JPS621446Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a device for connecting a hollow vertical member and a hollow horizontal member, such as a balcony pillar and a cap.

Balcony pillars, hollow vertical members such as caps, and hollow horizontal members are usually connected via L-shaped fixtures, as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 150121/1983.

On the other hand, since the vertical member is a long member with a hollow rectangular cross section, a cap member is fitted into the opening to close the opening and prevent rainwater from entering the hollow part.

However, with this structure, the cap member is simply fitted into the small opening, which is undesirable because it is easy to remove, and the L-shaped fitting is exposed to the outside, spoiling the aesthetic appearance.

Therefore, as shown in Publication No. 50-11745,
The hollow transverse bones of the fence, which are vertical members, and the hollow rigid bones of the fence, which are horizontal members, are connected by screwing together screws inserted through the horizontal bones into cap members fitted into the edges of the rigid bones. , a connection structure has been proposed that prevents the cap member from slipping out from the edge.

However, with this structure, a hole must be formed in the horizontal bone for screw insertion, which not only spoils the aesthetic appearance but also causes problems such as rainwater to easily enter the hollow part of the horizontal bone through the hole, resulting in corrosion. It has a defect.

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to connect the vertical member and the horizontal member, fix the cap member fitted into the edge of the vertical member so that it does not come out, and further improve the aesthetic appearance. To provide a connecting device for vertical members which prevents damage to the vertical members and prevents rainwater from entering into hollow parts of the vertical and horizontal members.

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

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the connected state. A vertical member, for example, a pillar 1 of a balcony is a hollow elongated member with a rectangular cross section, and has an open end 1'. Screw screw holes 2 are formed in both side walls 1a, 1a, respectively.

A horizontal member, for example, a balcony cap 3 is a hollow long member with a rectangular cross section, and its longitudinal end 3' is connected to the pillar 1.
connected so as to come into contact with the side wall 1a of the
A screw insertion hole 4 is formed in the lower wall 3a.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a connecting member, which is bent into an L-shape by a vertical piece 5a and a horizontal piece 5b, and a screw insertion hole 6 facing the screw threading hole 2 of the column 1 is formed in the vertical piece 5a, and the horizontal piece 5b A screw threading hole 7 is formed opposite to the screw insertion hole 4 of the cap 3.

Reference numeral 8 designates a cap member, which includes a solid insertion portion 9 that fits tightly into the hollow portion of the column 1, and a cap 10 that is wider than the insertion portion 9 that closes the mouth 1'. A through hole 11 is formed as an insertion hole into which the tip of the screw protruding from the screw threading hole 2 can be inserted.

Then, insert the insertion part 9 of the cap member 8 into the edge 1' of the column 1, and insert the vertical piece 5a of the connecting member 5 into the column 1.
The connecting member 5 is attached to the column 1 by tightening the screw 12 screwed into the screw insertion hole 6 and the screw threading hole 2 into the side wall 1a. At this time, the tip of the screw 12 is fitted into the through hole 11 of the insertion portion 9 (that is, the screw 12 is fitted with the thread diameter and the inner diameter of the through hole 11 in the same state). Note that the tip of the screw 12 may be screwed into the through hole 11 (that is, the screw 12 may be screwed into the through hole 11 while being tapped while the inner diameter of the through hole 11 is smaller than the thread diameter of the screw 12).

After that, the connecting member 5 connects the Kasagi 3 to the Kasagi 3.
The end portion 3' is brought into contact with the side wall 1a of the column 1 so as to fit into the inside of the column 1, and the screw 13 is screwed into the screw insertion hole 4 and the screw threading hole 7 from below the lower wall 3a of the connecting member 5. The column 1 and the cap 3 are connected by tightening and fixing the horizontal piece 5b to the cap 3.

Because of this, it is possible to cover the edge 1' of the pillar 1 with the cap 10 to prevent rainwater from entering, and
The cap member 8 is prevented from coming off by a screw 12.

In addition, the vertical piece 5a of the pillar 1 and the connecting member 5 is attached to the Kasagi 3.
Since there is no need to form a hole for the screw 12 connecting the cap 3, there is no possibility that the appearance will be spoiled or that rainwater will enter the hollow part of the cap 3 and cause corrosion.

The connecting member 5 may have a U-shape that fits into the inner circumferential wall of the cap 3, as shown in FIG. In this way, there is no need to screw the connecting member 5 to the cap 3, and the connecting work becomes simple.

In other words, the connecting member 5 only needs to have at least the screw insertion hole 6 for the screw 12 that fixes the column 1, and only needs to be attached and held inside the longitudinal end portion of the cap 3.

Further, the cap member 8 may have a hollow shape with the insertion portion 9 opening downward, as shown in FIG. 4, or may have a hollow shape as shown in FIG. You may do so.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the insertion portion 9 may be formed by integrally forming a pair of plate-like bodies 15, 15 on the cap 10, and when the column 1 has a circular cross-sectional shape, as shown in FIG. The insertion portion 9 and the cap 10 may have a circular cross section.

Also, as shown in Figure 8, it is made of plastic,
It may also have a shape in which a metal plate 16 having a hole 11 is embedded therein.

The present invention is as described above, and it is possible to connect the hollow vertical member and the hollow horizontal member, and also to prevent rainwater from entering the hollow part of the vertical member by closing the opening of the vertical member. can be fixed so that it does not slip out from the edge.

Further, there is no need to form holes in the horizontal member for screwing the connecting member 5 to the vertical member, so that the aesthetic appearance is not spoiled and rainwater does not enter the hollow part of the horizontal member and cause corrosion.

In addition, since the connecting member 5 fits into the hollow part of the horizontal member and the connecting member 5 and the screw 12 are covered by the horizontal member, the aesthetic appearance is not spoiled, and rainwater can leak from the threaded part of the screw 12 to the vertical member. It can prevent it from entering the hollow part.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is an exploded perspective view, Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the connected state,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the connecting member, and FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are explanatory diagrams showing different embodiments of the cap member. 1 is a pillar (vertical member), 3 is a cap (horizontal member), 5 is a connecting member, 8 is a cap member, 9 is an insertion part, 10 is a cap, 11 is a hole, and 1' is an edge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a device for connecting a hollow vertical member and a hollow horizontal member, an insertion part 9 having a shape that fits tightly into the hollow part of the vertical member and having a screw insertion hole, and a cap wider than the insertion part 9 that closes the opening of the vertical member. 10 of the cap member 8 is tightly fitted into the opening of the vertical member to close the opening with the cap 10, and a side wall of the vertical member has a shape that fits into the hollow part of the horizontal member. The vertical piece 5a of the connecting member 5 is fixed with a screw 12 that enters the screw insertion hole, and this connecting member 5 is fixed.
A connecting device for connecting a vertical member and a horizontal member, characterized in that the end portion of the horizontal member is abutted against a side wall of the vertical member and connected by fitting into a hollow portion of the horizontal member.