JP6715040B2 - Gatepost - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gate pillar in which a small opening at an upper end portion of a gate pillar main body is covered with a cap member.

Gate pillars that have been installed upright at the front door of the residential premises and have nameplates, posts, intercoms, etc., have been widely used. The applicant of the present application has proposed, for example, in Patent Document 1, a structure in which a nameplate, a post, and an intercom are provided on a front wall of a gate post body made of an extruded aluminum material, and a lighting for illuminating the nameplate and the like is provided at the top thereof. There is.

Japanese Patent No. 3603262

In the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, since the illumination is provided so as to project from the front wall of the gate post body, it is necessary to make holes for wiring in the front wall of the gate post body. Further, for example, when a lighting device such as an LED is used as a light source for lighting, it may be necessary to additionally install a mounting hole for a new lighting device in the main body of the gate when replacing the lighting device, which makes the work complicated. There is a possibility that Further, it is pointed out that the lighting is attached to the front wall of the gatepost body in an impositioned state, so that the design feeling between the lighting and the gatepost body may be poor.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gate post that can easily perform lighting installation work and maintenance work, and can also improve appearance quality. ..

A gatepost according to the present invention is a gatepost including a gatepost main body and a cap member that closes a forehead of an upper end portion of the gatepost main body, and an illumination device attached to an inner surface of the cap member via an attachment member , A pedestal member which is provided at a small opening of the gate post main body and to which the cap member is fixed, wherein the cap member has at least a protrusion protruding from one edge of the small opening to one side of the gate post main body. The pedestal member has a projecting portion that covers the lower surface side of the projecting portion by projecting to one side of the gate post body from one edge of the forehead, and an opening formed in the projecting portion. The projecting portion of the pedestal member is provided with a transmissive material that closes the opening and transmits the light from the illumination device .

According to such a configuration, the work of attaching the lighting device to the main gate body need only cover the forehead with the cap member to which the lighting device is attached, in addition to the work of connecting the wiring. Therefore, it is not necessary to make holes in the main body of the gate, and the mounting work is facilitated. Moreover, the lighting device is attached to the cap member via the attachment member. Therefore, in maintenance work such as replacement of the lighting device, the lighting device having a different shape or specification can be replaced and installed by simply performing additional hole drilling or the like on the mounting member, which is easy. In addition, since the lighting device is provided inside the cap member that closes the forehead of the gate post main body, the lighting device does not largely appear on the exterior of the gate post main body, and the sense of unity of the design of the gate post is improved, and the appearance quality is improved.

In the gate pillar according to the present invention, the lighting device may be attached to the top surface of the cap member via the attachment member. Then, the lighting device is installed inside the cap member at a high position where the possibility of water ingress is lowest, and a high waterproof effect is obtained.

In the gate post according to the present invention, the cap member is fixed to the pedestal member so as to cover the pedestal member provided in the forehead of the gate post main body from above, and the cap member of the cap member is more than the peripheral portion of the pedestal member. The lower end of the peripheral edge may be configured to project downward. Then, the cap member can be easily and accurately attached to the gate post body through the pedestal member. Moreover, since the lower end portion of the cap member projects downward from the peripheral edge portion of the pedestal member, the mounting structure is such that the lower end portion of the cap member and the pedestal member are offset. As a result, rainwater or the like flowing on the outer surface of the cap member smoothly flows down from the lower end portion thereof. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent rainwater and the like from entering the gap between the base member inside the cap member and the base member due to surface tension or the like.

In the gate post according to the present invention, the cap member has a protrusion that protrudes at least from one edge of the forehead to one side of the gate post main body, and the protrusion transmits the light from the lighting device. May be provided. Then, it is possible to reliably prevent the water from entering the cap member by the permeable material, and smoothly irradiate the light from the illumination device to the outside. Further, for example, when exchanging the lighting device, the transmissive material can be exchanged according to its specifications and characteristics, which further improves the maintainability.

A gatepost according to the present invention, which is a gatepost including a gatepost main body and a cap member that closes an edge of an upper end portion of the gatepost main body, in which an illumination device is attached to an inner surface of the cap member via an attachment member. In the gate post body, a hollow portion in the longitudinal direction is formed therein, and a power supply line for energizing the lighting device is inserted through the hollow part, and the power supply line has one end thereof. parts in the Rukoto is the gatepost body or a wire connected and wired to the lighting device in a state of being held by the wiring retainer to the cap member, connecting portions were connected and the wiring with the power supply line, The power supply line may be arranged at a position closer to the lighting device than a position held by the wiring holder . Then, it is possible to prevent the power line that hangs down in the main body of the gate from being pulled downward by its own weight, and to prevent a load from being applied to the connection portion with the wiring, and to prevent disconnection or the like at the connection portion.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, an installation work and a maintenance work of a lighting device to a gatepost main body become easy, and the lighting device does not largely appear on the appearance of the gatepost main body, but the design feeling of the gatepost is improved and the appearance quality is improved. ..

