JP2010077707A - Handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail allowing a post to be firmly fixed with a post fixture while preventing the torsion of a post support part even if the post support part is made high. <P>SOLUTION: The handrail 1 includes the hollow post 9 and the post fixture 11. The post fixture 11 has a skeleton fixing part 13 fixed to a skeleton, and the post support part 15 inserted in the hollow of the post 9 to support the post 9. The post support part 15 is provided with a plurality of approximately triangular hollow parts 25a, 25b, 25c opened to a depth face and arranged in a vertical direction with the top parts 24 of the approximate triangles alternately changed in direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail installed on a balcony or a corridor.

Patent Document 1 discloses a handrail in which a hollow column is inserted into a column support part of a column fixing tool fixed to a housing, and the column support is supported by the column support unit.
In the technique of this patent document 1, a square-shaped hollow portion that opens to a finding surface is provided in the column support portion of the column fixing tool.

JP-A-7-331830

In general, in this type of handrail, when the external force is applied from the inside when a person leans against it or the external force is applied from the outside due to strong winds, etc. Need to be high.
However, since the technique of Patent Document 1 has a structure in which a quadrangular hollow portion is provided on the finding surface of the support column support portion, there is a problem that the support column support portion is easily twisted when the support column support portion is raised.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a handrail that can prevent the support of the support column from being twisted even if the support column support is raised, and can firmly fix the support column with a support fixture.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes a hollow column and a column fixing member, and the column fixing unit is a frame fixing unit that is fixed to the frame, and a column support unit that is inserted into the column hollow to support the column. The column support portion is characterized in that a plurality of substantially triangular hollow portions that open to the prospective surface are provided in the vertical direction with the apexes of the substantially triangular portions alternately changing directions.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the support column support part has a protruding part protruding upward at an upper end part on at least one side in the prospective direction.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the plurality of substantially triangular hollow portions have a larger hollow area in the upper hollow portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the column support part of the column fixing device is provided with a plurality of triangular hollow portions that open to the prospective surface, and a plurality of triangular hollow portions are provided in the vertical direction with the tops of the triangles alternately changed to provide a truss. Since the structure is used, it is difficult to cause torsion even if the supporting column support portion is raised, and the supporting column can be fixed at a higher position than before, so that the supporting column can be firmly fixed by the supporting column fixture.

  According to invention of Claim 2, since there exists an effect as described in Claim 1, and the support | pillar support part has provided the protrusion part in the upper end part of the at least one side (outside or inside) of a prospective direction. When the column is subjected to excessive external force from the inside due to, for example, leaning on the handrail, or excessive external force from the outside due to a typhoon, etc., the column is pressed against the protruding part of the column support part. Due to the deformation of the protruding portion, it is possible to prevent the support column from being deformed or damaged.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, since the strength required to the lower side of the support column is high as well as the effect of the first or second aspect is provided, the area of the plurality of triangular hollow parts is increased toward the upper side. By making it large, it is possible to adapt to the required strength distribution and to reduce the material of the post fixture.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, FIG. 1B is a side view of the support fixture shown in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3 is the front view which looked at the handrail which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention from the inner side.
The handrail 1 according to the present embodiment is provided on a balcony, and as shown in FIG. 3, includes a support column 9, a support fixture 11, and a lattice 5, and the lattice 5 includes a lower trunk edge 7 and a coping 8. And is attached between the columns 9 and 9.
As shown in FIG. 2, the support column 9 has a rectangular tube shape, and the inside is a hollow 13 having a rectangular cross section.
As shown in FIG. 1B, the support fixture 11 is an extruded shape member, and includes a housing fixing portion 13 and a support supporting portion 15 provided on the housing fixing portion 13. As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the housing fixing portion 13 is fixed to the housing 16 with fixing bolts 14, and the fixing bolt 14 is fixed by filling a resin material into a bolt insertion hole 17 formed in the housing 16. ing.
The support column support 15 is provided with an inner wall 19 and an outer wall 21 parallel to each other with a space therebetween. The inside is the side where the person is located, and the outside is the side where the person is not located.
The support column 15 is provided with a plurality of substantially triangular hollow portions 25 a, 25 b, 25 c that open to the prospective surface in the vertical direction, and is substantially located at the bottom of these substantially triangular hollow portions. A substantially hexagonal hollow portion 26 is provided below the triangular hollow portion 25a. Each hollow part 25a, 25b, 25c, 26 is provided over the direction in which the column support part 15 is found.
In the present embodiment, the lowermost substantially triangular hollow portion 25a is an equilateral triangle, and the second and third hollow portions 25b, 25c from the bottom are isosceles triangles, and the lowermost substantially triangular hollow portion The bottom portion of the triangle is gradually enlarged with the portion 25a, the second substantially triangular hollow portion 25b from the bottom, the third substantially triangular hollow portion 25c in order, and the substantially triangular hollow portions 25a, 25b, 25c The hollow area is made larger toward the upper substantially triangular hollow portion. In addition, the substantially triangular hollow portions 25a, 25b, and 25c are arranged such that the apex portions 24 of the substantially triangular shape are alternately changed in the direction of the outer side and the inner side.
The thicknesses of the inner wall 19 and the outer wall 21 are as follows: the thickness t1 of the portion having the substantially hexagonal hollow portion 26, the thickness t2 of the portion having the lowermost triangular hollow portion 25a, and the second substantially triangular shape from the bottom. The thickness t3 of the shape hollow portion 25b and the uppermost substantially triangular hollow portion 25c has a relationship of t1>t2> t3.
At the upper end portion of the support fixture 11, the corner portion 27 of the substantially triangular hollow portion 25c located at the top is located on the inner side, and a protruding portion 29 protruding upward is provided on the outer side. The tip of the projecting portion 29 has substantially the same height as the corner portion 27 of the uppermost approximately triangular hollow portion 25c.
The protrusion 29 has a thickness t4 at the tip that gradually decreases in thickness toward the upper end, and has a relationship of t3> t4.
The inner surface of the support 9 is fixed to the support fixture 11 with screws 31a and 31a at two upper and lower positions, and the outer surface is fixed to the support fixture 11 with screws 31b and 31b at two upper and lower positions. A screw 31b for stopping the outer upper portion of the support column 9 is fixed to the protruding portion 29, and a screw 31a for stopping the inner upper portion is fixed to the upper portion of the uppermost triangular hollow portion 25c.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower torso edge 7 of the lattice 3 is screwed to the prospective surface of the support 9 with an L-shaped metal fitting 33, and the headboard 8 is attached to the upper end of the support 9.

