JP5398289B2 - Joints for handrail corners - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a first handrail member that is inclined and installed on a wall surface on the near side of an exit corner or an entrance corner when an exit corner or an entrance corner is formed on a wall surface of a hoistway such as a slope or a staircase. A joint that connects the second handrail member installed at an inclination to the wall surface beyond the projecting corner or the entry corner, and forms an inclined corner portion between the first handrail member and the second handrail member. This relates to the member.

  In recent years, handrails installed on the walls of corridors and stairs of buildings and structures have been designed to increase the safety of people using handrails, improve their usability, and increase the design value of handrails. The so-called continuous handrails that are installed continuously without interruption are increasing.

  When constructing continuous handrails, if the wall on which the handrail is installed has an exit or entry corner, the handrail installed on the wall in front of the exit or entry corner, and beyond the exit or entry corner The handrail installed on the side wall is connected via a curved corner member, so that it continues from the wall on the front side of the exit corner or the entrance corner along the wall on the other side of the exit corner or the entrance corner. Construct a continuous handrail.

  Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-2758 discloses a handrail mounted on a wall surface with a protruding corner or a corner, a curved staircase, or the like. This handrail is made by bending a resin core material made of a soft or semi-rigid thermoplastic synthetic resin into a desired arc and arranging it in the curved portion of the handrail, and the hollow portion at the end of the resin core material and the straight line of the handrail A joint bar is inserted into and fixed to the hollow portion at the end of the metal core material constituting the portion, thereby connecting the resin core material and the metal core material, and further connecting the connected resin core material and the metal core material. Covered with a long covering material.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-2758

  Of the handrails installed on the walls of buildings and structures, the handrails installed on the walls of hoistways such as slopes and stairs are usually constructed so as to incline at the same angle as that of the hoistway. Therefore, if the wall of the hoistway has an exit or entry corner, the corner side end of the handrail installed on the wall in front of the exit corner or entry corner and the other side of the exit corner or entry corner The “direction” and “height” of the corner side end of the handrail installed on the wall surface are different. In addition, if the inclination angle of the handrail installed on the wall on the front side of the exit corner or the entry corner is different from the inclination angle of the handrail installed on the wall surface on the other side of the exit corner or the entry corner, these handrails The “tilt angle” is also different at the corner side end of the.

  In paragraph 0001 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-2758, “the present invention relates to a handrail, in particular, a handrail suitable for mounting on a wall with an exit corner or an entrance corner, a curved staircase, or the like. In addition, in the paragraph 0005 of the same publication, “in the present invention, a metal headwood core material (hereinafter referred to as a metal core material) is used for a straight portion, and a curved portion of a handrail is used. The above problem is solved by bending a desired circular arc using a soft or semi-rigid thermoplastic synthetic resin (hereinafter referred to as a resin core material) and connecting and fixing both core materials at their respective ends. This handrail also uses handrails attached to the wall before and after the bend of the staircase via the resin core material that has been curved into the desired arc. The corner side edges Is understood can be sintered.

  Here, the form of the material of the resin core material to be curved is described in paragraph 0007 of the same publication as “The length of the resin core material is about 25 cm, and both sides of the curved portion that has become a predetermined arc shape by the bending process. In other words, the length of the resin core material should be “left” at both ends of the curved resin core material. It is understood that the resin material is a rod-like resin material extending linearly.

  Also, the content of the bending process of the resin core material is described in paragraph 0015 of the same publication as “the core material of the corner portion of the handrail is composed of the resin core material 10, so It can be easily bent to a curvature suitable for the corner of the wall surface 5 regardless of the corner, and can be easily corrected even if the bending process is excessive or insufficient. ” It is understood to mean that the material of the core material is bent to a curvature suitable for the corner of the wall surface by trial and error. Therefore, this publication does not disclose specific processing content for forming a curved resin core material.

