Folding Room

The folding room design addresses the challenge of expandability in foldable houses by using deformable walls and a detachable panel system, enabling versatile use and easy adaptation.

JP2026044511APending Publication Date: 2026-03-12UACJ CORP +1
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JP · JP
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Filing Date
2024-08-30
Publication Date
2026-03-12

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Technical Problem

Folding houses with foldable side walls face difficulties in expandability due to thickness variations or accessory attachments, making it challenging to fold them effectively.

Method used

A folding room design featuring deformable wall portions, a panel member with a hinge mechanism, and a detachable panel body that can rotate between closed and open positions, allowing for interchangeable panel surfaces and accessories.

Benefits of technology

Enables a highly versatile folding room that can be easily adapted for various applications by replacing panel members and attaching accessories, enhancing usability and expandability.

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Abstract

To provide a highly versatile folding room in which panel members can be replaced depending on the application. [Solution] The folding room comprises a bottom, a top opposite the bottom, a plurality of wall sections connecting the bottom and the top and capable of deforming between an approximately linear state in which they are arranged in an approximately straight line and a folded state in which they are folded inward, and a panel member connected to the bottom via a hinge mechanism at a position between the bottom and the top and away from the plurality of wall sections, and capable of standing up relative to the bottom or laying down sideways relative to the bottom, and the panel member has a frame body connected to the hinge mechanism and a panel main body attached and detached to the frame body inside the frame body.
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a folding loom that can be folded. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, a simple house used as a temporary office or the like is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This simple house can be changed from an installed state to a folded state by folding the side walls. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-158897 DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] This folding house has foldable side walls, so changing the thickness of the side walls or attaching accessories to the side walls makes it difficult to fold them, resulting in poor expandability.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a highly versatile folding room in which panel members can be replaced depending on the application. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The above problems are solved by the present invention as follows. That is, the folding room of the present invention (1) is as follows: The bottom and a top portion opposite the bottom portion; a plurality of wall portions that connect the bottom portion and the top portion and are deformable between a substantially linear state in which they are arranged substantially linearly and a folded state in which they are folded inward; a panel member connected to the bottom via a hinge mechanism at a position between the bottom and the top, away from the plurality of wall portions, and capable of standing up relative to the bottom or tilting down relative to the bottom; Equipped with The panel member is a frame body connected to the hinge mechanism; a panel main body provided inside the frame body so as to be detachable from the frame body; It has.

[0007] The folding room of the present invention (2) is the folding room according to (1), The panel member is provided with a hinge member interposed between the frame body and the panel body, which is capable of rotating the panel body between a closed position in which the inside of the frame body is closed by the panel body and an open position in which the panel body is moved to a position outside the inside of the frame body, thereby opening the inside of the frame body.

[0008] The folding room of the present invention (3) is the folding room according to (2), The hinge member has a first hinge connected to either the frame body or the panel body, a second hinge connected to the other of the frame body or the panel body, and a rotating shaft provided on the first hinge that can be freely extended and retracted in the axial direction by fingers, which is detachable from the second hinge in a contracted state and engages with the second hinge in an extended state to rotatably support the second hinge.

[0009] Further, the folding room of the present invention (4) is the folding room according to any one of (1) to (3), The panel member has a flat inner surface and an outer surface having a fastening portion to which an accessory can be fastened.

[0010] The folding room of the present invention (5) is the folding room according to (4), The accessory is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner.