Next, the construction, operation, and effect of the handrail 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.
The construction of the handrail 1 is performed by opening the bolt insertion hole 17 in the housing 16 at the position where the support column 9 is attached and inserting the fixing bolt 14 inserted through the support fixture 11 into the bolt insertion hole 17 and filling the bolt insertion hole 17 with resin. Then, the support fixture 11 is fixed to the housing 16.
After fixing the column fixture 11 to the housing 16, the column 9 is inserted from above into the column support portion 15 of the column fixture 11, and the interior side surface and the outdoor side surface of the column 9 are connected to the column fixture 11 with screws 31a and 31b. The lower torso edge 7 of the lattice 5 is screwed to the support column 9 with an L-shaped metal fitting 33.
According to the handrail 1 according to the first embodiment, the column support part 15 of the column fixture 11 has a plurality of triangular hollow portions 25a, 25b, and 25c that open in the prospective surface in the vertical direction to form a truss structure. Therefore, even if the height of the support column 15 is increased, twisting can be prevented and the support column 9 can be fixed at a higher position than the conventional one, so that the support column 9 can be firmly fixed by the support fixture 11.
Therefore, for example, even when a person leans on the inside and an external force is applied to the handrail 1 from the inside to the outside, or an external force is applied from the outside to the inside due to wind pressure or the like, the support column 9 is made strong against these external forces. Can be fixed.
Since the strength required for the support column 15 at the lower side is higher, the area of the plurality of triangular hollow portions 25a, 25b, 25c is increased toward the upper side, so that it can be adapted to the required strength distribution and can be used. Can be reduced.
When the column 9 is pressed against the upper end of the column support 15 by receiving excessive wind pressure from the outside on the handrail 1 due to a typhoon or the like, the column support 15 is provided with a protruding portion 29 on the outer side. Since the protruding portion 29 is deformed by receiving the force of the support column 9, it is possible to prevent deformation and damage of the outer surface of the support column 9. Furthermore, since the protrusion 29 has a thickness t4 that is thinner toward the upper end, the upper end is more easily deformed. Therefore, the protrusion 29 is easily deformed following the external force received by the support column 9.
Moreover, in this Embodiment, since the corner | angular part 27 of the substantially triangular hollow part 25c in the uppermost position and the front-end | tip of the protrusion part 29 is made into the substantially same height, and the inner wall 19 and the outer wall 21 are the same height, By screwing the column 9 to the protrusion 29, the column 9 can be fixed to the column fixture 11 with screws 31a and 31b at the same high position on the inside and outside. Therefore, the support 9 can be stably fixed to the support fixture 11.

Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the embodiments described below, the same reference numerals are given to the portions having the same effects as the first embodiment described above. Therefore, the detailed description of the portion will be omitted, and in the following description, differences from the above-described first embodiment will be mainly described.
A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the support fixture 11 used in the handrail 1 according to the second embodiment. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the protruding portion 29 of the support fixture 11 is provided on the inner wall 19 and not provided on the outer wall 21. In the second embodiment, the lattice 5 has a larger mesh size than the first embodiment, and is difficult to receive wind pressure from the outside.

