JP2009102971A - Corresponding method for slope and step capable of coping with various shapes of steps - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that, under the circumstances where a step is unavoidable in a portion connecting a corridor and a Japanese style room, a slope is used for the countermeasures to avoid many stumbling accidents of care-workers and the middle-aged/elderly people while an adjustment of the step is not easy in wooden slope and also a method of superposing elastic threads causes a slight difference in level on the surface, which brings some concern for safety. <P>SOLUTION: A slope 1 is composed in such a way that a thin elastic plate-like body 2 having resiliency are piled up one by one from the bottom layer. In addition, the more the plate-like bodies are superposed above, the longer by ▵L extended in the longitudinal direction the plate-like bodies are superposed, and also the extended plate-like bodies are bonded so as to be bent naturally, and furthermore a plate-like body 3a covers the whole. An inclined angle θis determined by a thickness t of the plate-like body and an extension length ▵L of the plate-like body of each layer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  There is a step at the entrance to the Japanese-style tatami mat room from the corridor and board floor of the residential building. However, it is related to a slope that can be assembled even by an amateur, since it is not easy to deal with individual situations in the conventional assembling slope, which requires detailed work.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 of Patent Document 1, the configuration of the slope for filling the step is realized by stacking and fixing members made of plate materials, and in FIG. 1 and FIG. The members made of the plate material of each layer are stacked.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 3 of Patent Document 3, the longest plate-shaped stepping plate is arranged in the lowermost layer of the plate-shaped stepping plate, the length of the upper stepping plate is sequentially reduced, and the end is brought into contact with the step side to form a stepped slope. In FIG. 2 of Patent Document 4, a carpet or a tatami surface material is attached to a pre-formed step plate mainly for the purpose of decoration.

  JP-A-11-350708 Step filling tool   JP 2000-179119 Slope plate   JP 2003-020781 A   JP-A-2002-081191 Stepped plate made of foamed synthetic resin

  In the cases of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, since it is necessary to prepare in advance, for example, by cutting a member that forms a step, work by an operator having a skill of a certain level or more is required, In order to adjust the details of the step, it is necessary to cut or scrape a part of the member constituting the step, which requires high skill and a specific hand tool.

  In the case of Patent Document 3, it is necessary to remove a part of the applied footboard, but it is not easy to remove the pre-applied adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape with a pre-configured assembly slope. Will be removed from the bottom footboard, and there will be no sense of wasteful cost, and even if the footboard is piled up, the end will be a minute staircase, which makes it easy for the elderly to crawl and get caught Anxiety remains.

  In the case of Patent Document 4, a method of attaching a carpet or a surface material of a tatami surface is used for the purpose of decorativeness, but a fine work such as pinching is required, and an increase in cost is inevitable.

  As shown in claim 1, a slope is formed by stacking elastic plate-like bodies having flexibility that can be trimmed with a simple blade, and the assembly method has the shortest length of the lowest layer, By increasing the length as it becomes the upper layer, the elongated part of each plate-like body bends gently due to its elasticity to the lowermost layer side, forming an inclined part, and the upper part of the lowermost layer becomes a flat part, A slope is formed by joining and integrating with an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape at a part of the flat portion of the plate-like body.

  The plate-like body constituting the slope is, as shown in claims 2 to 4, an elastic laminate having a flexibility made of a natural material generically named linoleum, and an elastic laminate having a flexibility made of a synthetic resin. Or it is set as the plate-like body which does not add a fiber layer to the composite elastic laminated body provided with the softness | flexibility which consists of a natural raw material and a synthetic resin named generically with linoleum.

  As shown in claim 5, the plate-like bodies adjacent to each other in the upper and lower sides are aligned on the step side, and the dimension difference (ΔL) in the length direction and the thickness (t) of the plate-like body are the second layer or more. The inclination angle (θ) of the front end of each layer is determined by Equation 1, and the slope of Claim 1 is realized by realizing a gentle inclination by multilayering.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the plate in the uppermost layer of the slope has a slope covered with the uppermost layer in which the extension of the length is 2ΔL to 3ΔL with respect to the extension of the length ΔL of each plate. To do.

