Structure

Abstract

Providing structures that are easy to construct. [Solution] The structure comprises beams 1 and 2, ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, and a trim piece 62. The ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 extend below the beams 1 and 2. The beams 1 and 2 have a trim piece mounting section 77 on the outer periphery side of the end grain 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75. The trim piece 62 is attached from below to the trim piece mounting section 77 of the beams 1 and 2 with the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 installed, and has a hanging piece 85 that conceals the end grain 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to structures such as carports.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, structures such as carports installed on the site of a house have been known. In such structures, those with good workability are required.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0003] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a structure with good workability.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0004] The structure according to the invention described in claim 1 for achieving the above object includes a girder, a ceiling member, and a partition member. The ceiling member extends below the girder. The girder has a partition member attachment portion on the outer peripheral side of the ceiling member's narrow side. The partition member is attached from below to the partition member attachment portion of the girder in a state where the ceiling member is attached, and has a hanging piece that hides the narrow side of the ceiling member.

Effects of the Invention

[0005] The structure according to the invention described in claim 1 includes a girder, a ceiling member, and a partition member. The ceiling member extends below the girder. The girder has a partition member attachment portion on the outer peripheral side of the ceiling member's narrow side. The partition member is attached from below to the partition member attachment portion of the girder in a state where the ceiling member is attached, and has a hanging piece that hides the narrow side of the ceiling member. Thus, the attachment of the ceiling member and the attachment of the partition member can be easily performed, so that the workability is good.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0006] [Figure 1] It is a front view showing an embodiment of the structure of the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a plan view of the same structure. [Figure 3]This is a side view of the same structure. [Figure 4] This is a cross-sectional view AA in Figure 1. [Figure 5] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of BB. [Figure 6] This is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an enlarged view of the right side of Figure 5. [Figure 7] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of CC. [Figure 8] (a) is a cross-sectional view of EE in Figure 2, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of FF in Figure 2. [Figure 9] (a) is a cross-sectional view of DD in Figure 2, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of GG in Figure 9(a). [Figure 10] This is a cross-sectional view of HH in Figure 9(a). [Figure 11] (a) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view (DD cross-sectional view in Figure 2) showing another embodiment of the rain gutter section, and (b) is the II cross-sectional view in Figure 11(a). [Figure 12] This is a JJ cross-sectional view of Figure 11(a). [Figure 13] This is a cross-sectional view showing an example where wall material is installed between the front and rear columns. [Figure 14] (a) is a plan view showing an enlarged view of the corner between the front girder and the side girder, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of KK in Figure 14(a). [Figure 15] This is a magnified longitudinal cross-section showing the lower part of the side girder. [Figure 16] This is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the steps involved in installing the stopper plate. [Figure 17] (a) is a front view of the stopper part, and (b) is a side view of the same. [Figure 18] This is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing an enlarged view of the front side of Figure 7. [Figure 19-1] This is a perspective view showing the ceiling construction procedure. [Figure 19-2] This is a perspective view showing the ceiling construction procedure (continuation of Figure 19-1). [Figure 20] This is a perspective view showing the state when the ceiling material is being installed. [Figure 21] This is a cross-sectional view showing the state when the trim material is installed.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0007] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The description of the embodiment of the invention according to claim 1 is mainly described in paragraphs

[0027] to

[0032] . Figs. 1 to 18 show an embodiment of the structure of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, this structure is applied to a carport for two passenger cars. As shown in Fig. 2, in this structure, a front girder 1, a rear girder 2, and left and right side girders 3, 3 are assembled into a four-sided frame to form a rectangular frame 4, and the frame 4 is supported by four columns 5 provided at positions closer to the front and closer to the rear of the left and right side girders 3, 3, respectively. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the front girder 1, the rear girder 2, and the left and right side girders 3, 3 are all arranged horizontally, and the four columns 5 have the same length. As shown in Figs. 2 and 5, a center girder 6 is installed at the central position in the longitudinal direction of the front girder 1 and the rear girder 2, and a roof 7 is provided in the opening between the center girder 6 and the left and right side girders 3, 3. A ceiling 8 is provided under the roof 7.

