Panel material and fence

Abstract

To provide a panel material and a fence that suppress deterioration in strength and durability while improving design.SOLUTION: A panel material 1 comprises: horizontal wooden boards 4 being long in a horizontal direction, serially arranged in a vertical direction in a row at intervals, and having a back board insertion hole 40 formed upward from the underside; a back board 5 inserted into the back board insertion hole 40 and having a screw hole 50 formed therein; a vertical material 6 being long in the vertical direction and abutting the back side of the horizontal wooden board 4; and a connecting screw 7 passing through a through hole 60 formed in the vertical material 6 to screw into the screw hole 50 of the back board 5, pulling the back board 5 towards the vertical material 6, and connecting the horizontal wooden board 4 to the vertical material 6. The back board insertion hole 40 is formed from the underside of the horizontal wooden board 4 to a vertical midpoint.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a panel material formed from horizontal wooden boards for outdoor use, and to a fence using said panel material. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, surface materials such as fences in which panel materials are fixed to posts and decorative louvers have been known. Generally, outdoor fences made of wooden boards are fixed by driving screws or nails into the posts from the surface of the wooden board, or by providing vertical grooves in the posts at both ends and inserting the ends of the wooden board into the vertical grooves.

[0003] When screws or nails are driven into the surface of the wooden board, the heads of the screws or nails are exposed on the surface of the wooden board, which reduces the design and reduces durability due to deterioration caused by rainwater.

[0004] In addition, when inserting the ends of wooden boards into the vertical grooves of the posts, there is the problem that the posts are exposed on both sides, reducing the design, and when the posts are made of wood, the vertical grooves are exposed to rain and sunlight, which can lead to deformation and reduced durability.

[0005] On the other hand, in the case of resin or metal panel materials, there are known inventions in which a back plate and nuts can be inserted into the hollow space inside the horizontal member and then fixed to the support with bolts or the like, thereby eliminating the need to expose the bolt heads on the surface side and preventing the joints from reducing the design appeal (see, for example, Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-117553 A [Patent Document 2] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-157649 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, in the case of a configuration in which a back panel is inserted inside a horizontal member as described above, if the horizontal member is made of wood to improve design, there is a problem that the strength of the horizontal wooden board is reduced due to holes for inserting the back panel, and there is also a problem that the durability of the horizontal wooden board is reduced due to rainwater seeping in through the holes for inserting the back panel.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a panel material and a fence which improve the design while suppressing a decrease in strength and durability. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The first panel material of the present invention is a panel material comprising: horizontal wooden boards that are long in the horizontal direction and arranged in a row with gaps between them, and have back board insertion holes formed from the underside facing upward; a back board that is inserted into the back board insertion holes and has screw holes formed therein; vertical boards that are long in the vertical direction and abut the back side of the horizontal wooden boards; and connecting screws that pass through holes formed in the vertical boards and screw into screw holes in the back board to pull the back board to the vertical boards and connect the horizontal wooden boards to the vertical boards, and are characterized in that the back board insertion holes are formed from the underside of the horizontal wooden boards to a vertical midpoint.

[0010] The second panel material of the present invention has, in addition to the characteristics of the first panel material, the back panel insertion hole has a vertical groove extending up and down that connects to the back side of the horizontal wooden board, and the connecting screw is inserted into the vertical groove.

[0011] The first fence of the present invention is a fence formed by attaching first or second panel materials to metal posts, wherein the vertical members are flat metal plates, and the panel materials are fixed to the posts by fixing screws which pass through the vertical members through gaps in the horizontal wooden boards and are screwed into the posts.

[0012] The second fence of the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the first fence, the vertical members of the panel material have a widthwise length that is shorter than the width of the posts and are positioned so as to overlap the posts.

[0013] A third fence of the present invention has the features of the first or second fence, and is characterized in that a plurality of the panel materials are fixed to the posts in a vertically aligned arrangement.