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gate pole according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of the cap member to the main gate body. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the cap member shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the upper portion of the gate post body including the cap member.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a gate post according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gate post 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gate post 10 according to the present embodiment is, for example, erected at the entrance of the site of a house, and is provided with a nameplate 12, a post 14, an intercom 16, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gate pole 10 includes a vertically long gate pole body 18 and a cap member 20 that closes a forehead 18 a at the upper end of the gate pole body 18.

The gate main body 18 is made of an extruded shape material of a metal material such as aluminum or steel or a resin material. The gate pillar main body 18 is formed in a rectangular cross section with a hollow portion 18b extending vertically in the interior thereof. The upper end opening of the hollow portion 18b becomes a small opening 18a closed by the cap member 20. On the front wall 18c of the gate post body 18, the nameplate 12, the intercom 16, and the post 14 are attached in this order from top to bottom.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of the cap member 20 to the portal main body 18, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an internal structure of the cap member 20 shown in FIG. In addition, FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the upper portion of the gate post body 18 including the cap member 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cap member 20 is formed of a resin material or a metal material into a rectangular bottomed box shape. The cap member 20 is covered so that the top surface 20a serving as the box-shaped bottom surface faces upward and covers the forehead 18a of the gate main body 18.

In this embodiment, a plate-shaped pedestal member 22 serving as a bracket is fixed to the forehead 18 a of the gate main body 18, and the cap member 20 is fixedly attached to the pedestal member 22. The pedestal member 22 has a larger outer shape than the forehead 18a of the gate main body 18 in a plan view. Specifically, the pedestal member 22 has a width dimension substantially the same as that of the fore edge 18a, and a rectangular metal plate having a depth dimension that largely projects from the one edge of the fore edge 18a on the front wall 18c side to the front wall 18c side. It is a resin plate. The cap member 20 has a slightly larger outer shape than the pedestal member 22 in a plan view (see FIG. 4 ).

The cap member 20 is provided so as to accommodate the pedestal member 22 inside, and is installed so that the lower end portion 20b of the skirt-shaped peripheral edge portion thereof projects below the peripheral edge portion 22a of the pedestal member 22 (FIG. 4). reference). Further, the cap member 20 projects from one edge of the forehead 18 a on the front wall 18 c side to the front wall 18 c side, and this portion becomes a projecting portion 25 projecting from the outer shape of the gate post body 18.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lighting device 26 is attached to the top surface 20 a of the cap member 20 via the attachment member 24.

The mounting member 24 is a strip-shaped metal plate or resin plate that serves as a bracket for mounting and fixing the lighting device 26 to the cap member 20. The attachment member 24 is provided with holes 24a at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and is attached and fixed to the top surface 20a by a screw 28 inserted through the holes 24a (see FIG. 3). On the top surface 20a, female screw boss portions 20c to which the respective screws 28 are screwed are provided so as to project (see FIG. 4). Female screw holes 24b are formed in the vicinity of the holes 24a of the mounting member 24, respectively.

The illumination device 26 is an optical device that serves as a light source for illumination such as an LED or an organic EL. The illumination device 26 is capable of irradiating light from an irradiation surface 26a, which is a surface directed downward, in a state of being fixed to the top surface 20a of the cap member 20 via the mounting member 24. The lighting device 26 (mounting member 24) is arranged above the protruding portion 25 of the cap member 20. The lighting device 26 is mounted and fixed to the mounting member 24 by screwing the screws 30 inserted through the mounting holes 26 b formed on both sides into the female screw holes 24 b of the mounting member 24. From one side surface of the lighting device 26, the other end of the wiring 32, one end of which is connected to the internal substrate, is drawn out.

The pedestal member 22, which serves as a bracket for mounting the cap member 20, is provided with holes 22b on both sides of a portion covering the forehead 18a, and is fixed to the gate post body 18 by screws 34 inserted through the holes 22b. A female screw hole into which the screw 34 is screwed is formed in the hollow portion 18b inside the small opening 18a. Further, a relatively large circular wire insertion hole 22c is formed in a portion of the pedestal member 22 which covers the small edge 18a. A wiring holder 36 is provided on the upper surface of the pedestal member 22 at a position close to the wiring insertion hole 22c. The wire holder 36 is composed of a binding band or the like, holds the power supply line 42 described later with respect to the pedestal member 22, and may be omitted.

