Partition unit

Abstract

To provide a partition unit with excellent design.SOLUTION: A partition unit comprises: an upper partition body with an upper furring strip, an upper vertical material fitted to the upper furring strip along a vertical direction and an upper partition material fitted to the upper vertical material, without a lower furring strip; and a lower partition body with a lower furring strip, a lower vertical material fitted to the lower furring strip along the vertical direction and a lower partition material fitted to the lower vertical material, without the upper furring strip. The upper vertical material is supported by the lower vertical material, thus, the upper partition material and the lower partition material are arranged at prescribed positions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a partition unit. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a fence mounting structure has been known in which an upper fence is placed on top of a lower fence placed below as a partition unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this fence mounting structure, the lower fence is made up of a panel-shaped fence main body and a lower furring strip attached to the lower edge of the fence main body, which are attached to the posts with lower fixing brackets, and the upper fence has an upper furring strip attached to the upper edge of the fence main body, which is attached to the posts with upper fixing brackets. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-133273 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the fence of the above-mentioned fence mounting structure, the lower furring strip of the upper fence and the upper furring strip of the lower fence are arranged overlapping one another at the center of the fence in the vertical direction. Therefore, even though the fence forms a single plane, the upper and lower sides are separated in design by the overlapping furring strips, resulting in a problem of poor design. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a partition unit with excellent design. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The main invention for achieving this purpose is a partition unit characterized by having an upper partition body that comprises an upper furring strip, an upper vertical member attached to the upper furring strip and running in the vertical direction, and an upper partition member attached to the upper vertical member, but no lower furring strip, and a lower partition body that comprises a lower furring strip, a lower vertical member attached to the lower furring strip and running in the vertical direction, and a lower partition member attached to the lower vertical member, but no upper furring strip, wherein the upper vertical member is supported by the lower vertical member, so that the upper partition member and the lower partition member are positioned in predetermined positions. Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a partition unit with excellent design. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is an external view showing the partition unit according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a side view showing the partition unit according to the first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a panel body according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the panel body according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5] 4A to 4C are diagrams showing a method for connecting an upper partition body and a lower partition body according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is an external view showing a partition unit according to a second embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a panel body according to a second embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a panel body according to a second embodiment. [Figure 9] 10A and 10B are diagrams showing partition fixing fittings and a method of fixing horizontal lattice members using the partition fixing fittings. [Figure 10] 10A and 10B are diagrams showing a method of connecting an upper partition body and a lower partition body according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A partition unit according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0009] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the partition unit 1 of this embodiment is equipped with multiple horizontal lattice members 33, and is supported, for example, by pillars 2 erected from the ground G, and is arranged to separate the building side (hereinafter referred to as the inside) from the road side (hereinafter referred to as the outside). The partition unit 1 of the first embodiment is configured such that a plurality of horizontal lattice members 33 are arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction, covering almost the entire surface.

[0010] In the following explanation, when the partition unit is viewed from the outside (road side) in an upright state, the up and down direction is referred to as the up and down direction, the width direction of the partition unit 1 as the left and right direction, and the direction perpendicular to the left and right direction as the out-of-plane direction. Even for each part of the partition unit 1, or for each component that makes up the partition unit 1 in a standalone state, the directions will be specified and explained in terms of the up and down direction, left and right direction, and out-of-plane direction in the installed state.

[0011] The partition unit 1 includes two support posts 2 that are erected with a gap between them in the width direction, and a panel body 3 that is supported by the support posts 2. As shown in Figure 3, the panel body 3 is composed of an upper partition body 30 arranged on the upper side and a lower partition body 35 arranged on the lower side, which are connected together. The upper partition body 30 has an upper furring strip 31, an upper vertical member 32 attached below the upper furring strip 31 and extending in the vertical direction, and a plurality of horizontal lattice members 33 attached to the upper vertical member 32 as upper partition members.