[0014] A fourth fence of the present invention has the following features in addition to the features of the first to third fences: at the position where the panel materials are butted together vertically, the lower ends of the vertical members of the upper panel material and the upper ends of the vertical members of the lower panel material are each cut out in half in the width direction to have protruding parts that protrude the length of the gaps in the horizontal wooden boards, so that they are shaped to fit together, and fixing screws that are screwed into the posts are driven into each of the protruding parts.

[0015] A fifth fence of the present invention is characterized in that the vertical member of the uppermost panel member has a locking portion that is locked to the post at the height at which the uppermost horizontal member is provided. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the first panel material of the present invention, the back plate insertion hole of the horizontal wooden board is formed from the bottom surface of the horizontal wooden board to the vertical middle position, so that the back plate insertion hole is not open on the top surface of the horizontal wooden board, and it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the back plate insertion hole. Since the back plate insertion hole is formed from the bottom surface of the horizontal wooden board that is long in the horizontal direction to the vertical middle position, it is possible to minimize the cross-sectional loss of the horizontal wooden board and to prevent the strength of the panel material from decreasing. The connecting screw is screwed into the screw hole of the back plate through the through hole formed in the vertical member, and the back plate is pulled to the vertical member to connect the horizontal wooden board to the vertical member, so that the vertical member and the screw head are not exposed on the surface of the panel material, and the design of the panel material can be improved.

[0017] According to the second panel material of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first panel material, the horizontal wooden board has a vertical groove extending up and down from the back board insertion hole to the back side of the horizontal wooden board, and the connecting screw is inserted into the vertical groove and screwed into the screw hole in the back board, so that the vertical position of the horizontal wooden board in relation to the vertical members can be finely adjusted, preventing a decrease in design and preventing a decrease in workability when fixing the panel material to the support.

[0018] According to the first fence of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second panel material, the panel material is fixed to the metal posts with fixing screws that pass through the gaps in the horizontal wooden boards and into the metal vertical members, making construction easy, and since the fixing is between metal members, it is stronger than wood and less susceptible to deterioration due to rainwater or sunlight.

[0019] According to the second fence of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first fence, the widthwise length of the vertical members is formed to be shorter than the width of the posts and is positioned so as to overlap the posts. Therefore, when viewed from the back of the fence, the vertical members are hidden by the posts and cannot be seen, improving the design of the back side of the fence.

[0020] According to the third fence of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second fence, since it is formed by arranging multiple panel materials one above the other and fixing them to posts, workability can be improved.

[0021] According to the fourth fence of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first to third fences, at the position where the panel materials are butted together vertically, the lower end of the vertical member of the upper panel material and the upper end of the vertical member of the lower panel material each have half of their width cut out and the other half protruding, and the protruding part and the notch give them a shape that fits together, and fixing screws that screw into the posts are driven into each protruding part, so that the ends of the upper and lower panel materials can be fixed in the short gap between the horizontal wooden boards.

