Fence

Abstract

To secure the strength of a fence while suppressing the complexity of a structure for supporting a vertical bone of the fence and a panel material.SOLUTION: A fence 1 includes upper and lower furring strips 20, 30, upper and lower holding members 40, 50 attached to the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30, a plurality of vertical bones 60, 70 attached to the upper and lower holding members 40, 50, and a panel member 10 held by the holding members 40, 50 and the vertical bones 60, 70. The holding members 40, 50 have lateral holding parts 41, 51 for holding the lateral edge parts 11, 12 of the panel member 10. The vertical bones 60, 70 have longitudinal holding parts 62, 72 for holding longitudinal edge parts 13, 14 of the panel member 10. The furring strips 20, 30 have hollow parts 21, 31, housing groove parts 22, 32 for housing the end parts of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the holding materials 40, 50, and receiving parts 23, 33 for receiving the end parts of the vertical bones 60, 70 or the holding materials 40, 50.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a fence having a plurality of vertical ribs and panel members between upper and lower furring strips. [Background technology]

[0002] In a fence with vertical ribs and panel materials, the vertical ribs and panel materials are placed between upper and lower furring strips. Between the upper and lower furring strips, the vertical ribs are attached to the furring strips, and the panel materials are held by the vertical ribs. Conventionally, a fence in which a fence panel is sandwiched between an upper frame and a lower frame from above and below is known (see Patent Document 1).

[0003] In the conventional fence described in Patent Document 1, the upper and lower ends of the vertical frame are fixed to the ends of the upper and lower frames, and the fence panels are inserted into the panel insertion portion of the upper frame and the panel insertion portion of the lower frame. However, in the conventional fence, there is a concern that the vertical frame and the fence panel may be displaced relative to the upper and lower frames when a load is applied to the fence panel due to wind pressure or the like. Therefore, from the viewpoint of preventing deformation of the fence, it is necessary to support the vertical frame and the fence panel to ensure the strength of the fence. In addition, in order to prevent the workability of assembling the fence from decreasing, it is also necessary to prevent the structure supporting the vertical frame and the fence panel from becoming complicated. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-227460 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The present invention has been developed in consideration of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional art, and its purpose is to ensure the strength of the fence while preventing the structure supporting the vertical frames and panel materials of the fence from becoming too complicated. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention relates to A fence comprising upper and lower furring strips, upper and lower retaining members attached to the upper and lower furring strips, respectively, a plurality of vertical bones attached to the upper and lower retaining members, and a panel material located between the upper and lower furring strips and retained by the retaining members and the vertical bones, The retaining material has a lateral retaining portion that retains a lateral edge portion of the panel material, The vertical bone has a vertical holding portion that holds a vertical edge portion of the panel material, The furring strip is a fence having a hollow portion, a storage groove portion located on the panel material side of the hollow portion for accommodating the end of the vertical bone and the retaining material, and a receiving portion located within the storage groove for receiving the end of the vertical bone or the retaining material. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to ensure the strength of the fence while preventing the structure supporting the vertical frames and panel materials of the fence from becoming complicated. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the fence installed at the installation location of the present embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the fence body of the present embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the fence of the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the fence body of the present embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the fence body of the present embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the fence body shown in FIG. 5, showing each component of the fence body. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fence body in the middle of being assembled according to the present embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fence body in the middle of being assembled according to the present embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the location of a vertical bone in the fence body of the present embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the location of a vertical bone in the fence body of the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] An embodiment of the fence of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The fence of this embodiment is an independent partition body that is installed outdoors and is installed in an upright state at an installation location to partition an outdoor space. The installation location may be, for example, the ground or the top of a wall.

[0010] Fig. 1 is a front view showing a fence 1 installed at an installation location G in this embodiment, and shows a schematic configuration of the fence 1 as seen from one side of a space partitioned off by the fence 1. In Fig. 1, the portion of the fence 1 that is embedded in the installation location G is indicated by a dashed line. As shown in the figure, the fence 1 stands on its own at the installation location G and extends along the installation location G. The fence 1 also extends in an extension direction at the installation location G and is installed between a space on one side and a space on the other side that sandwich the installation location G. At the installation location G of the fence 1, the space is divided by the fence 1 into a space on one side and a space on the other side that sandwich the fence 1 and the installation location G.

[0011] The fence 1 comprises a plurality of posts 2 erected at an installation location G, and a plurality of fence bodies 3 supported by the posts 2. The lower portions of the posts 2 are buried in the installation location G, and the posts 2 are arranged in the vertical direction R above the installation location G. The posts 2 are installed in an upright state at the installation location G, protruding above the installation location G. The posts 2 are also located on one side of the fence body 3 in the thickness direction, and the fence body 3 is attached to the posts 2. The multiple posts 2 are installed at intervals in the extension direction of the fence 1. The multiple fence bodies 3 are located on the other side of the fence body 3 in the thickness direction relative to the multiple posts 2, and are installed lined up in order in the extension direction of the fence 1.

