JP6133665B2 - Bolt cap - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bolt cap that covers a protruding portion of a bolt from a fixed surface, and a nut screwed into the protruding portion, of a bolt and a nut fixed to a fixed surface.

  This type of bolt cap covers the protruding part of the bolt and the nut from the fixed surface to prevent the protruding part and the nut from being rusted (for example, see Patent Document 1). As shown in FIG. 7, the bolt cap 80 includes a plurality of locking claws 82 on the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 81 and a bolt insertion hole 83 surrounded by the tips of the plurality of locking claws 82. Each locking claw 82 can be elastically deformed in the direction in which the bolt insertion hole 83 expands and contracts. Further, the bolt cap 80 includes a stop member 84 in which a locking claw 82 is integrally provided on the upper end of the cylindrical body 84a. The stop member 84 includes a plurality of protrusions 84b on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 84a.

  On the other hand, a plurality of engagement grooves 81a are formed in the inner circumferential surface of the cap body 81 in the circumferential direction, and the protrusions 84b of the stop member 84 are engaged with the engagement grooves 81a of the cap body 81, thereby stopping the stop member. 84 is mounted in the cap body 81. Further, a guide cylinder 81 c into which the upper end portion of the bolt 86 penetrating the bolt insertion hole 83 is fitted is provided at the center of the upper surface in the cap body 81.

  Then, in a state where the nut 88 is screwed onto the bolt 86 protruding from the fixing surface, the bolt cap 80 is covered so as to cover the upper end portion of the bolt 86, and the upper end portion of the bolt 86 is pushed into the bolt insertion hole 83. The locking claw 82 is locked to the peripheral surface of the bolt 86 and the bolt 86 and the nut 88 are covered with the bolt cap 80 by fitting the upper end portion of the bolt 86 to the guide cylinder 81c. Is attached so that it does not come off from the bolt 86.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-293537

  However, as in Patent Document 1, two nuts 88 are screwed into the protruding portion of the bolt 86 from the fixed surface to prevent the nut 88 from loosening. For this reason, in the bolt cap 80 of Patent Document 1, the locking claw 82 is formed at a position to be locked to the bolt 86 protruding from the two nuts 88. That is, the locking claw 82 is disposed at a position where it can be locked to the bolt 86 at a position away from the fixed surface by a predetermined distance. Therefore, in the bolt cap 80 of Patent Document 1, only one nut 88 is screwed to the upper end portion of the bolt 86, and the protruding length of the bolt 86 from the nut 88 is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. When the length of the bolt 86 protruding from the fixed surface is short, the locking claw 82 cannot be locked to the bolt 86, and the bolt cap 80 cannot be attached to the bolt 86.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a bolt cap that can be attached to a bolt corresponding to the length of the protruding portion of the bolt from the fixed surface.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the bolt cap according to claim 1 is a bolt and a nut in which a fixed object is fixed to a fixed surface, and a protruding portion of the bolt from the fixed surface, and a screw to the protruding portion. A cap body for bolts covering the nuts, the cap body having a cylindrical shape with an opening at one end in the axial direction, and a housing portion for accommodating the projecting portion of the bolt and the nut; A locking claw that protrudes toward the central axis of the cap body and can be elastically deformed to be locked to the threaded portion of the bolt. A position in a direction along the central axis of the main body is provided so as to be changeable, and a plurality of locking claws for locking the threaded portion with the length of the protruding portion of the bolt or the number of the nuts. Said locking claw in position And summarized in that a mobile.

  According to this, the length of the projecting portion from the fixed surface is short, and one nut is screwed to the projecting portion, and the length of the projecting portion from the fixed surface is long, and the projecting portion has two nuts. The distance from the fixed surface to the protruding portion protruding from the nut is different from the case where the screw is screwed. Therefore, when the protrusion and the bolt are covered with the cap body, the distance from the opening end to the protrusion is also different in the bolt cap. At this time, the locking claw can be locked to the protruding portion by changing the position of the locking claw in accordance with the position of the protruding portion in the accommodating portion. As a result, even if the distance from the fixed surface to the protruding portion protruding from the nut is different, the locking claw can be locked to the screw portion of the protruding portion, and the length of the protruding portion The bolt cap can be attached to the bolt.

