elongated in the left-right direction is attached in a state where it is forcefully fitted into the base material 13 and locked thereto. In this case, the base material 13 is formed in a U-shape by having a spanning piece portion 13a and upper and lower leg piece portions 13b, and the abutment surface portion 13aa that abuts against the mounting piece portion 5bb of the spanning piece portion 13a is flat and is configured to make surface contact with the mounting piece portion 5bb, and further, a screw hole 13ab into which the screw 12 is inserted is formed in the spanning piece portion 13a in a state in which the screw head 12a of the screw 12 fits into it. In addition, the upper and lower leg pieces 13b extending from both the upper and lower end edges of the spanning piece portion 13a of the base material 13 are configured to include a leg base portion 13ba that is bent at a right angle from the spanning piece portion 13a, a leg middle portion 13bb that extends and expands outward (upward) from the leg base portion 13ba, and a leg tip portion 13bc that extends from the leg middle portion 13bb at a right angle to the spanning piece portion 13a.

[0014] In contrast, the covering material 14 has a vertical width spanning between the upper and lower leg tip ends 13bc of the base material 13, and is formed in a U-shape with a covering spanning piece portion 14a that covers the base material 13 together with the screw 12, and a locking leg piece portion 14b that extends inward in the front-to-back direction from both the upper and lower end edges of the covering spanning piece portion 14a, and the locking leg piece portion 14b has a locking protrusion portion 14ba bent inward in the vertical direction at the tip edge. When the covering material 14 is fitted and assembled with the upper and lower locking leg pieces 14b externally fitted onto the upper and lower leg pieces 13b of the base material 13, the locking protrusions 14ba become locking receiving parts on the outer surface of the leg middle part 13bb and lock in a forced fit, thereby enabling the covering material 14 to be attached to the mounting piece part 5bb in a manner that prevents it from slipping out.

[0015] The partition 1 of this embodiment is framed so that the left and right edge portions of the upper and lower panel frames 5, 6 abut against the left and right inner edge portions of the left and right vertical panel frames 15. The panel bodies 2 are connected in a continuous left-right fashion, and the left and right outer edge portions 2b of the panel bodies 2 on both left and right ends are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting grooves 16 formed in the left and right vertical panel frames 15.

[0016] In the partition 1 configured in this manner, the upper edge portions of the left and right vertical panel frames 15 are framed in a state in which they abut against the ceiling surface H, and therefore the left and right vertical fitting groove portions 16 are also framed in a state in which the left and right edge portions of the upper fitting groove portion 7 abut against the opening edge portions of the vertical fitting groove portion 16. In this case, the vertical fitting groove 16 provided in the vertical panel frame 15 is U-shaped, with a groove bottom piece 16a, a first groove side piece 16b on the outer side in the front-to-rear direction, and a second groove side piece 16c on the inner side, similar to the upper fitting groove 7. The left and right end edge portions 14c, 14d of the covering material 14 are fitted into the vertical fitting groove 16 having such a configuration, and this fitting-in structure is such that, with one end edge 14c of the covering material 14 abutting against the groove bottom piece 16a of the vertical fitting groove 16 on the one end side into which it is fitted, the other end edge 14d of the covering material 14 is fitted into the other end side fitting groove 16 without coming out of the leading edge 16ba of the first groove side piece 16b of the fitting groove 16 on the other end side (see FIG. 10(B)). Furthermore, the groove bottom piece 16a of the vertical fitting groove portion 16 is for the covering material 14, and the groove bottom piece 16d for the panel body 2 is set shallower than the groove bottom piece 16a for the covering material due to the difference in thickness between it and the covering material 14 (see Figure 3).

[0017] In this way, the covering material 14 is an elongated object that is set to a length such that the other end edge 14d does not slip out of the one-end vertical fitting groove 16 when the one-end edge 14c is in contact with the groove bottom piece 16a of the one-end vertical fitting groove 16, and is made of a hard material that can be bent into an arc. A method of covering a screw using a long covering material 14 configured in this way is as follows, as shown in Figure 12. a step of fastening the base members 13, which are attached to the outer sides of the mounting piece portions 5bb in the front-rear direction, together with the mounting piece portions 5bb to the leg piece portions 3b, which serve as the visible surface portions of the upper rail member 3, via the screws 12; a step of fitting one end edge portion 14c of the covering material 14 into the vertical fitting groove portion 16 on the one end edge side; a step of bending and deforming the portion of the covering material 14 protruding from the vertical fitting groove 16 in an arc shape while the one end edge 14c side is fitted into the vertical fitting groove 16 on that side, thereby positioning the other end edge 14d of the covering material 14 inward in the left-right direction from the tip end position of the first groove side piece 16b which becomes the opening end of the vertical fitting groove 16 on the other end side; a step of fitting and assembling the other end edge portion 14d of the covering material 14, which is positioned laterally inward of the tip position of the first groove side piece portion 16b of the other end vertical fitting groove portion 16, into the other end vertical fitting groove portion 16; a step of engaging the covering material 14, the left and right edge portions 14c, 14d of which are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting groove portions 16, with the base material 13; By configuring the apparatus in this manner, the work of fitting the covering material 14, which is fitted into the left and right vertical panel frames 15 so as not to come off, can be easily carried out.

