JPH09112080A - Tent structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate framing of tents of various shapes and dimensions by forming a joint of a pedestal and a beam material in the longitudinal, transverse and height directions capable of connecting three-dimensionally and constituting the pedestal and the beam material of an expansion pipe. SOLUTION: A joint 4 to install a pedestal 1 and a beam 3 by crossing them is formed by assembling a plural number of cylindrical bodies and capable of connecting a pipe three-dimensionally, and the pedestal 1 and the beam material 3 are constituted of a pipe capable of expanding. Additionally, a frame body A is formed by extending the beam material 3 in accordance with the size of a rectangular sheet 5, and in case of setting a tent T by inclining it, length of the pedestal 1 on the inclined side is reduced. Furthermore, it becomes possible to form a tent of a desired area by connecting this frame body unit A in the longitudinal direction or in the transverse direction. In case of an inclined tent, the joint 4 having inclination in accordance with an inclined angle is used. Consequently, it is possible to reduce the number of parts of the tent frame body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tent structure that can be easily assembled into an arbitrary size.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, there are tents used at stalls or temporary tents for rain and shade at sports events and various events.

The size of each of these is determined for each tent, and a dedicated tent sheet is required. Further, there are various columns for each part, and most of them are made of iron.

On the other hand, in the exterior construction of a house, for example, when placing a concrete on a terrace portion and the construction period cannot be extended even in rainy weather, a tent structure as shown in FIG. 16 may be used. It was

[0005] This is a column 20 on the front side of the terrace 100.
0,200 is installed upright, the front corners of the seat 300 are attached to the upper ends of the columns 200,200, and the connecting ropes are attached to the rear corners.
Troublesome seating was performed by tying one end of the 400 and attaching the other end of the rope 400 to the building 500 side to prevent rain from hitting the terrace 100. 600 is a reinforcing rope, and 700 is an anchor that fixes the rope 600.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional tent structure, there are many types of columns, it is not clear which column is used for which part, and since each column is heavy, it can be assembled by one person. That was impossible.

Further, since the size is fixed, a tent for each size is required to properly use the size according to the purpose. However, the tent itself is expensive because it requires a dedicated tent sheet.

Further, the tent structure as shown in FIG. 16 is weak and unstable to the wind and may not be installed at a construction site.

An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to provide a tent structure which can be easily assembled into an arbitrary size.

[0010]

According to the present invention, at least four pedestals each having a lower end to which a pedestal is detachably connected and upper ends of the pedestals are connected to each other in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction through a joint. A frame is constructed with the girder, and a sheet is attached to the upper rectangular surface of the frame, and the pedestal and the girder can be shared by a telescopic pipe configured to be telescopic. It is related to the tent structure.

The present invention is also characterized by the following configurations.

(A) The joint is constructed by combining a plurality of tubular bodies that can be connected to an expansion pipe so that the expansion pipe can be connected three-dimensionally in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the height direction.

(B) In the joint, the girder material is arranged in the longitudinal direction,
Alternatively, when connected in the lateral direction, it is configured to have an inclination with respect to the connection in the height direction.

(C) The above-mentioned framework is one unit, and two-dimensionally connectable while sharing a part thereof.

(D) The expandable pipe is made of aluminum.

[0016]

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

FIG. 1 shows a tent T having the basic structure of the tent structure according to the present invention. The tent T has at least four pedestals 1 to which a pedestal 2 is detachably connected at the lower end.
And a girder member 3 that connects the upper ends of the same pedestal 1 through joints 4 to form a frame A that is a unit, and each girder member 3 is surrounded to form an upper portion of the frame member A. The sheet 5 is affixed to the rectangular surface that is formed. Note that 1a
Is a front pedestal, 1b is a rear pedestal, 3a is a vertical girder, and 3b is a lateral girder.

The sheet 5 is formed by passing a string 6 for attaching a sheet through eyelets 7 which are appropriately provided on the peripheral edge of the sheet 5 and tying the string 6 to the girder material 3 for attachment. Sheet 5
Since a commercially available sheet called a so-called blue sheet can be used, even if the sheet 5 is damaged, maintenance such as repair or replacement is easy.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal 1 and the girder member 3 can be commonly used by a telescopic pipe P configured to be telescopic.

Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare separate parts for the pedestal and the girder material, and also in the pedestal 1 and the girder material 3, the front pedestal 1a, the rear pedestal 1b, and the vertical side. It is not necessary to use the girder material 3a and the lateral girder material 3b separately, and the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

The expandable pipes P do not have to have the same structure as long as they can expand and contract. However, it is preferable to have the same structure in terms of cost and handling.

