Surface material

Abstract

To provide a face bar requiring less components for assembly without damaging aesthetics while being tiltable according to a tilt angle of an installation location.SOLUTION: A face bar stretched between support poles erected on the ground comprises a pair of muntins arranged in substantially parallel with the support poles, a pair of furring strips pivotally mounted to the muntins while being hung at an end of the muntins to form a frame body and a slit panel having both ends in a vertical direction stored in the furring strips and placed in the frame body. The slit panel has circular arch holes as a plurality of pairs at both ends stored in the furring strips and is slidably mounted along the circular arch holes with respect to the furring strips.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a surface material used for privacy fences and the like that are installed on the ground surface, and which can be installed on both flat ground and sloping ground. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art A privacy fence is known which includes a frame body consisting of a pair of vertical bars and furring strips attached above and below the vertical bars, and a panel disposed within the frame body and attached between the posts.

[0003] There is a demand for such privacy fences to be able to be installed not only on flat ground but also on sloping ground, and privacy fences that can be installed on such sloping ground are known.

[0004] When installing a privacy fence on a sloping ground, in addition to preparing individual panel materials in advance according to the gradient of the slope, as described in Patent Document 1, a fence is known in which the panel materials consist of vertical bars on both the left and right ends and a number of long panels, the vertical bars having flange portions, and the centres at both ends of the long panels are pivotally attached to the flange portions of the opposing vertical bars so that they can be freely rotated, allowing the mounting angle of the vertical bars and the long panels to be freely changed according to the angle of inclination of the ground surface at the installation location, making it easy to adapt to any installation location. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-62328 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, with conventional panel construction, multiple long panels were required, and each long panel needed to be pivotally attached to the vertical beam, which resulted in labor-intensive assembly and high construction costs.

[0007] In addition, if the corners of the long panels are chamfered to prevent interference in order to increase the inclination angle, the inclination of the long panels will create gaps between the vertical bars and the long panels, which will spoil the aesthetic appearance.

[0008] Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a surface material that can be tilted in accordance with the angle of inclination of the ground surface at the installation site, which can reduce the number of components required for assembly, and which does not mar the aesthetic appearance even when tilted. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The panel of the present invention is a panel that is installed between pillars erected on the ground surface, and comprises a pair of vertical bars arranged approximately parallel to the pillars, a pair of furring strips that are hung across the ends of the vertical bars to form a frame body and are pivotally attached to the vertical bars, and a slit panel that is arranged within the frame body and has both vertical ends stored within the furring strips, and is characterized in that the slit panel has a plurality of pairs of arc holes at both ends stored within the furring strips and is attached to the furring strips so as to be slidable along the arc holes.

[0010] In the panel according to the present invention, it is preferable that a cover member is attached to the vertical bar to close the gap between the slit panel and the vertical bar.

[0011] In the panel according to the present invention, it is preferable that both vertical ends of the cover member are stored within the furring strip.

[0012] In the panel according to the present invention, it is preferable that a pressing plate extending substantially parallel to the vertical bars is provided within the frame body, and that the pressing plate is attached so as to be pivotable relative to the slit panel.

[0013] In addition, in the panel of the present invention, it is preferable that a pressure plate extending approximately parallel to the furring strip is provided within the frame body, and that the pressure plate is fixed to the slit panel.

[0014] In the face material according to the present invention, it is preferable that an end portion of the cover member is bent.

[0015] The above summary of the invention does not list all of the necessary features of the present invention, and any subcombination of these features may also constitute an invention. Effect of the Invention

[0016] The panel material according to the present invention has a plurality of pairs of arc holes at both ends of the slit panel stored in the furring strip, and the slit panel is attached to the furring strip so as to be slidable along the arc holes, so that it can be tilted according to the inclination angle of the ground surface at the installation location. Even if the slit panel is tilted, the gap between the vertical bar and the slit panel is closed by the cover member, so the aesthetic appearance is not impaired. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] A front view of a privacy fence using a panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a front view showing a privacy fence using a panel according to an embodiment of the present invention installed on a slope. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of a face material according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] An enlarged view of part A in FIG. [Diagram 5] BB cross section in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of part C in FIG. [Figure 7] An enlarged view of part D in FIG. [Figure 8] EE cross section in FIG. 7. [Figure 9]FIG. 2 is a front view of a slit panel of a panel material according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] 10(a) is a front view, and FIG. 10(b) is a cross-sectional view, showing an example of a slit provided in the slit panel of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a state in which the face material according to the first embodiment of the present invention is inclined. [Figure 12] FIG. 6 is a front view showing the configuration of a surface material according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line F-F in FIG. 12 . [Figure 14] FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing a state in which a face material according to a second embodiment of the present invention is inclined. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Preferred embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the inventions according to the claims, and all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution of the invention.

