JP2000282717A - Column structure of fence body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a column structure of a fence body, capable of eliminating processing for drilling rectangular holes in a column to facilitate material processing and of being constructed easily and accurately without complicated assembling works. SOLUTION: In a column structure of a fence body, provided with a leg base 2, a plurality of columns disposed upright on the upper surface of the leg base 2 at intervals, and intermediate sash bars 6 connecting the columns, a pair of front and rear plates 10 centrally placed in a column, which are fixed upright on the upper surface of the leg base 2, are connected to the front and back of the intermediate sash bars 6, a pair of front and rear decorated covers 11 are locked and supported to the plates 10 centrally placed in a column, through vertically slidable rugged engagement, and a spacer plate 12 divided into plural parts by the intermediate sash bars 6 are locked and supported to the right and left ends of the decorated cover 11 through vertically slidable rugged engagement.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fence, and more particularly to a fence used as a barrier for distinguishing monks and folks in temples and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 shows a fence to which the present invention is applied.
The general configuration of a general fence body will be described using FIG. Left and right 1
A pair of pedestals 1 is provided with a horizontally mounted leg stand 2, and pillars for end portions, so-called master pillars 3, are erected on the left and right ends on the upper surface of the leg stand 2,
A plurality of intermediate pillars, so-called child pillars 5 are erected at intervals between the main pillars 3, and a plurality of horizontally-arranged middle bars 6 are provided between the pillars 3 and 5.
Are linked by

[0003] Conventional fences have often been made of timber, but recently they are moving to metal materials in terms of cost, durability and maintenance, and are often made of aluminum alloys, for example. It has become to. The structure of the pillar of such a metal fence uses a rectangular cylindrical body, as in the case of timber, and forms a rectangular through hole or a rectangular bottomed hole for inserting the middle rail in this. That is, a rectangular through-hole is formed in each child pole 5, a rectangular bottomed hole is formed in the main pole 3, and
, And the end is fixed in the hole with the bottom of the main pillar 3 by screws or the like.

[0004]

As described above, in the structure in which each column is formed by a single rectangular tube member and a rectangular hole for inserting the middle rail is formed, the middle rail insertion hole and the like are formed. It takes time and effort to accurately process a predetermined position and a predetermined size, and the surface of the inner crosspiece may be rubbed against the inner peripheral surface of the hole and damaged when the middle crosspiece is inserted during assembly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an invention according to claim 1 of the present application comprises a footrest, a plurality of pillars standing on the upper surface of the footrest at intervals from each other, In a pillar structure of a fence provided with a middle crosspiece for connecting between them, the front and rear sides are fixed to the upper surface of the footrest in an upright posture, and are connected to the front and back surfaces of the middle crosspiece and extend to a position substantially corresponding to the column height. A pair of column core plates, a pair of front and rear decorative covers that are locked and held by each column core plate by the vertically slidable concave-convex engagement to form the front and back surfaces of the columns, An intermediate column is constituted by the spacer plate which is divided and is locked and held at the left and right ends of the decorative cover by concave and convex engagement slidable in the vertical direction to form left and right side surfaces of the column.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pillar of a fence provided with a footrest, a plurality of pillars erected on the upper face of the footrest at an interval from each other, and a middle bar connecting the pillars. In the structure, a column locking plate fixed to the end face in the left-right direction of the middle crosspiece, and a column locking plate fixed to the upper surface of the footrest in an upright posture and locked and held by the concave and convex engagement slidable in the vertical direction. And, a pillar main body formed in a hollow rectangular tube shape having a concave portion for fitting a middle rail into a cross section, and vertically slidable so as to be divided into a plurality of upper and lower parts by the middle rail and to cover the concave portion of the pillar main body. A spacer plate that is locked and held by the pillar main body by a suitable uneven engagement forms a pillar for an end portion.

[0007]

1 and 2 show the entire structure of a fence body, which overlaps with the above description, except that a pair of left and right gantry 1 is provided with a horizontally mounted gantry 2 and On the upper surface of the base 2, pillars for the end, so-called master pillars 3, are erected on the left and right ends, and a plurality of intermediate pillars, so-called child pillars 5, are erected at intervals between the master pillars 3, The pillars 3 and 5 are connected by a plurality of laterally mounted middle rails 6.

