JP2004068298A - Slide-out window - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slide out window enabling one worker to fit a sash by himself/herself with reduced number of parts. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of engagement pieces 27 are provided on a frame side plate 21 of an upper stay 20A mounted on an upper rail 11 of the sash 10 by rasing the plate, and an upper frame 3 of the window frame 1 is provided with positioning holes 5 for inserting the engagement pieces 27. The frame side plate 21 of the upper stay 20A is positioned by the engagement of the engagement pieces 27 with the positioning holes 5, and in that positioning state, a frame side plate 21 of a lower stay 20B mounted on a lower rail 12 of the sash 10 is placed on a flat part 6 of a lower frame 4. The frame side plate 21 is abutted on the inner surface of a lower corner part of the window frame 1 and abutted on a door stop wall 7 to position the frame side plate 21. Thus, the sash 10 is temporarily stopped by positioning the frame side plates 21 of the upper stay 20A and the lower stay 20B, and the frame side plates 21 are screwed with the sash 10 set free. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sliding window in which the upper and lower portions of a shoji are supported by a pair of stays so that the shoji can be opened and closed toward an outdoor side.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a sliding window in which one of the vertical frames of the shoji incorporated inside the window frame is rotated approximately 90 ° to the outside of the room while being separated from the vertical frame of the window frame to open the shoji, the upper and lower sides of the shoji The part is supported by stays, allowing the sliding door to open and close freely.
[0003]
The stay used for the sliding window has a frame-side plate attached to the window frame and a shoji-side plate attached to the shoji, and the two plates are connected by an arm and a slider. It can be freely opened and closed between a state substantially parallel to the length direction of the frame side plate and a state substantially orthogonal to the length direction.
[0004]
The stay is shipped at a factory with a shoji-side plate attached to an upper frame and a lower frame of a shoji, and the frame-side plate is screwed to a window frame of a building frame at a construction site.
[0005]
The work of attaching a shoji that screws the frame-side plate to the window frame requires two workers: a worker supporting the shoji and a worker screwing the frame-side plate to the window frame because the shoji itself is heavy. And the workability is poor.
[0006]
In order to solve such inconvenience, Japanese Patent No. 3007292 proposes a sliding window that allows a single operator to mount a shoji.
[0007]
In the sliding window described in the above publication, a pair of locking pieces having a contact portion facing the indoor side in the upper frame of the window frame, the interval between the contact portions is substantially equal to the length of the frame side plate. On the other hand, a locking piece having a contact portion facing the outdoor side is attached to the lower frame of the window frame such that the interval between the contact portions is substantially equal to the length of the frame-side plate. Both ends of the frame-side plate of the upper stay are brought into contact with the contact portions of the locking pieces attached to the frame, and both ends of the frame-side plate of the lower stay are brought into contact with the contact portions of the locking pieces attached to the lower frame. Are abutted to temporarily fix the shoji, and in the temporarily fixed state, the frame side plates of the upper stay and the lower stay are screwed to the upper frame and the lower frame of the window frame. For this reason, there is a feature that the shoji can be attached by one worker.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the sliding window described in the above publication, it is necessary to attach a pair of locking pieces to the upper frame and the lower frame of the window frame, so that the number of parts increases, and the pair of locking pieces are connected to the stay. Since it is necessary to fix the screws with an interval corresponding to the length of the frame-side plate, installation is troublesome, and there is still a point to be improved.
[0009]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sliding window having a simple configuration with a small number of parts, in which a single sash can be mounted by a single operator, as in the related art.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the sash side plates of the pair of stays are screwed to the upper and lower frames of the shoji, and the frame side plates of each stay are fixed to the upper and lower frames of the window frame. A plurality of engaging pieces are formed by cutting and raising a frame side plate of an upper stay attached to an upper frame of the sash, in a sliding window in which the sash is freely opened and closed toward the outdoor side by screwing, and A positioning hole into which each of the engaging pieces is inserted is formed in the upper frame, and a frame-side plate of a lower stay attached to a lower frame of the shoji can be placed on the lower frame of the window frame from the outdoor side. A configuration having a flat portion is adopted.
[0011]
As described above, the upper stay is provided with the engagement piece formed by cutting and raising, and the positioning hole is formed in the upper frame of the window frame. By mounting the plate on the flat portion of the lower frame, the shoji can be temporarily held. For this reason, it is possible to screw the frame-side plates of the upper stay and the lower stay in a state where the hand is released from the shoji, and the shoji can be attached by one worker.
[0012]
Further, since the frame plate of the upper stay is positioned by the engagement of the engaging piece provided on the frame plate with the positioning hole formed in the upper frame, the conventional locking piece is unnecessary. be able to. For this reason, the number of parts is reduced, and the workability of attaching the sash can be improved.