[0012] The upper furring strip 31 is an extruded material with the left-right direction as the extrusion direction, has a generally rectangular cross section, has a hollow portion penetrating in the left-right direction, and has an upper fin portion 31a hanging down from the center of the underside in the out-of-plane direction. The upper fin portion 31a is plate-shaped and is provided over the entire length in the left-right direction.

[0013] As shown in Fig. 4, there are four upper vertical members 32, one at each end in the left-right direction and two spaced apart between them. The upper vertical members 32 are extruded members with an extrusion direction in the up-down direction, have a roughly rectangular cross section, and are provided with a hollow portion 32a that penetrates in the up-down direction. As shown in Fig. 3, each upper vertical member 32 is positioned below the upper furring strip 31 and inside the upper fin portion 31a, with its upper end abutting the underside of the upper furring strip 31 and its outer surface abutting the inner surface of the upper fin portion 31a and fastened with screws.

[0014] The multiple horizontal lattice members 33 are extruded members with the left-right direction as the extrusion direction, and have a fixed plate portion 33a fixed to the upper vertical member 32, two surface plate portions 33b that form a flat surface at intervals on the outside of the upper vertical member 32 and are arranged at intervals above and below, inclined plate portions 33c that are connected to the upper ends of each surface plate portion 33b and have a slope that narrows the distance from the upper vertical member 32 as they go upward, a connecting plate portion 33d that connects the upper end of the lower inclined plate portion 33c to the lower part of the upper surface plate portion 33b, and an extending plate portion 33e that extends from the lower part of the lower surface plate portion 33b toward the upper vertical member 32.

[0015] The lower end of the lower surface plate portion 33b extends downward beyond the extending plate portion 33e. The upper end of the upper inclined plate portion 33c is connected to the fixed plate portion 33a. That is, each horizontal lattice member 33 is integrally connected from the highest fixed plate portion 33a to the lower surface plate portion 33b and the extending plate portion 33e. The upper and lower surface plate portions 33b have the same vertical length, and the upper and lower inclined plate portions 33c also have the same vertical length. Therefore, the horizontal lattice member 33 attached to the upper vertical member 32 appears as two horizontal members arranged in two tiers, one above the other.

[0016] The multiple horizontal lattice members 33 arranged side by side in the vertical direction are fixed to the upper vertical members 32 so that, when attached to the upper vertical members 32, the spacing between the two surface panel portions 33b of each horizontal lattice member 33 is approximately the same as the spacing between the surface panel portions 33b of the horizontal lattice members 33 adjacent above and below. The fixing plate portions 33a of the horizontal lattice members 33 provided below are arranged so as to overlap in the out-of-plane direction with the lower portions of the lower surface panel portions 33b of the horizontal lattice members 33 provided above, and are arranged so as to be difficult to see from the outside. Therefore, when viewed from the outside, the surface panel portions 33b of each horizontal lattice member 33 appear to be arranged at equal intervals.

[0017] The lower partition body 35 comprises a lower furring strip 36, a lower vertical member 37 attached to the lower furring strip 36 and extending in the vertical direction, and a horizontal lattice member 33 as a lower partition member attached to the lower vertical member 37. The horizontal lattice member 33 that constitutes the upper partition member and the lower partition member is the same member.

[0018] The lower furring strip 36 is an extruded material with a left-right direction as the extrusion direction, has a generally rectangular cross section, has a hollow portion penetrating in the left-right direction, and has a lower fin portion 36a erected in the center of the upper surface in the out-of-plane direction. The lower fin portion 36a is plate-shaped and is provided over the entire length in the left-right direction.

[0019] Like the upper vertical members 32, there are four lower vertical members 37, one at each end in the left-right direction and two spaced apart between them, and they are positioned in the same left-right direction as the upper vertical members 32. The lower vertical members 37 are the same members as the upper vertical members 32, and are extruded members with the vertical direction as the extrusion direction, have a roughly rectangular cross section, and are provided with a hollow portion 37a that penetrates in the vertical direction. Each lower vertical member 37 is positioned on the inside of the lower fin portion 36a above the lower furring strip 36, with its lower end abutting the upper surface of the lower furring strip 36 and its outer surface abutting the inner surface of the lower fin portion 36a and fastened with screws.