Further, here, the expansion / contraction pipe P is made of aluminum so as to reduce the weight thereof, which makes it extremely easy to carry and assemble and to improve work efficiency.

Further, in this embodiment, the expansion pipe P is used.
As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), two types of expandable pipes P1 and P2 having different lengths are prepared. Therefore, the size of the framework A can be freely set by arbitrarily combining these.

Further, by using the expandable pipe P for the pedestal 1, it is possible to set up the tent T even on a slope or a step.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, the expandable pipe P comprises an exterior pipe 8 and an interior pipe 9 slidably inserted into the exterior pipe 8.

One end of the outer tube 8 is formed to have the same diameter as the inner tube 9 so as to be fitted into the leg seat 2 and the joint 4.

Further, while the pin insertion holes 10 are provided in the peripheral wall near both ends of the outer tube 8, the inner wall of the inner tube 9 is provided with a plurality of positioning pin insertion holes 11 at appropriate intervals.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, approximately U is inserted into the pin insertion hole 10 of the outer tube 8 through the positioning pin insertion hole 11.
A connecting pin 13 biased outward by a leaf spring 12 formed in a letter shape is provided so as to be freely inserted and removed, and when the internal pipe 9 is pulled out to a desired length, a pin insertion hole 10 and a positioning pin insertion hole 11 are formed.
When and are overlapped, the connecting pin 13 is fitted into the pin insertion hole 10 and locked.

Further, each expansion pipe P is provided with a lock device 14 for ensuring the locking of the outer pipe 8 and the inner pipe 9, and the lock device 14 has an outer pipe as shown in FIG. A lock mechanism accommodating portion 16 having a U-shaped cross section is formed on the outer periphery of a base cylindrical body 15 fitted around the upper end of 8, and a lock mechanism 17 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 16.

The lock mechanism 17 is provided with a lock pin insertion hole 18 in the inner wall 16a of the lock mechanism housing 16, the base cylinder 15 and the peripheral wall of the outer tube 8, and the lock pin is provided in the outer wall 16b of the lock mechanism housing 16. A lock pin 20 provided with a through hole 19 and slidably inserted into the lock pin insertion hole 18 and the lock pin through hole 19
And a leaf spring 21 for urging the pin 20 inward, and a lock release lever 22 for moving the lock pin 20 forward and backward.

As described above, the expandable pipe P can be assembled / disassembled because the interior pipe 9 can be arbitrarily withdrawn and can be easily connected by the connecting pin 13 and can be locked by the lock device 14 with one touch. In addition, the tent T having a desired size can be easily assembled even if there is only one operator. Furthermore, after dismantling, it can be compactly assembled, which facilitates transportation and storage management.

Further, in this embodiment, there are two types of telescopic pipes P1 and P1, one having a long telescopic pipe and the other having a short telescopic pipe.
Since 2 is prepared, the length can be set more freely, and by combining these, it is possible to make the size variation of the framework A more diverse.

By the way, in the tent T, normally, the height of the pedestal 1 is changed so that the rear pedestal 1b is raised, the front pedestal 1a is lowered, the seat 5 is provided with a slope, and rain or the like stays on the seat. It is preferable to assemble so that it does not.

In order to assemble the tent T as described above,
Pillar 1 (front pillar 1a, rear pillar 1b) and girder material 3 (vertical girder material)
It is necessary to facilitate two types of joints 4 for connecting 3a and lateral girders 3b).

Therefore, in the joint 4 according to the present invention, a plurality of cylinders that can be connected to the expansion pipe P are combined so that the expansion pipe P can be connected three-dimensionally in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the height direction. I am configuring.

Further, the joint 4 is constructed so as to have an inclination with respect to the connection in the height direction when the beam members 3 are connected in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the joint 4 is separately configured into a first joint 4a and a second joint 4b which are partially different in structure, and both of them are respectively supported by a pillar. Vertical cylinder 23 with an open bottom to connect 1
And a horizontal cylindrical body 24 that is connected to the upper end of the same vertical cylindrical body 23 at its center and has both left and right ends open to connect the horizontal girders 3b in the horizontal direction, and a state orthogonal to the horizontal cylindrical body 24. And a slanting tubular body 25 having an open end for connecting the vertical girders 3a in the vertical direction.
As shown in FIG. 7, the first joint 4a located on the front side of the frame A is located on the rear side of the frame A so that the included angle formed by the vertical cylinder 23 and the inclined cylinder 25 is an obtuse angle α. The second joint 4b is configured such that the included angle formed by the vertical cylinder 23 and the inclined cylinder 25 is an acute angle β.

