Structure

Abstract

To provide a structure which can facilitate manufacture of a support column connection tool and a support column.SOLUTION: A structure includes a beam 2, a front frame 16, a support column connection tool 72, and a support column 71. The support column connection tool 72 is mounted on a lower surface of the beam 2 or the front frame 16. The support column 71 has an engagement part 76 engaged with the support column connection tool 72 at an upper end part, and has a rotary shaft 78 for adjusting an angle of the support column 71 further downward than the engagement part 76.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 33

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a structure having support columns. [Background technology]

[0002] In carports with a roof supported by cantilevered beams, support columns that support the roof from below are sometimes attached. In such carports, support column connectors are provided on the undersides of the beams, but because it is necessary to provide a rotation axis on the support column connector to adjust the angle of the support column, manufacturing is not easy. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a structure in which a support column connector and a support column are easily manufactured. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the structure of the invention described in claim 1 comprises a beam, a front frame, a support column connector, and a support column, the support column connector being attached to the underside of the beam or the front frame, the support column having an engagement portion at its upper end that engages with the support column connector, and a rotation axis below the engagement portion for adjusting the angle of the support column. Effect of the Invention

[0005] The structure according to the invention described in claim 1 comprises a beam, a front frame, a support column connector, and a support column, the support column connector being attached to the underside of the beam or the front frame, the support column having an engagement part at its upper end that engages with the support column connector, and a rotation axis for adjusting the angle of the support column below the engagement part, so that it is not necessary to provide a rotation axis in the support column connector, and therefore the support column connector and the support column are easy to manufacture. Also, by not having a rotation axis in the support column connector, the height of the support column connector can be kept low, so the support column connector is not noticeable. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carport according to a first embodiment of the present invention, viewed obliquely from above. [Diagram 2] This is a perspective view of the carport seen diagonally from below. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. [Figure 6] 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5. [Figure 7] 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 taken along line B-B. [Figure 8] 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view showing one side of the roof. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a roof beam. [Figure 11] FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view showing the other side of the roof. [Figure 12-1] 13A to 13C are diagrams showing the construction procedure of the carport. [Figure 12-2] This is a diagram showing the construction procedure for the carport (continuation of Figure 12-1). [Figure 13-1] 13A to 13C are diagrams showing the construction procedure for the roof part of the carport. [Figure 13-2]This is a diagram showing the construction procedure for the roof part of the carport (continuation of Figure 13-1). [Figure 13-3] This is a diagram showing the construction procedure for the roof part of the carport (continuation of Figure 13-2). [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is a front view of a wall portion of the carport. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of one side of FIG. 15. [Figure 17] 15 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 14 . [Figure 18-1] 13A to 13C are diagrams showing the construction procedure for the wall portion of the carport. [Figure 18-2] This is a diagram showing the construction procedure for the wall part of the carport (continuation of Figure 18-1). [Figure 18-3] This is a diagram showing the construction procedure for the wall part of the carport (continuation of Figure 18-2). [Figure 18-4] This is a diagram showing the construction procedure for the wall part of the carport (continuation of Figure 18-3). [Figure 19] FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a carport according to a second embodiment of the present invention, showing the connection portion between the pillars and the beams. [Figure 20] This is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carport, showing the portion where the roof material is attached to the front and rear frames. [Figure 21] This is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carport roof cut in the front-to-back direction. [Figure 22] 22 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing one side of FIG. 21. [Figure 23] 22 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the periphery of the beam in FIG. 21. FIG. [Figure 24] 22 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the other side of FIG. 21. [Diagram 25] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing how the roof material is attached. [Figure 26] A vertical cross-sectional view showing how to install a roof material between a roof material located on one side and a beam. [Figure 27]FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a carport according to a third embodiment of the present invention, the vertical cross-sectional view being taken along the left-right direction of the roof. [Figure 28] This is a vertical cross-sectional view of the carport roof cut in the front-to-back direction. [Figure 29] 29 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing one side of FIG. 28. [Diagram 30] 29 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the periphery of the beam in FIG. 28. [Diagram 31] 29 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the other side of FIG. 28. [Figure 32-1] 13A to 13C are diagrams showing the construction procedure for the roof part of the carport. [Figure 32-2] This figure shows the construction procedure for the roof part of the carport (continuation of Figure 32-1). [Figure 32-3] This figure shows the construction procedure for the roof part of the carport (continuation of Figure 32-2). [Diagram 33] FIG. 2(a) is a front view showing a state in which a support pillar is connected to the underside of a beam of the carport of the first embodiment, and FIG. [Diagram 34] 1A is a front view of a roof connecting bracket attached to the upper end of a support column, FIG. 1B is a side view of the same, and FIG. [Diagram 35] 13A to 13C are diagrams showing the procedure for connecting a support column to a support column connector attached to the underside of a beam. [Diagram 36] FIG. 13(a) is a front view showing a state in which a support pillar is connected to the underside of a beam of a carport in a third embodiment, and FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0007] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figs. 1-11, 14-17 show a carport according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This carport is a carport for one passenger car installed on the site of a house, and as shown in Figs. 1-5, two pillars 1,1 are erected at an interval in the front-rear direction on the left side as viewed from the front, beams 2,2 are supported on the upper ends of each pillar 1,1, and a plurality of roofing materials 3,3,... are arranged in the front-rear direction in a direction parallel to the beams 2,2 to form a roof 4. As shown in Fig. 3, the roof 4 is inclined so that the left side where the pillars 1,1 are located is lower as viewed from the front. This carport also has walls 6 formed by arranging wall materials 5, 5, ... in a line in the front-to-back direction between the front and rear pillars 1, 1 in a direction parallel to the pillars 1, 1. As will be described later, the roof material 3 and the wall material 5 are made of extruded aluminum alloy material, and the width of the roof material 3 and the width of the wall material 5 are the same dimension, and as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4, the roof material 3 and the wall material 5 are continuously arranged with their positions aligned in the front-to-back direction.

[0008] In the following explanation, the near side when viewed from above the water of the roof 4 is called the front side, the far side is called the rear side, the left side is called one side, and the right side is called the other side. Also, when viewed from above the roof 4, the direction along the roof slope is called the front-rear direction, and the direction perpendicular to the direction of the roof slope is called the left-right direction.

[0009] The pillar 1 is made of an aluminum alloy extrusion and is a hollow material with a roughly square external shape as shown in Fig. 16. A downspout storage section 7 is formed on the rear surface, and a downspout 8 is stored in the downspout storage section 7 and hidden by a batten 9 attached. The lower part of the pillar 1 is buried in the ground and the surrounding area is hardened with mortar to stand upright above the ground. An L-shaped column-beam connector 10 is inserted into the hollow section at the top of the pillar 1 as shown in Fig. 6 and fixed with a bolt 11.

[0010] The beam 2 is formed of an extruded aluminum alloy material, and as shown in FIG. 10, it is a hollow material with a generally rectangular cross section whose left-right dimension is larger than its top-bottom dimension. The lower wall of the beam 2 protrudes on both the left and right sides, and is provided with a lower roofing material support part 12 that is bent upward in a hook shape. The upper roofing material support part 13 is provided protruding laterally at the middle part of the left and right side walls in the vertical direction. The upper roofing material support part 13 has a drainage groove 14 along the longitudinal direction, and this drainage groove 14 also serves as a screw receiving groove into which a screw 15 for screwing the roofing material 3 is screwed. The lower roofing material support part 12 protrudes laterally beyond the upper roofing material support part 13. As shown in FIG. 6, the beam 2 is connected to the column 1 by inserting a column-beam connector 10 into the hollow part and fixing it with a bolt 11.

