fence

Abstract

To provide a fence comprising a gate door around a deck without inviting a situation where a construction work is complicated.SOLUTION: A fence provided along an edge of a deck 50 comprises: a plurality of fence posts 10 provided so as to go over an upper face 53a of a deck floor material 53 from a foundation G; a fence body 20 provided between the fence posts 10; gate posts 31 and 32 provided so as to go over an upper face of the deck 50 from the foundation G in a state of being adjacent to the fence posts 10; and a door body 33 supported by the gate posts 31 and 32 so as to open / close. In a state where an inner surface 10a facing the deck 50 in the fence post 10 is flush with inner surfaces 31a and 32a facing the deck 50 in the gate posts 31 and 32, the gate posts 31 and 32 and the fence post 10 neighboring the gate posts 31 and 32 are connected with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a fence that runs along the edge of a deck. [Background technology]

[0002] Some terrace and balcony decks are surrounded by fences. The fences are made up of multiple fence posts fixed to the top surface of the deck material and fence bodies such as nets, frames, panels, etc. that are installed between the fence posts (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-119267 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, some terraces and balconies, particularly those on the first floor, are constructed so that a gate can be installed in the fence to allow direct access from the outdoors. Since the gate must support the door body, which is heavier than the fence body, so that it can be opened and closed, it is preferable to use a gate post with a larger external dimension than the fence post and to fix the lower end of the gate post directly to the foundation. In other words, when a fence equipped with a gate is installed around a deck, it is preferable to erect the gate post and the fence post from the foundation of the part that is the periphery of the deck, and to have these gate post and fence post support the door body and the fence body. However, as described above, since the gate post has a larger external dimension than the fence post, it will protrude beyond the fence post, and a situation may arise in which the deck must be modified.

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention has an object to provide a fence equipped with a gate around a deck without complicating construction work. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the fence of the present invention is a fence installed along the edge of a deck, and comprises a plurality of fence posts installed from a foundation over the upper surface of the deck, a fence body installed between the fence posts, a gate post installed from the foundation over the upper surface of the deck, and a door body supported on the gate post so as to be able to be opened and closed, and is characterized in that the gate post and the fence post are connected to each other such that the inner surface of the fence post facing the deck is the same as the inner surface of the gate post facing the deck or protrudes further than the inner surface of the gate post. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, by connecting the gate post directly to the fence post, the gate body can be supported by the gate post and the fence post, making it possible to use a gate post with smaller external dimensions than when a single unit is provided. Moreover, since the inner surface of the gate post facing the deck and the inner surface of the fence post facing the deck are the same, or the inner surface of the fence post protrudes beyond the inner surface of the deck post, there is no need to process the deck and no complicated work is required. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a fence according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from an exterior wall portion at an inside corner of a building. [Diagram 2] This is a view of the fence shown in Figure 1 from the outdoor side. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fence shown in FIG. [Figure 4] 2A and 2B show the fence shown in FIG. 1, where (a) is a longitudinal sectional view and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view cut at a position different from that of (a). [Diagram 5] 4(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. [Figure 6]FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main part of the fence shown in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 6. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a main part of FIG. 7. [Figure 9] 2A and 2B show the components of the fence shown in FIG. 1, where (a) is a side view of a gate post and (b) is a side view of a fence post adjacent to the gate post. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the fence according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 8 show a fence according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fence 1 illustrated here is configured to surround the periphery of a deck 50 that is rectangular in plan view. The deck 50 is configured by arranging a plurality of deck floor materials 53 along the short side via joists 52 at the upper ends of deck posts 51 installed on a foundation (ground) G. Although not shown in the figures, the deck 50 of this embodiment is installed so that a long side portion a1 and a short side portion b1 are adjacently provided on an exterior wall portion that is an inside corner on the first floor of a building, and the remaining long side portion a2 and short side portion b2 face the outdoors. A plurality of fascia boards 54 extending along the horizontal direction are arranged in parallel above and below the deck posts 51 installed along the two sides a2 and b2 facing the outdoors, below the deck floor material 53.