  In the bolt cap, the locking claw is integrated with an annular base portion that can be accommodated in the accommodation portion, the base portion includes a claw side engagement portion, and the cap body includes the claw side engagement portion. Is provided, and a plurality of cap-side engaging portions are provided in a direction along the central axis.

  According to this, the base is moved to a position where the locking claw can be locked to the threaded portion of the protruding portion, and the cap side engaging portion is provided at the moved position. Therefore, by engaging the claw side engaging portion with the cap side engaging portion at the position where the base portion is moved, the locking claw can be positioned at a position where the locking claw can be locked to the screw portion. Therefore, the engagement claw can be easily positioned by the engagement between the claw side engaging portion and the cap side engaging portion.

  In the bolt cap, the base includes an elastic piece that can be elastically deformed toward the central axis of the base, and the claw-side engagement portion is provided on the elastic piece. You may provide the operation part in the said opening part side rather than the said nail | claw side engaging part.

  According to this, the elastic piece can be easily elastically deformed by operating the operating portion from the opening side with a tool or the like, and the engagement between the claw side engaging portion and the cap side engaging portion can be easily performed. Can be canceled.

  According to the present invention, the bolt can be attached to the bolt corresponding to the length of the protruding portion of the bolt from the fixed surface.

The fragmentary sectional view which shows the state which fixed the label | marker with the volt | bolt and the nut. The disassembled perspective view which shows the protrusion part of a volt | bolt, a nut, and the cap for volt | bolts. (A) is a perspective view showing a cap body, (b) is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG. 2 showing the cap body, and (c) is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in FIG. 2 showing the nail forming member, and FIG. 3B is a side view showing the nail forming member. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the use condition of the cap for bolts when the volt | bolt protrudes from one nut, (b) is a cross section which shows the use condition of the volt | bolt cap when the bolt protrudes from two nuts FIG. 4C is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the elastic piece is elastically deformed. Sectional drawing which shows the use condition of the cap for bolts when a latching claw is not made to latch on a volt | bolt. The figure which shows background art.

Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying a bolt cap will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bolt 10 to which the bolt cap 20 is attached is an anchor bolt, and is used to fix the sign 12 as a fixed object installed on the concrete foundation 11 to the concrete foundation 11. It is planted on the concrete foundation 11. The bolt 10 protrudes from the upper surface 11a of the concrete foundation 11 as a fixed surface.

  In the protruding portion 10a of the bolt 10 that penetrates the base 13 integrated with the marker 12, two nuts 14 are screwed into the threaded portion N of the outer peripheral surface. The bolt 10, the two nuts 14, and the base 13 are fixed on the concrete foundation 11, and the protrusion 10 a and the two nuts 14 are covered with a bolt cap 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bolt cap 20 includes a covered cylindrical cap body 21 and an annular claw forming member 30 assembled to the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the cap body 21 has an opening 21 a that opens on one end side in a direction along the central axis L <b> 1 (hereinafter, referred to as an axial direction). The accommodating part 22 is formed inside. The cap body 21 has a first tube portion 23 formed on one end side in the axial direction (opening portion 21a side) and a smaller diameter than the first tube portion 23 on the other end side in the axial direction, and a lid portion 24a. The 2nd cylinder part 24 which has is formed.

  In the first tube portion 23, a pair of locking recesses 25 are formed on the inner peripheral surface on the opening 21 a side so as to face the radial direction of the first tube portion 23. Each locking recess 25 is continuous with the first recess 25a extending from the opening end 23a of the first tube portion 23 toward the second tube portion 24 along the axial direction, and is continuous with the first recess 25a. And a second recess 25b extending in the circumferential direction. Both the second recesses 25b have the same direction from the first recess 25a toward the tip of the second recess 25b.

