Building materials

Abstract

To provide a fitting in which a gap generated between a horizontal member and a vertical member due to shrinkage of the vertical member is hard to be visually recognized.SOLUTION: A fitting 1 includes a sliding sash 3, and the sliding sash 3 has an indoor-side horizontal member 312, a resin-made indoor-side vertical member 322 assembled to the indoor-side horizontal member 312, and a gap closing portion 50 that closes a gap G between the indoor-side vertical member 322 and the indoor-side horizontal member 312. The gap closing portion 50 has a fixed portion 54 fixed to a depth surface 3123 of the indoor-side horizontal member 312. The fixed portion 54 is in the form of a double-sided tape.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to building materials. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART There is known a fitting that includes a shoji screen having a frame body in which vertical frames (vertical members) and horizontal frames (horizontal members) are joined together in a rectangular shape (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-80716 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When vertical and horizontal stiles are constructed from metal and resin materials, the resin material that constitutes the vertical stiles may shrink due to temperature changes, etc., causing gaps to form between the resin material of the vertical stiles and the horizontal stiles. The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a fitting that makes it difficult to visually see gaps that form between the horizontal members and the vertical members due to shrinkage of the vertical members. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present disclosure relates to a fitting that includes a shoji screen, the shoji screen having an indoor horizontal member, an indoor vertical member made of resin that is assembled to the indoor horizontal member, and a gap closing portion that closes the gap between the indoor vertical member and the indoor horizontal member. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a sliding window according to a first embodiment, viewed from the inside of the room. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a front view of a sliding window according to a first embodiment, viewed from the outside of the room. [Figure 3]1 is a front view showing a state in which the gap closing portion of the first embodiment is supported by a resin frame material of a vertical frame. FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a front view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the upper frame is framed on the resin frame material of the vertical frame on which the gap closing portion of the first embodiment is supported. FIG. [Figure 5] This is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the upper frame is framed on the resin frame material of the vertical frame on which the gap closing portion of the first embodiment is supported. [Figure 6] 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the upper frame is framed on the resin frame material of the vertical frame on which the gap closing portion of the first embodiment is supported. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a top perspective view showing the gap closing portion of the first embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view showing the gap closing portion of the first embodiment. [Figure 9] 10 is a front view showing the state in which the gap closing portion of the first embodiment closes the gap that has occurred between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. FIG. [Figure 10] 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the upper frame is framed on the resin frame material of the vertical frame on which the gap closing portion of the second embodiment is supported. FIG. [Figure 11] 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the upper frame is framed on the resin frame material of the vertical frame on which the gap closing portion of the third embodiment is supported. FIG. [Figure 12] 10 is a front view showing the state in which the gap closing portion of the fourth embodiment closes the gap that has occurred between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a front view showing a gap closing portion of a fourth embodiment. [Figure 14] 10 is a front view showing the state in which the gap closing portion of the fifth embodiment closes the gap that has occurred between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. FIG. [Figure 15] 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a gap that has occurred between a resin frame material of a vertical frame and a resin frame material of a horizontal frame is blocked by a gap blocking portion of the fifth embodiment. FIG. [Figure 16] 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a gap that has occurred between a resin frame material of a vertical frame and a resin frame material of a horizontal frame is blocked by a gap blocker of the fifth embodiment. FIG. [Figure 17] FIG. 11 is a top perspective view showing a gap closing portion of a fifth embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 11 is a top perspective view showing the gap closing portion of the fifth embodiment as viewed from another angle. [Figure 19] FIG. 10 is a front view showing the state in which the gap closing portion of the sixth embodiment is fixed to the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. [Figure 20] A front view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the vertical frame is framed on the resin frame material of the horizontal frame to which the gap closing portion of the sixth embodiment is fixed. [Figure 21] A vertical cross-sectional view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the vertical frame is framed by the resin frame material of the horizontal frame to which the gap closing portion of the sixth embodiment is fixed. [Figure 22] 10 is a front view showing the state in which the gap closing portion of the sixth embodiment closes the gap that has occurred between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. FIG. [Figure 23] 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a gap that has occurred between a resin frame material of a vertical frame and a resin frame material of a horizontal frame is blocked by a gap blocker of the sixth embodiment. FIG. [Figure 24] FIG. 13 is a front view showing the state in which the gap closing portion of the seventh embodiment is fixed to the resin frame material of the vertical frame. [Figure 25] 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a resin frame material of a vertical frame with a gap closing portion of the seventh embodiment fixed to the resin frame material of the vertical frame. FIG. [Figure 26] A front view showing the state in which the resin frame material of the horizontal stile is framed on the resin frame material of the vertical stile to which the gap closing portion of the seventh embodiment is fixed. [Figure 27] 10 is a front view showing the state in which the gap closing portion of the seventh embodiment closes the gap that has occurred between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. FIG. [Figure 28] This is a front view showing a state in which there is no gap between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. [Figure 29] A vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which no gap occurs between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. [Figure 30] This is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a gap has occurred between the resin frame material of the vertical frame and the resin frame material of the horizontal frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0007] Below, we will explain the sliding window 1 that constitutes the fittings of the first embodiment of the present disclosure. In this specification, the "visible direction" refers to the face direction of the face materials 35, 45 of the sliding window 1 that is placed in an opening formed in the wall of a building, and the "visible direction" refers to the thickness direction (i.e., the depth direction) of the face materials 35, 45. The "visible direction" also refers to the indoor / outdoor direction. The "visible surface" refers to the surface of the sliding window 1 that faces the outside and the inside of the room, and the "visible surface" refers to the surface of the sliding window 1 that extends in the indoor / outdoor direction. In the drawings, the outdoor side of the sliding window 1 is referred to as the outdoor side X1, and the indoor side of the sliding window 1 is referred to as the indoor side X2.