  As shown in claim 7, in order to facilitate installation work, the slope is configured as a partial assembly in which portions excluding the uppermost plate are bonded in advance, The slope is configured to cover the whole and adhere to the partial assembly, and the slope installation method is adopted.

  As shown in claim 8, the step which is eliminated by using the slope is prepared in advance with a slope thicker than the step, and the plate-like body is sequentially removed from the lowermost layer of the partial assembly or becomes the lowermost layer. The slope height adjustment method corresponding to the level difference is adopted by adding a thin plate-like body to the layer.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the partial assembly is a partial assembly in which an inclination is preliminarily attached to a portion in contact with the step in order to facilitate contact adjustment with the step.

  As shown in claim 10, for a step having a width wider than that of a single partial assembly, the partial assemblies constituting the slope are divided into a plurality of parts and juxtaposed side by side. The slope is covered with the uppermost plate, and the slope installation method is adopted.

  As shown in claim 11, for a step having a width wider than that of a single partial assembly, the partial assemblies constituting the slope are divided into a plurality of parts and arranged side by side, not only on the front of the slope but also on the side of the slope. When there is utilization from the direction, the partial assembly juxtaposed on both sides or one side in the width direction is defined as a side partial assembly, and the shape thereof is a rectangle, an unequal side quadrilateral, a triangle, or a shape partially including an arc. In the length direction, the number of layers is the same as that of the subassemblies juxtaposed to adjust the inclination, and the slope of Formula 1 is applied, and the uppermost plate-like body that is applied to all the subassemblies is applied to form a slope. Use the slope installation method.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, when the slope is used from the side part assembly, the side or the arc of the side part assembly to be used is a slope having an inclination according to the formula 1 in the direction of the direction.

  As shown in claim 13, in a shape partially including an arc, the slope of the present invention does not significantly affect the inclination even when a plate-like body having a simplified shape is applied, and the process of cutting into an arc is performed. For the sake of simplification, except for several upper-layer plate-like bodies, a side partial assembly that is replaced by a linear process that replaces an arc with a two-tangential crossing line and a chamfering line that are originally in contact with the arc.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in order to facilitate the adjustment of the contact with the step portion, the side portion assembly is configured such that a portion in contact with the step is inclined in advance.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, a slope is formed by applying, to the uppermost layer, a plate-like body having a convex portion on the surface for preventing slippage.

  As shown in claim 16, the uppermost plate member of the slope is fitted with a plate member of a different color and welded, thereby displaying a visual warning symbol, a warning, a note, or a notice for notice. Construct possible slopes.

  As shown in claim 17, in order to eliminate the influence of the gap generated in the step and the partial assembly, the uppermost plate-like body of the slope is not only on the upper part of the partial assembly but also on the upper part of the step. Configure the slope to cover.

  As shown in claim 18, the step is not a straight line, but is formed of a plurality of straight lines or a curved step, an inclined part is formed on the front part from the line connecting the two points at the front part, and the rear part is flat. By forming the portion, a slope that can be applied to a free-form step is formed.

  In the slope of the present invention, a plate-like body is applied to cover the entire top layer, so that there is no small step on the slope surface that is unavoidable with ordinary construction methods, so the feet that are likely to be elderly are not raised much. Even if you walk on a foot, you can construct a safe slope with little catch.

  Since the slope of the present invention is formed by laminating flexible and elastic plate-like bodies, a high slope is formed in advance with respect to the step, and special hand tools and techniques are required. Alternatively, by removing the required number of sheets from the lower plate-like body, it is possible to cope with the step within a slight residual.

  Since the plate of slope according to the present invention is a plate having a thickness of ½ with respect to a plate having a standard thickness of 2 to 3 mm, The level difference can be finely adjusted by exchanging it with one or adding one of ½ thickness.

