JP7463194B2 - Simple Structures - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a simple structure.

An example of a simple structure is a passageway shelter.

A catalog published by Sankyo Tateyama Co., Ltd. and Sankyo Aluminum Co., Ltd. in June 2016. This passage shelter is listed on pages 186 and 187 of the "Public Exterior Catalog 2016 (STX1018B)".

Simple structures such as the passageway shelter described in Non-Patent Document 1 were required to have lighting for nighttime passage, and there was a demand for simple structures with lighting that did not impair the design.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the simple structure according to claim 1 comprises rafters, a first cover, a second cover, and a lighting unit, wherein the rafters support a roof panel, the first cover has a lighting unit mounting portion for mounting the lighting unit within the first cover, the lighting unit is mounted with the illumination direction downward, the first cover is attached to one side of the rafters, and the second cover is attached to the other side of the rafters.

With the above configuration, the present invention can provide a simple structure equipped with lighting that does not impair the design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a simplified structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 is an enlarged, partially cut-away cross-sectional view taken along line (3)-(3) in FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged, partially cut-away cross-sectional view taken along line (4)-(4) in FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the left side of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the right side of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the left side of FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of attaching a side panel. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of attaching a side panel. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of attaching a side panel. FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line (11)-(11) in FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of installing a lighting unit, in which the upper part shows the side where the lighting unit is installed and the lower part shows the side where the rafter end is installed. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a first cover, a second cover, and a lighting unit. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing another mounting configuration of the lighting unit. Cross-sectional view taken along line (15)-(15) in Figure 14.

Below, we will explain the simplified structure A of an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

In the following explanation, the same reference symbols in different figures indicate parts with the same function, and duplicate explanations in each figure will be omitted as appropriate.

In this specification, a passageway shelter is exemplified as the simple structure A, but the simple structure A of the present invention can also be applied to carports, cycle ports, etc. in addition to passageway shelters.

[Configuration of simple structure]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the simple structure A has a roof panel 2 attached to the top of a support pillar 1, and a number of side panels 3 arranged in front of the support pillar 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the roof panel 2 is attached above rafters 6 that are attached so as to span between a front girder 4 and a rear girder 5 that are attached to the front and rear supports 1.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the side panel 3 is supported on the outside of the support pillar 1 by an upper frame a, a lower frame b, a left frame c and a right frame d.
The front girder 4 and rear girder 5 are placed and fixed to the upper ends of the pillars 1 with their longitudinal length (left-right direction) spanning almost the entire length of the simple structure in the left-right direction.
The rafters 6 are formed in an upwardly bulging arc shape in Figures 2 and 3, and the roof panel 2, which is also formed in an upwardly bulging arc shape, is placed and fixed on the upper surface of this rafter 6.
As shown in FIG. 3, a lighting unit 7 is attached below the rafters 6 so as to illuminate the passage A1 below the roof panel 2.

