JP2008064235A - Frame unit and frame device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate assembling work at a work site etc., to enhance connection strength between frame bars and rigidity of the whole frame device, and to improve appearance. <P>SOLUTION: The frame unit is provided with: the plurality of frame bars separated from each other and arranged in parallel with each other; and a pair of connection frame bodies provided at both ends of the plurality of frame bars. The pair of connection frame bodies are connected and fixed to the end parts of the respective frame bars by fastening tools such as bolts, and between the frame bar connection parts of the connection frame bodies, fitting hole parts for jointing the connection frame bodies to connection frame bodies of the other frame unit by fastening tools such as bolts and nuts, are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a frame unit and a frame device.

  In order to mount the illumination light provided on the ceiling of the exhibition hall, a plurality of frame rods such as pipe materials are sequentially connected to the frame device for mounting the light and the frame device for the shelf constituting the exhibition shelf by welding. However, in this case, it is troublesome to weld a plurality of frame rods at a work site or the like, and the appearance is deteriorated by welding. Also, once welded, the length of the frame device is specified, and it becomes difficult to use a plurality of used frame rods for other frame devices. There was a problem to say.

Therefore, in the conventional frame device, a plurality of frame rods such as pipes are clamped and fixed with bolts or other fasteners, with the connection ends of the frame rods held between a pair of halved joints. There is what is made to do (for example, patent document 1).
JP 2000-21513

However, in the conventional case, a pair of halved joints are required for each location where a plurality of frame bars are connected, which increases the number of parts of the entire frame device, and the assembly work at the work site is troublesome. there were. In addition, since the places where the plurality of frame bar members are connected are scattered independently, there is a problem that the connection strength between the frame bar members is inferior and the rigidity of the entire frame device is lacking.
In view of the above problems, the present invention enables easy assembly work at a work site and the like, and the connection strength between the frame bars is high, the rigidity of the entire frame device is increased, and the appearance of the frame is also improved. It is what I did.

The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem includes a plurality of frame bars arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other, and a pair of connection frames provided at both ends of the plurality of frame bars. A frame unit,
The pair of connection frame bodies are connected and fixed to the end portions of the respective frame bar members by fasteners such as bolts, and the connection frame bodies are connected to the frame bar member connection portions of the connection frame bodies by fasteners such as bolt nuts. Thus, there is an attachment hole portion for joining to a connection frame body of another frame unit.

  Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, the fastener such as a bolt is constituted by a tapping screw, tapping holes are respectively provided in both ends of the plurality of frame bars, and the connection The frame is provided with a plurality of mounting holes corresponding to the tapping holes of the plurality of frame bars, and the fitting recesses communicated with the mounting holes corresponding to the plurality of mounting holes on the outer surface side of the connection frame. And the connection frame body and the plurality of frame bar members are coupled and fixed by inserting the tapping screw into the connection frame body through the mounting hole and screwing and tightening the tapping screw into the tapping hole of the frame bar material, The head of the tapping screw is fitted in the fitting recess so as not to protrude from the outer surface of the connection frame.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the plurality of frame bars are curved in parallel to each other.
According to another technical means of the present invention, a plurality of frame units are sequentially connected by joining and fixing the connection frame bodies of the frame units to each other with a fastener such as a bolt and nut using the mounting hole. There is in point.
Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, a cosmetic frame is joined and fixed to a connection frame at an outer end of a frame unit at both ends among a plurality of frame units connected in sequence by a fastener such as a bolt and nut. There is in point.