[0011] As shown in Fig. 6, a front frame 16 is installed between the front ends of the two beams 2, 2, and a rear frame 17 is installed between the rear ends of the two beams 2, 2. The front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 protrude laterally beyond the beams 2, 2, as shown in Figs. 7, the front frame 16 is a hollow member with a substantially rectangular cross section, and has a roof material mounting portion 18 on its upper surface on which the upper wall 23 of the roof material 3 is placed and screwed in, and a ceiling material engaging portion 19 on its lower surface to which the lower wall (ceiling material) 24 of the roof material 3 is engaged. The roof material mounting portion 18 is provided along the longitudinal direction with a weatherstripping material 20a against which the underside of the upper wall 23 of the roof material 3 abuts, and a weatherstripping material 20b against which the front end face of the upper wall 23 of the roof material 3 abuts. The rear frame 17 has a hollow section 21 and a gutter section 22 provided on the rear side of the hollow section 21. The upper surface side of the hollow section 21 has a roof material mounting section 18 on which an upper wall 23 of the roof material 3 is placed and screwed, and the lower surface side has a ceiling material locking section 19 on which a lower wall (ceiling material) 24 of the roof material 3 is locked. A weatherstripping material 20a against which the lower surface of the upper wall 23 of the roof material 3 abuts is provided along the longitudinal direction on the roof material mounting section 18. The gutter section 22 is connected to a downspout 8 stored in the pillar 1 via a connecting part 82, and rainwater that enters the gutter section 22 is drained through the downspout 8.

[0012] As shown in Figs. 5 and 8, the roof material 3 is provided between the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17, on one side of the beam 2 on one side, between the beams 2, 2, and on the other side of the beam 2 on the other side. Each roof material 3 is formed of an extruded aluminum alloy material, and as shown in Figs. 8 to 11, it is a hollow material with a substantially rectangular cross section having an upper wall 23, a lower wall 24, and two vertical walls 25, 25 connecting both walls, and is integrally provided with a ceiling material (lower wall) 24. As shown in Fig. 7, each roof material 3 has its front and rear ends cut out leaving the upper wall 23, the lower wall 24 is engaged with the ceiling material engaging portion 19 of the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17, and the upper wall 23 is placed on the roof material mounting portion 18 of the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17, and is fixed with screws 26 from above. As will be described later, the roof materials 3 are attached between the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 in sequence starting from one end toward the other.

[0013] As shown in Fig. 8, the roofing materials 3,3,... are arranged at almost the same height as the beams 2,2, and the left-right dimension of the roofing materials 3,3,... is almost the same as that of the beams 2,2, and the upper surfaces of the roofing materials 3,3,... and the upper surfaces of the beams 2,2 form a roof surface, and the lower surfaces of the roofing materials 3,3,... and the lower surfaces of the beams 2,2 form a flat ceiling surface. When the roof 4 is viewed from below, it is impossible to distinguish the beams 2,2 from the roofing materials 3,3,.... In addition, since the beams 2,2 of this carport are embedded in the roof 4, the beams 2,2 are not noticeable compared to conventional carports in which the roof is placed on the beams or the roof is suspended under the beams, and the vertical dimension of the beams 2,2 and the roof 3 combined is smaller, which realizes an unprecedented simple and sharp appearance.

[0014] As shown in Figures 8 to 11, there are three types of roof materials 3: end roof material 3a which is placed at one end, beam one-side roof material 3b which is placed adjacent to one side of the beams 2, 2, and the other roof material (hereinafter referred to as intermediate roof material) 3c. As shown in Fig. 9, the end roof material 3a has drainage grooves 29 with a U-shaped cross section that are open at the top at the upper one side edge 27 and the upper other side edge 28. The drainage grooves 29 also serve as screw receiving grooves into which screws 31 for mounting the side frame 30 and screws 15 for mounting the adjacent roof material 3 on the other side are screwed. The rear end of the drainage groove 29 is placed on the rear frame 17 as shown in Fig. 7. Also, the end roof material 3a has protrusions 34 formed on the lower one side edge 32 and the lower other side edge 33 as shown in Fig. 9. The upper other side edge 28 of the end roof material 3a is located on one side of the lower other side edge 33. A side frame 30 is attached to the end roof material 3a with a screw 31 which is screwed into a drain groove 29 on one upper side edge 27, and the side frame 30 covers one side of the end roof material 3a.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 9, the intermediate roofing material 3c has an upper wall 23 that is offset to one side with respect to the lower wall 24, with the upper one side edge 27 located to one side of the lower one side edge 32, and the upper other side edge 28 located to one side of the lower other side edge 33. The upper one side edge 27 is an overlapping portion that is screwed onto the drainage groove 29 of the roofing material 3 adjacent to one side, and a hanging piece 35 is provided at one end of the upper one side edge. The lower one side edge 32 is an engagement portion that engages with the protrusion 34 of the roofing material 3 adjacent to one side. The upper other side edge 28 has a drainage groove 29 with a U-shaped cross section that is open at the top. The lower other side edge 33 is formed with a protrusion 34.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 10, the upper one side edge 27 of the beam one side roof material 3b is located on one side of the lower one side edge 32, and the upper other side edge 28 is located on the other side of the lower other side edge 33. The upper one side edge 27 is an overlapping portion that is screwed onto the drainage groove 29 of the roof material 3 adjacent to one side, and a hanging piece 35 is provided at one end of the upper one side edge. The upper other side edge 28 is an overlapping portion that is screwed onto the drainage groove 14 of the upper roof material receiving portion 13 of the beam 2, and a hanging piece 35 is provided at the other end of the upper one side edge. The lower one side edge 32 is an engagement portion that engages onto the protrusion 34 of the roof material 3 adjacent to one side. The lower other side edge 33 is an engagement portion that engages onto the lower roof material receiving portion 12 of the beam 2.

[0017] Next, the construction procedure for this carport (up to the roof part) will be described. First, as shown in Fig. 12-1(a), two pillars 1, 1 are erected at predetermined positions on the ground. Next, as shown in FIG. 12-1(b), a column-beam connector 10 is attached to the upper end of each column 1,1. Next, as shown in FIG. 12-1(c), beams 2, 2 are connected to the upper ends of the columns 1, 1 by column-beam connectors 10, respectively. Next, as shown in FIG. 12-2(d), a front frame 16 is installed between the front ends of the beams 2, 2, and a rear frame 17 is installed between the rear ends.

[0018] Next, the roof materials 3 are sequentially attached from one longitudinal end portion to the other of the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17. First, as shown in Fig. 13-1(a), the end roof material 3a is attached across one longitudinal end portion of the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17, and the side frame 30 is attached to the end roof material 3a. Next, as shown in Fig. 13-1(b), with the upper one side edge 27 of the intermediate roof material (one roof material) 3c overlapping the upper other side edge 28 of the end roof material (one side roof material) 3a previously installed, the intermediate roof material 3c is placed from above between the front and rear frames 16, 17, the front and rear ends of the upper wall 23 are placed on the roof material placement parts 18 of the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17, respectively, and fixed with screws 26, and the upper one side edge 27 is placed on the upper other side edge 28 of the end roof material 3a and fixed with screws 15 that are screwed into the drainage groove 29. The lower one side edge 32 of the intermediate roof material 3c is placed on the protrusion 34 of the lower other side edge 33 of the end roof material 3a. Since the upper other side edge 28 of the end roof material 3a is located on one side of the lower other side edge 33, and the upper one side edge 27 of the intermediate roof material 3c is located on one side of the lower one side edge 32, when installing the intermediate roof material 3c, the lower one side edge 32 does not interfere with the upper other side edge 28 of the previously installed roof material 3 without the need to tilt or rotate the intermediate roof material 3c, and the intermediate roof material 3c can be installed by lowering it straight down, making it easy to install. In addition, by having a hanging piece 35 on the upper side edge 27 of the intermediate roof material 3c, rainwater is less likely to penetrate into the connection between the roof materials 3. Even if rainwater does penetrate, a drainage groove 29 is provided at the connection between the roof materials 3 and the rear end of the drainage groove 29 is placed on the rear frame 17, so that any rainwater that penetrates will flow through the drainage groove 29 into the gutter portion 22 of the rear frame 17, and rainwater will not leak between the roof materials 3 or between the roof material 3 and the rear frame 17. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 13-1(c), another intermediate roof material (other side roof material) 3c is similarly attached to the other side of the intermediate roof material 3c.

