JP2012046890A - Handrail - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handrail which is excellent in design even while it facilitates walking along it and it is easy to hold.SOLUTION: A handrail 1 comprises a wall attaching surface 3 and a handrail body 2. The handrail body 2 is formed roughly in an L shape in the cross sectional view, and includes: a lower end face 4 facing a floor surface; a body front surface 5 formed roughly vertically to the lower end face to configure a counter wall surface side; and an upper end face 6 formed roughly vertically to the body front surface. The lower end face, the body front surface and the upper end face are all turned to flat surfaces, and a hand-hold part 7 formed in a recessed shape so as to hook a fingertip is provided on a middle part of a surface continued from the upper end face to the wall attaching surface.

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail provided on a wall surface such as a hallway or a staircase.

  Conventionally, as a handrail as described above, a cylindrical handrail bar is supported by an attachment member attached to a wall surface, but a shape in which the attachment member and the handrail bar are integrated is also known. Various proposals have been made, and examples thereof include Patent Documents 1 and 2 below.

  Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 below each disclose a handrail that is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape in a cross-sectional view, has a wall mounting surface, and includes a handrail main body. The upper side (upper surface side) of the handrail base is formed longer than the lower side (lower surface side), and a hand hook (snip portion) is formed so as to protrude forward. Patent Document 1 below also discloses a shape in which the lower surface side is dented into a concave shape so that the handle portion can be easily grasped by the palm.

Japanese Patent No. 3327005 JP 2005-307449 A

The ones described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 above have a flat upper surface on which the hand and lower arm are placed, so that they can be used without causing pain when walking while sliding the hand or lower arm. It is easy to do.
However, the hand-held portion disclosed in these is shaped so that the fingertip is hung from the side or the lower side with respect to the handrail when trying to grasp it by hand, so that it is difficult to grasp firmly from above. Yes.

  In recent years, the design of everything in the living space has been preferred to have a clean impression design, and a design that does not look like a handrail has been demanded.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a handrail that is easy to walk around and easy to grasp while having excellent design.

  In order to achieve the above object, a handrail according to the present invention is a handrail having a wall mounting surface and a handrail main body, wherein the handrail main body is formed in a substantially L shape in a sectional view, and A lower end surface facing the body, a main body front surface that is formed substantially perpendicular to the lower end surface and constitutes the opposite wall surface side, and an upper end surface formed substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the main body, the lower end surface, Both the front surface of the main body and the upper end surface are flat surfaces, and a handgrip formed in a concave shape is provided at a midpoint portion of the surface connecting from the upper end surface to the wall mounting surface. It is characterized by being.

In the present invention, an inclined surface that is inclined obliquely may be formed on a surface that continues from the handle portion to the wall mounting surface.
Further, in the present invention, a recess is formed in the front surface of the main body, and a fitting for fixing the handrail main body to the wall surface is inserted into the recess, and for closing the recess. By fitting the cover member, the front surface of the cover member and the front surface of the main body may be substantially the same surface, and the front surface of the main body may be a flat surface.
Furthermore, in the present invention, projecting pieces that are pressed against the side surfaces of the recess and fitted into the recess may be formed at both ends of the cover member.

  According to the handrail according to the present invention, since it has the above-described configuration, it has excellent functionality as well as having functionality that makes it easy to walk and grab.

It is typical sectional drawing for demonstrating the handrail which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is typical sectional drawing for demonstrating the attachment process of the handrail. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the handrail main body of the handrail.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A handrail 1 according to the present embodiment is a handrail 1 having a wall mounting surface 3 and a handrail main body 2. The handrail main body 2 is formed in a substantially L shape in a cross-sectional view and is opposed to a floor surface. It has an end surface 4, a main body front surface 5 which is formed substantially perpendicular to the lower end surface 4 and forms the opposite wall surface side, and an upper end surface 6 which is formed substantially perpendicular to the main body front surface 5. The lower end surface 4, the front surface 5 of the main body and the upper end surface 6 are all flat surfaces, and a hand is formed in a concave shape so that a fingertip can be put on the middle part of the surface connecting from the upper end surface 6 to the wall mounting surface 3. A hanging portion 7 is provided.
This will be described in detail below.

