Mounting metal fitting

Abstract

To provide a mounting metal fitting capable of stably mounting a signpost to the upper part of a fence post.SOLUTION: A mounting metal fitting for mounting a signpost above a fence post having a rectangular cross-section for supporting an installation body extending in a longitudinal direction comprises: a connection part connected to the signpost; and a mounting part arranged below the connection part and mounted on the fence post. The mounting part is provided with: fixing parts arranged on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction of the fence post; and regulation parts arranged on both outer sides in the width direction. The metal fitting is mounted to the upper end of the fence post with a fastening member penetrating the respective fixing parts and the fence post in the longitudinal direction. When an external force is applied to the signpost due to a strong wind or the like, the regulation parts come into contact with the outer surface of the fence post to suppress rattling or other movement of the metal fitting, thereby stably mounting the metal fitting to the fence post.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a mounting bracket for attaching a sign pole to the top of a support pole that constitutes a fence such as a lane divider fence. [Background technology]

[0002] In fences installed along roads, such as lane separators and protective fences, sign members may be attached to improve visibility for drivers of vehicles traveling on the road, and various inventions for this have been made public.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention for a delineator comprising a support pipe (2) and a reflector (3) attached to the upper end of the support pipe, the support pipe (2) comprising a support pipe body (2A) and a cap (2B) attached to the upper end of the support pipe body, the outer periphery (2B1) of the cap protruding outward from the side wall of the support pipe body (2A), the reflector (3) comprising a reflector (4) located above and a mounting bracket (5) connected integrally to the underside of the reflector, a tightening screw (5B11) is screwed inwardly so as to be able to advance and retreat, and a protruding piece (5B21) that engages with and disengages from the outer periphery of the cap is connected to the underside of the roadway side wall part (5B2) suspended from the underside of the mounting bracket (5). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 5-30217 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The delineator shown in Patent Document 1 has a reflector 3 attached to the upper end of a fence post pipe 2 such as a guard cable via a mounting bracket 5. On the other hand, in areas with heavy snowfall, it is preferable to display the sign at a higher position, so it is desirable to attach the sign to the top of the fence post, which is large in the vertical direction. However, the mounting bracket 5 shown in Patent Document 1 had stability problems when used to attach a sign post, which tends to have a high center of gravity and can be subject to large wind loads.

[0006] The present invention provides a mounting bracket that can stably attach a sign post to the top of a fence post. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration. In other words, the mounting bracket of the present invention is a mounting bracket for attaching a signpost to the top of a fence post with a rectangular cross-section that supports an installation body extending in the longitudinal direction, and comprises a connection part that connects to the signpost, and a mounting part that is arranged below the connection part and attached to the fence post, and the mounting part has fixing parts that are arranged on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction of the fence post, and regulating parts that are arranged on both outer sides in the width direction of the fence post, and is characterized in that it is arranged to be attached to the upper end of the fence post by fastening members that penetrate each fixing part and the fence post in the longitudinal direction.

[0008] The mounting bracket of the present invention comprises a connection part for connecting to a signpost having a rectangular cross-section, and a mounting part arranged below the connection part for attaching to the fence post, and the mounting part is provided with fixing parts arranged on both longitudinal sides of the fence post so as to be attached to the upper end of the fence post by fastening members which penetrate each fixing part and the fence post in the longitudinal direction.Therefore, the mounting bracket can be attached to the top of the fence post to connect the signpost. In addition, the mounting portion is equipped with a regulating portion arranged on both sides outward in the width direction of the fence post, so that when an external force is applied to the signpost due to a strong wind, for example, the regulating portion abuts against the outer surface of the fence post, suppressing rattling of the mounting bracket and enabling the mounting bracket to be stably attached to the fence post.

[0009] Furthermore, if the regulating portion is formed by extending from the edge of one of the fixed portions and is not connected to the other fixed portion and the connecting portion, even if each fixed portion deforms toward the fence post due to fastening of the fastening members, the accompanying deformation of the regulating portion can be suppressed and the mounting bracket can be stably attached to the fence post, which is preferable.

[0010] Furthermore, if the regulating portions are formed by extending longitudinally inward from the edges of each of the fixed portions and the regulating portions are not connected to each other, then even if each of the fixed portions is deformed toward the fence post due to fastening of the fastening members, the accompanying deformation of the regulating portions can be suppressed, which is preferable.