  Furthermore, the resin core material disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-2758 needs to be provided with a straight portion of about 5 to 7 cm into which the joint bar is inserted on both sides of the curved portion. As a result, since the resin core material extends beyond the corner portion of the handrail to the straight portion of the handrail, the strength of the corner portion of the handrail may be reduced and may need to be reinforced with a reinforcing material or the like. . Moreover, the use of the joint bar for connecting and fixing the metal core material of the handrail and the resin core material complicates the construction work of the handrail.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a joint member for forming a corner portion inclined on a handrail.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a first inclined installation on the wall surface on the near side of the exit corner or entrance corner when the exit corner or entrance corner is formed on the wall surface of the hoistway such as a slope or a staircase. The handrail member is connected to the second handrail member installed at an angle on the wall on the opposite side of the protruding corner or the input corner, and the corner portion is inclined between the first handrail member and the second handrail member. It is providing the coupling member which forms.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a joint member capable of forming a corner portion of a handrail suitable for a construction site by mainly applying two types of torsional deformation to the joint member.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a joint member capable of facilitating the construction of a handrail corner by limiting the main processing contents of the joint member at the construction site to two types of torsional deformation. It is in.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a joint member that can improve the strength of the corner portion of the handrail.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a joint member that can be mass-produced in a factory and can be easily processed at a construction site.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a joint member that is made of a single member, can be standardized as a corner part of a handrail, and is easy to manufacture and install.

The joint member at the corner portion of the handrail of the present invention is connected to the joint connection port of the first handrail member and the second handrail member, and is a corner inclined between the first handrail member and the second handrail member. A joint member that forms a portion, wherein the joint member is curved along an arcuate axis extending in a single plane over a predetermined length, and the first handrail member The first joint piece projecting from one end of the joint body so as to fit into the joint joint port, and the joint so as to fit into the joint joint port of the second handrail member. In the joint member at the corner portion of the handrail having a second connection piece protruding from the other end of the main body, a groove portion curved along the arcuate axis is formed on the lower surface of the joint main body, The groove portion is formed with the first end portion of the joint body. Serial extends between the second end portion, when the first connection piece is fitted into the fitting connecting hole of the first handrail member, said second connection piece the second handrail Torsional deformation of the joint body around a tangent at one end of the arcuate axis and around a tangent at the other end of the arcuate axis so as to fit into the joint connection port of the member It was made to be characterized.

The joint member at the corner portion of the handrail of the present invention is also connected to the joint connection port of the first handrail member and the second handrail member, and is inclined between the first handrail member and the second handrail member. A joint member forming a corner portion, wherein the joint member is curved along an arcuate axis extending over a predetermined length in one plane, and the first handrail Projecting from one end of the joint main body so as to fit into the joint coupling port of the member, and fitting into the joint coupling port of the second handrail member, In the joint member at the corner portion of the handrail, having a second connection piece protruding from the other end of the joint body, the joint body has a plurality of holes opened on the upper surface of the joint body. Along the arcuate axis, the adjacent holes When the first connecting piece is fitted into the joint connection port of the first handrail member, the second connecting piece is the second handrail member. The joint body is torsionally deformed around a tangent line at one end of the arcuate axis and around a tangent line at the other end of the arcuate axis so as to fit into the connection port. Features.

  Since the joint member of the present invention is curved along the arcuate axis extending over a predetermined length in one plane before the deformation process, one end of the arcuate axis of the joint body And the tangent at the other end intersect at an angle in one plane. Therefore, the joint body can be deformed into a form in which the first handrail member and the second handrail member are connected by twisting and deforming the joint body around these two tangents. The angle formed by the tangent at one end of the arcuate axis of the joint member before deformation and the tangent at the other end in one plane is 90 degrees when the arcuate axis is a quadrant. is there. These two tangents may be configured to intersect at an angle greater than 90 degrees as long as they do not completely overlap, or may be configured to intersect at an angle smaller than 90 degrees.

  In the joint member of the present invention, when the first connection piece is fitted to the joint connection port of the first handrail member, the second connection piece is fitted to the joint connection port of the second handrail member. Thus, since it is torsionally deformed, the first handrail member and the second handrail member can be directly connected by the curved joint body. That is, there are no straight portions continuous to the first handrail member and the second handrail member at both ends of the curved portion of the joint body. Thereby, since the length of the joint member of the present invention can be shortened, the strength of the corner portion of the handrail can be improved, and there is no need to attach a reinforcing member.

  Since the joint component of the present invention can be provided as a single component, it can be mass-produced in a factory and can be standardized as a corner component of a handrail.

  Furthermore, in the construction of the handrail corner of the present invention, after heating the joint body to a deformable temperature, the tangent at one end of the arcuate axis of the joint body and the tangent at the other end of the arcuate axis In addition to the two types of torsional deformation described above, an expansion / contraction deformation that changes the bending angle of the joint body can also be performed. Thereby, in the construction site, when the wall surface is uneven, the shape of the joint member can be adjusted to match the wall surface.