[0011] Further, the folding loom of the present invention (6) is the folding loom according to any one of (1) to (3), The panel body is translucent. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, a highly versatile folding room can be provided in which panel members can be replaced depending on the application. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing two folding rooms of the embodiment connected together for use. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which one folding room of the embodiment is used alone. [Figure 3] 3 is a perspective view showing the interior of the folding room of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, with the front long wall portion and panel members omitted. FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a base and legs of the folding loom shown in FIG. 2. FIG. [Figure 5] 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a wire connection portion of the folding loom shown in FIG. 2. FIG. [Figure 6] 2 is a perspective view showing a bridge member inside the bellows of the folding loom shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 7] 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a locking member attached to a short wall portion of the folding room shown in FIG. 2 is in a locked state. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the locking member shown in FIG. 7 alone. [Figure 9] 8 is a perspective view showing the short wall portion shown in FIG. 7 in the middle of being folded, and the locking member attached to the short wall portion is in the unlocked state. FIG. [Figure 10] 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the short wall portion shown in FIG. 9 is in a substantially straight state and the locking member is in an unlocked state before falling under its own weight. FIG. [Figure 11]11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the short wall portion shown in FIG. 10 is in a substantially straight state and the locking member has fallen under its own weight to be in a locked state. FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing three folding rooms of the embodiment connected together for use. [Figure 13] 3 is a perspective view showing the assembled folding loom shown in FIG. 2 secured on a pallet so that it can be transported as pallet cargo. FIG. [Figure 14] 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of one of the second wire connection portions of the pallet shown in FIG. 13. FIG. [Figure 15] 3 is a perspective view showing a frame body, a panel body, and a hinge member of a panel member of the folding loom shown in FIG. 2. FIG. [Figure 16] 16 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A of the folding room shown in FIG. 15, showing a hinge member. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a first modified example of the folding room of the embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a second modified example of the folding room of the embodiment. [Figure 19] 3 is a perspective view showing the interior of the folding room of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, with the front long wall portion and panel members omitted. FIG. [Figure 20] 20 is a perspective view schematically showing a process of attaching and detaching a closure plate to and from the opening in the folding room shown in FIG. 19. FIG. [Figure 21] 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a panel member is laid down on its side relative to the bottom in the folding room shown in FIG. 2. FIG. [Figure 22] 22 is a perspective view showing a state after the locking member has been moved from a locked state to an unlocked state in the folding loom shown in FIG. 21. FIG. [Figure 23] 23 is a perspective view showing a state in which the long wall portion and the short wall portion are being moved from a substantially straight state to a folded state in the folding room shown in FIG. 22. FIG. [Figure 24] 24 is a perspective view showing the state in which the long wall portions and the short wall portions of the folding room shown in FIG. 23 are moved from a substantially straight state to a folded state, so that the folding room is in a completely folded state. FIG. [Figure 25] 25 is a perspective view showing the folding room shown in FIG. 24 with legs removed from the stand. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] An embodiment of a folding room of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The folding room of the present invention can be used as a changing room or temporary housing in evacuation shelters and the like in the event of a disaster to protect privacy. In addition, the frame of this folding room is made of a lightweight metal material such as an aluminum alloy, and the surface material is mainly formed of a metal-resin laminate material (aluminum alloy material / synthetic resin / aluminum alloy material). The folding room can be quickly transported to disaster areas by aircraft or the like in the event of a disaster. The folding room can also be used as a food stall (temporary store) at events and the like. In the following description, the longitudinal direction is designated L, the lateral direction intersecting the longitudinal direction is designated S, and the height direction is designated H.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 1, two folding rooms 11 can be connected for use. In this case, the two folding rooms 11 can be connected via bellows 12. Naturally, three or more folding rooms 11 can also be connected for use, as shown in Fig. 12. Unless otherwise specified below, each component that makes up the folding room 11 is made of a relatively lightweight metal material such as an aluminum alloy.

[0016] Each folding loom 11 will be described in detail below. As shown in Figures 1 to 6, the folding loom 11 includes a bottom 13, a top 14, a plurality of wall sections 15 connecting the bottom 13 and the top 14, a panel member 16 provided between the bottom 13 and the top 14 and spaced apart from the plurality of wall sections 15, a bellows 12 connecting the folding looms 11 to each other, a bridge member 17 installed inside the bellows 12, a plurality of mounts 21 supporting the bottom 13, legs 22 provided at both ends of the mounts 21, locking members 23 attached to short wall sections 52 of the plurality of wall sections 15, and a plurality of wire connection sections 24 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the top 14. The plurality of wall sections 15 include a plurality of short wall sections 52 extending in the short-side direction S and a plurality of long wall sections 51 extending in the long-side direction L.