  According to another technical means of the present invention, the fastener such as the bolt and nut is composed of a hexagon bolt having a hexagonal recess in a head and a nut screwed into the hexagon bolt, and the pair of connection frames. The mounting hole portion includes a mounting hole formed through the connection frame and a fitting recess provided on the outer surface side of the connection frame so as to communicate with the mounting hole. The head or nut is stored and held.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily assemble the frame device at a work site or the like, and since a plurality of frame bars are sandwiched and fixed between a pair of connection frames, the frame bars The connection strength between each other is high, and the rigidity of the entire frame device can be increased. In addition, the welded portion is not exposed to the outside, and the appearance of the entire frame device is improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a decorative frame device, which is formed by sequentially connecting a plurality (four in the illustrated example) of frame units 2.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, each frame unit 2 of the decorative frame device 1 is composed of four (plural) frame rods arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other so as to form a quadrangle (polygon). 4 and a pair of connection frame bodies 5 provided at both ends of the plurality of frame bars 4. A decorative frame 6 is provided at both ends of the decorative frame device 1.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the plurality of frame bars 4 of each frame unit 2 are formed into an inner / outer double cylinder with a hollow interior by aluminum or the like by extrusion molding, and a cylindrical outer cylinder 7. And an inner cylindrical body 8 having a rectangular tube shape and a connecting wall 9 for connecting them. At both ends of each frame bar 4, tapping holes 11 in the bar longitudinal direction are respectively provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the pair of connection frame bodies 5 of each frame unit 2 is formed in a square frame shape by die-casting aluminum or synthetic resin, and the like at the end of each frame bar 4. The fasteners 12 shown in FIGS. 3 and 9 are connected and fixed. The pair of connection frames 5 are formed in a semicircular cross section so that the inner surface 5a is an arc surface and the outer surface 5b is a flat surface, and are formed in a column shape from the inner surface 5a side at the corners of the four corners of the connection frame 5. A protruding mounting boss 10 is provided. Mounting holes for joining the connection frame 5 to the connection frame 5 of another adjacent frame unit 2 with the fasteners 13 shown in FIGS. 9 and 13 between the connecting portions of the frame bars 4 of the connection frame 5. A portion 14 is provided.

A plurality of mounting holes 16 corresponding to the tapping holes 11 of the plurality of frame bars 4 are provided in the mounting boss portions 10 (four corners) of each connection frame body 5, so that the connection frame body 5 (for mounting) On the outer surface 5b side of the boss portion 10), a fitting recess 17 communicating with the mounting holes 16 corresponding to the plurality of mounting holes 16 is provided.
The fastener 12 for connecting and fixing the connection frame 5 to the end of the frame bar 4 is constituted by a tapping screw 15 in the present embodiment, and the tapping screw 15 is connected to the connection frame 5 via the mounting hole 16. The connection frame 5 and the plurality of frame bars 4 are connected and fixed by being screwed into the tapping holes 11 of the frame bar 4 and tightened, and the head 15a of the tapping screw 15 is connected to the connection frame. 5 is fitted in the fitting recess 17 so as not to protrude from the outer surface. The connection frame bodies 5 of the plurality of frame units 2 are fastened and fixed by the fasteners 13 using the mounting holes 14 so that the connection frame bodies 5 of the adjacent frame units 2 are both connected as shown in FIG. The plurality of frame units 2 are sequentially connected to each other by joining and fixing so that the cross section of the frame is circular.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the pair of decorative frame bodies 6 are formed in a rectangular frame shape by die casting using aluminum or the like, synthetic resin, or the like, similar to the connection frame body 5. The pair of makeup frames 6 are formed in a semicircular cross section so that the outer surface 6b is an arc surface and the inner surface 6a is a flat surface, and the attachment holes 14 of the connection frame 5 are provided in the makeup frame 6. Are attached to the connecting frame 5 of the frame unit 2 by the fasteners 13 so that the outer ends of the frame units 2 at both ends of the plurality of frame units 2 connected in sequence are provided. The decorative frame body 6 is fastened and fixed to the connection frame body 5 by the fasteners 13 using the mounting holes 14 and 24, whereby the connection frame body 5 and the cosmetic frame body 6 are shown in FIG. As shown, the two sections are joined and fixed so as to have a circular cross section.

In the present embodiment, the fastener 13 for joining and fixing the connection frame bodies 5 to each other or the connection frame body 5 and the cosmetic frame body 6 includes a hexagon bolt 18 having a hexagonal recess 19 in the head 18a and the hexagon bolt. The mounting hole portion 14 of the pair of connection frame bodies 5 of the frame unit 2 includes an attachment hole 22 formed through the connection frame body 5 and an inner surface 5a of the connection frame body 5. The fitting recess 23 is provided on the side so as to communicate with the mounting hole 22, and the head 18 a of the hexagon bolt 18 or the hexagon nut 20 is accommodated and held in the fitting recess 23.
The mounting hole portions 24 of the pair of decorative frame bodies 6 are provided so as to communicate with the mounting holes 25 formed through the cosmetic frame body 6 and the mounting hole 25 on the outer surface 6b side of the cosmetic frame body 6. It is comprised by the recessed part 26, and the head part 18a of the hexagon bolt 18 or the hexagon nut 20 is accommodated and hold | maintained in the fitting recessed part 26. FIG.

