JP2012239387A - Snow enclosure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a snow enclosure adjustable in expansion width and height according to the height of trees and plants, simply and easily installed and removed with excellent workability, easily stored after removal so as to be reusable the next year, easily changed in height setting according to the height of trees and plants, and stably installed even on a slope.SOLUTION: A pair of connecting support bodies 2 constituting the snow enclosure 1 have downward mortises 2E, 2E serving as panel engaging parts, and are connected by hinges 3 so as to be expandable in substantially truncated chevron shape. A shielding panel 5 having a plurality of penetrated mortise holes 5E opened to the front and rear faces is detachably connected by insert-fitting upward tenons 5D into the downward mortises 2E of the connecting support body 2, and downward mortises 5J are detachably provided with ground locking bodies 6 for locking the ground and holding horizontalness.

Description

  The present invention relates to a snow enclosure used to protect vegetation from snow loads and strong winds during winter in snowy areas.

  In snowy areas, snow fences are installed to protect vegetation from snow loads and strong winds before winter. In general snow fences, three to four bamboos are erected so as to surround each plant, and the upper end side is bundled with a string, and a rope is wrapped in the middle of the bamboo bundle in the height direction. It consists of a structure and a structure that winds a kite in addition to a rope. However, the work of assembling and dismantling for each plant is troublesome, the strength against snow load is not enough, it is difficult to give strength to the assembling work of amateurs, it will be asked to the gardener, can not be used every year There are disadvantages such as.

Therefore, a plurality of columnar structures K having a substantially triangular shape as a whole from the top member and the leg frame, a horizontal beam 4 horizontally disposed between the top members 1 and 1, and an upper end side of the horizontal beam 4 are engaged. In addition, a plurality of covering bodies 5 that are alternately erected from both the left and right sides and are erected on the ground, and the top member 1, 1 that is interposed between the top members 1, 1 are installed and installed. There is known a snow enclosure composed of a frame 6 (Patent Document 1).
Further, the horizontal pillar 20, a pair of connecting members 30, 30 attached to both ends of the horizontal pillar 20, a support leg 40 connected to each connecting member 30, and a shelf holding tool 50 provided on the support leg 40. There is known a skeletal support 10 for a snow enclosure constructed from the following (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 3989854 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-192020

The technique of the above-mentioned patent document 1 has a variety of types such as the top member 1, the leg frame 2, the horizontal rail body 4, the covering body 5 and the shape retaining body 6 as constituent members, and the assembly and disassembly work is troublesome and takes a long time. , Lack of strength, and because the space between the covering bodies 5 is vacant, the vegetation cannot be protected from strong winds.
Moreover, the technique of patent document 2 is troublesome in the work which constructs | assembles and disassembles the shelf board 4 with a fixed space | interval in the vertical direction between a pair of support legs 40 and 40, and the connection member 30 is an exclusive hardware and expensive. In addition, there is a problem that it takes time to rust, and it takes a lot of work to place and remove the plurality of shelf boards 4 on the support legs 40. In addition, both the techniques of Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a problem that the height according to the height of the plant cannot be set freely.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described disadvantages and problems of the prior art, and has two shielding panels as a basic configuration, and can be adjusted in width and height in accordance with the height of the vegetation. And removal work is simple and easy and excellent in workability, it is easy to store the components after removal and can be reused the next year, and the height setting can be changed according to the height of the back of the plant An object of the present invention is to provide a snow enclosure that is easy, can be stably installed on an inclined surface, and has excellent strength.

  The means of the present invention configured to solve the above-described problems includes a pair of connection support members each having a panel engagement portion and connected to each other so as to expand in a substantially C shape, and each of the connection support members. The panel engaging portion has a detachable upper connecting portion and a pair of shielding panels having a lower connecting portion on the lower surface.

  And the said shielding panel is good to form the some punching hole opened on the front and back.

  Moreover, the said shielding panel is good to set it as the structure which provides the ground latching body for ground latching and horizontal maintenance in the said lower connection part so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  The connection support body may be provided with an expansion preventing tool for preventing the pair of shielding panels from being excessively expanded.

  The snow fence according to claim 1 may be detachably arranged with other snow fences adjacent in the lateral direction.

