Louver structures and buildings

Abstract

The louver structure, which uses blades, has the effect of blocking sunlight to a moderate degree, providing energy-saving effects, and accentuating the design by emphasizing the lines of the building.As buildings have become taller, there have been many accidents in which children have fallen from balconies or terraces that do not have floors on the outside, or from openings, in a variety of buildings such as apartment buildings, schools, and various facilities, and these have often escalated into situations that result in the loss of life, making it a major issue to improve the safety of people who use buildings. [Solution] The solution is a building characterized in that in all parts of openings and handrails facing the external space of the building and which do not have a floor of the building on at least one side of the space, the horizontal distance between the blades, and the distance between the blade closest to the opening or handrail end and the blade opening or handrail end are small enough to help prevent people from falling.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a louver structure and a building. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, in buildings such as detached houses, apartment buildings, schools, and various facilities, there has been a design in which louver structures made of blades are attached to the exterior walls of the building, and these louver structures made of blades have the effect of highlighting the design by emphasizing the lines of the building.

[0003] The louver structure made of blades has the effect of blocking sunlight to a moderate degree, reducing the amount of sunlight that enters the room, and is expected to increase energy savings.

[0004] As buildings have become taller, there have been many accidents in which children have fallen from balconies or terraces, or from openings, in areas of buildings such as apartment complexes, schools, and various facilities that do not have floors on the outside, resulting in the loss of life. Therefore, it is a major challenge to increase the safety of people using buildings by taking measures to prevent falls.

[0005] Designers and builders of buildings must take into consideration the need to improve safety to prevent small children from losing their lives or suffering serious injuries due to unintentional falls. Furthermore, in Japan, where the birthrate is declining, it is an urgent task to take every possible precaution against situations that involve the lives of children, and to reduce accidents. While ensuring earthquake resistance is important for the safety of buildings, it is also extremely important to consider improving safety by preventing falls.

[0006] By using a louver structure with blades to enhance lighting, louver structures and buildings suitable for lighting (hereinafter referred to as "lighting louver buildings") have been created, and Patent Document 1 is known, for example.

[0007] Lighting louvered buildings have a louver structure with blades that have a cross-sectional shape that allows natural light in, reducing glare when viewed from both inside and outside the building. This is expected to have an energy-saving effect as it reduces the amount of electricity used for indoor lighting, but the complex cross-sectional shape may impair the design, and no particular consideration is given to preventing falls or safety.

[0008] Accidents involving children falling often occur at home, and it is particularly important to take measures to prevent children from falling in apartment buildings, which tend to be high-rise. For this reason, buildings have been created in which balconies, terraces, or areas around openings are covered with louver structures made of blades (hereinafter referred to as "decorative louver buildings"); for example, Patent Document 2 is known.

[0009] The decorative louvered building's description does not mention any consideration for fall prevention, and the design mainly emphasizes the vertical lines of the wooden louvers. In addition, the drawings in Patent Document 2 show that the sides of the balconies and terraces do not have any blades or louvers, and there is a possibility of accidents occurring from these areas, so there is no strong consideration for fall prevention and the building may not be very safe.

[0010] In Japan, lattice designs have long been widely used as building fixtures made by combining thin timbers or bamboo vertically and horizontally, and people are familiar with designs of louvered structures made of blades. Buildings equipped with louvered structures made of blades on the ground floor (hereinafter referred to as "ground floor louvered buildings") have been created, and examples such as Patent Document 3 are well known.

[0011] Ground floor louvered buildings are designed with consideration for Japanese traditions and culture, and emphasize vertical lines in some areas, but they tend to only partially enhance the design, with no consideration given to fall prevention or energy conservation. Furthermore, because they are installed on the ground floor, significant energy savings cannot be expected, and they may not contribute significantly to improving safety.

[0012] Against this backdrop, there is a desire for the emergence of buildings with a simple, new blade louver structure that differs from lighting louver buildings, decorative louver buildings, and ground floor louver buildings in that it takes greater consideration of fall prevention and safety, can be used safely by families with small children, and has high levels of crime prevention, energy saving performance, and design. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0013] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7262248 [Patent Document 2] Design Registration No. 1768049 [Patent Document 3] Design Registration No. 1736339 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0014] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its main object is to provide a building equipped with a louver structure using blades that protects the lives of small children by preventing them from falling, has high safety and crime prevention performance by controlling sunlight, has energy-saving performance by controlling sunlight, can be constructed at low cost through a rational design.