[0022] According to the fifth fence of the present invention, a locking portion that is engaged with the post is formed at the height where the uppermost horizontal wooden board of the vertical member of the uppermost panel material is installed, so that the upper end of the panel material can be easily fixed without compromising the design and workability can also be improved. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the external configuration of the fence according to the embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the external configuration of the panel material of the present embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a partially omitted perspective view illustrating the configuration of the horizontal wooden boards, back plate, vertical members, and connecting screws that make up the panel material. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] 4 is a perspective view showing the state in which the back plate, vertical members, and connecting screws are fixed to the horizontal wooden board of FIG. 3. FIG. [Figure 6] 11 is a partially omitted horizontal cross-sectional view showing the state before and after a back plate is inserted into the back plate insertion hole of the horizontal wooden board and a connecting screw is inserted into the vertical groove to join the horizontal wooden board and the vertical members. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a partially omitted vertical cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of a panel material formed by joining horizontal wooden boards to vertical members. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a variation of the embodiment in which the vertical grooves do not extend to the bottom end of the horizontal wooden boards. [Figure 9] Front view of the fence. [Figure 10] An enlarged view of part α in Figure 9. [Figure 11] Vertical cross section of the fence. [Figure 12] An enlarged view of the β portion of Figure 11. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the panel material is fixed to the support. [Figure 14] Horizontal cross section of the fence. [Figure 15] 14. (A) is an enlarged view of the γ portion of FIG. 14, and (B) is an enlarged view of the δ portion of FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0024] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the panel material and fence of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The panel material 1 is a surface material that forms a fence or fence 2 that is formed outdoors, for example, erected on the ground. As shown in FIG. 1, the fence 2 is formed by fixing the panel material 1 to a metal support 3, and divides two outdoor spaces, and is installed, for example, at the boundary between neighboring land in a residential area. The fence 2 is formed by arranging, for example, four panel materials 1 vertically on the support 3. In this embodiment, the "front surface" of the fence 2 or panel material 1 refers to the side on which the support 3 is hidden by the panel material 1 when installed, and the "back surface" refers to the side on which the support 3 is visible when installed. In this embodiment, the up-down direction refers to the up-down direction when the panel material 1 is fixed to the support 3. The panel material 1 is not limited to the above-mentioned one, and may be fixed to the outdoor side of a building (not shown) and used as a louver to cover an opening of the building.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 7, the panel material 1 includes horizontal wooden boards 4 arranged vertically at equal intervals, back boards 5 inserted into back board insertion holes 40 formed in the horizontal wooden boards 4, vertical boards 6 abutting the rear surfaces of the horizontal wooden boards 4, and connection screws 7 screwed into screw holes 50 in the back board 5 through through holes 60 in the vertical boards 6 to connect the horizontal wooden boards 4 and the vertical boards 6 by drawing the back board 5 to the vertical boards 6. In the fence 2 of this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 13, four panel materials 1 having different lengths in the vertical direction are used. Specifically, the topmost and bottommost two panel materials 1 are configured by fixing two horizontal wooden boards 4 to the vertical boards 6, and the two middle panel materials 1 in the vertical direction are configured by fixing eight horizontal wooden boards 4 to the vertical boards 6.

[0026] As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the horizontal wooden board 4 is formed in a flat plate shape having a long front surface and a back surface in the horizontal direction, and has a cross-sectional shape with a thickness of 20 mm, a vertical length of 90 mm, and a length of 1450 mm. The back side of the horizontal wooden board 4 is abutted against the vertical member 6 and fixed, and the horizontal wooden boards 4 are arranged side by side with a gap of 7 mm in the vertical direction. The horizontal wooden board 4 is made of natural wood. A back plate insertion hole 40 is formed on the bottom surface of the horizontal wooden board 4, into which the back plate 5 can be inserted. The back plate insertion hole 40 is formed from the bottom surface of the horizontal wooden board 4 to the middle position in the height direction. In addition, a vertical groove 41 is formed in the horizontal wooden board 4, which extends in the vertical direction from the back surface to the back plate insertion hole 40. The back panel insertion hole 40 is short in the thickness direction of the horizontal wooden board 4 and wide in the length direction of the horizontal wooden board 4, and the vertical groove 41 is narrower than the width of the back panel insertion hole 40. When looking at the underside and horizontal cross section of the horizontal wooden board 4, the back panel insertion hole 40 and the vertical groove 41 form a space in the shape of a T-shaped pillar.

[0027] In this way, the horizontal wooden board 4 has a T-shaped space formed by the back plate insertion hole 40 and the vertical groove 41, which is open to the bottom and back of the horizontal wooden board 4, and the space is not open to the top and front of the horizontal wooden board 4. The position of the vertical groove 41 on the back of the horizontal wooden board 4 is covered by the vertical member 6. This prevents rainwater from entering, and even if rainwater is inserted into the back plate insertion hole 40, it flows out from the bottom, preventing deterioration of the horizontal wooden board 4. Since the back plate insertion hole 40 is formed from the bottom of the horizontal wooden board 4 to the middle position in the vertical direction, the cross-sectional loss of the horizontal wooden board 4 can be minimized, and the decrease in strength of the panel material 1 can be prevented.

