JP2023173863A - fence - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To improve the workability and compactness of fences such as fences that have lighting functions. [Solution] The structure includes a support and a horizontal bar, the horizontal bar has a horizontal bar member, a horizontal bar cover that covers the upper surface of the horizontal bar member, and a lighting device, and the horizontal bar member has a width It has a lighting equipment mounting groove that opens downward in the center of the direction, and grooves that open upward on both sides of the lighting equipment mounting groove in the width direction. It is covered to form a space in which wiring or reinforcing material is placed. [Selection diagram] Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a fence installed on a deck or the like.

BACKGROUND ART Fences having lighting functions are conventionally known.

Patent No. 5552444

There is a need for improved construction ease and compactness in fences with lighting functions.

The present invention aims to improve workability and compactness in a fence having a lighting function.

One embodiment includes a support and a horizontal beam, the horizontal beam has a horizontal beam member, a horizontal beam cover that covers the upper surface of the horizontal beam member, and a lighting device, and the horizontal beam member has a horizontal beam in the center in the width direction. It has a lighting equipment mounting groove that opens downward, and grooves that open upward on both sides of the lighting equipment mounting groove in the width direction. This is a fence that forms a space where reinforcing materials are placed.

According to the embodiment, ease of construction and compactness can be improved in a fence having a lighting function.

It is an overall front view of the fence of the embodiment seen from the inside. It is a front view of a part of upper part of the fence of embodiment. It is a partially enlarged view of the fence of the embodiment, (a) is an enlarged front view of the connecting part between the pillar and the horizontal beam, and (b) is a cross section of the connecting part between the pillar and the horizontal beam seen from below. It is a diagram. 3A and 3B are diagrams of horizontal bars of a fence according to an embodiment, in which (a) is an exploded view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2; It is a figure of the mounting bracket of the horizontal crosspiece of the fence of embodiment, (a) thru|or (f) is an exploded view, (g) (h) is a figure when attaching a horizontal crosspiece. 3A and 3B are diagrams of horizontal bars of a fence according to an embodiment, in which (a) is a partially omitted cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 2, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view for explaining the lighting equipment for a fence according to an embodiment, (a) is an enlarged front view of a connecting portion between a post and a horizontal crosspiece, and (b) is an enlarged front view of a connecting portion between a support and a horizontal crosspiece. FIG. In FIG. 7, members other than the lighting equipment are omitted as appropriate.

As the fence of the embodiment, an example of a fence installed on a deck placed outside a building will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, the left and right direction when viewed from the inside of the fence will be referred to as the front direction, and the inside and outside directions of the fence will be referred to as the front and back directions.

(Overall composition of fence)
As shown in FIG. 1, the fence of this embodiment includes a plurality of (three) pillars 1, 1, a cap 2 supported across the upper ends of the pillars 1, 1, and a height of the pillars 1, 1. It has horizontal bars 3, 3 supported horizontally between the columns 1 at an intermediate position in the direction. Note that the number of columns or horizontal bars is not limited.

The support column 1 is made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, is an elongated hollow member having a rectangular cross section, and is erected on the upper surface of the deck material A with a base plate B interposed therebetween.
The cap 2 is an elongated member made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy and has a hollow rectangular cross section, and is placed on the upper surface of each column 1 and fixed to the column 1 by a column joint 22 . End caps 2a made of resin are attached to both end surfaces of the cap 2.

The horizontal beam 3 is a long member and is attached between the sides of the support 1.
The horizontal beam 3 is provided with an LED light 51 of a lighting device 5 that illuminates the lower part of the horizontal beam 3 along the longitudinal direction (direction), and a power source ( (not shown).
Hereinafter, the horizontal beam 3 on which the lighting equipment 5 is arranged will be explained in more detail.

(Horizontal beam configuration)
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the horizontal bar 3 includes a horizontal bar member 31, each of which is a long member made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, and a horizontal bar cover 32 that covers the upper surface of the horizontal bar member 31. and a lighting cover 33, which is attached between the sides of the support column 1 by means of horizontal beam attachment fittings 41.

As shown in FIG. 4, the horizontal beam member 31 has a lighting equipment mounting groove 31a that is located at the center in the width direction and opens downward, and a lighting equipment mounting groove 31a that extends outward from the lower end on both sides of the lighting equipment mounting groove 31a in the width direction (prospective direction). A groove having extending bottom wall portions 31b, 31b and outer walls 31c, 31c extending upward and continuing from the outer ends of the bottom wall portions 31b, 31b, and opening upward on both sides in the width direction of the lighting device mounting groove 31a. Shape portions 31d, 31d are formed.

