JP4786422B2 - Sliding door device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sliding door device of a lower load type that is formed by movably covering and assembling a sliding door so as to open and close an opening formed on a wall surface.

  The thing of the structure described in patent 3717431 as this kind of sliding door apparatus is disclosed. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional sliding door device according to the application, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of main components of the sliding door device, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory view when the front / rear adjustment of the sliding door is performed.

  In FIG. 6, 100 is a wall surface, 101 is an opening formed in the wall surface 100, 102 is a sliding door that is movable so as to open and close the opening 101, 103 is a floor surface, 104 is a lower end 102 b of the sliding door 102, and the floor surface 103. It is the lower guide mechanism provided. An upper guide mechanism 110 includes a guide rail 105 at the upper end 102 a of the sliding door 102 and a guide member 111 fixed to the upper portion of the wall surface 100.

  The guide member 111 includes a substantially L-shaped bracket 112 attached to the wall surface 100, a holder member 114 that is suspended from a horizontal plate 113 of the bracket 112 and allows engagement with the guide rail 105, and a holder member 114. And a front / rear adjustment mechanism 115 that adjusts the position of the sliding door 102 in the front / rear direction, and an upper plate 116 that fixes the front / rear adjustment mechanism 115 and the holder member 114 to the horizontal plate 113. The front / rear adjustment mechanism 115 includes a gear 117 provided inside the holder member 114 and rotated, and a rack 118 disposed in the front / rear direction. Reference numeral 119 denotes a lock screw for locking the front / rear adjustment mechanism 115, 120 is a long hole in the upper plate, and 121 is an operation portion of the gear 117.

The front-rear adjustment at the upper part of the sliding door 102 is performed as follows.
The lock screw 119 is loosened to the extent that it can be slid, and the operation portion 121 of the gear 117 is rotated from the long hole 120 of the upper plate 116 by an adjusting tool 122 such as a screwdriver. The rack 118 moves back and forth according to the rotation operation to move the holder member 114 back and forth, and the upper end 102a of the sliding door 102 is adjusted back and forth.
Japanese Patent No. 3717431

  However, in the conventional sliding door device, as shown in FIG. 7, the adjustment tool 122 such as a screwdriver is inserted from above the guide member 111, so that the ceiling side approaches the vertical direction while approaching the ceiling side. It was necessary to perform all the operations. In addition to this, in order to approach the ceiling side, it is necessary to assemble a scaffolding such as a stepladder, and labor preparation is also required.

  Further, when the guide member 111 is close to the ceiling side, it becomes impossible to insert the driver 122 in the vertical direction, so it is necessary to use an L-shaped dedicated tool.

In addition to the bracket 112, the guide member 111 is constructed by assembling a holder member 114, a front / rear adjustment mechanism 115 including a gear 117 and a rack 118, an upper plate 116, and a lock screw 119. The score was large.
Therefore, conventionally, it is necessary to use a dedicated adjustment tool (not shown) bent into an L shape, for example, for a sliding door having a height close to the ceiling.

  Therefore, the present invention reduces the number of parts to make a simple structure, shortens the work time until the sliding door is assembled, and further has a structure in which the upper guide mechanism of the sliding door is attached to the ceiling side. Even if it exists, it aims at provision of the sliding door apparatus which enabled it to adjust easily with general tools, such as a driver, for example.

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
The sliding door device according to claim 1 is a sliding door in which the sliding door is movably mounted so as to open and close an opening formed in the wall surface, and a lower guide mechanism is provided on the lower end of the sliding door and the floor surface or the lower portion of the wall surface. In the apparatus, an upper guide mechanism is provided between the upper part of the wall surface and the upper end of the sliding door, and the upper guide mechanism is engaged with a guide groove recessed in the upper end of the sliding door to guide the opening and closing of the sliding door. And a bracket that is fixed to the wall surface and extends to the upper end of the sliding door and suspends the skirt portion, and a front and rear adjustment member that is provided on the front and rear walls of the bracket skirt portion and adjusts the position of the guide body in the front-rear direction. The front-rear adjustment member includes an adjustment tool disposed on the front wall of the skirt portion.

