JP2024165778A - Fittings - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a fitting having an exterior structure installed on an exterior side of an opening in a building frame, and allowing the exterior structure to be used for both a surface lattice structure and a handrail structure.SOLUTION: A fitting 1 comprises a window section 2 provided in an opening 101 of a building frame 100 and an exterior structure 30 provided on an exterior side X1 of the opening 101 of the building frame 100. The exterior structure 30 has a plurality of exterior structure component members 32, and can be changed to a configuration in which the exterior structure component members 32 are arranged in the entire vertical direction of the opening 101 to form a surface lattice structure 40, and a configuration in which the exterior structure component members 32 are arranged in a lower region to the middle of the opening 101 from a lower side to an upper side to form a handrail structure 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

This disclosure relates to building materials.

Conventionally, there are fixtures that have a lattice (exterior structure) on the exterior side of an opening in a building's framework (see, for example, Patent Document 1). There are also fixtures that have a handrail (exterior structure) on the exterior side of an opening in a building's framework.

JP 2003-314162 A

When installing a grille or handrail on the exterior side of an opening in the building frame, they are composed of separate structures because their configurations and designs are different. Therefore, when installing a grille or handrail, only one of them can be installed. Here, it would be convenient if the exterior structure placed on the exterior side of an opening in the building frame could be used for both the grille structure that makes up the grille and the handrail structure that makes up the handrail.

The objective of this disclosure is to provide a fixture that has an exterior structure that is placed on the exterior side of an opening in a building frame, and that can be used as both a lattice structure and a handrail structure.

This disclosure relates to a fitting that includes a window section provided in an opening in a building skeleton and an outdoor structure arranged on the outdoor side of the opening in the building skeleton, the outdoor structure having a plurality of outdoor structure components, and that can be changed to a configuration in which the plurality of outdoor structure components are arranged over the entire area in the vertical direction of the opening to form a lattice structure, or a configuration in which the plurality of outdoor structure components are arranged in a lower area from the lower side of the opening to partway up the opening to form a handrail structure.

This is a front view of an embodiment of a fixture having a lattice structure, as viewed from the outside of the room. This is a diagram showing how multiple integrated cross members are removed from a grille structure to create a handrail structure. FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a fixture equipped with a lattice structure. This is a cross-sectional view of a building fixture equipped with a lattice structure. This is a vertical cross-sectional view of a lattice structure after removing several integrated horizontal members to form a handrail structure. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a grille structure used as a handrail structure.

An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In this specification, the term "visible direction" refers to the face direction of the glass of a shoji screen in a window section placed in an opening formed in the wall of a building, and the term "prospect direction" refers to the thickness direction of the glass (i.e., the depth direction). In the drawings, the outside side of the window section is referred to as "outside side X1" and the inside side of the window section is referred to as "inside side X2". The horizontal direction is referred to as the "left-right direction".

As shown in FIG. 1, the fixture 1 comprises a window section 2 provided in an opening 101 of a building structure 100, and an exterior structure 30 arranged on the exterior side X1 of the opening 101 of the building structure 100. The window section 2 has a frame 10 housed in the opening 101, and shoji screens 20, 20 arranged within the frame 10 so as to be able to be opened and closed.

The frame body 10 is composed of an upper frame 11, a lower frame 12, and a pair of vertical frames 13 arranged in a rectangular shape. Shoji screens 20, 20 are placed inside the frame body 10 so that they can be opened and closed.

The outdoor structure 30 is provided on the outdoor side X1 of the opening 101 in which the frame 10 is arranged. The outdoor structure 30 can be changed to a lattice structure 40 (see FIG. 1) or a handrail structure 50 (see FIG. 2). The outdoor structure 30 has a plurality of horizontal members 32 (outdoor structure components), and can be changed to a lattice structure 40 (lattice) in which a plurality of horizontal members 32 are arranged over the entire vertical area of the opening 101 (see FIG. 1), or a handrail structure 50 (handrail) in which a plurality of horizontal members 32 are arranged in the lower area from the lower side of the opening 101 to the middle of the way up to the upper side (see FIG. 2). The entire vertical area of the opening 101 is an area that covers the entire opening 101, for example, from a position above the upper end of the opening 101 to a position below the upper end of the opening 101. Hereinafter, the entire vertical area of the opening 101 is also simply referred to as the "entire area of the opening 101". In addition, the lower region from the lower side of the opening 101 to the middle of the upward direction is a region that covers the lower side of the opening 101, and is, for example, a region from a position below the lower end of the opening 101 to a position a predetermined distance below the upper end of the opening 101. Hereinafter, the lower region from the lower side of the opening 101 to the middle of the upward direction is also simply referred to as the "lower region of the opening 101".