[0020] In the lower partition 35, the multiple horizontal lattice members 33 arranged in a vertical direction are also fixed to the lower vertical members 37 so that, when attached to the lower vertical members 37, the spacing between the two surface panel portions 33b of each horizontal lattice member 33 is approximately the same as the spacing between the surface panel portions 33b of the horizontal lattice members 33 adjacent above and below. The fixing plate portions 33a of the horizontal lattice members 33 provided below are arranged so as to overlap in the out-of-plane direction with the lower portions of the lower surface panel portions 33b of the horizontal lattice members 33 provided above, and are arranged so as to be difficult to see from the outside. Therefore, when viewed from the outside, the surface panel portions 33b of each horizontal lattice member 33 appear to be arranged at equal intervals.

[0021] The panel body 3 is supported and connected to the lower partition body 35 by butting the small end of the lower end of the upper vertical member 32 of the upper partition body 30 with the small end of the upper end of the lower vertical member 37 of the lower partition body 35.

[0022] The upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35 are connected by connecting members 4 arranged in the hollow portions 32a, 37a across the four upper vertical members 32 and lower vertical members 37, and by horizontal beams 5 arranged horizontally at the boundary where the lower ends of the upper vertical members 32 and the upper ends of the lower vertical members 37 butt together, and horizontal beam fixing members 6 that fix the horizontal beams 5 to the two upper vertical members 32 and lower vertical members 37 arranged in the center in the left-right direction.

[0023] The connecting member 4 is an extruded material with the vertical direction as the extrusion direction, and has a length sufficient to span the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37 and to be fastened to each of them with screws. The connecting member 4 has two inner opposing portions 4a that are spaced apart in the left-right direction and face the inner (building-side) surfaces that form the hollow portions 32a, 37a of the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37, screw-threaded portions 4b into which screws are threaded to connect the two inner opposing portions 4a and fix them to the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37, outer extending portions 4c that extend outward from the boundaries between the two inner opposing portions 4a and the screw-threaded portions 4b, and outer opposing portions 4d that extend from the tips of the outer extending portions 4c to the opposite sides to the opposing sides in the left-right direction and face the outer (road-side) surfaces that form the hollow portions 32a, 37a of the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37.

[0024] The screw threading portion 4b is located slightly outside of the inner facing portion 4a, and the outer facing portion 4d is close to the outer surfaces that form the hollow portions 32a, 37a of the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37. Approximately half of the length of the connecting member 4 in the vertical direction is inserted into the hollow portions 32a, 37a of the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37, respectively, and screws entering from the inside, which is the building side, are threaded into the screw threading portion 4b to join the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37, respectively.

[0025] The horizontal crosspiece 5 is an extruded material with the left-right direction as the extrusion direction, and has a substantially rectangular cross section. The horizontal crosspiece 5 is provided between the two support posts 2 that support the panel body 3, and is formed to be slightly shorter than the distance between the two support posts 2. The rectangular horizontal crosspiece 5 is fixed to the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37 by the horizontal crosspiece fixing member 6, with the outer surfaces of the wall portions facing each other in the out-of-plane direction abutting across the boundary between the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37, where the ends of the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37 are butted against each other.