The handrail 1 is attached along the wall surface 20 substantially parallel to the floor surface (not shown) and from the floor surface to, for example, the height of the waist position of an adult.
Here, the wall surface 20 is provided substantially perpendicular to the floor surface, and a ceiling surface (not shown) is provided substantially perpendicular to the wall surface 20.
The handrail 1 includes a handrail body 2 made of a wood material such as MDF (medium density fiberboard), and a cover member 10 described later.
The wood material constituting the handrail main body 2 is long and is formed in a substantially L shape in a cross-sectional view, and a surface decorative sheet 2a made of a resin material or the like is attached to the surface thereof to be integrated. The surface decorative sheet 2 a may be attached to the entire surface of the handrail main body 2, but is preferably attached to at least the lower end surface 4, the main body front surface 5, and the upper end surface 6 exposed when the handrail 1 is attached. Furthermore, it is desirable that the surface facing sheet 2a is also attached to the wall facing surface 12, the handle 7, the inclined surface 8, and the horizontal surface 13 which will be described later.

The lower end surface 4, the main body front surface 5 and the upper end surface 6 of the handrail main body 2 are all formed flat as described above. The wall mounting surface 3 is also formed flat so that it can be mounted in close contact with the wall surface 20.
That is, the handrail body 2 is formed such that the lower end surface 4 is substantially perpendicular to the wall mounting surface 3, the main body front surface 5 is substantially perpendicular to the lower end surface 4, and the upper end surface 6 is substantially perpendicular to the main body front surface 5. ing.
Therefore, when the handrail main body 2 is attached to the wall surface 20, the lower end surface 4 is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the floor surface and facing the floor surface, the main body front surface 5 is substantially parallel to the wall surface 20, and the upper end surface 6 is the ceiling surface ( (Not shown) and substantially parallel to the ceiling surface.

Although the dimension of the lower end surface 4 is not specifically limited, For example, if it is set to about 60 mm to 70 mm, the protruding width dimension when attached to the wall surface 20 can be suppressed. For example, the handrail 1 is installed in a narrow corridor or the like. Even if it does not get in the way, it can be configured compactly.
Further, the size of the main body front surface 5 is not particularly limited, but for example, when it is about 75 mm to 85 mm, the strength as the handrail 1 can be sufficiently provided.
A concave handle portion 7 is provided in the middle of the surface connecting from the upper end surface 6 to the wall mounting surface 3. The handle portion 7 is formed to a depth at which the fingertip is hooked when the upper end surface 6 is grasped by hand from the front of the handrail 1, and the upper end surface 6 is easily grasped by an elderly person, a sick person, an infant or the like having a weak grip. The width dimension is preferably about 25 mm to 35 mm, for example.

A wall facing surface 12 that faces the wall surface 20 is formed from the upper end surface 6 to the handle portion 7. When the handrail body 2 is attached to the wall surface 20, the wall facing surface 12 is substantially parallel to the wall surface 20. Placed in.
In addition, an inclined surface 8 that is inclined obliquely may be formed on a surface that continues from the handle portion 7 to the wall mounting surface 3.
The inclination angle of the inclined surface 8 is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately set according to the size of the handrail 1 and may be a curved inclined surface 8 as illustrated.
Thus, if the inclined surface 8 is provided, the handrail main body 2 can be made thick, and the handrail main body 2 having strength can be obtained even if a force is applied to the handle portion 7. Further, by using the inclined surface 8 instead of the substantially right-angled corners, it is possible to easily clean dust and the like that accumulates on the surface that is continuous from the handle portion 7 to the wall mounting surface 3.
Furthermore, you may provide the horizontal surface 13 formed substantially parallel to the lower end surface 4 from the inclined surface 8 to the wall attachment surface 3 like the example of a figure. The horizontal surface 13 is arranged substantially parallel to the floor surface when the handrail body 2 is attached to the wall surface 20.