[0017] Furthermore, the folding loom 11 may be transported by air transport aircraft or ship as cargo placed on a pallet 25. That is, as shown in FIG. 13 , such a pallet load 26 includes a substantially rectangular, flat pallet 25, the folding loom 11 placed on the pallet 25, and a wire 27 connecting the pallet 25 to the wire connection part 24. The folding loom 11 is placed on the pallet 25 via the bottom 13 (frame 21). The pallet 25 is formed in a flat plate shape. The pallet 25 has a second wire connection part 31 for passing the wire 27 through.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom 13 forms the floor surface. The bottom 13 has a bottom body 13A formed in a substantially square (rectangular) flat plate shape and a lower frame 13B rising upward from the outer edge of the bottom body 13A. The top 14 is provided opposite the bottom 13 and forms the roof. The top 14 has a top body 14A formed in a substantially square (rectangular) flat plate shape, an upper frame 14B extending downward from the outer edge of the top body 14A, and rain gutters 14C provided on the upper frame 14B. The wire connection portions 24 are provided discretely on the outer edge of the upper frame 14B.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 5, the wire connection portion 24 is configured in a ring or hook shape that is rotatable relative to the top portion 14 so that a wire 27 (band) for fixing the folding loom 11 can be passed through the wire connection portion 24.

[0020] As shown in Fig. 6, bellows 12 has a core material formed into a rectangular coil shape from, for example, a metal material, and a covering material formed into a cylindrical shape from, for example, a resin material so as to cover the surface of the core material. One end of bellows 12 is configured to be detachable from the outer surface of short wall portion 52 of one folding room 11. Bellows 12 is expandable and contractible in the thickness direction of short wall portion 52. One end of bellows 12 can be attached to the outer surface of short wall portion 52 so as to surround the periphery of opening 32 (described later) of short wall portion 52.

[0021] The other end of bellows 12 is detachable from the outer surface of short wall portion 52 of the other folding room 11 installed adjacent to the one folding room 11 described above. The other end of bellows 12 can be attached to the outer surface of short wall portion 52 of the other folding room 11 so as to surround the periphery of opening 32, which will be described later, of short wall portion 52 of the other folding room 11.

[0022] 6, bridge member 17 is formed in a flat plate shape from a metal material such as steel. Bridge member 17 spans between bottom surface 32A of opening 32 of one folding room 11 and bottom surface 32A of opening 32 of the other folding room 11. This prevents a user moving between folding rooms 11 from falling onto bottom 13 of bellows 12.

[0023] In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2, the folding room 11 is provided with four mounts 21 extending like beams in the direction of its short sides. The number of mounts 21 is arbitrary and may be two to three, or five or more. Each of the mounts 21 is formed in a square pipe shape. Mounting portions 21A for attaching legs 22 are provided at both ends of the mount 21. The mounting portions 21A are formed in a cylindrical shape that penetrates the mount 21 in the vertical direction.