[0028] In this embodiment, the vertical groove 41 is formed to extend to the lower end of the horizontal wooden board 4, and by forming both the back board insertion hole 40 and the vertical groove 41 to extend to the lower end of the horizontal wooden board 4 in this manner, it is possible to easily process the back board insertion hole 40 and the vertical groove 41 in the horizontal wooden board 4, but as shown in Figure 8, the lower end of the vertical groove 41 may be an elongated hole formed to a position higher than the lower end of the horizontal wooden board 4. In this way, the cross-sectional loss can be further reduced, and the strength of the horizontal wooden board 4 and the joint strength between the horizontal wooden board 4 and the vertical members 6 can be increased.

[0029] 3, 6, and 7, the back plate 5 is a rectangular plate that can be entirely inserted into the back plate insertion hole 40. The back plate 5 is made of a metal such as stainless steel. The back plate 5 has screw holes 50 through which the connecting screws 7 inserted into the vertical grooves 41 from the rear side of the horizontal wooden board 4 can be screwed.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 4, the vertical members 6 are flat steel bars formed to be elongated in the vertical direction. FIG. 4 shows the vertical members 6 provided on the top panel member and the vertical member 6 provided on the second panel member from the top. Two vertical members 6 are provided for each panel member 1, and are arranged on both side ends of the panel member 1 to fix both ends of the horizontal wooden boards 4. The vertical members 6 have through holes 60 formed at equal intervals at positions where the horizontal wooden boards 4 are fixed. The through holes 60 are countersunk to prevent the heads of the connection screws 7 from protruding. A pair of vertical members 6 provided on the uppermost panel member 1 among the panel members 1 has a locking portion 61 that is locked to a locking bolt 8 formed on the support 3 at a position where the uppermost horizontal wooden board 4 of the panel member 1 is fixed, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. The locking portion 61 is a bellows hole that penetrates the vertical member 6, and the head of the locking bolt 8 protruding from the support 3 is hooked onto the locking portion 61, thereby locking the vertical member 6 and the panel material 1 fixed to the vertical member 6 to the support 3.

[0031] As shown in Figs. 4 and 10, the vertical members 6 at the position where the panel members 1 are butted against each other vertically are cut out in half in the width direction so that the ends of the upper and lower vertical members 6 are aligned with each other. Specifically, at the position where the panel members 1 are butted against each other vertically, the lower end of the vertical member 6 of the upper panel member 1 and the upper end of the vertical member 6 of the lower panel member 1 each form a protruding portion 62 that protrudes beyond the horizontal wooden board 4 in half of the width direction of the vertical member 6, and different halves in the width direction of the vertical member 6 are cut out. The upper and lower vertical members 6 are aligned with each other by engaging the notches. The protruding portion 62 is formed so as to be exposed from a gap formed between the lowermost horizontal wooden board 4 of the upper panel member 1 and the uppermost horizontal wooden board 4 of the lower panel member 1, and when fixed to the support 3, a fixing screw 9 is driven into the protruding portion 62 of each of the upper and lower vertical members 6.

[0032] Therefore, at the position where the panel materials 1 are butted together vertically, the vertical members 6 of the upper and lower panel materials 1 are fixed at their upper and lower ends to the supports 3 with fixing screws 9, thereby preventing a decrease in the design of the fence 2 and a decrease in the wind resistance of the panel materials 1 due to the upper and lower ends of the panel materials 1 moving away from the supports 3.