The corners of the lower end surface 4 and the front surface 5 of the main body, the corners of the front surface 5 and the upper end surface 6, the corners of the upper end surface 6 and the wall facing surface 12, and the corners of the wall facing surface 12 and the handle portion 7 are respectively May be R-processed in the illustrated example. Although not shown in the figure, the above-described corner portions may be chamfered.
According to this, the accident when it hits the corner | angular part of the handrail 1 can be prevented. Further, the gripping feeling of the handle portion 7 can be good.

A recess 9 is formed in the main body front surface 5 along the longitudinal direction of the handrail main body 2. A fitting 11 for fixing the handrail main body 2 to the wall surface 20 is inserted into the recess 9.
Here, an example in which a screw is used as the fixture 11 is shown, and the number of the fixtures 11 used is set according to the length of the handrail 1.
In the figure, 9a indicates the bottom surface of the recess 9 and 9b indicates the side surface of the recess 9. The fixture 11 is screwed into the bottom surface 9a, penetrates the handrail main body 2, reaches the wall mounting surface 3, and reaches the wall surface 20. It reaches.
The depth of the recess 9 is not particularly limited, but may be any depth that can accommodate at least the screw head of the fixture 11 when the handrail 1 is attached to the wall surface 20 (see FIG. 1). .

The recess 9 only needs to be formed in a place where the fixture 11 is screwed, and may be partially formed on the front surface 5 of the main body. However, as shown in FIG. It is good also as what was formed large along.
The recess 9 may be formed from end to end of the main body front surface 5 as shown in FIG. 3, or may be formed leaving a part of the end. When formed from end to end as shown in FIG. 3, end caps (not shown) may be attached to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the handrail 1.
In FIG. 3, 91 indicates the position of the screw hole 91 into which the fixture 11 is screwed, and in the example shown in the figure, an example is shown in which two fixtures 11 are inserted vertically in parallel. It is not limited to.
The mounting tool 11 is screwed into a screw hole 91 formed in advance in the bottom surface 9a of the recess 9 and has a length reaching the wall surface 20 (see FIG. 1).

A cover member 10 for closing the recess 9 is fitted into the recess 9.
The cover member 10 is made of a resin material such as ABS resin, and the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the cover member 10 are formed with protruding pieces 10ba that are pressed against the side surface 9b of the recess 9 and fitted into the recess 9. ing.
The cover member 10 is formed in a concave shape in accordance with the shape and size of the recess 9, and includes a front surface portion 10 a that covers the recess 9 and a side portion 10 b that is fitted to the side surface 9 b.
The shape and configuration of the protruding piece 10ba are not particularly limited, and the protruding member 10ba may be configured to be fitted in the recess 9 by pressing the protruding piece 10ba against the side surface 9b.
As shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, a plurality of protruding pieces 10ba in the example are formed on the outer surface side on the front side in the fitting direction to the recess 9 of the side portion 10b, and are inclined toward the side surface 9b of the recess 9. While protruding.

Accordingly, the front surface portion 10a of the cover member 10 and the main body front surface 5 are substantially flush with each other, and the main body front surface 5 is a flat surface.
Moreover, since the fixture 11 inserted in the bottom face 9a of the recess 9 is covered with the cover member 10, the fixture 11 is not exposed and looks good. Moreover, even if it leans on the handrail 1 when walking along as mentioned above, the fixture 11 does not hit and it can be used safely.
Furthermore, if the cover member 10 is provided with the protruding piece 10a described above, the cover member 10 can be fitted into the recess 9 with a simple configuration.
When the cover member 10 is fitted in the recess 9, the front surface portion 10 a of the cover member 10 and the front surface 5 of the main body are substantially flush with each other. Since there is no protruding part, the possibility that the cover member 10 is hooked and removed can be reduced.