[0024] The legs 22 are attached to the mounting portion 21A of the base 21 and are provided so as to protrude downward from the mounting portion 21A. The legs 22 have a leg main body 22A and a handle 22B for adjusting the amount of protrusion (protrusion length) of the leg main body 22A protruding from the mounting portion 21A toward the ground. As shown in FIG. 4, a worker engaged in assembling the folding loom 11 can appropriately adjust the amount of protrusion of the legs 22 from the mounting portion 21A by operating the handle 22B. The base 21 can also be used by placing it directly on the ground without using the legs 22.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 2, the panel member 16 has a flat plate shape. The panel member 16 includes a rectangular frame body 33, a panel main body 34 that is provided inside the frame body 33 and is capable of opening and closing relative to the frame body 33, and a hinge member 35 that is interposed between the frame body 33 and the panel main body 34. As shown in FIG. 3, the frame body 33 of the panel member 16 is rotatably connected to the bottom portion 13 via a hinge mechanism 36. That is, the hinge mechanism 36 allows the panel member 16 to stand upright relative to the bottom portion 13 or to lay sideways relative to the bottom portion 13. When the panel member 16 is in an upright state, a first pin 37 that can protrude vertically from the frame body 33 can be inserted into the top portion 14 to engage with it (see FIGS. 15, 19, etc.). By storing the first pin 37 that can move back and forth vertically within the frame body 33, the panel member 16 can be released from engagement with the top portion 14 and laid sideways relative to the bottom portion 13.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 1 , the hinge member 35 can rotate the panel main body 34 between a closed position S1 in which the panel main body 34 closes the inside of the frame body 33 and an open position S2 in which the panel main body 34 is moved away from the inside of the frame body 33 to open the inside of the frame body 33. As shown in FIG. 16 , the hinge member 35 includes a first hinge 35A connected to the frame body 33, a second hinge 35B connected to the panel main body 34, a rotation shaft 35C provided on the first hinge 35A, and a pair of knobs 35D provided on the rotation shaft 35C. The rotation shaft 35C has a spring built in and is configured to be expandable and contractible in its axial direction. A worker assembling the folding room 11 can shorten the rotation shaft 35C by manually biasing the pair of knobs 35D toward each other. In this shortened state, the second hinge 35B can be attached to and detached from the first hinge 35A and the rotation shaft 35C. When the operator releases the pair of knobs 35D, the spring action causes the pair of knobs 35D to return to their original positions and the rotating shaft 35C to extend to its original length. In the extended state where the rotating shaft 35C has returned to its original length, the second hinge 35B cannot be attached or detached from the first hinge 35A and the rotating shaft 35C.

[0027] In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 15, the panel body 34 has a flat inner surface 34A and a flat outer surface 34B. In this embodiment, the panel body 34 is formed of a light metal material such as an aluminum alloy and is opaque. As shown in Fig. 2, the panel body 34 has a doorknob 38 near the side opposite to the side adjacent to the hinge member 35.

[0028] In a first modification of this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 17, the panel main body 34 may have a fixing portion 41 and an accessory 42 fixed to the fixing portion 41 on the outer surface 34B. In this modification, the accessory 42 is, for example, an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. Note that the accessory 42 is not limited to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and may be changed to a ventilation fan, a water supply and drainage mechanism, etc. depending on the intended use of the folding room 11. As shown in Fig. 18, an indoor unit 43 of an air conditioner may be fixed to the inner surface of the panel main body 34.

[0029] In addition, in a second modification of this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 18, the panel main body 34 may be formed of a light-transmitting material. More specifically, the panel main body 34 may be formed of a transparent glass material or the like. Accordingly, the first portion 51A and the second portion 51B of the long wall portion 51 (wall portion 15) may be formed of a light-transmitting material (for example, a transparent glass material or the like). This allows the folding room 11 to be used as a showroom for events, etc.

[0030] The opaque panel body 34 of this embodiment can be easily replaced with a panel body 34 having an accessory part 42 fixed to a fixing part 41 as in the first modified example, or a panel body 34 made of a transparent glass material or the like as in the second modified example, by an operator by attaching and detaching the second hinge 35B to the first hinge 35A and the rotation shaft 35C.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 2, each of the long walls 51 has a first portion 51A located below and connected to the bottom 13, a second portion 51B located above and connected to the top 14, and a connecting portion 51C connecting the first portion 51A and the second portion 51B. The first portion 51A has one end 51AA rotatably connected to the bottom 13 and another end 51AB opposite the end 51AA. The second portion 51B has one end 51BA rotatably connected to the top 14 and another end 51BB opposite the end 51BA. The connecting portion 51C has a hinge structure with a built-in gear and rotatably connects the other end 51AB of the first portion 51A to the other end 51BB of the second portion 51B. Since the connection portion 51C is configured as a hinge structure incorporating a gear, the first portion 51A and the second portion 51B rotate synchronously relative to the connection portion 51C, and there is no problem in that the rotation angle of either the first portion 51A or the second portion 51B relative to the connection portion 51C becomes larger than the other.