[0033] The connecting screw 7 is a flat head screw inserted from the through hole 60 of the vertical member 6 into the vertical groove 41 of the horizontal wooden board 4 as shown in Fig. 3, and is screwed into the screw hole 50 formed in the back plate 5 as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Then, by tightening the connecting screw 7, the back plate 5 is brought close to the vertical member 6, and the horizontal wooden board 4 is sandwiched between the back plate 5 and the vertical member 6, thereby fixing the horizontal wooden board 4 to the vertical member 6 to form the panel member 1. The connecting screw 7 of the panel member 1 is screwed into the screw hole 50 of the back plate 5 through the through hole 60 formed in the vertical member 6, drawing the back plate 5 towards the vertical member 6 and connecting the horizontal wooden board 4 to the vertical member 6, so that the vertical member 6 and the screw head are not exposed on the surface of the panel member 1, and the design of the panel member 1 can be improved.

[0034] Furthermore, the vertical grooves 41 formed in the horizontal wooden boards 4 are formed to connect from the back board insertion holes 40 to the back side of the horizontal wooden boards 4 and extend up and down, so that the horizontal wooden boards 4 can be precisely positioned up and down relative to the connecting screws 7 inserted into the vertical grooves 41. Therefore, the width of the gaps between the horizontal wooden boards 4 fixed to the vertical members 6 in a vertical arrangement can be adjusted evenly to prevent a decrease in the design of the panel material 1, and when fixing the panel material 1 to the posts 3, a gap for driving in the fixing screws 9 between the upper and lower horizontal wooden boards 4 can be reliably secured to prevent a decrease in workability.

[0035] The fence 2 formed using the panel material 1 thus formed is formed by fixing the panel material 1 to a post 3, as shown in Fig. 9 to Fig. 15. The post 3 has an aluminum decorative post 30 having a rectangular cylindrical shape and a steel base post 31 having a rectangular cylindrical shape arranged inside the decorative post 30, as shown in Fig. 15. The post 3 is erected by fixing the base post 31 to a fence foundation (not shown) provided in the ground, and the decorative post 30 is fixed to the base post 31 so as to surround the outside of the base post 31. As shown in Figs. 10 and 12, a locking bolt 8 is fixed to the decorative post 30 at a position near the upper end where the panel material 1 is fixed, and the locking bolt 8 is hooked to a locking portion 61 formed on the vertical member 6 described above to lock the panel material 1.

[0036] As shown in Figures 12 and 13, fixing screws 9 are driven into the vertical members 6 through the gaps between the horizontal wooden boards 4 of the panel member 1, and the fixing screws 9 are screwed into the decorative posts 30 of the posts 3, thereby fixing the panel member 1 to the posts 3 and forming the fence 2. The vertical members 6 and the posts 3 are made of metal, so that the panel member 1 is a design surface material in which the horizontal wooden boards 4 are exposed on the surface, making use of the texture of natural wood, but since the joints with the posts 3 are made of metal, the joint strength between the posts 3 and the panel member 1 can be maintained without being affected by wood shrinkage or deterioration. In addition, the fixing screws 9 are driven into the protrusions 62 formed on the vertical members 6 of the upper and lower panel members 1 in the gaps formed between the lowest horizontal wooden board 4 of the upper panel member 1 and the highest horizontal wooden board 4 of the lower panel member 1 at the position where the upper and lower panel members 1 are butted against each other vertically. This allows the upper and lower ends of the vertical members 6 of the upper and lower panel materials 1 to be fixed to the supports 3 with fixing screws 9, thereby preventing a decrease in design and wind resistance that would occur if the upper and lower ends of the panel material 1 were to separate from the supports 3.