[0008] The left and right side girders 3 are formed by cutting an aluminum alloy extrusion into a predetermined length. As shown in Figs. 6 and 9, they have a hollow portion 9 with a rectangular cross-section and a recess 10 with a U-shaped cross-section that is open at the bottom continuously in the longitudinal direction. The recess 10 is closed by fitting and attaching a gusset plate 11 from below, except for the part that swallows the column 5. As shown in Fig. 6, the gusset plate 11 protrudes downward from the lower edge of the side girder 3, and the lower surface of the gusset plate 3 is approximately at the same height as the lower surface of the ceiling material (panel 60, end panel 68, cover material 75) that constitutes the ceiling 8. On the bottom wall 10a of the recess 10, a back plate 13 for attaching a column fixing fitting 12 (see Fig. 9) and a groove 15 for slidably holding the head of the bolt 14 in the longitudinal direction are formed.

[0009] As shown in Fig. 15, on the side wall 15 that forms the recess 10 of the side girder 3, a rectangular groove 16 is formed at the upper part, and a concave groove 17 is formed below it. The concave groove 17 has a horizontal step portion 18 on the lower side and an inclined surface 19 that inclines inward on the upper side. The eyeplate 11 has a locking portion 21 that protrudes outward at the upper end of the side wall 20, and a concave groove 22 is formed below it. When the eyeplate 11 is fitted into the recess 10 of the side girder 3 from below, the upper end of the side wall 20 is elastically deformed so as to bend inward when pressed against the inclined surface 19 of the side wall 15 of the side girder 3, and returns after overcoming the inclined surface 19, and the locking portion 21 locks into the rectangular groove 16 of the side wall 15 of the side girder 3. Thus, the eyeplate 11 is fitted and attached to the recess 10 of the side girder 3 so as not to come off easily.

[0010] Furthermore, in this structure, a component 23 for preventing the eyeplate 11 from falling is provided between the side wall 15 of the side girder 3 and the side wall 20 of the eyeplate 11 so that the eyeplate 11 does not fall. The component 23 for preventing the eyeplate 11 from falling is formed by pressing a thin stainless steel plate, and as shown in Fig. 17, it is formed in a substantially I-shape with a vertical piece 24 and a locking piece 25 that inclines inward. After the eyeplate 11 is attached to the recess 10 of the side girder 3, this component 23 for preventing the eyeplate 11 from falling is inserted from below into the gap between the side wall 15 of the side girder 3 and the side wall 20 of the eyeplate 11 as shown in Fig. 16(a). When inserting, as shown in Fig. 16(b), the component 23 for preventing the eyeplate 11 from falling is elastically deformed so that the locking piece 25 becomes substantially vertical, and when the locking piece 25 reaches the space between the concave groove 17 of the side wall 15 of the side girder 3 and the concave groove 22 of the side wall 20 of the eyeplate 11, as shown in Fig. 16(c), the locking piece 25 returns to the state of inclining inward, the upper end of the locking piece 25 locks to the upper step portion 26 of the concave groove 22 of the side wall 20 of the eyeplate 11, and the lower end of the locking piece 25 locks to the lower step portion 18 of the concave groove 17 of the side wall 15 of the side girder 3, thereby restricting the fall of the eyeplate 11. Thereby, the fall of the eyeplate 11 can be surely prevented. A plurality of components 23 for preventing the eyeplate 11 from falling are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the eyeplate 11.

[0011] As shown in Figure 15, this structure comprises a girder (side girder) 3, a joint plate 11, and a joint plate fall prevention component 23. The girder 3 has a recess 10 on its lower side, and the joint plate 11 is fitted into the recess 10 of the girder 3. The joint plate fall prevention component 23 is inserted from below between the side wall 15 of the girder 3 and the side wall 20 of the joint plate 11. Its upper end engages with a stepped portion 26 provided on the side wall 20 of the joint plate 11, and its lower end engages with a stepped portion 18 provided on the side wall 15 of the girder 3, thereby preventing the joint plate 11 from falling. Therefore, by simply fitting the joint plate 11 into the recess 10 and then inserting the joint plate fall prevention component 23 from below between the side wall 15 of the girder 3 and the side wall 20 of the joint plate 11, the joint plate 11 can be reliably prevented from falling, simplifying construction. The fascia plate fall prevention component 23 has a locking piece 25 that engages with the fascia plate 11 and the stepped portions 26 and 18 of the side beam 3. When the locking piece 25 is inserted between the side beam 3 and the side walls 15 and 20 of the fascia plate 11, it is almost vertical, and once inserted, it engages with the fascia plate 11 and the stepped portions 26 and 18 of the side beam 3 in an inclined state. This makes it easy to install the fascia plate fall prevention component 23 and reliably prevents the fascia plate 11 from falling.

