JPH08120628A - Short-sized post body - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To work a short-sized post body as an ashtray, a planter, etc., in combination, and to improve design properties and productivity and to incorporate the transmission medium of guidance information easily. CONSTITUTION: The top section of a hollow-shaped column body 1, in which a cross section is formed in an approximately triangle and groove sections 2 are formed at each apex, is covered with a cover member 3. A recessed-shaped vessel receiving section 3a is formed to the cover member 3, and an ashtray vessel 10, etc., are disposed detachably into the vessel receiving section 3a. Groove cover materials 5 are inserted and fixed into the groove sections 2 as required. The transmission medium of guidance information can be mounted easily on the sidewall 1a of the column body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a short pillar body, and more particularly to a short pillar body used on, for example, a road, a street or an open space in a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, short pillars are planted at appropriate intervals at the boundary between a roadway and a sidewalk, or short pillars are arranged on a road or street to prevent vehicles from entering. ing. In addition, planters planting flowers and plants of the four seasons are placed alongside the road to improve the greening and beauty of the road and the street. In addition, on streets where pedestrians come and go frequently, open spaces in buildings, etc., an ashtray is installed to accommodate cigarette butts smoked by pedestrians to protect the environment of sidewalks. In this way, short pillars, planters, which are used as auxiliary equipment for roads,
Ashtrays and the like are in a state of being seen by many people such as pedestrians traveling on streets and roads, and passengers of vehicles such as automobiles and bicycles.

[0003]

However, since the conventional short column body is formed relatively simply,
It is hard to say that the design that matches the scenery around the place of use is sufficient. In addition, if the short pillars are designed to have a decorative effect in order to match the surrounding landscape, mass production is difficult and extremely expensive. In addition, in order to install planters and ashtrays on roads and streets, there has been a problem that it is necessary to secure a space for them.

By the way, on roads and streets, for example, a guide plate for allowing pedestrians and passengers of vehicles to visually recognize various kinds of guidance information such as product advertisements, place name display, direction indication, owner display, event name display, etc. Are placed on the utility pole, on the outer wall of the building or on the street. If these guide plates and the like are arranged so as to project in the street, there is a possibility that not only traffic of pedestrians and vehicles may be hindered but also the scenery of the street is deteriorated.
As a means for solving this problem, it is conceivable to reduce the number of pillars by attaching a guide plate as a medium for transmitting guide information to a short pillar or the like used on a road or a street. However, in the conventional short pillar body of this type, since the portion to which the guide plate and the like are attached is not provided, for example, a method such as winding the guide plate around the outer periphery of the pillar body using a mounting auxiliary component such as a band. However, there is a problem in that it is troublesome to attach the guide plate and the design is not preferable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a short column body which can be used as an ashtray, a planter, etc., has excellent designability and productivity, and can easily incorporate a guide information transmission medium. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the first short columnar body of the present invention has a hollow columnar body having at least three or more vertices and grooves at each vertex. And a lid member attached to the top of the pillar,
The lid member is provided with a concave container receiving portion, and an ashtray container is detachably disposed in the container receiving portion (Claim 1).

The second short column body of the present invention has a hollow columnar body having at least three or more vertices and a groove at each apex, and a lid member attached to the top of the columnar body. And a planter receiving portion is provided on the lid member,
The planter receiving portion detachably holds the planter (claim 2).

In the present invention, a groove cover material can be fitted and fixed in the groove of the pillar body as required (claim 3). This groove cover material can be made of a material different from that of the column, or the surface can be colored or a reflective tape or a cutting tape can be attached to the surface.

Further, the outer wall surface of the pillar may be flat, but it is preferable to form a decorative uneven strip along the longitudinal direction of the pillar on the outer wall surface of the pillar (Claims). 4).

Further, it is preferable to form reinforcing ridges along the longitudinal direction of the columnar body on the inner wall surface of the columnar body in order to provide strength (claim 5).