[0013]
Here, between the frame side plate of the lower stay and the lower frame of the window frame, the screw holes provided in the lower frame and the screw insertion holes formed in the frame side plate are substantially aligned with each other. Since the positioning of the frame side plate of the lower stay can be performed by providing the positioning means for positioning the frame side plate, the frame side plate can be easily screwed.
[0014]
As the positioning means, the inner surface of the lower corner portion of the window frame and the outdoor surface of the door stop wall rising from the indoor side of the flat portion are used as positioning surfaces, and the frame-side plate of the lower stay is brought into contact with each of the positioning surfaces. By adopting a configuration in which the positioning piece is attached and the frame-side plate is positioned by bringing the positioning piece into contact with the positioning surface, the conventional locking piece can be eliminated.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the window frame 1 includes a pair of vertical frames 2, an upper frame 3 and a lower frame 4. The opening of the window frame 1 is opened and closed by a shoji.
[0016]
Stays 20A and 20B that support the shoji 10 so that the shoji 10 can be opened and closed toward the outside of the room are attached to the upper frame 11 and the lower frame 12 of the shoji. These stays 20A and 20B are attached to the shoji 10 at the factory.
[0017]
The upper stay 20A attached to the upper frame 11 includes a frame-side plate 21 attached to the upper frame 3 of the window frame 1 and a shoji-side plate 22 attached to the upper frame 11, as shown in FIGS. They are connected by an arm 23 and a slider 24.
[0018]
Here, one end of the arm 23 is rotatably connected to one end of the frame-side plate 21, and the other end is rotatably connected to a substantially central portion in the length direction of the sash-side plate 22. .
[0019]
On the other hand, the slider 24 has a flat rhombus-shaped projection 24a provided at one end thereof slidably inserted into a guide rail 25 provided along one side edge of the frame-side plate 21, and the other end has a shoji. It is rotatably connected to one end of the side plate 22.
[0020]
The frame-side plate 21 and the shoji-side plate 22 of the upper stay 20A are fixed to the upper frame 3 of the window frame 1 and the upper frame 11 of the shoji 10 by tightening screws. For this reason, a plurality of screw insertion holes 26 for inserting mounting screws are provided in the plates 21 and 22 at intervals in the length direction of the plates 21 and 22.
[0021]
3 and 6 show the lower stay 20B attached to the lower frame 12 of the shoji. Since the lower stay 20B has substantially the same configuration as the upper stay 20A shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a plurality of engagement pieces 27 are formed on the frame-side plate 21 of the upper stay 20A at intervals in the length direction by cutting and raising. As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement piece 27 can be inserted into a positioning hole 5 formed in the upper frame 3 of the window frame 1.
[0023]
Here, the positioning hole 5 is formed in a rectangular shape, the width in the left-right direction is slightly larger than the width of the engagement piece 27, and the width in the indoor / outdoor direction is larger than the thickness of the engagement piece 27. By inserting the engaging piece 27 into the positioning hole 5 and bringing the engaging piece 27 into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the positioning hole 5 on the outdoor side, the screw insertion hole 26 provided in the frame side plate 21 is raised. The screw holes match the screw holes (not shown) formed in the frame 3.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lower frame 4 of the window frame 1 is provided with a flat portion 6 that supports the frame-side plate 22 of the lower stay 20 </ b> B attached to the sash 10. The flat portion 6 can be placed with a lower stay 20B from the outside of the room, and a door stop wall 7 for receiving the lower end portion of the shoji 10 is provided on the indoor side of the flat portion 6.
[0025]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a pair of positioning pieces 28 and 29 are attached to both ends of the guide rail 25 of the frame side plate 21 in the lower stay 20 </ b> B, and a positioning piece attached to one end of the guide rail 25. 28 is positioned by abutment on the inner surface of the lower corner portion of the window frame 1. On the other hand, the positioning piece 29 attached to the other end of the guide rail 25 is positioned by abutting on the outdoor side surface of the door stop wall 7, and the screw formed on the frame side plate 21 by the positioning of the positioning pieces 28, 29. The hole 26 is in a state substantially coinciding with a screw hole (not shown) formed in the lower frame 4.
[0026]
Instead of the positioning pieces 28 and 29, a positioning ridge for positioning the indoor side edge of the frame-side plate 21 may be provided on the outdoor side surface of the door stop wall 7 of the lower frame 4.
