JP3461718B2 - Bathroom Orito Stopper Structure - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom folding door in which a pair of folding door shoji is housed in a frame body, and in particular, when the folding door shoji is opened, right and left folding door shoji collide with each other. The present invention relates to a stopper structure for bathroom folding doors that prevents

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general houses, folding doors are widely used nowadays because they are suitable for doorways in bathrooms because they have a smaller pop-out amount in the prospective direction when opened than other doors. There is. This bathroom folding door is basically constructed by housing a pair of folding door shoji, which is composed of a vertical frame and left and right vertical frames in a frame body.

Here, in the bathroom folding door, it is necessary to provide some kind of stopper structure in the bathroom folding door so that the left and right folding door sliding doors are not folded and collide with each other when the folding door sliding door is opened. In the structure conventionally used as such a stopper structure, a stopper is provided on a rail in the frame body so that the folding door shoji that slides open and close cannot be folded any further.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional stopper structure for the bathroom folding door has the following problems. That is, regarding the mounting work, there is a problem in that it is necessary to install a separate stopper in addition to the mounting of the framework, folding door shoji, and hinges, and the construction work is also complicated. Further, the stopper is provided on the rail, and in many cases, it is provided only on the rail within the upper frame in order to improve the appearance.
Therefore, even if the left and right folding door shovels do not collide with each other in the case of the normal opening, there is a possibility that the lower ends of the vertical frames of the left and right folding door shovels collide with each other when the folding door shovels are opened vigorously. there were. Furthermore, even if the frames do not collide with each other when the folding doors are opened, the lower ends of the vertical frames and the lower frames may become unstable in the open state of the folding doors, and the connecting frames may be deformed. There was a risk that the opening and closing of the shoji screen would become unstable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and facilitates the work of attaching the stopper,
Moreover, it aims at providing the stopper structure of the bathroom folding door which stabilizes the opening / closing operation of the folding door shoji.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention as set forth in claim 1, wherein a frame body composed of upper and lower frames and left and right vertical frames is provided with upper and lower frames and left and right vertical frames. A stopper structure for a bathroom folding door that houses a pair of folding door screens that are rotatably connected to each other via a connecting frame, and the upper and lower end portions of the vertical frames at the left and right ends of the folding door screen are A hinge member that rotatably and slidably connects the folding door shoji with respect to the upper and lower frames is provided, and vertical hinges at the left and right ends of the folding door shoji are provided.
The hinge members provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion are integrally provided with door-contacting projections on respective surfaces facing each other when the folding door screen is closed, and the door-contacting projections are provided with the connecting frame.
The frames of the folding door shoji folded around the center do not collide
Abutting each other and closing the folding door shoji
At the abutment part of the vertical frame and the vertical frame
It is characterized by being arranged as follows.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first aspect, the opening for escape of the door stop projection is provided in each of the vertical frames at the left and right ends of the folding door shoji. Characterize.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a vertical sectional view and a horizontal sectional view of a bathroom folding door to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the bathroom folding door in the open state, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the folding door shoji. In each of these drawings, the bathroom folding door has a pair of folding door shojis 10 and 11 housed in a frame member composed of upper and lower frames 1 and 2 and left and right vertical frames 3 and 3 installed in an entrance / exit opening 40 of the bathroom. It is a thing.

The pair of folding door shoji 10, 11 are connected to each other by a connecting frame 12.
Are rotatably connected to each other via. Of the right and left ends of the folding door shoji 10, 11, one end is rotatably supported by the upper and lower frames 1 and 2 at a turning fulcrum P (hereinafter, this side is referred to as a fixed side shoji), and the other end is an upper and lower frame. It is rotatable with respect to Nos. 1 and 2 and is slidable while being guided by the upper and lower frames 1 and 2 (hereinafter, this side is referred to as a movable side shoji). As a result, the two Orido shoji 10, 11 are
With the connecting frame 12 as an axis, it is folded in two and the entrance opening 4
0 can be released. In addition, Orido shoji 10, 11
From the bathroom 41 side, the operation to open the door is performed by pulling the handle 4 attached to the movable-side shoji 11 toward you, and
It is performed by pushing the movable side shoji 11 itself from the second side.