Next, an example of how to attach the handrail 1 to the wall surface 20 will be briefly described.
First, the wall mounting surface 3 is held in close contact with the mounting position of the handrail 1 on the wall surface 20, and the mounting tool 11 is screwed into the bottom surface 9a of the recess 9 (see FIG. 2). The attachment position of the handrail 1 may be set around the waist position of the main user, and can be set as appropriate. At this time, the attachment 11 may be inserted into the screw hole 91 formed in advance and screwed into the wall surface 20. In addition, what is necessary is just to screw in arbitrary places, when the screw hole 91 is not formed in the recess 9. FIG. For example, the handrail 1 can be firmly attached by confirming the position where the base rail (not shown) of the wall surface 20 is provided and screwing in toward the position. Of course, the position of the forming screw hole 91 and the position of the base bar may be aligned in advance.
And if the handrail main body 2 is fixed to the wall surface 20 with the fixture 11, if the cover member 10 is inserted in the recess 9, the installation work is completed (see FIG. 1).

As described above, the handrail 1 according to the present embodiment has the wall mounting surface 3 on the handrail main body 2, and therefore has a small number of parts. Therefore, since a separate attachment member or the like is not required, the number of construction steps is small, and the handrail 1 can be easily attached as described above.
In addition, since the lower end surface 4, the front surface 5, and the upper end surface 6 of the handrail body 2 are all flat surfaces, the design composed of straight lines is less visible than the handrail 1 compared to the conventional handrail and has a clean impression. Thus, the handrail 1 having high design properties can be obtained.
Furthermore, since the upper end surface 6 is a flat surface, for example, it is easy to walk while sliding with the lower arm applied to assist walking, and pain is not easily accompanied.
When the handrail 1 is desired to be gripped, the handle portion 7 that can be gripped from above is provided.

As described above, the shape and configuration of the handrail 1, the attachment procedure, the fixing structure to the wall surface 20, and the like are not limited to the above-described example, and for example, the recess 9 may not be formed on the main body front surface 5. In this case, it is desirable that the fixture 11 is screwed from a location where the screwed fixture 11 is difficult to see, such as the lower end surface 4 and the horizontal surface 13. Further, the length of the handrail 1 is not particularly limited to a long length, and can be set according to the place of use and the installation environment.
Furthermore, the handrail 1 is not limited to being indoors, and may be installed outdoors such as a rooftop. In this case, the handrail main body 2 may be made of a resin material, a metal material, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handrail 2 Handrail main body 3 Wall attachment surface 4 Lower end surface 5 Main body front surface 6 Upper end surface 7 Hand part 8 Inclined surface 9 Recess 10 Cover member 11 Attachment 20 Wall surface

Claims (4)

A handrail having a wall mounting surface and a handrail body,
The handrail main body is formed in a substantially L shape in a cross-sectional view, and has a lower end surface facing the floor surface, a main body front surface that is formed substantially perpendicular to the lower end surface and constitutes the opposite wall surface side, An upper end surface formed substantially perpendicular to the
The lower end surface, the front surface of the main body, and the upper end surface are all flat surfaces, and a hand is formed in a concave shape so that a fingertip can be applied to an intermediate portion of the surface that extends from the upper end surface to the wall mounting surface. A handrail characterized in that a hook is provided. In claim 1,
The handrail characterized in that an inclined surface that is inclined obliquely is formed on a surface that continues from the handle portion to the wall mounting surface. In claim 1 or claim 2,
A recess is formed on the front surface of the main body,
A fitting for fixing the handrail main body to the wall surface is inserted into the recess, and a cover member for closing the recess is fitted, whereby the front surface of the cover member and the front surface of the main body are approximately. A handrail having the same surface and the front surface of the main body being a flat surface. In claim 3,
A handrail, wherein projecting pieces that are pressed against the side surfaces of the recess and are fitted into the recess are formed at both ends of the cover member.

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