[0011] Furthermore, if the regulating portions are extended from the connection portions and positioned on both sides of the width of the pillar, and the regulating portions and the fixing portions are not mutually connected, even if the fixing portions are deformed toward the inside in the longitudinal direction due to fastening members, the deformation of the regulating portions that follows can be suppressed, which is preferable. Effect of the Invention

[0012] The mounting bracket according to the present invention enables a sign post to be stably attached to the top of a fence post. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view showing a sign post attached to a fence post using a mounting bracket according to the present invention; FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a front view of the mounting bracket of FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 3 is a front view showing the state before the mounting bracket in FIG. 2 is attached to a sign pole. [Figure 6] 6 is a diagram showing the mounting bracket of FIG. 5 attached to a sign pole. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the mounting bracket of FIG. 6 attached to a fence post. [Figure 8] 8 is a view taken along the line AA in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a front view showing another embodiment of a mounting bracket according to the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a right side view of FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a bottom view of FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 11 is a front view showing another embodiment of a mounting bracket according to the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a right side view of FIG. 12. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a bottom view of FIG. 12. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, 9 is a fence and 8 is a signpost. The fence 9 is a fence installed between roadways, and is made up of a frame 92 erected between fence posts 91 spaced apart in the longitudinal direction. The fence post 91 is a long post with a rectangular cross section, and is made of a plated square steel pipe. The erection body 92 is a so-called beam consisting of a long body with a circular cross section, and is formed from a plated round steel pipe. In the following explanation, the left-right direction in Figure 1, in which the longitudinal direction of the installation body 92 faces, is defined as the longitudinal direction, the up-down direction in Figure 1, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, is defined as the vertical direction, and the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal and vertical directions is defined as the width direction.

[0015] The sign pole 8 is a columnar body with a cylindrical outer shape, and comprises a cylindrical pole portion 81 made of synthetic resin, with a synthetic resin cap 83 and base portion 82 fixed to cover the openings at the upper and lower ends. A strip-shaped reflective sheet 84 is wrapped around the entire outer periphery of the pillar 81 and attached to improve visibility for vehicle drivers.

[0016] The sign post 8 is placed on the top of the fence post 91 and is attached to the fence post 91 via a mounting bracket 1. Fig. 2 is a front view showing the mounting bracket 1 in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a right side view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a bottom view of Fig. 1. The rear view of mounting bracket 1 is the same as the front view, and the left side view is the same as the right side view. The mounting bracket 1 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 comprises a connection part 16 for connection to a sign post 8 and a mounting part 10 for attachment to a fence post 91. The mounting bracket 1 is formed by bending a metal plate, specifically, by bending a steel plate and then plating it.

[0017] The mounting bracket 1 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 has a base 17 that constitutes a connection part 16 at its upper portion. The base 17 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape, with its longitudinal and width dimensions corresponding to those of the fence post 91, respectively. The base 17 has a circular through hole 17a formed in the center thereof, the through hole 17a penetrating in the vertical direction. The base 17 is configured to function as a connection part 16 that connects to the signpost 8 by inserting the male threaded portion of the connection bolt 18 (described later) into the through hole 17a and screwing this male threaded portion into the base part 82.

[0018] The mounting bracket 1 is formed with fixing portions 11 extending vertically downward from both longitudinal edges of the base portion 17 . The fixing portions 11 are formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape and are arranged parallel to each other. Each of the fixing portions 11 has a circular through hole 11a formed therein.

[0019] Each fixing portion 11 is formed with a restricting portion 12 extending inwardly in the longitudinal direction from an edge in the width direction. The restricting portions 12 are formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape and extend from both edges of the fixing portion 11, and are disposed parallel to each other. Further, each of the restricting portions 12 is provided so as to extend from the lower portion of each of the fixing portions 11, and each of the restricting portions 12 and the base portion 16 are formed so as to be spaced apart from each other.

[0020] The fixing portions 11 are spaced apart at intervals corresponding to the longitudinal size of the fence post 91, and the regulating portions 12 are spaced apart at intervals corresponding to the width of the fence post 91. The mounting bracket 1 is provided so that each fixing portion 11 and each regulating portion 12 function as a mounting portion 10 for mounting to a fence post 91.