The shielding panel may be configured to be detachably connected to other shielding panels in the vertical direction.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the shielding panel connected to the pair of expandable connecting supports is installed in the ground in a substantially C-shaped open state so as to cover the upper part of the plant, it is easy and easy to install. Excellent strength against snow and strong winds.
(2) Since the snow fence is configured to be able to open and close the pair of connection support bodies and the shielding panel, the snow enclosure is excellent in storage property, and the work is easy even when it is reused the next year.
(3) Since the shield panel is formed with a plurality of punched holes that open to the front and rear surfaces, the weight of the work is reduced due to weight reduction, and the snow is melted by the sunlight entering inside through the punched holes. Can promote the growth of vegetation.
(4) The shielding panel is provided with a ground locking body on the lower surface for ground locking and horizontal maintenance, preventing the snow enclosure from being displaced due to snow load or wind pressure and damaging the vegetation. It is possible to avoid the situation where the snow load falls and the snow enclosure falls over.
(5) Since the spread prevention tool for preventing the pair of shielding panels from being excessively expanded is provided on the connection support, the shielding panel is expanded by the snow load and the height is lowered, and the plant is damaged. It can be surely prevented.
(6) Since the snow fence is constructed so that other snow fences can be detachably connected in the horizontal direction, the entire vegetation planted in rows can be easily covered with a simple operation and has high strength. Can have.
(7) Since the shielding panel has a configuration in which other shielding panels are detachably connected in the vertical direction, the height can be adjusted according to the height of the plant.

1 to 5 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a snow fence. It is a front exploded view of a snow fence. It is the elements on larger scale of a connection support body. It is the elements on larger scale of the connection support body which shows the effect | action of an eyebolt. It is a side view of the use condition of a snow enclosure. 6 to 8 relate to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the snow fence. It is a front exploded view of a snow fence. It is a decomposition | disassembly partial perspective view of a snow enclosure.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a snow enclosure, and 2 and 2 denote a pair of wooden connecting supports constituting the snow enclosure 1. Each of the connecting supports 2 is formed of a flat rectangular plate with a flat front surface 2A and a rear surface 2B, and a pair of horizontally long downward holes 2E and 2E serving as panel engaging portions are formed on the lower surface 2C so as to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. It is. The pair of connection supports 2 and 2 are connected by a hinge 3 provided on the upper surface 2D, and can be expanded downward in a substantially C shape, and at the time of storage, the rear surfaces 2B and 2B are abutted to form a flat plate shape. It can be folded.

Reference numerals 4 and 4 denote a pair of eyebolts provided on the upper surface 2D of the connection support 2 on one side so as to be separated from each other in the longitudinal direction. The pair of eyebolts 4, 4 is used when lifting the connection supports 2, 2, or fixing the connection supports 2, 2 with a rope. Further, when the connection supports 2 and 2 are expanded in the direction indicated by the arrow as shown in FIG. The plant P is protected by preventing it from excessively expanding by coming into contact with the upper surface 2D of the connecting support 2 on the side.

  Reference numerals 5 and 5 denote a pair of wooden shielding panels that are detachably connected to the respective connecting supports 2. Each of the shielding panels 5 is a flat plate having a flat front surface 5A and a rear surface 5B and having a lateral width that is substantially the same as that of the connection support 2, and a pair of upper connection portions that are upper connection portions that are inserted into the downward facing holes 2E on the upper surface 5C. Upward tenons 5D and 5D are formed spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. The shield panel 5 is formed with three punched holes 5E, 5E, and 5E that are open on the front and rear surfaces 5A and 5B, spaced apart in the center in the vertical direction, and substantially U-shaped on both side surfaces 5F and 5F. The three notches 5G, 5G, and 5G are formed to be separated in the vertical direction. Further, a pair of horizontally long downward holes 5J and 5J are formed on the lower surface 5H of the shielding panel 5 so as to be spaced apart in the longitudinal direction.

The size of the shielding panel 5 in the present embodiment is about 90 cm in height and about 180 cm in width. However, since the weight, the space for installation, and the length of the plant P to be protected are various, the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the shielding panel 5 are different. The dimensions are not particularly limited.