[0010] The fence 1 is provided in a straight line on the outer periphery of the long side a2 and the short side b2 of the deck 50 facing the outdoors, and is constructed by supporting a fence body 20 between multiple fence posts 10. The fence posts 10 are tubular with a substantially square cross section, and are arranged vertically with their lower ends embedded in the foundation G located around the deck 50. A desired gap is provided between the inner surface 10a of the fence post 10 facing the deck 50 and the deck floor material 53. The upper half of the fence post 10 protrudes above the upper surface 53a of the deck floor material 53. The fence body 20 is provided between the multiple fence posts 10, covering the outer surface 10b of the fence post 10 that is the outer periphery. In this embodiment, the inside of a frame formed by combining upper and lower horizontal frames 21 and left and right vertical frames 22 all around is divided into two halves by a upright 23, and a resin panel 24 is attached to the inside of each halve to form the fence body 20. More specifically, the fence body 20 is supported via the upper and lower horizontal frames 21 between a cap member 11 attached to the upper end opening of the fence post 10 and a hook member 12 attached to a part of the fence post 10 above the deck floor material 53.

[0011] The fence 1 is provided with a gate 30 at a position that is approximately the center of the long side a2 facing the outdoors on the deck 50. The gate 30 is configured by supporting one gate body 33 between left and right gate posts 31, 32 so that it can be opened and closed. In this embodiment, the gate body 33 is supported on one gate post 31 via a hinge 34 so that it can rotate around a hinge axis that runs vertically, and can be opened so as to protrude to the outer periphery. The gate body 33 is configured by attaching left and right vertical frames 33b and upper and lower horizontal frames 33c to the four periphery of a rectangular panel 33a, and a handle 33d for opening and closing the gate is provided on the vertical frame 33b that serves as the door end. The gate posts 31, 32 are cylindrical with a substantially square cross section, like the fence post 10, and are arranged vertically with their lower ends buried in the foundation G located around the deck 50. The upper halves of the gate posts 31, 32 protrude above the upper surface 53a of the deck floor material 53, and the position of the upper end is at approximately the same height as the upper end of the fence post 10. The opposing side surfaces of the gate posts 31, 32 have dimensions larger than the plate thickness of the door body 33. Therefore, when the door body 33 is closed, the door body 33 is housed within the range of the side surfaces of the left and right gate posts 31, 32. The gate posts 31, 32 applied in this embodiment are configured to have approximately the same external dimensions as the fence post 10. Each of the gate posts 31, 32 is provided adjacent to the fence post 10 with the inner surfaces 31a, 32a facing the deck 50 positioned approximately on the same plane as the inner surface 10a of the fence post 10, and the outer surfaces 31b, 32b positioned on the outer periphery side positioned approximately on the same plane as the outer surface 10b of the fence post 10. As is clear from the figure, the fence body 20 is provided so as to cover the outer surfaces 31b, 32b of the gate posts 31, 32. Therefore, from around the fence 1, it is difficult to see the outer surfaces 31b, 32b of the gate posts 31, 32 within the height range where the fence body 20 is provided, and it is also difficult to see the connection parts between the gate posts 31, 32 and the fence posts 10.

[0012] The left and right gate posts 31, 32 are connected and fixed to the adjacent fence posts 10. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 9, a plurality of connecting holes 35 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the gate posts 31, 32 on the side facing the fence post 10, and a plurality of connecting screws 36 are previously screwed into the side of the fence post 10 facing the gate posts 31, 32. The connecting holes 35 of the gate posts 31, 32 are irregular in shape and comprised of a large diameter hole portion 35a through which the head 36a of the connecting screw 36 can be inserted, and a small diameter hole portion 35b through which the shaft portion 36b of the connecting screw 36 can be inserted but not through which the head 36a can be inserted. When connecting the gate posts 31, 32 and the fence post 10, the head 36a of the connecting screw 36 is inserted through the large diameter hole portion 35a of the connecting hole 35, and then the gate posts 31, 32 and the fence post 10 are moved relative to each other along their longitudinal directions until the head 36a of the connecting screw 36 is positioned in the small diameter hole portion 35b, thereby temporarily fixing them together. Thereafter, a tool is inserted through the tool holes 31c, 32c provided in the gate posts 31, 32, and the connecting screw 36 is screwed in, thereby connecting the gate posts 31, 32 and the fence post 10 to each other. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the tool holes 31c, 32c of the gate posts 31, 32 can be blocked by attaching a cap 37 after the connecting screw 36 is screwed in.