[0021] FIG. 5 is a front view showing the mounting bracket 1 of FIG. 2 in a state before being attached to a signpost 8. As shown in FIG. The mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 2 to 4 is configured to be attached to a signpost 8 by a connection bolt 18, and the signpost 8 has a screw hole (not shown) with female threads in the center of the underside of the base portion 82, into which the male threaded portion of the connection bolt 18 can be fastened. The mounting bracket 1 is attached to the signpost 8 by inserting the male threaded portion of the connecting bolt 18, which is a hexagonal bolt, from below vertically into the through hole 17a of the base 17 that constitutes the connection portion 16 and tightening it into the threaded hole.

[0022] FIG. 6 shows the mounting bracket 1 of FIG. 5 attached to a signpost 8. As shown in FIG. The mounting bracket 1 shown in FIG. 6 is attached to the sign pole 8 by the connection bolt 18 with the upper surface of the base portion 17 abutting against the lower surface of the base portion 82 .

[0023] The mounting bracket 1 is arranged to be attached to a fence post 91 of a fence 9 by a fastening member 5 inserted through a fixing portion 11 constituting an attachment portion 10 . Specifically, the mounting bracket 1 is placed vertically from above so that the fixing portions 11 and regulating portions 12 that constitute the mounting section 10 are positioned along the outer surface of the upper end of the fence post 91, and the male threaded member 51 of the fastening member 5 consisting of a hexagonal bolt is inserted into the through hole 11a from the outside in the longitudinal direction and through the fence post 91, and the female threaded member 52 of the fastening member 5 consisting of a hexagonal nut is tightened to attach the mounting bracket 1 to the fence post 91.

[0024] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the mounting bracket 1 of FIG. 6 attached to a fence post 91, and FIG. 8 is a view taken along the line AA in FIG. The mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 7 and 8 attaches each fixing portion 11 to a fence post 91 using the fastening members 5, and the plate surface of each fixing portion 11 is pressed against the fence post 91 by fastening the male threaded member 51 to the female threaded member 52. In addition, each regulating portion 12 is arranged so as to fit along the outer surface of the fence post 91. By attaching the mounting bracket 1 to the fence post 91 and the sign post 8 as described above, the sign post 8 can be installed on top of the fence post 91. 7 is the same as an enlarged view of the vicinity of the mounting bracket 1 in FIG. 1, and the sign post 8 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the upper end of a fence post 91 in the same manner as in FIGS.

[0025] 7 and 8, when the sign post 8 is subjected to an external force such as a strong wind, a strong force is transmitted to the mounting bracket 1 attached to the lower end, but because each fixing part 11 is attached by pressure contact to both longitudinal sides of the fence post 81, vibration and rattle in the longitudinal direction are suppressed. Also, even if the mounting bracket 1 attempts to move so as to swing widthwise around the fastening member 5 as an axis, each of the regulating parts 12 is arranged on both widthwise sides of the fence post 91, so each regulating part 12 abuts against the fence post 91, reducing significant rattle.

[0026] In the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 7 and 8, each regulating portion 12 extending from the fixed portion 11 on one side in the longitudinal direction and each regulating portion 12 extending from the fixed portion 11 on the other side in the longitudinal direction are not connected but are separated from each other. For this reason, even if the fixing parts 11 are deformed so that the longitudinal spacing becomes smaller by fastening the fastening members 5 to attach the mounting bracket 1 to the fence post 91, the restricting parts 12 are unlikely to undergo a corresponding deformation. Because the restricting parts 12 are unlikely to deform in this way, even when an external force is applied from the signpost 8, the restricting parts 12 effectively reduce rattling of the mounting bracket 1, and the mounting bracket 1 is stably attached to the fence post 91.