[0015] One way to improve safety by preventing falls is to increase the height of the handrails, but small children tend to use chairs and other objects as platforms when playing, which can result in them climbing over high handrails and falling.

[0016] To provide a building with high real estate value by ensuring the safety of mainly children on terraces, balconies, or openings, improving crime prevention by taking into consideration intrusion from outside, improving energy conservation by contributing to blocking sunlight, and improving design. [Means for solving the problem]

[0017] The buildings related to this invention are mainly used by children, such as apartment buildings. and In the plan view, there is an opening and a handrail that does not have a floor of the building on at least one side of the space. A louver structure using blades is provided in the portion where there is no floor on the opposite side, Between the blades horizontal separation distance, The opening end and the blade closest to the opening end the horizontal separation distance and the handrail end and the blade closest to the handrail end. The horizontal separation distances are all 330 mm or less. It is a building that

[0018] The planar shapes of the blades are preferably all the same, but may be different.

[0019] The blades are preferably installed in a vertical direction in the front, side and rear views of the building.

[0020] Because there is a risk of tripping over something and climbing, the direction of the blades installed to ensure safety is not horizontal in the front, side and rear views of the building, but may be diagonal.

[0021] The direction of the plane of the blade may be oblique.

[0022] The horizontal spacing of the blades from one another does not have to be the same.

[0023] The blades may be horizontally spaced apart from one another by a plurality of distances, and the plurality of distances may be randomly ordered.

[0024] The louver structure using the blades is installed in areas that are in contact with the external space of a building, such as terraces, balconies, or openings, and although installing it in exterior wall areas where there is no risk of falling, may not lead to improved safety, crime prevention, or energy-saving performance, it may also be installed through exterior wall areas where there is no risk of falling.

[0025] When the planar shape of a terrace, balcony or opening of a building is curved, the blades are preferably arranged to match the general shape of the curved surface.

[0026] The louver structure using the blades is installed to comply with various building regulations such as the Building Standards Act, Fire Service Act, etc. For example, when installing the blades or louvers on a balcony, some of the blades may be installed so that they can be easily detached to ensure an escape route. [Effects of the Invention]

[0027] According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a new type of building that significantly reduces the risk of falls for everyone from children to adults, has high safety, crime prevention and energy-saving performance, and has high real estate value due to improved design. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0028] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2A is a front view of the embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a side view of the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of Example 1 including an opening on at least one side of which there is no building floor. [Figure 9] FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10C is a front view of the second embodiment, and FIG. 10D is a side view of the second embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is an enlarged side view of the second embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a third embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a plan view of a third embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a front view of the third embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is a side view of the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0029] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Specific examples of the embodiment of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiment, Examples 1, 2 and 3. For ease of understanding, the same parts and components in the drawings are designated by the same numbers.

[0030] Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 show the louver structure and building according to this embodiment. Figure 1 shows a plan view, Figure 2(a) shows a front view, Figure 2(b) shows a side view, Figure 3 shows an enlarged plan view, Figure 4 shows an enlarged front view, and Figure 5 shows an enlarged side view. Horizontal separation are all the same 270mm, are perpendicular to the balcony railing in the plan view, and are the same rectangular This building is equipped with a louver structure made of flat blades. It has the effect of preventing people from falling from the balcony, making it a highly safe building. The louver structure with blades provides moderate blocking of sunlight, which increases energy conservation effects, and the evenly arranged blades create a design that emphasizes vertical lines, enhancing the design.

[0031] The specific configuration of each of the other components can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Example]

[0032] Example 1 As an embodiment, Example 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 6 shows an enlarged plan view of Example 1, Fig. 7 shows an enlarged front view, and Fig. 8 shows an enlarged side view. In an opening facing the exterior space of a building and not having a floor of the building in the space outside the opening in the plan view, Horizontal separation are all the same 270mm, and the same rectangular The system is equipped with a louver structure made of flat blades. This prevents objects from falling through the openings, increasing the safety of the building. As these openings tend to be left open at night during hot seasons such as summer, this system provides high security, and may also lead to energy-saving effects and improved design.