[0012] As shown in Figure 5, the central girder 6 is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy profile having the same cross-sectional shape as the side girders 3. As shown in Figures 2 and 8, the central girder 6 has its longitudinal end faces in contact with the rear side of the front girder 1 and the front side of the rear girder 2, and is fixed using U-shaped connecting fittings 27.

[0013] As shown in Figure 7, the front girder 1 and rear girder 2 are formed from extruded aluminum alloy profiles with approximately the same cross-sectional shape as the side girder 3, and have a rectangular hollow section 9 and a U-shaped recess 10 with an open bottom, which are continuous in the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, covers 28 are attached to the outer circumferential sides of the front girder 1 and rear girder 2. The covers 28 are formed from extruded aluminum alloy profiles and cover the outer circumferential sides of the front girder 1 and rear girder 2. The covers 28 are attached by engaging hook-shaped locking pieces 29, which are provided on the back side at vertical intervals, with grooves 30 formed on the outer circumferential sides of the front girder 1 and rear girder 2, and by placing an inward-facing piece 31 provided at the upper end on the upper surface of the front girder 1 and rear girder 2 and fixing it with screws 32. As shown in Figure 2, the front girder 1 and the rear girder 2 have their longitudinal end faces in contact with the inner circumferential surfaces of the left and right side girders 3, 3, and are fixed using U-shaped connecting fittings (not shown) similar to the central girder 6. The covers 28 attached to the outer periphery sides of the front girder 1 and rear girder 2 protrude laterally beyond the longitudinal end faces of the front girder 1 and rear girder 2, and the longitudinal end faces of the left and right side girders 3, 3 are hidden by the covers 28.

[0014] As shown in Figure 14, resin caps 33 are attached to the corners between the front girder 1 and the side girder 3, and between the rear girder 2 and the side girder 3, covering the edges of the cover 28. The caps 33 are fitted onto the corners from the outside and secured with screws 34 from above.

[0015] As shown in Figure 2, this structure comprises a frame 4 that frames a pair of side girders 3,3, a front girder 1, and a rear girder 2, and a cover 28. The front girder 1 and the rear girder 2 have their longitudinal end faces in contact with the inner circumferential surfaces of the side girders 3,3, and the cover 28 is attached to the outer circumferential surfaces of the front girder 1 and the rear girder 2. Since the longitudinal end faces of the side girders 3,3 are hidden by the cover 28, there is no need to attach individual caps to the longitudinal end faces of the side girders 3,3, thus simplifying construction. The design is also improved because the longitudinal end faces of the side girders 3,3 and the outer circumferential surfaces of the front girder 1 and the rear girder 2 are continuously covered by the cover 28.

[0016] In the above-described embodiment, the cover 28 was attached only to the outer perimeter sides of the front beam 1 and rear beam 2. However, the cover 28 can also be attached to the outer perimeter sides of the left and right side beams 3, 3 in the same way as the front beam 1 and rear beam 2, so that the entire perimeter of the frame 4 is surrounded by the cover 28. Furthermore, the aesthetic appeal can be further enhanced by applying a laminate sheet with a wood grain pattern or the like to the cover 28.

[0017] Column 5 is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy profile and, as shown in Figure 9, consists of a column body 36 having rectangular groove-shaped recesses 35 along its longitudinal direction on its front and rear surfaces, a cover plate 37 fitted into the recesses 35, and a downpipe cover 38 attached to the front side surface of the column body 36. Note that the downpipe cover 38 is attached only to the rear column 5 (see Figure 4). As shown in Figures 9 and 10, a roughly U-shaped column fixing bracket 12 is attached to the side beam 3 by a backing plate 13, bolts 14 and nuts 39, and abuts against the bottom wall 10a of the recess 10. The column 5 is connected and fixed to the underside of the side beam 3 by inserting the column fixing bracket 12 into the hollow part of the column body 36, while the upper end of the column body 36 is swallowed into the recess 10 of the side beam 3, and the upper end surface of the column body 36 abuts against the bottom wall 10a of the recess 10 of the side beam 3, and screws 40 inserted from the front and rear are screwed into the female screw holes formed in the column fixing bracket 12. The screws 40 are hidden by the cover plate 37. The mounting position of column 5 can be changed to the longitudinal direction of the side beam 3. Column 5 can also be attached to either the front beam 1 or the rear beam 2.