[0027] Fig. 9 is a front view showing another embodiment of a mounting bracket 1 according to the present invention, Fig. 10 is a right side view of Fig. 9, and Fig. 11 is a bottom view of Fig. 9. The rear view of mounting bracket 1 is the same as the front view, and the left side view is the same as the right side view. The mounting fitting 1 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 differs from the mounting fitting 1 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 only in the configuration of the restriction portion 12. That is, the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 9 to 11, like the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 2 to 4, has a rectangular, flat base 17 that constitutes the connection portion 16, and rectangular, flat fixing portions 11 that extend vertically downward from both longitudinal edges of the base 17, and the base 17 and each fixing portion 11 are each formed with a through hole 17a and a through hole 11a. In addition, the longitudinal and width directions of the base 17 are formed to correspond to the fence post 91a, and similar to the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 2 to 4, each fixing portion 11 which functions as the mounting portion 10 and each regulating portion 12 described later are each arranged so as to be positioned along the outer surface of the fence post 91a.

[0028] 9 to 11 has a rectangular, flat restricting portion 12 extending inward in the longitudinal direction from one edge in the width direction at the bottom of each fixed portion 11. Moreover, each restricting portion 12 extending from one fixed portion 11 is not connected to the other fixed portion 11 or the base portion 17, but is separated therefrom.

[0029] The mounting bracket 1 shown in Figs. 9 to 11 is arranged to be attached to a signpost 8 or a fence post 91 of a fence 9 in the same manner as the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figs. Specifically, similar to the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 5-6, the male threaded portion of the connection bolt 18 can be inserted into the through hole 17a of the base 17 and fastened to a threaded hole provided on the underside of the base portion 82, thereby attaching it to the signpost 8. In addition, each fixing portion 11 and each regulating portion 12 that constitutes the mounting portion 10 is arranged so as to fit along the outer surface of the fence post 91, and the male threaded member 51 of the fastening member 5 is inserted into the through hole 11a of the fixing portion 11 and through the fence post 91, and the female threaded member 52 is fastened to attach it to the fence post 91.

[0030] When the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 9 to 11 is attached to a signpost 8 and a fence post 91, even if the mounting bracket 1 receives a force from the signpost 8 and attempts to move in the width direction around the fastening member 5 as an axis, since each of the regulating parts 12 is positioned on both sides of the fence post 91 in the width direction, each regulating part 12 will abut against the fence post 91, reducing significant rattling, etc. Furthermore, since the regulating portion 12 extended from one of the fixing portions 11 is separated from the other fixing portion 11 or the base portion 17 and is not connected to them, even if the fixing portions 11 are deformed so that the longitudinal spacing becomes smaller due to fastening member 5, each regulating portion 12 is unlikely to undergo a corresponding deformation such as distortion, and each regulating portion 12 effectively reduces rattling of the mounting bracket 1.

[0031] Fig. 12 is a front view showing another embodiment of a mounting bracket 1 according to the present invention, Fig. 13 is a right side view of Fig. 12, and Fig. 14 is a bottom view of Fig. 12. The rear view of mounting bracket 1 is the same as the front view, and the left side view is the same as the right side view. The mounting bracket 1 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 differs from the mounting brackets 1 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 9 to 11 only in that the restriction portion 12 extends from the base portion 17 rather than from the fixed portion 11. That is, the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 12 to 14, like each of the mounting brackets 1 shown in Figures 2 to 4 and Figures 9 to 11, has a rectangular, flat base 17 that constitutes the connection portion 16, and rectangular, flat fixing portions 11 that extend vertically downward from both longitudinal edges of the base 17, and the base 17 and each fixing portion 11 are each formed with a through hole 17a and a through hole 11a. In addition, the longitudinal and width directions of the base 17 are formed to correspond to the fence post 91a, and similar to each of the mounting brackets 1, the fixing portions 11 which function as mounting portions 10 and the regulating portions 12 described later are each arranged so as to be positioned along the outer surface of the fence post 91a.

[0032] 12 to 14 has rectangular, flat-plate-shaped restricting portions 12 extending vertically downward from both widthwise edges of a base 17. Each restricting portion 12 is provided so that its lower end is positioned so as to coincide with the lower end of a fixed portion 11 in the vertical direction, and each restricting portion 12 and each fixed portion 11 are formed so as to be separated from each other without being connected thereto.