  The slope of the present invention is formed by previously stacking the lower plate-like body excluding the uppermost layer as a partial module, so that the partial module is juxtaposed as necessary at the installation location, and the uppermost layer is shaped, By examining the materials and attaching them by post-processing, workability can be improved according to individual requirements.

  In the slope of the present invention, when it corresponds to a desired step width, it is made to correspond by arranging the partial assemblies of various widths prepared in advance, and the uppermost layer is matched to these arrangement widths. By cutting the plate-like body with a simple blade, a slope can be easily configured.

  The slope of the present invention basically has a partial assembly excluding the uppermost layer of the slope, but at both ends or one side in the width direction, a rectangle, an unequal side quadrilateral, a triangle, or an arc on a part of the side is formed. By disposing the side part assembly in a shape that includes it, it is possible to easily construct a configuration that uses a slope not only from the front of the step but also from an oblique front.

  Since the inclined part of the present invention realizes the inclination angle with the bending of the elastic plate-like body, the lower part of the bent part has a gap with respect to the floor surface, so that the slope of the present invention has a soft touch. Therefore, it is suitable for indoor use exclusively using bare feet.

  Since the uppermost layer of the slope of the present invention can be applied to the partial assembly in a later process, it is possible to give the material a plate-like body having embossing and to have an anti-slip effect.

  The plate-like body constituting the slope of the present invention is made of a natural material or a synthetic resin material generically called linoleum and has a certain thickness, so that the same kind of plate-like body having a cutout, another color, or a pattern is fitted or welded thereto. By doing so, it is possible to display visually appealing symbols and characters and display warnings, cautions, and guidance.

  The uppermost plate-like body of the slope of the present invention can constitute a slope that covers not only the upper part of the partial assembly but also the upper part of the step with which the partial assembly is in contact, enabling safe walking. To do.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The slope 1 of the present invention is flexible with an elastic laminate having the flexibility of a natural material generically named linoleum or an elastic laminate having a flexibility with a synthetic resin, and an elastic laminate with a flexibility of a natural material and a synthetic resin. FIG. 1 schematically shows a slope formed by stacking laminates composed of elastic laminates having properties, and further stacking plate-like bodies composed of composite laminates with or without a fiber layer added to these laminates. As shown, the length of the bottom layer is the shortest, and by extending the length as it becomes the upper layer, the elongated portion ΔL of each plate-like body is gently bent to the bottom layer side due to its elasticity, so that the inclined portion is The slope is formed by forming a flat portion above the lowermost layer and bonding and integrating a part of the flat portion of each plate-like body with an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape.

  As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, the slope constituting the slope is a dimension in the length direction of the plate-like bodies adjacent in the vertical direction because the upper plate-like body is bent downward in the vicinity of P. From the difference ΔL and the thickness t of the plate-like body, the slope inclination angle θ constitutes a slope determined by adjusting the length ΔL of Equation 1.

  The uppermost plate 3a of the slope of FIG. 1 forms a slope by covering the partial assembly that is bonded to the lower part except for the uppermost plate 3a. Like the body, the length is not increased by ΔL, but the tip part may warp upward due to the aging of the material. In some cases, the top layer has a top layer whose length is 2ΔL to 3ΔL longer than the length of the other layers in order to allow the tip of the top layer to adhere to the floor surface. Constitute.

  In order to facilitate the field work, the slope of the present invention forms a partial assembly 4 by pasting together portions excluding the uppermost plate-like body 3a as shown in FIG. The slope is structured so as to cover the whole with the body 3a and adhere to the partial assembly 4 and the floor surface 10, and the constituent partial assembly 4 is arranged and adhered so as to cover the uppermost plate-like body 3a. Use the installation method.

  The step H to be eliminated by the slope is a thicker slope than the step H, and the plate H is removed from the lowermost layer of the partial assembly, or the thin plate is added to the step H and the slope. The height adjustment method is a slope in which the difference in height is realized within the thickness t of the plate-like body.