[0018] As shown in Figures 2, 5, and 7, the roof 7 is installed at each opening between the central beam 6 and the left and right side beams 3, 3, with the side beams 3 being lower. Specifically, as shown in Figure 5, rafter hangers 41 are attached to the higher positions on the left and right sides of the central beam 6, gutter members (gutter sections) 42 are attached to the lower positions on the inner sides of the left and right side beams 3, 3, gable rafters 43 and rafters 44 are installed between the rafter hangers 41 and gutter members 42 at intervals in the left-right direction (see Figure 2), and resin roof panels 45 are installed between the gable rafters 43 and rafters 44, and between the rafters 44 themselves. As shown in Figure 8(a), locking members 46 are attached to the left and right sides of the central beam 6 with screws in order to attach the rafter hangers 41, and the rafter hangers 41 are hooked onto the locking members 46 and fixed below the locking members 46 with screws 47. The locking members 46 are long members formed from extruded aluminum alloy profiles. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, a locking member 46 is similarly attached to the inner circumference of the side girder 3 with screws in order to attach the gutter member 42, and the gutter member 42 is hooked onto the locking member 46 and fixed above the locking member 46 with screws 48.

[0019] As shown in Figures 9 and 10, an auxiliary gutter 49 is provided in a recess 10 at the bottom of the side beam 3 near the rear column 5. The auxiliary gutter 49 is a flat rectangular tubular member formed from an extruded aluminum alloy profile, with open sides on both sides facing the side walls 15, 15 of the recess 10 of the side beam 3, and has screw insertion grooves 50 on the front and rear walls (see Figure 10). As shown in Figure 9, the auxiliary gutter 49 is fixed to the outer wall of the gutter member 42 with screws 52 inserted through the screw insertion grooves 50, with the open right side of the auxiliary gutter 49 in contact with the outer wall of the gutter member 42, and a cover 51 on the left side. A horizontally elongated rectangular hole 53 is formed in the outer wall of the gutter member 42 (see Figure 10), and rainwater accumulated in the gutter member 42 flows from the hole 53 into the auxiliary gutter 49. The inner side wall 15 of the recess 10 of the side girder 3 and the inner side wall 20 of the cover plate 11 have notches in the parts that interfere with the auxiliary gutter 49. The auxiliary gutter 49 is hidden from view by the cover plate 11 when viewed from below. As shown in Figure 9, a drainage component 54 is attached to the lower surface of the auxiliary gutter 49, and the outlet of the drainage component 54 is inserted into the upper end of a downpipe 55 that is installed along the front side of the column 5. Therefore, rainwater that flows from the gutter member 42 to the auxiliary gutter 49 flows through the drainage component 54 to the downpipe 55 and is drained through the downpipe 55. The downpipe 55 is housed inside the downpipe cover 38 of the column 5, and the downpipe 55 is not visible from the outside.

[0020] Figures 11 and 12 show another embodiment of the rain gutter section. The column 5 consists of a column body 36 having recesses 35 on its front and rear sides, and a cover plate 56 that is fitted into the recesses 35 of the column body 36. The cover plate 56 is formed in a hollow shape and also serves as a downspout. In the recess 10 at the bottom of the girder 3 near the rear column 5, an auxiliary gutter 49 is provided, similar to the embodiment described earlier. The auxiliary gutter 49 is a flat, rectangular tubular member formed from an extruded aluminum alloy profile. Its left and right sides, facing the side walls 15, 15 on both sides of the recess 10 of the girder 3, are open, and it has tapping holes 57 on the inside of the front and rear walls (see Figure 12). As shown in Figure 11, the auxiliary gutter 49 is fixed by a screw 58 that is screwed into the tapping hole 57, with its open right side in contact with the outer wall of the gutter member 42. The left side of the auxiliary gutter 49 is covered with a lid 51. A horizontally elongated rectangular hole 53 is formed in the outer wall of the gutter member 42 (see Figure 12), and rainwater accumulated in the gutter member 42 flows from the hole 53 into the auxiliary gutter 49. The auxiliary gutter 49 is hidden from view by the cover plate 11 when viewed from below. As shown in Figures 11(b) and 12, a drainage component 54 is attached to the rear wall of the auxiliary gutter 49 facing the column 5, and the outlet of the drainage component 54 is inserted into the upper end of a cover plate 56 attached to the front side of the column 5. Therefore, rainwater that flows from the gutter member 42 to the auxiliary gutter 49 flows through the drainage component 54 to the cover plate 56 and is drained through the cover plate 56.