The outer surface 5b of the connecting frame 5 and the inner surface 6a of the decorative frame 6 are provided with a number of recesses, thereby reducing the weight of the connecting frame 5, the decorative frame 6 or the frame unit 2, and the frame. You may make it aim at the saving of the constituent material of the unit 2. FIG.
According to the above embodiment, when assembling the frame unit 2, the four frame bars 4 are connected to the pair of connection frames 5 by using the tapping holes 11 and the attachment holes 16 by the fasteners 12 (tapping screws 15). What is necessary is just to connect and fix, and the frame unit 2 of a rectangular parallelepiped shape can be easily formed by a pair of connection frame bodies 5 and the four frame rods 4. In this case, the frame unit 2 is in a state in which the four frame bars 4 are sandwiched between the pair of connection frames 5, and the four frame bars 4 are firmly connected by the pair of connection frames 5. Thus, the frame unit 2 is firmly retained. In addition, the plurality of frame units 2 are joined to each other by connecting the connection frame bodies 5 and fixed by using the attachment holes 14 with the fasteners 13, thereby sequentially joining and fixing the plurality of frame units 2. The frame device 1 can be assembled easily and reliably. After that, among the plurality of frame units 2 that are sequentially connected, the decorative frame body 6 is attached to the connection frame body 5 at the outer end of the frame unit 2 at both ends by using the mounting holes 14 and 24, and the bolts and nuts. What is necessary is just to join and fix by the fasteners 13, such as.

  Therefore, the assembling work of the decoration frame device 1 can be easily performed at a work site, and the connection strength between the frame bar members 4 is high, and the rigidity of the decoration frame device 1 as a whole is increased. In addition, the fastener 12 (tapping screw 15) that connects the frame bar 4 and the connection frame 5 is concealed between the connection frames 5 that are joined, and among the plurality of frame units 2 that are sequentially connected. Since the decorative frame body 6 is joined and fixed to the connecting frame bodies 5 at the outer end portions of the frame units 2 at both ends by the fasteners 13 such as bolts and nuts, the appearance of the decorative frame device 1 is improved. You can get none. Further, the head 18a of the hexagon bolt 18 and the hexagon nut 20 that join and fix the connection frame bodies 5 are fitted into the fitting recesses 23 of the connection frame body 5 so that they do not protrude to the outside. The head 18a of the hexagon bolt 18 and the hexagon nut 20 that join and fix the body 5 and the cosmetic frame 6 are fitted into the fitting recesses 23 and 26 of the connection frame 5 and the cosmetic frame 6, From this point, the appearance of the decorative frame device 1 can be improved.

FIGS. 15 to 19 show other embodiments, and FIGS. 15 and 16 show the configuration of a corner frame unit that constitutes all or part of the decorative frame device 1. 15 and 16, the corner frame unit 31 has four (three or more) frames arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other so as to form a quadrangle (polygon), like the frame unit 2. A bar 4 and a pair of connection frames 5 provided at both ends of the plurality of frame bars 4 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 17, the frame bar 4 of the corner frame unit 31 is formed shorter than the frame bar 4 of the frame unit 2, so that the corner frame unit 31 has the same length on all three sides. It is configured in a cubic shape. This is the same configuration as that of the frame bar 4 of the frame unit 2 shown in FIG. 3, and has an outer cylindrical body 7, a square cylindrical inner cylindrical body 8, and a connecting wall 9 made of aluminum or the like by extrusion molding. The inside of the frame rod 4 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape with a hollow inside, and tapping holes 11 in the longitudinal direction of the rod are provided at both ends of the frame rod 4, respectively.

Further, the connection frame 5 of the corner frame unit 31 has the same configuration as the pair of connection frames 5 of the frame unit 2 and is formed in a square frame shape by aluminum or the like by die casting. 5 is provided between the connecting portions of the frame bars 4, a plurality of mounting holes 16 are provided corresponding to the tapping holes 11 of the frame bars 4, and the mounting holes are provided on the outer surface side of the connection frame 5. A fitting recess 17 communicating with 16 is provided.
As in the case of the frame unit 2, the fastener 12 such as a bolt for connecting and fixing the connection frame 5 to the end of the frame bar 4 is constituted by a tapping screw 15, and the tapping screw 15 is attached to the mounting hole. The connection frame 5 and the plurality of frame bars 4 are connected and fixed by being inserted into the connection frame 5 via 16 and screwed into the tapping holes 11 of the frame bar 4 to be tightened. As in the case of the frame unit 2, the connection frame bodies 5 of the corner frame unit 31 are joined and fixed by the fasteners 13 (hexagon bolts 18 and hexagon nuts 20) using the attachment holes 14. The frame units 31 can be sequentially connected.