[Side panel configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the side panel 3 is formed into a single unit having a panel 31, an upper rail 32, a lower rail 33, a left vertical rail 34, and a right vertical rail 35.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, a left vertical beam 34 and a right vertical beam 35 are attached to the left and right sides of the panel 31, respectively.
As shown in Figs. 1 and 7, an upper rail 32 and a lower rail 33 are attached to the top and bottom of the panel, respectively.
As shown in Figures 5, 6, 8, and 9, an engaging protrusion 34a is provided at the end of the left vertical bar (one of the vertical bars) 34, and an engaging recess 35a is provided at the end of the right vertical bar (the other vertical bar) 35 with which the engaging protrusion 34a engages.
The multiple side panels 3 are connected in the left-right direction by the engagement between the engaging protrusions 34a and the engaging recesses 35a.
As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the engaging protrusions 34a and the engaging recesses 35a are provided in two locations that are symmetrical about the center line in the thickness direction of the side panel 3, and are provided facing each other in the left-right direction.
Furthermore, the engaging protrusions 34a and the engaging recesses 35a are provided at positions such that, when engaged with each other, the front surfaces and the rear surfaces of adjacent side panels 3 are flush with each other.
In addition, the width of the engagement recess 35a is made larger than the width of the engagement protrusion 34a. As a result, when the engagement protrusion 34a is in an engaged state, a vertical gap is created between the engagement recess 35a and the engagement protrusion 34a. Therefore, even if rainwater enters between the left vertical bar 34 and the right vertical bar 35, it can be drained through the gap into the lower bar 33.
The leftmost side panel 3 is fixed to the left frame c by screws, and the rightmost side panel 3 is fixed to the right frame d by screws.
The left frame c is provided with a recess c1 into which the engaging protrusion 34a of the left vertical bar 34 located at the endmost part of the multiple connected side panels 3 can be freely accommodated, and the engaging protrusion 34a is adapted to be accommodated in this recess c1.
The right frame d has the same shape as the left frame c and is formed with a recess d1 of the same shape as the recess c1 of the left frame c, so that it can be used on either the left or right side.
As shown in Figure 6, when connecting the right frame d and the right vertical bar 35, the recess d1 of the right frame d and the engagement recess 35a of the right vertical bar 35 face each other, and the right frame d and the right vertical bar 35 are fixed in abutting contact state by screwing.
As mentioned above, since the left frame c and the right frame d have the same shape, the side panel 3 can be fixed to the left frame c and the right frame d regardless of whether the engaging protrusion 34a and the engaging recess 35a of the side panel 3 are on the left or right side.
In other words, when the side panel 3 is in a state where the engaging protrusion 34a is positioned on the recess c1 or recess d1 side, the engaging protrusion 34a is swallowed up into the recess c1 or recess d1 and is fixed to the left frame c or right frame d.
Furthermore, when the side panel 3 is in a state where the engagement recess 35a is positioned on the recess c1 or recess d1 side, the recess c1 or recess d1 and the engagement recess 35a face each other and are fixed to the left frame c or right frame d.
The left frame c and the right frame d are not limited to being of the same shape, but may be of any shape as long as the positions of the respective recesses c1, d1 are such that they can accommodate the engaging protrusions 34a.

As shown in Figures 8 and 9, such side panels 3 are fitted one by one into the upper frame a and the lower frame b by means of a push-in mechanism, and the engaging protrusion 34a of the side panel 3 on the right side is engaged with the engaging recess 35a of the adjacent side panel 3 on the left side. By repeating this process sequentially, multiple side panels 3 can be connected.
The side panel 3 is provided at two locations symmetrically about the center line of the side panel 3 in the thickness direction, so that the side panel 3 can be attached in the same manner even if it is in the reversed left-right direction.
After the connection of the side panel 3 is completed, the left frame c is placed on the left vertical bar 34 located at the endmost part of the side panel 3, and the left frame c can be fixed to the side panel 3 by screwing it in with the engaging protrusion 34a of the left vertical bar 34 engaged with the recess c1 of the left frame c.
In addition, the right frame d can be placed on the right vertical bar 35 located at the endmost part of the side panel 3, and the right frame d can be fixed to the side panel 3 by screwing.
When attaching the left frame c, the engaging protrusion 34a of the left vertical bar 34 is swallowed up into the recess c1 of the left frame c, so that the protruding portion is absorbed by the recess c1, thereby enabling the left frame c to be attached securely.
In addition, since the right frame d has the same shape as the left frame c, in either frame, the engaging protrusion 34a of the left vertical rail 34 can be received in the recess c1 or the recess d1.
Furthermore, even if the side panel 3 is reversed left to right so that the leftmost left vertical bar 34 becomes the rightmost right vertical bar 35 and an engaging protrusion 34a is provided on this right vertical bar 35, this engaging protrusion 34a can be swallowed up into the recess d1 of the right frame d.
Therefore, the simplified structure of this embodiment has improved workability for the multiple side panels 3, and can be constructed easily and quickly.