Further, a holding member can be fixed to the outer wall surface of the pillar body, and a guide member having characters, figures, etc. such as advertisements and signs can be attached to the holding member (claim 6). In this case, the groove of the pillar is provided so as to project from the pillar, a fitting groove is formed on the side wall surface side of the pillar at the base end of the groove, and the guide member is fitted into the fitting groove. It is preferable to provide a piece (claim 7).

In addition, the material of the pillar may be any material as long as it has excellent corrosion resistance and durability, but it is preferable to form the pillar with an extruded profile made of aluminum alloy ( Claim 8).

The lower end of the pillar may be embedded and fixed in the ground in the usual manner, but it can be fitted in a hole in the ground or can be attached to an upright member for portability. Can be

[0014]

According to the short pillar body of the present invention constructed as described above, the lid member attached to the top of the hollow pillar body having at least three or more vertices is provided with the concave container receiving portion. By disposing the ashtray container in the container receiving portion in a detachable manner, the ashtray can be incorporated in the short column body (claim 1). Further, by providing the lid member with a planter receiving portion and detachably holding the planter by the planter receiving portion, the short pillar body can also serve as the planter receiving portion (claim 2).

Further, by inserting and fixing the groove cover material into the groove of the column body as required, a groove cover material of a material, a color or the like different from that of the column body can be incorporated into the column body, and the design is improved. Can be improved (claim 3).

Further, by forming the decorative uneven strips along the longitudinal direction of the pillar on the outer wall surface of the pillar, it is possible to obtain a high-grade feeling and at the same time prevent dirt from sticking (claim 4).

Further, by forming the reinforcing ridges along the longitudinal direction of the pillar on the inner wall surface of the pillar, the pillar can have strength without changing the appearance of the pillar (claim 5). .

Further, a holding member is fixed to the outer wall surface of the column,
By attaching a guide member having characters, figures such as advertisements and signs, or coloring, to the holding member, the medium for transmitting guide information can be easily incorporated in the short support. Further, by making the guide member of a material different from that of the pillar, the texture and appearance of the pillar can be changed. At this time, the groove of the pillar is provided so as to project from the pillar, a fitting groove is formed on the side wall surface side of the pillar at the base end of the groove, and the guide member is fitted into the fitting groove. By providing the piece, the guide member can be firmly and surely attached to the side wall of the column body (claim 7).

Further, by forming the pillar body from an extruded shape member made of an aluminum alloy, it is easy to manufacture, process and assemble a pillar body having a complicated shape. If desired, electrolytic coloring treatment may be applied to make the pillar body colored and corrosion resistant. Can be provided (claim 8).

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a short column body of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof.

The short column body of the present invention has at least three or more vertices, preferably 3 to 5 vertices. For example, a plurality of hollow columnar bodies having three vertices and having a substantially triangular cross section. 1 and a lid member 3 attached to the top of the column 1 constitutes a main part.

In this case, the column 1 is made of an extruded profile made of aluminum alloy. Further, each apex (ridge angle portion) is formed in a flat shape for mounting a fixing screw described later, and each apex has a narrow opening-like shape having a substantially flat hexagonal space portion that opens outward. The groove portion 2 is provided, and the groove cover material 5 is fitted and fixed in the groove portion 2 as needed (see FIG. 3). A screw hole portion 1b is provided on the inner surface of the side wall 1a of the pillar 1 along the longitudinal direction of the pillar 1. Further, on the outer wall surface between the vertices of the columnar body 1, the uneven ridges 6 for decoration are provided with a pitch of, for example, 1 to 2 mm. In this way, by providing the uneven ridges 6 for decoration on the outer wall surface of the pillar body 1, it is possible to give the surface of the pillar body 1 a high-class feeling and prevent stains due to the paper sticking. Specifically, the columnar body 1 thus formed has a length of 80 to 150 cm and an outer diameter of 150 to 150 cm.
The one with 300 mmφ is used. If a drain hole 1c is provided in the side wall 1a on the lower side of the column 1, the column 1
Rainwater and the like that have entered the hollow portion can be discharged to the outside without being stored in the hollow portion.