[0037] As shown in Figs. 14 and 15, the vertical members 6 of the panel material 1 are arranged so as to overlap with the posts 3 of the fence 2, and the width of the vertical members 6 is formed to be half or less of the width of the posts 3. By arranging the vertical members 6 so as to overlap with the posts 3, the vertical members 6 are hidden by the posts 3 and cannot be seen from the back side, and it appears as if the horizontal wooden boards 4 are directly fixed to the posts 3. The fence 2 is formed continuously as necessary by erecting three or more posts 3 side by side and erecting panel members 1 on each of the posts 3 adjacent to each other. At positions where the panel members 1 are adjacent to each other, the adjacent panel members 1 are fixed to one post 3. The vertical members 6 of the adjacent panel members 1 are arranged so as to be hidden by the posts 3 and cannot be seen from the back side of the fence 2.

[0038] As described above, in the fence 2 of this embodiment, the joints between the panel material 1 and the posts 3 are not visible from either the front or back side, improving the design.

[0039] It goes without saying that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the scope of the concept of the present invention.

[0040] <First feature> The first panel material of the present invention is a panel material comprising: horizontal wooden boards that are long in the horizontal direction and arranged in a row with gaps between them, and have back board insertion holes formed from the underside facing upward; a back board that is inserted into the back board insertion holes and has screw holes formed therein; vertical boards that are long in the vertical direction and abut the back side of the horizontal wooden boards; and connecting screws that pass through holes formed in the vertical boards and screw into screw holes in the back board to pull the back board to the vertical boards and connect the horizontal wooden boards to the vertical boards, and are characterized in that the back board insertion holes are formed from the underside of the horizontal wooden boards to a vertical midpoint.

[0041] According to this, the back plate insertion hole of the horizontal wooden board is formed from the bottom surface of the horizontal wooden board to the vertical middle position, so that the back plate insertion hole does not open on the top surface of the horizontal wooden board, and it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the back plate insertion hole. Since the back plate insertion hole is formed from the bottom surface of the horizontally long horizontal wooden board to the vertical middle position, it is possible to minimize the cross-sectional loss of the horizontal wooden board and to prevent the strength of the panel material from decreasing. The connecting screw is screwed into the screw hole of the back plate through the through hole formed in the vertical member, and the back plate is pulled to the vertical member to connect the horizontal wooden board to the vertical member, so that the vertical member and the screw head are not exposed on the surface of the panel material, and the design of the panel material can be improved.

[0042] <Second feature> The second panel material of the present invention has, in addition to the characteristics of the first panel material, the back panel insertion hole has a vertical groove extending up and down that connects to the back side of the horizontal wooden board, and the connecting screw is inserted into the vertical groove.

[0043] According to this, in addition to the effect of the first panel material, the horizontal wooden board has a vertical groove extending up and down from the back board insertion hole to the back side of the horizontal wooden board, and the connecting screw is inserted into the vertical groove and screwed into the screw hole in the back board, so that the vertical position of the horizontal wooden board in relation to the vertical members can be finely adjusted, preventing a decrease in design and preventing a decrease in workability when fixing the panel material to the support.

[0044] <Third feature> The first fence of the present invention is a fence formed by attaching first or second panel materials to metal posts, wherein the vertical members are flat metal plates, and the panel materials are fixed to the posts by fixing screws which pass through the vertical members through gaps in the horizontal wooden boards and are screwed into the posts.

[0045] With this, in addition to the effects of the first or second panel material, the panel material is fixed to the metal posts with fixing screws that pass through the gaps in the horizontal wooden boards and into the metal vertical members, making installation easy, and since it is fixed between metal members, it is stronger than wood and less susceptible to deterioration due to rainwater or sunlight.

[0046] <Fourth feature> The second fence of the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the first fence, the vertical members of the panel material have a widthwise length that is shorter than the width of the posts and are positioned so as to overlap the posts.

[0047] With this, in addition to the effect of the first fence, the widthwise length of the vertical members is made shorter than the width of the posts and they are positioned so as to overlap the posts. Therefore, when viewed from the back of the fence, the vertical members are hidden by the posts and cannot be seen, improving the design of the back of the fence.