[0008] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a sliding window 1 is made up of a frame 2 attached to an opening in a building frame (not shown), and two shoji screens, an outer shoji screen 3 placed on the outside X1 of the room and an inner shoji screen 4 placed on the inside X2 of the room, which are fitted inside the frame 2. The outer shoji screen 3 and the inner shoji screen 4 can slide left and right (horizontally) within the frame 2 in the facing direction.

[0009] The frame body 2 is formed by framing an upper frame 21, a lower frame 22, and a pair of left and right vertical frames 23, 24 in a rectangular shape. The upper frame 21 is provided with an exterior rail and an interior rail (not shown). The exterior rail (not shown) protrudes downward from the upper frame 21 at the exterior side X1 of the upper frame 21, and guides the upper end of the outer shoji screen 3. The interior rail (not shown) protrudes downward from the upper frame 21 at the interior side X2 of the upper frame 21, and guides the upper end of the inner shoji screen 4. Similarly, the lower frame 22 is provided with an exterior rail and an interior rail (not shown).

[0010] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the outer shoji screen 3 is constructed by fitting a panel 35 made of two pieces of glass inside a rectangular frame body 30 consisting of an upper frame 31, a lower frame 32, a vertical frame 33 located on the door tip side, and an outer joining frame 34, which is a vertical frame located on the door tail side. The outer shoji screen 3 is engaged with the outdoor rails (not shown) of the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22 so that it can move left and right.

[0011] The inner shoji screen 4 is constructed by fitting a panel 45 made of two pieces of glass inside a rectangular frame body 40 made up of an upper frame 41, a lower frame 42, a vertical frame 43 located on the door tip side, and an inner joining frame 44 (vertical member) located on the door tail side. The inner shoji screen 4 is engaged with the interior rails (not shown) of the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22 so that it can move left and right.