As is particularly clear from the exploded view of the folding door shovel shown in FIG. 4, the fixed shoji screen 10 and the movable shoji screen 11 are composed of upper and lower frames 13, 14, a vertical frame 15 on the butting side and an outer vertical frame 16, respectively. The panel material 17 made of acrylic is housed in the frame material. The panel member 17 has its peripheral end portions arranged at the upper and lower frames and the left and right vertical frames 13, 14, 15 and 1.
It is fixed by being housed together with the bead material 19 in the panel mounting groove 18 formed in 6. The panel material 17 is attached to the frame material by the following procedure. That is, the bead material 19 is slidably inserted into the panel mounting grooves 18 of the upper and lower frames and the left and right vertical frames 13, 14, 15 and 16 from the ends thereof. Upper frame 13 and vertical frame 15, lower frame 14 and vertical frame 16
Are connected to each other in an L shape, and the panel material 17 is press-fitted into one of the panel mounting grooves 18. Next, the panel mounting groove 18 of the other frame is press-fitted into the remaining side of the panel material 17, and the two L-shaped frames are connected to each other to complete the mounting. With such a structure, the bead material can be easily attached, and the bead material is not exposed, so that the design is improved. In the conventional bathroom folding door, the panel material was attached to the frame and then the bead material was attached, or the grechan was wound around the panel and then fixed to the frame, but these methods require skill and lack design. In addition, the latter method requires a wide panel mounting groove, so that these drawbacks are improved.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, hinge members (hereinafter, upper hinge 30 and lower hinge 35) are provided outside the movable side shoji 11, that is, at the upper and lower ends of the vertical frame 16 near the vertical frame 3. Is installed. The upper hinge 30 and the lower hinge 35 rotatably and slidably support the movable-side shoji 11 with respect to the frame member. A rotating shaft 31 of an upper hinge 30 and a lower hinge 35 rotatably supported on the movable side shoji 11.
Grooves 31a and 36a that are loosely engaged with the guide rails 1a and 2a formed on the upper and lower frames 1 and 2 are formed in the upper and lower frames 36 and 36, respectively. The rotating shafts 31 and 36 allow the movable shoji 11 to rotate, while allowing the shoji to move along the frame material.

On the other hand, an upper hinge 30 and a lower hinge 35 are also provided on the vertical frame 16 outside the fixed-side shoji 10.
The upper hinge 30 of the vertical frame 16 outside the fixed-side shoji 10
The basic configuration of the lower hinge 35 and the lower hinge 35 is as follows.
And lower hinge 35, but their pivot axes are
It is fixed to the upper and lower frames 1 and 2 at a point P in FIG. Therefore, the fixed-side shoji 10 is only allowed to rotate by the rotating shaft when opening and closing. Further, openings 23 and 24, which will be described later, are provided at the upper and lower ends of the vertical frames 16 and 16 at the left and right ends of the folding door shoji to which the hinge members are attached.

Next, the hinge member will be described.
5 to 8 are views showing an upper hinge attached to the vertical frame 16 of the movable side shoji 11. The plan view, the front view, and
A side view and a vertical sectional view are shown. In each of these drawings, the upper hinge 30 includes a housing 32 fitted to the upper end of the vertical frame 16 and a rotating shaft 31. A door stop protrusion 20 described later is provided on the outer surface of the housing 32.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lower part of the rotary shaft 31 is
It is rotatably housed in the circular hole 32a of the housing 32, and the upper portion thereof projects from the upper portion of the vertical frame 16. A groove 31 a is cut at the upper end of the rotating shaft 31, and the guide rail 1 of the upper frame 1 is cut.
Loosely engage a. A coil spring 33 is provided below the rotary shaft 31, and when the rotary shaft 31 is pushed from above, the upper part thereof is retracted into the circular hole 32a. This facilitates attachment of the movable-side shoji 11 to the guide rail 1a. An engaging claw 31b is formed at the lower end of the rotating shaft 31 to prevent it from coming off. The housing 32 has a semicircular cross-sectional shape that substantially corresponds to the outer surface of the vertical frame 16, and is fitted into the vertical frame 16 without any gap.

