JP2012132198A - Balustrade - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a balustrade capable of being easily constructed on the spot and surely holding a panel.SOLUTION: The balustrade includes a column 1, a panel 2, a cap piece 3, a lower frame 4 and airtight materials 9a and 9b. The plurality of columns 1 are erected at a prescribed interval on a skeleton 6, the cap pieces 3 are disposed between the upper parts of the respective columns 1 and each have an upper side panel take-in groove 8 opened downwards, the lower frames 4 are disposed between the lower parts of the respective columns 1 and each have a lower side panel take-in groove 13 opened upwards, and the panel 2 is held by inserting an upper end part from the lower part to the upper side panel take-in groove 8. A panel insertion side groove wall part 8a is inclined in the direction of spreading as approaching a groove opening, an insertion space part 17 continued to the upper side panel take-in groove 8 is provided, and the airtight materials 9a and 9b are provided on the inner peripheral side of a panel insertion side partition wall part 8b in the insertion space part 17 and a position below the airtight material 9a of the panel insertion side partition wall part 8b on the inner peripheral side of the other side groove wall part 8c.

Description

  The present invention relates to a handrail that is attached to a staircase, a veranda, a fence, a slope, a hallway, and the like, and more particularly, to a handrail in which a panel is attached for the purpose of perspective, windshield, and light shielding.

  Handrails mainly applied to balconies are used to transport unit products that have been assembled at the factory to the site, but there are some that require assembly at the site due to various circumstances. Of these, for handrails that require on-site assembly, when installing a panel for perspective effects or windshields, the panel from the diagonally lower side of the headboard against the upper panel insertion groove that opens downward on the lower side of the headboard Was attached by a technique called the Kendon type, in which the inserted panel was turned upright and turned vertically, and then dropped into the lower panel insertion groove of the lower frame.

JP-A-7-166769 JP 2007-138651 A

  However, when the groove width of the upper panel insertion groove of the headboard is substantially the same as the expected width of the upper edge of the panel, when the panel is inserted obliquely upward from the lower side of the headboard, the operator visually observes the upper edge of the panel. Since it cannot be installed unless it is exactly aligned with the upper panel groove, it is difficult to smoothly squeeze the panel into the upper panel groove, and after inserting the panel into the groove, Airtight material had to be retrofitted between the grooves. For this reason, the number of on-site processes has increased and the work has become cumbersome, the work efficiency when constructing handrails has been significantly reduced, and the construction period has also been prolonged. In addition, in the handrail that the panel takes out from the finding surface on the side where the column is inserted into the support column, the distance from the scaffold becomes longer, which makes it more difficult to attach the panel between the headboard and the lower frame. There was a risk of work when the construction was performed at

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a handrail that is easy to construct on-site and can reliably hold a panel.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a column, a panel, a headboard, a lower frame, and an airtight material, and a plurality of the columns are erected at predetermined intervals on the frame. The upper frame is provided between the upper portions of the columns and has an upper panel insertion groove opened downward. The lower frame is disposed between the lower portions of the columns and has an upper panel insertion groove opened upward. The panel has an upper end inserted into the upper panel insertion groove from below and held, and a lower end of the panel is held in the lower panel insertion groove. The groove width of the groove opening portion is wider than the groove width on the groove bottom side, and at least the panel insertion side groove wall portion is inclined in a direction that widens toward the groove opening portion. Inserted continuously from the bottom panel insertion groove above the bottom side A space is provided, and the hermetic material is located below the airtight material of the panel insertion side partition wall portion on the inner peripheral side of the panel insertion side partition wall portion in the insertion space portion and the inner periphery side of the other side groove wall portion. It is provided in.

