Structure

Abstract

To provide a structure that can improve workability.SOLUTION: The structure comprises an end rafter 1a, a roofing material 2, and an end panel holder 3. The end rafter 1a has a placing portion 4 of the roofing material 2 on an inner circumference side, and a receiving portion 5 of the end panel holder 3 on an outer circumference side. The end panel holder 3 presses the roofing material 2 on the inner circumference side, and is supported by the receiving portion 5 to restrict collapse.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a structure such as a carport.

Background Art

[0002] In structures such as carports, those with good workability are required.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0003] In view of the above-described circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a structure capable of improving workability.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0004] The structure according to the invention described in claim 1 for achieving the above object includes an end rafter, a roof member, and an end panel retainer. The end rafter has a placement portion for the roof member on the inner peripheral side and a receiving portion for the end panel retainer on the outer peripheral side. The end panel retainer presses the roof member on the inner peripheral side and is restricted from falling by being supported by the receiving portion.

Effects of the Invention

[0005] The structure according to the invention described in claim 1 includes an end rafter, a roof member, and an end panel retainer. The end rafter has a placement portion for the roof member on the inner peripheral side and a receiving portion for the end panel retainer on the outer peripheral side. The end panel retainer presses the roof member on the inner peripheral side and is restricted from falling by being supported by the receiving portion. Therefore, the roof member can be easily attached to the end rafter, and workability is improved.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0007] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 - 6 show an embodiment of the structure of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, this structure is applied to a carport for two passenger cars. Also, this structure uses the solar panel 2 as a roofing material and serves as both a carport and a solar power generation facility.

[0008] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, this structure includes three sets of gantry frames 8 with beams 7 erected on the left and right columns 6, 6 at intervals in the front - rear direction, and a roof 9 is supported on the frames 8. As shown in FIG. 3, the front - side frames are higher in height, and the roof 9 is inclined so that the rear side is lower.

[0009] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the roof 9 is constructed by installing a plurality of purlins 1, 1,... at regular intervals in the left-right direction on three beams 7 arranged in the front-rear direction, installing a front frame 10 on the upper ends of the plurality of purlins 1, 1,... above the water surface, installing gutters 11 on the lower ends of the plurality of purlins 1, 1,... below the water surface, and installing solar panels 2 between the respective purlins 1, 1,.... Five solar panels 2 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction and three solar panels 2 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the solar panel 2 has a frame 12 assembled in a rectangular shape and a solar cell panel 13 held inside the frame 12.

[0010] The column 6 is formed of an aluminum profile having a substantially square cross-section, with its lower part embedded in the ground and the surrounding area solidified with mortar and erected vertically. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end of the column 6 is fixed to the lower surface of the beam 7 via a connecting fitting 14.

[0011] As shown in FIG. 4, the beam 7 is formed of an aluminum profile having a substantially rectangular cross-section. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the beam 7 projects laterally beyond the column 6, and a cap 15 is attached to the end to close the end. And a purlin 1 (end purlin 1a) is installed on the end of the beam 7 projecting from the column 6. As shown in FIG. 4, an attachment auxiliary member 16 made of an aluminum profile is attached to the upper surface of the beam 7 along the longitudinal direction. The attachment auxiliary member 16 has two holder portions 18 spaced apart in the front-rear direction for slidably holding the back plate 17 in the longitudinal direction. A purlin attachment fitting 19 to be attached to the side surface of the purlin 1 is placed across the front and rear holder portions 18, 18, and bolts 20 are respectively screwed into the back plates 17, 17 held by the front and rear holder portions 18, 18 from above and tightened, so that the purlin 1 can be attached at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the beam 7.

[0012] The intermediate purlin 1b installed at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the beam 7 is formed of an aluminum profile. As shown in FIG. 6, it has a horizontally long rectangular cross-section hollow portion 21 located at the lower part, a narrower hollow portion 22 located above it, gutter portions 23, 23 formed on both the left and right sides of the hollow portion 22, a groove portion 24 located above the narrower hollow portion 22, and mounting portions 4, 4 provided with left and right projections at the upper end. At the upper position within the groove portion 24, the back plate 25 is held so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. The back plate 25 is positioned and provided at a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the intermediate vertical member 1b by screwing a screw 26 inserted from above into the bottom wall 27 of the groove portion 24. On the placement portions 4, 4, the side edge portions of the left and right solar panels 2, 2 are respectively placed. A panel presser 28 is arranged between the left and right solar panels 2, 2 from above. By screwing and tightening a bolt 29 inserted from above into the back plate 25 of the panel presser 28, the left and right solar panels 2, 2 are clamped from above and below by the panel presser 28 and the placement portions 4, 4, and the left and right solar panels 2, 2 are fixed to the intermediate vertical member 1b. Note that this structural body can attach solar panels 2 with different height dimensions H as will be described later. On the bottom wall 27 of the groove portion 24, drain holes (not shown) are formed. The inside of the narrow hollow portion 22 and the inside of the gutter portions 23, 23 provided on both sides thereof serve as drainage paths D1, D2 for draining rainwater that has entered between the solar panels 2, 2, ….