  Reference numerals 6 and 6 denote a pair of wooden ground engaging bodies that are detachably connected to the downward facing holes 5J and 5J of the shielding panel 5. The local board locking body 6 is for locking the snow fence 1 to the ground and holding it horizontally, and is a horizontally long locking body 6A having a wedge shape that is narrowed in the longitudinal section, and the locking body 6A. Projecting from the top surface of the shield panel 5 and the bottom 6H inserted into the downward facing holes 5J, 5J. When the ground lock body 6 is installed horizontally on a sloping ground, the snow lock 1 can be installed in a substantially horizontal state by being inserted into any one of the tenon holes 5J on the lower surface 5H of the shielding panel 5. Further, the ground engaging body 6 is formed in a wedge shape having a narrowed bottom, and by inserting the lower end side into the ground G, the stability of the snow enclosure 1 can be enhanced.

  7 is a leveling device suspended from a hinge 4 that connects the connecting supports 2 and 2, and the leveling device 7 is formed by providing a weight 7B at the lower end of the hanging strap 7A. It is for detecting and correcting to a substantially correct posture. Reference numeral 8 denotes a level provided on the front surface 2A of the connection support 2 on one side, and the level 8 is used to detect the horizontal tilt of the snow enclosure 1 and correct it substantially horizontally.

  Next, the operation of the snow fence 1 according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. The pair of connection supports 2 and 2 are connected to each other by hinges 3, 3, and can be expanded in a substantially C shape. First, the upper side holes 5D and 5D of the shielding panel 5 are inserted and connected to the downward side holes 2E and 2E on the one side connection support body 2, and then the other side connection support body 2 is shielded in the same manner as described above. The snow fence 1 is assembled by connecting the panels 5. In consideration of the direction of the seasonal wind, the snow fence 1 is installed in the ground G by expanding in a substantially C shape so as to cover the vegetation P protected from snow and wind (see FIG. 5).

In this case, when the height of the plant P is high, the height of the snow fence 1 is adjusted by inserting the upward tenon 5D of the other shielding panel 5 into the downward tenon hole 5J of the shielding panel 5 and connecting them vertically. To do. Moreover, even when the height of the plant P is not so high, it is possible to endure even when the load increases due to snow accumulation that contains a lot of moisture due to melting snow or rain in the spring by installing a snow enclosure 1 having a sufficient size. it can.

  The snow fence 1 installed on the ground G so as to cover the vegetation P can be protected from a situation where the vegetation P is broken due to a snow load or wind pressure, or a situation where it falls over. Further, by forming a plurality of punched holes 5E in the shielding panel 5, it is possible to reduce the burden of installation work, and it is possible to avoid a situation in which the snow enclosure 1 is displaced due to wind pressure or falls due to wind pressure. . Moreover, since sunlight shines inward through the punched hole 5E, it is possible to promote the melting of snow in the snow enclosure 1 and accelerate the growth of vegetation.

  Further, when the ground G is an inclined surface, grasp the state of inclination from the level 7 and the level 8 and selectively attach the ground locking body 6 to the left and right of the lower surface 5H of the shielding panel 5; By placing the snow enclosure 1 in a substantially horizontal position, the snow enclosure 1 is prevented from being displaced due to the snow load or wind pressure and damaging the plant P, and the situation where the snow enclosure 1 falls and the snow enclosure 1 falls over is avoided. be able to. In addition, since the lower end side of the ground engaging body 6 bites into the ground G, it is possible to prevent the snow enclosure 1 from being flattened by a snow load or being displaced due to wind pressure.

  Next, FIGS. 6 to 8 show a second embodiment. In addition, in this Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and used for the component same as the component of 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a snow enclosure, and 22 and 22 denote a pair of wooden connecting supports constituting the snow enclosure 21. Each of the connection supports 22 is formed of a horizontal rectangular flat plate having a flat front surface 22A and a rear surface 22B, a laterally extending side 22D as a support connection portion is formed to protrude on one side surface 22C, and a support connection portion on the other side surface 22E. And a pair of horizontally long downward holes 22H and 22H as panel engaging portions are formed in the lower surface 22G so as to be separated in the longitudinal direction. And a pair of connection support bodies 22 and 22 are connected by the hinge 3 provided in the upper surface 22J, and can be expanded downward substantially in the shape of a letter, and when stored, the rear surfaces 22B and 22B are abutted and folded into a flat plate shape. It is possible.