[0021] Figure 13 shows an example in which wall material (decorative boards) 59, 59 are installed on the inside and outside between the front and rear columns 5, 5. The downpipe 55 is installed along the front side of the rear column 5, similar to the embodiment shown in Figures 9 and 10 described earlier, and the downpipe 55 is hidden by the wall material 59, 59.

[0022] As shown in Figures 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, this structure comprises a girder (side girder) 3, a gutter section (gutter member) 42, and an auxiliary gutter 49. The gutter section 42 is provided on the inner circumference side of the girder 3, and the auxiliary gutter 49 is provided on the lower part of the girder 3 near the column 5. Water flows from the gutter section 42 to the auxiliary gutter 49 through holes 53 provided on the side of the gutter section 42, and from the auxiliary gutter 49 to the downpipe (downpipe 55, cover plate 56) provided along the column 5. This makes the installation of the rain gutter easy and simplifies construction. Furthermore, since the gutter section 42 is provided on the inner circumference side of the beam 3, the gutter section 42 is not exposed to the outside, and the auxiliary gutter 49 is also housed in the recess 10 at the bottom of the beam 3 and hidden by the cover plate 11. The downpipes 55 and 56 are housed inside the column 5 (see Figures 9 and 11), or installed between the wall materials 59 and 59 provided on the inside and outside between the columns 5 and 5 (see Figure 13), so the rain gutters are not exposed to the outside, resulting in a clean and neat exterior design. In the embodiment shown in Figures 11 and 12, the column 5 has a recess 35 along its longitudinal direction on its side, and the downpipe (cover plate) 56 is housed in the recess 35, so the column 5 does not become thicker, and the design is further improved.

[0023] As shown in Figure 5, the ceiling material that makes up the ceiling 8 includes a plurality of panels 60, 60, ... that are installed side by side in the left-right direction, an end panel 68 that is installed at the end, and a cover material 75 that is installed below the gutter member 42. As shown in Figures 5-7, under the roof 7, base materials 61 for attaching ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 are installed at intervals in the front-to-back direction. The ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 are panels formed from extruded aluminum alloy profiles. As shown in Figures 4 to 6, they are positioned parallel to the side beams 3 and lower than the lower edge of the side beams 3, and are installed between the pair of side beams 3, 3 in the longitudinal direction of the front and rear beams 1, 2.

[0024] The ceiling panels 60 are installed sequentially from right to left. As shown in Figure 6, the rightmost panel (the other panel) 60b of the two adjacent panels 60, 60 has a mounting portion 63 to the base material 61, a contact portion 64 located to the right (other side) of the mounting portion 63, and a locking portion 65 located to the left (one side) of the mounting portion 63, all connected to its left end (one side end) 106. The contact portion 64 is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the right. The leftmost panel (the first panel) 60a has a locking portion 66 provided on the base material 61 side, and a projection (contact portion) 104 located spaced apart from the locking portion 66 and to the right (other side) of the locking portion 66, at its right end (other side end) 105. The projection 104 is located at the right end (other side end) of the leftmost panel 60a. The left panel 60a is then attached by locking its locking portion 66 to the locking portion 65 of the right panel 60b from the left side, and bringing the tip of the projection 104 into contact with the contact portion 64 of the right panel 60b, and then fixing the mounting portion 63 to the base material 61 with screws 67.