  The sliding door device according to claim 2, wherein the adjusting tool according to claim 1 is rotatably disposed between the front wall and the rear wall of the skirt portion, and has a male screw shaft for screwing the guide body, It is characterized by comprising an operation part that is exposed from a front wall of the skirt part so as to be rotatable by a general tool such as a screwdriver.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sliding door device, the skirt portion according to the first or second aspect is spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction so as to suspend the guide wall, and the guide body is guided in the front-rear direction between the guide walls. It is characterized by.

  A sliding door device according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that the guide body according to any one of the first to third aspects is covered with a buffer material.

  The sliding door device according to claim 5 is characterized in that the guide body according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is provided with ridges on the front and rear surfaces for reducing the sliding contact area with the guide groove. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by adjusting the adjustment tool disposed on the front wall of the bracket, it is easy to perform the front-rear adjustment work from the front side of the sliding door without requiring special work preparation or a dedicated tool. Can be done. Further, the number of parts can be simplified from the skirt portion of the bracket, the front / rear adjustment member suspended from the upper guide mechanism, and the guide body adjusted to the front / rear adjustment member, thereby eliminating the need for special assembly work. be able to.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation unit can be rotated by a general tool such as a screwdriver from the front wall of the bracket.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the guide body is reliably guided in the front-rear direction between the guide walls spaced in the left-right direction, and a simpler structure with a reduced number of parts can be achieved.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the guide body is covered with the buffer material, the sliding door can be opened and closed easily.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the protrusions of the guide body can reduce the sliding resistance with the guide groove from the front and rear surfaces, and the sliding door can be opened and closed lightly.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a sliding door device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the sliding door device, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a guide member, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the guide member viewed from below. is there. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS.

  The sliding door device 1 is provided with an upper guide mechanism 2 between the upper portion of the wall surface 100 and the upper end 102a of the sliding door 102. The upper guide mechanism 2 includes a guide groove 3 in the left-right direction that is recessed in the upper end 102a of the sliding door 102. A guide body 4 engaged with the guide groove 3 to guide the opening and closing of the sliding door 102; a bracket 5 fixed to the wall surface 100 and extending above the upper end 102a of the sliding door 102; It is comprised from the front-back adjustment member 6 extended from the bracket 5 horizontally and adjusting the position of the guide body 4 in the front-back direction. The front / rear adjustment member 6 includes an adjustment tool 9 disposed on the front wall 8 of the bracket 5.

  The bracket 5 includes a washer portion 10 having a rectangular shape. Long holes 11 and 11 in the vertical direction are provided on the upper and left sides of the washer portion 10, and a fixing hole 12 is provided on the lower side of the center.

  Further, the bracket 5 is horizontally bent from the upper part of the washer portion 10 and has a substantially L shape as a whole, and a skirt portion 15 is suspended downward from a top plate surface portion 16 having a substantially rectangular shape in a horizontal portion. Yes. In the skirt portion 15, the front wall 8 and the left and right guide walls 18, 18 are vertically suspended from four sides of the top plate surface portion 16 in an integrated frame shape. Further, the front-rear adjustment member 6 is supported on the front wall 8 and the rear wall 17 of the skirt portion 15 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal state in the front-rear direction.

The skirt portion 15 is provided with a front / rear adjustment member 6 as a screw feed mechanism horizontally from the front wall 8 toward the rear wall 17, and the guide body 4 is screwed onto the male screw shaft 22 at the intermediate portion. It is configured to be able to feed in the front-rear direction. The rear wall 17 is slightly inclined from the upper part of the washer portion 10 to the front side.
More specifically, a countersink 23 is provided in the front wall 8 of the skirt portion 15, and an operation part 24 that allows the driver to engage with the head as a dish shape is rotatably disposed in the countersink 23. 24 is exposed from the front wall 8 on substantially the same plane. In addition, although the plus screw groove is illustrated as the operation part 24, you may make it the shape which can rotate a head itself with a socket driver or a hex driver. The skirt portion 15 has a structure in which guide walls 18 and 18 are arranged at equal intervals in the front-rear direction on the left and right sides, and guides the guide body 4 by restricting the front-rear movement from the left and right.