[0012] When the fence 1 installed at the installation location G is viewed from the front, the direction that is up and down is the up-down direction R, and the direction that is left and right is the left-right direction S. In Fig. 1, the up-down direction R is the vertical direction, and the left-right direction S is the horizontal direction. The thickness direction of the fence main body 3 is the thickness direction of the fence main body 3 installed at the installation location G. In addition, the thickness direction of the fence main body 3 is the front-to-back direction (depth direction) when the fence 1 and the fence main body 3 installed at the installation location G are viewed from the front, and in Fig. 1, it is the horizontal direction perpendicular to the left-right direction S. In this way, the directions related to the fence 1 are specified by the directions when it is installed at the installation location G.

[0013] Here, the extension direction of the fence 1 is the left-right direction S, and the fence 1 extends in the left-right direction S. The multiple posts 2 are installed at intervals from each other in the left-right direction S. The multiple fence main bodies 3 are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction S, span the multiple posts 2, and are supported by the multiple posts 2. Adjacent fence main bodies 3 are connected to each other with their ends in the left-right direction S facing each other.

[0014] Fig. 2 is a front view showing the fence main body 3 of this embodiment. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the fence 1 of this embodiment, showing the fence 1 cut along line X1-X1 in Fig. 1. In Fig. 3, the lower parts of the posts 2 are omitted. Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view showing the fence main body 3 of this embodiment, showing the fence main body 3 cut along line X2-X2 in Fig. 3.

[0015] As shown in the figure, here, the fence 1 is installed between the land (site) on which the structure is located and the road, and separates the space on the site side from the space on the road side. Therefore, one side of the fence main body 3 in the thickness direction T is the site side, and the other side of the fence main body 3 in the thickness direction T is the road side. The fence 1 and the fence main body 3 are installed between the space on the site side and the space on the road side.

[0016] The fence main body 3 is located on the road side of the post 2, and is attached to the post 2 by upper and lower mounting fixtures 4, 5 (upper mounting fixture 4, lower mounting fixture 5). The lower mounting fixture 5 is fixed to the post 2 by a screw 5A, which is a fixing device. The lower end of the fence main body 3 is placed on the lower mounting fixture 5 and engaged with the lower mounting fixture 5. The upper mounting fixture 4 is fixed to the post 2 by a screw 4A, which is a fixing device, and engages the upper end of the fence main body 3. The fence main body 3 is held between the upper and lower mounting fixtures 4, 5, and is supported by the post 2 via the mounting fixtures 4, 5.

[0017] The fence main body 3 is a panel unit extending in the extension direction (left-right direction S) of the fence 1, and has at least one (one or more) panel material 10. Here, the fence main body 3 has two panel materials 10 arranged side-by-side in the left-right direction S. The panel material 10 is a resin panel material made of synthetic resin (for example, polycarbonate), and is formed in a rectangular shape.

[0018] The panel material 10 is a plate-shaped surface material and has upper and lower horizontal edges 11, 12 (upper horizontal edge 11, lower horizontal edge 12) and left and right vertical edges 13, 14 (first vertical edge 13, second vertical edge 14). The upper and lower horizontal edges 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are edges located at the upper and lower ends of the panel material 10 and extend in the horizontal direction (left and right direction S). The left and right vertical edges 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are edges (side edges) located at the left and right ends (side portions) of the panel material 10 and extend in the vertical direction (up and down direction R). In this way, the upper and lower horizontal edges 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are the upper and lower ends (upper end, lower end) of the panel material 10, and the left and right vertical edges 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are the left and right ends (side ends) of the panel material 10.

[0019] Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the fence main body 3 of this embodiment, and shows a simplified shape of the fence main body 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing each component of the fence main body 3 by disassembling the fence main body 3 shown in Fig. 5. As shown in the figure, the fence main body 3 of the fence 1 has upper and lower furring strips 20, 30 (upper furring strip 20, lower furring strip 30), upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 (upper retaining member 40, lower retaining member 50), and multiple vertical bones 60, 70 (end vertical bones 60, middle vertical bones 70). The upper and lower furring strips 20, 30 are each attached to a support 2, and the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 are attached to the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30, respectively. The multiple vertical bones 60, 70 are joined to the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50, attached to the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50, and held by the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50.