[0025] Thus, as shown in Figure 6, the ceiling (ceiling structure) 8 of this structure comprises one panel (left panel) 60a and another panel (right panel) 60b, and the other panel 60b has an attachment portion 63 to the base material 61, a contact portion 64 located on the other side of the attachment portion 63, and a locking portion 65 located on one side of the attachment portion 63 at one end 106, and the contact portion 64 is an inclined surface, and the first panel 60a The panel 60 has a locking portion 66 on the base material 61 side and a contact portion (protrusion) 104 on the other side of the locking portion 66 at the other end 105, and the locking portion 66 of one panel 60a is locked to the locking portion 65 of the other panel 60b, and the contact portion 104 of one panel 60a is in contact with the contact portion 64 of the other panel 60b, so that the panel 60 can be attached easily and stably, thus simplifying the construction. In other words, because the locking portion 65 of the other panel 60b is located on one side of the mounting portion 63, it is easier to lock the locked portion 66 of one panel 60a to the locking portion 65 of the other panel 60b when mounting the first panel 60a. Furthermore, because the contact portion 64 of the other panel 60b is an inclined surface, the contact portion 104 of the first panel 60a comes into contact with the inclined surface and is pulled downward, which restricts the vertical flapping of the other end portion 105 of the first panel 60a. As a result, the panel 60 can be mounted easily and stably. The other panel 60b has a mounting portion 63 for attachment to the base material 61, a contact portion 64 located on the other side of the mounting portion 63, and a locking portion 65 located on one side of the mounting portion 63, all connected to one end portion 106. This simplifies the shape of the one end portion 106, making it less likely for water and debris to accumulate. Furthermore, since the contact portion 104 of one panel 60a is spaced apart from the locking portion 66 on the other side, it is easy to lock the locking portion 66 to the locking portion 65 of the other panel 60b and to bring the contact portion 104 into contact with the contact portion 64 of the other panel 60b, thereby improving the mountability and stability of the panel 60.

[0026] As shown in Figure 6, an end panel (ceiling material) 68 is provided on the right side of the ceiling 8. The end panel 68 has a starter 69 and an adjustment 70. The starter 69 is positioned to the right of the rightmost panel 60 which is installed first, and has a mounting portion 63 for attachment to the base material 61, a contact portion 64 and a locking portion 65, similar in shape to the left end of the panel 60. The adjustment member 70 is positioned on the other side (right side) of the start member 69 and has a mounting portion 71 for attachment to the base material 61 and a side wall 72 extending to the left from the lower edge of the mounting portion 71. The side wall 72 overlaps the start member 69 and the lower edge of the rightmost panel 60, which is attached by locking into the locking portion 65 of the start member 69, so that the edges of the start member 69 and the panel 60 are hidden by the side wall 72. The mounting portion 71 is formed in the shape of a U-shaped groove with the lower side open. The mounting portion 71 is screwed to the base material 61 from below with screws 73, and a cover plate 74 is attached to close the groove of the mounting portion 71. A cover material (ceiling material) 75 is attached to the underside of the gutter member 42. The cover material 75 conceals the gutter member 42 and also fills the gap between the end panel 68 and the joint plate 11 of the side beam 3. The underside of the cover material 75 is at approximately the same height as the underside of the joint plate 11 of the side beam 3, and the outer edge 75a of the cover material 75 abuts against and is hidden by the inner side surface of the joint plate 11. The cover material 75 is made of the same shape as the adjustment material 70 of the end panel 68 and is attached in a symmetrical orientation. As shown in Figure 5, an adjustment member 70 is also attached to the left end of the ceiling 8, and the side wall 72 of the adjustment member 70 overlaps below the left edge of the leftmost panel 60, which is the last to be installed, so that the edge of the panel 60 is hidden by the side wall 72. By providing adjustment members 70 at both the left and right ends in this way, the ceiling 8 has a symmetrical design.

[0027] As shown in Figure 7, ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 extend below the front beam 1 and rear beam 2, and when viewed from below, the front beam 1 and rear beam 2 are hidden by ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 (see Figure 4). As shown in Figure 18, the front beam 1 and rear beam 2 have base materials 76 attached to recesses 10 formed on their lower surfaces. The base materials 76 are made of extruded aluminum alloy profiles and are provided along the entire length of the front beam 1 and rear beam 2 in the longitudinal direction. The base material 76 has a cross-sectional shape symmetrical with respect to the center in the width direction, and has downward-opening groove-shaped trim material mounting portions 77 at the outer and inner ends, and a beam mounting portion 78 in the center in the width direction that is attached to the front beam 1 and rear beam 2, and a ceiling material mounting portion 79 between the trim material mounting portion 77 and the beam mounting portion 78. The ceiling material mounting portion 79 is located at a lower position than the trim material mounting portion 77. The trim material 62 is attached to the trim material mounting portion 77 located on the outer side, and this trim material mounting portion 77 is located on the outer side of the end 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75. The base material 76 is attached by engaging the claws 80, 80 protruding from its outer and inner circumferential ends with rectangular grooves 16 formed in the side wall of the recess 10 from below, and by fastening the girder mounting portion 78 to the bottom surface of the recess 10 with screws 81 from below.