[0033] Example 2 As an embodiment, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 9 shows a plan view, Fig. 10(c) is a front view, (d) is a side view, Fig. 11 is an enlarged plan view, Fig. 12 is an enlarged front view, and Fig. 13 is an enlarged side view. On the entire surface of the balcony handrail, the vertical direction in the elevation view, the mutual horizontal separation distances are all the same 330 mm, and in the plan view, the diagonal direction to the balcony handrail, the same rectangular This building is equipped with a louver structure made of flat blades. Horizontal separation In contrast, the effective separation distance between blades perpendicular to the building's overall shape is smaller. This leads to improved fall prevention capabilities, resulting in a highly safe building. The louver structure with diagonal blades significantly blocks sunlight, resulting in a high energy-saving effect. The unique design of the diagonal blades enhances the aesthetic appeal of the building.

[0034] Example 3 As an example, Example 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 14 shows a perspective view, Fig. 15 a plan view, Fig. 16 a front view, and Fig. 17 a side view. The entire balcony railing and the entire floorless openings outside the living room openings are equipped with louvered blades with the same rectangular planar shape, all spaced horizontally from each other by the same 270 mm perpendicular to the exterior wall in an elevation view. The entire building has a unique design that appears to be wrapped in blades, providing excellent fall prevention from living rooms and balconies, resulting in an extremely safe building. In Example 3, the floorless openings outside the common corridor are not equipped with louvered blades. However, installing louvered blades in these areas would provide excellent safety and crime prevention both inside and outside the living room, as well as significant energy savings. The blades control solar radiation, reducing the amount of sunlight entering the room, but the separation distance is determined by balancing this with safety. [Industrial Applicability]

[0035] Buildings equipped with a louver structure using blades according to the present invention can be applied to various types of buildings, such as general apartment buildings, office buildings, schools, and various other facilities. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 1. Buildings equipped with louver structures using blades 2. Feather 3. Fasteners that secure the blades to the building 11. An opening facing the exterior space of a building and having the floor of the building in the space on both sides of the opening in the plan view. 12. An opening facing the exterior space of a building and not having a floor of the building in the space on at least one side of the opening in the plan view. 21. Terrace or balcony 22 Terrace or balcony railing 31 Horizontal separation between blades

Claims

1. A building characterized in that, in a plan view, it is installed in a dwelling unit exclusive area that does not have a floor on at least one side of the space, and in the openable openings and fixed handrails, in all parts that do not have a floor on at least one side of the opening or the handrail, it has a louver structure made of blades that are approximately rectangular in plan view, the installation direction of the louver structure is vertical, and in an elevation view, the louver structure is in a shape that is connected vertically as a single unit in all parts where the openings or handrails on upper and lower floors are in the same vertical position, and at least one louver structure is in a shape that is connected vertically as a single unit on multiple floors, and the horizontal separation distance between the blades, the horizontal separation distance between the opening edge and the blade closest to the opening edge, and the horizontal separation distance between the handrail edge and the blade closest to the handrail edge are all 330 mm or less.

2. The building described in claim 1, which is installed in a residential area that does not have a floor on at least one side of the building in a plan view, and is equipped with the louver structure made of the blades in all areas that do not have a floor on the opposite side of the openable opening and the fixed handrail.

3. 3. The building according to claim 1, wherein the planar shape of the blade is approximately rectangular.

4. 4. The building according to claim 3, wherein the planar shapes of the blades are all the same.

5. A building as described in claim 2, which, in a plan view, is installed in a part of the building that does not have a floor on at least one side of the space, and which has the louver structure made of the blades in all openable openings and fixed handrail sections.

6. 3. The building according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the installation direction of the blades in a plan view is oblique to the part where the fasteners that secure the blades contact the building.

7. 3. The building according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal separation distances between the blades are all the same.

8. A louver structure characterized in that, in a plan view, it is installed in an exclusive area of ​​a dwelling unit that does not have a floor of a building on at least one side, and in an openable opening and a fixed handrail, in all parts that do not have a floor on the opposite side of at least one of the openings and the handrail, it has a louver structure made of blades that have an approximately rectangular planar shape, the installation direction of the louver structure is vertical, and in an elevation view, the louver structure is in a shape that is connected vertically as a single unit in all parts where the openings or the handrails on upper and lower floors are in the same vertical position, at least one louver structure is in a shape that is connected vertically as a single unit on multiple floors, and the horizontal separation distance between the blades, the horizontal separation distance between the opening edge and the blade closest to the opening edge, and the horizontal separation distance between the handrail edge and the blade closest to the handrail edge are all 330 mm or less.

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