  The front-rear adjustment member 6 includes a rotary shaft 25 having no screw structure at the tip. After the rotary shaft 25 is rotatably engaged and supported in the receiving hole 27 of the rear wall 17, the rotary shaft 25 is a washer or the like. At 26, it is fixed by caulking. Further, the guide body 4 is provided with a female screw hole 28 in the upper part and is moved back and forth by screw feeding.

The guide body 4 has a configuration in which a substrate 31 is covered with a cover member 30. The substrate 31 has a vertical rectangular plate shape and has the female screw hole 28 at the top.
The cover member 30 is a buffer material made of synthetic resin such as a 6 nylon composite material. The cover member 30 has a substrate housing portion 32 having an upper surface opened therein, and extends the support member 33 upward. The support member 33 is inflated around the upper portion, and is formed to have a thickness T1 in the front-rear direction to reinforce, and at the same time, the support member 33 is formed to have a width W1 guided by the guide walls 18, 18. As a result, the restriction width in the front-rear direction is increased by the thickness T1, and a stable sliding contact is achieved.

  In addition, a buffer material that relaxes the contact with the guide groove 3 is selected for the guide body 4, so that the sliding door 102 can be moved lightly. Further, by adopting the above-described 6 nylon composite material, the sliding resistance with the guide groove 3 can be reduced.

  Next, loose insertion holes 34 are provided on the front and rear walls of the support member 33 of the cover member 30 on the axis of the female screw hole 28. Further, on the lower side of the cover member 30, convex ridges 35... For reducing the contact area with the guide groove 3 are formed on the front and rear surfaces, respectively, so as to be formed at desired intervals. The ridges 35 are projected to a width T2 smaller than the width T1 and are gently raised in the left-right direction, and the sliding resistance is reduced by these ridges 35. Thereby, the sliding door 102 can be opened and closed more easily.

  The lower guide mechanism at the lower end 102b of the sliding door 102 includes a front / rear adjustment mechanism 36, a vertical adjustment mechanism 37, and a rail 38.

  A method of assembling the sliding door device having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  The upper guide mechanism 2 is attached to the upper portion of the wall surface 100 by screwing. At that time, the washer portion 10 of the bracket 5 is brought into contact with the wall surface 100, the set screws 13 and 13 are temporarily fixed to the long holes 11 and 11, and the engagement state of the guide body 4 in the guide groove 3 in the vertical direction is confirmed. To do. After adjusting in the vertical direction through the long holes 11, 11, the set screws 13, 13 are finally fixed to the long holes 11, 11, and the set screw 14 is screwed into the fixing hole 12 for positioning. .

  When it is necessary to adjust the front / rear direction, for example, a screwdriver 122 is inserted into the operation unit 24 and the operation unit 24 is rotated, so that the male screw shaft 22 of the front / rear adjustment member 6 is rotated and screwed into the female screw hole 28. The body 4 is screwed and moved in the front-rear direction while being guided by the left and right guide walls 18, 18. Along with this back-and-forth movement, the guide body 4 moves the upper end 102a of the sliding door 102 in the front-rear direction via the guide groove 3, and the front-rear adjustment at the upper part of the sliding door 102 is performed from the front side. In addition, at the lower end 102b of the sliding door 102, the front / rear adjustment mechanism 36 adjusts the front / rear as necessary, while observing the inclination at the upper end from the side of the mouth end.

  According to this embodiment, the front / rear adjustment at the upper part of the sliding door 102 can be easily performed simply by raising the arm to the upper end 102a of the sliding door 102, inserting the screwdriver 122 into the operation unit 24, and rotating the upper part 102a. Even when the door is close to the ceiling side, the front / rear adjustment work can be performed without carrying a dedicated tool, and the front / rear adjustment workability of the sliding door 102 can be remarkably improved.