[0012] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the upper frame 31, lower frame 32, vertical frame 33 located on the door edge side, and outer joining frame 34 (vertical member) of the outer shoji screen 3 each have a composite structure in which resin frame materials 312, 322, 332, 342 are attached to the indoor side X2 of metal frame materials 311, 321, 331, 341. The upper frame 41, lower frame 42, vertical frame 43 located on the door edge side, and inner joining frame 44 of the inner shoji screen 4 each have a composite structure in which resin frame materials 412, 422, 432, 442 are attached to the indoor side X2 of metal frame materials 411, 421, 431, 441.

[0013] In this embodiment, for example, the metal frame materials 411, 421, 431, 441 are made of aluminum material, and the frames of the outer shoji 3 (upper frame 31, lower frame 32, vertical frame 33 arranged on the door edge side, and outer joining frame 34) and the frames of the inner shoji 4 (upper frame 41, lower frame 42, vertical frame 43 arranged on the door edge side, and inner joining frame 44) are made of an aluminum-resin composite structure. This gives the outer shoji 3 and inner shoji 4 excellent heat insulation and moisture resistance.

[0014] The combination of the vertical frame 33 and the upper frame 31 is a so-called horizontally-aligned structure in which the horizontal end of the upper frame 31 is located above the upper end of the vertical frame 33. The indoor side X2 of the upper end of the resin frame material 332 of the vertical frame 33 has an upper cover portion 3321 that extends upward and covers the horizontal end of the resin frame material 312 of the upper frame 31 on the indoor side X2. Therefore, the combination of the vertical frame 33 and the upper frame 31 has an appearance on the indoor side X2 of a so-called vertically-aligned structure in which the upper end of the vertical frame 33 is located to the left of the horizontal end of the upper frame 31 in FIG.

[0015] The combination of vertical frame 33 and lower frame 32, the combination of vertical frame 43 and upper frame 41, and the combination of vertical frame 43 and lower frame 42 are also combined in a so-called horizontally dominated structure, similar to the combination of vertical frame 33 and upper frame 31.

[0016] In the frame-assembled vertical frame 33 and upper frame 31, the upper edge 3323 of the resin frame material 332 abuts the lower edge 3123 of the resin frame material 312, as shown in Figures 28 and 29. As the outer screen 3 continues to be used, the vertical length of the resin frame material 332 of the vertical frame 33 may shrink due to temperature changes, etc., as shown in Figure 30. This causes a gap G to form between the upper edge 3323 and the lower edge 3123. The same is true for the frame-assembled vertical frame 43 and upper frame 41.

[0017] A gap closing portion 50 that closes the gap G is provided at the combined portion of the vertical frame 33 and the upper frame 31. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the gap closing portion 50 has a main body portion 51, a horizontal portion 52, a guided portion 53, and double-sided tape 54. The main body portion 51, the horizontal portion 52, and the guided portion 53 can be made of various materials such as resin and metal, but in this embodiment, they are made of resin.

[0018] The main body 51 is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate that is long in the vertical direction. The horizontal portion 52 is integrally molded and connected to the upper end of the main body 51, and is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate. One side of the rectangular horizontal portion 52 is connected to the upper end of the main body 51. The double-sided tape 54 is attached over almost the entire upper surface of the horizontal portion 52.

[0019] The guided portion 53 extends from the center position in the up-down direction of the main body portion 51 in the direction opposite to the direction in which the horizontal portion 52 extends from the main body portion 51, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a hook portion 531 that protrudes toward the indoor side X2. The hook portion 531 is shaped like an arrowhead split in half vertically, specifically, the width in the projection direction increases as the hook portion 53 approaches the main body portion 51 from the tip of the guided portion 53.

[0020] The gap closing portion 50 is installed in advance in a state where it is supported by the resin frame material 332 as shown in Fig. 3 before the upper frame 31 is assembled to the vertical frame 33 and the vertical frame 33 and the upper frame 31 are assembled together, prior to the construction of the sliding window 1. Specifically, the wall portion 3326 of the resin frame material 332 is formed with an elongated hole 3325 which penetrates the wall portion 3326 in the left-right direction in the front direction and is constituted by a second through hole which extends in the up-down direction.