The horizontal beam member 31 is arranged in the lighting equipment mounting groove 31a so that the elongated LED lighting 51 that constitutes the lighting equipment 5 emits light downward. Note that the lighting installed in the lighting equipment mounting groove 31a is not limited to long LED lighting, and a plurality of lighting may be arranged side by side with intervals.

The lighting cover 33 is a flat plate-like member, and screw holes 33b, which are long holes in the width direction, are provided at appropriate positions in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of grooves extending in the longitudinal direction are arranged in a row in the width direction on the top surface. A positioning portion 33a is formed.

The horizontal beam member 31 has screw holes 31g, 31g formed on the lower surface on both sides in the width direction, specifically, on the bottom wall portions 31b, 31b, and the width is such that the lighting covers 33, 33 sandwich the lighting device mounting groove 31a. They are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and are attached via the screw holes 31g, 31g of the horizontal beam member 31 and the screw hole 33b of the lighting cover 33 with fixing means b1, b1 such as screws so as to be adjustable in position in the width direction.

A positioning portion 31e in which a plurality of grooves extending in the longitudinal direction are arranged side by side in the width direction is formed on the lower surface of the bottom wall portions 31b, 31b of the horizontal beam member 31. By meshing with the positioning portion 31e of the crosspiece member 31, it is positioned in the width direction with respect to the lower surfaces of the bottom wall portions 31b, 31b, and is fixed in parallel to the horizontal crosspiece member 31.

The horizontal bar member 31 is formed with locking claws 31f, 31f for attaching the horizontal bar cover 32 at lower positions on the outer surfaces of the outer walls 31c, 31c.

The horizontal beam cover 32 has an upper wall portion 32a and side wall portions 32b, 32b extending downward from both sides of the upper wall portion 32a in the width direction, and the horizontal beam member 31 is located at a lower position on the inner surface of the side wall portions 32b, 32b. Locking ribs 32c, 32c are formed to lock onto the locking claws 31f, 31f.

In the horizontal bar 3, the horizontal bar cover 32 is attached to the horizontal bar member 31 from above, so that the locking ribs 32c, 32c of the horizontal bar cover 32 are engaged with the locking claws 31f, 31f of the horizontal bar member 31. The grooves 31d and 31d are covered by the horizontal beam cover 32, and spaces s1 and s1 are formed on both sides of the lighting equipment mounting groove 31a in the width direction.

(Attachment of horizontal beam to support)
A horizontal bar mounting bracket 41 for attaching the horizontal bar member 31 of the horizontal bar 3 to the support 1 includes a first mounting bracket 411 and a second mounting bracket 412 made of a metal material such as steel.
In the horizontal bar mounting bracket 41, a second mounting bracket 412 is fixed to the side surface of the column 1, and the bottom wall portions 31b, 31b of the horizontal bar member 31 of the horizontal bar 3 are attached to the bottom wall portions 31b, 31b of the horizontal bar member 31 of the horizontal bar 3 by the second mounting bracket 412 and the first mounting bracket 411. By pinching, the horizontal beam 3 is attached to the support 1.

As shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), the first mounting bracket 411 is attached to a vertical wall 411a whose outer circumference is one size larger than the cross section of the horizontal crosspiece 3, and at a predetermined height position on both sides of the vertical wall 411a in the width direction. It has horizontal walls 411b, 411b extending horizontally from the vertical wall 411a, and the inside of the vertical wall 411a is hollowed out to form a hollowed out part 411c.
The first mounting bracket 411 has screw holes 411d, 411d formed in the horizontal walls 411b, 411b.

As shown in FIGS. 5(c) and 5(d), the second mounting bracket 412 includes a vertical wall 412a having an outer circumference that fits inside the hollowed out portion 411c of the first mounting bracket 411, and a vertical wall wider than the vertical wall 412a. It has a horizontal wall 412b extending horizontally from the lower side of 412a.
The second mounting bracket 412 has a screw hole 412c formed in the vertical wall 412a through which a fixing means b2 such as a screw for attaching to the support 1 is passed, and a screw hole 412c having a long hole extending in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal bar 3 is formed in the horizontal wall 412b. A hole 412d is formed.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3(b) and 5(c), the second mounting bracket 412 has a notch 412e formed at the center of the tip position of the horizontal wall 412b through which the end of the LED lighting 51 can be seen. It is preferable that the light from the LED lighting 51 be irradiated without waste.