[0019] The intermediate roof materials 3c are attached in order, and when they reach the front of the beam 2 on one side, the beam one-side roof material (first roof material) 3b is placed from above between the intermediate roof material (one-side roof material) 3c and the beam 2, as shown in Figure 13-2 (d), and the upper one-side edge 27 of the beam one-side roof material 3b is placed on the upper other-side edge 28 of the intermediate roof material 3c that was previously attached, and the upper other-side edge 28 of the beam one-side roof material 3b is placed on the upper roof material support 13 of the beam 2, respectively, and fixed with screws 15 that are screwed into the drainage grooves 29, 14 from above. The lower one-side edge 32 of the beam one-side roof material 3b is placed on the protrusion 34 of the lower other-side edge 33 of the intermediate roof material 3c that was previously attached, and the lower other-side edge 33 of the beam one-side roof material 3b is placed on the lower roof material support 12 of the beam 2. The beam one-side roof material 3b, like the intermediate roof material 3c, can be attached by lowering it straight down without tilting or rotating it, since the lower one-side edge 32 does not interfere with the upper other-side edge 28 of the previously attached roof material 3, and the lower other-side edge 33 does not interfere with the upper roof material support part 13 of the beam 2, and therefore it is easy to install. In addition, by having the hanging pieces 35 on the upper one side edge 27 and the upper other side edge 28 of the roof material on one side of the beam 3b, rainwater is less likely to penetrate into the connection between the intermediate roof material 3c and the roof material on one side of the beam 3b, and the connection between the roof material on one side of the beam 3b and the beam 2. Even if rainwater does penetrate, drainage ditches 29,14 are provided at the connection parts between the roof materials 3 and the connection parts between the roof material 3 and the beam 2, and the rear ends of the drainage ditches 29,14 are placed on the rear frame 17, so that any rainwater that penetrates flows through the drainage ditches 29,14 into the gutter section 22 of the rear frame 17. As a result, rainwater will not leak between the roof materials 3, between the roof material 3 and the beam 2, or between the roof material 3 and the rear frame 17.

[0020] Next, as shown in Figure 13-3 (e), an intermediate roof material (first roof material) 3c is placed from above on the other side of the beam 2, and an upper side edge 27 is placed on the upper roof material receiving part 13 of the beam 2 and fixed with a screw 15 screwed into the drainage groove 14 from above. A lower side edge 32 of the intermediate roof material 3c is placed on the lower roof material receiving part 12 of the beam 2. Since the upper roofing material receiving portion 13 of the beam 2 is located on one side of the lower roofing material receiving portion 12, and the upper one side edge portion 27 of the intermediate roofing material 3c is located on one side of the lower one side edge portion 32, the lower one side edge portion 32 does not interfere with the upper roofing material receiving portion 13 of the beam 2 without tilting or rotating the intermediate roofing material 3c, and the intermediate roofing material 3c can be lowered straight down and installed, which makes the installation easy. In addition, since the upper one side edge portion 27 of the intermediate roofing material 3c has a hanging piece 35, rainwater is less likely to penetrate into the connection portion between the beam 2 and the intermediate roofing material 3c, and even if it does penetrate, a drainage ditch 14 is provided at the connection portion between the beam 2 and the intermediate roofing material 3c, and the rear end of the drainage ditch 14 is placed on the rear frame 17, so that the infiltrated rainwater flows through the drainage ditch 14 into the gutter portion 22 of the rear frame 17, and rainwater does not leak between the beam 2 and the intermediate roofing material 3c or between the intermediate roofing material 3c and the rear frame 17.

[0021] Next, as shown in FIG. 13-3(f), another intermediate roof material (other side roof material) 3c is attached to the other side of the attached intermediate roof material 3c. The upper one side edge 27 of the intermediate roof material 3c is placed on the upper other side edge 28 of the previously attached intermediate roof material (first roof material) 3c, and fixed with a screw 15 that is screwed into the drainage groove 29 from above. The lower one side edge 32 is placed on the lower other side edge 33 of the previously attached intermediate roof material 3c. The intermediate roof material (other side roof material) 3c can be attached by lowering it straight down without tilting or rotating it, which makes it easy to install.

[0022] Then, similarly, the intermediate roof materials 3c are installed one by one, and when they reach the other side of the beam 2, the beam one-side roof material 3b is installed between the intermediate roof material 3c and the beam 2, as shown in Figure 13-2 (d). Then, as shown in Fig. 13-3, the intermediate roof material 3c is attached in sequence to the other side of the other beam 2. After all the roof materials 3 are attached, the side frame 30 is attached to the roof material 3 at the other end as shown in Fig. 11.

[0023] In this way, the roof 4 of this carport is constructed by attaching the aluminum shaped roof materials 3, 3, ... from one longitudinal end of the front frame 16 and rear frame 17 to the other, connecting their side edges to each other and connecting the side edge of the roof material 3 adjacent to the beam 2 to the beam 2, so there is no need to assemble a frame to form the framework of the roof as in the past, making construction easy. Moreover, each roof material 3 can be attached by lowering it straight down between the front frame 16 and rear frame 17 without tilting or rotating it, further improving construction ease. Furthermore, this carport has excellent design since a flat ceiling surface is formed by the undersides of the roof materials 3, 3, ... and the undersides of the beams 2, 2, and since the roof materials 3, 3, ... are integrally provided with a ceiling material (lower wall 24), there is no need to attach a ceiling material separately, making construction easy. Furthermore, this carport has drainage gutters 29, 14 at the connection parts between the roof materials 3, between the roof material 3 and the beams 2, and between the roof material 3 and the side frame 30. The rear ends of each drainage gutters 29, 14 are placed on the rear frame 17, and rainwater that flows down the drainage gutters 29, 14 flows into the gutter section 22 of the rear frame 17. This means that rainwater does not leak between the roof materials 3, between the roof material 3 and the beams 2, between the roof material 3 and the side frame 30, or between the roof material 3 and the rear frame 17.

[0024] In the above explanation, the roofing materials 3, 3, ... are installed sequentially from one side to the other side, but by reversing the orientation of the roofing materials 3, 3, ... front to back, the roofing materials 3, 3, ... can also be installed sequentially from the other side to one side. When the worker cannot get into the other side of the roof 4 because there is a house roof adjacent to the other side of the roof 4, the roofing materials 3, 3, ... can be installed sequentially from the other side to one side in this way, so that the construction of the roof 4 can be carried out without any problems.

[0025] Next, the structure of the wall 6 will be described. As shown in Figures 14 and 15, an auxiliary column 36 is erected from the ground at the midpoint between the column 1 on one side and the column 1 on the other side, and furring strips 37 are attached between the column 1 on one side and the auxiliary column 36, and between the auxiliary column 36 and the column 1 on the other side. The furring strips 37 are installed in three places between the columns 1, 36, 1: at the top, middle, and bottom. As shown in Figs. 14 and 17, an upper cross member 38 is provided at the upper portion between the columns 1, 1 on one side and the other side. The upper cross member 38 has a groove 39 that opens downward, and is attached to the furring strip 37 and provided on both the front and rear sides of the furring strip 37. A lower cross member 40 is provided at the lower portion between the columns 2, 2 on one side and the other side. The lower cross member 40 has a groove 41 that opens upward, and is attached to the furring strip 37 and provided on both the front and rear sides of the furring strip 37. The lower cross member 40 is provided adjacent to a dirt floor 42 with a water gradient, and the gap between the lower cross member 40 and the dirt floor 42 is closed by a blocking material 43. The lower cross member 40 may be installed by embedding it in the ground, or may be installed adjacent to the dirt floor 42 without the blocking material 43.