The upper hinge 30 provided on the fixed-side shoji 10 has a structure in which they cannot move with respect to the guide rail 1a, except for the movable-side shoji 1 described above.
Since it is basically the same as the upper hinge 30 of 1, the description thereof will be omitted.

9 to 12 show the vertical frame 1 of the movable side shoji 11.
It is a figure which shows the lower hinge attached to 6, and has each shown the front view, the bottom view, the side view, and the longitudinal cross-sectional view. In each of these drawings, the lower hinge 35 includes a housing 37 fitted to the lower end of the vertical frame 16 and a rotating shaft 36. Then, on the outer surface of the casing 37, a door stop protrusion 2 described later is provided.
1 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 12, the upper portion of the rotary shaft 36 is rotatably housed in the circular hole 37a of the housing 37, and the lower portion thereof projects from the lower portion of the vertical frame 16. Rotating shaft 36
A groove 36a is cut at the lower end of the so that the guide rail 2a of the lower frame 2 is loosely engaged. In order to prevent the upper end of the rotating shaft 36 from coming off, an engaging claw 36b with respect to the housing 37 side is provided.
Are formed.

Like the housing 32, the housing 37 has an outer shape that is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the vertical frame 16, and is fitted into the vertical frame 16 without any gap. The position of the circular hole 37a is arranged at a position corresponding to that of the upper hinge 30.

The lower hinge 35 provided on the fixed-side shoji 10 has a structure in which it cannot move with respect to the guide rail 2a, except for the movable-side shoji 1 described above.
Since it is basically the same as the lower hinge 35 of 1, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the door stop projections 20 and 21 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the fixed-side shoji 10 has the outer surface on the undressing room 42 side of the casing 32, which constitutes the upper hinge 30 on the movable-side shoji 11 side, that is, the folding door shoji is opened.
The door contact protrusion 20 is provided on the surface of the upper hinge 30 on the side facing the housing 32. The door stop protrusion 20 has a cylindrical shape, and is integrally formed so as to protrude horizontally from the outer surface of the housing 32. Further, the siding door projection 20 is provided on the outer surface of the housing 32 of the upper hinge 30 on the fixed side shoji 10 side on the undressing room 42 side. When the door contact projections 20 and 20 abut each other with the folding door shovel open, the door contact projections 20 and 20 function as stoppers for the folding door shoji, and the folding door shoji does not open further. It is possible to prevent the shoji frames from colliding with each other.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the fixed-side shoji 10 with the outer door of the casing 37 constituting the lower hinge 35 on the movable-side shoji 11 side on the undressing room 42 side, that is, with the folding shoji opened. The door-contact projection 21 is provided on the surface of the upper hinge 35 on the side facing the housing 37. The door-contact projection 21 has a cylindrical shape like the door-contact projection 20.
The housing 37 is integrally formed so as to horizontally project from the outer surface of the housing 37. Further, the siding door projection 21 is provided on the outer surface of the lower hinge 35 on the fixed side shoji 10 side on the undressing room 42 side of the housing 37. Then, with the folding door shoji open, the respective door contact protrusions 21, 21 come into contact with each other,
The door stop projections 21 and 21 function as stoppers for the folding door shoji, so that the folding door shoji does not open further and the sliding door frames do not collide with each other.

The upper and lower hinges 3 are used in this embodiment.
Although the door-contact projections 20 and 21 are provided on both 0 and 35, the door-contact projection 20 is provided only on the upper hinge 30 and the lower hinge 35 in consideration of the appearance as in the conventional case. May not be provided.