  If this corner frame unit 31 is used, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, a fastener 13 (hexagonal bolt 18) is attached to the end of a frame 34 to which a plurality of frame units 2 are connected using an attachment hole 14. And a hexagonal nut 20) to connect a corner frame unit 31, and to this corner frame unit 31, other plural frame units 2 and the like are connected in a direction perpendicular to the first frame 35 as shown by a chain line. The mounting frame device 1 having a large structure can be configured by connecting and fixing the second frame 35 configured as described above with a clamp (not shown) or the like.

  The plurality of corner frame units 31 are sequentially connected and fixed, and the decorative frame body 6 is connected and fixed to the connection frame bodies 5 of the corner frame units 31 at both ends. The long decorative frame device 1 may be configured, and the decorative frame body 6 may be joined and fixed to the pair of connection frame bodies 5 of the one corner frame unit 31 to thereby form one corner. The decorative frame device 1 and the pair of decorative frames 6 may form one decorative frame device. Further, the corner frame unit 31 may be of a flange type, and in this way, the frame can be connected in the orthogonal direction by the connecting tool 13.

  19 to 23 show other embodiments, in which the frame bars 4 of each frame unit 2 are curved in an arc shape so as to be parallel to each other, and among the four frame bars 4 of each frame unit 2, The curved inner two frame bars 4 are formed slightly shorter than the outer two frame bars 4. Accordingly, the decorative frame device 1 formed by sequentially connecting a plurality of frame units 2 is curved in an arc shape. The other points are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. In the case of the embodiment of FIGS. 19 to 23, although not shown, the cosmetic frame 6 is connected and fixed to the connection frames 5 of the frame units 2 at both ends where the plurality of frame units 2 are sequentially connected and fixed. Of course, you may make it do. Further, by connecting and fixing the arcuate frame units 2 in the direction in which the axes of the arcuate frame units 2 are axially rotated, the decorative frame device 1 curved in an arc shape in three dimensions can be configured.

  In addition, according to the said embodiment, although the fastener 12 for connecting and fixing the connection frame 5 to the edge part of the frame bar 4 is comprised by the tapping screw 15, the connection frame 5 is attached to the frame bar. The fastener 12 for connecting and fixing to the end portion of the material 4 is not limited to the tapping screw 15, and may be constituted by a fastening bolt or the like. When the fastener 12 is constituted by fastening bolts, for example, screw holes are provided at both ends of the plurality of frame rods 4 in the longitudinal direction of the rods, and the fastening bolts are attached to the connection frame 5 via the attachment holes 16. The connection frame body 5 and the plurality of frame bar members 4 may be connected and fixed by being inserted and screwed into the screw holes of the frame bar member 4 and tightened.

Moreover, according to the said embodiment, the fastener 13 for joining the connection frame body 5 of the frame unit 2 to the connection frame body 5 of the other frame unit 2, and the hexagon bolt which has the hexagon recessed part 19 in the head 18a. 18 and the hexagonal nut 20 that is screwed to the hexagonal bolt 18, but the fastener 13 is not limited to such a hexagonal bolt 18 and the hexagonal nut 20, but is composed of bolt nuts or other shapes of other shapes. You may make it do.
Further, in the embodiment, four frame rods 4 of the frame unit 2 are provided, and these are separated from each other in parallel so as to form a quadrangle, but instead of this, the frame of the frame unit 2 is arranged. Three bars 4 may be provided, and these may be arranged parallel to each other so as to form a triangle, or five or more frame bars 4 of the frame unit 2 may be provided, and these may be polygonal. It may be arranged so as to be spaced apart from and parallel to each other. Furthermore, two frame bars 4 of the frame unit 2 may be provided, and these may be arranged apart from each other in parallel to form the flat frame unit 2. In the embodiment, The plurality of frame bars 4 of the frame unit 2 are formed in a straight line or are curved in an arc shape in parallel with each other, but instead, the plurality of frame bars 4 of the frame unit 2 are curved into a waveform or the like. You may make it do.