  Other features and operational effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the joint member of the present invention in a state before being torsionally deformed. 2 is a bottom view of the joint member of FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the joint member of FIG. 1 taken along line BB. FIG. 4 is a view of the end face of the joint member of FIG. 1 as viewed from the A direction. FIG. 5 is a side view of the joint member showing the content of torsional deformation of the joint member of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of the joint member of the present invention subjected to torsional deformation. FIG. 7 is a side view of the joint member of FIG. 6 viewed from another angle. FIG. 8 is a side view of the joint member of FIG. 6 as seen from another angle. FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining a state in which the joint member of the present invention subjected to torsional deformation is fitted to a handrail member (caps bridge). FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining a state in which the joint member of the present invention subjected to torsional deformation is fitted to the other handrail member (caps bridge). FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a fitted and fixed state between a handrail cap and a connecting piece of a joint member. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the bottom of the headboard. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which a corner portion of a handrail is configured by using two joint members of the present invention that have been subjected to torsional deformation. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the corner portion of the handrail of FIG. 13 viewed from another angle. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the corner portion of the handrail of FIG. 13 as seen from another angle. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a state in which the headboard is attached to the outer surface of the handrail shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the handrail corner portion of FIG. 16 as viewed from below.

  The first handrail member installed at an angle on the wall on the near side of the exit corner and the entrance corner when the exit corner and the entrance corner are formed on the wall of the hoistway such as a slope or stairs, and the exit corner The joint member which connects the 2nd handrail member installed incline to the wall surface of the other side of a corner and a corner, and forms the incline corner part between the 1st handrail member and the 2nd handrail member, and its construction Realize the method.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the joint body 1 before being subjected to torsional deformation is formed into a curved shape along an arcuate axis 2 extending over a predetermined length in one plane C. And a first connection piece 5 projecting from one end 4 of the joint body 3 and a second connection piece 7 projecting from the other end 6 of the joint body 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the arcuate axis 2 of the joint body 3 is formed by a quadrant having an arc center O, and a tangent line 10 of the arcuate axis 2 at one end 8 of the arcuate axis 2 and a circle The angle D formed by the tangent 11 of the arcuate axis 2 at the other end 9 of the arcuate axis 2 is approximately 90 degrees.

  As shown in FIG. 1, three bottomed holes 12, 13, 14 are formed on the upper surface of the joint body 3 along the arcuate axis 2, and between the adjacent bottomed holes 12, 13 and the bottomed hole 13. , 14 define reinforcing ribs 15, 16 respectively. By forming the bottomed holes 12, 13, and 14, it is possible to reduce the material of the joint member 1 and reduce the weight of the joint member 1, and to reduce the heat capacity of the joint body 3. The heating time of the joint body 3 when the surface area is increased and torsional deformation is performed can be shortened. Furthermore, the strength of the joint body 3 can be improved by defining the reinforcing ribs 15 and 16.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the joint body 3 taken along line BB in FIG. 4 is a view of the end portion 6 and the connecting piece 7 of the joint body 3 as viewed from the direction A in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a flat surface 17 is formed on the upper surface of the joint body 3 along the arcuate axis 2, the bottomed holes 12, 13, and 14 open to the flat surface 17, and the reinforcing ribs 15 and 16 are It extends along the flat surface 17.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a groove 18 that is curved along the arcuate axis 2 is formed on the lower surface of the joint body 3. The groove portion 18 extends between one end portion 4 and the other end portion 6 of the joint body 3 and opens to these end portions 4 and 6. On both sides of the groove 18, ridges 19 and 20 are formed that are curved along the arcuate axis 2. The ridges 19 and 20 are used to lock the headboard described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, both side surfaces of the joint body 3 between the flat surface 17 and the protrusions 19 and 20 are formed by convex curved surfaces 21 and 22, respectively, and a handrail user will be described later. When the joint body 3 is gripped from the top of the headboard, consideration is given to the joint body 3 being adapted to the hand of the handrail user.

  The first connecting piece 5 projects linearly from one end 4 of the joint body 3 with the tangent 10 at one end 8 of the arcuate axis 2 as the axis. The second connection piece 7 projects linearly from the other end 6 of the joint body 3 with the tangent 11 at the other end 9 of the arcuate axis 2 as the axis. A first flat portion 23 surrounding the first connection piece 5 is formed at one end 4 of the joint body 3. In addition, a second flat portion 24 surrounding the second connection piece 7 is formed at the other end portion 6 of the joint member 3. The first plane portion 23 is orthogonal to the tangent line 10, and the second plane portion 24 is orthogonal to the tangent line 11.

