JP2001207685A - Protection cover construction against snow - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protection cover construction against snow which can be easily installed and removed and usable for natural lighting. SOLUTION: The protection cover construction against snow comprises an upper rail arranged along the eaves, a lower rail installed below the upper rail, and a netting which can be folded to both the ends and has anchor devices at upper and lower ends. An anchor device attached to the upper end is moored to the upper rail, and the anchor device attached to the lower end of the netting device is moored to the lower rail. And at the time of use, the netting device is extended and, during non-use, the netting device is folded and stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a snow fence.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In heavy snowfall areas, a snow fence is installed around houses from late autumn to early winter every year to prepare for snowfall. Snow enclosures are usually built around houses with plywood or reed cages.

[0003]

The structure of the above-mentioned conventional snow fence has the following problems. <B> Installing plywood etc. around the house is a heavy labor. There are many aging and depopulated areas in heavy snowfall areas that require snow shelters. The task of installing snow fences is severe for the elderly and labor shortage. <B> When the house is surrounded by plywood or the like, light does not enter the room. Therefore, the room becomes dark even in the daytime. <C> Reed-knit pens and the like have poor durability. For this reason, it is necessary to procure materials for the snow enclosure every year or every few years.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a snow enclosure which can be easily installed and removed, and which can receive light.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the structure of the snow enclosure according to the present invention comprises an upper rail arranged along the eaves, a lower rail installed below the upper rail, And a net that can be folded with moorings at both upper and lower ends. The mooring tool provided at the upper end of the mesh is moored to the upper rail, and the mooring tool provided at the lower end of the mesh is moored to the lower rail. Then, the mesh is unfolded when in use, and the mesh is folded and stored when not in use.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a snow shroud according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<A> Reticulated Material Reticulated material 1 is a perforated sheet-like material. A flexible material can be used for the net 1. When a flexible material is not used, folds are provided at predetermined intervals. For example, a wire net, a resin net, or the like can be used as the net-like material 1. When a corrosive material such as steel is used, the surface is protected by galvanizing, paint, or the like. The net 1 has a mesh size that allows light to be collected through the net 1 and does not blow snow. The mesh member 1 has the following moorings (11,
12). Hooks 13 are attached to, for example, upper and lower sides of the lateral end of the net 1. In addition, net 1
Can be in the form of a panel. The storage in this case is performed by removing the panel-like net 1. Further, if necessary, the surface of the mesh material 1 is made of a material that easily absorbs sunlight. For example, there is a method of applying a black paint to the mesh 1 or a method of making the material itself of the mesh 1 high in heat absorption. Further, a snow adhesion preventing agent can be applied to the surface of the mesh material 1.

<B> Upper Mooring Tool and Upper Rail The upper mooring tool 11 is attached at a predetermined interval to a position that becomes the upper end when the net 1 is installed. The upper mooring device 11 is moored to the upper rail 31. The upper rail 31 is, for example,
Attach under the eaves along the eaves. For example, upper rail 3
When 1 is a groove having a flange, the upper mooring tool 11 has a shape that can be moored to the flange. In addition, it is also possible to install a frame for attaching a snow shroud under the eaves in front of the wall, and attach the upper rail 31 above the frame.
The upper mooring device 11 moves along the upper rail 31.

<C> Lower mooring tool and lower rail The lower mooring tool 12 is attached at a predetermined interval to a position that becomes the lower end when the net 1 is installed. The lower mooring device 12 is moored to the lower rail 32. The lower rail 32 is, for example,
Installed on the ground below the upper rail, facing the upper rail. For example, when the lower rail 32 is a U-shaped groove, the lower mooring device 12 uses the groove as a slidable wheel. It is also possible to install a frame for attaching a snow shroud under the eaves in front of the wall, and attach the lower rail 32 below the frame. The lower mooring device 12 moves along the lower rail 32.

<D> Other Embodiments The reticulated object 1 can be divided into a plurality of pieces at an arbitrary height. For example, the net 1 is divided into two upper and lower stages. FIG.
Shows a perspective view. In this case, the upper rail (31
a, 31b) and the lower rails (32a, 32b) are attached to the installation frame 7 installed along the eaves. The meshes (1a, 1b) in each stage can be developed independently. The height of each step is determined, for example, at a height at which the upper half of the window is exposed if the upper mesh material 1b is stored even when the lower mesh material 1a is developed.

The method of using the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

<A> At the time of use The mesh 1 is developed when preparing for winter from late autumn to early winter. Specifically, first, the net-like object 1 stored in a folded state is pulled out along the rail. At this time, one end on the side of the net 1 is fixed to the end of the rail (31, 32) or the like. After the net 1 is pulled out, for example, a hook 13 or the like attached to the other end on the side of the net is hooked on the fastener 14. If the length of the mesh 1 is such that the hook 13 or the like needs to be stretched when the hook 13 or the like is hooked on the fastener 14, tension is applied to the mesh 1. As a result, the structure of the snow enclosure of the present invention can withstand the pressure of snow. Here, when the surface of the mesh 1 is made of a material that easily absorbs sunlight, the snow attached to the mesh is melted by the mesh 1 whose temperature has increased by absorbing sunlight. In addition, when a snow adhesion preventing agent is applied to the surface of the mesh 1, the snow hardly adheres to the mesh 1. The hook 13 may be attached to the mesh 1 via a wire, and the hook 1 may be hooked on the fastener 14 to wind the wire 1 to apply tension to the mesh 1.

<B> When not in use After the snow has melted in the spring, the net 1 is stored. Specifically, first, the hook 13 provided on the net 1 is removed from the fastener 14. Then, the net 1 is moved and folded along the rails. As a result, the net-like material 1 is stored, and the same state as when the snow fence is removed is obtained.

<C> Usage of Other Modes The usage of other modes shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
Before snowfall or when there is little snowfall, only the lower reticular material 1a is developed. Light can be collected through the mesh 1, but if the upper mesh 1b is stored, the room becomes brighter. When the snow cover reaches, for example, above the lower mesh 1a, the upper mesh 1b is developed.

[0015]

As described above, the structure of the snow fence of the present invention has the following effects. <B> The net can be easily deployed simply by pulling it out along the rail. Also, after the snowmelt season, the net can be moved along the rails, folded and stored easily.
For this reason, a snow enclosure can be easily installed or removed even by a weak elderly person. <B> The mesh is perforated so that light can be collected. For this reason, the room is bright even after installing the snow enclosure. <C> Since the mesh is made of a wire mesh or the like, it has durability.
Therefore, it can be used repeatedly for many years. <D> When the surface of the mesh is a material that easily absorbs sunlight, snow attached to the mesh easily melts due to sunlight. As a result, the room can be kept bright.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the structure of a snow fence of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the structure of the snow fence of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Net 11 Upper mooring 12 Lower mooring 31 Upper rail 32 Lower rail

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An upper rail arranged along an eaves tip, a lower rail installed below the upper rail, and a foldable net having anchors at upper and lower ends. An anchor provided at an upper end of the mesh is anchored to an upper rail, and an anchor provided at a lower end of the mesh is anchored to a lower rail. When in use, the mesh is deployed, and when not in use, the mesh is used. The structure of a snow fence, characterized by folding and storing. 2. The structure of a snow fence according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the mesh is made of a material that easily absorbs sunlight.