  In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the lower frame is previously attached to the lower end of the panel, and has a lower frame attaching piece protruding downward on the other side of the lower panel insertion groove, The lower frame mounting pieces are formed so that they can be screwed together by abutting against the lower frame support material provided on the side of the column when the panel inserted in the upper panel insertion groove is rotated to the vertical position. It is characterized by being.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the groove width of the groove opening of the upper panel insertion groove of the headboard is wider than the groove width of the groove bottom, and the panel constituting the upper panel insertion groove When the insertion side groove wall portion is inclined, the upper end portion of the panel inserted along the inclination is guided to the insertion space portion. Further, since the airtight material is provided at a position lower than the airtight material of the panel insertion side partition wall portion on the inner peripheral side of the panel insertion side partition wall portion and the other side groove wall portion of the insertion space portion, the upper panel The upper end of the panel inserted into the insertion groove does not hit the airtight material, and when the panel is rotated vertically with the upper end of the panel as an axis, it is arranged in a step in the groove Since both the airtight materials are in contact with both sides of the panel, the panel is firmly held by the headboard and the lower frame. Therefore, the wide opening of the groove in the panel allows the panel to be inserted at an angle, and the air-tight material is arranged in a vertical manner in the groove, thereby providing an angle. If the panel inserted from diagonally below is rotated in the groove and the panel is set up vertically, the airtight material will come into contact with both sides of the panel, so it is necessary to retrofit the airtight material even if it is an on-site handrail. Absent. Therefore, the panel can be attached by an easy operation, the assembly of the handrail is completed efficiently, and the construction period can be shortened.

  According to the invention described in claim 2 of the present invention, the lower frame is attached in advance in a state where the lower end of the panel is inserted with the lower panel insertion groove, and the panel inserted into the upper panel insertion groove of the headboard is inserted. When the panel is rotated to the vertical position, the lower frame mounting piece on the panel insertion side of the lower frame comes into contact with the side of the column and is screwed, so that the panel is inserted into the lower panel insertion groove. Since the dropping work is not necessary, more efficient work is possible.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the handrail by this implementation. (A) is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing A in FIG. 1, and (b) is a transverse sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. (A)-(d) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which expanded a part which shows the attachment procedure of a panel among the construction procedures of the handrail by this implementation. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows other embodiment of this invention, (a) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the handrail of the aspect by which a panel is arrange | positioned on the same surface shape as a support | pillar, a headboard, and a lower frame, (b) These are the longitudinal cross-sectional views which show the handrail of the aspect with which a panel is hold | maintained with a both-sides frame.

  Hereinafter, the handrail of this invention is described based on each drawing about embodiment applied to the balcony handrail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the handrail according to the present embodiment is installed at the end of the housing 6 on the panel insertion side. The support 1 is erected at a plurality of positions on the housing 6 at predetermined intervals, the panel 2, and the headboard. 3 and a lower frame 4. The support column 1 is formed of a hollow extruded profile. An anchor plate 5 is attached to the lower end of the support column 1. The anchor plate 5 is mounted on the upper portion of the housing 6 and fixed with screws 11. Further, a lower bracket 7 having a horizontal piece projecting from the support column 1 toward the panel insertion side is fixed with a screw 11 to the finding surface 1a on the lower side of the support column 1 on the panel insertion side. A lower frame support member 14 is fixed to the upper portion with screws 11.