The structure of the child pillar 5 will be described. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the pillar 5 shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line III-III. The pillar 5 is composed of a pair of front and rear pillar core plates 10 arranged on the front and back of the middle crosspiece 6. A pair of front and rear decorative covers 11 locked and held at the front and rear surfaces of the columns, and a pair of left and right spacer plates 12 locked and held at the ends of the decorative covers 11 to form left and right side surfaces of the columns Therefore, it has a rectangular cross section. The left and right ends of the columnar core plate 10 have cross sections L for holding and holding a decorative cover.
The L-shaped projection 14 and the boss 16 for fixing the lower end of the pillar are integrally formed, and the left and right ends of each decorative cover 11 are provided with grooves 1 which are slidably engaged with the L-shaped projection 14 in the vertical direction.
7 and a spacer plate retaining groove 18 are integrally formed. At the front and rear ends of each spacer plate 12, a decorative cover 1 is provided.
The protrusion 20 which is slidably engaged with the first groove 18 in the vertical direction.
Are integrally formed in a step shape, and a contact plate portion 21 that is bent at a right angle is integrally formed at a front end portion.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 1. The footrest 2 includes a lower member 2b having a U-shaped cross section and an upper member 2a having a U-shaped cross section. The lower member 2b is fitted into the recess of the gantry 1 and is fixed to the gantry 1 with screws 23, and the upper member 2a is fixed to the lower member 2b with front and rear tapping screws 25.

Each column core plate 10 has a tapping screw 2 at the lower end.
2 and is fixed to the upper surface of the footrest 2 by a column height H1.
And is connected to the front and back of each of the middle bars 6 by tapping screws 15. The tapping screw 22 is inserted from below the upper member 2 a and is screwed to the boss 16 of the column core plate 10. Each core plate 10
A cap 7 having a quadrangular pyramid shape is placed on the upper end of the column, and a downwardly projecting fitting portion 7 a formed on the lower surface of the cap 7 is fitted into the column core plate 10, and is screwed onto the column core plate 10. Are combined. The spacer plate 12 is formed by
It is divided into the following three members.

The members 10, 11, and 12 for the pillars are made of aluminum, and therefore have a uniform cross-sectional shape over the entire length.

The structure of the main pillar 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main pillar 3 in FIG. 1 taken along the line VIII-VIII. The main pillar 3 is composed of a hollow rectangular cylindrical column main body 30, a spacer plate 31, and a column locking plate 32. ing. The pillar main body 30 has a boss portion 29 for fixing the lower end of the pillar integrally formed at the four corners, and the concave portion 3 into which the end of the middle crosspiece 6 fits on one of the left and right sides.
3 are integrally formed. A pair of front and rear grooves 34 for engaging a locking plate is formed at the rear end of the concave portion 33, and a pair of front and rear grooves 35 for retaining and retaining the spacer plate are integrally formed at the entrance end of the concave portion 33. I have. At the front and rear ends of the spacer plate 31,
A projection 38 is formed integrally with the groove 35 of the column main body 30 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and a plate 39 that is bent at a right angle is integrally formed at the front end. The column locking plate 32 is fixed to the left and right end surfaces of the middle rail 6 by tapping screws 41 as shown in FIG. 7, and the groove 34 is slidable in the front and rear ends of the column locking plate 32 in the vertical direction. The engaging projections 43 are integrally formed in a step shape. The tapping screw 41 is screwed to a boss 42 formed at the upper and lower ends of the middle rail.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of FIG. 2. A quadrangular pyramid-shaped cap 47 is placed on the upper end of the column body 30, and a downwardly projecting fitting formed on the lower surface of the cap 47. The portion 47 a fits inside the column main body 30 and is connected to the column main body 30 by a screw 48. The screws 48 are arranged in the recesses 33 and are invisible from the outside by the spacer plate 31. The column locking plates 32 are individually fixed to the respective middle rails 6, and the spacer plates 31 are separated from each other by the respective middle rails 6.
It is divided into the following three members.

Each of the main pillar members 30, 31, 32 is made of aluminum material, and therefore has a uniform cross-sectional shape over its entire length. Further, the main pole spacer plate 31 is made of an aluminum material having the same cross-sectional shape as the child pole spacer plate 12 (FIG. 3). 3 is made of an aluminum material having the same cross-sectional shape as the pillar core plate 10 for the child pillar. The footrest 2 is made of stainless steel, and the gantry 1 is an aluminum casting.