The lid member 3 is formed of an aluminum casting or a deep-drawing product having a substantially triangular outer shape slightly larger than the outer dimension of the column 1, and the ashtray container 10 is attached to and detached from the central portion thereof. A concave (specifically, bottomed tubular) container receiving portion 3a is provided to accommodate as much as possible, and three mounting holes 3b corresponding to the screw hole portion 1b are concentrically formed on the outer peripheral side of the container receiving portion 3a. It is provided. To attach the lid member 3 configured as described above to the top of the pillar 1,
As shown in FIG. 3, the screw 4 penetrating the mounting hole 3b with the lid member 3 covering the top of the pillar 1 is provided in the screw hole portion 1.
It can be fastened and fixed to b.

In the above embodiment, the pillar 1 is provided with the screw hole portion 1b, and the lid member 3 is fixed to the screw hole portion 1b with the screw 4 penetrating the mounting hole 3b provided in the lid member 3. The lid member 3 does not necessarily have to be attached to the top of the column 1 by using such fixing means. For example,
As shown in FIG. 4, the lid member 3 is projected from the lid member main body 3d in which a flange portion 3c similar to the outer shape of the columnar body 1 is provided in the opening of the container receiving portion 3a, and the lower surface of the lid member main body 3d. ,
And a mounting leg 3f having a mounting hole 3e on the side wall, and the mounting leg 3f of the lid member 3 is fitted into the groove 2 of the column 1 and brought into contact with the bottom surface of the groove 2 to mount the mounting leg 3f. By fixing the fixing screw 7 penetrating through the mounting hole 3e of 1 to the screw hole 1d provided in advance on the bottom surface of the groove portion 2, the lid member 3
May be attached and fixed to the top of the column 1 (see FIG. 4).
reference).

The ashtray container 10 which is detachably accommodated in the container receiving portion 3a of the lid member 3 having the above-described structure is provided in the circumferential groove 3g provided at the opening edge of the container receiving portion 3a of the lid member 3. It is formed in a bottomed tubular shape having a flange portion 10a to be engaged therewith, and a mesh plate 11 having a plurality of slit holes 11a is detachably placed in the opening portion thereof. The ashtray container 10 and the mesh plate 11 are connected to the pillar 1 with a chain (not shown) to prevent theft.

The groove cover material 5 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 (a).
As shown in FIG. 2, a base portion 5a having a hat-shaped cross section that engages with a stepped locking portion 2b provided inside the narrow opening portion 2a of the groove portion 2 and a base portion 5a which is parallel to the bottom portion of the base portion 5a with a space therebetween. It is composed of a pair of extending ridges 5b, and is formed of a plastic member or an aluminum alloy member having substantially the same length as the column 1. In order to fix the groove cover material 5 in the groove, the groove cover material 5 is slidably inserted into the groove portion 2 and then penetrated through the screw hole 5c formed in the base portion 5a of the groove cover material 5 in advance. The base portion 5a can be fixed in a state of being pressed by the stepped locking portion 2b by pressing the tip end portion of the fixing screw 8 which is screw-connected with the bottom surface of the groove portion 2 (see FIG. 3).

The groove cover material 5 fitted and fixed in the groove portion 2 of the pillar body 1 as described above is made of a material different from that of the aluminum alloy pillar body 1, for example, a plastic member. It is possible to give the viewer the contrast of the texture due to the difference. Further, the surface of the groove cover material 5 can be changed into a monotonous shape by, for example, painting a color different from that of the pillar body 1 or sticking a reflection tape or a cutting tape, and the short pillar body The design of can be improved.

The groove cover material 5 does not necessarily have to have the above-mentioned form, and for example, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the tip of the ridge 5b may be inclined in the expanding direction, or A flat hexagonal hollow portion 5d or a flat hexagonal solid portion 5e protrudingly provided on the bottom surface of the base portion 5a instead of the ridge 5b (see FIGS. 5C and 5D), and further, the base portion 5a. A flat hexagonal hollow portion 5f which is similar to the inner surface shape of the groove portion 2 of the column 1 from both ends of the bottom surface of the hollow body 5f, or a notch 5g is provided at the tip of this hollow portion 5f (see FIGS. Furthermore, a protrusion 5h that fits into the opening 2a of the groove 2 is projected from the base 5a, and the head of the fixing screw 8 is housed between the protrusions 5h (see FIG. 5 (g)), etc. Can also be used. A potato screw without a head may be used as the fixing screw 8.