According to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the support column support portion 15 of the support column fixture 11 is provided with a plurality of triangular hollow portions 25a, 25b, 25c in the finding direction to form a truss structure. Therefore, even if the height of the support column 15 is increased, twisting can be prevented and the support column 9 can be fixed at a higher position than the conventional one, so that the support column 9 can be firmly fixed by the support fixture 11. Further, since the areas of the triangular hollow portions 25a, 25b, and 25c are increased toward the upper side, it is possible to adapt to the required strength distribution and reduce the material used.
Furthermore, according to the second embodiment, when a large number of people lean against the handrail 1 and receive an excessive external force from the inside and the upper end portion of the support column 15 is pressed against the support column 9, the support column support unit 15 is provided with a protruding portion 29 on the inner upper side, so that the protruding portion 29 of the support column support portion 15 is deformed, so that deformation and damage of the inner surface of the support column 9 can be prevented. Similarly to the first embodiment, since the protrusion 29 has a thickness t4 that is thinner toward the upper end, the upper end is more easily deformed. Therefore, the protrusion 29 is easily deformed following the external force received by the support column 9.

  A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view of the support fixture 11 used in the handrail 1 according to the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the protruding portion 29 of the support fixture 11 is provided on both the inner wall 19 and the outer wall 21, and the protruding portion 29 has a distal end thickness t3 and a proximal end thickness t3. Is different from the first embodiment in that the thickness is not as thin as the tip.

According to the third embodiment, the first embodiment is provided except for the operational effects of the configuration in which the thickness of the protruding portion 29 is made thinner toward the tip and the configuration in which the inner wall 19 and the outer wall 21 have the same height. In addition, when the excessive external force is applied to the support column 9 from the inside and the outside, the protruding portion 29 is deformed in each case to prevent the support column 9 from being deformed or damaged. be able to.
The support fixture 11 is provided with projections 29 at the upper end portions of both the inner wall 19 and the outer wall 21 thereof, so that the support 9 is fixed to each projection 29 by screws 31a and 31b. Both the inner side and the outer side can be screwed to the column fixing portion 15 at a higher position.

  A fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of the support fixture 11 used in the handrail 1 according to the fourth embodiment. The fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that no protruding portion 29 is provided on any of the inner wall 19 and the outer wall 21 of the support fixture 11.

  According to the fourth embodiment, the same function and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained except for the function and effect of the protrusion 29. That is, according to the fourth embodiment, the support column support 15 of the support fixture 11 is provided with a plurality of triangular hollow portions on the prospective surface in the vertical direction with the tops of the triangles alternately changing the direction of the truss. Since the structure is formed, twisting can be prevented even if the height of the support column 15 is increased, and the support column 9 can be fixed at a higher position than the prior art, so that the support column 9 can be firmly fixed by the support fixture 11. .

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, the handrail 1 is not limited to a handrail on a balcony, but may be a handrail such as a corridor or a staircase.
In the substantially triangular hollow portion 25, the lowermost hollow portion is not limited to an equilateral triangle shape, and may be an isosceles triangle or a triangle having a different length of each side. Similarly, the second and third hollow portions 25b and 25c from the bottom are not limited to isosceles triangles, but may be equilateral triangles or triangles having different lengths.
A panel may be provided between the support posts 9 in place of the lattice 5.
The support fixture 11 shown in FIG. 4 and the support fixture 11 shown in FIG. 5 may be used with the inside and the outside reversed.
In the first embodiment, instead of the support fixture 11 shown in FIG. 1 (b), the support fixture 11 shown in FIG. 4 may be used with the indoor side and the outdoor side reversed. In this embodiment, instead of the support fixture 11 shown in FIG. 4, the support fixture 11 shown in FIG. 1B may be used with the indoor side and the outdoor side reversed.

(A) is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 3, (b) is a side view of the support | pillar fixing tool shown to (a). It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is the front view which looked at the handrail which concerns on 1st Embodiment from the inner side. It is a side view of the support | pillar fixing tool used for the handrail which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view of the support | pillar fixing tool used for the handrail which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a side view of the support | pillar fixing tool used for the handrail which concerns on 4th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handrail 9 Support | pillar 11 Support | pillar fixing tool 13 Housing fixing | fixed part 15 Support | pillar support part 16 Housing | casing 24 Top part 25a Bottom substantially triangular hollow part 25b Second substantially triangular hollow part 25c from the bottom The substantially triangular hollow top Part 29 Projection

Claims (3)

  The support column has a hollow support column and a support column fixture. The support column fixing unit includes a frame fixing unit that is fixed to the frame and a column support unit that is inserted into the column hollow to support the column. Is a handrail characterized in that a plurality of substantially triangular hollow portions opening in the prospective surface are provided in the vertical direction with the tops of the substantially triangular portions alternately changing directions.   The handrail according to claim 1, wherein the column support portion has a protruding portion that protrudes upward at an upper end portion on at least one side in the prospective direction.   The handrail according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of substantially triangular hollow portions have a larger hollow area in the upper hollow portion.

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