[0020] The panel material 10 is located between the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30 in the vertical direction R, and is held by the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 and the left and right vertical bones 60, 70. The panel material 10 is also located between the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 in the vertical direction R, and between the left and right vertical bones 60, 70 in the left and right direction S. The upper and lower horizontal edges 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are held by the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50, and the left and right vertical edges 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are held by the left and right vertical bones 60, 70. The panel material 10 is surrounded by the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 and the left and right vertical bones 60, 70, and is supported by the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 and the left and right vertical bones 60, 70.

[0021] The vertical bones 60, 70 are hollow vertical members extending vertically between the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30, and are arranged along the vertical edges 13, 14 of the panel material 10. The multiple vertical bones 60, 70 are made up of left and right end vertical bones 60 and at least one central vertical bone 70. The left and right end vertical bones 60 are located at both ends of the fence main body 3 in the left-right direction S, and the central vertical bone 70 is located between both ends of the fence main body 3 in the left-right direction S. Here, one central vertical bone 70 is provided on the fence main body 3. The central vertical bone 70 is located in the middle between both ends of the fence main body 3 in the left-right direction S, and is arranged between the left and right end vertical bones 60.

[0022] The vertical bones 60, 70 each have a hollow portion 61, 71 and a vertical holding portion 62, 72 (see FIG. 4) that holds the vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10. The hollow portions 61, 71 are vertical hollow portions extending in the longitudinal direction (up-down direction R) of the vertical bones 60, 70, and are formed in a hollow shape. The vertical holding portions 62, 72 are located on the panel material 10 side of the hollow portions 61, 71 and extend in the vertical direction. The vertical holding portions 62, 72 are groove portions (vertical holding grooves) that accommodate the vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10, and are formed in a groove shape that is open toward the panel material 10 side. The vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are disposed inside the vertical holding portions 62, 72 and are held inside the vertical holding portions 62, 72.

[0023] The end vertical bone 60 is located on the end side of the fence body 3 with respect to one panel material 10, and has one vertical holding portion 62 that is open toward the panel material 10. The end vertical bone 60 holds the first vertical edge portion 13 of one panel material 10 with the vertical holding portion 62. The middle vertical bone 70 is located between two left and right panel materials 10, and has two left and right vertical holding portions 72 that are open toward each of the left and right panel materials 10. The hollow portion 71 of the middle vertical bone 70 is located between the left and right vertical holding portions 72. The middle vertical bone 70 holds the second vertical edge portions 14 of the two left and right panel materials 10 with the left and right vertical holding portions 72.

[0024] The vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are held to the vertical holding portions 62, 72 of the vertical bones 60, 70 via the mounting materials 63, 73. The mounting materials 63, 73 are elastically deformable elastic materials (here, rubber materials made of rubber), and are arranged inside the vertical holding portions 62, 72, between the vertical holding portions 62, 72 and the vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10. The mounting materials 63, 73 are also vertical mounting materials extending in the vertical direction, and are housed inside the vertical holding portions 62, 72 and attached to the vertical holding portions 62, 72. The vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are inserted inside the groove-shaped mounting materials 63, 73 and attached to the mounting materials 63, 73. Inside the vertical holding portions 62, 72, the mounting materials 63, 73 are interposed between the vertical holding portions 62, 72 and the vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10, and the vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are held by the vertical holding portions 62, 72 with the mounting materials 63, 73 interposed between them.

[0025] The upper and lower retaining materials 40, 50 are furring strip joining materials joined to the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30, and are arranged spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction R and extend horizontally. The retaining materials 40, 50 are joined and attached to the furring strips 20, 30, respectively, and are arranged along the furring strips 20, 30. The upper and lower retaining materials 40, 50 are also upper and lower connecting materials (upper connecting materials, lower connecting materials) that connect multiple vertical bones 60, 70 to the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30, and are joined and fixed to the vertical bones 60, 70, respectively. The vertical bones 60, 70 are located between the upper and lower retaining materials 40, 50, and are also located between the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30.

[0026] The upper and lower retaining materials 40, 50 have horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 (see FIG. 3) that retain the horizontal edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10, a plurality of space portions 42, 52 in which vertical bones 60, 70 are arranged, joint portions 43, 53 to which the vertical bones 60, 70 are joined in the space portions 42, 52, and a pair of projections 44, 45, 54, 55 (first projections 44, 54, second projections 45, 55) that protrude in the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3. The horizontal retaining portions 41, 51, the joint portions 43, 53, and the projections 44, 45, 54, 55 extend in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction S) of the retaining materials 40, 50, respectively.

[0027] The lateral holding portions 41, 51 of the holding materials 40, 50 are groove portions (lateral holding grooves) that accommodate the lateral edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10, and are formed in a groove shape that is open toward the panel material 10. The lateral edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are disposed inside the lateral holding portions 41, 51 and are held inside the lateral holding portions 41, 51. The upper and lower holding materials 40, 50 each have two lateral holding portions 41, 51, and the two lateral holding portions 41, 51 hold the lateral edge portions 11, 12 of the two panel materials 10.