[0028] As shown in Figure 18, the base material 76 has a longitudinal alignment section 83 formed between the outer edge trim mounting section 77 and the ceiling material mounting section 79 for aligning the edges 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75. The ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 are positioned with their front edges 82 aligned with the alignment section 83 and are attached to the ceiling material mounting section 79 of the base material 76 and the base material 61 by screwing them in from below with screws 67.

[0029] As shown in Figure 18, a trim piece 62 is attached to the trim piece mounting portion 77 on the outer circumference of the base material 76. The trim piece 62 has a mounting portion 84 that is engaged and attached to the trim piece mounting portion 77 of the base material 76 from below, a hanging piece 85 that hangs down adjacent to the inner circumference of the side wall of the recess 10, and a horizontal piece 86 that protrudes inward from the lower end of the hanging piece 85. The hanging piece 85 hides the edges 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, and the horizontal piece 86 hides the lower surfaces of the longitudinal ends of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75. The mounting portion 84 has a pair of angled locking pieces 87, 87 that engage with the inside of the side wall of the groove-shaped trim mounting portion 77, and a horizontal wall 88 that connects the pair of locking pieces 87, 87 at the bottom. The hanging piece 85 is formed with its base end 85a bent inward in a crank shape, and this base end 85a is connected to the side wall 88 of the mounting portion 84 at a position closer to the outer circumference.

[0030] The trim piece 62 has the same surface treatment as the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 applied to the outer surface of the hanging piece 85 and the lower surface of the horizontal piece 86 that are exposed to the outside. For example, if a laminate sheet is applied to the surface of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, a laminate sheet is also applied to the trim piece 62, and if a coating is applied to the surface of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, a coating is also applied to the trim piece 62. This makes the trim piece 62 even less conspicuous.

[0031] Next, we will explain the construction procedure for the ceiling 8. First, as shown in Figure 19-1(a), the base material 61 is installed under the roof 7. Next, as shown in Figure 19-1(b), the ceiling materials (panel 60, end panel 68, cover material 75) are attached to the underlayment material 61 and base material 76 by screwing them in order from the right. More specifically, the start material 69 (see Figure 6) of the end panel 68 is first attached to the predetermined position on the right, and the panels 60, 60, ... are then attached sequentially using the start material 69 as a reference. After that, the adjustment material 70 is attached to the right of the start material 69, and the adjustment material 70 is attached to the left of the leftmost panel 60. After that, the cover material 75 is attached below the gutter member 42. Finally, the cover plate 74 is attached to the adjustment material 70 and the cover material 75. When installing the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, as shown in Figure 20, install them so that the front edge 82 of each ceiling material 60, 68, and 75 is flush with the alignment portion 83 of the base material 76. By doing so, the edges 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 are aligned, and the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 can be installed neatly. Next, as shown in Figure 19-2(c), the trim piece 62 is attached to the trim piece mounting portion 77 of the base material 76. To attach the trim piece 62, as shown in Figure 21(a), the mounting portion 84 of the trim piece 62 is placed under the trim piece mounting portion 77, and the horizontal piece 86 is struck from below with a fist or hammer, so that the mounting portion 84 of the trim piece 62 fits into the trim piece mounting portion 77, as shown in Figure 21(b). At this time, because the base end portion 85a of the hanging piece 85 is located on the outer circumference side of the middle portion in the width direction of the mounting portion 84, as shown by the arrow in the figure, even though the mounting portion 84 is far from the striking point, the force f is applied evenly to the outer and inner side locking pieces 87, 87, so that the mounting portion 84 can be easily fitted into the trim piece mounting portion 77. Then, when the trim piece 62 is installed, the edges 82 and the longitudinal ends of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 are hidden by the trim piece 62, as shown in Figure 19-2(d).

[0032] In this structure, the trim material 62 is installed after the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 are installed, so the trim material 62 does not get in the way when installing the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, making the installation of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 easy. Moreover, the base material 76 of the beams 1 and 2 has an alignment part 83 for aligning the ends 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, so the installation of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 can be done even more easily and neatly. Furthermore, by having the trim material attachment portion 77 on the girders 1 and 2 on the outer periphery of the ends 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, the trim material 62 can be easily attached to the girders 1 and 2 after the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 have been installed. By installing the trim material 62 after the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 have been installed, it is possible to reduce the gap 89 (see Figure 18) between the lower surface of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 and the horizontal piece 86 of the trim material 62, making the gap 89 less noticeable.