[0026] As shown in Figs. 14 and 15, a plurality of wall materials 5, 5, ... arranged parallel to the pillars 1 are attached in the left-right direction between the pillars 1, 1 on one side and the other side. The wall materials 5 are attached to the furring strips 37 and provided on both the front and rear sides of the furring strips 37. As shown in Fig. 17, the wall materials 5, 5, ... are attached by having their upper ends inserted into the grooves 39 of the upper horizontal members 38 and their lower ends inserted into the grooves 41 of the lower horizontal members 40, and fixed to the furring strips 37 with screws 44. The front upper horizontal member 38 is disposed adjacent to the underside of the roof member 3, and the front wall material 5 and the ceiling material (lower wall of the roof material) 24 are almost continuous via the upper horizontal member 38. The rear upper horizontal member 38 is disposed adjacent to the underside of the rear frame 17, and the rear wall material 5 and the roof material 3 are almost continuous via the upper horizontal member 38 and the gutter (gutter part of the rear frame) 22. 15, the width of the wall material 5 is approximately the same as the width of the pillar 2, the front wall material 5 is approximately flush with the front visible surface of the pillar 1, and the rear wall material 5 is approximately flush with the rear visible surface of the pillar 1. Therefore, when the wall 6 is viewed from the front and rear, the pillar 1 and the wall materials 5, 5, ... are indistinguishable, and the pillars 1, 1 and the wall materials 5, 5, ... combine to form one wall 6 (see Figures 1 and 2).

[0027] The wall material 5 is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy profile, and as shown in Figure 15, there are three types: an end wall material 5a arranged at one and the other end parts, a first intermediate wall material 5b arranged adjacent to the other side of the end wall material 5a, and a plurality of second intermediate wall materials 5c arranged in a row between the first intermediate wall material 5b and the end wall material 5a at the other end part. As shown in Fig. 16, the end wall material 5a has a visible wall 45, a vertical rib 46 protruding from the back side of the visible wall 45, and a pair of elastic pieces 47, 47 protruding from the back side of the visible wall 45, and is attached by resiliently engaging the pair of elastic pieces 47, 47 in an attachment groove 49 of a base material 48 that is attached in advance to the furring strip 37. The other side edge of the visible wall 45 has a bent portion 50 that is bent backward and then to the other side in a crank shape. The side edge of the end wall material 5a is connected to the column 1 via the base material 48. The first intermediate wall material 5b has a visible wall 45, two vertical ribs 46 protruding from the back side of the visible wall 45, and mounting pieces 51, 51 protruding from the back side of the visible wall 45 on one side and the other side, and each mounting piece 51 abuts against the furring strip 37 and is fixed with screws 44. The edges on one and the other sides of the visible wall 45 have protrusions 52 protruding toward the back side, and the tips of the protrusions 52 abut against the crank-shaped bent portion 50 of the adjacent wall material 5, thereby engaging with and connecting to the side edges of the adjacent wall material 5. The second intermediate wall material 5c has a facing wall 45, two vertical ribs 46 protruding from the back side of the facing wall 45, and an attachment piece 51 protruding from the back side of the facing wall 45 to the other side, and the attachment piece 51 is attached by abutting against the furring strip 37 and fixing with a screw 44. One side edge of the facing wall 45 has a bent portion 50 bent into a crank shape on the back side, and the tip of a protrusion 52 formed on the side edge of the first intermediate wall material 5b abuts against the bent portion 50 to engage and connect with the side edge of the adjacent wall material 5. The other side edge of the facing wall 45 has a protrusion 52 protruding toward the back side, and the tip of the protrusion 52 abuts against the bent portion 50 bent into a crank shape on one side edge of the second intermediate wall material 5c adjacent on the other side to engage and connect with the side edge of the adjacent wall material 5. There are various possible ways to connect the side edges of the wall material 5 to each other and to the pillars 1, and they are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the side edges of the wall material 5 may be connected in a fitted state to each other, or may be fixed to each other with screws or the like.

[0028] Next, a description will be given of the construction procedure for the wall 6. First, as shown in FIG. 18-1(a), the auxiliary pillars 36 are installed. Next, as shown in FIG. 18-1(b), furring strips 37 are attached between the pillar 1 on one side and the auxiliary pillar 36, and between the auxiliary pillar 36 and the pillar 1 on the other side. Next, as shown in FIG. 18-2(c), an upper cross member 38 is attached to the upper portion between the pillars 1,1, and a lower cross member 40 is attached to the lower portion between the pillars 1,1. Next, as shown in Fig. 18-3(d) and Fig. 18-4(g), base materials 48 are attached to a position adjacent to the other side of the pillar 1 on one side and to a position adjacent to one side of the pillar 1 on the other side. Next, as shown in Fig. 18-3(e), the first intermediate wall material 5b is attached at a specified distance from the base material 48 on one side. The intermediate wall material 5b is attached by attaching it between the groove 39 of the upper horizontal member 38 and the groove 41 of the lower horizontal member 40 by vertical bending (see Fig. 17), and then the attachment piece 51 is abutted against the furring strip 37 and fixed with the screw 44. Next, as shown in FIG. 18-3(f), a second intermediate wall material 5c is attached adjacent to the other side of the first intermediate wall material 5b. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 18-4(g), the second intermediate wall material 5c is attached in sequence toward the other side. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 18-4(h), the elastic pieces 47, 47 are resiliently engaged in the mounting grooves 49 of the base material 48 that has been attached beforehand, and the end wall materials 5a, 5a are attached to positions adjacent to the pillars 1, 1. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 18-4(i), wall materials 5, 5, . . . are similarly attached to the rear side of the furring strip 37.

[0029] In this way, the walls 6 of this carport are made easy to construct by arranging multiple wall materials 5, 5, ... between the spaced-apart pillars 1, 1 in parallel to the pillars 1, 1, connecting the side edges of the wall materials 5 to each other, and connecting the side edge of the wall material 5 adjacent to the pillar 1 to the pillar 1. An upper cross member 38 is installed at the top between the pillars 1, 1, a lower cross member 40 is installed at the bottom between the pillars 1, 1, and the upper and lower ends of the wall materials 5, 5, ... are swallowed up by the upper cross member 38 and the lower cross member 40, respectively, improving workability and improving design. The carport's walls 6 have good design because the width of the wall materials 5, 5, ... is almost the same as the width of the pillars 1, 1, and the wall materials 5, 5, ... are almost flush with the visible surfaces of the pillars 1, 1. Furthermore, the carport's walls 6 have furring strips 37 between the pillars 1, 1, and the wall materials 5, 5, ... are installed on the front and rear sides of the furring strips 37, respectively, so the design of the wall 6 seen from the front and rear is the same, and the design is good from either side.

[0030] 19 to 24 show a carport according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The shape of the beams 2 and the shape of the roof material 3 are different from those of the first embodiment. 21 and 23, the beam 2 is an aluminum hollow member with a roughly rectangular cross section whose top-to-bottom dimension is smaller than its left-to-right dimension, and the underside of the beam 2 is flush with the underside of the roof material 3, and the top side of the beam 2 is flush with the top side of the roof material 3. The left-to-right dimension of the beam 2 is also roughly the same as the left-to-right dimension of the roof material 3. As shown in FIG. 23, the beam 2 has roof material connecting parts 53 for connecting the upper wall 23 of the roof material 3 to the side edges on both the left and right sides of the upper surface, and the roof material connecting parts 53 have drainage grooves 14 formed therein.

[0031] The roof material 3 is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy material, and as shown in Figures 21 to 24, is a hollow material with a substantially rectangular cross section, having an upper wall 23, a lower wall 24, and two vertical walls 25 connecting the two walls, and is integral with a ceiling material (lower wall 24). As shown in Figure 20, the roof material 3 has the vertical walls 25 cut out at the front and rear ends, and the lower wall 24 is extended rearward to hide the rear frame 17 from below, and the lower wall 24 is extended frontward to hide the front frame 16 from below. This makes it impossible to see the rear frame 17 and the front frame 16 when the roof 4 is viewed from below, as they are hidden by the lower wall (ceiling material) 24 of the roof material 3. As shown in Figs. 21 to 24, the roof 4 of this carport is flat not only on the underside (ceiling surface) but also on the top side.