[0028] The lateral edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are held by the lateral holding portions 41, 51 of the holding materials 40, 50 via the mounting materials 46, 56. The mounting materials 46, 56 are elastically deformable elastic materials (here, rubber materials made of rubber), and are arranged inside the lateral holding portions 41, 51, between the lateral holding portions 41, 51 and the lateral edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10. The mounting materials 46, 56 are lateral mounting materials extending in the lateral direction, and are housed inside the lateral holding portions 41, 51 and attached to the lateral holding portions 41, 51. The lateral edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are inserted inside the groove-shaped mounting materials 46, 56 and attached to the mounting materials 46, 56. On the inside of the lateral holding portions 41, 51, the mounting materials 46, 56 are interposed between the lateral holding portions 41, 51 and the lateral edges 11, 12 of the panel material 10, and the lateral edges 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are held by the lateral holding portions 41, 51 with the mounting materials 46, 56 interposed between them.

[0029] The voids 42, 52 of the retaining material 40, 50 are cut-out portions (cut-out portions) of the horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 and the first protruding pieces 44, 54 of the retaining material 40, 50, and are provided at a plurality of locations of the retaining material 40, 50 at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the retaining material 40, 50. The plurality of voids 42, 52 are located at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the retaining material 40, 50 and at the intermediate portion between both ends. The voids 42, 52 are located on both sides of the horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 and the first protruding pieces 44, 54 in the longitudinal direction of the furring strips 20, 30 (the longitudinal direction of the retaining material 40, 50). The ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are arranged in the voids 42, 52. The upper ends (upper ends) of the vertical bones 60, 70 are positioned in the cavity 42 of the upper retaining material 40, and the lower ends (lower ends) of the vertical bones 60, 70 are positioned in the cavity 52 of the lower retaining material 50.

[0030] The joints 43, 53 of the retaining members 40, 50 are abutment pieces that abut against the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70, and are formed continuously with the horizontal retaining members 41, 51. The joints 43, 53 are vertical pieces arranged along the vertical direction (up-down direction R), connected to the horizontal retaining members 41, 51, and provided at the positions of the voids 42, 52 in the retaining members 40, 50. The ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 located in the voids 42, 52 abut against the joints 43, 53 and are joined to the joints 43, 53. The upper ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are joined to the joints 43 in the voids 42 of the upper retaining member 40, and the lower ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are joined to the joints 53 in the voids 52 of the lower retaining member 50.

[0031] In the longitudinal direction of the retaining material 40, 50, the voids 42, 52 and the joints 43, 53 are located on both sides of the horizontal retaining parts 41, 51 and the first protruding pieces 44, 54. The horizontal retaining parts 41, 51 and the first protruding pieces 44, 54 are located between the left and right hollow parts 42, 52, between the left and right joints 43, 53, and between the ends of the left and right vertical bones 60, 70. The horizontal retaining parts 41, 51 and the first protruding pieces 44, 54 are located on both sides of the void parts 42, 52 where the end of the middle vertical bone 70 and the end of the middle vertical bone 70 are located. The horizontal retaining parts 41, 51 are located between the vertical retaining parts 62, 72 of the left and right vertical bones 60, 70 and are adjacent to the vertical retaining parts 62, 72.

[0032] The protrusions 44, 45, 54, 55 of the retaining materials 40, 50 are veneer portions that protrude from the horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 and joint portions 43, 53 of the retaining materials 40, 50 in the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3. The first protrusions 44, 54 are connected to the horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 and protrude from the horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 toward one side (the post 2 side) in the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3. The second protrusions 45, 55 are connected to the horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 and the joint portions 43, 53 and protrude from the horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 and the joint portions 43, 53 toward the other side (the opposite side to the post 2) in the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3.

[0033] The voids 42, 52 of the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 are located on the support 2 side (site side) of the joints 43, 53. The upper and lower ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are located on the support 2 side of the joints 43, 53 of the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50, and are joined to the joints 43, 53 by rivets (not shown) which are joining devices. Here, the ends of the hollows 61, 71 of the vertical bones 60, 70 abut against the joints 43, 53 at the voids 42, 52 on the support 2 side of the joints 43, 53, and are joined to the joints 43, 53 by joining devices. The vertical bones 60, 70 are held between the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50 and between the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30 by the upper and lower retaining members 40, 50.