First, we will explain the case where the outdoor structure 30 is a lattice structure 40. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the outdoor structure 30 has a pair of vertical members 31, multiple horizontal members 32 (outdoor structure components), and multiple connecting members 33.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pair of vertical members 31 are formed to extend vertically and are fixed to the exterior X1 surface of the wall 102 on the outside of the left-right direction (horizontal direction) of the frame body 10. Each of the pair of vertical members 31 has a split structure that is split into three parts in the vertical direction, and includes a lower vertical member 311, an upper end support vertical member 312, and an upper vertical member 313.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower vertical member 311, the upper vertical member 313, and the upper end support vertical member 312 each extend linearly in the up-down direction. The lower vertical member 311, the upper vertical member 313, and the upper end support vertical member 312 are arranged linearly in this order from the lower side to the upper side on the outer wall 102 in the left-right direction of the opening 101.

The lower vertical member 311 extends in the vertical direction from a position below the opening 101 to a position near the vertical center of the opening 101 on the wall 102 on the left-right outer side of the opening 101. The upper end support vertical member 312 extends in the vertical direction from a position near the upper end of the opening 101 to a position above the opening 101 on the wall 102 on the left-right outer side of the opening 101.

The ends of the lower vertical member 311, the upper end support vertical member 312, and the upper vertical member 313 on the interior side X2 are fixed to the wall 102 on the left and right sides of the opening 101 via multiple brackets 36, as shown in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the multiple brackets 36 are formed in the shape of a plate with an L-shaped cross section and are formed in the shape of a piece with a short length in the vertical direction. The brackets 36 have a wall side fixing plate 361 fixed to the wall 102, and a vertical member side fixing plate 362 fixed to the inner surface of the lower vertical member 311, the upper end support vertical member 312, and the upper vertical member 313. As shown in FIG. 3, a cap 312a is attached to the upper end of the upper end support vertical member 312. A cap 311a is attached to the lower end of the lower vertical member 311.

The upper vertical member 313 is disposed between the lower vertical member 311 and the upper end support vertical member 312 on the outer wall 102 of the opening 101 in the left-right direction. The upper vertical member 313 extends in the vertical direction from a position near the center of the opening 101 in the vertical direction to a position near the upper end. The upper vertical member 313 is connected at its lower end to the lower vertical member 311 by a connecting fitting 34, and at its upper end to the upper end support vertical member 312 by a connecting fitting 35.

The connecting fittings 34, 35 are formed in the shape of a plate that has a width in the indoor/outdoor direction and extends in the vertical direction. The connecting fittings 34, 35 are arranged on the side surfaces of both ends in the left-right direction of the lower vertical member 311, the upper end support vertical member 312, and the upper vertical member 313.

The connecting fitting 34 is arranged on the side surfaces of both ends of the lower vertical member 311 and the upper vertical member 313 in the left-right direction, straddling the upper end of the lower vertical member 311 and the lower end of the upper vertical member 313, and is fixed with a screw 341 to connect the upper end of the lower vertical member 311 to the lower end of the upper vertical member 313. The connecting fitting 35 is arranged on the side surfaces of both ends of the upper vertical member 313 and the upper end supporting vertical member 312 in the left-right direction, straddling the upper end of the upper vertical member 313 and the lower end of the upper end supporting vertical member 312, and is fixed with a screw 351 to connect the upper end of the upper vertical member 313 to the lower end of the upper end supporting vertical member 312.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the multiple cross members 32 extend in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) and are arranged vertically at a predetermined interval on the outdoor side X1 of the opening 101 in which the frame body 10 is arranged. The multiple cross members 32 extend in the left-right direction and are formed into a lattice-like surface that is arranged vertically, and the outdoor structure 30 constitutes a so-called horizontal lattice surface grille.