[0019] [First embodiment] FIG. 1 is a front view of a privacy fence using a panel material according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a privacy fence using a panel material according to an embodiment of the present invention installed on a slope, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of a panel material according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion A in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is an enlarged oblique view of portion C in FIG. 3, FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of portion D in FIG. 3, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a front view of a slit panel of a panel material according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a slit made in a slit panel of the present invention, where FIG. 10(a) is a front view, FIG. 10(b) is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing a panel material according to a first embodiment of the present invention tilted.

[0020] As shown in Figure 1, a privacy fence 1 equipped with a surface material 10 according to this embodiment has posts 2 fixed to a foundation 3 cast into the ground G, arranged at predetermined intervals, and a surface material 10 attached between the posts 2. Note that, although the privacy fence 1 equipped with a surface material 10 according to this embodiment will be described as having a single surface material 10 between a pair of posts 2, the number of posts 2 and the number of surface materials 10 can be set appropriately depending on the location where the privacy fence 1 is to be installed.

[0021] The panel 10 of this embodiment has a tilting mechanism as described below, so that the privacy fence 1 can be installed on slopes where the height of the foundation 3 varies, as shown in Figure 2, without spoiling the aesthetic appearance.

[0022] As shown in Figure 3, the panel 10 of this embodiment comprises a pair of vertical bars 11 arranged approximately parallel to the support posts 2, a pair of furring strips 12 that are hung across the upper and lower ends of the vertical bars 11 to form a frame body and are pivotally attached to the vertical bars 11, and a slit panel 20 whose longitudinal length is set shorter than the length of the furring strips 12 is arranged within the frame body.

[0023] As shown in Figure 5, the furring strip 12 is a hollow rectangular column member, and as shown in Figures 4 and 7, long through holes 12a are formed at predetermined intervals at the connection between the vertical bar 11 and the end joint 15 attached to the pressure plate 14 described later.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 4, end joints 15 are attached to both longitudinal ends of the vertical bar 11 to connect with the furring strips 12, and through holes 15a are formed in the end joints 15 for passing bolts 16 through. As shown in Fig. 5, the vertical bar 11 is attached to the furring strips 12 on both the front and back sides of the facing material 10. Also, as shown in Fig. 3, a cover member 13 is attached to the vertical bar 11 along the longitudinal direction of the vertical bar 11. As shown in Fig. 5, the cover member 13 attached to the vertical bar 11 is positioned so that both vertical ends are sandwiched inside the furring strips 12. As shown in Fig. 1, the vertical bar 11 is fixed to the support pillar 2 by a joint 4 attached to the support pillar 2.

[0025] The cover member 13 is attached to the vertical beam 11 at a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction by a fastening method such as a mounting bolt or rivet. The cover member 13 is composed of a pair of flat plate members arranged to sandwich the slit panel 20 from both the front and back sides, and as shown in FIG. 3, the longitudinal end is chamfered to form a roughly trapezoidal shape. In addition, at the corner of the non-chamfered side of the cover member 13, a through hole 13a is formed at a position corresponding to the through hole 15a of the end joint 15, as shown in FIG. 4. The end of the cover member 13 may be subjected to a so-called hemming bending process in which the end is folded back 180° and then crushed flat, as shown in FIG. 6. By performing the bending process, the cut edge 13b of the cover member 13, which is a flat plate member, is folded inward, and the edge of the end of the cover member 13 becomes a curved bent portion 13c, resulting in a highly safe shape. Furthermore, since the plate thickness of the bent portion of the cover member 13 is twice as thick as the flat plate member, the rigidity of the entire cover member 13 can be increased.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 5, the vertical crosspiece 11 and the furring strip 12 are attached to each other by passing bolts 16 through the through holes 15a, the long through holes 12a, and the through holes 13a, respectively, and then fastening nuts 17 to pivotally hold the vertical crosspiece 11 and the furring strip 12. At this time, it is preferable that the cut edges 13b of the bent cover member 13 are arranged on the inside so as to face each other, as shown in Fig. 5, without impairing the aesthetic appearance.