[0034] The upper and lower furring strips 20, 30 are hollow horizontal furring strips that extend laterally and are spaced apart from each other in the up-down direction R. The upper furring strip 20 is located at the upper end of the fence main body 3 and is attached to the post 2 by an upper mounting fixture 4. The lower furring strip 30 is located at the lower end of the fence main body 3 and is attached to the post 2 by a lower mounting fixture 5. The furring strips 20, 30 each have hollow portions 21, 31, accommodation grooves 22, 32 that accommodate the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the retaining materials 40, 50, and receiving portions 23, 33 that receive the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 or the retaining materials 40, 50 that are located in the accommodation grooves 22, 32.

[0035] The hollow portions 21, 31 of the furring strips 20, 30 are horizontal hollow portions extending in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction S) of the furring strips 20, 30, and are formed in a hollow shape. Providing at least one (here, one) hollow portion 21, 31 in the furring strips 20, 30 ensures the strength of the furring strips 20, 30. The storage groove portions 22, 32 and receiving portions 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 are located on the panel material 10 side of the hollow portions 21, 31 in the up-down direction R, and extend in the longitudinal direction of the furring strips 20, 30, respectively. The storage groove portions 22, 32 are groove portions disposed toward the panel material 10 side, and are formed in a groove shape that is open toward the panel material 10 side.

[0036] The storage groove 22 and receiving portion 23 of the upper furring strip 20 are located below the hollow portion 21, and the storage groove 32 and receiving portion 33 of the lower furring strip 30 are located above the hollow portion 31. The storage groove 22 of the upper furring strip 20 is arranged facing downward and is open toward the bottom. In the upper furring strip 20, the upper ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the upper retaining material 40 are stored in the storage groove 22. The storage groove 32 of the lower furring strip 30 is arranged facing upward and is open toward the top. In the lower furring strip 30, the lower ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the lower retaining material 50 are stored in the storage groove 32. In furring strips 20, 30 having accommodating grooves 22, 32, the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the retaining materials 40, 50 are stably held inside the accommodating grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30, thereby restricting displacement of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the panel material 10.

[0037] The accommodating grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30 accommodate at least a portion (partial or entire) of the retaining materials 40, 50. Here, the internal dimension (depth) of the accommodating grooves 22, 32 in the vertical direction R is the same as the internal dimension (height) of the retaining materials 40, 50 in the vertical direction R, and the accommodating grooves 22, 32 accommodate the entire retaining materials 40, 50. The retaining materials 40, 50 and the respective portions 41-45, 51-55 of the retaining materials 40, 50 are disposed inside the accommodating grooves 22, 32 and are accommodated in the accommodating grooves 22, 32 without protruding from the accommodating grooves 22, 32.

[0038] The storage grooves 22, 32 have a pair of locking portions 24, 34 located at the openings of the storage grooves 22, 32. The pair of locking portions 24, 34 are receiving pieces that receive the retaining materials 40, 50 (here, protruding pieces 44, 45, 54, 55), and each extends in the longitudinal direction of the furring strips 20, 30. The pair of locking portions 24, 34 are located on both sides of the openings of the storage grooves 22, 32 in the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3, protrude in directions approaching each other from a pair of groove walls of the storage grooves 22, 32, and face each other while being spaced apart from each other. The vertical bones 60, 70 and the panel material 10 are arranged from the outside of the storage grooves 22, 32 through the opening between the pair of locking portions 24, 34 to the inside (internal space) of the storage grooves 22, 32.

[0039] The receiving portions 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 are the groove bottoms of the storage grooves 22, 32, and are located within the storage grooves 22, 32, and are spaced apart in the up-down direction R from the openings of the storage grooves 22, 32 and the pair of locking portions 24, 34. The receiving portions 23, 33 are also arranged along the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3, and face the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the retaining materials 40, 50 in the up-down direction R. The receiving portions 23, 33 are ribs (partitions) located between the internal spaces of the hollow portions 21, 31 and the internal spaces of the storage grooves 22, 32, and separate the internal spaces of the hollow portions 21, 31 and the storage grooves 22, 32. The receiving portion 23 of the upper furring strip 20 is located above the upper ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the upper retaining material 40, and the receiving portion 33 of the lower furring strip 30 is located below the lower ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the lower retaining material 50.

[0040] The upper and lower retaining materials 40, 50 are inserted into the storage grooves 22, 32 of the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30 from their longitudinal ends, and are stored in the storage grooves 22, 32 (see FIG. 3). Inside the storage grooves 22, 32, the retaining materials 40, 50 (horizontal retaining portions 41, 51 and joint portions 43, 53) abut against the groove bottoms (receiving portions 23, 33) of the storage grooves 22, 32. The protruding pieces 44, 45, 54, 55 of the retaining materials 40, 50 are disposed within the storage grooves 22, 32, and abut against the pair of locking portions 24, 34 of the storage grooves 22, 32, respectively.