  A first cap-side engagement portion 26 that is recessed in a square shape is formed at each position between the pair of locking recesses 25 in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the first tube portion 23 on the opening 21a side. ing. The pair of first cap side engaging portions 26 are formed at positions facing the radial direction of the first tube portion 23. In addition, on the inner peripheral surface of the first cylinder portion 23, a second cap side engagement portion 27 that is recessed in a square shape is formed on each side of the second cylinder portion 24 with respect to each locking recess 25. The pair of second cap side engaging portions 27 are formed at positions facing the radial direction of the first cylindrical portion 23. Therefore, the cap body 21 is formed with the first cap side engaging portion 26 and the second cap side engaging portion 27 at different positions along the axial direction. Therefore, the distance along the axial direction from the opening 21a of the cap body 21 to the first cap side engaging portion 26 and the distance along the axial direction from the opening 21a to the second cap side engaging portion 27 are: In contrast, the second cap side engaging portion 27 is formed deeper than the first cap side engaging portion 26.

  Further, three locking projections 28 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 21 so as to extend linearly in the axial direction. Of the three locking ridges 28, one is disposed closer to the lid portion 24 a than one first cap-side engaging portion 26. The other locking ridge 28 is disposed closer to the lid portion 24a than the one second cap side engaging portion 27, and is more axial than the locking ridge 28 closer to the first cap side engaging portion 26. The length along is shortened. The remaining one is arranged at a position equidistant from the other two locking ridges 28, and the three locking ridges 28 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the cap body 21. .

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the claw forming member 30 includes an annular base portion 31, and one end side in a direction along the central axis L <b> 2 of the base portion 31 (hereinafter referred to as an axial direction). In addition, an opening 31a is opened, and a plurality of locking claws 32 are integrally formed on the other end side in the axial direction. The base 31 is formed with a pair of elastic pieces 33 at positions opposed to each other in the radial direction. Each elastic piece 33 is formed between a pair of slits 34 extending in the axial direction from the opening 31a of the base portion 31, and each elastic piece 33 is centered on the base end portion on the other end side in the axial direction. It is elastically deformable in the radial direction and elastically deformable in the direction toward the central axis L2.

  On the outer surface of each elastic piece 33, a claw-side engaging portion 35 that swells in a square shape is formed. Further, in each elastic piece 33, an operation part 36 is formed on the opening 31a side (tip side) with respect to the claw side engaging part 35. The operation part 36 is formed by reducing the thickness of the elastic piece 33. Yes. Therefore, each elastic piece 33 is thinner on the distal end side between the distal end side and the proximal end side with the claw side engaging portion 35 interposed therebetween. Further, in the base portion 31, a locking recess 38 is formed on the other end in the axial direction and on the extension line of one elastic piece 33. In addition, a locking recess 38 is formed at a portion of the base portion 31 that is the other end in the axial direction and where the locking claw 32 is not formed.

  Three locking claws 32 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction at the other axial end of the base 31. Each locking claw 32 is formed in an arc shape that bulges outward from the other axial end of the base portion 31 toward the central axis L <b> 2 of the base portion 31. Moreover, each latching claw 32 is formed so as to narrow toward the central axis L2. A claw piece 32a that inclines downward toward the central axis L2 is formed at the tip of each locking claw 32, and the claw piece 32a is thinner at the tip. The three locking claws 32 are formed such that the three claw pieces 32 a are present one by one along the circumferential direction of the base portion 31 at a position away from the base portion 31, and the three claw pieces 32 a Are arranged along a spiral centered on the central axis L2. A bolt insertion hole 39 is formed at a position surrounded by the three claw pieces 32a.