[0048] <Fifth feature> A third fence of the present invention has the features of the first or second fence, and is characterized in that a plurality of the panel materials are fixed to the posts in a vertically aligned arrangement.

[0049] With this, in addition to the effects of the first or second fence, since it is formed by arranging a plurality of panel materials one above the other and fixing them to posts, workability can be improved.

[0050] <Sixth feature> A fourth fence of the present invention has the following features in addition to the features of the first to third fences: at the position where the panel materials are butted together vertically, the lower ends of the vertical members of the upper panel material and the upper ends of the vertical members of the lower panel material are each cut out in half in the width direction to have protruding parts that protrude the length of the gaps in the horizontal wooden boards, so that they are shaped to fit together, and fixing screws that are screwed into the posts are driven into each of the protruding parts.

[0051] With this, in addition to the effects of the first to third fences, at the position where the panel materials are butted together vertically, the lower end of the vertical member of the upper panel material and the upper end of the vertical member of the lower panel material each have half of their width cut out and the other half protruding, and the protrusions and notches give them a shape that fits together, and fixing screws that screw into the posts are driven into each protrusion, so that the ends of the upper and lower panel materials can be fixed in the short gap between the horizontal wooden boards.

[0052] <Seventh feature> A fifth fence of the present invention is characterized in that the vertical member of the uppermost panel member has a locking portion that is locked to the post at the height at which the uppermost horizontal member is provided.

[0053] With this, a locking portion that is locked to the support post is formed at the height where the uppermost horizontal wooden board of the vertical member of the uppermost panel material is installed, so that the upper end of the panel material can be easily fixed without compromising the design and workability can also be improved. [Industrial Applicability]

[0054] The panel material and fence according to the present invention are suitable, for example, as a fence provided on the boundary of a residential property and as a panel material constituting the fence. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1 Panel material 2. Fence 3 pillars 4 horizontal wood planks 5 Back plate 6 Vertical members 7 Connection Screw 9 Fixing screws 40 Back plate insertion hole 41 Vertical groove 50 screw holes 62 Protrusion

Claims

1. A horizontal wooden board having a long length in the horizontal direction, arranged vertically with a gap between them, and a back board insertion hole formed from the bottom surface toward the top; a back plate inserted into the back plate insertion hole and having a screw hole; A vertical member that is long in the vertical direction and abuts against the back surface of the horizontal wooden board; a connecting screw that is screwed into a screw hole of the back plate through a through hole formed in the vertical member, and pulls the back plate toward the vertical member to connect the horizontal wooden board to the vertical member; A panel material comprising: The back plate insertion hole is formed from the lower surface of the horizontal wooden board to a vertical midpoint.

2. The back plate insertion hole has a vertical groove extending vertically and connected to the back side of the horizontal wooden board, 2. The panel material of claim 1, wherein the connecting screws are inserted into the vertical grooves.

3. A fence formed by attaching the panel material according to claim 1 or 2 to metal posts, The vertical member is a flat metal plate, A fence characterized in that the panel material is fixed by fixing screws that pass through the gaps in the horizontal wooden boards and into the vertical members and are screwed into the posts.

4. 4. The fence according to claim 3, wherein the vertical members of the panel members have a widthwise length shorter than a width of the posts and are arranged so as to overlap the posts.

5. 5. The fence according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of said panel materials are fixed to said posts in a vertically aligned arrangement.

6. At a position where the panel materials are butted up and down, The lower end of the vertical member of the upper panel material and the upper end of the vertical member of the lower panel material are each cut out in half in the width direction to have a protruding portion that protrudes by the length of the gap between the horizontal wooden boards, and are shaped to match each other; 6. The fence according to claim 5, wherein the fixing screws for screwing into the posts are driven into each of the protrusions.

7. 7. A fence as claimed in claim 6, wherein the vertical member of the uppermost panel member has a locking portion that is locked to the post at the height at which the uppermost horizontal wooden board is provided.

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