  As described above, the axis of the first connecting piece 5 is constituted by the tangent 10, but the cross-sectional shape in the direction crossing the axis of the first connecting piece 5 is substantially a cross shape. FIG. 4 shows a cross-shaped end surface of the first connection piece 5. Similarly, in the case of the second connection piece 7, the cross-sectional shape in the direction crossing the axis is substantially a cross shape. 6 and 7 show the outer shape of the second connection piece 7. The first connection piece 5 and the second connection piece 7 have the same cross-sectional shape with the same dimensions and the same outer shape with the same dimensions. The difference between the first connection piece 5 and the second connection piece 7 is only in the protruding direction from the joint body 3.

  The joint body 3 and the first and second connection pieces 5 and 7 constituting the joint member 1 are integrally formed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin material. Polypropylene can be used as the thermoplastic synthetic resin.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a process for forming the joint member 100 of the present invention by torsionally deforming the joint member 1 before torsional deformation, and FIGS. The coupling member 100 of this invention formed by giving is shown.

  First, with reference to FIG. 5, the process of forming the joint member 100 of the present invention from the joint member 1 before torsional deformation will be described.

  In the first step, the first connection piece 5 of the joint member 1 is fixed, the joint body 3 is heated to a deformable temperature, and then the joint body 3 is moved around the axis 10 of the first connection piece 5. The center 24a of the second flat surface portion 24 of the joint body 3 is raised by a height H by twisting deformation. Thereby, the 2nd plane part 24 which existed in the position E1 before torsional deformation of the coupling main body 3 is displaced to the position E2. Here, the axis 10 of the first connecting piece 5 is a tangent at one end 8 of the arcuate axis 2 of the joint body 3. Further, the height H is a vertical distance between one end portion 8 and the other end portion 9 of the arc-shaped axis 2 of the joint body 3, and this distance is as shown in FIGS. This corresponds to the vertical distance between the joint connection port 102 of one handrail member 101 connected by the joint member 100 and the joint connection port 104 of the other handrail member 103. Here, the vertical direction refers to 90 degrees with respect to a plane including the axis 10 of the first connecting piece 5 and extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface on which FIG. Direction. Therefore, in the first step of torsionally deforming the joint body 3 around the axis 10 of the first connection piece 5, the joint member 100 is configured so that the corner-side end portion 105 of the handrail member 101 and the corner-side end portion of the handrail member 103. The deformation to absorb the height difference between 106 is made.

  Next, in the second step, the joint body 3 is torsionally deformed around the axis 11 of the second connection piece 7 and the other end 6 of the joint body 3 is rotated from the position E2 to the position E3. The angle Θ at which the other end 6 of the joint body 3 rotates about the axis 11 of the second connection piece 7 coincides with the inclination angle Θ of the handrail member 101. Thereby, when the 1st connection piece 5 of the handrail member 100 is connected with the joint connection port 102 of the handrail member 101, the other edge part 6 of the joint member 100 and the corner side edge part 106 of the handrail member 103 align. The second connecting piece 7 of the joint member 100 can be fitted into the joint connection port 104 of the handrail member 103, and the pair of protrusions 19 and 20 on the lower surface of the joint member 100 are attached to the lower surface of the handrail member 103. The formed protrusions 107 and 108 can be continued.

  The pair of protrusions 19 and 20 of the joint member 100 are also continuous with the protrusions 109 and 110 formed on the lower surface of the handrail member 101 as shown in FIG.

  11 and 12 is engaged with the ridges 19, 20, 107, 108, 109, and 110 to prevent the cap 111 from falling off.

  The execution order of the first step and the second step described above can be reversed. In addition, the first step and the second step can be performed simultaneously.

  In the first step described above, after fitting the first connection piece 5 of the joint member 1 to the joint connection port 102 of the first handrail member 101 and heating the joint body 3 to a deformable temperature, the joint body 3 is twisted and deformed by a predetermined angle around a tangent line 10 at one end 8 of the arcuate axis 2, and in the second step, the second connection piece 7 of the joint member 1 is moved to the second handrail member 103. After fitting into the joint connecting port 104 and heating the joint body 3 to a deformable temperature, the joint body 3 may be twisted and deformed by a predetermined angle around the tangent 11 at the other end 9 of the arcuate axis 2. it can.