[0026] The horizontal crossbar fixing member 6 fixes the upper vertical member 32 and the horizontal crossbar 5 above the horizontal crossbar 5, and fixes the lower vertical member 37 and the horizontal crossbar 5 below the horizontal crossbar 5. That is, the horizontal crossbar 5 is fixed to the upper vertical member 32 and the lower vertical member 37 by two horizontal crossbar fixing members 6. The two horizontal crossbar fixing members 6 are identical and are used with their orientations reversed. The horizontal crossbar fixing member 6 has a panel body fixing portion 6a that faces the inner surface of the upper vertical member 32 or the lower vertical member 37 and is fastened with a screw, a horizontal crossbar fixing portion 6b that extends inward from one end of the panel body fixing portion 6a in the vertical direction and faces the upper or lower surface of the horizontal crossbar 5 and is fastened with a screw, and a horizontal crossbar facing portion 6c that is connected to the horizontal crossbar fixing portion 6b and faces the inner surface of the horizontal crossbar 5. The horizontal crossbar 5 is also fixed to the opposing side surfaces of the two posts 2 by support post fixing members 20.

[0027] When connecting the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35, first, the lower portions of the connecting members 4 are inserted into the hollow portions 37a of each lower vertical member 37 of the lower partition body 35 and attached to the lower vertical members 37. That is, approximately half of the connecting members 4 protrude upward from the lower vertical members 37. Furthermore, the cross bars 5 are arranged horizontally and positioned so that approximately half of the upper sides of the cross bars 5 protrude above the lower vertical members 37, and are fixed to the two central lower vertical members 37 with the cross bar fixing members 6. That is, the cross bar fixing members 6 are placed from below the cross bars 5, and the panel body fixing portions 6a are abutted against the undersides of the cross bars 5 of the lower vertical members 37 and screwed in, and the cross bar fixing portions 6b are abutted against the undersides of the cross bars 5 and screwed in. Then, the lower partition body 35 is placed on the panel mounting bracket 12 attached to the support 2, and the cross beam 5 is fixed to the support 2 with the support fixing member 20, thereby attaching the lower partition body 35 to the support 2.

[0028] 5(a), the upper partition body 30 is placed above the lower partition body 35, and the connecting members 4 protruding upward from the lower vertical members 37 are inserted into the hollow portions 32a of the upper vertical members 32 of the upper partition body 30, and the upper partition body 30 is placed on the lower partition body 35 with the small edges of the lower ends of the upper vertical members 32 butting against the small edges of the upper ends of the lower vertical members 37. In this way, the upper partition body 30 is supported by the lower partition body 35.

[0029] Then, as shown in Figure 5(b), the connecting member 4 and the upper vertical member 32 are screwed together, the horizontal bar fixing member 6 is placed on the upper side of the horizontal bar 5, the panel body fixing portion 6a is abutted against the upper side of the horizontal bar 5 of the two central upper vertical members 32 and screwed in, and the horizontal bar fixing portion 6b is abutted against the upper surface of the horizontal bar 5 and screwed in, thereby connecting the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35.

[0030] 5(c), the connected upper partition body 30 and lower partition body 35 are configured so that the distance H1 between the lower end of the lowest horizontal lattice member 33 in the upper partition body 30 and the lower end of the highest horizontal lattice member 33 in the lower partition body 35 is equal to the distance H2 between the lower ends of the horizontal lattice members 33 in the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35. In other words, in the upper partition body 30, each horizontal lattice member 33 is positioned based on the lower end of the upper vertical member 32, and in the lower partition body 35, each horizontal lattice member 33 is positioned based on the upper end of the lower vertical member 37, so that the distance H1 between the lower end of the lowest horizontal lattice member 33 in the upper partition body 30 and the lower end of the highest horizontal lattice member 33 in the lower partition body 35 is equal to the distance H2 between the lower ends of the horizontal lattice members 33 in the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35. For this reason, the panel body 3 is divided into an upper partition body 30 and a lower partition body 35, but when connected, the upper partition body 30 to the lower partition body 35 form a similarly connected design.

[0031] According to the partition unit 1 of the first embodiment, the upper partition body 30 does not have a lower furring strip, and the lower partition body 35 does not have an upper furring strip, so even if the upper vertical member 32 is supported by the lower vertical member 37 and the upper partition body 30 is placed on the lower partition body 35, there is no furring strip between the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35, so the impression that the upper partition material and the lower partition material are separated is not given. This results in excellent design.