  As shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the bolt cap 20 is connected to the first cap side engaging portion 26 or the second cap side engaging portion 27 of the cap body 21 with the claw forming member 30. The cap body 21 and the claw forming member 30 are integrally formed by engaging the claw side engaging portion 35. Further, the locking protrusion 28 of the cap body 21 is locked to the locking recess 38 of the claw forming member 30, and the rotation of the claw forming member 30 in the circumferential direction is restricted. Further, the bolt cap 20 has an opening 31 a of the claw forming member 30 opened inside the opening 21 a of the cap body 21. In addition, a locking claw 32 protrudes from the housing portion 22 of the cap body 21 in a state of being curved in an arc shape toward the central axis L1.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, in the bolt cap 20 in which the claw-side engaging portion 35 is engaged with the first cap-side engaging portion 26, the claw piece 32a of the locking claw 32 is the first tube portion. 23 at the center in the axial direction.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the bolt cap 20 in which the claw-side engagement portion 35 is engaged with the second cap-side engagement portion 27, the claw piece 32a of the locking claw 32 is the first It is arranged in the vicinity of the boundary between the tube portion 23 and the second tube portion 24. Therefore, the claw piece 32 a of the locking claw 32 is disposed deeper in the cap body 21 than when the claw side engaging portion 35 is engaged with the first cap side engaging portion 26. That is, the position of the locking claw 32 from the opening 21a of the cap body 21 is variable in two stages along the axial direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, when the claw side engaging portion 35 is engaged with the first cap side engaging portion 26 or the second cap side engaging portion 27, the operation of the elastic piece 33 is performed. A gap S is formed between the portion 36 and the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 21.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, when the tip of the tool 40 is inserted into the gap S and the tool 40 is operated to elastically deform the elastic piece 33 radially inward of the base 31, The engagement with the first cap side engaging portion 26 or the second cap side engaging portion 27 can be released.

Next, the operation of the bolt cap 20 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 5A, a case where one nut 14 is screwed to the protruding portion 10a of the bolt 10 will be described. A distance from the upper surface 11a of the concrete foundation 11 to the protruding portion 10a protruding from the nut 14 is defined as K1.

  In this case, the claw-side engaging portion 35 of the claw forming member 30 is engaged with the first cap-side engaging portion 26, and the locking protrusion 28 is locked to the locking recess 38 to thereby tighten the bolt cap 20. Form. The bolt cap 20 is put on the protruding portion 10 a from above the bolt 10, and the protruding portion 10 a of the bolt 10 is inserted into the base portion 31 from the opening portion 31 a and inserted into the bolt insertion hole 39. Then, each latching claw 32 is pushed up by the protruding portion 10a of the bolt 10, and each latching claw 32 is elastically deformed so as to increase the diameter of the bolt insertion hole 39 around the base end side. One nut 14 is also accommodated in the base 31 and the accommodating portion 22 from the opening 31a.

  Since the three claw pieces 32a are arranged in a spiral shape, the three claw pieces 32a are arranged along the spiral of the threaded portion N of the protruding portion 10a. For this reason, in the state where the three claw pieces 32a are locked to the threaded portion N, the bolt cap 20 is arranged such that the respective central axes L1 and L2 are coaxially positioned with the axis of the protruding portion 10a. The open end 23 a of the main body 21 is arranged in parallel with the upper surface 11 a of the concrete foundation 11 and the upper surface of the base 13.

  Then, the bolt cap 20 is rotated in a state where the three claw pieces 32 a are locked to the screw portion N of the protruding portion 10 a, and the bolt cap 20 is screwed into the screw portion N. Then, when the bolt cap 20 is screwed until the opening end 23a of the first tube portion 23 comes into contact with the base 13, the bolt cap 20 is not inclined with respect to the axis of the protruding portion 10a, and the opening end 23a is The entire surface comes into contact with the upper surface of the base 13. Further, the locking of each claw piece 32a to the threaded portion N restricts the bolt cap 20 from coming off along the axial direction of the bolt 10. That is, the bolt cap 20 is attached to the bolt 10, and the protruding portion 10 a and the nut 14 are covered with the bolt cap 20.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, a case where two nuts 14 are screwed into the protruding portion 10a of the bolt 10 will be described. In this case, if the distance from the upper surface 11a of the concrete foundation 11 to the protruding portion 10a protruding from the upper nut 14 is K2, the distance K2 is longer than the distance K1 shown in FIG. .

  First, as shown in FIG. 5C, the tip of the tool 40 is inserted into a gap S formed between the operation portion 36 of the elastic piece 33 and the inner peripheral surface of the first cylinder portion 23, and the tool 40 The elastic piece 33 is elastically deformed in a direction away from the inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion 23 by the tip of the first cylindrical portion 23. Then, the engagement of the claw side engaging portion 35 with the first cap side engaging portion 26 is released, and the claw forming member 30 can be removed from the cap main body 21.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the claw-side engaging portion 35 of the claw-forming member 30 is engaged with the second cap-side engaging portion 27 and the locking ridge 38 is engaged with the locking ridge. The bolt cap 20 is formed by locking 28. That is, even if the position of the locking claw 32 is moved back along the axial direction of the cap main body 21 and the two nuts 14 are inserted into the claw forming member 30, each locking claw 32 and the nut 14 interfere with each other. Evacuate so that it does not.