[0018] In the present embodiment configured as described above, partition 1, which separates an interior space into front and rear sections, is equipped with panel body 2, and mounting piece 5bb provided on leg piece 5b of upper panel frame 5, which is provided with upper fitting groove 7 into which the upper edge of panel body 2 fits, is attached to leg piece 3b, which forms the visible surface of upper rail member 3, with screw 12. In this state, screw 12 would be visible from the outside, so screw 12 is covered with covering material 14. However, covering material 14 is attached to upper rail member 3 by fastening mounting piece 5bb formed above upper fitting groove 7 together with base member 13 to leg piece 3b of upper rail member 3 with screw 12. Then, covering material 14 is attached to upper panel frame 5 by a forced fit with base member 13 attached by the above-mentioned fastening, making attachment of covering material 14 to upper panel frame 5 simple and easy.

[0019] Moreover, in this case, the base material 13 is configured to have a spanning piece portion 13a that abuts against the mounting piece portion 5bb and is fixed via the screw 12, and upper and lower leg piece portions 13b that extend from the upper and lower edge portions of the spanning piece portion 13a toward the covering material 14 side, and the covering material 14 is configured to have a covering piece portion 14a that faces the screw head of the screw 12, and upper and lower engaging leg piece portions 14b that extend from the upper and lower edge portions of the covering piece portion 14a toward the base material 13 side, and the covering material 14 is fitted and attached by externally fitting the upper and lower engaging leg piece portions 14b into the base material leg piece portion 13b in a forced fit manner.As a result, the structure of the base material 13 and the covering material 14 can be simplified and the assembly of the base material 13 and the covering material 14 can be facilitated.

[0020] Moreover, in this case, the base material 13 is attached to the visible surface portion via a single screw 12, and is configured to be freely rotatable around the screw 12 as an axis.As a result, if the orientation of the base material 12 does not match the orientation of the covering material 14, the base material 13 can be easily corrected to face the direction of attachment of the covering material 14 by rotating it around the screw 13 as an axis, making it easy to attach the covering material 14 via the base material 13.

[0021] Furthermore, in this structure, the left and right edge portions of the upper panel frame 5 are framed so as to abut against the inner left and right edge portions of the left and right vertical panel frames 15, which have left and right vertical fitting grooves 16 formed therein, into which the left and right edge portions 2b of the panel body 2 are fitted. In this case, the fitting length of the left and right edge portions 14c, 14d of the covering material into the left and right vertical fitting grooves 16 is set to a length such that, when the edge portion 14c on one side of the covering material 14 abuts against the groove bottom piece 16a of the vertical fitting groove 16 on that side, the edge portion 14d on the other side is fitted without slipping out of the vertical fitting groove 16 on the other side (see FIG. 10). As a result, even if the covering material 14 is subjected to some load and moves to one of the left and right moving ends, the covering material 14 will not slip out of either vertical fitting groove 16, and accidental detachment of the covering material 14 is prevented.

[0022] When the covering material 14, which is fitted in this manner with a retaining mechanism, is fitted into the vertical fitting groove 16, as described above, a step of fastening the base members 13, which are attached to the outer sides of the mounting piece portions 5bb in the front-rear direction, together with the mounting piece portions 5bb to the leg piece portions 3b, which serve as the visible surface portions of the upper rail member 3, via the screws 12; a step of fitting one end edge portion 14c of the covering material 14 into the vertical fitting groove portion 16 on the one end edge side; a step of bending and deforming the portion of the covering material 14 protruding from the vertical fitting groove 16 in an arc shape while the one end edge 14c side is fitted into the vertical fitting groove 16 on that side, thereby positioning the other end edge 14d of the covering material 14 inward in the left-right direction from the tip end position of the first groove side piece 16b which becomes the opening end of the vertical fitting groove 16 on the other end side; a step of fitting and assembling the other end edge portion 14d of the covering material 14, which is positioned laterally inward of the tip position of the first groove side piece portion 16b of the other end vertical fitting groove portion 16, into the other end vertical fitting groove portion 16; a step of engaging the covering material 14, the left and right edge portions 14c, 14d of which are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting groove portions 16, with the base material 13; By carrying out each of the steps, the plugging material 14 that has been prevented from coming off can be easily installed.