[Upper frame configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the upper frame a has a longitudinal length (left-right direction) that spans approximately the entire length of the simple structure in the left-right direction, and is attached to the outside of the front girder 4 as shown in FIG.
The upper frame a has an upper engagement portion c2 at its upper part and a lower engagement portion c3 at its lower part, and its vertical width is greater than that of the front girder 4 and is wide enough to hide the front girder 4 from the outside.
The front spar 4 has an upper engaged portion 4a at its outer upper part with which the upper engaging portion c2 engages, and a lower engaged portion 4b at its outer lower part with which the lower engaging portion c3 engages.
The upper engagement portion c2 is hook-shaped and protrudes toward the front girder 4, and has a downward recess c20 and a screw-fastening surface c21 parallel to the upper surface of the upper frame a.
The lower engagement portion c3 is hook-shaped and protrudes toward the front girder 4, and has an upward recess c30.
The upper engaged portion 4a protrudes upward and has at its upper end a screw-fastening surface 40a parallel to the screw-fastening surface c21, while the lower engaged portion 4b protrudes downward. The engagement of the upper engaging portion c2 with the upper engaged portion 4a is such that the upper engaging portion c2 covers the upper engaged portion 4a from above, the upper engaged portion 4a is inserted into the recess c20, and the screw-fastening surface 40a abuts against the screw-fastening surface c21.
The lower engaging portion c3 is engaged with the lower engaged portion 4b in such a state that the recess c30 covers the lower engaged portion 4b from below and the lower engaged portion 4b is inserted into the recess c30.
When the upper engaging portion c2 and the lower engaging portion c3 are engaged with the upper engaged portion 4a and the lower engaged portion 4b, respectively, the upper engaged portion 4a is inserted into the recess c20 and the lower engaged portion 4b is inserted into the recess c30.
Therefore, as shown in Figure 10, before the screwing is performed, the upper frame a is held by the front girder 4, which allows the screwing work to be performed without using any means to support the upper frame a.
In this engaged state, the upper frame a can be fixed to the front girder 4 by screwing the screw fixing surface 40a and the screw fixing surface c21 together.
In the present invention, the upper frame a can be held against the front girder 4 before being screwed in by only the upper engaging portion c2 and the upper engaged portion 4a.

Such an upper frame a can be held against the front girder 4 before being screwed in, and the screwing operation can be performed without using any means for supporting the upper frame a.
In addition, since the width is such that the front girder 4 is hidden from the outside, the panel 31 portion of the side panel 3 starts from under the girder, resulting in a structure with good design.
Therefore, the simplified structure of this embodiment allows the upper frame a to be attached easily and quickly, improving the workability of the multiple side panels 3 and allowing for easy and quick construction.

[Lighting unit configuration]
The lighting unit 7 is attached to the rafters 6 as shown in FIGS.
As shown in Figure 11, the lighting unit 7 is built into a space defined by a first cover 7a attached to the left side of the rafter 6 and a second cover 7b attached to the right side of the rafter 6.
The lighting unit 7 is disposed approximately in the center of the rafter 6 in the longitudinal direction and is disposed so as to illuminate downward.
As shown in FIG. 13, the first cover 7a and the second cover 7b are formed in a straight line parallel to the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) such that their length in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) reaches both ends of the rafters 6.
As shown in Figure 11, the first cover portion 7a is formed with an L-shaped cross section, with its vertical surface serving as a fixing surface portion 71a which is fixed to the rafter 6 by screwing, and its horizontal surface serving as a cover surface portion 72a which covers and conceals the entire underside of the rafter 6.
The cover surface portion 72a has a left-right width that exceeds the left-right width of the rafters 6 and covers the entire underside of the rafters, has an opening 7c that exposes the illumination surface of the lighting unit 7, and has a right-facing concave engaged portion 73a at the tip of the cover surface portion 72a of the first cover 7a.
The second cover 7b is shaped to cover the right side of the rafter, and its side surface serves as a fixed surface portion 71b that is fixed to the rafter 6 by screwing.
A left-facing convex engaging portion 73b is provided on the surface of the fixing surface portion 71b on the side of the rafter 6 below.
The first cover portion 7a and the second cover portion 7b are connected together by the engaging portion 73b engaging with the engaged portion 73a.
An illumination unit attachment portion 74a for attaching the illumination unit 7 is provided on the inner side of the fixing surface portion 71a of the first cover 7a, and the illumination unit 7 is fixed to this illumination unit attachment portion 74a by screwing.
When the first cover 7a and the second cover 7b are attached to the rafters 6, the aforementioned space in which the lighting unit 7 and the cable 70 are housed is secured below the rafters 6.
Such lighting unit 7 is built in between the first cover 7a and the second cover 7b so that only the irradiated surface is exposed, so that lighting can be provided at night without compromising the design.
Furthermore, since the cover surface portion 72a of the first cover 7a has a left-right width that covers and conceals the entire underside of the rafter 6, the boundary between the first cover 7a and the second cover 7b is not visible, and therefore greater improvements in design can be expected.