Second Embodiment FIG. 6 (a) is a side view of the second embodiment of the short column body of the present invention, FIG. 6 (b) is an enlarged plan view of the essential portions thereof, and FIG. 7 is a view of the second embodiment. It is an exploded perspective view. The second embodiment is a case in which the pillar 1 also serves as a planter. That is, the column 1
On the upper surface of the lid member 3 attached to the top part of the, the planter receiving part 13 made of a bottomed tubular aluminum cast product is fixed via the reinforcing disc 12 made of, for example, an aluminum alloy. This is a case where the planter 14 is detachably held.

In this case, the planter receiving portion 13 has a screw 15 penetrating the mounting hole 13a provided at the center of the bottom portion.
Is fastened to the lid member 3 by fastening it to the screw hole 3b provided in the central portion of the lid member 3 through the through hole 12a provided in the reinforcing disc 12.
The reinforcing disc 12 is optionally attached to improve the designability of the planter receiver.
The outer diameter of the planter receiving portion 13 is smaller than that of the planter receiving portion 13, and the water can be discharged to the outside without blocking the flow of water discharged from the water drain hole 13b provided on the outer peripheral side of the bottom of the planter receiving portion 13. It is configured.

In the second embodiment, the mounting leg 3f provided on the lid member 3 is attached to the mounting hole 2 provided at the bottom of the groove 2 of the pillar 1.
Although the case of fixing with the fixing screw 7 penetrating through c has been described, it goes without saying that the column body 1 may be provided with the screw hole portion 1b and fixed to the screw hole portion 1b with screws. Since the other parts of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the short column body of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the attached state thereof. In the third embodiment, a guide member 20, which is a guide information medium having a part or the whole of characters or figures such as advertisements, signs, or place name indications, or coloring, is attached to the side wall 1a of the pillar 1. Is. That is, the guide member 20 is attached between the upper holding member 21 fixed to the upper portion of the side wall 1a of the column 1 and the lower holding member 22 fixed to the lower portion of the side wall 1a.

In this case, the upper holding member 21 has an upper horizontal piece 21a and a hanging piece 21b each having a mounting hole 21c.
And the upper horizontal piece 21a is locked to the upper end of the pillar 1 and the hanging piece 21b is
Abutting against the side wall 1a of the side wall and penetrating through the mounting hole 21c.
It is fixed by fastening a screw 23 to the screw hole 1d formed in the. Further, the lower holding member 22 is formed in a L-shaped cross section including a lower horizontal piece 22a having a mounting hole 22c and a standing piece 22b, and the standing piece 22b is attached to the side wall 1.
It is brought into contact with a and is fixed by a screw 23 like the upper holding member 21. On the other hand, the guide member 20 has the fitting pieces 20c on both sides.
It is formed of an extruded aluminum alloy material having a screw hole 20b on the back surface side of a base portion 20a having a U-shaped cross section, and the surface of the base portion 20a is provided with, for example, a guide character such as a place name display or a figure. . In addition, the pillar 1
A fitting groove 1e is formed on the side surface of the side wall 1a of the column body at the base end of the groove portion 2 protruding from the apex (ridge angle portion).