A pedestal member 22 that supports the projecting portion 25 of the cap member 20 has a rectangular opening 22d that extends over most of the projecting portion from the small edge 18a. Holes 22e are formed on both sides of the opening 22d. The transparent material 40 is attached and fixed to the lower surface of the protruding portion of the pedestal member 22 by the screw 38 inserted into the hole 22e.

Next, an example of a method of attaching the lighting device 26 to the gate post 10 will be described.

The lighting device 26 is attached to the top surface 20a of the cap member 20 via the attachment member 24 in advance at a factory or on site. That is, the cap member 20 before being attached to the gate post body 18 is an assembly component in which the lighting device 26 is attached inside and the wiring 32 is drawn out (see FIG. 2 ).

Next, the pedestal member 22 is attached and fixed to the forehead 18a of the gate post body 18 before or after the gate post body 18 is erected on the site. The power supply line 42 is inserted from the wiring insertion hole 22c of the base member 22 into the hollow portion 18b of the gate main body 18. One end (upper end) of the power supply line 42 is a portion for connecting to the wiring 32 of the lighting device 26, and the other end (lower end) is drawn out of the gate post main body 18 from a wiring insertion hole (not shown) formed in a lower portion of the gate post main body 18. And is connected to a power source (not shown). When the wiring holder 36 is provided on the base member 22, the wiring holder 36 holds one end of the power supply line 42 that is pulled out upward from the wiring insertion hole 22c. The wiring holder 36 may be one that holds one end of the power supply line 42 directly to the gate post body 18 or indirectly via a pedestal member. Furthermore, one end of the power supply line 42 is capped. It may be held with respect to the member 20, and its arrangement and structure can be changed. For example, the wiring holder 36 may be a binding band that is inserted through the hole formed in the pedestal member 22 and the wiring insertion hole 22c and holds the power supply line 42 with respect to the pedestal member 22, and is provided on the inner surface of the cap member 20. It may be provided, or may be provided on the inner surface of the hollow portion 18b of the gate post body 18. The wiring holder 36 may be made of an adhesive tape or the like as long as it can hold the power supply line 42.

Subsequently, the wiring 32 of the lighting device 26 is connected to the power supply line 42 (connection portion 44 ), the cap member 20 is covered on the pedestal member 22, and the transmissive material 40 having a desired transmittance is provided from the front wall 18 c of the pedestal member 22. Apply to the bottom of the protruding part. Then, the screw 38 is screwed into the female screw boss portion 20d (see FIG. 3) protruding from both sides of the top surface 20a of the cap member 20 through the hole 40a of the transparent member 40 and the hole 22e of the pedestal member 22. As a result, the cap member 20 and the transparent material 40 are attached and fixed to the pedestal member 22, that is, the gate post body 18, and the operation of attaching the lighting device 26 is completed.

Therefore, when light is emitted from the irradiation surface 26 a of the lighting device 26 attached as described above, this light passes through the transmissive member 40 from the opening 22 d of the pedestal member 22 and goes downward from the protruding portion 25 of the cap member 20. Is irradiated. Thereby, for example, the nameplate 12 can be illuminated with light of desired brightness and color tone.

On the other hand, for maintenance work for changing the specifications or the shape of the lighting device 26, the cap member 20 can be removed from the portal main body 18 by removing the two screws 38. Therefore, the screw 38 is removed to remove the lighting device 26 from the mounting member 24, and a new female screw hole 24b corresponding to the position of the mounting hole 26b of the new lighting device 26 is formed if necessary. This allows the lighting device 26 to be easily replaced.

As described above, the gate pole 10 according to the present embodiment includes the gate pole body 18 and the cap member 20 that closes the forehead 18a at the upper end of the gate pole body 18, and is attached to the inner surface (top surface 20a) of the cap member 20. The lighting device 26 is attached via the member 24.

Therefore, in addition to the work of connecting the wiring 32 and the power supply line 42, the operation of attaching the lighting device 26 to the main body 18 of the gate may be performed by fixing the cap member 20 to which the lighting device 26 is attached to the forehead 18a. Therefore, it is not necessary to form a hole in the gate post body 18, and the mounting work is facilitated. Moreover, the lighting device 26 is attached to the cap member 20 via the attachment member 24. Therefore, in maintenance work such as replacement of the lighting device 26, the lighting device 26 having a different shape or specification can be replaced and installed simply by performing additional hole drilling or the like on the mounting member 24. Further, since the lighting device 26 is provided inside the cap member 20 that closes the forehead 18a of the gate post body 18, the lighting device 26 does not significantly appear on the exterior of the gate post body 18, and the sense of unity of the design of the gate post 10 is improved. The appearance quality is improved.