[How to install the lighting unit]
The lighting unit 7 is attached by the method shown in FIG.
In the figure, the upper row shows the screwing operation of the first cover 7a and the second cover part on the lighting unit mounting side, and the lower row shows the screwing operation of the first cover 7a and the second cover part on the rafter end side.
First, as shown in FIG. 12(a), the lighting unit 7 is attached to the lighting unit attachment portion 74a of the first cover 7a.
The lighting unit 7 is fixed to the lighting unit attachment portion 74a by screwing as shown in FIG.
Next, as shown in FIG. 12(b), the fixing surface portion 71a of the first cover 7a is fixed to the left side surface of the rafter 6 by screwing.
Next, as shown in FIG. 12(c), with the second cover 7b abutting against the right side of the rafter 6, the engaging portion 73b of the second cover 7b is engaged with the engaged portion 73a of the first cover 7a in a concave-convex manner.
In this concave-convex engagement, the engaging portion 73b is engaged with the engaged portion 73a in parallel to the left direction, so that the second cover 7b is connected to the first cover 7a.
This allows the first cover 7a and the second cover 7b to be integrated, so that when the second cover 7b is screwed in place as shown in FIG. 12(d), it is possible to do so without having to support the second cover 7b manually.
Finally, as shown in FIG. 12(d), the fixing surface portion 71b of the second cover 7b is fixed to the right side surface of the rafter 6 by screwing.
In this way the lighting units 7 can be attached to the rafters 6 .

[Other mounting methods for lighting units]
14 and 15 show other mounting forms of the lighting unit 7. In FIG.
In this embodiment, a lighting unit 7 is attached to a straight rafter 6 .
The first cover 7a and the second cover 7b in this embodiment have the same configuration as those shown in FIG. 11, and are attached to the rafters 6 in the same manner.
In this embodiment, since the rafters 6 are straight, the upper surface of the lighting unit 7 and the lower surface of the rafters 6 are in close proximity to each other or in contact with each other.
Even with the mounting form of the lighting unit 7 in this embodiment, the lighting unit 7 is built in such a way that only the irradiated surface is exposed by the first cover 7a and the second cover 7b, so that lighting can be provided at night without compromising the design.
Furthermore, since the cover surface portion 72a of the first cover 7a has a left-right width that covers and conceals the entire underside of the rafter 6, the boundary between the first cover 7a and the second cover 7b is not visible, and therefore greater improvements in design can be expected.

The simplified structure according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention includes design changes that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined by reusing each other's technologies, so long as there are no particular contradictions or problems in their purpose and configuration, etc.

A: Simple structure 1: Support 2: Roof panel 3: Side panel 4: Front girder 5: Rear girder 6: Rafter 7: Lighting unit a: Upper frame b: Lower frame c: Left frame d: Right frame A1: Passage 31: Panel 32: Upper rail 33: Lower rail 34: Left vertical rail 35: Right vertical rail 34a: Engaging protrusion 35a: Engaging recess c1: Recess d1: Recess c2: Upper engaging portion c3: Lower engaging portion 4a: Upper engaged portion 4b: Lower engaged portion c20: Recess c21: Screw-fastening surface c30: Recess 40a: Screw-fastening surface 7a: First cover 7b: Second cover 7c: Opening 71a: Fixing surface portion 71b: Fixing surface portion 72a: Cover surface portion 73a: Engaged portion 73b: Engaging portion 74a: Lighting unit mounting portion 70: Cable

Claims (1)

The roof comprises a rafter, a first cover, a second cover, and a lighting unit;
The rafters support the roof panels.
the first cover has a lighting unit mounting portion for mounting the lighting unit inside the first cover, the lighting unit being mounted with its illumination direction facing downward;
A simplified structure comprising a first cover attached to one side of a rafter and a second cover attached to the other side of the rafter.

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