[0015]

[Assembling method] In Fig. 1, the fence body is a child pillar 5 and a main pillar 3
Are assembled in this order, and are also assembled to the middle crosspiece 6 and the footrest 2. An example of a specific assembling method will be described below.

[Assembly of Child Pillars] (1) As shown in FIG. 6A, a pillar core plate 10 for child pillars is connected to the front surface of each middle crosspiece 6 by screws 15.

{2} Protrusions 14 at both ends of front core plate 10
Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the both end grooves 17 of the decorative cover 11 on the front side are fitted from above and slid downward. Next, the front end projections 20 of the left and right spacer plates 12 are fitted into the both end grooves 18 of the decorative cover 11 from behind. In this step, the decorative cover 11 is locked and held on the column core plate 10 by the engagement between the projection 14 and the groove 17. On the other hand, spacer plate 1
In No. 2, since the front end projection 20 is simply inserted into the groove 18 from the rear, a double-sided tape is stuck on the front surface of the abutment portion 21 and temporarily fixed to the column core plate 10.

(3) As shown in FIG. 6C, the column core plate 10 on the rear side is connected to the rear side of the middle crosspiece 6 by screws 15. Then, the projections 14 and the spacer plate 12 of the columnar core plate 10 on the rear side are formed.
The right and left grooves 17 and 18 of the back cover 11 are fitted into the rear end projection 20 from above as shown in FIG. 3 and slid downward.

(4) Next, the cap 7 is attached to the upper end of the column core plate 10 as shown in FIG. At the time of attachment, the front and rear decorative covers 11 are shifted downward with respect to each pillar core plate 10, and the cap 7 is screwed by the front and rear screws 26.
Then, the decorative cover 11 is returned upward to the original position, and the head of the screw 26 is hidden. The cap 7 also functions as a stopper for the spacer plate 12 and the decorative cover 11.

(5) Next, the lattice-like assembly of the child pillar 5 and the middle crosspiece 6 is fixed to the upper member 2a of the footrest 2. That is, before connecting the upper member 2a of the footrest 2 to the lower member 2b, the screw 22 is inserted from below the upper member 2a and screwed to the boss portion 16 of the column core plate 10 of each child pillar 5. Thereby, the child pillar 5 is fixed to the upper member 2a.

[Assembly of Main Pillar] (1) As shown in FIG.
Are fixed to the left and right end faces by screws 41.

(2) As shown in FIG. 9, the column main body 30 is sequentially fitted into the column locking plate 32 and the spacer plate 31 from above, and is slid downward. Of the column body 30 is fitted into the spacer plate 31 disposed between the upper and lower middle bars 6 during the lowering, and then the lower column locking plate 32 is fitted. , And further lowered to fit the groove 35 into the lower spacer plate 31 and the upper spacer plate 31 from above into the groove 35. The column main body 30 is slightly above the upper spacer plate 31. The cap 47 is fitted to the upper end of the pillar main body 30 in a state where the pillar main body 30 is shifted, and is fixed with the screw 48. The pillar main body 30 is shifted downward again to make contact with the upper surface of the footrest 2.

(3) Finally, a screw 49 is inserted from below the upper member 2a and screwed into the boss portion 29 of each master column 3 to fix the master column 3 to the upper member 2a of the leg base 2. . Note that the cap 47 also functions as a stopper function for the upper spacer plate 31.

(4) Referring to FIG.
b is fixed to the left and right gantry 1 with screws 23, and the upper member 2 a with all columns 3 and 5 assembled to the lower member 2 b is
5 secures.

In this embodiment, the post 5 is not made of a single rectangular tube member, but is an assembly of a plurality of mold members.
And a pillar core plate 10, a decorative cover 11, and a spacer plate 12
Since one pair of front and rear or one pair of left and right are used, drilling for insertion of the center rail is not required, and all materials can be manufactured by cutting the preformed mold material at right angles. , Material processing is simple.

Further, the pillar core plate 10 for the child pillar and the pillar locking plate 32 for the parent pillar are made of a common aluminum material, and the spacer plate 12 for the child pillar and the spacer plate 31 for the parent pillar are also common. It is made of aluminum mold material, which also reduces material cost and
Simplification of material processing is achieved for the entire fence body. Further, the tapping screws 15 and 26 for the child pillar are all hidden from the outside by the spacer plate 11 incorporated in a sliding manner, and the screws 41 and 48 for the main pillar are all hidden in the sliding manner. Since it is hidden from the outside by 41 or the like, it is possible to maintain good appearance without particularly hiding the screw with a blindfold member, and to secure each screw 15, 26, 41,
48 can be prevented from being dirty or rusted by mud or rain.