[0021] 5, when hook portion 531 of guided portion 53 is inserted into and penetrates through hole 3325, hook portion 531 is caught on the opening of through hole 3325. As a result, guided portion 53 is supported in elongated hole 3325, and gap closing portion 50 is supported by resin frame member 332 serving as the indoor-side vertical member, and is prevented from falling off resin frame member 332. Guided portion 53 is guided in elongated hole 3325 within a range in which it can move in elongated hole 3325, and is movable up and down relative to resin frame member 332.

[0022] 4 and 6, when the vertical frame 33 and the upper frame 31 are assembled, the double-sided tape 54 serving as the fixed part is attached to the lower edge 3123, which is the projected surface on the lower side of the resin frame material 312 of the upper frame 31. As a result, the gap closing part 50 is fixed so as not to be able to move in the vertical direction relative to the upper frame 31, which serves as the indoor horizontal member.

[0023] 9, when the length of resin frame member 332 shrinks in the vertical direction and a gap G occurs between upper edge 3323 and lower edge 3123, double-sided tape 54 is attached to lower edge 3123 and fixed to resin frame member 312, so that guided portion 53 of gap closing portion 50 is guided by long hole 3325 and moves upward relative to resin frame member 332. Therefore, gap G can be closed by main body portion 51 of gap closing portion 50, and this state can be maintained regardless of the amount of shrinkage of resin frame member 332 in the vertical direction.

[0024] Next, a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In the second embodiment, the configuration of guided portion 53A is different from the configuration of guided portion 53 in the first embodiment. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same members are assigned the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0025] 10, guided portion 53A is formed as a U-shaped portion that protrudes from main body portion 51 (see FIG. 7, etc.) and is folded back partway, with the folded back end being a free end. When no external force is acting on guided portion 53A, the width of guided portion 53A in the projection direction (the up-and-down direction in FIG. 10) is greater than the width of elongated hole 3325 in the same direction.

[0026] Therefore, the base and free end of guided portion 53A are elastically pressed against the portion of resin frame 332 where the opening of slot 3325 is formed by the elastic biasing force acting as the second elastic pressing portion that causes guided portion 53A to expand. This makes it possible to make guided portion 53A less likely to fall out of slot 3325.

[0027] Furthermore, because gap closing portion 50A is made of resin, the elastic biasing force of guided portion 53A prevents guided portion 53A from moving under its own weight within elongated hole 3325. Therefore, even if gap closing portion 50A is configured without double-sided tape 54 (see FIG. 7, etc.) or if the adhesive strength of double-sided tape 54 weakens, gap G can remain closed by main body 51 (see FIG. 7, etc.) of gap closing portion 50A.

[0028] Furthermore, a recess 531A that can engage with the opening of the elongated hole 3325 is formed at the free end of the guided portion 53A. The opening of the elongated hole 3325 engages with the recess 531A, thereby preventing the guided portion 53A from moving in a direction away from the elongated hole 3325. This, combined with the elastic biasing force that tends to widen the guided portion 53A, makes it possible to prevent the guided portion 53A from coming out of the elongated hole 3325 and the gap closing portion 50A from falling off the resin frame member 332.

[0029] Next, a third embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In the third embodiment, the configuration of the guided portion 53B is different from the configuration of the guided portion 53 in the first embodiment. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same members are assigned the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0030] 11, guided portion 53B protrudes in a V-shape from main body 51 (see FIG. 7, etc.), and the tip of guided portion 53B has hook portion 531B as a second hook portion. Hook portion 531B is formed in a shape that widens in the projection direction as it approaches main body 51 from the tip of guided portion 53B. The maximum width in the projection direction of portion 532B of guided portion 53B that passes through elongated hole 3325 and is near hook portion 531B is greater than the width of elongated hole 3325 in the same direction.