[0023] It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can also be implemented as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 13 and subsequent figures. Unlike the first embodiment, in this case adjacent panel bodies 2 are not connected to each other via connecting means 2a, but are arranged as uprights by placing a pair of left and right vertical panel frames 15 adjacent to each other between adjacent panel bodies 2, and the left and right edge portions of each panel body 2 are fitted into vertical fitting groove portions 16 provided in the vertical panel frames 15.

[0024] In the second embodiment configured in this manner, the upper panel frame 5 is framed in a state in which it abuts against the left and right edge portions of the vertical panel frame 15 that forms the upright, and in the second embodiment partition 1 configured in this manner, the upper panel frame 5 is configured as a split type having a main frame portion 5A in which the second groove side piece portion 7c and groove bottom piece portion 7a on the inner side in the front-to-rear direction of the upper fitting groove portion 7 are formed, and a pressed edge frame portion 5B in which the first groove side piece portion 7b on the outer side in the front-to-rear direction of the upper fitting groove portion 7 is formed (see Figure 18). The pressed edge frame portion 5B has a piece portion 5ca corresponding to the extension piece portion 5c provided on the upper panel frame 5 of the first embodiment, and a piece portion 5da corresponding to the front and rear outer piece portion 5d, and further has an outer mounting piece portion 5bd formed extending upward from the front and rear inner end of the piece portion 5ca corresponding to the extension piece portion 5c.

[0025] The main body frame portion 5A and the push edge frame portion 5B are formed with the inner mounting piece portion 5bb formed on the main body frame portion 5A and the outer mounting piece portion 5bd formed on the push edge frame portion 5B stacked inside and outside, with the inner mounting piece portion 5bb attached to the upper rail leg piece portion 3b and the base material 13 attached to the outer mounting piece portion 5bd, and these three parts, the base material 13, the outer mounting piece portion 5bd and the inner mounting piece portion 5bb, are attached to the upper rail leg piece portion 3b with screws 12. The upper rail material 3 is attached by being fastened together, and by attaching the push edge frame portion 5B to the main body frame portion 5A in this manner, the upper fitting groove portion 7 is configured into a concave groove shape in which the front and rear both sides of the spanning piece portion 5a formed on the main body frame portion 5A become groove bottom piece portions 7a, the lower half of the inner piece portion 5e formed on the main body frame portion 5a becomes the second groove side piece portion 7c, and the lower half of the piece portion 5da corresponding to the front and rear outer piece portions 5d of the push edge frame portion 5B becomes the first groove side piece portion 7b. The structure for assembling the covering material 14 to the base material 13 thus attached is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the present invention can also be implemented in this manner. [Industrial Applicability]

[0026] The present invention can be used as a screw coating structure and a screw coating method for a panel frame in a partition that separates an interior space. [Explanation of symbols]

[0027] 1. Partition 2-panel body 3 Upper rail material 3b leg piece (locating surface part) 5 Upper panel frame 5a straddle part 5b Leg piece 5bb Mounting piece (inner mounting piece) 5bc protrusion 5d Anteroposterior outer piece 7 Upper fitting groove 7a Groove bottom piece 7b First groove side piece 7c Second groove side piece 12 screws 13 Base material 13a Straddle part 13b Leg piece 14 Covering material 14a Covering piece 14b Locking leg piece 15 Left and right vertical panel frames 16 Left and right vertical fitting grooves

Claims

1. A partition that divides an interior space into front and rear sections using a panel body, a panel frame having a fitting groove into which an edge of the panel body is fitted, the panel frame having a fitting piece; The partition is configured so that the panel frame is attached to the frame side by attaching the mounting piece to the visible surface of the rail material provided on the frame side via a screw, When attaching a long covering material to the mounting piece to cover the screw, a base material that is fastened together with the mounting piece with a screw while being placed in contact with an outer surface of the mounting piece in the front-rear direction; A screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition, characterized in that the covering material is attached to the mounting piece portion by engaging with the base material.

2. The panel frame is an upper panel frame having an upper fitting groove into which the upper edge of the panel body is fitted, and the rail member is an upper rail member attached to the ceiling surface, The upper panel frame has an attachment piece formed above the upper fitting groove, and the attachment piece is attached to the upper rail member by fastening the attachment piece together with a plurality of base members arranged with gaps in the left-right direction to the visible surface of the upper rail member using screws; 2. The screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition according to claim 1, wherein the covering material is engaged with the base material by a fitting attachment in which the covering material, which is elongated in the left-right direction, is forced to fit into the base material.