  The headboard 3 is formed of a hollow extruded shape having a wide and substantially rectangular shape in a longitudinal section. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the lower end portion 3a has an upper panel insertion groove 8 opened downward. is doing. Further, the upper panel insertion groove 8 is provided at a position closer to the panel insertion side of the lower end 3a of the headboard 3, and the panel insertion side groove wall 8a constituting the upper panel insertion groove 8 is formed at the groove bottom (upper side). It is inclined so as to gradually expand from the upper side of the panel insertion groove) toward the lower end 3a (groove opening side) of the headboard 3, and the other-side groove wall 8c is formed substantially vertically. It has a mortise shape. Further, on the upper side of the panel insertion side groove wall portion 8a, an insertion space portion 17 continuous with the upper panel insertion groove 8 is provided, and the panel insertion side partition wall portion 8b constituting the insertion space portion 17 is In addition, the width from the upper end of the panel insertion side groove wall 8a to the other side groove wall 8c in the insertion space 17 is substantially uniform. In addition, airtight materials 9a and 9b are arranged on the inner side of the panel insertion side partition wall portion 8b near the panel insertion side groove wall portion 8a and on the inner peripheral side of the groove opening portion of the other side groove wall portion 8c, respectively. The airtight members 9 a and 9 b are fitted in holding groove portions 10 a and 10 b provided in the headboard 3. As for the mounting structure of the headboard 3 and the support post 1, referring to FIG. 1, an upper bracket 12 having a substantially horizontal plate shape is attached to the upper end portion of the support post 1 and provided on the other side of the lower end portion of the headboard 3. The cap 3 and the upper bracket 12 are communicated with each other by a screw 11 and screwed to the upper end of the column 1.

  The lower frame 4 has a lower panel insertion groove 13 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3C and 3D, and a substantially vertical lower frame mounting piece 4a extending downward is provided on the other side portion. It is. Further, a lower bracket 7 is fixed with screws 11 on the panel insertion side of the column 1 on the panel insertion side, and a vertical wall 14a is formed on the other side of the panel insertion side on the upper portion of the lower bracket 7. A lower frame support member 14 having a block shape is fixed. Further, a horizontal wall portion 14b extending from the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 14a of the lower frame support member 14 toward the panel insertion side is provided, and the block of the lower frame support member 14 described above is provided on the horizontal wall portion 14b. A pressing material 15 having substantially the same shape as the portion is fitted, and the lower frame 4 is concealed to improve the appearance design of the handrail. Then, the lower frame mounting piece 4a of the lower frame 4 holding the lower end portion of the panel 2 with the lower panel insertion groove 13 is brought into contact with the vertical wall portion 14a of the lower frame support member 14 and fixed with the screw 11, and further, The pressing material 15 is fitted to the horizontal wall portion 14 b of the lower frame support member 14 in such a manner as to sandwich the frame 4.

Next, the panel attachment procedure among the construction procedures of the handrail will be described below.
As a first procedure, as shown in FIG. 3A, the panel 2 is lifted obliquely upward from the column 1 panel insertion side, and the upper end portion of the panel 2 is the groove panel of the upper panel insertion groove 8 of the headboard 3. It inserts along the inclination of the insertion side groove wall part 8a.
As the second procedure, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the tip of the upper end of the inserted panel 2 reaches the insertion space portion 17 from the upper panel insertion groove 8 of the headboard 3, the other side groove wall portion 8c The panel 2 is rotated toward the other side with the upper end of the panel 2 as an axis until a position where the other side surface of the panel 2 hits the airtight member 9b provided on the inner peripheral side.
As a third procedure, as shown in FIG. 3C, the lower frame mounting piece 4a attached to the lower end of the panel 2 is attached to the lower wall support member 14 as the panel 2 rotates. 14a, the screw 11 is inserted into the lower frame mounting piece 4a and the lower frame support member 14 at that position, and they are screwed together.
As a fourth procedure, as shown in FIG. 3 (d), the edge material 15 is fitted to the horizontal wall portion 14 b of the lower frame support member 14, and the lower frame 4 is moved from both sides by the edge material 15 and the lower frame support material 14. Hold. By reducing the above procedure, the operation of attaching the panel 2 in the handrail according to the present implementation is completed.