When attaching the horizontal beam 3 to the support column 1, as shown in FIGS. mounted on.
The first mounting bracket 411 is configured such that the vertical wall 412a of the second mounting bracket 412 and the vertical wall 411a overlap each other so that the vertical wall 412a of the second mounting bracket 412 fixed to the column 1 is disposed within the hollowed out part 411c. It is located.

The bottom wall part 31b of the horizontal beam member 31 is arranged between the horizontal wall 412b of the second mounting bracket 412 and the horizontal wall 411b of the first mounting bracket 411, in which the vertical wall 411a and the vertical wall 412a are arranged overlappingly, By screwing fixing means b3 such as screws into the screw holes 411d of the first mounting bracket 411, the screw holes 412d of the second mounting bracket 412, and the screw holes provided in the horizontal beam member 31 and clamping them, A crosspiece member 31 is attached.

The horizontal bar mounting bracket 41 attached to the column 1 is formed with communication holes 41a, 41a that communicate the opening (not shown) formed in the column 1 with the spaces s1, s1 of the horizontal column 3, It is possible to wire the lighting equipment 5 from the support 1 to the inside of the horizontal beam 3.

(Reinforcement of horizontal beam)
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6(a), the horizontal rail 3 of the fence of this embodiment has reinforcing members 6 disposed in the spaces s1, s1 in the central region in the longitudinal direction.
The reinforcing member 6 is made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy, and is an elongated member having a hollow rectangular cross section. It is fixed to the bottom wall parts 31b, 31b of 31.

Note that the cross section of the reinforcing member 6 is not limited to a rectangular hollow shape, and may be substantially L-shaped or U-shaped in cross section, and the means for fixing the reinforcing member 6 to the horizontal beam 3 is also not limited. Moreover, the area in which the reinforcing member 6 on the horizontal beam 3 is arranged is not limited at all.

(Wiring for lighting equipment)
The fence post 1 of this embodiment has an opening (not shown) through which the wiring 52 of the lighting device 5 is passed through at the attachment site of the horizontal beam 3, and the wiring 52 passed through the support post 1 is As shown in FIG. 2 , it enters one space s1 of the horizontal beam 3 from the opening of the support 1 through the communication hole 41a (hollowed portion 411c) of the first mounting bracket 411, and is connected to the LED lighting 51.
The lighting equipment 5 is provided with dry cones 53 at appropriate positions to take measures against rainwater.

(Effects of the fence of this embodiment)
The fence of this embodiment has a lighting equipment mounting groove in which the LED lighting 51 of the lighting equipment 5 is arranged in the widthwise center of the horizontal crosspiece 3, and spaces are formed on both sides of the lighting equipment mounting groove in the width direction, so that the lighting equipment Since the wiring can be arranged, a compact horizontal beam with illumination can be provided without increasing the cross section.

In the fence of this embodiment, reinforcing members can be placed on both sides of the lighting equipment mounting groove in the width direction, so the horizontal bars can be reinforced in a well-balanced manner, and long horizontal bars can be used while being equipped with lighting devices. can be used to form a fence.

In the fence of this embodiment, lighting covers are arranged on both sides in the width direction on the lower surface of the horizontal beam member, and the lighting cover 33 is positionally adjustable in the width direction. As shown in (b), by adjusting the position of the lighting cover 33 (arrow X), the range illuminated with light can be changed, and the amount of light can be adjusted depending on the location and purpose of installing the fence. I can do it.
Moreover, since the lighting cover 33 is individually arranged on both sides in the width direction with respect to the LED lighting 51 of the lighting device 5, the range of illumination can be changed between inside and outside the fence.

It goes without saying that the above embodiments are not intended to limit the invention described in the claims, but are to be treated as illustrative.

1: Post 3: Horizontal bar 31: Horizontal bar member 31a: Lighting equipment mounting groove 31b: Bottom wall portion 31c: Outer wall 31d: Groove portion 32: Horizontal bar cover 33: Lighting cover 5: Lighting equipment 51: LED lighting 52 : Wiring 6 : Reinforcement member 33a : Positioning part

Claims (1)

Equipped with pillars and horizontal beams,
The horizontal beam includes a horizontal beam member, a horizontal beam cover that covers the top surface of the horizontal beam member, and lighting equipment;
The horizontal beam member has a lighting equipment mounting groove opening downward at the center in the width direction, and groove-shaped portions opening upward on both sides of the lighting equipment mounting groove in the width direction,
The groove-shaped part of the horizontal rail member is covered with a horizontal rail cover and forms a space in which wiring or reinforcing members are placed.

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