  The bolt cap 20 is put on the protruding portion 10 a from above the bolt 10, and the protruding portion 10 a of the bolt 10 is inserted into the base portion 31 from the opening portion 31 a and inserted into the bolt insertion hole 39. Then, each latching claw 32 is pushed up by the protruding portion 10a of the bolt 10 and elastically deforms so that the diameter of the bolt insertion hole 39 is increased. The two nuts 14 are also accommodated in the base 31 and the accommodating portion 22 through the opening 31a.

  As in the case of a single nut 14, when the bolt cap 20 is screwed into the threaded portion N until the open end 23 a of the first cylindrical portion 23 abuts against the base 13, the rear side is more than the two nuts 14. Thus, the claw piece 32a of each locking claw 32 is locked to the threaded portion N of the bolt 10, and the bolt cap 20 is prevented from coming off along the axial direction of the bolt 10. That is, the bolt cap 20 is attached to the bolt 10, and the protruding portion 10 a and the two nuts 14 are covered with the bolt cap 20. Also at this time, as in the case of one nut 14, the screw cap 20 is not inclined with respect to the axis of the projecting portion 10 a by the helical arrangement of the claw pieces 32 a, and the opening end 23 a is entirely on the upper surface of the base 13. Abut.

  When removing the bolt cap 20 from the protruding portion 10a of the bolt 10, the bolt cap 20 is rotated and the bolt cap 20 is screwed out of the protruding portion 10a. Further, in the bolt cap 20 in which the claw side engaging portion 35 is engaged with the second cap side engaging portion 27, the claw side engaging portion 35 is engaged with the first cap side engaging portion 26 for use. Also in this case, first, the tip of the tool 40 is inserted into the gap S formed between the operation portion 36 of the elastic piece 33 and the inner peripheral surface of the first cylinder portion 23. Then, the elastic piece 33 is elastically deformed in the direction away from the inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion 23 by the tip of the tool 40. Then, the engagement of the claw side engaging portion 35 with the second cap side engaging portion 27 is released, and the claw forming member 30 can be removed from the cap main body 21. Thereafter, the claw side engaging portion 35 is engaged with the first cap side engaging portion 26.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The bolt cap 20 can change the position of the locking claw 32 along the axial direction, and the position of the locking claw 32 can be changed according to the length of the protruding portion 10a. That is, when the length of the protruding portion 10a from the upper surface 11a of the concrete foundation 11 is long and two nuts 14 are screwed to the protruding portion 10a, and the length of the protruding portion 10a from the upper surface 11a of the concrete foundation 11 Is short and when one nut 14 is screwed together, the position of the locking claw 32 can be changed according to the position of the protrusion 10a. Accordingly, when the number of the nuts 14 becomes two, as in the case where the locking claws 32 are integrally formed with the cap body 21, the locking claws 32 interfere with the nut 14 and the bolt cap 20 is moved to the bolt 10. The bolt cap 20 can be attached to the bolt 10 in accordance with the length of the protruding portion 10a.

  (2) The locking claw 32 is provided integrally with the base portion 31 of the claw forming member 30, and a claw side engaging portion 35 is formed on the base portion 31. The cap body 21 has a first cap side engaging portion 26 and a second cap side engaging portion 27 formed at different positions in the axial direction. Therefore, by engaging the claw side engaging portion 35 with the first cap side engaging portion 26 or the second cap side engaging portion 27, the locking claw 32 can be easily positioned at the position where the position has been changed. it can.

  (3) The claw forming member 30 is provided with an elastic piece 33 integrally formed with the claw side engaging portion 35, and an operation portion 36 is formed on the elastic piece 33. When the claw forming member 30 is integrated with the cap body 21, a gap S can be formed between the operation unit 36 and the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 21. Therefore, by inserting the tip of the tool 40 into the gap S, the elastic piece 33 can be easily operated, and the first cap side engaging portion 26 or the second cap side engaging portion of the claw side engaging portion 35 can be operated. 27 can be easily released.