[0027]
The sliding window shown in the embodiment has the above-described configuration, and when attaching the shoji, as shown in FIG. 1, the frame-side plates 21, 21 of the upper stay 20A and the lower stay 20B are attached to the shoji-side plates 22, 22, respectively. In the crossed state, the user holds the entire shoji 10 and inserts the frame-side plate 21 of the upper stay 20A into the window frame 1 while tilting the shoji 10 so that the upper portion is located on the indoor side. The engaging piece 27 formed on the frame side plate 21 of the stay 20A is inserted into the positioning hole 5 formed on the upper frame 3.
[0028]
After the engagement piece 27 is inserted into the positioning hole 5, the engagement piece 27 is engaged with the inner peripheral edge of the positioning hole 5 on the outdoor side by pulling the upper portion of the sash 10 to the outdoor side, and the engagement state is maintained. The sash 10 is rotated in a direction in which the lower portion moves toward the indoor side with the engaging portion between the positioning hole 5 and the engaging piece 27 as a fulcrum.
[0029]
By the rotation of the shoji 10, the frame-side plate 21 of the lower stay 20B attached to the lower frame 12 of the shoji 10 is supported by the flat portion 6 of the lower frame 4. In this supporting state, one positioning piece 28 attached to the frame-side plate 21 of the lower stay 20B abuts on the inner surface of the lower corner portion of the window frame 1, and the other positioning piece 29 abuts on the door stop wall 7. By doing so, the frame side plate 21 is positioned so that the screw insertion holes 26 coincide with the screw holes formed in the lower frame 4.
[0030]
On the other hand, the frame-side plate 21 of the upper stay 20 </ b> A is positioned so that the screw insertion hole 26 coincides with the screw hole formed in the upper frame 3 by the engagement of the engagement piece 27 with the inner peripheral edge of the positioning hole 5. Is done.
[0031]
When the frame-side plate 21 of the upper stay 20A and the frame-side plate 21 of the lower stay 20B are positioned, a rotational moment acts on the shoji 10 such that the open end moves downward, and the rotational moment is applied to the positioning hole 5. And the abutting portions of the engaging pieces 27 and the positioning pieces 28 and 29 and the door stop wall 7, and the sash 10 is held in a temporarily fixed state.
[0032]
For this reason, even if the hand is released from the shoji, the shoji is held in a temporarily fixed state, and the screwing of the frame side plate 21 of the upper stay 20A and the frame side plate 21 of the lower stay 20B is performed by one worker. Can be.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, the engaging piece formed on the frame-side plate of the upper stay is engaged with the positioning hole provided on the upper frame, and the frame-side plate of the lower stay is placed on the flat portion of the lower frame. Can be fixed temporarily by placing it on the frame, so that the upper stay and lower stay frame side plates can be screwed together with the hand off the sash. Can be performed.
[0034]
Also, since the frame side plate is positioned by the engagement between the engagement piece provided on the frame side plate of the upper stay and the positioning hole formed in the upper frame, the frame side plate described in the section of the prior art is used. It is not necessary to attach a locking piece for positioning. For this reason, the number of parts is reduced, and the work of screwing the locking piece can be omitted, so that the workability of attaching the sash can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a window frame and a sliding door of a sliding window according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an upper stay attached to an upper frame of the sliding door. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. ]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Window frame 3 Upper frame 4 Lower frame 5 Positioning hole 6 Flat part 7 Door stop wall 10 Shoji 11 Upper frame 12 Lower frame 20A Upper stay 20B Lower stay 21 Frame side plate 22 Shoji side plate 26 Screw insertion hole 27 Engagement piece 28 , 29 Positioning piece

Claims (3)

A pair of stays are screwed to the upper and lower frames of the shoji, and the frame side plates of each stay are screwed to the upper and lower frames of the window frame so that the shoji can be opened and closed to the outside. In the sliding window, a plurality of engaging pieces are formed by cutting and raising a frame side plate of an upper stay attached to the upper frame of the shoji, and each of the engaging pieces is inserted into the upper frame of the window frame. A sliding window, wherein a positioning hole is formed, and a flat portion is provided in a lower frame of the window frame so that a frame side plate of a lower stay attached to a lower frame of a shoji can be placed from the outdoor side. Positioning the frame-side plate between the frame-side plate of the lower stay and the lower frame of the window frame such that the screw holes provided in the lower frame and the screw insertion holes formed in the frame-side plate substantially coincide with each other. The sliding window according to claim 1, further comprising positioning means. The positioning means uses the inner surface of the lower corner portion of the window frame and the outer surface of the door stop wall rising from the indoor side of the flat portion as the positioning surface, and abuts the frame-side plate of the lower stay on each of the positioning surfaces. The sliding window according to claim 2, wherein a positioning piece is mounted, and the positioning piece is brought into contact with a positioning surface to position the frame-side plate.

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