[0041] The protrusions 44, 45, 54, 55 and the locking portions 24, 34 are located on both sides of the horizontal holding portions 41, 51 in the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3. On both sides of the horizontal holding portions 41, 51, the locking portions 24, 34 receive the protrusions 44, 45, 54, 55 and lock the protrusions 44, 45, 54, 55 and the holding materials 40, 50 within the accommodating grooves 22, 32. Furthermore, by locking the protrusions 44, 45, 54, 55 to the locking portions 24, 34, the holding materials 40, 50 are attached to the accommodating grooves 22, 32 and the furring strips 20, 30, and are held inside the accommodating grooves 22, 32.

[0042] 7 and 8 are perspective views showing the fence body 3 of this embodiment in the middle of being assembled. As shown, when assembling the fence main body 3, the vertical edge portions 13, 14 (see FIG. 6) of the panel material 10 are inserted into the vertical holding portions 62, 72 of the vertical bones 60, 70, and the vertical edge portions 13, 14 of the panel material 10 are held by the vertical holding portions 62, 72 (see FIG. 7). Next, the horizontal edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are inserted into the horizontal holding portions 41, 51 of the holding members 40, 50, and the horizontal edge portions 11, 12 of the panel material 10 are held by the horizontal holding portions 41, 51 (see FIG. 8).

[0043] Next, the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are joined to the joints 43, 53 of the retaining materials 40, 50. Next, the retaining materials 40, 50 are inserted into the storage grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30 from their ends, and the furring strips 20, 30 are slid along the retaining materials 40, 50 in the longitudinal direction of the retaining materials 40, 50. This attaches the retaining materials 40, 50 to the storage grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30, and the fence main body 3 is assembled (see FIG. 5). In the fence main body 3, the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 located in the storage grooves 22, 32 and the retaining materials 40, 50 are supported by the furring strips 20, 30, and the panel material 10 is supported by the vertical bones 60, 70 and the retaining materials 40, 50.

[0044] FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the locations of the vertical bones 60, 70 in the fence body 3 of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are arranged along the joints 43, 53 of the retaining materials 40, 50 inside the storage grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30, and are joined to the joints 43, 53 by connectors 47, 57 (rivets). In the thickness direction T of the fence main body 3, the dimensions of the vertical bones 60, 70 are smaller than the distance between the locking parts 24, 34 located on the support 2 side of the horizontal retaining parts 41, 51 and the joints 43, 53. Therefore, the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 can be arranged between the locking parts 24, 34 and the joints 43, 53 and inside the storage grooves 22, 32 without processing the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70.

[0045] Inside the receiving grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30, the receiving parts 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 are arranged opposite the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70 to receive the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70. The receiving part 23 of the upper furring strip 20 is arranged opposite the upper ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 to receive the upper ends of the vertical bones 60, 70. The receiving part 33 of the lower furring strip 30 is arranged opposite the lower ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 to receive the lower ends of the vertical bones 60, 70. Here, the receiving parts 23, 33 are arranged opposite the end faces (small ends) of the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 to receive the end faces of the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70.

[0046] The receiving parts 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 are disposed adjacent to and facing the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70, either in contact with the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 or with a gap between them. When the receiving parts 23, 33 and the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are in contact, the receiving parts 23, 33 always receive the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70. When a gap is generated between the receiving parts 23, 33 and the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70, the fence body 3 of the fence 1 is deformed and the receiving parts 23, 33 come into contact with the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70, the receiving parts 23, 33 receive the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70. As the receiving portions 23, 33 receive the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70, the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are supported by the receiving portions 23, 33. This ensures the strength of the fence main body 3 and the fence 1, and suppresses displacement and deformation of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the fence main body 3.

[0047] As described above, the fence 1 of this embodiment comprises the panel material 10, furring strips 20, 30, retaining materials 40, 50, and vertical frames 60, 70, which are provided on the fence main body 3. These components ensure the strength of the fence 1 while preventing the structure supporting the vertical frames 60, 70 and the panel material 10 of the fence 1 from becoming complicated. In addition, an increase in the number of parts for supporting the vertical frames 60, 70 and the panel material 10 is prevented, making it easier to assemble the fence 1. This also makes it possible to reduce the cost of the fence 1.

[0048] The ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are placed in the hollows 42, 52 of the retaining materials 40, 50 and joined to the joints 43, 53 of the retaining materials 40, 50. Therefore, the retaining materials 40, 50 and the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 can be easily accommodated in the accommodation grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30, and the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 can be stably held inside the accommodation grooves 22, 32. The retaining materials 40, 50 can be stably held inside the accommodation grooves 22, 32 by receiving the protruding pieces 44, 45, 54, 55 of the retaining materials 40, 50 by the locking portions 24, 34 of the accommodation grooves 22, 32.