  Reference numeral 23 denotes a wooden shielding panel that is detachably connected to each of the connection supports 22. The shielding panel 23 has a flat front surface 23A and a rear surface 23B, and is formed of a vertically long plate having a lateral width substantially the same as that of the connection support body 22, and a pair of upwards as an upper connection part that is fitted into the downward hole 22H on the upper surface 23C. The hoses 23D and 23D are formed apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. Here, by setting each of the upward ridges 23D to be longer than the depth of the downward ridge hole 22H, approximately two thirds of the upward ridges 23D are exposed.

Further, the shield panel 23 is formed with three holes 23E, 23E opened in the front and rear surfaces 23A, 23B, spaced apart from each other in the central vertical direction, and the side surfaces 23F, 23F are substantially U-shaped 3 The cutouts 23G, 23G, and 23G are formed so as to be spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the side facing 23H as the panel connecting portion is formed on the one side surface 23F, and the side facing hole 23J as the panel connecting portion is formed on the other side surface 23F. It is. Here, each notch 23G forms a through hole 24 when the side surfaces 23F of the pair of shielding panels 23 and 23 are abutted and arranged. Further, a pair of horizontally long downward holes 23L and 23L are formed on the lower surface 23K of the shielding panel 23 so as to be separated in the longitudinal direction.

  The present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the upper side wall 23D of the shielding panel 23 is set longer than the downward side hole 22H and the downward side hole 23L of the shielding panel 23, and the connection support body 22 and the shielding wall 23 are shielded. Since a plurality of punched holes 24, 24,... Are formed between the panel 23 and the shielding panels 23, 23 arranged in the vertical direction, the wind pressure applied to the snow enclosure 21 is reduced and safety is ensured. It is possible to improve the property, so that sunlight can be evenly incident on the inside, and the weight of the shielding panel 23 can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the horizontal support 22D and the horizontal horizontal hole 22F of the connecting support bodies 22 and 22 to be arranged and the horizontal horizontal 23H and the horizontal hole 23J of the shielding panels 23 and 23 are inserted and connected in the horizontal direction, The entire plant P planted in a row can be covered integrally, and can have higher strength against snow load and strong wind than when the snow fence 21 is installed alone. . Further, when the side surfaces 23F of the pair of shielding panels 23 and 23 are arranged to face each other, the cutouts 23G and 23G form the through holes 24 to release the wind and reduce the influence of the wind pressure. Light can be irradiated.

  In addition, in each embodiment, although the connection support body 2 (22), the shielding panel 5 (23), and the ground locking body 6 were shape | molded with the timber, you may shape | mold with a synthetic resin material.

  Moreover, in each embodiment, the downside hole 2E, 5J (22H, 23L) is formed in the lower surface 2C, 5H (22G, 23K) of the connection support body 2 (22) and the shielding panel 5 (23), and the shielding panel is formed. The upper side 5C (23C) of the upper surface 5C (23C) of 5 (23) is configured to project upward, but conversely, the lower surface 2C, 5H of the connection support 2 (22) and the shielding panel 5 (23). (22G, 23K) may be configured such that a downward tenon is formed to project and an upward tenon hole is provided on the upper surface 5C (23C) of the shielding panel 5 (23). In this case, high stability can be obtained by the downward tenon protruding from the lower surface 5H (23K) of the shielding panel 5 (23) being locked to the ground G.

1,21 Snow fence 2,22 Connection support body 2E, 22H Downward side hole (panel engagement part)
4 Eyebolt (Expansion prevention tool)
5, 23 Shielding panels 5D, 23D Upward side (upper connecting part)
5E, 23E, 24 Punching holes 5H, 23K Bottom surface 5J, 23L
6 Ground locking body

Claims (6)

  Each having a panel engagement portion, and having a pair of connection supports connected to be substantially expandable in a substantially C shape, and an upper connection portion detachably attached to the panel engagement portion of each connection support, A snow enclosure comprising a pair of shielding panels having a lower connecting portion on the lower surface.   2. The snow fence according to claim 1, wherein the shielding panel has a plurality of holes formed in the front and rear surfaces.   2. The snow fence according to claim 1, wherein the shielding panel is provided with a ground locking body for ground locking and horizontal holding in a detachable manner at the lower connecting portion.   The snow enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the connection support body is provided with an expansion preventing tool for preventing the pair of shielding panels from being excessively expanded.   The snow fence according to claim 1 can be detachably arranged with other snow fences adjacent in the lateral direction. The snow fence according to claim 1, wherein the shielding panel is configured to be detachable from other shielding panels in a vertical direction.

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