Therefore, the rectangular surface on which the sheet 5 formed on the frame A is attached has a slope.

Each cylindrical body 23, 24, 25 of the joint 4 is provided with a pin insertion hole 10 at a predetermined position. When the joint 4 and each girder member 3 are connected, the expansion and contraction described above is performed. The connecting pin 13 provided on the expandable pipe P is fitted into the pin insertion hole 10 and connected, as when the outer pipe 8 and the inner pipe 9 of the pipe P are positioned and locked. 6 and 7, reference numeral 26 is a reinforcing plate provided between the vertical cylindrical body 23 and the inclined cylindrical body 25.

Further, in the tent structure according to the present invention, the framework A is set as one unit, and a part of the frame A can be shared and two-dimensionally connectable.

That is, by using the joint 4, the horizontal girder member 3b is connected to the horizontal tubular body 24 and extended, so that the horizontal length can be freely extended. .

At this time, as described above, the frame A which becomes one unit by appropriately combining the long and short telescopic pipes P serving as the column 1 and the girder 3 with each other.
Since the size of the tent T can be freely set, the size of the tent T itself which is configured by extending in the lateral direction can also be set freely as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b).

Therefore, it is possible to set up the tent T in a size suitable for the scale of the construction site. For example, in the case of construction such as concrete placing, it is possible to proceed even in the case of rain, and the construction period is delayed due to rain. Disappear.

Next, the leg seat 2 which is detachably connected to the lower end of the pedestal 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the leg seat 2 is a tubular body into which the lower end of the pedestal 1 is fitted from above. 27 and a seat plate 28 continuously provided at the lower end of the tubular body 27.
A pin insertion hole 10 is provided in this.

That is, also here, similarly to the positioning lock between the outer pipe 8 and the inner pipe 9 of the expandable pipe P and the connection between the joint 4 and the expandable pipe P, the connecting pin 13 and the pin insertion hole 10 are provided.
The pedestal 1 and the leg seat 2 are connected to each other by being fitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, an anchor driving hole 30 is provided in the seat plate 28 so that the pedestal 1 can be fixed to the ground by using an anchor, if necessary.
The ground contact surface 28a of the seat plate 28 is provided with a non-slip process 29 made up of a large number of grooves or the like to prevent slippage and further enhance safety.

An example of actually assembling the tent T having the tent structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, the lengths of the left and right vertical girders 3a, 3a are set to the required lengths, and the first joint 4a and the second joint 4a are provided at the front and rear ends of the vertical girders 3a, 3a. The inclined cylindrical bodies 25 of 4b are fitted on the outside.

Next, the length of the front and rear lateral girders 3b, 3b is set to the required length, and the left and right side ends of the lateral girders 3b, 3b are connected to the first and second joints 4a, 4b. A rectangular body to be a roof portion is formed by fitting the horizontal tubular body 24 of 4b.

Then, the pedestal 2 is connected to the lower ends of the front and rear pedestals 1a and 1b, and the length of the front and rear pedestals 1a and 1b is set to the required length. Then, the frame A is erected by being fitted into each vertical cylindrical body 23 of the second joints 4a and 4b.

Finally, the sheet 5 is attached, and the construction of the tent T is completed. If necessary, the leg seat 2 may be fixed with an anchor, or a sand bag or the like may be attached to the pedestal 1 to stabilize the entire tent T.

As described above, in the tent structure according to the present invention, each pedestal 1 and girder member 3 are made of aluminum, are lightweight, and are extremely easy to assemble. A tent can be set up in a short time.

When extending the length of the tent T in the lateral direction, before the sheet 5 is attached, the front and rear pedestals 1a and 1b on one side of the frame A and the vertical girders 3a are attached. Using, the front and rear pedestals 1a, 1b and the vertical girders 3a are connected in advance to the respective joints 4a, 4b, and then the lateral girders 3b, 3b are connected.
The sheet 5 having the same size may be attached.

Next, a tent structure shown in FIG. 12 will be described as another embodiment.

This is for setting up the tent T in a gabled manner, and the top is formed at the center of the roof using the third joint 4c shown in FIG.

That is, the front and rear pedestals 1a and 1b are set to the same length, and the central pedestal 1c, which is set to be longer than the both pedestals 1a and 1b, is arranged between the two pedestals 1a and 1b. While connecting the third joint 4c to the upper end of the central pedestal 1c, the front and rear pedestal 1
The first joint 4a is connected to the upper ends of a and 1b respectively, and between each first joint 4a and the third joint 4c,
The girder members 3 are connected to each other. As is clear from FIG. 12, in the present embodiment, the second joint
No need to use 4b.