In this embodiment, the surfaces of the multiple cross members 32 are given the same type of design. The same type of design not only includes designs of the same color or the same pattern, but also includes cases where the overall design has a unified appearance or where the texture of the appearance is very similar. By giving the surfaces of the multiple cross members 32 the same type of design, it is possible to unify the overall design of the outdoor structure 30.

When viewed from the front of the outdoor side X1 as shown in FIG. 1, the multiple horizontal members 32 are connected to the pair of vertical members 31 at the intersections with the pair of vertical members 31 via a pair of connecting members 33 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. Each of the pair of connecting members 33 rises from the outdoor side X1 faces of the pair of vertical members 31 toward the outdoor side X1. As shown in FIG. 3, the indoor side X2 end of the connecting member 33 is connected to the outdoor side X1 face of the vertical member 31. The indoor side X2 face of the horizontal member 32 is connected to the outdoor side X1 end of the connecting member 33. The multiple connecting members 33 are arranged at positions outside the left and right direction of the opening 101.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the multiple horizontal members 32 arranged in the lower region of the opening 101 are connected to the outdoor side X1 ends of the pair of connecting members 33 at both left and right end sides. The indoor side X2 ends of the pair of connecting members 33 are connected to the outdoor side X1 surface of the lower vertical member 311 of the pair of vertical members 31 at the lower side of the opening 101. The indoor side X2 ends of the lower vertical members 311 of the pair of vertical members 31 are fixed to the outer wall 102 in the left and right direction of the opening 101 via brackets 36 as shown in FIG. 4. As a result, the multiple horizontal members 32 arranged in the lower region of the opening 101 are connected to the lower vertical members 311 of the pair of vertical members 31 fixed to the outer wall 102 in the left and right direction of the opening 101 via the pair of connecting members 33.

Here, the configuration around the cross member 32b, which is one of the multiple cross members 32 and is located above the opening 101, will be described. The cross member 32b located above the opening 101 has the same configuration whether the exterior structure 30 is a lattice structure 40 (see FIG. 1) or a handrail structure 50 (see FIG. 2). Therefore, the configuration around the cross member 32b located above the opening 101 in the lattice structure 40 and the handrail structure 50 will be described with reference to the handrail structure 50 shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the horizontal members 32b arranged above the opening 101 among the multiple horizontal members 32 are connected to the outdoor side X1 ends of the pair of connecting members 33 at both left and right end sides. The indoor side X2 ends of the pair of connecting members 33 are connected to the outdoor side X1 surface of the upper end support vertical member 312 of the pair of vertical members 31 above the opening 101. The indoor side X2 ends of the upper end support vertical member 312 of the pair of vertical members 31 are fixed to the outer wall 102 in the left and right direction of the opening 101 via the bracket 36. As a result, the horizontal members 32b arranged above the opening 101 are connected to the upper end support vertical member 312 of the pair of vertical members 31 fixed to the outer wall 102 in the left and right direction of the opening 101 via the pair of connecting members 33.

As shown in FIG. 6, between the pair of connecting members 33 in the left-right direction, between the horizontal member 32b arranged above the opening 101 and the wall 102 outside the opening 101, a gap arrangement member 321 (rising member) that rises from the wall 102 and extends in the left-right direction is arranged so as to fill the gap between the horizontal member 32b and the wall 102. In this way, the horizontal member 32b arranged above the opening 101 (the horizontal member 32b located on the upper end side of the outdoor structure 30) is connected to the wall 102 via the upper end support vertical member 312 (rising member), the connecting member 33 (rising member), and the gap arrangement member 321 (rising member) that rise from the wall 102. As a result, the horizontal member 32b arranged above the opening 101, the connecting member 33 connected to the horizontal member 32b, the upper end support vertical member 312, and the gap arrangement member 321 can function as a small eaves 320.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the lattice structure 40, the multiple horizontal members 32 arranged in the upper region of the opening 101 are connected to the ends of the pair of connecting members 33 on the outdoor side X1 at both left and right end sides. The ends of the pair of connecting members 33 on the indoor side X2 are connected to the outdoor side X1 surface of the upper vertical member 313 of the pair of vertical members 31 at the upper side of the opening 101. The upper region of the opening 101 is the region covering the upper side of the opening 101, for example, the region from a position below the upper end of the opening 101 to a position a predetermined distance below the lower end of the opening 101. In this embodiment, the upper region of the opening 101 is the region excluding the region covering the upper end of the opening 101 and the lower region of the opening 101 from the entire region of the opening 101.