[0031] Therefore, the pair of portions 532B constitute a second elastic pressing portion and are elastically pressed against the portion of the resin frame member 332 where the elongated hole 3325 is formed by an elastic biasing force that tends to spread apart from each other. This biases the guided portion 53B in the direction opposite to the direction in which the guided portion 53B comes out of the elongated hole 3325. This makes it possible to make the guided portion 53B less likely to fall out of the elongated hole 3325.

[0032] Furthermore, hook portion 531B engages with the opening of elongated hole 3325, thereby preventing guided portion 53B from moving in a direction away from elongated hole 3325. This, combined with the elastic biasing force that causes guided portions 53B to spread apart from each other, makes it possible to prevent guided portions 53B from coming out of elongated hole 3325 and gap closing portion 50B from falling off resin frame member 332.

[0033] Next, a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the fixed portion is different from the configuration of the guided portion 53 in the first embodiment. Since the configuration other than this is the same as in the first embodiment, the same members are assigned the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0034] As shown in Fig. 13, gap blocker 50C has a V-shaped portion 54C as a fixed portion instead of double-sided tape 54 (see Fig. 7, etc.). V-shaped portion 54C protrudes upward in a V shape from horizontal portion 52, and the tip of V-shaped portion 54C has hook portion 541C as a first hook portion. Hook portion 541C is formed in a shape that increases in width in the left-right direction in the viewing direction as it approaches horizontal portion 52 from the tip of V-shaped portion 54C.

[0035] 12, a through hole 3125 serving as a first through hole is formed in a lower wall portion 3126 having a lower edge 3123 of the resin frame member 312. A V-shaped portion 54C passes through the through hole 3125. This allows the V-shaped portion 54C to be fixed to the lower edge 3123 at the through hole 3125. The maximum width in the left-right direction in the view direction of a portion 542C of the V-shaped portion 54C passing through the through hole 3125 near the hook portion 541C is greater than the width of the through hole 3125 in the same direction.

[0036] Therefore, the pair of portions 542C constitute a first elastic pressing portion, and are elastically pressed against the portion of the resin frame 312 where the through-hole 3125 is formed by an elastic biasing force that tends to spread apart from each other. This biases the V-shaped portion 54C upward, making it possible to make the V-shaped portion 54C less likely to fall out of the through-hole 3125.

[0037] Furthermore, hook portion 541C engages with the opening of through-hole 3125, thereby preventing V-shaped portion 54C from moving in a direction away from through-hole 3125. This, combined with the elastic biasing force of V-shaped portions 54C trying to spread apart from each other, makes it possible to prevent V-shaped portion 54C from coming out of through-hole 3125 and gap blocker 50C from falling off resin frame member 332, even when gap G occurs as shown in FIG.

[0038] Next, a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In the fifth embodiment, the configuration of the gap blocker 50D is different from the configuration of the gap blocker 50 in the first embodiment. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same members are assigned the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0039] 17 and 18, the gap blocker 50D has a main body portion 51D, a horizontal portion 52D, an insertion portion 53D, and a double-sided tape 54D. The main body portion 51D, the horizontal portion 52D, and the insertion portion 53D can be made of various materials such as resin and metal, but in this embodiment, they are made of resin.

[0040] The main body 51D is formed as a rectangular plate that is long in the vertical direction and is tapered from the center of the main body 51D to its peripheral edge. This reduces the height of the peripheral edge of the main body 51D from the surface of the wall 3326 that the main body 51D faces, making it possible to make the difference in level between the peripheral edge of the main body 51D and the resin frame 332 less noticeable. The horizontal portion 52D is integrally molded and connected to the upper end of the main body 51D. The horizontal portion 52D is formed as a rectangular plate and is tapered from the center of the horizontal portion 52D to its peripheral edge. This reduces the height of the peripheral edge of the horizontal portion 52D from the surface of the lower edge 3123 of the resin frame 312 to which the horizontal portion 52D is fixed, making it possible to make the difference in level between the peripheral edge of the horizontal portion 52D and the resin frame 312 less noticeable.