As shown in FIG. 13, the third joint 4c has the inclined cylindrical body 25 of the second joint 4b,
It has a structure in which it is provided so as to project from the horizontal tubular body 24 at right angles to both sides, and, as a matter of course, both the inclined tubular bodies 25 and the vertical tubular body 23.
The included angle formed by and is an acute angle β as shown in FIG. As you can see from this structure, the third joint 4c
Can also function as the second joint 4b, so if the second joint 4b is abolished and the first and third joints 4a and 4c are prepared, it is possible to perform the same as in the previous embodiment. Both the tent structure and the gable-like tent structure shown in this embodiment can be set up.

Regarding the connection between the third joint 4c and the girder member 3, as shown in FIG. 14, the first and second joints 4a and 4b and the girder member 3 described in the previous embodiment are connected. Is similar to the case of connecting.

When setting up a gable-like tent T,
If the central pedestal 1c is used, the number of telescopic pipes P will increase by that amount, but if the width of the tent T is short, the central pedestal can be used.
You do not need to install 1c.

By the way, the joint 4 used in the above-mentioned tent structure includes the first, second and third joints 4a, 4b,
Not limited to 4c, a structure in which these are combined, for example, FIG.
The forms shown in (a) and (b) can also be adopted.

[0061]

The tent structure according to the present invention has the following effects.

A frame is composed of at least four pedestals whose bottom ends are detachably connected, and girders which connect the upper ends of the pedestals in the vertical and horizontal directions via joints. By attaching a sheet on the upper rectangular surface of the same frame and making it possible to use the pedestal and the girder material as a telescopic pipe configured to be telescopic, it is possible for a single operator to make a tent of a desired size. Even if there is, it can be easily assembled and the number of parts can be reduced to reduce the cost.

Since the pedestal and the girder can be expanded and contracted, it is possible to set up a tent even on a slope or a step.

Further, after dismantling, they can be compactly assembled, which facilitates transportation and storage management.

The joint is a combination of a plurality of tubular bodies that can be connected to an expansion pipe, and the expansion pipe is extended in the vertical direction.
Since the three-dimensionally connectable in the lateral direction and the height direction, tents of various shapes can be easily assembled.

The joint is formed by adhering a sheet by constructing it so that when the girder members are connected in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, the joint members are inclined with respect to the connection in the height direction. The roof can be tilted, and it becomes easy to set up the tent in a structure where rain does not stay.

When connecting the girder members in the longitudinal direction, it is possible to set up a gable-like tent by arranging the girder members on the front side and the rear side via a joint therebetween.

By making the above frame as one unit and allowing two-dimensional connection while sharing a part of it,
Since it is possible to set up a tent with a size that matches the scale of the construction site, in construction such as concrete placement,
It is possible to proceed with the construction even in case of rain, and there will be no delay in the construction period due to rain.

Since the expansion pipe is made of aluminum, the pedestal and the girder are light in weight, which makes it extremely easy to carry and assemble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a basic shape of a tent structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a telescopic pipe.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing types of telescopic pipes.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a connected state of an outer tube and an inner tube.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a lock device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a joint.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a connected state of a joint and a girder member.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a tent is extended.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a leg seat.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the same leg seat.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a framework structure.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a tent structure according to another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third joint.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a connected state of the third joint and the girder member.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing another form of the joint.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional tent structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 α acute angle β obtuse angle A framework P telescopic pipe 1 pedestal 2 leg seat 3 girder material 4 joint 4a first joint 4b second joint 5 seat

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. At least four pedestals (1) having a lower end to which a leg seat (2) is detachably connected, and the upper ends of the pedestals (1) are longitudinally and laterally connected via joints (4). Girder material connected in the direction
(3) together with the framework (A), the sheet (5) is attached to the upper rectangular surface of the framework (A), and the pedestal (1)
A tent structure characterized in that the expandable pipe (P) that can be expanded and contracted can be used as both the girder material (3) and the girder material (3). 2. The joint (4) is a telescopic pipe (P).
A plurality of cylinders that can be connected to
The tent structure according to claim 1, wherein the (P) is configured to be three-dimensionally connectable in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the height direction. 3. The joint (4) is characterized in that when the girders (3) are connected vertically or horizontally, the joint (4) is inclined with respect to the connection in the height direction. The tent structure according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The tent structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the frame (A) is one unit and can be two-dimensionally connected while sharing a part thereof. 5. The tent structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the expandable pipe (P) is made of aluminum.