[0033] This structure is easy to install because the front and rear ends of the ceiling 8 are finished simply by extending the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 to the underside of the front beam 1 and rear beam 2, and concealing the ends 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 with the trim material 62. The trim material 62 is thin and therefore inconspicuous, resulting in a good aesthetic appearance. By applying the same surface treatment to the outer surface of the trim material 62 as the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, the trim material 62 can be made even less noticeable.

[0034] As shown in Figure 6, the ceiling 8 of this structure comprises panels 60, 60, ... that are installed side by side, and an end panel 68. The end panel 68 has a starter 69 and an adjustment member 70. The starter 69 is positioned on the panel 60 side and locks into the edge of the end panel 60. The adjustment member 70 is positioned further towards the end than the starter 69 and hides the starter 69 and the edge of the end panel 60 that is locked into the starter 69. This allows for flexible adaptation to differences in dimensions in the direction in which the panels 60 are arranged, thus simplifying construction. In other words, even if the dimensions of the roof 7 change, or if there are dimensional errors in the panels 60, or if there are construction errors in the installation of the panels 60, these dimensional differences can be absorbed by changing the overlap between the end panels 60 and the adjustment material 70, making it easier to construct the ceiling 8.

[0035] Furthermore, in this structure, the ceiling materials (panels 60, end panels 68, and cover materials 75) are positioned parallel to the side beams 3 and lower than the lower edge of the side beams 3. The side beams 3 have recesses 10 in the longitudinal direction on their undersides, and these recesses 10 are closed by attaching cover plates 11. Since the underside of the cover plates 11 and the underside of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 are at approximately the same height, the treatment of the left and right ends of the ceiling 8 is completed by attaching the cover plates 11 to the side beams 3, resulting in good workability. In addition, when viewed from below, only the ceiling 8 appears flat, and the cover plates 11 are indistinguishable from the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75, resulting in good aesthetics.

[0036] As described above, this structure comprises girders (front girders 1, rear girders 2), ceiling materials (panels 60, end panels 68, cover materials 75), and trim materials 62. The ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 extend below girders 1 and 2. Girders 1 and 2 have trim material mounting sections 77 on the outer periphery side of the ends 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75. The trim material 62 is attached from below to the trim material mounting sections 77 of girders 1 and 2 with the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 installed. It has a hanging piece 85 that hides the ends 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 (see Figures 18, 19-1, and 19-2), making it easy to install the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 and the trim material 62, thus providing good workability. Since girders 1 and 2 have alignment sections 83 in the longitudinal direction for aligning the ends 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 (see Figures 18 and 20), the installation of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 can be made even easier and neater. The girders 1 and 2 have a groove-shaped trim mounting section 77, and the base end 85a of the hanging piece 85 of the trim 62 is located in the middle of the width direction of the mounting section 84 that is attached to the trim mounting section 77 (see Figures 18 and 21). As a result, the mounting section 84 can be easily fitted into the trim mounting section 44 by tapping (pushing) the trim 62 from below. The trim piece 62 has a horizontal piece 86 that overlaps below the ends of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 (see Figure 18), so that not only the edges 82 of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 but also the ends of the ceiling materials 60, 68, and 75 can be hidden by the trim piece 62, thus improving the aesthetic appearance.

[0037] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The materials and cross-sectional shapes of the beams, ceiling materials, and trim materials can be changed as appropriate. The trim material mounting section may be provided integrally with the beams. The ceiling materials may be arranged with their longitudinal direction in the left-right direction. The roof structure is not limited. The present invention can be applied not only to carports but also to any structure such as garden rooms and walkway shelters. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 1. Previous digit (digit) 2. Last digit (digit) 60 panels (ceiling material) 62 Trim material 68 End panels (ceiling material) 75 Cover material (ceiling material) 77 Trim material mounting section 82. Edge of ceiling material 85 Hanging piece

Claims

[Claim 1] A structural element comprising a beam, a ceiling material, and a trim piece, wherein the ceiling material extends to the bottom of the beam, the beam has a trim piece attachment point on the outer periphery side of the end of the ceiling material, and the trim piece is attached from below to the trim piece attachment point of the beam when the ceiling material is installed, and has a hanging piece that conceals the end of the ceiling material.

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