3. The upper panel frame is configured to include a main frame portion in which a groove side piece portion and a groove bottom piece portion are formed on the inner side of the fitting groove portion in the front-to-rear direction, and a pressed edge frame portion in which a groove side piece portion is formed on the outer side of the fitting groove portion in the front-to-rear direction, The main frame portion and the pressed edge frame portion are arranged with an inner mounting piece formed on the main frame portion and an outer mounting piece formed on the pressed edge frame portion on the inside and outside, and the inner mounting piece is placed on the facing surface, and with a base material placed on the outer mounting piece, the base material, the outer mounting piece, and the inner mounting piece are fastened together to the facing surface with screws to attach them to the upper rail material.

4. The base material includes a base spanning piece portion that contacts the mounting piece portion and is fixed with a screw, and upper and lower base leg piece portions that extend from upper and lower end edges of the base spanning piece portion toward the covering material side, The covering material has a covering spanning piece portion facing the screw head of the screw, and upper and lower covering leg pieces extending from upper and lower end edges of the covering spanning piece portion toward the base material side, 4. The screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the covering material is attached by forcibly fitting the upper and lower covering leg pieces onto the upper and lower base leg pieces.

5. Each base member is attached to the mounting surface via a single screw, and is configured to be rotatable around the screw as an axis.

5. The screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition according to claim 4, wherein the covering material is attached to the rotatable base material by a forced fit.

6. The upper panel frame is framed so that its left and right edge portions abut against the left and right inner edge portions of the left and right vertical panel frames, which have left and right vertical fitting grooves into which the left and right edge portions of the panel body are fitted, The left and right edge portions of the covering material are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting groove portions with a gap between them and the groove bottom portions of the left and right vertical fitting groove portions, The screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition as described in claim 5, characterized in that the insertion length of the left and right edge portions of the covering material into the left and right vertical fitting groove portions is set to a length such that when the edge portion of one of the left and right sides of the covering material is abutted against the groove bottom of the vertical fitting groove portion on one side, the edge portion on the other side is inserted into the vertical fitting groove portion on the other side without slipping out.

7. The covering material is formed of a hard material that can be bent into an arc shape, The screw covering structure for a panel frame in a partition as described in claim 6, characterized in that the covering material is curved and deformed into an arc, shortening the actual length between the left and right edge portions, and the left and right edge portions are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting grooves.

8. A partition that divides an interior space into front and rear sections using a panel body, The upper panel frame is provided with upper fitting grooves into which the upper edge of the panel body is fitted, and is framed so that its left and right edges abut against the inner left and right edge portions of the left and right vertical panel frames, which have left and right vertical fitting grooves formed therein into which the left and right edge portions of the panel body are fitted; The upper panel frame is provided with an attachment piece portion above the upper fitting groove portion, and the attachment piece portion is attached to the visible surface portion of the upper rail material attached to the ceiling surface with a screw, thereby attaching the upper panel frame to the ceiling surface side of the partition. When attaching a covering material elongated in the left-right direction to the attachment piece portion to cover the screw, The covering material is formed of a hard material that can be bent and deformed into an arc, and the fitting lengths of the left and right edge portions into the left and right vertical fitting groove portions are set to a length that allows the edge portion on one side in the left-right direction of the covering material to fit into the vertical fitting groove portion on the other side without slipping out of the vertical fitting groove portion on the other side, when the edge portion on the other side is abutted against the groove bottom of the vertical fitting groove portion on the other side, The method for attaching the covering material having the set length to the attachment piece includes: - A process of fastening a plurality of base materials attached to the outer sides of the mounting piece in the front-rear direction together with the mounting piece to the visible surface portion via screws; a step of fitting and assembling an edge portion on one side in the left-right direction of the covering material into the vertical fitting groove portion on that side; a step of bending and deforming the covering material into an arc shape with the edge portion of the one side fitted in, so that the edge portion of the other side of the covering material is positioned more inward in the left-right direction than the opening end of the vertical fitting groove portion of the other side; a step of fitting and incorporating the other edge portion of the covering material, which is positioned inside the opening end of the other vertical fitting groove portion in the left-right direction, into the other vertical fitting groove portion; a step of engaging the covering material, the left and right edge portions of which are fitted into the left and right vertical fitting grooves, with the base material; A method for covering screws in a panel frame in a partition, characterized by carrying out each of the steps above.

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