[0032] As shown in Figures 21 to 24, there are four types of roof materials 3: end roof material 3a which is placed at one end, one-side beam roof material 3b which is placed adjacent to one side of the beam 2, other-side beam roof material 3d which is placed adjacent to the other side of the beam 2, and other roof materials (hereinafter referred to as intermediate roof materials) 3c. As shown in Figure 22, the end roof material 3a has a symmetrical cross-sectional shape, and has connecting parts 54 formed protruding laterally from the upper parts of the left and right vertical walls 25. A drainage groove 55a that also serves as a screw receiving groove is formed at the tip of the connecting parts 54, and a drainage groove 55b is also formed between the connecting parts 54 and the vertical walls 25. A weatherstripping material abutment part 56 is formed protruding laterally above the connecting parts 54 of the left and right vertical walls 25. Reference numeral 26 in the figure denotes screws that secure the roof material 3 to the front frame 16 and rear frame 17.

[0033] As shown in Figure 22, a side frame 30 is attached to the end roof material 3a with screws 31 that screw into drainage grooves 55a, and one side of the end roof material 3a is covered by the side frame 30. The side frame 30 has an upper wall 57 that overlaps the connecting part 54 of the end roof material 3a, and a weatherstripping material 58 is provided on the underside of the other side edge of the upper wall 57, and the weatherstripping material 58 is abutted against the weatherstripping material abutment part 56 of the end roof material 3a. As shown in Figure 24, a side frame 30 is similarly attached to the roof material (intermediate roof material) 3c that is arranged at the other end.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 22, the intermediate roofing material 3c has one side edge 27 of the upper wall 23 extending beyond one side edge 32 of the lower wall 24, and this portion is placed on the connecting portion 54 of the adjacent roofing material 3 on one side, and is fixed with a screw 15 screwed into the drain groove 55a. A twill material 58 is provided on the underside of the one side edge 27 of the upper wall 23, and the twill material 58 is abutted against the twill material abutment portion 56 of the adjacent roofing material 3 on one side. The intermediate roofing material 3c also has a connecting portion 54 protruding laterally from the upper portion of the vertical wall 25 on the other side. The connecting portion 54 has a drain groove 55a that also serves as a screw receiving groove at the tip side, and a drain groove 55b is also formed between the vertical wall 25. A twill material abutment portion 56 is formed protruding laterally at a position above the connecting portion 54 of the vertical wall 25 on the other side.

[0035] As shown in Figure 23, one side edge 27 of upper wall 23 of one side roof material 3b extends to one side beyond one side edge 32 of lower wall 24, and this portion is placed on top of connecting part 54 of adjacent roof material 3 on one side and fixed with screw 15 that screws into drain groove 55a. A weatherstripping material 58 is provided on the underside of one side edge 27 of upper wall 23, and the weatherstripping material 58 is abutted against weatherstripping material abutment part 56 of adjacent roof material 3 on one side. The other side edge 28 of upper wall 23 is placed on roof material connecting part 53 formed on beam 2, and fixed with screw 15 that screws into drain groove 14.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 23, the roof material 3d on the other side of the beam is placed on the roof material connecting portion 53 formed on the beam 2 by placing one side edge 27 of the upper wall 23, and fixed with a screw 15 screwed into the drainage groove 14. The roof material 3d on the other side of the beam is formed with a connecting portion 54 protruding laterally from the upper portion of the vertical wall 25 on the other side. The connecting portion 54 is formed with a drainage groove 55a that also serves as a screw receiving groove at the tip side, and a drainage groove 55b is also formed between the connecting portion 54 and the vertical wall 25. A twill material abutment portion 56 is formed protruding laterally at a position above the connecting portion 54 of the vertical wall 25 on the other side. The connecting portion 54 is placed on the one side edge 27 of the upper wall 23 of the roof material 3 (intermediate roof material 3c) adjacent to the other side, and the twill material 58 is abutted against the twill material abutment portion 56, and fixed with a screw 15 screwed into the drainage groove 55a.

[0037] The above-mentioned roofing materials 3 are installed in order from one end to the other end, as in the first embodiment. The roofing material 3 of this embodiment cannot be installed by lowering it straight down between the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 as in the first embodiment, because the lower wall 24 extends below the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17. However, as shown in Figs. 25(a) and (b), the roofing material 3 can be installed by placing it between the front and rear frames 16, 17 in a state tilted relative to the front-to-rear direction, and then rotating the roofing material 3 in a horizontal plane. In addition, when installing the roofing material 3 (roofing material 3b on one side of the beam) between the roofing material 3 and the beam 2, the notch of the vertical wall 25 on the front frame 16 side is formed longer, and the roofing material 3 can be installed between the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 with a front-to-rear buckle, as shown in Fig. 26.

[0038] 27 to 31 show a carport according to a third embodiment of the present invention, which differs from the first and second embodiments in the structure of the roof 4. As shown in Figures 27 and 28, the roof 4 has rafters 60 attached between the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 at intervals in the left-right direction, and roof materials 3, 3, ... attached between the upper surfaces of the beams 2 and the rafters 60 and between the upper surfaces of the rafters 60. Ceiling materials 61, 61, ... are attached between the lower surfaces of the rafters 60 and to the lower surface of the beams 2. As shown in Figure 27, the front ends of the roof materials 3, 3, ... are placed on the front frame 16, and the rear ends are placed on the rear frame 17. The front ends of the ceiling materials 61, 61, ... extend below the front frame 16, hiding the front frame 16 from below, and the rear ends extend below the rear frame 17, hiding the rear frame 17 from below.

[0039] As shown in Fig. 30, the beam 2 is an aluminum hollow member with a roughly rectangular cross section whose top-to-bottom dimension is smaller than its left-to-right dimension, and the top surface of the beam 2 is flush with the top surfaces of the roof materials 3, 3, .... The left-to-right dimension of the beam 2 is also roughly the same as the left-to-right dimensions of the roof materials 3, 3, ... and the ceiling materials 61, 61, .... The beam 2 has roof material connecting parts 53 on both the left and right side edges of its top surface, and the roof material connecting parts 53 are formed with drainage grooves 14 and roof material abutment parts 56. The rafter 60 is also made of an aluminum alloy extrusion with a hollow rectangular cross-section, and is attached by screwing its front end to the front frame 16 and its rear end to the rear frame 17 (see Figure 27).

[0040] The roof material 3 is made of an aluminum alloy extrusion formed into a strip shape, and there are two types: beam one-side roof material 3b, which is attached adjacent to one side of the beam 2, as shown in Figure 28, and a general roof material 3e. As shown in Fig. 29, the general roofing material 3e has a roofing material 58 attached upward on one edge of the roof. The other edge of the roof has a mounting part 62 that abuts against the upper surface of the rafter 60 and is fixed with a screw 81. Adjacent to one side of the mounting part 62, a drainage groove 29 and a roofing material abutment part 56 are formed. As shown in Figure 30, roof material 3b on one side of the beam has a weatherstripping material 58 attached facing upward at one edge and a mounting part 63 with a U-shaped cross section with an open top at the other edge, which is abutted against the bottom of drainage groove 14 of beam 2 and fixed with screws 15. The groove of mounting part 63 is closed by attaching a batten 64.

[0041] The ceiling material 61 is made of an aluminum alloy extrusion formed into a strip shape, and as shown in Figure 29, has an attachment portion 66 on the other edge side which abuts against the underside of the rafter 60 and is fixed with a screw 65, and a locking groove 67 is formed adjacent to the other side of the mounting portion 66, and one edge side of the adjacent ceiling material 61 is inserted into the locking groove 67 and locked.

[0042] Next, the construction procedure for the roof material 3 will be described. First, as shown in Fig. 32-1(a), the rafters 60 are attached between the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17, and then the roof material starter 68 is attached to the top surface of the rafters 60 at one end. The roof material starter 68 has a drainage groove 29 and a roof material abutment 56 formed in the same way as the other end of the general roof material 3e. Next, as shown in Figure 32-1(b), one side edge of the roof material 3 (general roof material 3e) is inserted into the drainage groove 29 of the roof material start material 68, and as shown in Figure 32-1(c), the roofing material 58 is abutted against the roofing material abutment portion 56, and the mounting portion 62 is abutted against the upper surface of the rafter 60 and fixed with screws 81. In the same manner, roof material 3 (general roof material 3e) is successively attached between the upper surfaces of the rafters 60, and when it reaches the rafter 60 adjacent to one side of the beam 2, the roof material 3b for one side of the beam is attached between that rafter 60 and the beam 2, as shown in Figures 32-2 (d) and (e). Then, roof materials 3 are installed sequentially between the beams 2 and on the other side of the beam 2 in the same manner. Once all the roof materials 3 have been installed, the side frames 30 are attached to the rafters 60 at the ends on one and the other sides, as shown in Figures 29 and 31.