  In the above embodiment, the frame bar 4 of the frame unit 2 or the corner frame unit 31 is formed into an inner / outer double cylinder with a hollow inside, but the frame bar 4 is cylindrical. However, it may be formed into a solid round bar shape or a square bar shape.

It is a front view of the decoration frame device showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the frame device for decoration. It is a front view of the frame unit. It is a side view of the frame unit. It is a front view of the frame bar of the frame unit. It is a side view of the frame bar of the frame unit. It is a front view of the connection frame of the frame unit. It is a side view of the connection frame of the frame unit. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the same FIG. It is a perspective view of a pair of connection frame of the frame unit. It is a front view of the makeup frame. It is a side view of the makeup frame. It is BB sectional drawing of the same FIG. It is a perspective view of the same pair of decorative frame bodies. It is a front view of the frame unit for corners which shows other embodiments. It is a side view of the frame unit for the corners. It is a front view of the frame bar of the frame unit for the corner. It is a front view of the decoration frame apparatus comprised using the frame unit for the corners. It is a front view of the decoration frame apparatus which shows other embodiment. It is a side view of the frame device for decoration. It is a front view of the frame unit. It is a side view of the frame unit. It is a front view of the frame bar of the frame unit.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Decorative frame device 2 Frame unit 4 Frame bar 5 Connection frame body 6 Cosmetic frame body 11 Tapping hole 12 Fastening tool 13 Fastening tool 14 Mounting hole part 15 Tapping screw 15a Head part 16 Mounting hole 17 Fitting recess 18 Hexagon bolt 18a Head 19 Hexagonal recess 20 Hexagon nut 22 Mounting hole 23 Fitting recess

Claims (6)

A frame unit comprising a plurality of frame bars (4) spaced apart in parallel and a pair of connection frames (5) provided at both ends of the plurality of frame bars (4),
The pair of connection frames (5) are connected and fixed to the end portions of the respective frame bars (4) by fasteners (12) such as bolts, and the frame bars (4) of the connection frames (5) are connected. An attachment hole (14) for joining the connection frame (5) to the connection frame (5) of another frame unit by a fastener (13) such as a bolt and nut is provided between the sections. A frame unit characterized by   Fasteners (12) such as bolts are constituted by tapping screws (15), tapping holes (11) are respectively provided in both ends of the plurality of frame bars (4) in the longitudinal direction of the bars, and the connection The frame (5) is provided with a plurality of mounting holes (16) corresponding to the tapping holes (11) of the plurality of frame bars (4), and the plurality of mounting holes (16) are provided on the outer surface side of the connection frame (5). A fitting recess (17) communicating with the mounting hole (16) is provided corresponding to the mounting hole (16), and the tapping screw (15) is inserted into the connection frame body (5) through the mounting hole (16). At the same time, the connection frame (5) and the plurality of frame rods (4) are connected and fixed by screwing into the tapping holes (11) of the frame rod (4), and the tapping screw (15). The head (15a) is the outer surface (5b) of the connecting frame (5) Frame unit according to claim 1, characterized in that it is fitted into the fitting recess (17) so as not to protrude.   The frame unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of frame bars (4) are curved parallel to each other.   By connecting and fixing the connection frame bodies (5) of the frame unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3 with a fastener (13) such as a bolt and nut using the mounting hole (14), A frame apparatus, wherein a plurality of frame units are sequentially connected.   Of the plurality of frame units (2) that are sequentially connected, the decorative frame (6) is fastened to the connecting frame (5) at the outer end of the frame unit (2) at both ends by a fastener (13) such as a bolt and nut. The frame device according to claim 4, wherein the frame device is fixed by bonding.   The fastener (13) such as a bolt nut comprises a hexagon bolt (18) having a hexagonal recess (19) in the head (18a) and a nut (20) screwed into the hexagon bolt (18). The mounting hole portion (14) of the pair of connection frame bodies (5) has an attachment hole (22) formed through the connection frame body (5) and the mounting hole on the outer surface (5a) side of the connection frame body (5). And a fitting recess (23) provided so as to communicate with (22), and the head (18a) or the nut (20) of the hexagon bolt (18) is stored and held in the fitting recess (23). 6. The frame device according to claim 4, wherein the frame device is configured as described above.

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