[0013] 1 to 8, reinforcing horizontal members 40 are provided between the fence posts 10 and between the gate posts 31, 32 at height positions facing the end faces of the deck floor material 53. The reinforcing horizontal members 40 are tubular with a substantially square cross section, and are installed between the fences 1 and between the gate posts 31, 32 via brackets 41, with the upper surface 40a being slightly above the upper surface 53a of the deck floor material 53. The reinforcing horizontal members 40 in this embodiment have approximately the same external dimensions as the fence posts 10, and the inner surface 40b facing the deck 50 and the outer surface 40c located on the outer periphery are located on approximately the same plane as the fence posts 10.

[0014] As is clear from the figure, the fence post 10 and the gateposts 31, 32 are provided with cover members 42, and the reinforcing cross member 40 is provided with a cover plate 43. The cover member 42 is rectangular parallelepiped-shaped, and its lower surface is attached to the inner surface 10a of the fence post 10 and the inner surfaces 31a, 32a of the gateposts 31, 32, which are higher than the upper surface 53a of the deck floor material 53. The protruding dimension of the cover member 42 from the fence post 10 and the gateposts 31, 32 is set to be larger than the gap secured between the respective inner surfaces 31a, 32a and the deck floor material 53. Therefore, by providing the cover member 42, it is possible to cover and hide the gap between the fence post 10 and the gateposts 31, 32 and the deck floor material 53 from above. The cover plate 43 is flat and attached to the surface 40a of the reinforcing cross member 40 so as to protrude from the reinforcing cross member 40 toward the deck 50. The projection dimension of the cover plate 43 from the reinforcing horizontal member 40 is set to be larger than the gap secured between the inner surface 40b and the deck floor material 53. Therefore, by providing the cover plate 43, it is possible to cover and hide the gap between the reinforcing horizontal member 40 and the deck floor material 53 from above.

[0015] In the fence 1 constructed as described above, the gate posts 31, 32 and the fence posts 10 adjacent to the gate posts 31, 32 are connected and fixed to each other. Therefore, the gate 30 is capable of supporting the gate body 33 by the gate posts 31, 32 and the fence posts 10. For this reason, when supporting the gate body 33 of the same size, it is sufficient to prepare gate posts 31, 32 with smaller external dimensions than would be possible if the gate body 33 were supported by the gate posts 31, 32 alone, and it is possible to prevent the gate posts 31, 32 from protruding too much from the fence posts 10.

[0016] Moreover, the inner surfaces 31a, 32a of the gate posts 31, 32 that face the deck 50 are positioned on approximately the same plane as the inner surface 10a of the fence post 10 that faces the deck 50. Therefore, interference with the gate posts 31, 32 can be prevented without any processing of the deck floor material 53, and the gate 30 can be installed without the need for complicated work. In addition, a series of cover members 42 can be applied between the fence post 10 and each of the gate posts 31, 32 as cover members that close the gaps with the deck floor material 53, and this does not lead to an increase in the number of parts or to complicated installation work.

[0017] In the above embodiment, the fence 1 is provided on the long side a2 and the short side b2 of the deck 50, which is rectangular in plan view, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be provided along at least one edge of the deck 50. In this case, the gate 30 does not need to be provided at the approximate center of the long side a2 facing the outdoors on the deck 50, and may be provided at the end of the long side a2 or the short side b2. In addition, the fence body 20 is provided with frames 21 and 22 on the four sides of the panel 24, but other fence bodies such as those made of nets or lattices may be used. Furthermore, the deck support 51 is provided with a fascia board 54, but the fascia board 54 is not necessarily required.