In the gate post 10, the lighting device 26 is attached to the top surface 20 a of the cap member 20 via the attachment member 24. For this reason, the lighting device 26 is installed inside the cap member 20 at a high position where the possibility of water ingress is lowest, and a high waterproof effect is obtained. The lighting device 26 may be attached to, for example, the inner surface of the protrusion 25 of the cap member 20 or the like, other than the top surface 20a. In addition, by installing the lighting device 26 downward from the top surface 20a of the cap member 20, it is possible to suppress the influence of direct sunlight from the upper surface side of the cap member 20 on the lighting device 26, and to install the lighting device 26. It is possible to prolong the life of the constituent LEDs and the like. In particular, in the gate post 10, since the mounting member 24 is provided on the back surface of the lighting device 26, a higher light shielding effect or heat shielding effect can be obtained.

In the gate post 10, the cap member 20 is fixed to the pedestal member 22 so as to cover the plate-shaped pedestal member 22 provided in the forehead 18a of the gate post main body 18 from above, and the peripheral edge portion 22a of the pedestal member 22 is Also, the lower end portion 20b of the peripheral edge portion of the cap member 20 projects downward. As a result, the cap member 20 can be easily and accurately attached to the gate post body 18 by using the pedestal member 22 as a bracket. Moreover, since the lower end portion 20b of the cap member 20 projects below the peripheral edge portion 22a of the pedestal member 22, the lower end portion 20b of the cap member 20 and the pedestal member 22 have a stepped mounting structure. As a result, rainwater or the like flowing on the outer surface of the cap member 20 smoothly flows down from the lower end portion 20b thereof. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent rainwater or the like from entering the gap between the base member 22 inside the cap member 20 due to surface tension or the like.

In the gate post 10, the cap member 20 has a projecting portion 25 projecting from one edge of the forehead 18a to one side of the gate post body 18, and the light from the lighting device 26 is transmitted to the lower surface side of the projecting portion 25. A transparent material 40 is provided. Thereby, it is possible to reliably prevent the water from entering the cap member 20 by the transparent material 40, and to smoothly irradiate the light from the lighting device 26 to the outside. Further, for example, when the lighting device 26 is replaced, the transmissive material 40 can be replaced according to its specifications and characteristics, and the maintainability is further improved. Furthermore, by selecting the transmissive material 40 according to the specifications and characteristics of the lighting device 26, the amount of light from the lighting device 26 taken into the camera 16a of the intercom 16 installed therebelow can be appropriately adjusted.

In the gate pillar 10, the gate pillar main body 18 has a hollow portion 18b in the longitudinal direction formed therein, and a power supply line 42 for energizing the lighting device 26 is inserted through the hollow portion 18b. Is connected to the wiring 32 connected to the lighting device 26 in a state where one end thereof is held by a wiring holder 36 attached to the portal main body 18 (the pedestal member 22 in this embodiment). As a result, it is possible to prevent the power supply line 42 that hangs down inside the gate post body 18 from being pulled downward by its own weight, and to prevent a load from being applied to the connection portion 44 with the wiring 32, and to prevent disconnection or the like at the connection portion 44.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be freely modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

10 gate post, 18 gate post main body, 18a forehead, 18b hollow part, 18c front wall, 20 cap member, 20a top surface, 20b lower end part, 20c female screw boss part, 22 base member, 22a peripheral part, 22c wiring insertion hole, 22d opening Part, 24 mounting member, 25 protruding part, 26 lighting device, 26a irradiation surface, 32 wiring, 36 wiring holder, 40 transparent material, 42 power supply line, 44 connection part

Claims (2)

A gatepost having a gatepost main body and a cap member for closing a small opening at the upper end of the gatepost main body,
An illumination device mounted on the inner surface of the cap member via a mounting member,
A pedestal member that is provided in the small opening of the gate post body and to which the cap member is fixed,
Equipped with
The cap member has at least a protrusion protruding from one edge of the forehead to one side of the gate post body,
The pedestal member has a projecting portion that covers the lower surface side of the projecting portion by projecting to one side of the gate post main body from one edge of the forehead, and an opening formed in the projecting portion,
A gate post, wherein a protruding material of the pedestal member is provided with a transmissive material that closes the opening and transmits light from the illumination device. In gatepost of claim 1 Symbol placement,
The gate pillar, wherein the lighting device is attached to the top surface of the cap member via the attachment member.

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