[0013] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, at the lower position of the gap between the solar panels 2, 2 arranged in the front - rear direction, a groove - shaped cross - bar 30 with an open upper surface is installed between the gutter portions 23 of adjacent vertical members 1, 1, …. Rainwater that has entered from the gap between the solar panels 2, 2 arranged front - to - back flows through the cross - bar 30 to the gutter portion 23 of the vertical member 1. A joint member 31 made of an aluminum profile is attached to the gap between the solar panels 2, 2 arranged front - to - back.

[0014] The end vertical member 1a installed at the longitudinal end position of the beam 7 is formed of an aluminum profile. As shown in FIG. 1, it has a hollow portion 21 with a rectangular cross - section located at the lower part, a narrower hollow portion 22 located closer to the outer peripheral side above it, a gutter portion 23 formed on the inner peripheral side of the hollow portion 22, a groove portion 24 located above the narrower hollow portion 22, a placement portion 4 provided so as to project inward from the upper end of the inner peripheral side wall of the groove portion 24, and a side wall 32 formed by extending the outer peripheral side wall of the groove portion 24 upward. At the upper position within the groove portion 24, the back plate 25 is held slidably in the longitudinal direction. The back plate 25 is positioned and provided at a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the end rafter 1a by screwing a screw 26 inserted from above into the bottom wall 27 of the groove portion 24. The side wall 32 is formed such that the upper end portion is obliquely bent inward in the inner peripheral side, and serves as a receiving portion 5 for receiving the end panel retainer 3. The inside of the narrow hollow portion 22 and the inside of the gutter portion 23 on its inner peripheral side serve as drainage paths D1, D2 for draining rainwater that has entered between the solar panels 2, 2,... to the gutter 11, similar to the intermediate rafter 1b.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, an end panel retainer 3 is attached to the inner peripheral side of the side wall 32 of the end rafter 1a. The end panel retainer 3 has a hollow portion 33, a panel pressing portion 34 provided by extending the upper wall of the hollow portion 33 inward in the inner peripheral side, a first locking portion 35 provided by extending the upper wall of the hollow portion 33 outward in the outer peripheral side, and a second locking portion 36 protruding from the outer peripheral side surface at a position spaced downward from the first locking portion 35. The first locking portion 35 is inclined obliquely downward toward the outer peripheral side, and the tip portion is bent downward. The second locking portion 36 is provided inclined obliquely downward.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 1, this structure can mount two types of solar panels 2 having different height dimensions H (for example, two types with height dimensions H of 30 mm and 35 mm). When installing the solar panel 2 with the lower height dimension H, as shown in Fig. 1(a), after placing the side edge of the solar panel 2 on the placement portion 4 of the end purlin 1a, the end panel retainer 3 is locked with the first locking portion 35 to the receiving portion 5 of the end purlin 1a, and the panel pressing portion 34 is locked to the upper surface of the solar panel 2 and arranged. Then, the bolt 29 inserted through the end panel retainer 3 from above is screwed into the back plate 25 held in the groove portion 24 of the end purlin 1a and tightened. In this way, the solar panel 2 is clamped from above and below by the panel pressing portion 34 of the end panel retainer 3 and the placement portion 4 of the end purlin 1a, and the solar panel 2 is fixed to the end purlin 1a. The end panel retainer 3 presses the solar panel 2 with the panel pressing portion 34 on the inner peripheral side and is supported by the receiving portion 5 of the end purlin 1a, thereby restricting the tilting. The end panel retainer 3 is attached in a slightly inclined state such that the upper surface is slightly higher toward the inner peripheral side. Thereby, the solar panel 2 can be firmly pressed by the panel pressing portion 34 on the inner peripheral side, and the rainwater on the end panel retainer 3 can be dropped to the outer peripheral side of the roof 9. The first locking portion 35 also serves as a rain shield covering the outer peripheral side of the side wall 32 of the end purlin 1a, thereby preventing rainwater from entering between the side wall 32 of the end purlin 1a and the end panel retainer 3. The frame 12 of the solar panel 2 is hidden by the side wall 32 of the end purlin 1a and the end panel retainer 3.

[0017] When installing the solar panel 2 with the higher height dimension H, as shown in Fig. 1(b), the end panel retainer 3 is attached by locking the second locking portion 36 to the receiving portion 5 of the end purlin 1a. Thereby, the end panel retainer 3 is attached in an upwardly raised state, and the solar panel 2 with the higher height dimension H can be fixed to the end purlin 1a. Also in this case, the end panel retainer 3 presses the solar panel with the panel pressing portion 34 on the inner peripheral side and is supported by the receiving portion 5 of the end purlin 1a, thereby restricting the tilting.