[0027] 3, vertically extending presser plates 14 are attached to the furring strips 12 on both the front and back surfaces of the panel 10 so as to connect a pair of furring strips 12 at a specified interval. The presser plates 14 are rod-shaped members having approximately the same length as the vertical bars 11, with the longitudinal ends of the presser plates 14 pivotally attached to the furring strips 12 via end joints 15, and the approximate longitudinal center portion thereof pivotally attached to the slit panel 20.

[0028] 7, end joints 15 are attached to both ends of the pressing plate 14 in the longitudinal direction as the connection parts with the furring strips 12, and through holes 15a are formed in the end joints 15 for passing the bolts 16. In this embodiment, the vertical bars 11 and the pressing plate 14 may be rod-shaped members having the same cross-sectional shape.

[0029] As shown in Fig. 8, the furring strip 12 and the pressing plate 14 are attached by passing a bolt 16 through the through hole 15a and the long through hole 12a and fastening a nut 17 to pivotally hold the furring strip 12 and the pressing plate 14. At this time, both vertical ends of the slit panel 20 are stored so as to be sandwiched inside the furring strip 12, and the bolt 16 also passes through an arc hole 21 of the slit panel 20, which will be described later, at the same time. Therefore, the slit panel 20 is held slidably relative to the furring strip 12 along the arc hole 21.

[0030] 9, the slit panel 20 is a horizontally long flat plate member with a plurality of pairs of arc holes 21 formed at a predetermined interval on the vertical end. In addition, a pressing plate mounting hole 22 for pivotally mounting the pressing plate 14 is formed at the approximate center of the longitudinal direction of the slit panel 20, which is the center of the arc holes 21.

[0031] In addition, the shape of the slit panel 20 can be appropriately changed in consideration of ventilation and light blocking properties required at the installation location, such as forming multiple slits 23 on the flat surface of the slit panel 20 or constructing the slit panel from a porous material. In this embodiment, the slit 23 is preferably processed so that a convex portion 23a protrudes from one side of the plate thickness direction of the slit panel 20, and a notch portion 23b is provided in a part of the convex portion 23a, as shown in FIG. 10. According to such a slit shape, the slit portion does not completely penetrate the plate thickness direction, but is partially connected, so that ventilation can be ensured without impairing the concealing effect of the slit panel 20.

[0032] As shown in Figure 11, the panel 10 constructed in this manner has vertical bars 11 and furring strips 12 that constitute the frame, which are configured to be pivotable relative to each other, and has a tilting mechanism in which a slit panel 20 attached to the furring strips 12 and multiple pressure plates 14 are attached so as to be slidable along arc holes 21.Therefore, when the panel 10 is placed on an inclined surface, the furring strips 12 can be tilted in accordance with the inclination angle of the inclined surface.

[0033] At this time, the slit panel 20 is slid along the arc hole 21 according to the inclined surface, but the pair of furring strips 12 located above and below move in opposite directions relative to the slit panel 20. Therefore, with such sliding movement of the slit panel 20, the gaps between the vertical bars 11 on both sides of the slit panel 20 are such that, when the upper gap widens and the other gap narrows, the lower gap narrows and the other gap widens. In this way, when the face material 10 is placed on an inclined surface, the gap between the slit panel 20 and the vertical bars 11 changes in size from top to bottom, but since the cover member 13 is attached to the vertical bars 11 so as to close this gap, the inclination of the face material 10 does not impair the aesthetic appearance. In addition, since the longitudinal end of the cover member 13 is arranged so as to be sandwiched inside the furring strips 12, even when the face material 10 is inclined, the cover member 13 does not protrude from the frame body consisting of the vertical bars 11 and the furring strips 12, and the aesthetic appearance is not impaired.

[0034] In addition, in the first embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, multiple pressure plates 14 are attached to connect the furring strips 12 at predetermined intervals, thereby increasing the rigidity of the entire frame body consisting of the vertical bars 11 and the furring strips 12.