[0043] Next, a procedure for constructing the ceiling material 61 will be described. First, as shown in Fig. 32-3(f), a ceiling start material 69 is attached to the underside of the rafter 60 at one end. The ceiling start material 69 has a locking groove 67 formed in the same manner as the other end of the ceiling material 61. Next, as shown in Figure 32-3(g), one side edge is inserted and locked into the locking groove 67 of the ceiling material start material 69, and the mounting part 66 formed on the other side edge is abutted against the underside of the rafter 60 and fixed with a screw 65 to attach the ceiling material 61. Thereafter, as shown in Figure 32-3(h), the ceiling materials 61 are attached in the same manner toward the other side. After all of the ceiling materials 61 have been installed, a ceiling material end cap 70 is attached to the underside of the rafter 60 at the other end, as shown in FIG.

[0044] In the above explanation, the roof material 3 and the ceiling material 61 are installed sequentially from one side end to the other side, but by reversing the orientation of the roof material 3 and the ceiling material 61 front to back, the roof material 3 and the ceiling material 61 can also be installed sequentially from the other side end to one side.

[0045] In the second and third embodiments, a wall 6 can be provided between the pillars 1, 1 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

[0046] In the carports of the first to third embodiments, support pillars 71 may be installed to support the front side of the roof 4. Figure 33 shows a state in which the support pillars 71 are connected to the lower surfaces of the beams 2 of the carport of the first embodiment. A support column connector 72 is attached to the underside of the beam 2. The support column connector 72 is formed by bending a metal plate, and has an attachment part 73 that comes into contact with the underside of the beam 2 and is screwed in place, and a protrusion 74 that protrudes downward from the attachment part 73 and has a U-shaped cross section with an open upper side, and a horizontally long rectangular hole 75 is formed in the bottom wall of the protrusion 74, as shown in Figure 34. The support column connector 72 has a height sufficient to accommodate an engagement part 76 of the support column 71, which will be described later. The support column connector 72 can also be attached to the underside of the front frame 16. The support column connector 72 can be easily manufactured by pressing a metal plate.

[0047] As shown in Figure 33, the support column 71 is formed into a square tube shape from metal such as aluminum, and a roof connecting metal fitting 77 is attached to its upper part with a bolt and nut (rotating shaft) 78. The roof connecting metal fitting 77 is formed by bending a metal plate, and is inserted into the upper end of the support column 71 and attached with a bolt and nut 78, with its upper part protruding from the support column 71. As shown in Figure 34, the protruding part 79 is formed into a U-shaped cross section with an open lower side, and an engagement part 76 that engages with the support column connector 72 is formed at the upper part of the protruding part 79 by forming a notch 80 in the opposing side wall. This support column 71 can be easily manufactured by cutting a metal square pipe to an appropriate length, inserting a roof connecting bracket 77 into the upper end thereof, and connecting it with bolts and nuts 78.

[0048] When connecting the support column 71 to the support column connector 72, as shown in Fig. 35(a), the support column 71 is supported with the side wall of the protruding part 79 oriented along the longitudinal direction of the hole 75 of the support column connector 72, and as shown in Fig. 35(b), the upper part of the protruding part 79 is inserted into the hole 75 of the support column connector 72. When the support column 71 is then rotated 90° around its central axis, as shown in Fig. 35(c), the bottom wall of the protruding part 74 of the support column connector 72 engages with the notch 80, and the engaging part 76 is held in the support column connector 72 so as not to come off and not to rattle. As shown in Fig. 33(a), the angle of the support column 71 can be adjusted using the bolt and nut 78 as a fulcrum.

[0049] In this way, this carport has an engagement portion 76 at the upper end of the support column 71 that engages with the support column connector 72, and a rotation axis (bolt and nut) 78 for adjusting the angle of the support column 71 is provided below the engagement portion 76. This makes it easy to manufacture the support column connector 72 and the support column 71, and since there is no need to provide a rotation axis for the support column connector 72, the height can be kept low, and the support column connector 72 is not noticeable even when the support column 71 is removed.

[0050] 36 shows the state in which a support column 71 is connected to the underside of a beam 2 of a carport of the third embodiment. In the carport of the third embodiment, a ceiling material 61 is attached to the underside of the beam 2, and a support column connector 72 is attached to the underside of the beam 2, with an attachment portion 73 that abuts against the underside of the beam 2 and is screwed to the beam 2 is hidden by the ceiling material 61, and only a protrusion 74 is visible through a hole formed in the ceiling material 61.

[0051] According to the above embodiment, most of the support column connector 72 is hidden by the ceiling material 61, making the support column connector 72 even less noticeable.

[0052] As described above, this structure (first, second and third embodiments) comprises beams 2,2 arranged at intervals and a number of roof materials 3,3,... arranged between the beams 2,2, with each roof material 3 arranged parallel to the beams 2,2, with their side edges connected to each other and the side edges of the roof materials 3 connected to the beams 2,2 (see Figures 8, 21 and 28), making it easy to install. Moreover, in this structure (first, second and third embodiments), the roof material 3 is disposed at approximately the same height as the beams 2, making the beams 2 less noticeable and improving the design. Furthermore, in this structure (first and second embodiments), the beams 2 and roof material 3 are formed from extruded profiles having hollow portions (see Figures 8 and 21), so that the strength is borne by the beams 2 and roof material 3, thereby enabling the strength of the roof 4 to be maintained. Furthermore, this structure (third embodiment) has rafters 60, 60... arranged between the beams 2, 2 parallel to the beams 2, 2, and roof materials 3, 3,... are arranged between the upper surfaces of the beams 2 and the rafters 60 and between the upper surfaces of the rafters 60 (see Figure 28), which makes it possible to reduce the weight of the roof material 3 and makes it easy to install the roof material 3. In addition, this structure (first, second and third embodiments) has a front frame 16 erected between the front ends of the beams 2,2 and a rear frame 17 erected between the rear ends of the beams 2,2, and by fixing the front end of the roof material 3 to the front frame 16 and fixing the rear end of the roof material 3 to the rear frame 17 (see Figures 7, 20 and 27), construction of the roof 4 can be easily carried out. In addition, this structure (first, second and third embodiments) has a rear frame 17 erected between the rear ends of the beams 2,2, the rear frame 17 having a gutter section 22, and the beams 2,2 and the roof materials 3,3,... are inclined so that the rear sides are lower, and the rear ends of the roof materials 3,3,... are made to look into the gutter section 22 (see Figures 7, 20 and 27), so that rainwater that falls on the roof 4 can be collected in the gutter section 22 of the rear frame 17 and drained. Furthermore, this structure (first embodiment) comprises a number of wall materials 5, 5, ... arranged between the pillars 1, 1, and each wall material 5 is arranged parallel to the pillar 1 with its side edges connected to each other and with its side edge connected to the pillar 1 (see Figures 14 and 15), so that a wall 6 can be easily installed between the pillars 1, 1 and the design is good. Furthermore, in this structure (first, second and third embodiments), the roof materials 3, 3, ... are made of aluminum, so that they can block sunlight. When applied to a carport, this can protect the car from fading and sunburn, and also prevents it from getting hot under the roof 4. Furthermore, in this structure (first, second and third embodiments), the roof 4 extends to the rear side of the pillars 1,1 (see, for example, Figure 3), so that the roof 4 can be installed right up to the boundary of the site, and the area covered by the roof 4 can be made larger, compared to the case where the roof is suspended under the beams 2,2.