[0018] FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the end vertical member 1a and the end panel retainer 3. The end vertical member 1a has a receiving portion 5 formed to project inwardly on the inner peripheral side for receiving the lower surface of the end panel retainer 3 at an intermediate height position of the side wall 32. The end panel retainer 3 has a panel retaining portion 34 on the inner peripheral side and a rain cover portion 37 covering the outer peripheral side of the side wall 32 of the end vertical member 1a on the outer peripheral side.

[0019] When installing the solar panel 2 with the higher height dimension H, as shown in FIG. 7(a), a spacer 38 is attached to the lower surface of the end panel retainer 3 in a state biased toward the outer peripheral side, the spacer 38 is interposed between the receiving portion 5 of the end vertical member 1a and the lower surface of the end panel retainer 3, and then a bolt 29 inserted through the end panel retainer 3 from above is screwed into the back plate 25 and tightened. In this way, the solar panel 2 is clamped from above and below by the panel retaining portion 34 of the end panel retainer 3 and the mounting portion 4 of the end vertical member 1a, and the solar panel 2 is fixed to the end vertical member 1a. The end panel retainer 3 presses the solar panel 2 with the panel retaining portion 34 on the inner peripheral side and is supported by the receiving portion 5 of the end vertical member 1a, thereby restricting its tipping.

[0020] When installing the solar panel 2 with the lower height dimension H, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the spacer 38 is attached to the lower surface of the end panel retainer 3 in a state biased toward the inner peripheral side with it reversed left and right. Then, the spacer 38 no longer intervenes between the receiving portion 5 of the end vertical member 1a and the lower surface of the end panel retainer 3, and the end panel retainer 3 drops downward by that amount, enabling the solar panel 2 with the lower height dimension H to be fixed to the end vertical member 1a. Note that when installing the solar panel 2 with the lower height dimension H, the spacer 38 may not be attached to the lower surface of the end panel retainer 3. According to this embodiment, by varying the thickness of the spacer 38, it is possible to flexibly respond to the difference in the height dimension H of the solar panel 2.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 4, the front frame 10 is installed at the upper ends of a plurality of vertical posts 1, 1,... and hides the edges of the vertical posts 1, 1,.... On the upper surface of the front frame 10, there is a rising portion 39 formed by screwing a separate cover material, and the frame 12 of the solar panel 2 is hidden by the rising portion 39. The gutter 11 is installed at the lower ends of a plurality of vertical posts 1, 1,... and hides the edges of the vertical posts 1, 1,.... The gutter 11 has a rising portion 40 formed by extending the outer peripheral side wall upward, and the frame 12 of the solar panel 2 is hidden by the rising portion 40. Furthermore, in this structure, the edges of the panel retainer 28 attached to the intermediate vertical post 1b and the end panel retainer 3 attached to the end vertical post 1a are hidden by the rising portions 39, 40 of the front frame 10 and the gutter 11.

[0022] As described above, this structure includes an end vertical post 1a, a roof material (solar panel) 2, and an end panel retainer 3. The end vertical post 1a has a placement portion 4 for the roof material 2 on the inner peripheral side and a receiving portion 5 for the end panel retainer 3 on the outer peripheral side. The end panel retainer 3 presses the roof material 2 on the inner peripheral side and is restricted from falling by being supported by the receiving portion 5 (see Figs. 1 and 7). Therefore, the roof material 2 can be easily attached to the end vertical post 1a, improving the workability. Since the end panel retainer 3 has rain-receiving portions 35, 37 covering the outer peripheral side of the end vertical post 1a (see Figs. 1 and 7), it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering between the end vertical post 1a and the end panel retainer 3. Since the mounting height of the end panel retainer 3 can be adjusted according to the height dimension H of the roof material 2 in this structure (see Figs. 1 and 7), roof materials 2 with different height dimensions H can be easily attached, further improving the workability. Since the end panel retainer 3 is provided with a plurality of locking portions 35, 36 that lock to the receiving portion 5 of the end vertical post 1a with a vertical interval (see Fig. 1), the mounting height of the end panel retainer 1a can be changed by selectively locking any of the plurality of locking portions 35, 36 to the receiving portion 5 of the end vertical post 1a, making the workability more excellent. By interposing a spacer 38 between the receiving portion 5 of the end rafter 1a and the lower surface of the end panel retainer 3, roof materials 2 having different height dimensions H can be attached (see Fig. 7), so that the roof materials 2 having different height dimensions H can be flexibly accommodated.

[0023] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The cross-sectional shapes and materials of the end rafter and the end panel retainer can be appropriately changed. The roof material is not limited to a solar panel, and may be made of resin, metal, or the like. The present invention can be applied not only to a carport but also to any structure having a roof.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0024] 1a End rafter 2 Solar panel (roof material) 3 End panel retainer 4 Placing portion 5 Receiving portion

Claims

【Claim 1】 A structure comprising an end purlin, a roof member, and an end panel retainer, wherein the end purlin has a placement portion for the roof member on the inner peripheral side and a receiving portion for the end panel retainer on the outer peripheral side, and the end panel retainer presses the roof member on the inner peripheral side and is supported by the receiving portion to regulate falling.

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