[0032] As shown in Figures 2 and 24, the long wall portion 51 is deformable between an approximately straight state P1 in which the first portion 51A and the second portion 51B are arranged in an approximately straight line, and a folded state P2 in which the second portion 51B overlaps the first portion 51A.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 2, each of the multiple short wall portions 52 has a first portion 52A located below and connected to the bottom portion 13, a second portion 52B located above and connected to the top portion 14, and a connecting portion 52C connecting the first portion 52A and the second portion 52B. The first portion 52A has one end 52AA rotatably connected to the bottom portion 13 and another end 52AB opposite the one end 52AA. The second portion 52B has one end 52BA rotatably connected to the top portion 14 and another end 52BB opposite the one end 52AA. The connecting portion 52C has a hinge structure with a built-in gear, and rotatably connects the other end 52AB of the first portion 52A to the other end 52BB of the second portion 52B (see FIG. 7). Because the connection portion 52C is configured as a hinge structure incorporating a gear, the first portion 52A and the second portion 52B rotate synchronously relative to the connection portion 52C, and there is no problem in that the rotation angle of either the first portion 52A or the second portion 52B relative to the connection portion 52C becomes larger than the other.

[0034] As shown in Figures 2 and 24, the short wall portion 52 is deformable between an approximately straight state P1 in which the first portion 52A and the second portion 52B are arranged in an approximately straight line, and a folded state P2 in which the second portion 52B overlaps the first portion 52A.

[0035] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 19 , the short wall 52 (first portion 52A, second portion 52B) has an opening 32 extending between the first portion 52A and the second portion 52B, and a closure plate 61 that can be attached to and detached from the opening 32. The opening 32 is provided, for example, over substantially the entire length of the short wall 52 in the height direction H. The closure plate 61 includes the first portion 52A, the second portion 52B, and a connecting portion 52C, as well as other portions of the short wall 52. As shown in FIG. 20 , the closure plate 61 can be attached and detached from the opening 32. The opening 32 is provided in the center of the short wall 52 in the short-side direction S. That is, an operator can fix the closure plate 61, which is fitted into the opening 32, to a portion of the short wall 52 other than the closure plate 61 by causing a plurality of second pins 62 that can protrude laterally from the closure plate 61 to protrude from the closure plate 61 (see FIGS. 19 and 20 ). The worker can remove the closure plate 61 from the portion of the short wall portion 52 other than the closure plate 61 by moving the plurality of second pins 62 back laterally and storing them inside the closure plate 61 .

[0036] 7, the short wall portion 52 (first portion 52A, second portion 52B) has an end face 70, a first edge portion 71 on the inner surface side adjacent to the end face 70, and a second edge portion 72 on the outer surface side adjacent to the end face 70 and facing the first edge portion 71. The end face 70 and the locking member 23 of the short wall portion 52 may be located only on the front side of the short wall portion 52 in FIG. 7, or may be located on both the front side and the back side.

[0037] As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the locking member 23 is made of a metal material such as steel and has a small, generally C-shaped cross section. The locking member 23 includes a main body 80 engageable with the end surface 70, a first piece 81 extending from the main body 80 to engage with the first edge 71, a second piece 82 extending from the main body 80 to engage with the second edge 72, a finger hook 83 protruding outward from the lower end of the second piece 82, and a slit 80A provided in the main body 80 and extending in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 7 , the main body 80 is parallel to the end surface 70. The first piece 81 is parallel to the first edge 71. As shown in FIG. 8 , when the locking member 23 is viewed alone, the second piece 82 faces the first piece 81. As shown in FIG. 7 , the second piece 82 is parallel to the second edge 72. The finger hook portion 83 is provided to stand upright from the lower end of the second piece 82 at a right angle to the second piece 82, and workers engaged in folding or assembling can hook their fingers onto this to operate the locking member 23.

[0038] The locking member 23 is fixed to the short wall portion 52 by a pair of fixing pins 84 passed through the inside of the slit 80A so as to be slidable in the up and down direction. The locking member 23 is of a sliding type that can slide between a locked state D1 in which the locking member 23 overlaps both the first portion 52A and the second portion 52B as shown in Fig. 7 and prohibits movement of the wall portion 15 from the substantially straight state P1 to the folded state P2, and an unlocked state D2 in which the locking member 23 overlaps either the first portion 52A or the second portion 52B (in this embodiment, the second portion 52B) as shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

[0039] 7 to 11, the operation of the locking member 23 will be described. In this embodiment, when the folding loom 11 is in the folded state P2, the locking member 23 is in the unlocked state D2 in which it overlaps with the second portion 52B. As shown in FIG. 9, during the process of assembling the folding loom 11 from the folded state P2 to the use state (assembled state), the finger hook 83 abuts against the first portion 52A, so the locking member 23 is maintained in the unlocked state D2.