Next, the vertical frames 16 and 16 at the left and right ends of the folding door shoji
The openings 23 and 24 provided at the upper and lower ends of the above will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, at the upper ends of the vertical frames 16 at the left and right ends of the folding door shoji, the door-contact projections 2 provided on the upper hinge 30 are provided.
An opening 23 for zero escape is provided. This is provided on the surface of the undressing chamber 42 side, which is the side on which the door-contact projection 20 projects, and is formed in a notch shape from the upper part. By providing such a notch-shaped opening 23, the door-contact projection 20 projects from the inside thereof to the outside. Similarly, the lower ends of the vertical frames 16 at the right and left ends of the folding door shovel are also provided with openings 24 for escaping the door stop projections 21 provided on the lower hinge 35.

In this embodiment, the opening 2
Although notches 3 and 24 are notched openings, they may be hole openings although not shown. Further, in the present embodiment, the door contact protrusions 20 and 21 are provided on both the upper and lower hinges 30 and 35. When the hitting protrusion 20 is not provided, the housing 37 need not be provided with the opening 24.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described so far, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and may be carried out in various different forms within the scope of its technical idea.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the hinge members provided on the upper and lower ends of the vertical frames at the left and right ends of the folding door shovel are respectively brought into contact with the surfaces facing each other when the folding shoji is closed. Since the door contact protrusions that contact each other are provided, the stopper of the bathroom folding door and the hinge member are integrated, and if the hinge member is attached, the stopper is also attached at the same time, and a separate stopper is provided and attached. There is an effect that the construction work can be simplified because there is no need. Further, since the hinge member also serves as the stopper of the bathroom folding door, there is an effect that the stopper structure can be realized at low cost.

Further, since the door-contact projections are provided on the upper and lower hinges respectively, there is no possibility that one end of the vertical frame will collide with each other even when the folding door shovel is opened vigorously.
There is an effect that a collision sound is not generated or damaged.

Further, since the door contact protrusions are provided on the upper and lower hinges respectively, the connecting frame is prevented from being deformed due to one end of the vertical frame wobbling when the folding door shoji is opened, and as a result. There is an effect that the stable opening / closing operation of the folding door shoji can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a bathroom folding door according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the bathroom folding door according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the folding door shoji in an open state.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a folding door shoji.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an upper hinge attached to the vertical frame of the movable shoji screen.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the upper hinge of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the upper hinge of FIG.

8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the upper hinge of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of a lower hinge attached to the vertical frame of the movable side shoji.

10 is a front view of the lower hinge of FIG.

11 is a side view of the lower hinge of FIG.

12 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lower hinge of FIG.

13 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

P rotation fulcrum 1 upper frame 1a, 2a Guide rail 2 lower frame 3 vertical frames 4 handles 10 Fixed side shoji 11 Moving side shoji 12 connection frames 13 Upper frame 14 Lower frame 15 Vertical frame (on the butt side) 16 (outer) vertical frame 17 panel materials 18 grooves 19 bead material 20, 21 Door-to-door projection 23, 24 opening 30 upper hinge 31 rotation axis 31a groove 32 housing 32a circular hole 33 coil spring 35 Lower hinge 36 rotation axis 36a groove 36b engagement claw 37 housing 37a circular hole 40 entrance opening 41 bathroom 42 dressing room

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vertical frame and a left and right vertical frame are framed on an upper and lower frame and a left and right vertical frame to form a connecting frame.
A stopper structure for a bathroom folding door that accommodates a pair of folding door shoji that are rotatably connected to each other via upper and lower end portions of the vertical frames at the left and right ends of the folding door shoji, and the folding door shoji are attached to upper and lower frames. A hinge member that pivotally and slidably links to each other is provided, and is provided at the upper and lower ends of the vertical frame at the left and right ends of the folding door shoji.
Each hinge member which is unitarily set <br/> only each doorstop projections on opposite sides to each other in the closed state of the folding door Shoji, respective doorstop projections folded about said connecting stiles
Make sure that the frames of the Orido Shoji are not touching each other so that they do not collide.
And with the Orido Shoji closed,
A stopper structure for a bathroom folding door, which is arranged so as to be substantially aligned with the abutting portion of the frame . 2. The stopper structure for a bathroom folding door according to claim 1, wherein the vertical frame at the left and right ends of the folding door shovel is provided with openings for escaping the door contact projections.