  By passing through the above procedure, the handrails in which the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the panel 2 are respectively held in the upper panel insertion groove 8 of the headboard 3 and the lower panel insertion groove 13 of the lower frame 4 are formed. In addition, the groove opening of the upper panel insertion groove 8 of the headboard 3 is wide open to the panel insertion side, and the operator is able to receive the panel 2 when the upper end of the panel 2 is inserted. It becomes easy to insert the panel 2. Further, after inserting the upper end portion of the panel 2 into the upper panel insertion groove 8, the panel 2 is further pushed in by utilizing the inclination of the upper panel insertion groove 8 on the inner side of the panel insertion side groove wall portion 8a. The top end of the panel 2 is inserted into the space 17 so that the rotation of the panel 2 is not hindered. From here, the panel 2 is rotated about the top end of the panel 2 to make the panel 2 vertical. Put the lower frame mounting piece 4a of the lower frame 4 attached to the lower end of the panel 2 into contact with the lower frame support member 14 and fix the screws 11 to each other. The airtight materials 9a and 9b abut on both sides of the side surface, respectively. As a result, a handrail in which the upper and lower ends of the panel 2 are held in the upper panel insertion groove 8 of the headboard 3 and the lower panel insertion groove 13 of the lower frame 4 is formed without retrofitting the airtight materials 9a and 9b. .

4 (a) and 4 (b) show another embodiment of the handrail of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the panel 2 is a handrail that is held between the headboard 32 and the support 31 and at a position surrounded by a lower frame although not shown. Even in such a handrail, the upper panel insertion groove 8 has a groove opening formed widely on the panel insertion side as in the above embodiment (the handrail shown in FIG. 1), and the panel insertion side groove When the wall portion 8a is inclined, the panel 2 can be easily attached when the panel 2 is inserted. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the panel 2 has the headboard 42 and both side frames 43, and although not shown, the inner periphery of the lower frame that is taken out from the mounting surface of the support column 41 on the panel insertion side. It may be held on each side. Even in this case, the panel 2 can be easily attached by inserting the upper end of the panel 2 into the upper panel insertion groove 8 of the headboard 42 at an angle from the oblique lower side, as in the above embodiment.

  In the present invention, the shape and size of the headboards 3, 32, and 42 are not limited to the above embodiments. Moreover, about the panel 2, although the glass-made panels are used in said each embodiment, a resin panel, a wooden panel, etc. may be sufficient. Moreover, although the handrail by this invention demonstrated what applied to the balcony in the said embodiment, the application range, such as a passage, a slope, a staircase, and a partition, is not limited.

1,31,41 Post 2 Panel 3, 32, 42 Headboard 4 Lower frame 4a Lower frame mounting piece 6 Housing 8 Upper panel insertion groove 8a Panel insertion side groove wall portion 8b Panel insertion side partition wall portion 8c Other side groove wall portion 9a , 9b Airtight material 11 Screw 13 Lower panel insertion groove 14 Lower frame support material 17 Insertion space portion

Claims (2)

It has struts, panels, caps, a lower frame, and airtight materials,
A plurality of struts are erected on the chassis at predetermined intervals, the headboard is installed between the upper portions of the respective struts, and has an upper panel insertion groove opened downward, and the lower frame is a lower portion of each strut The upper panel insertion groove is inserted into the upper panel insertion groove from below, and the lower end of the lower panel insertion groove is held downward. It is held in the side panel insertion groove, and the upper panel insertion groove has a groove opening width wider than the groove width on the groove bottom side, and at least the panel insertion side groove wall portion is the groove opening portion. It is inclined in a direction that widens toward the upper side, and an insertion space portion that is continuous with the upper panel insertion groove is provided above the groove bottom side of the upper panel insertion groove,
The airtight material is provided at a position lower than the airtight material of the panel insertion side partition wall portion on the inner peripheral side of the panel insertion side partition wall portion in the insertion space portion and the inner peripheral side of the other side groove wall portion. A handrail.   The lower frame is attached in advance to the lower end of the panel, and has a lower frame mounting piece that protrudes downward on the other side of the lower panel insertion groove. 2. The structure of claim 1, wherein when the panel inserted in the frame is rotated to a position where the panel is vertical, the panel is in contact with a lower frame supporting member provided on a side of the support so as to be screwed together. The handrail described.

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