The above assembling method is merely an example, and various other assembling methods can be considered. For example, the pillar 2
Before fixing, the child pillar 5 and the main pole 3 are assembled to the middle crosspiece 6 to form a lattice-like assembly, and the lower ends of the child pole 5 and the main pole 3 are simultaneously fixed to the footrest 2. You may.

[0028]

[Other Embodiments] (1) As a main pole for an end portion, a recess 33 for inserting a middle rail shown in FIG. 7 can be formed on both left and right sides to be a main pole for a joint. . In addition, a concave portion may be formed on one side on the left and right and one side on the front and rear to form a pillar for a corner joint.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, the leg stand 2 in a horizontal state, a plurality of columns 3 and 5 erected on the upper surface of the leg stand 2 at intervals from each other, In a pillar structure of a fence provided with a plurality of horizontally-arranged middle rails 6 connecting the five members, the child pillar 5 and the main pillar 3 are not manufactured by a single member, but are formed by a plurality of members. Assembled, and 6
Are formed by the spacer plates 12, 31 divided into a plurality of upper and lower parts by the middle rail 6, and the hole processing for inserting the middle rail is eliminated. Only a right angle cutting work is required, and material processing is simplified.

(2) In a conventional structure in which a hole is formed in a pillar and a hole is fixed through a middle crosspiece, a mounting error at the time of assembling may occur if the processing accuracy of the size and position of the hole for insertion is not maintained high. Although it is difficult to assemble with high accuracy, it is difficult to assemble it. However, if the assembly is made up of a plurality of members as in the present invention and the drilling process is eliminated, the position can be adjusted at the time of assembling the pillar, and finally the assembly is performed with high accuracy be able to.

(3) Since the column members are assembled to each other by the concave and convex engagement slidable in the vertical direction, the assembling work is not complicated.

(4) In the pillar structure according to the first aspect, the pillar can be assembled by using the pillar core plate 10, the decorative cover 11, and the spacer plate 12 as all plate-like members. Since a pair or plural pairs are used, material costs can be saved and material management can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a fence to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view taken in the direction of arrow V in FIG. 1 except for a main pillar.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1 showing an assembling sequence of the child pillars, where A is the first installation of the core plate, B is the installation of the front side decorative cover and the spacer plate, and C is the rear surface. The state at the time of mounting the column core plate on the side is shown.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stand 2 Leg base 3 Main pillar (column for end part) 5 Child pillar (column for middle) 6 Middle beam 10 Pillar core plate 11 Decorative cover 12 Spacer plate 14 Projection 17 Groove 18 Groove 20 Projection 30 Column main body 31 Spacer Plate 32 Pillar locking plate 33 Middle rail insertion recess 34 Groove 35 Groove 38 Projection

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pillar structure of a fence comprising a footrest, a plurality of pillars erected on the upper face of the footrest at an interval from each other, and a middle crosspiece connecting between the pillars. A pair of front and rear pillar core plates fixed to the upper surface in an upright posture and connected to the front and back of the middle crosspiece and extending to a position substantially corresponding to the pillar height; A pair of front and rear decorative covers which are locked and held at the front and rear sides of the pillar, and are vertically divided into a plurality of parts by a middle crossbar, and are slidable up and down on left and right ends of the decorative cover. And a spacer plate that forms the left and right side surfaces of the pillar by being locked and held by the spacer, thereby forming an intermediate pillar. 2. A column structure of a fence comprising a footrest, a plurality of pillars erected on the upper face of the footrest at an interval from each other, and a middle rail connecting between the pillars. A column locking plate fixed to the end surface in the left-right direction; and a column locking plate fixed to the upper surface of the footrest in an upright posture and locked and held by the column holding plate by uneven engagement slidable up and down, and having a medium cross-sectional shape. A pillar main body formed in a hollow rectangular tube shape having a recess for inserting the crosspiece, and a pillar main body divided into a plurality of upper and lower parts by a middle crossbar and slidable up and down so as to cover the concave portion of the pillar main body. A pillar structure for a fence, comprising a spacer plate that is locked and held by the armature, and a pillar for the end.