In order to mount the guide member 20 having the above-described structure on the side wall 1a of the column body 1, first, the upper holding member 21 and the lower holding member 22 are attached to the side wall 1a of the column body 1 with the screws 23 as described above. Fixed to. Next, the fitting pieces 20c at both ends of the guide member 20 are inserted between the upper holding member 21 and the lower holding member 22 so as to fit into the fitting grooves 1e provided on both sides of the side wall 1a. Then, the upper holding member 21
Of the guide member 20 by screwing a screw 23, which penetrates through the mounting holes 21c, 22c provided in the upper horizontal piece 21a and the lower horizontal piece 22a of the lower holding member 22, into the screw hole 20b.
Is fixed. Thus, the side wall 1 of the pillar 1 of the short pillar
By attaching the guide member 20 to a, it is possible to incorporate a guide information transmission medium into the short column body. Further, when the cross-sectional shape of the pillar 1 is triangular, the guide surface of the guide member 20 can be visually recognized particularly over a wide viewing angle range and at a small turning angle, so that the guide function is effectively exhibited. be able to. The guide member 20 may be a wood plate or a cast decorative plate instead of the extruded aluminum alloy profile. It is also possible to attach a wooden board or a decorative board to the surface of the guide member 20.

In the above embodiment, the case where the lid member 3 having the container receiving portion 3a is attached to the top of the column body 1 to which the guide member 20 is attached and the short column body is provided with the ashtray function has been described. However, the lid member 3 may be provided with the planter receiving portion 13 so that the short column body can also serve as the planter. Since the other parts of the third embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

Other Examples 1) In the above embodiment, the case where the decorative ridges 6 are provided on the outer surface of the side wall 1a of the column 1 has been described, but it is not always necessary to provide the decorative ridges 6. Without, for example, FIG.
As shown in (a), the outer surface of the side wall 1a of the column 1 may be a flat surface 31.

2) In the above embodiment, the case where the inner surface (inner wall surface) of the hollow portion of the side wall 1a of the pillar 1 is flat has been described, but as shown in FIG. A plurality of reinforcing ridges 32 can be formed on the inner wall surface of the side wall 1a along the longitudinal direction of the column 1. By forming in this way, the strength of the pillar 1 can be further strengthened without changing the external appearance (form) of the pillar 1.

3) In the above embodiment, the case where the groove 2 provided at the apex of the column 1 is provided so as to project outward from the column 1 has been described. However, the groove 2 does not necessarily project outside the column 1. However, as shown in FIG. 10 (c), the groove 2 may be formed by denting the apex of the column 1 toward the hollow portion. In this case, since the fitting groove 1e is not formed in the pillar 1, the fitting piece 10c of the guide member 20 may be brought into contact with the side wall 1a of the pillar 1.

4) In the above embodiment, the column 1 has a cross section having three vertices formed in a substantially triangular shape, and the groove 2 is formed at each vertice. However, the number of vertices is not necessarily three. However, as shown in FIG. 10D, the cross-sectional shape of the column 1 may be formed in a pentagonal shape, and the groove 2 may be formed at each vertex. The number of vertices and groove portions 2 is at least 3 or more, preferably 3
It may be up to 5. If it is more than this, the processing cost increases, the side of the side wall 1a becomes short, and the amount of information in the guide member decreases, which is not appropriate.

5) In the above embodiment, the case where the side wall 1a of the column 1 is formed linearly has been described.
Does not necessarily have to be a straight line, and as shown in FIGS. 10 (e) and 10 (f), the side wall 1a outwardly bulges outwardly toward the outward arc surface 33a or inwardly inwardly bulges outwardly. It may be the surface 33b. In the case of these curved side walls, it goes without saying that the guide member may also be curved.

[0042]

As described above, since the short pillar body of the present invention is constructed as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

1) According to the short pillar body of claim 1,
Since the lid member attached to the top of the hollow columnar body having at least three or more vertices is provided with the concave container receiving portion, and the ashtray container is detachably arranged in the container receiving portion, the vehicle stop or An ashtray can be built into a short pillar used as a road facility such as a fence. Therefore, the number of constituent members can be reduced, and the road facility can be designed with high design to match the surrounding scenery.

2) According to the short pillar body of claim 2,
Since the lid member attached to the top of the hollow columnar body having at least three or more vertices is provided with the planter receiving portion and the planter receiving portion holds the planter detachably,
The short pillars used as road equipment such as car stops and fences can also be used as planter receivers. Therefore, the number of constituent members can be reduced, and the road facility can be designed with high design to match the surrounding scenery.