[0041] One side of the rectangular horizontal portion 52D is connected to the upper end of the main body portion 51 D. Double-sided tape 54D is attached over almost the entire upper surface of the horizontal portion 52D.

[0042] Insertion portion 53D is integrally molded with and connected to main body portion 51D and horizontal portion 52D on the side opposite horizontal portion 52D with respect to main body portion 51D. Insertion portion 53D is formed in a generally rectangular shape with a hollowed-out interior, positioned so as to extend horizontal portion 52D in the horizontal direction. A locking piece 531D is integrally molded and connected to the hollowed-out portion at the tip of insertion portion 53D, extending obliquely downward so as to taper downward as it approaches main body portion 51D.

[0043] The gap closing portion 50D is placed on the outer shoji screen 3 after the resin frame material 332 of the vertical frame 33 shrinks, causing a gap G between the upper edge 3323 and the lower edge 3123. Therefore, the gap closing portion 50D is placed on the outer shoji screen 3 after the upper frame 31 is assembled to the vertical frame 33, the vertical frame 33 and the upper frame 31 are assembled together, the sliding window 1 is installed, and after the sliding window 1 has been used.

[0044] 14 to 16, the insertion portion 53D is inserted into the gap G, and the lower end portion of the locking piece 531D passes through the gap G and engages with the outside of the upper end portion of the wall portion 3326 (the left portion of the upper end portion of the wall portion 3326 in FIG. 14). Then, the double-sided tape 54D is attached to the lower edge 3123 of the resin frame member 312, whereby the gap blocker 50D is fixed to the resin frame member 312.

[0045] As a result, even if the resin frame 332 further shrinks, the gap blocker 50D can move upward relative to the resin frame 332. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the state in which the gap G is blocked by the main body 51D of the gap blocker 50D, regardless of the amount of shrinkage in the vertical length of the resin frame 332. Furthermore, it is not necessary to process the upper frame 31 and the vertical frame 33 in advance to engage the gap blocker 50D, and the gap blocker 50D can be attached after the gap G occurs due to shrinkage of the resin frame 332.

[0046] Next, a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In the sixth embodiment, the configuration of the gap blocker 50E is different from the configuration of the gap blocker 50 in the first embodiment. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same members are assigned the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0047] As shown in Fig. 19, gap blocker 50E is made of an elastic member formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The elastic member is made of a sealing material, such as a sponge, that can elastically return to its original thickness after being crushed. Gap blocker 50E is fixed to the end (see Figs. 20 and 21) of lower edge 3123 of resin frame member 312, which abuts against upper edge 3323 (see Fig. 20).

[0048] As shown in Fig. 20, when the vertical stile 33 and the upper stile 31 are assembled, a portion 501E of the gap blocker 50E is sandwiched between the upper edge 3323 and the lower edge 3123 and is in a crushed state. When the resin stile material 332 shrinks in length in the vertical direction and a gap G occurs between the upper edge 3323 and the lower edge 3123 as shown in Figs. 22 and 23, the crushed portion 501E of the gap blocker 50E elastically returns to its original thickness to close the gap G. Therefore, with a simple configuration, it is possible to maintain the state in which the gap G is closed by the gap blocker 50E, regardless of the degree of shrinkage of the resin stile material 332 in length in the vertical direction.

[0049] Next, a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. In the seventh embodiment, the configuration of the gap blocker 50F differs from the configuration of the gap blocker 50 in the first embodiment. Since the configuration other than this is the same as in the first embodiment, the same members are assigned the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0050] 24 and 25, the gap blocker 50F is made of an elastic member formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The elastic member is made of a sealing material, such as a sponge, that can elastically return to its original shape from a bent state. The gap blocker 50F is fixed to the wall 3326 of the resin frame member 332 on the outside (to the left of the wall 3326 in FIG. 24) of the rectangular frame body 40 (see FIG. 1, etc.).