[0040] When the operator lifts top portion 14 upward and wall portion 15 (short wall portion 52, long wall portion 51) changes from the folded state to a substantially linear state P1 in which first portion 52A and second portion 52B are arranged in a substantially linear manner, finger hook portion 83 is released from contact with first portion 52A, and locking member 23 falls under its own weight to a locked state D1 in which it overlaps both first portion 52A and second portion 52B. In this state, locking member 23 prohibits first portion 52A and second portion 52B from returning to the folded state again, preventing folding room 11 in use from unintentionally entering folded state P2.

[0041] Next, the folding process of the folding loom 11 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 21 to 25.

[0042] 2, a worker folding the folding room 11 operates from inside the room to store the first pin 37 of the panel member 16 inside the frame body 33, thereby releasing the engagement between the panel member 16 and the top portion 14. This allows a total of four panel members 16 to be tilted sideways relative to the bottom portion, with the hinge mechanism 36 at the center, as shown in FIG.

[0043] From the state shown in Fig. 21, the worker places his / her fingers on the finger hook portion 83 of the locking member 23, which is in the locked state D1, and lifts the locking member 23 to change the locking member 23 to the unlocked state D2 as shown in Fig. 22. This causes the wall portions 15 (long wall portion 51, short wall portion 52) of the folding room 11 to become foldable.

[0044] In this state, with multiple workers supporting the top portion 14, the folding room 11 is folded from the state shown in FIG. 22 to the state shown in FIG. 23. At this time, the workers fold the wall portion 15 inward, causing the top portion 14 to lower under its own weight. Therefore, the workers support the top portion 14 so that it does not tilt, and move it downward. At this time, because the connecting portions 51C and 52C are configured with a hinge structure incorporating gears, the first portions 51A and 52A and the second portions 51B and 52B of the wall portion 15 are folded synchronously. This prevents the top portion 14 from tilting during folding.

[0045] The worker continues folding the folding room 11 until it is completely folded from the state shown in FIG. 23 to the state shown in FIG. 24 . Furthermore, the worker can make the folding room 11 even more compact and space-saving by removing the legs 22 from the stand 21 as shown in FIG. 25 . If necessary, the worker can load the folding room 11 in the state shown in FIG. 25 onto an air transport aircraft or the like using a forklift or the like for transportation. Alternatively, the worker can transport the folding room 11 on an air transport aircraft or the like in the state of palletized cargo 26 as shown in FIG. 13 . In this case, relief supplies and other emergency supplies can be loaded into the folding room 11 for transportation. During transportation, it is preferable to secure the relief supplies and other emergency supplies using tie-down belts, nets, or the like to prevent them from moving within the folding room 11.

[0046] When assembling the folding loom 11, the above steps can be reversed.

[0047] According to this embodiment, the following can be said: The folding room 11 includes a bottom 13, a top 14 facing the bottom 13, a plurality of wall sections 15 connecting the bottom 13 and the top 14 and capable of deforming between a substantially linear state P1 in which the wall sections 15 are arranged in a substantially linear manner and a folded state P2 in which the wall sections 15 are folded inward, and a panel member 16 connected to the bottom 13 via a hinge mechanism 36 at a position between the bottom 13 and the top 14 and away from the plurality of wall sections 15, and capable of standing up relative to the bottom 13 or laying down relative to the bottom 13, and the panel member 16 includes a frame body 33 connected to the hinge mechanism 36 and a panel main body 34 provided inside the frame body 33 so as to be detachable from the frame body 33.

[0048] According to this configuration, the panel member 16 is provided separately from the multiple wall portions 15, and the panel main body 34 is detachably provided to the frame body 33. Therefore, even if the panel main body 34 gets in the way during folding, the folding loom 11 can be folded by removing the panel main body 34 from the frame body 33. As a result, even when, for example, a thick panel main body 34 is installed or a thick accessory part 42 or the like is attached to the panel main body 34, the folding loom 11 can be smoothly folded without any problems that would prevent it from being able to be folded. This also improves the versatility of the folding loom 11.