[0035] [Second embodiment] The face material 10 according to the first embodiment described above has been described as having the pressure plates 14 arranged parallel to the vertical bars 11, and multiple plates arranged at predetermined intervals along the extension direction of the furring strips 12. Next, the face material 30 according to the second embodiment will be described as having a different shape from that of the first embodiment. Note that the same reference numerals are used for components that are the same as or similar to those of the first embodiment described above, and detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

[0036] FIG. 12 is a front view showing the configuration of a panel material according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 13 is an FF cross-sectional view of FIG. 12, and FIG. 14 is an enlarged view showing the inclined state of the panel material according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] As shown in Figure 12, the panel 30 of this embodiment comprises a pair of vertical bars 31 arranged approximately parallel to the posts 2, a pair of furring strips 12 that are hung across the upper and lower ends of the vertical bars 31 to form a frame body and are pivotally attached to the vertical bars 31, and a slit panel 20 whose longitudinal length is set shorter than the length of the furring strips 12 is arranged within the frame body.

[0038] Further, a horizontally extending presser plate 34 is pivotally attached to approximately the center of the vertical bars 31 so as to connect the pair of vertical bars 31 on both the front and back surfaces of the panel 30. The presser plate 34 is a rod-shaped member having approximately the same length as the furring strips 12, and is fixed to the slit panel 20 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction by a fastening method such as mounting bolts or rivets.

[0039] As in the first embodiment, the vertical beam 31 has end joints 15 attached to its longitudinal ends as connecting parts with the furring strips 12, and the end joints 15 have through holes 15a through which the bolts 16 pass. As in the first embodiment, the vertical beam 31 has through holes 31b in its approximate center for attaching the end joints 15 attached to the pressing plate 34, as in the first embodiment, as in the first embodiment, as in the first embodiment, as in the first embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the vertical beam 31 has cover members 33 attached to the struts 2 by joints 4 attached to the struts 2, as in the first embodiment.

[0040] The cover member 33 is attached to the vertical beam 31 at a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction by a fastening method such as a mounting bolt or a rivet. The cover member 33 is composed of a pair of flat plate members so as to sandwich the slit panel 20, and as shown in FIG. 12, the longitudinal end is chamfered to form a roughly trapezoidal shape. In addition, in the corner of the non-chamfered side of the cover member 33, as shown in FIG. 4, a through hole 33a is formed at a position corresponding to the through hole 15a of the end joint 15, as in the first embodiment. In addition, in the approximately central part of the cover member 33, at a position corresponding to the through hole 31b of the vertical beam 31, as shown in FIG. 13, a through hole 33d is formed. In addition, the end of the cover member 33 may be subjected to a so-called hemming bending process in which the end is folded back 180° and then crushed flat, as shown in FIG. 6. By performing this bending process, cut edge 33b of cover member 33, which is a flat plate member, is folded inward, and the edge of the end of cover member 33 becomes curved bent portion 33c, resulting in a highly safe shape. In addition, the plate thickness of cover member 33 at the folded portion is twice as thick as that of the flat plate member, so the rigidity of cover member 33 as a whole can be increased.

[0041] As in the first embodiment, the vertical bars 31 are attached to the furring strips 12 on both the front and back sides of the face material 30 as shown in Fig. 5. The cover members 33 attached to the vertical bars 31 are arranged so that their longitudinal ends are sandwiched inside the furring strips 12 as shown in Fig. 5. The vertical bars 31 and the furring strips 12 are attached to each other by passing bolts 16 through the through holes 15a, the long through holes 12a, and the through holes 33a as shown in Fig. 5, and fastening nuts 17 to pivotally hold the vertical bars 31 and the furring strips 12. At this time, it is preferable that the cut edges 33b of the bent cover members 33 are arranged on the inside so as to face each other as shown in Fig. 5, without impairing the aesthetic appearance.

[0042] End joints 35 that connect to the vertical crosspieces 31 are attached to both longitudinal ends of the pressing plate 34, and through holes 35a that pass through the bolts 16 are formed in the end joints 35 as shown in Fig. 13. In this embodiment, the vertical crosspieces 31 and the pressing plate 34 may be rod-shaped members having the same cross-sectional shape.

[0043] As for the attachment portion of the vertical bar 31 and the end joint 35, as shown in FIG. 13, the bolt 16 is inserted through the through hole 35a, the through hole 31b and the through hole 33d, and the nut 17 is tightened to hold the vertical bar 31 and the pressure plate 34 in a pivotable manner.