  The partial assembly 4 according to the present invention is provided with a slope α in FIG. 3 in advance in a portion in contact with the step in order to facilitate alignment adjustment work caused by unevenness and distortion in the height direction and width direction of the step. Matching the unevenness and distortion of the joint surface with a simple cutting operation.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The slope can be composed of a single partial assembly, but when the width W of the step is wide, a plurality of the partial assemblies are arranged side by side as illustrated in FIG. 4, and the plurality of partial assemblies 5a and 5b are targeted. A slope that can prevent the separation of the individual partial assemblies 4 is formed by covering with the uppermost plate-like body having the entire width of the plurality of partial assemblies.

  For the side part assemblies arranged on both sides or one side in the width direction, the shape (bird's eye view) is the rectangle shown in FIG. 4, and the shape of the side part assembly is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a part including an arc as shown in FIG. 6 is formed, and all the partial assemblies are juxtaposed and covered, and a slope covered with the shaped plate-like body 3 b is formed.

  In the shape including a partial arc as shown in FIG. 6, when the partial arc of each plate-like body is cut out, the inclination becomes smooth when an arc that is a concentric circle is formed. By forming a side part assembly that replaces the arc with a two-tangential crossing line and a chamfering line that are essentially in contact with the arc, except for several sheets, a straight part processing such as 5b can be used to form individual plate-like bodies. Simplify work.

  In order to adjust the inclination θ, the side partial assemblies shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 have the same number of plate-like body layers, thickness t, and length difference ΔL of adjacent partial assemblies in the length direction, and are used in the lateral direction. Defines the shape and size of each plate-like body in accordance with Equation 1 with respect to the direction normal to the side or arc portion of the side part assembly.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  Since the plate-like body of the uppermost layer of this slope may become slippery due to environmental conditions, a plate-like body having convex portions 8 shown in FIG. Constitute.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The symbols and characters displayed on this slope can also be displayed by paint color, but in order to avoid problems caused by the durability of the paint and slipping on the painted surface, As shown in 9 of FIG. 8, a plate-like body having different colors is fitted, and a slope that can be displayed for warning, note, or notice as a symbol or character that is welded and appeals to the eye is formed.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The uppermost plate-like body 3a of the slope is not only the upper part of the partial assembly 4 but also the entire step so as to cover the upper part of the step 7 as shown in FIG. A safe slope that does not cause a gap between the slopes 1 of the invention is formed.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  The partial assembly of the slope and the uppermost plate are made of natural or synthetic resin material that is flexible and can be applied to steps 7 of various shapes without requiring so much advanced technology with simple hand tools. A slope applied to a free-form step is formed by forming an inclined portion on the front from the line connecting the two points (X, Y) at the forefront of the step in FIG. 10 and forming a flat portion on the rear.

  The step in FIG. 10 shows an example of a step where two linear steps intersect, but in this embodiment, the flat part of the plate-like body has a step shape regardless of whether the step is polygonal or curved. Of course, the step can be applied to a polygonal shape or a curved shape as long as it can be cut out in accordance with the above.

Cross-sectional view of the slope of the present invention The cross-sectional view of the slope which shows the relationship with a partial assembly in the Example of this invention Cross-sectional view illustrating inclination of partial assembly in an embodiment of the present invention The bird's-eye view which shows the structure of the slope which consists of several partial assemblies in another Example of this invention FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a slope having an unequal quadrilateral side portion assembly in another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a slope having a side part assembly including a part of an arc on one side according to another embodiment of the present invention. Structural diagram of a slope with anti-slip in another embodiment of the present invention Structural diagram of a slope displaying a warning or the like in another embodiment of the present invention FIG. 6 is a structural diagram showing the structure of a slope in which the uppermost layer is also provided on the top of a step in another embodiment of the present invention. Structure of slope applied to various steps in another embodiment of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slope 2 Plate-like body 3a Uppermost plate-like body 3b Widely covered uppermost-layer plate-like body 4 Partial assembly 5a, 5b, 5c Side-by-side partial assembly or side partial assembly 6 Adhesive part of plate-like body 7 Step 8 Plate-like body with convex part 9 Inset display example 10 Floor surface A Length of flat part H Step height P Boundary between flat part and inclined part t Thickness of plate-like body W Step width α Inclination angle of partial assembly ΔL Extension from the lower layer with a plate body θ Slope angle of slope