  (4) The elastic piece 33 integrally formed with the claw side engaging portion 35 is formed between a pair of slits 34 formed in the base portion 31, and only the base end portion of the elastic piece 33 is connected to the base portion 31. Yes. Therefore, the elastic piece 33 can be reliably elastically deformed, and the engagement and release of the claw side engaging portion 35 with respect to the first cap side engaging portion 26 or the second cap side engaging portion 27 can be reliably performed. it can.

  (5) Each locking claw 32 is curved in an arc toward the central axis L <b> 2 of the base 31. For this reason, when the protrusion 10a of the bolt 10 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 39, each locking claw 32 is elastically deformed around the base end side. Here, even when the diameter of the protruding portion 10a is increased, when the locking claws 32 are elastically deformed in the direction of expanding, the claw pieces 32a of the locking claws 32 are directed toward the central axis L2, and the claw The piece 32a can be locked to the screw portion N. Therefore, even if a plurality of types of diameters of the protruding portion 10a inserted through the bolt insertion hole 39 are set, the claw piece 32a can be reliably locked to the screw portion N.

  (6) The claw forming member 30 includes a locking recess 38 extending in the axial direction, and the cap body 21 includes a locking protrusion 28 extending in the axial direction. In the bolt cap 20, the locking protrusion 28 is locked to the locking recess 38. For this reason, it can prevent that the nail | claw formation member 30 rotates in the circumferential direction, and when the cap 20 for bolts is screwed out from the protrusion part 10a, it can prevent that the nail | claw formation member 30 rotates.

  (7) The locking claw 32 is integrally formed with the base 31. For this reason, by moving the base 31, the three locking claws 32 can be moved at the same time, and the position adjustment of the locking claws 32 can be easily performed as compared with the case where the locking claws 32 are moved one by one. It can be carried out.

  (8) The three locking claws 32 are arranged such that the three claw pieces 32a are positioned on a spiral centered on the central axis L2. For this reason, the three claw pieces 32a can be arranged along the spiral of the threaded portion N in the protruding portion 10a, and the claw forming member 30 is positioned so that its central axis L2 is coaxial with the protruding portion 10a. Can be arranged. As a result, the bolt cap 20 can be attached without being inclined with respect to the protruding portion 10 a, and the entire opening end 23 a of the cap body 21 can be brought into contact with the upper surface of the base 13. Therefore, no gap is formed between the bolt cap 20 and the base 13, and the nut 14 and the protruding portion 10a in the housing portion 22 can be reliably protected.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
As shown in FIG. 6, when the length of the protruding portion 10 a from the upper surface 11 a of the concrete foundation 11 is short, the cap body 21 is attached to the mounting member 50 fixed to the base 13 by the nut 14, and the protruding portion 10 a and The nut 14 may be covered.

  The attachment member 50 includes an annular main body 51 and a pair of attachment pieces 52 that face each other in the radial direction of the main body 51. The attachment piece 52 includes a locking protrusion 52a that can be locked to the second recess 25b at the tip thereof. Then, the projecting portion 10a of the bolt 10 is inserted into the main body portion 51, the main body portion 51 is placed on the base 13, and the main body portion 51 is fixed to the base 13 by the nut 14 screwed into the projecting portion 10a. .

  Thereafter, the cap main body 21 is covered from above the mounting member 50, and the mounting piece 52 is inserted into the first recess 25a. Then, the cap main body 21 is rotated, and the locking protrusion 52a is locked to the second recess 25b. Then, the cap body 21 is attached to the attachment member 50, and the protruding portion 10 a and the nut 14 of the bolt 10 are covered with the cap body 21.

  The locking claw 32 is curved and formed in an arc shape that bulges outward from the other axial end of the base 31, but is not limited thereto. As long as the claw piece 32 a can be locked to the projecting portion 10 a of the bolt 10, the base portion 31 may be formed to extend linearly from the other axial end of the base portion 31 in the radial direction of the base portion 31.