[0049] The receiving portions 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 support the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70, thereby restricting the displacement of the vertical bones 60, 70. Also, the vertical bones 60, 70 can be stably installed between the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30. By accommodating the entire retaining materials 40, 50 within the accommodation grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30, the retaining materials 40, 50 are prevented from protruding from the accommodation grooves 22, 32, improving the design of the fence 1.

[0050] FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the locations of vertical bones 60, 70 in the fence body 3 of this embodiment, and shows another example of the fence body 3 that is partially different from the fence body 3 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, inside the accommodation grooves 22, 32 of the furring strips 20, 30, the receiving portions 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 are disposed opposite the retaining materials 40, 50 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70, with the retaining materials 40, 50 sandwiched between the receiving portions 23, 33 and the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70. The ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 come into contact with the retaining materials 40, 50 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70, and are received by the retaining materials 40, 50, and are also received by the receiving portions 23, 33 via the retaining materials 40, 50.

[0051] Here, the retaining materials 40, 50 have opposing portions 48, 58 that face the receiving portions 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30. The opposing portions 48, 58 are connected to the joints 43, 53 of the retaining materials 40, 50, protrude from the joints 43, 53 in the thickness direction T of the fence body 3, and are arranged along the receiving portions 23, 33. In the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70, the opposing portions 48, 58 are located between the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the receiving portions 23, 33, and are arranged facing the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the receiving portions 23, 33. The receiving portions 23, 33 receive the opposing portions 48, 58 of the retaining materials 40, 50, sandwiching the opposing portions 48, 58 of the retaining materials 40, 50 between the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70.

[0052] The receiving portion 23 of the upper furring strip 20 receives the facing portion 48 of the upper retaining material 40 by sandwiching the facing portion 48 of the upper retaining material 40 between the upper ends of the vertical bones 60, 70. The receiving portion 33 of the lower furring strip 30 receives the facing portion 58 of the lower retaining material 50 by sandwiching the facing portion 58 of the lower retaining material 50 between the lower ends of the vertical bones 60, 70. The ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are received by the facing portions 48, 58 of the retaining materials 40, 50 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70, and are received by the receiving portions 23, 33 via the facing portions 48, 58 of the retaining materials 40, 50. The facing portions 48, 58 of the retaining materials 40, 50 are disposed opposite the end faces (small ends) of the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70, and receive the end faces of the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70.

[0053] The receiving portions 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 are disposed adjacent to and facing the retaining materials 40, 50, either in contact with the retaining materials 40, 50 (opposing portions 48, 58 in this case) or with a gap between them. When the receiving portions 23, 33 and the retaining materials 40, 50 are in contact, the receiving portions 23, 33 always receive the retaining materials 40, 50 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70. When a gap is created between the receiving portions 23, 33 and the retaining materials 40, 50, the fence body 3 of the fence 1 deforms and when the receiving portions 23, 33 come into contact with the retaining materials 40, 50, the receiving portions 23, 33 receive the retaining materials 40, 50 in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones 60, 70.

[0054] As the receiving parts 23, 33 receive the retaining materials 40, 50, the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 are received by the receiving parts 23, 33 via the retaining materials 40, 50 and are supported by the receiving parts 23, 33 via the retaining materials 40, 50. This ensures the strength of the fence main body 3 and the fence 1, and suppresses the displacement and deformation of the vertical bones 60, 70 and the fence main body 3. Therefore, the receiving parts 23, 33 of the furring strips 20, 30 support the ends of the vertical bones 60, 70 via the retaining materials 40, 50, making it possible to restrict the displacement of the vertical bones 60, 70. Furthermore, the vertical bones 60, 70 can be stably installed between the upper and lower furring strips 20, 30.

[0055] As described above, the present embodiment discloses the fences described in the following items (1) to (6).

[0056] (1) A fence comprising upper and lower furring strips, upper and lower retaining members attached to the upper and lower furring strips, respectively, a plurality of vertical bones attached to the upper and lower retaining members, and a panel material located between the upper and lower furring strips and held by the retaining members and the vertical bones, The retaining material has a lateral retaining portion that retains a lateral edge portion of the panel material, The vertical bone has a vertical holding portion that holds a vertical edge portion of the panel material, The furring strip is a fence having a hollow portion, a storage groove portion located on the panel material side of the hollow portion for accommodating the end of the vertical bone and the retaining material, and a receiving portion located within the storage groove for receiving the end of the vertical bone or the retaining material. The fence described in (1) ensures the strength of the fence while preventing the structure supporting the vertical frames and panel materials of the fence from becoming too complex.