Claims (18)

  In the slope constructed by stacking flexible and elastic plate-like bodies, the length of the lowermost layer is the shortest and the length of each plate-like body is increased by increasing the length as it becomes the upper layer A slanted part is formed by gently bending on the lowermost layer side due to its elasticity, the upper part of the lowermost layer forms a flat part, and a part of the flat part of each plate-like body is joined with adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape and integrated Slope to turn into.   The plate-like body according to claim 1 is a plate-like body in which a fiber layer is added or not added to an elastic laminate having flexibility made of natural materials collectively called linoleum.   The plate-like body according to claim 1 is a plate-like body in which a fiber layer is added or not added to an elastic laminate having flexibility made of a synthetic resin.   The plate-like body according to claim 1 is a plate-like body in which a fiber layer is added or not added to a composite elastic laminate having flexibility composed of natural materials and synthetic resins collectively referred to as linoleum. From the dimensional difference (ΔL) in the length direction of the plate-like bodies adjacent in the vertical direction and the thickness (t) of the plate-like bodies, the inclination angle (θ) of the tip of each layer of the second and higher layers is determined by Equation 1, The slope according to claim 1, wherein a gentle slope is realized by multilayering.
[Formula 1]
θ≈tan ⁻¹ (t / ΔL) ≈t / ΔL   The plate in the uppermost layer of the slope is the uppermost layer in which the length extension is 2ΔL to 3ΔL with respect to the length extension ΔL of each plate-like body obtained in claim 5. The slope of item 5.   The slope of claim 1 to claim 6 comprises a partial assembly in which portions excluding the uppermost plate-like body are bonded together, and is covered with the uppermost plate-like body at the time of installation. Slope that has a structure that adheres to the surface and installation method of the slope.   Steps to be eliminated by the slopes of claims 1 to 7 are prepared in advance with a thicker slope than the step, and the plate-like body is removed from the bottom layer of the partial assembly, or the thin plate-like body is placed on the bottom layer. Slope height adjustment method corresponding to the step by adding.   The partial assembly according to claim 7, wherein a slope is preliminarily attached to a portion in contact with the step.   The slope and slope installation method according to claim 7, wherein the partial assemblies constituting the slope are divided into a plurality of parts, juxtaposed side by side, and the plurality of partial assemblies are covered with the uppermost plate-like body having the entire width.   The side partial assemblies juxtaposed on both sides or one side in the width direction are rectangular, unequal quadrilateral, triangular or partially arc-shaped, but in the length direction, the number of layers is the same as the number of partial assemblies. The slope and the slope installation method according to claim 10, wherein the slope of Formula 1 is applied.   12. The slope according to claim 1 to 11, wherein a side or an arc using the slope in the side part assembly of claim 11 has an inclination according to Formula 1 in a normal direction thereof.   In the shape including a partly circular arc according to claim 11, the side partial assembly is replaced with a linear process in which a circular arc is replaced with a two-tangential crossing line and a chamfering line that are originally in contact with the circular arc, except for a plurality of upper plate-like bodies. .   The side part assembly according to claim 11, wherein a slope is preliminarily attached to a part in contact with the step.   The slope as the uppermost layer using the plate-like body having the convex portion 12 in the plate-like body of the uppermost layer of the slope according to claim 1.   The plate-like body in the uppermost layer of the slope according to claim 1 to 14 is a slope that can be fitted with a plate-like body having a different color, welded, and displayed for warning, note, or notice.   The uppermost plate-like body of claim 7 and claim 11 is a slope that covers not only the upper part of the partial assembly but also the upper part of the step.   The step is not linear, but it is free by forming a slope on the front from the line connecting the two points at the front and forming a flat on the rear for steps consisting of multiple straight lines or curves The slope according to claim 1, which is applied to a step of shape.

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