  Further, according to this embodiment, the guide body 4 in which the upper guide mechanism 2 is engaged with the guide groove 3 of the sliding door 102, the bracket 5 on which the guide body 4 is suspended, and the front / rear adjustment member 6 provided on the bracket 5 Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a sliding door adjuster according to another example. Since the guide body 4 is different from the above-described guide body 4 only in the configuration of the guide portion, the same portion is denoted by the same reference numeral, and redundant description is omitted.

The guide body 50 has a structure in which two sliding contact members 52, 52 are suspended from a support member 51, and a female screw hole 53 is provided in the support member 51. The sliding contact member 52 includes a cylindrical main body having an outer diameter and a length that can be inserted into the guide groove 3, and a screw member 54 protrudes from the upper end surface of the cylindrical main body. By fixing the screw member 54 by screwing it into a screw hole (not shown) formed in the lower wall of the support member 51, the guide body 50 can be assembled.
Note that only one sliding contact member 52 may be provided, or the sliding contact member 52 may be attached so as to be rotatable with respect to the support member 51.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the following modifications can be made.
In the above embodiment, the example in which the guide body 4 is covered with the cover member 30 has been described. However, a buffer material may be provided in the contact portion of the guide groove 3.

It is a perspective view of a sliding door device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial front view which shows a sliding door apparatus same as the above partially in a cross section or sees through. It is a perspective view of a guide member. It is a perspective view of the guide member seen from the lower part. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front-back adjustment member which concerns on another example. It is a perspective view of the conventional sliding door apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of the main components of the conventional sliding door apparatus. It is explanatory drawing when performing the front-back adjustment of the conventional sliding door.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sliding door apparatus 2 Upper guide mechanism 3 Guide groove | channel 4, 50 Guide body 5 Bracket 6 Front-back adjustment member 8 Front wall 9 Adjustment tool 10 Washer part 15 Skirt part 16 Top plate surface part 17 Rear wall 18 Guide wall 22 Male screw shaft 24 Operation part 28, 53 Female screw hole 30 Cover member 33, 51 Support member 35 Projection

Claims (4)

In the sliding door device, the sliding door is mounted so as to be movable so as to open and close the opening formed on the wall surface, and a lower guide mechanism is provided on the lower end of the sliding door and the floor surface or the lower portion of the wall surface.
An upper guide mechanism is provided between the upper part of the wall surface and the upper end of the sliding door,
The upper guide mechanism includes a guide body that engages in a guide groove recessed at the upper end of the sliding door and guides the opening and closing of the sliding door, a bracket that is fixed to the wall surface and extends to the upper end of the sliding door, and a skirt portion is suspended. A front and rear adjustment member that is provided on the front and rear walls of the bracket skirt portion and adjusts the position of the guide body in the front-rear direction,
The front-rear adjustment member includes an adjustment tool disposed on the front wall of the skirt portion ,
The guide body has a structure in which a substrate is covered with a cover member, the substrate has a vertically rectangular plate shape, has an internal threaded hole at the top, and the cover member includes a substrate housing portion whose upper surface is opened. And a support member is molded on the upper side,
The guide body is provided with ridges on both the front and rear sides to reduce the sliding contact area with the guide groove, and the ridges are formed at desired intervals by extending vertically, and the width T2 of the ridges in the front-rear direction. Is smaller than a width T1 in the front-rear direction of the support member .   The adjuster is rotatably arranged between the front wall and the rear wall of the skirt part, and can be rotated by a general tool such as a screwdriver from the front wall of the skirt part and a male screw shaft for screwing the guide body. The sliding door device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding door device is configured by an operation unit to be exposed.   The sliding door device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the skirt portion is spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction, and guide walls are vertically suspended, and the guide body is guided in the front-rear direction between the guide walls.   The sliding door device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the guide body is covered with a buffer material.

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