[0053] The manufacturing method of this structure (first, second and third embodiments) involves erecting a front frame 16 between the front ends of beams 2,2 arranged at a distance from one another, and erecting a rear frame 17 between the rear ends, and then connecting the side edges of roof materials 3,3,... from one longitudinal end of the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 to the other side, and connecting the side edge of the roof material 3 adjacent to the beam 2 to the beam 2 (see Figures 13-1 to 3), which makes it easy to construct the roof 4 and provides good workability. Furthermore, in the manufacturing method of this structure (first, second and third embodiments), the roof materials 3a, 3c arranged at the longitudinal ends of the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 have mounting portions for the side frames 30 at the side edges on one or the other side (see Figures 9, 11, 22, 24, 29 and 31), so that the side frames 30 can be easily attached. Since the roof material 3 is formed of a shaped material having a hollow portion (see Figs. 8 and 21), the strength of the roof 4 can be increased since the strength can be borne by the roof material 3. The manufacturing method of this structure (third embodiment) has rafters 60, 60, ... arranged between beams 2, 2, and the roof material 3 is supported by the rafters 60, 60, ... (see Figure 28), thereby making the roof material 3 lighter and facilitating the installation of the roof material 3.

[0054] This structure (first and second embodiments) comprises pillars 1,1 arranged at intervals, beams 2,2 supported by the pillars 1,1, respectively, and multiple roof materials 3,3,... arranged between the beams 2,2, the roof materials 3,3,... being formed from shaped materials with hollow spaces and arranged parallel to the beams 2,2, and the undersides of the beams 2,2 and the roof materials 3,3,... being substantially flush with each other (see Figs. 8 and 21), the construction of the roof 4 can be easily performed and there is no need to attach a separate ceiling material, resulting in good workability. The underside of the roof 4 is substantially flat, and the beams 2,2 are not noticeable, resulting in good design. This structure (second embodiment) has a rear frame 17 erected on the rear ends of the beams 2,2, and the roof materials 3,3,... have their lower walls 24 extended rearward to hide the rear frame 17 from below (see Figure 20), so that the rear frame 17 is not visible when the roof 4 is viewed from below, improving the design. This structure (second embodiment) has a front frame 16 installed on the front ends of the beams 2,2, and the roof materials 3,3,... have their lower walls 24 extended forward to hide the front frame 16 from below (see Figure 20), so that the front frame 16 is not visible when the roof 4 is viewed from below, improving the design.

[0055] This structure (first embodiment) comprises pillars 1,1 provided at intervals, beams 2,2 supported by the pillars 1,1, a plurality of wall materials 5,5,... arranged between the pillars 1,1, and a plurality of roof materials 3,3,... arranged between the beams 2,2, the wall materials 5,5,... are arranged parallel to the pillars 1,1, and their side edges are connected to each other, the roof materials 3,3,... are arranged parallel to the beams 2,2, and their side edges are connected to each other, the wall materials 5,5,... and the roof materials 3,3,... have the same width, and the wall materials 5,5,... and the roof materials 3,3,... are arranged continuously (see Figs. 1 and 2), so that the workability is good. Moreover, the design of the roof 4 part and the wall 6 part is continuous, so that the design is also good. In this structure (first embodiment), the width of the wall materials 5, 5, . . . and the pillars 1, 1 are approximately the same (see Figs. 1 and 2), so that the pillars 1, 1 are not conspicuous, improving the design. In this structure (first embodiment), the wall materials 5, 5, . . . and the pillars 1, 1 are substantially flush with each other (see FIGS. 1 and 2), so that the pillars 1, 1 are not conspicuous, improving the design. In this structure (first embodiment), the width of the roof materials 3, 3, . . . and the beams 2, 2 are approximately the same (see Figs. 1 and 2), so that the beams 2, 2 are not conspicuous, improving the design. In this structure (first embodiment), the roof materials 3, 3, . . . and the beams 2, 2 are substantially flush with each other (see Figs. 1 and 2), so that the beams 2, 2 are not conspicuous, improving the design. In this structure (first embodiment), the wall materials 5, 5, . . . and the ceiling material (lower wall 24 of the roof material) are nearly continuous via the upper cross members 38 (see Figs. 2 and 17), so that the design is excellent. This structure (first embodiment) has good design because the wall materials 5, 5, ... and the roof material (upper wall 23 of the roof material) are nearly continuous via the upper cross members 38 and the gutter (gutter portion) 22 (see Figs. 1 and 17). In this structure (first embodiment), the roof materials 3, 3, . . . and the ceiling material (lower wall 24) are formed integrally (see Figs. 8 to 11), and therefore workability is good.

[0056] This structure (first, second and third embodiments) comprises a number of roof materials 3,3,... arranged in a connected relationship, and a rear frame 17 located on the rear end side of the multiple roof materials 3,3,..., the roof materials 3,3,... have drainage grooves 29,55a,55b at the connection points with adjacent roof materials 3, and the rear frame 17 has a gutter section 22, and the rear ends of the drainage grooves 29,55a,55b are placed on the rear frame 17, so that water flowing down the drainage grooves 29,55a,55b flows into the gutter section 22 (see Figures 7, 9, 20, 22, 27 and 29), which makes it easy to install and prevents water from leaking between the roof materials 3 or between the roof material 3 and the rear frame 17. Furthermore, this structure (embodiments 1, 2 and 3) comprises beams 2, 2, roof materials 3, 3, ... arranged parallel to the beams 2, 2, and a rear frame 17 located on the rear end side of the beams 2, 2 and the roof materials 3, 3, ..., the beams 2, 2 have a drainage groove 14 at the connection part of the roof material 3, the rear frame 17 has a gutter portion 22, and the rear end of the drainage groove 14 is placed on the rear frame 17 so that water flowing down the drainage groove 14 flows into the gutter portion 22 (see Figures 6, 10, 23 and 30), which makes it easy to install and prevents water from leaking between the beams 2 and the roof material 3 or between the roof material 3 and the rear frame 17. Furthermore, this structure (first, second and third embodiments) comprises a side frame 30, roof materials 3, 3, ... arranged parallel to the side frame 30, and a rear frame 17 located on the rear end side of the side frame 30 and the roof materials 3, 3, ..., and the roof materials 3, 3, ... have drainage grooves 29, 55a, 55b at the connection portion with the side frame 30, and the rear frame 17 has a gutter portion 22, and the rear ends of the drainage grooves 29, 55a, 55b are placed on the rear frame 17, so that water flowing down the drainage grooves 29, 55a, 55b flows into the gutter portion 22 (see Figures 7, 9, 20, 22, 27 and 29), which makes it easy to install and prevents water from leaking between the side frame 30 and the roof material 3 or between the roof material 3 and the rear frame 17. The roof material 3 has its side edges covered over the drainage grooves 29, 55a, 55b and is screwed in place with screws 15 that screw into the drainage grooves 29, 55a, and has hanging pieces 35 that hang down on the outside of the drainage grooves 29, 55a (Figures 9, 10, 22, 23, 29, 30), so that water is less likely to enter the drainage grooves 29, 55a, 55b, and even if it does enter, it can be drained through the drainage grooves 29, 55a, 55b.

[0057] The structure according to the invention described in claim 1 (the first and third embodiments to which a support column 71 is attached, see Figs. 33 and 36) comprises a beam 2, a front frame 16, a support column connector 72, and a support column 71, the support column connector 72 being attached to the underside of the beam 2 or the front frame 16, the support column 71 having an engagement portion 76 at its upper end that engages with the support column connector 72, and a rotation shaft (bolt / nut) 78 for adjusting the angle of the support column 71 below the engagement portion 76, so that it is not necessary to provide a rotation shaft in the support column connector 72, and therefore the support column connector 72 and the support column 71 are easy to manufacture. Also, by not having a rotation shaft in the support column connector 72, the height of the support column connector 72 can be kept low, so that the support column connector 72 is not noticeable. In this structure, the rotating shaft 78 is provided inside the support column 71 (see Figs. 33 and 36), so that the rotating shaft 78 is not conspicuous and the upper end of the support column 71 can have a neat appearance. The support column 71 has an engagement portion 76 inserted into a hole 75 formed in the support column connector 72 and rotated around the central axis so that the engagement portion 76 is held by the support column connector 72 (see Figure 35), so that the support column 71 can be easily and stably connected to the support column connector 72. By making the support column connector 72 have a height sufficient to accommodate the engagement portion 76 of the support column 71 (see FIGS. 33 and 36), the support column connector 72 can be made even less noticeable.