  Further, in the first and second steps described above, the first connection piece 5 of the joint member 1 is fitted into the joint connection port 102 of the first handrail member 101, and at the same time, the second connection of the joint member 1 is performed. After fitting the piece 7 to the joint connection port 104 of the second handrail member 103, the joint body 3 is heated to a deformable temperature, and then the joint body 3 is moved at one end 8 of the arcuate axis 2. The joint body 3 can be twisted and deformed by a predetermined angle around the tangent line 11 at the other end 9 of the arcuate axis 2.

  Furthermore, in addition to the first and second steps described above, after heating the joint body 3 to a deformable temperature, the tangent line 10 at one end 8 of the arcuate axis 2 of the joint body 3 and the joint body 3 A step of changing the angle at which the tangent 11 at the other end 9 of the arcuate axis 2 intersects in the plane C can also be performed.

  The joint member 100 that has been twisted and deformed as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 through the first and second steps is connected to the handrail member 101 by the first connection piece 5 as shown in FIGS. The second connecting piece 7 is inserted into the joint connecting port 104 of the handrail member 103 so as to connect the handrail member 101 and the handrail member 103, and at the same time, the corner is inclined between the handrail members 101 and 103. Forming part. As shown in FIG. 11, the first and second connection pieces 5 and 7 fitted in the joint coupling ports 102 and 104 are fixed to the handrail members 105 and 106 by set screws 113 from the side surfaces of the handrail members 105 and 106. The Next, the headboard 111 is attached to the outer surfaces of the handrail members 105 and 106 and the outer surface of the joint member 100. The headboard 111 is made of a flexible member. As shown in FIG. 12, an open groove 114 is formed on the lower surface of the headboard 111, and the headboard 111 is put on the handrail members 105 and 106 and the joint member 100 by opening the open groove 114 in the direction of the arrow. As a result, the edges 112 formed on both sides of the open groove 114 engage with the ridges 107, 108, 109, 110 of the handrail members 105, 106 and the ridges 19, 20 of the joint member 100, and the headboard 111 falls off. It is locked so as not to.

  13 to 17 show an embodiment in which the handrail corner portion 200 is formed by using two joint members 100 of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, one handrail member 101 and the other handrail member 103 constituting the headboard holder are installed on the wall surfaces 204 and 205 along the inclined surface by brackets 201, 202, and 203, respectively. A pair of joint members 100 connected to both ends of the intermediate handrail member 206 are interposed between the handrail members 101 and 103. One joint member 100 connects between the handrail member 101 and the intermediate handrail member 206, and the other joint member 100 connects between the handrail member 103 and the intermediate handrail member 206. The intermediate handrail member 206 is mounted substantially horizontally. One joint member 100, 100 forms an inclined corner portion between the handrail member 101 and the intermediate handrail member 206 and between the handrail member 103 and the intermediate handrail member 206, thereby smoothing the handrail members 101 and 103. A large corner portion 200 can be configured to be connected to each other. The reason why the corner portion that is largely arranged like the corner portion 200 of the handrail can be formed is because the joint member 100 has sufficient strength. 16 and 17, a continuous headboard 111 is attached to the outer surfaces of the handrail members 101 and 103, the intermediate handrail member 206, and the pair of joint members 100 including the corner portion 200.

  As mentioned above, although the characteristics of the joint member of this invention and its construction method were demonstrated through description of Example 1 and 2, this invention is not limited to these Examples.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Joint member 2 Arc-shaped axis 3 Joint main body 4 One end 5 First connection piece 6 The other end 7 Second connection piece 8 One end of the arc-shaped axis 9 The other end of the arc-shaped axis 10 Arc tangent of arcuate axis at one end of arcuate axis 11 Arc tangent of arcuate axis at the other end of arcuate axis

Claims (14)