[0033] The mounting bracket 1 shown in Figs. 12-14 is installed so as to be attached to a signpost 8 or a fence post 91 of a fence 9 in the same manner as the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figs. When the mounting bracket 1 shown in Figures 9 to 11 is attached to a signpost 8 and a fence post 91, even if it receives a force from the signpost 8 and attempts to move so that the mounting bracket 1 swings widthwise around the fastening member 5 as an axis, since each of the regulating parts 12 is arranged on both sides of the width of the fence post 91, each regulating part 12 will abut against the fence post 91, reducing significant rattling, etc. Furthermore, since each regulating portion 12 is separated from each fixed portion 11 and not joined to them, even if each fixed portion 11 is deformed so that the longitudinal spacing becomes smaller due to fastening member 5, each regulating portion 12 is unlikely to undergo a corresponding deformation such as distortion, and each regulating portion 12 effectively reduces rattling of the mounting bracket 1.

[0034] Incidentally, the mounting bracket 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, each of the mounting brackets 1 has a connecting bolt 18 formed separately from the base 17, which is screwed into a threaded hole in the signpost 8, but this is not limited to this and the connecting bolt 18 and base 17 may be formed integrally.

[0035] Furthermore, in each of the mounting fittings 1, the restricting portion 12 extending from the fixed portion 11 or the base portion 17 is formed so as to be spaced apart from the other fixed portions 11 and the other restricting portions 12, but this is not limited to this. For example, if the restricting portion 12 is not connected to the other fixed portions 11 or the other restricting portions 12, it may be formed so as to be in contact with these fixed portions 11 and the restricting portions 12. However, in order to suppress deformation of the restricting portion 12 due to fastening of the fastening member 5, it is preferable to form each restricting portion 12 so as to be spaced apart from the other fixed portions 11 and the other restricting portions 12, as in the case of each of the mounting fittings 1. Furthermore, by forming each of the regulating portions 12 so that it is not connected to the other fixing portions 11 or other regulating portions 12, if the gap between each of the regulating portions 12 and the outer surface of the fence post 91 during the installation work of the mounting bracket 1 is larger than expected, it is expected that each of the regulating portions 12 can be easily deformed so as to reduce this gap.

[0036] Furthermore, each of the mounting fittings 1 is provided so that the connection part 16 is connected to the sign post 8 by screwing a connection bolt 18 inserted through a base 17 functioning as the connection part 16 into the sign post 8 having the screw hole, but this is not limited to this, and various connection methods corresponding to the configuration of the sign post 8 may be adopted. For example, in addition to fastening with a fastening member such as the connection bolt 18, an engagement part that can engage with the sign post 8 may be formed in the connection part 16 and connected, the connection part 16 may be connected to the sign post 8 by adhesion with an adhesive, an insertion part that can be inserted into the inside of the sign post 8 and coupled may be formed in the connection part 16, a threaded part that can be screwed with a male screw or the like provided on the sign post 8 may be formed in the connection part 16, or other connection means may be provided in the connection part 16. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 1 Mounting material 10 Mounting part 11 Fixed part 12 Regulatory Department 16 Connection 17 Base 18 Connection bolt 5 Fastening members 51 Male threaded member 52 Female thread member 8 Signpost 81 Column section 82 Base 83 Cap 84 Reflective Sheet 9. Fence 91 Fence Post 92 Erection structure

Claims

1. A mounting bracket for attaching a sign post to the top of a fence post having a rectangular cross section that supports an erection body extending in the longitudinal direction, A connection part that connects to the sign post and an attachment part that is disposed below the connection part and is attached to the fence post, The mounting portion includes a fixing portion disposed on each of the two outer sides of the fence post in the longitudinal direction, and a restricting portion disposed on each of the two outer sides of the fence post in the width direction, A mounting bracket characterized in that it is adapted to be attached to the upper end of a fence post by fastening members that pass longitudinally through each of the fixing portions and the fence post.

2. 2. The mounting fixture according to claim 1, wherein the restriction portion is formed by extending from an edge of one of the fixing portions, and is not connected to the other fixing portion or the connecting portion.

3. 3. The mounting bracket according to claim 2, wherein the restricting portions are formed by extending inward in the longitudinal direction from edges of the respective fixing portions, and the restricting portions are not joined to each other.

4. The mounting bracket described in claim 1, characterized in that the regulating portions extend from the connection portion and are arranged on both sides of the fence post in the width direction, and each of the regulating portions and each of the fixing portions are not mutually connected.

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