The ends of the upper vertical members 313 of the pair of vertical members 31 on the interior side X2 are fixed to the outer wall 102 in the left-right direction of the opening 101 via brackets 36. The upper vertical members 313 are connected at their lower ends to the lower vertical members 311 by connecting fittings 34, and at their upper ends to the upper end support vertical members 312 by connecting fittings 35. Thus, the multiple horizontal members 32 that can be placed in the upper region of the opening 101 are integrated by the pair of connecting members 33 and the upper vertical members 313 of the pair of vertical members 31, and can be attached to the upper region of the opening 101 in the integrated state, or removed from the upper region of the opening 101.

In the outdoor structure 30 described above, the lattice structure 40 shown in Figs. 1 and 3 can be changed to the handrail structure 50 shown in Figs. 2, 5, and 6. Specifically, in the lattice structure 40 shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the screw 341 on the lower vertical member 311 side of the connecting fitting 34 is removed, and the screw 351 on the upper end support vertical member 312 side of the connecting fitting 35 is removed, thereby removing the integrated upper vertical member 313 and the multiple horizontal members 32 from the upper region of the opening 101. This allows the handrail structure 50 to be changed to one in which the uppermost horizontal member 32a of the multiple horizontal members 32 arranged in the lower region of the opening 101 is used as the handrail, as shown in Figs. 2, 5, and 6.

In addition, in the outdoor structure 30 described above, the handrail structure 50 shown in Figures 2, 5, and 6 can be changed to the lattice structure 40 shown in Figures 1 and 3, in the opposite manner to changing from the lattice structure 40 to the handrail structure 50. Specifically, in the handrail structure 50 shown in Figures 2, 5, and 6, by attaching the integrated upper vertical member 313 and multiple horizontal members 32 to the upper area of the opening 101, it can be changed to the lattice structure 40 in which multiple horizontal members 32 are arranged over the entire area of the opening 101 in the vertical direction, as shown in Figures 1 and 3.

In this way, when the integrated multiple horizontal members 32 are attached to the upper region of the opening 101, a lattice structure 40 can be formed, and when the integrated upper vertical member 313 and the multiple horizontal members 32 are removed from the upper region of the opening 101 and the integrated multiple horizontal members 32 are not attached to the upper region of the opening 101, a handrail structure 50 can be formed. In this case, the same type of design is applied to the surfaces of the multiple horizontal members 32, so that the design can be unified when the outdoor structure 30 is the lattice structure 40 and when it is the handrail structure 50.

In addition, in the above outdoor structure 30, in both the case of the lattice structure 40 and the case of the handrail structure 50, the horizontal member 32b (the horizontal member 32b located on the upper end side of the outdoor structure 30) arranged above the opening 101 is connected to the wall 102 via the upper end support vertical member 312 (rising member), the connecting member 33 (rising member), and the gap arrangement member 321 (rising member) that rise from the wall 102. This allows the horizontal member 32b arranged above the opening 101, the connecting member 33 connected to the horizontal member 32b, the upper end support vertical member 312, and the gap arrangement member 321 to function as a small eaves 320. This function as the small eaves 320 functions in the same way whether the outdoor structure 30 is configured as a lattice structure 40 or as a handrail structure 50.

In addition, in the above outdoor structure 30, the multiple horizontal members 32 are connected to the vertical members 31 fixed to the wall 102 via multiple connecting members 33 arranged at positions outside the left and right direction of the opening 101. This ensures that the connection parts connecting the multiple horizontal members 32 to the building frame do not overlap the opening 101, and are separated without being continuously connected in the vertical direction. This makes it possible to prevent the connection parts from becoming visual noise.