The number of the latching claws 32 may be one, two, or four or more.
1 The claw side engaging portion 35 may be one or three or more, and the first cap side engaging portion 26 and the second cap side engaging portion 27 may be one or three or more.

  ○ In the cap body 21, the first cylinder part 23 and the second cylinder part 24 have the same diameter, and the second cylinder part 24 is also provided with a cap side engagement part so that the cap side engagement part extends along the axial direction. You may provide three or more places.

  ○ The locking claw 32 is not integrally formed with the claw forming member 30, and only the locking claw 32 is attached to the cap body 21, and the position of the locking claw 32 along the axial direction of the cap body 21 can be changed. It is good.

  ○ The first cap side engaging portion 26 and the second cap side engaging portion 27 of the cap body 21 are deleted, and an internal thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cap body 21. On the other hand, the claw-side engaging portion 35 of the claw forming member 30 is deleted, and a male screw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 31. Then, the position of the locking claw 32 may be changed by screwing and screwing of the female screw of the cap body 21 and the male screw of the claw forming member 30.

  The three claw pieces 32a may not be arranged so that the claw pieces 32a are located on a spiral centered on the central axis L2, and the three claw pieces 32a are centered on the central axis L2. You may arrange | position so that it may be located on one circle.

The base 31 of the claw forming member 30 may be C-shaped instead of being annular.
The locking recess 38 of the claw forming member 30 and the locking protrusion 28 of the cap body 21 may be omitted.

○ The bolt 10 may not be an anchor bolt.
The fixed object may be changed as appropriate in addition to the sign 12 such as a street light or a post, and the fixed surface may be changed to other than the upper surface 11 a of the concrete foundation 11.

Next, the technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment and other examples will be described below.
(A) The locking claw is a bolt cap that is curved and formed in an arc shape that bulges outward toward the central axis of the cap body.

(B) a bolt cap that covers a protruding portion of the bolt from the fixed surface and a nut screwed to the protruding portion of the bolt and nut fixed to the fixed surface;
A cap body that is formed in a covered cylinder shape having an opening at one end in the axial direction, and includes a housing portion that houses the protruding portion of the bolt and the nut;
A locking claw that protrudes toward the central axis of the housing portion and elastically deforms in the housing portion and can be locked to the screw portion of the bolt, and
The locking claw is a bolt cap that is provided so that the position in the direction along the central axis of the cap body can be changed, and extends so as to curve in an arc toward the central axis of the cap body.

  L1, L2 ... central axis, N ... threaded portion, 10 ... bolt, 10a ... protruding portion, 11a ... upper surface as a fixed surface, 12 ... mark as a fixed object, 14 ... nut, 20 ... cap for bolt, 21 ... cap Main body, 21a ... opening, 22 ... accommodating part, 26 ... first cap side engaging part, 27 ... second cap side engaging part, 31 ... base part, 32 ... locking claw, 33 ... elastic piece, 35 ... claw Side engaging portion, 36... Operating portion.

Claims (3)

A bolt cap that covers a protruding portion of the bolt from the fixed surface and a nut screwed into the protruding portion of the bolt and nut fixed to a fixed surface,
A cap body that is formed in a covered cylinder shape having an opening at one end in the axial direction, and includes a housing portion that houses the protruding portion of the bolt and the nut;
In the cap body, provided with a locking claw that protrudes toward the central axis of the cap body and that can be elastically deformed and locked to the threaded portion of the bolt.
The locking claw is provided so that the position in a direction along the central axis of the cap body can be changed , and the locking claw is configured to match the length of the protruding portion of the bolt or the number of the nuts. A bolt cap in which the locking claw can be moved to a plurality of positions for locking to .   The locking claw is integrated with an annular base portion that can be accommodated in the accommodating portion, the base portion includes a claw side engaging portion, and the cap body is engaged with the claw side engaging portion. The bolt cap according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging portion, wherein a plurality of the cap-side engaging portions are provided in a direction along the central axis.   The base includes an elastic piece that can be elastically deformed toward the central axis of the base, and the claw-side engaging portion is provided on the elastic piece, and the elastic piece is more than the claw-side engaging portion. The bolt cap according to claim 2, further comprising an operation portion on the opening side.