[0058] This structure (first embodiment) comprises pillars 1, 1 arranged at intervals and a number of wall materials 5, 5, ... arranged between the pillars 1, 1, and each wall material 5 is arranged parallel to the pillar 1 with its side edges connected to each other and the side edges of the wall material 5 connected to the pillar 1 (see Figures 14 to 17), making it easy to install. Since the pillars 1 and the wall materials 5, 5, ... are formed from extruded shapes, the colors and textures of the pillars 1 and the wall materials 5, 5, ... can be unified to improve the design. In this structure (first embodiment), furring strips 37 are provided between the pillars 1, 1, and the wall materials 5, 5, ... are provided on the front and rear of the furring strips 37 (see Figure 15), which makes it easy to install the wall materials 5, 5, ... and improves workability.It also allows the front and rear sides to have the same design, improving design. This structure (first embodiment) has an upper cross member 38 provided at the top between the pillars 1,1, and a lower cross member 40 provided at the bottom between the pillars 1,1, and the wall members 5,5,... are attached in a butt-together manner between the upper cross member 38 and the lower cross member 40 (see Figure 17), which further improves workability and also improves design since the edges of the wall members 5,5,... are hidden by the upper and lower cross members 38,40. In this structure (first embodiment), the visible surfaces of the pillars 1, 1 and the visible surfaces of the wall materials 5, 5, . . . are substantially flush with each other (see Figs. 15 and 16), and therefore, the structure has good design. In this structure (first embodiment), the width dimensions of the pillars 1, 1 and the wall materials 5, 5, . . . are almost the same (see Figs. 15 and 16), and therefore, the design is excellent.

[0059] The manufacturing method (first embodiment) of this structure involves placing an upper cross member 38 and a lower cross member 40 between pillars 1, 1 spaced apart, and then sequentially attaching the wall members 5, 5, ... from one longitudinal end of the upper cross member 38 and the lower cross member 40 toward the other side by fitting the upper and lower ends of the wall members 5, 5, ... into the upper cross member 38 and the lower cross member 40 and connecting the side edges to each other (see Figures 18-1 to 18-4), which makes construction of the wall 6 easy and provides good workability. The wall materials 5, 5, ... are attached by engaging their side edges with each other (see Figs. 18-3 and 18-4), which makes the construction of the wall materials 5, 5, ... easier and improves the design since there are no gaps between the wall materials 5. The wall members 5, 5, ... are attached between the upper cross member 38 and the lower cross member 40 in a butt-to-button manner, which further improves workability. By attaching the wall materials 5, 5, ... to both the front and rear sides, the front and rear sides can have the same design. The upper cross member 38 abuts or is adjacent to the underside of the roof 4 (rear frame 17, ceiling materials 24, 61) (see Figure 17), so that no gaps are created between the roof 4 or ceiling and the wall 6, resulting in a good design. The lower cross member 40 is embedded in the ground or installed adjacent to the earth floor 42 (see FIG. 17), so that no gap occurs between the ground or earth floor 42 and the wall 6, resulting in a good design. In the manufacturing method of this structure (first embodiment), the width dimensions of the columns 1, 1 and the wall materials 5, 5, . . . are almost the same (see Figs. 15 and 16), and therefore the design is excellent. The manufacturing method of this structure (first embodiment) involves providing furring strips 37 between the pillars 1, 1 and attaching wall materials 5, 5, ... to the front and rear of the furring strip 37, respectively (see Figure 15), which makes it easy to attach the wall materials 5, 5, ..., improving workability and allowing the front and rear sides to have the same design, improving design.

[0060] This structure (first embodiment) comprises one roof material (intermediate roof material) 3c, one side roof material (end roof material) 3a arranged on one side of the first roof material 3c, and the other side roof material (intermediate roof material) 3c arranged on the other side of the first roof material 3c, and the one roof material 3c has an upper one side edge 27 located on one side of the lower one side edge 32 and an upper other side edge 28 located on one side of the lower other side edge 33, the one side roof material 3a has an upper other side edge 28 located on one side of the lower other side edge 33, and the other side roof material 3c has an upper one side edge 27 located on one side of the lower other side edge 33. Because the edge 27 is located on one side of the lower one side edge 32, the upper one side edge 27 of one roof material 3c can be overlapped with the upper other side edge 28 of the one side roof material 3a installed previously, and the first roof material 3c can be lowered straight down and installed without tilting, and then the upper one side edge 27 of the other side roof material 3c can be overlapped with the upper other side edge 28 of the first roof material 3c, and the other side roof material 3c can be lowered straight down and installed without tilting (see Figure 13-1), which makes it easy to work. This structure (first embodiment) also includes one roof material (beam one-side roof material) 3b, one-side roof material (middle roof material) 3c arranged on one side of the first roof material 3b, and a beam 2 arranged on the other side of the first roof material 3b. The first roof material 3b has an upper one-side edge 27 located on one side of the lower one-side edge 32 and an upper other-side edge 28 located on the other side of the lower other-side edge 33. The one-side roof material 3c has an upper other-side edge 28 located on one side of the lower other-side edge 33. The beam 2 has an upper roof material receiving portion 13 and a lower roof material receiving portion 12, and the upper roof material receiving portion 13 is located on the other side of the lower roof material receiving portion 12. Therefore, the upper one side edge 27 of the first roof material 3b can be overlapped with the upper other side edge 28 of the one side roof material 3c, and the upper other side edge 28 of the first roof material 3b can be overlapped with the upper roof material receiving portion 13 of the beam 2, and the first roof material 3b can be installed by lowering it straight down without tilting it (see Figure 13-2), which makes it easy to install. Moreover, this structure (first embodiment) includes one roof material (intermediate roof material) 3c, a beam 2 arranged on one side of the first roof material 3c, and an other side roof material (intermediate roof material) 3c arranged on the other side of the first roof material 3c, and the one roof material 3c has an upper one side edge 27 located on one side of the lower one side edge 32 and an upper other side edge 28 located on one side of the lower other side edge 33, and the other side roof material 3c has an upper one side edge 27 located on one side of the lower one side edge 32, and the beam 2 has an upper roof material receiving portion 13 and a lower roof material receiving portion 12. Since the upper roof material support portion 13 is located to one side of the lower roof material support portion 12, the upper one side edge 27 of one roof material 3c can be overlapped onto the upper roof material support portion 13 of the beam 2, and the first roof material 3c can be lowered straight down and installed without tilting, and then the upper one side edge 27 of the other side roof material 3c can be overlapped onto the upper other side edge 28 of the first roof material 3c, and the other side roof material 3c can be lowered straight down and installed without tilting (see Figure 13-3), which provides excellent workability. Furthermore, this structure (first embodiment) has a front frame 16 and a rear frame 17, and each roof material 3, 3, . . . is erected between the front frame 16 and the rear frame 17 (see FIG. 7), further improving workability.

[0061] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. The materials and cross-sectional shapes of the beams, front frame, and support columns can be changed as appropriate. The shapes and materials of the support column connectors and the engagement parts can be changed as appropriate. The support column connectors may be attached to the underside of the front frame. The present invention is not limited to carports, but can be applied to any structure having a roof, such as cycle ports, passage shelters, and terrace roofs. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1 Pillar 2 beams 3. Roofing materials 4. Roof 5. Wall Materials 6. Wall 14. Drain 16 Front frame 17 Rear frame 22 Hibe 27 Upper edge 28 Upper other side edge 29 Drain 30 Side frame 32 Lower one side edge 33 Lower other side edge 38 Upper cross member 40 Lower cross member 55a, 55b Drains 60 Rafters 61 Ceiling material 71 Support pillar 72 Support column connector 76 Engagement part 78 Bolts and nuts (rotating shaft)

Claims

[Claim 1] A structure comprising a beam, a front frame, a support column connector, and a support column, the support column connector being attached to the underside of the beam or the front frame, the support column having an engagement portion at its upper end that engages with the support column connector, and a rotation axis below the engagement portion for adjusting the angle of the support column.

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