[0051] As shown in Fig. 26, when the vertical stile 33 and the upper stile 31 are assembled, the portion 501F of the gap blocker 50F is bent horizontally by movement from above the lower edge 3123. When the resin stile 332 shrinks in length in the vertical direction and a gap G occurs between the upper edge 3323 and the lower edge 3123 as shown in Fig. 27, the bent portion 501F of the gap blocker 50F elastically returns to a state close to its original state, sufficient to close the gap G. Therefore, with a simple configuration, it is possible to maintain the state in which the gap G is closed by the gap blocker 50F, regardless of the degree of shrinkage of the resin stile 332 in length in the vertical direction.

[0052] Although a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure has been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be modified as appropriate.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the fixture is a sliding window 1, but this is not limited to this. The fixture may be a casement window or other type of fixture. Also, in the above embodiment, the gap G between the resin frame material 332 of the vertical frame 33 and the resin frame material 312 of the upper frame 31 is sealed, but this is not limited to this. The gap between the resin frame material 312 and the resin frame material 342, the gap between the resin frame material 412 of the upper frame 41 and the resin frame material 432, or the gap between the resin frame material 412 and the resin frame material 442 may also be sealed.

[0054] Furthermore, for example, an elastic member similar to gap closing portion 50E and gap closing portion 50F may be provided on the side surface of main body portion 51 where guided portions 53, 53A, and 53B are provided, or on the side surface of main body portion 51D where insertion portion 53D is provided. This makes it possible to close the gap between the side surface of main body portion 51 or the side surface of main body portion 51D and wall portion 3326 of resin frame member 332. Furthermore, the portion of gap closing portion 50F that abuts against lower edge 3123 of resin frame member 312 may be configured to have adhesive properties such as double-sided tape. This makes it possible to fix gap closing portion 50F to lower edge 3123. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1 Sliding window (door), 3 Outer shoji (shoji), 4 Inner shoji (shoji), 50, 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, 50F Gap closing portion, 53, 54B Guided portion, 53A Guided portion (second elastic pressing portion, U-shaped portion) 54, 54D Double-sided tape (fixed portion), 54C V-shaped portion (fixed portion), 312 Resin frame material (indoor horizontal member), 322 Resin frame material (indoor vertical member), 531B Hook portion (second hook portion), 541C Hook portion (first hook portion), 532B Portion (second elastic pressing portion), 542C Portion (first elastic pressing portion) 3125 Through hole (first through hole), 3325 Long hole (second through hole)

Claims

1. Equipped with shoji screens, The shoji screen includes an interior horizontal member, an interior vertical member made of resin that is assembled to the interior horizontal member, and a gap closing portion that closes a gap between the interior vertical member and the interior horizontal member, The gap closing portion is made of an elastic member, a portion of which abuts against either the indoor-side horizontal member or the indoor-side vertical member, and is fixed to the other of the indoor-side horizontal member or the indoor-side vertical member, The part of the fixture is arranged in contact with the other part in an elastically deformed state.

2. The building fixture described in claim 1, comprising a frame body attached to an opening in a building structure, and the shoji screen positioned inside the frame body.

3. The shoji screen has a face material arranged inside a rectangular frame body made of an upper frame, a lower frame, and a pair of vertical frames, The upper and lower frames have metal horizontal frames arranged on the outdoor side of the indoor horizontal members, The vertical frame has a metal vertical frame member arranged on the outdoor side of the indoor vertical member, The fixture according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the interior horizontal member is made of resin.

4. The indoor side vertical member has a wall portion extending in a prospective direction from the indoor side end portion and a covering portion covering the indoor side of the horizontal end portion of the indoor side horizontal member, The indoor side horizontal member has a visible surface on the lower side, The building fixture according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gap is formed between the upper end of the wall portion and the visible surface.

5. The gap closing portion has a fixed portion fixed to the projected surface of the indoor side horizontal member, The fixture according to claim 4, wherein the fixed portion is made of double-sided tape.

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