[0018] Also, in the above-described embodiment, the inner surface 10a of the fence post 10 and the inner surfaces 31a, 32a of the gate posts 31, 32 are positioned on the same plane, but even if the inner surface 10a of the fence post 10 protrudes beyond the inner surfaces 31a, 32a of the gate posts 31, 32, there is no need to process the deck floor material 53 of the deck 50 and there will be no interference with the gate posts 31, 32. In this case, the inner surfaces 31a, 32a of the gate posts 31, 32 and the inner surface 10a of the fence post 10 do not necessarily need to be flat, as long as the position of the part closest to the deck floor material 53 satisfies the above-described condition.

[0019] Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the outer surface 10b of the fence post 10 and the outer surfaces 31b, 32b of the gate posts 31, 32 are positioned on the same plane so that the fence body 20 covers the outer surfaces 31b, 32b of the gate posts 31, 32, but even if the outer surface 10b of the fence post 10 protrudes beyond the outer surfaces 31b, 32b of the gate posts 31, 32, it is possible for the fence body 20 to cover the outer surfaces 31b, 32b of the gate posts 31, 32. In this case, the outer surfaces 31b, 32b of the gate posts 31, 32 and the outer surface 10b of the fence post 10 do not necessarily have to be flat, as long as the position of the part located closest to the outdoors satisfies the above-mentioned conditions.

[0020] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the fence post 10 is connected to the gate posts 31, 32 by screwing a connecting screw 36 into it, but it is also possible to screw a connecting screw into the gate post, or to connect the gate post and the fence post via a bracket.

[0021] As described above, the fence of the present invention is a fence installed along the edge of a deck, and comprises a plurality of fence posts installed from the foundation over the upper surface of the deck, a fence body installed between the fence posts, a gate post installed from the foundation over the upper surface of the deck, and a door body supported on the gate post so as to be able to be opened and closed, and is characterized in that the gate post and the fence post are connected to each other such that the inner surface of the fence post facing the deck is the same as the inner surface of the gate post facing the deck or protrudes further than the inner surface of the gate post. According to this invention, by connecting the gate post directly to the fence post, the door body can be supported by the gate post and the fence post, making it possible to use a gate post with smaller external dimensions than when a single unit is provided. Moreover, since the inner surface of the gate post facing the deck and the inner surface of the fence post facing the deck are the same, or the inner surface of the fence post protrudes beyond the inner surface of the deck post, interference with the gate post can be prevented without any processing of the deck, and no complicated work is required.

[0022] The present invention is further characterized in that, in the above-mentioned fence, the outer surface of the fence post that is the outer periphery is arranged on the same plane as the outer surface of the gate post that is the outer periphery or at a position that protrudes further than the outer surface of the gate post, and the fence body is arranged in a state covering the outer surfaces of the fence post and the outer surfaces of the gate post. According to this invention, since it is possible to cover the gate post with the fence body, the fence posts and gate post are not exposed on the outer periphery, which is advantageous in terms of appearance quality. In this case, it is not necessary to cover the entire surface of the gate post with the fence body, and it is sufficient if the fence body is provided so as to cover at least the connection part between the gate post and the fence post. [Explanation of symbols]

[0023] 1 fence, 10 fence post, 10a inner surface, 10b outer surface, 20 fence body, 30 gate, 31, 32 gate post, 31a, 32a inner surface, 31b, 32b outer surface, 33 gate body, 50 deck, 51 deck post, 53 deck floor material, 53a upper surface, G foundation

Claims

1. A fence along the edge of a deck, A plurality of fence posts extending from a foundation to an upper surface of the deck; A fence body provided between the fence posts; A gatepost provided so as to extend from the foundation to the upper surface of the deck; A door body supported on the gatepost so as to be openable and closable; wherein the gate post and the fence post are connected to each other with an inner surface of the fence post facing the deck being the same as an inner surface of the gate post facing the deck or protruding beyond the inner surface of the gate post.

2. The outer surface of the fence post that is the outer periphery side is provided on the same plane as the outer surface of the gate post that is the outer periphery side or at a position that protrudes further than the outer surface of the gate post, 2. The fence according to claim 1, wherein the fence body is provided so as to cover the outer surfaces of the fence posts and the outer surfaces of the gateposts.

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