3) According to the short pillar body of claim 3,
Since the groove cover material is inserted and fixed in the groove of the column body as needed, it is possible to incorporate a groove cover material having a different material, color, or the like into the column body, in addition to the above 1) and 2). In addition to improving the design, it is possible to provide a short pillar body that is more consistent with the surrounding scenery to be installed. Further, when the reflective tape is attached to the groove cover material, the safety of pedestrians at night is further ensured.

4) According to the short pillar member of claim 4,
Since the decorative uneven strips are formed on the outer wall surface of the pillar along the longitudinal direction of the pillar, in addition to the above 1) and 2), it is possible to further improve the design and to prevent stains from sticking. You can 5) According to the short pillar body according to claim 5, by forming a reinforcing ridge along the longitudinal direction of the pillar body on the inner wall surface of the pillar body, in addition to the above 1) and 2), an appearance is provided. The pillar body can be made to have strength without changing, and the strength of the short pillar body can be further strengthened.

6) According to the short pillar body of claim 6,
A holding member is fixed to the outer wall surface of the pillar, and a guide member having letters, figures, etc., such as advertisements and signs attached thereto is attached to the holding member, so that the guide information transmission medium can be easily incorporated into the short pillar. In addition to the above 1) and 2), it is possible to effectively utilize the space for providing the guide display. It should be noted that this guide member can change the texture and appearance of the entire columnar body by replacing the extruded aluminum alloy profile with a wood plate or a cast decorative plate.

7) According to the short pillar body of claim 7,
The groove of the pillar is provided so as to project from the pillar, a fitting groove is formed on the side wall surface side of the pillar at the base end of the groove, and the guide member is provided with a fitting piece that fits in the fitting groove. So 6) above
In addition, the guide member can be attached to the side wall of the column more firmly and reliably.

8) In addition to the above 1) and 2), the pillar is formed of an extruded profile made of aluminum alloy, which facilitates the manufacture, processing and assembly of the pillar, and also provides corrosion resistance and life. Can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a short column body of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a cross-section of a part of the mounting state of the column body and the lid member in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another form of the lid member and a cross-sectional view of the attached state thereof.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another form of the groove cover material according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a second embodiment of the short column body of the present invention and a plan view of relevant parts.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the short column body of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing another form of the pillar according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Column 1a Side wall 1e Fitting groove 2 Groove part 3 Lid member 5 Groove cover material 6 Groove cover material 10 Ashtray container 13 Planter receiving part 14 Planter 20 Guide member 20c Fitting piece 21 Upper holding member 22 Lower holding member 32 For reinforcement Ridge

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A hollow columnar body having at least three or more apexes and having grooves at each apex, and a lid member attached to the top of the columnar body, wherein the lid member has a concave shape. A short column body, characterized in that an ashtray container is detachably arranged in the container receiving part. 2. A hollow columnar body having at least three or more apexes and having grooves at each apex, and a lid member attached to the top of the columnar body, wherein the lid member has a planter. A short pillar body characterized in that a receiving portion is provided, and the planter is detachably held by the planter receiving portion. 3. The short pillar body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a groove cover material is fitted and fixed in the groove of the pillar body as needed. 4. The short pillar body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an ornamental ridge is formed on the outer wall surface of the pillar body along the longitudinal direction of the pillar body. 5. The short column body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a reinforcing ridge extending along the longitudinal direction of the column body is formed on the inner wall surface of the column body. 6. The short pillar body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a holding member is fixed to an outer wall surface of the pillar body, and the holding member is fitted with a guide member having characters, figures, etc. such as advertisements and signs. A short pillar body that is characterized. 7. The short pillar body according to claim 6, wherein the groove of the pillar body is provided so as to project from the pillar body, and a fitting groove is formed on the side wall surface side of the pillar body at the base end of the groove. Is a short column body provided with a fitting piece that fits in the fitting groove. 8. The short columnar body according to claim 1, wherein the columnar body is formed of an extruded profile made of an aluminum alloy.