A joint member that is connected to a joint connection port of the first handrail member and the second handrail member, and forms an inclined corner portion between the first handrail member and the second handrail member, The joint member is curvedly formed along an arcuate axis extending over a predetermined length in one plane, and is fitted to the joint main body and the joint connection port of the first handrail member, A first connecting piece projecting from one end of the joint body, and a second projecting from the other end of the joint body so as to fit into the joint coupling port of the second handrail member; In the joint member of the corner portion of the handrail having a connection piece, a groove portion curved along the arc-shaped axis is formed on the lower surface of the joint body, and the groove portion is the first end of the joint body. parts and extending between said second end, said first contact When the piece is fitted to the joint connection port of the first handrail member, the joint body is fitted so that the second connection piece is fitted to the joint connection port of the second handrail member. A joint member at a corner portion of a handrail, which is torsionally deformed around a tangent line at one end of the arcuate axis and around a tangent line at the other end of the arcuate axis.   The joint member according to claim 1, wherein the first connection piece projects linearly from the one end of the joint body, with the tangent at the one end of the arc-shaped axis as an axis. The joint member, wherein the second connecting piece projects linearly from the other end of the joint body, with a tangent at the other end of the arc-shaped axis as an axis. In the joint member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein forming a first planar portion surrounding the proximal end portion of the first connecting piece to the one end portion of the fitting body, wherein the joint body Forming a second plane portion surrounding the proximal end portion of the second connection piece at the other end portion, the first plane portion being orthogonal to a tangent at the one end portion of the arcuate axis; Said 2nd plane part is orthogonal to the tangent in said other edge part of said circular-arc-shaped axis line, The said coupling member characterized by the above-mentioned.   3. The joint member according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first connection piece and the second connection piece in a direction crossing the axis is formed in a cross shape as a whole, and the first handrail member The shape of the joint connection port of the second handrail member is formed in a cross shape as a whole so that the first connection piece and the second connection piece are fitted, Joint member.   2. The joint member according to claim 1, wherein, in a state before the joint body is torsionally deformed, a tangent at the one end of the arcuate axis of the joint body and an arcuate axis of the joint body The joint member according to claim 1, wherein the joint member intersects with a tangent at the other end portion at an angle of 90 degrees in the one plane.   2. The joint member according to claim 1, wherein, in a state before the joint body is torsionally deformed, a tangent at the one end of the arcuate axis of the joint body and an arcuate axis of the joint body The joint member according to claim 1, wherein the tangent at the other end intersects at an angle larger than 90 degrees in the one plane.   2. The joint member according to claim 1, wherein, in a state before the joint body is torsionally deformed, a tangent at the one end of the arcuate axis of the joint body and an arcuate axis of the joint body The joint member according to claim 1, wherein the tangent at the other end intersects at an angle smaller than 90 degrees in the one plane.   3. The joint member according to claim 1, wherein the joint body, the first connection piece, and the second connection piece are integrally formed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin. 4.   The joint member according to claim 8, wherein the thermoplastic resin is polypropylene.   3. The joint member according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of holes opened on an upper surface of the joint body are provided along the arcuate axis in the joint body, and are used for reinforcement between the adjacent holes. The said coupling member characterized by defining the rib. A joint member that is connected to a joint connection port of the first handrail member and the second handrail member, and forms an inclined corner portion between the first handrail member and the second handrail member, The joint member is curvedly formed along an arcuate axis extending over a predetermined length in one plane, and is fitted to the joint main body and the joint connection port of the first handrail member, A first connecting piece projecting from one end of the joint body, and a second projecting from the other end of the joint body so as to fit into the joint coupling port of the second handrail member; In the joint member at the corner portion of the handrail having a connection piece, a plurality of holes opened in the upper surface of the joint body are provided along the arcuate axis in the joint body, and between the adjacent holes. The reinforcing rib is defined on the first connecting piece and the first connecting piece is When the fitting body is connected to the joint connection port of one handrail member, the joint body is connected to the arcuate axis so that the second connection piece is fitted to the joint connection port of the second handrail member. A joint member for a corner portion of a handrail, wherein the joint member is torsionally deformed around a tangent at one end of the arc and around a tangent at the other end of the arcuate axis. The joint member according to claim 11, wherein the first connection piece projects linearly from the one end of the joint body with the tangent at the one end of the arc-shaped axis as an axis. The joint member, wherein the second connecting piece projects linearly from the other end of the joint body, with a tangent at the other end of the arc-shaped axis as an axis. The joint member according to claim 11, wherein, in a state before the joint body is torsionally deformed, a tangent at the one end of the arcuate axis of the joint body and an arcuate axis of the joint body The joint member according to claim 1, wherein the joint member intersects with a tangent at the other end portion at an angle of 90 degrees in the one plane. The joint member according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the joint body, the first connection piece, and the second connection piece are integrally formed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin.

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