[0049] The panel member 16 is provided with a hinge member 35 interposed between the frame body 33 and the panel body 34, which can rotate the panel body 34 between a closed position S1 where the inside of the frame body 33 is closed by the panel body 34 and an open position S2 where the panel body 34 is moved to a position away from the inside of the frame body 33 and the inside of the frame body 33 is opened.

[0050] According to this configuration, the panel body 34 can be used as a so-called door, which allows an entrance and exit to be formed at the position of the panel member 16, thereby realizing a highly convenient folding room 11.

[0051] The hinge member 35 has a first hinge 35A connected to either the frame body 33 or the panel main body 34, a second hinge 35B connected to the other of the frame body 33 or the panel main body 34, and a rotating shaft 35C provided on the first hinge 35A that can be freely extended and retracted in the axial direction by hand, which is detachable from the second hinge 35B in a contracted state and engaged with the second hinge 35B in an extended state to rotatably support the second hinge 35B.

[0052] According to this configuration, it is possible to realize a simple structure that allows the panel body 34 to be detached from the frame body 33 with one touch.

[0053] The panel member 16 has a flat inner surface 34A and an outer surface 34B having a fixing portion 41 to which an accessory 42 can be fixed.

[0054] According to this configuration, since the fixing portion 41 is provided on the outer surface 34B, even when a thick accessory part 42 is attached to the panel member 16, the problem of the interior space of the folding room 11 becoming narrow can be prevented.

[0055] Accessory 42 is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. With this configuration, even if accessory 42 is thick, such as an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, it can be attached to panel member 16 without narrowing the interior space of folding room 11.

[0056] The panel body 34 is translucent.

[0057] According to this configuration, when the folding room 11 is used as a showroom or the like, the panel body 34 can be made translucent.

[0058] The above-described embodiment can be further embodied with various substitutions and modifications, and the invention can also be constructed by appropriately combining the configurations of the embodiments and modifications. [Explanation of symbols]

[0059] 11 Folding Room 13 Bottom 14 Top 15 Wall 16 Panel members 23 Locking member 35 Hinge member 35A First Hinge 35B Second hinge 35C Rotating Axis 35D knob 36 Hinge mechanism S1 blockage position S2 open position 41 Fixed part 42 Accessories 51 Long wall section P1 Nearly straight state P2 Folded state 52 Short wall section 84 Fixing pin D1 Locked state D2 Unlocked state

Claims

1. The bottom and a top portion opposite the bottom portion; a plurality of wall portions that connect the bottom portion and the top portion and are deformable between a substantially linear state in which they are arranged substantially linearly and a folded state in which they are folded inward; a panel member connected to the bottom via a hinge mechanism at a position between the bottom and the top, away from the plurality of wall portions, and capable of standing up relative to the bottom or tilting down relative to the bottom; Equipped with The panel member is a frame body connected to the hinge mechanism; a panel main body provided inside the frame body so as to be detachable from the frame body; Folding room with.

2. 2. The folding room according to claim 1, wherein the panel member is provided with a hinge member interposed between the frame body and the panel body, the hinge member being capable of rotating the panel body between a closed position in which the panel body closes the inside of the frame body and an open position in which the panel body is moved to a position outside the inside of the frame body to open the inside of the frame body.

3. 3. The folding room of claim 2, wherein the hinge member comprises a first hinge connected to one of the frame body and the panel body, a second hinge connected to the other of the frame body and the panel body, and a rotating shaft provided on the first hinge that can be extended and retracted in the axial direction by a hand, the rotating shaft being detachable from the second hinge in a contracted state and engaging with the second hinge in an extended state to rotatably support the second hinge.

4. The folding loom according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the panel member has a flat inner surface and an outer surface having a fixing portion to which an accessory can be fixed.

5. The folding room according to claim 4, wherein the accessory is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner.

6. The folding loom according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the panel body is translucent.

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