[0044] In the second embodiment, the furring strip 12 and the slit panel 20 are connected in such a way that the vertical end of the slit panel 20 is stored so as to be sandwiched inside the furring strip 12. In addition, the bolt 16 is inserted through the through-hole 12a of the furring strip 12 and the arc hole 21 of the slit panel 20, and the nut 17 is fastened, so that the slit panel 20 is held slidably relative to the furring strip 12 along the arc hole 21.

[0045] As shown in Figure 14, the panel 30 constructed in this manner has a tilting mechanism in which the vertical bars 31 and furring strips 12 that constitute the frame are configured to be pivotable relative to each other, and the slit panels 20 attached to the furring strips 12 are attached so as to be slidable along the arc holes 21. Therefore, when the panel 30 is placed on an inclined surface, the furring strips 12 can be tilted in accordance with the inclination angle of the inclined surface.

[0046] At this time, the slit panel 20 is slid along the arc hole 21 according to the inclined surface, but the pair of furring strips 12 located above and below move in opposite directions relative to the slit panel 20. Therefore, with such sliding movement of the slit panel 20, the gaps between the vertical bars 31 on both sides of the slit panel 20 are such that, when the upper gap widens and the other gap narrows, the lower gap narrows and the other gap widens. In this way, when the face material 30 is placed on an inclined surface, the gap between the slit panel 20 and the vertical bars 31 changes in size from top to bottom, but the vertical bars 31 are fitted with cover members 33 to close the gaps, so the inclination of the face material 30 does not impair the aesthetic appearance. In addition, the longitudinal end of the cover member 33 is arranged so as to be sandwiched inside the furring strips 12, so that even when the face material 30 is inclined, the cover member 33 does not protrude from the frame body consisting of the vertical bars 31 and the furring strips 12, and the aesthetic appearance is not impaired.

[0047] Furthermore, in the second embodiment, since the pressing plates 34 are firmly fixed to both the front and back surfaces of the slit panel 20, the rigidity of the entire slit panel 20 can be increased.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the slit panel 20 is formed with slits or through holes to provide ventilation and light blocking properties, but it may be formed as a flat plate member without forming slits or through holes. In the above embodiment, the cover members 13, 33 are attached to the vertical bars 11, 31 as separate parts, but the cover members 13, 33 may be integral with the vertical bars 11, 13. When the cover members and the vertical bars are integral parts, both ends of the cover members in the longitudinal direction do not have to be stored inside the furring strips 12. It is clear from the claims that such modified or improved forms are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0049] 1 privacy fence, 2 support, 3 foundation, 4 joint, 10,30 facing, 11,31 vertical bar, 12 furring strip, 12a long through hole 13,33 cover member, 13b,33b cut edge, 13c,33c bent portion, 14,34 pressure plate, 15,35 end joint, 13a,15a,31b,33a,33d through hole, 16 bolt, 17 nut, 20 slit panel, 21 arc hole, 22 pressure plate mounting hole, 23 slit, 23a convex portion, 23b cutout portion G ground.

Claims

1. A surface material that is installed between supports erected on the ground surface, A pair of vertical bars arranged approximately parallel to the pillars, a pair of furring strips that are hung across the ends of the vertical bars to form a frame body and are pivotally attached to the vertical bars, and a slit panel that is arranged within the frame body and has both vertical ends housed within the furring strips, The slit panel is a panel material characterized in that it has a plurality of pairs of arc holes at both ends that are stored within the furring strip, and is attached to the furring strip so as to be slidable along the arc holes.

2. In the face material according to claim 1, A surface material characterized in that a cover member is attached to the vertical bar to close the gap between the slit panel and the vertical bar.

3. In the face material according to claim 2, A panel characterized in that both vertical ends of the cover member are stored within the furring strip.

4. In the face material according to claim 2 or 3, A surface material characterized in that an end portion of the cover member is bent.

5. In the face material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A pressing plate is provided within the frame body and extends substantially parallel to the vertical beams, A panel material characterized in that the pressing plate is pivotally attached to the slit panel.

6. In the face material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A pressing plate extending substantially parallel to the furring strip is provided within the frame body, A surface material characterized in that the pressing plate is fixed to the slit panel.

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