The fitting of this embodiment described above provides the following effects. The fitting 1 of this embodiment comprises a window section 2 provided in an opening 101 of a building structure 100, and an exterior structure 30 arranged on the exterior side X1 of the opening 101 of the building structure 100. The exterior structure 30 has multiple horizontal members 32, and can be changed to a configuration in which multiple horizontal members 32 are arranged over the entire area of the opening 101 in the vertical direction to form a lattice structure 40, or a configuration in which multiple horizontal members 32 are arranged in the lower area from the lower side of the opening 101 to partway up the opening 101 to form a handrail structure 50.

As a result, some of the multiple cross members 32 used in the lattice structure 40 can be used as multiple cross members 32 used in the handrail structure 50, so that the outdoor structure 30 can be easily switched between the lattice structure 40 and the handrail structure 50. Therefore, the outdoor structure 30 can be easily changed to either the lattice structure 40 or the handrail structure 50. Furthermore, when the outdoor structure 30 is the lattice structure 40 or the handrail structure 50, if the cross members 32 have the same design, the design can be unified when the outdoor structure 30 is the lattice structure 40 or the handrail structure 50.

In addition, in this embodiment, the outdoor structure 30 forms a lattice structure 40 when the integrated multiple cross members 32 are attached to the upper region of the opening 101, and forms a handrail structure 50 when the integrated multiple cross members 32 are removed from the upper region of the opening 101 and are not attached to the upper region of the opening 101. This allows the integrated multiple cross members 32 to be attached and removed, making it easier to change to either the lattice structure 40 or the handrail structure 50 compared to when the multiple cross members 32 are not integrated.

In addition, in this embodiment, the surfaces of the multiple cross members 32 are given the same type of design. This allows for uniformity of design when the outdoor structure 30 is a lattice structure 40 or a handrail structure 50.

The above describes one embodiment of the fixture of the present disclosure, but the fixture of the present disclosure can be modified as appropriate.

For example, the window section 2 of the present disclosure is not limited to having the two shoji screens 20, 20 described above, but may have three or more shoji screens, or may constitute a single-sliding window with only one shoji screen. Furthermore, the window section may constitute a sliding window, a fixed window, a sash window, an outward-tilting window, an inward-tilting window, or a casement window.

In the above embodiment, the outdoor structure 30 is configured as a lattice structure 40 or a handrail structure 50 using multiple horizontal members 32, but is not limited to this. The outdoor structure 30 may be configured as a lattice structure or a handrail structure using multiple vertical members or inclined members, or may be configured as a lattice structure or a handrail structure using multiple other members.

1 Door and window, 2 Window, 30 Outdoor structure, 33 Connection member (rising member), 40 Lattice structure, 50 Handrail structure, 32 Horizontal member (Outdoor structure component), 100 Building frame, 101 Opening, 312 Upper end support vertical member (rising member), 321 Gap arrangement member (rising member)

Claims (5)

A window provided at an opening in the building structure;
and an exterior structure arranged on the exterior side of the opening of the building skeleton,
The outdoor structure is a fixture that can be changed to a configuration in which the outdoor structure components are arranged across the entire vertical area of the opening to form a lattice structure, or a configuration in which the outdoor structure components are arranged in the lower area from the lower side to partway up the opening to form a handrail structure. The fitting according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of exterior structural components are a plurality of horizontal members extending horizontally and arranged side by side in the vertical direction. The plurality of outdoor structure components that can be arranged in the upper region of the opening are integrally configured,
The outdoor structure forms the lattice structure when the integrated outdoor structure components are attached to the upper area of the opening, and forms the handrail structure when the integrated outdoor structure components are not attached to the upper area of the opening. The fitting according to claim 1 or 2, in which the outdoor structure component arranged at the upper end of the plurality of outdoor structure components functions as a small eave by being connected to the wall of the building frame via a rising member rising from the wall of the building frame. The fitting according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the surfaces of the plurality of outdoor structural components have the same type of design.

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