[0057] (2) In the fence described in (1), The retaining material is a fence having a hollow portion located on both sides of the longitudinal direction of the furring strip relative to the horizontal retaining portion and in which the ends of the vertical bones are positioned, and a joint portion formed continuously with the horizontal retaining portion and to which the ends of the vertical bones located in the hollow portion are joined. In the fence described in (2), the retaining material and the ends of the vertical bones can be easily accommodated within the accommodation groove of the furring strip, so that the ends of the vertical bones can be stably held inside the accommodation groove.

[0058] (3) In the case of a fence as described in (1) or (2), The retaining material has a protrusion disposed in the accommodation groove, The storage groove portion is a fence having a locking portion that receives the protrusion and locks the retaining material within the storage groove portion. In the fence described in (3), the retaining material can be stably held inside the receiving groove by receiving the protruding piece of the retaining material in the locking portion of the receiving groove.

[0059] (4) In the case of a fence as described in any of (1) to (3), The receiving portion is a fence that is arranged opposite an end of the vertical bone in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bone and receives the end of the vertical bone. In the fence described in (4), the receiving portion of the furring strip supports the ends of the vertical bones in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bones, thereby regulating the displacement of the vertical bones.

[0060] (5) In the case of a fence as described in any of (1) to (3), The receiving portion is a fence that receives the retaining material by sandwiching the retaining material between itself and the end of the vertical bone. In the fence described in (5), the receiving portion of the furring strip supports the ends of the vertical bones via retaining materials, thereby regulating the displacement of the vertical bones.

[0061] (6) In the case of a fence as described in any of (1) to (5), The accommodation groove portion is a fence that accommodates the entire retaining material. In the fence described in (6), the retaining material is prevented from protruding from the accommodation groove portion, thereby improving the design of the fence. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] Reference Signs List 1 fence, 2 posts, 3 fence body, 4 upper mounting fixture, 4A screws, 5 lower mounting fixture, 5A screws, 10 panel material, 11 upper horizontal edge, 12 lower horizontal edge, 13 first vertical edge, 14 second vertical edge, 20 upper furring strip, 21 hollow portion, 22 accommodating groove, 23 receiving portion, 24 locking portion, 30 lower furring strip, 31 hollow portion, 32 accommodating groove, 33 receiving portion, 34 locking portion, 40 upper retaining material, 41 horizontal retaining portion, 42 void portion, 43 joint portion , 44···First protrusion, 45···Second protrusion, 46···Mounting material, 47···Connector, 48···Facing portion, 50···Lower supporting material, 51···Horizontal supporting portion, 52···Void portion, 53···Joint portion, 54···First protrusion, 55···Second protrusion, 56···Mounting material, 57···Connector, 58···Facing portion, 60···End vertical bone, 61···Hollow portion, 62···Vertical supporting portion, 63···Mounting material, 70···Middle vertical bone, 71···Hollow portion, 72···Vertical supporting portion, 73···Mounting material, G···Installation location, R···Up and down direction, S···Left and right direction, T···Thickness direction.

Claims

1. A fence comprising upper and lower furring strips, upper and lower retaining members attached to the upper and lower furring strips, respectively, a plurality of vertical bones attached to the upper and lower retaining members, and a panel material located between the upper and lower furring strips and retained by the retaining members and the vertical bones, The retaining material has a lateral retaining portion that retains a lateral edge portion of the panel material, The vertical bone has a vertical holding portion that holds a vertical edge portion of the panel material, The furring strip is a fence having a hollow portion, a storage groove portion located on the panel material side of the hollow portion for accommodating the end of the vertical bone and the retaining material, and a receiving portion located within the storage groove for receiving the end of the vertical bone or the retaining material.

2. 2. The fence according to claim 1, The retaining material is a fence having a hollow portion located on both sides of the longitudinal direction of the furring strip relative to the horizontal retaining portion and in which the ends of the vertical bones are positioned, and a joint portion formed continuously with the horizontal retaining portion and to which the ends of the vertical bones located in the hollow portion are joined.

3. 3. The fence according to claim 1 or 2, The retaining material has a protrusion disposed in the accommodation groove, The storage groove portion is a fence having a locking portion that receives the protrusion and locks the retaining material within the storage groove portion.

4. 3. The fence according to claim 1 or 2, The receiving portion is a fence that is arranged opposite an end of the vertical bone in the longitudinal direction of the vertical bone and receives the end of the vertical bone.

5. 3. The fence according to claim 1 or 2, The receiving portion is a fence that receives the retaining material by sandwiching the retaining material between itself and the end of the vertical bone.

6. 3. The fence according to claim 1 or 2, The accommodation groove portion is a fence that accommodates the entire retaining material.

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