[0032] Furthermore, the multiple identical horizontal lattice members 33 provided on each of the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35 are all arranged at the same intervals H2, and the interval H1 between the lowest horizontal lattice member 33 on the upper partition body 30 and the highest horizontal lattice member 33 on the lower partition body 35 is also equal, so the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35 have a unified design as a whole, resulting in superior design.

[0033] Furthermore, the connecting members 4 are arranged across the upper vertical members 32 and the lower vertical members 37, and are fixed to the connecting members 4, so bending is less likely to occur at the boundary between the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35, which are arranged above and below. This makes it possible to provide a partition unit 1 with greater strength.

[0034] Furthermore, since the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35 are each fixed to the cross beams 5 via the cross beam fixing members 6, it is possible to prevent bending of the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35 that occurs when the central portion in the width direction of the panel body 3 moves in an out-of-plane direction. It is also possible to more reliably connect the upper partition body 30 and the lower partition body 35, which are arranged one above the other.

[0035] As shown in Figure 6, the partition unit 7 of the second embodiment has multiple horizontal lattice members 83 arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and panel bodies 8 arranged at intervals from each other are supported by two pillars 2 erected at intervals in the width direction, similar to the partition unit 1 of the first embodiment.

[0036] As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the panel body 8 is configured by connecting an upper partition body 80 disposed on the upper side and a lower partition body 85 disposed on the lower side. The upper partition body 80 has an upper furring strip 81, upper vertical members 82 attached below the upper furring strip 81 at both left-right ends and extending along the up-down direction, and a plurality of horizontal lattice members 83 attached to the upper vertical member 82 as upper partition members. The multiple horizontal lattice members 83 are arranged at equal intervals from one another in the up-down direction, and their edges, which are the ends in the left-right direction, abut against the side surfaces of the upper vertical member 82 and are fastened to the upper vertical member 82 with screws.

[0037] The upper furring strip 81 is an extruded material with a horizontal direction as the extrusion direction, has a substantially rectangular cross section, and has a hollow portion penetrating in the horizontal direction. An opening (not shown) is provided on the underside of the upper furring strip 81, into which the upper end of the upper vertical member 82 is inserted.

[0038] Each horizontal lattice member 83 is an extruded material extruded in the left-right direction, and includes an inner wall portion 83a and an outer wall portion 83b opposed to each other with a gap therebetween in the out-of-plane direction, a ceiling portion 83c connecting the upper ends of the inner wall portion 83a and the outer wall portion 83b, lower extending pieces 83d extending from the lower ends of the inner wall portion 83a and the outer wall portion 83b to the opposing sides, a connecting plate portion 83e connecting the inner wall portion 83a and the outer wall portion 83b at their lower sides, and a lower protruding piece 83f protruding downward from approximately the center of the connecting plate portion 83e in the out-of-plane direction. That is, the horizontal lattice member 83 has a rectangular hollow portion 83g formed above the connecting plate portion 83e and penetrating in the left-right direction, and a space 83i below the connecting plate portion 83e that communicates with the outside through the lower extending pieces 83d opposed to each other in the out-of-plane direction. The outer wall portion 83b is provided with a screw threading portion 83h that projects toward the hollow portion 83g and into which a screw that advances in the left-right direction is screwed.

[0039] As shown in Figure 8, one upper vertical member 82 is provided at each end in the left-right direction. The upper vertical members 82 are extruded members with the vertical direction as the extrusion direction, and their upper ends are inserted through openings in the upper furring strips 81 and are fixed to the upper furring strips 81 by furring strip cover materials 84 provided below the upper furring strips 81.

[0040] The upper vertical member 82 faces each other with a gap in the left-right direction, and has a central side wall portion 82a located on the central side of the upper partition body 80 and an end side wall portion 82b located on the end side, an outer connecting wall portion 82c connecting the outer ends of the central side wall portion 82a and the end side wall portion 82b, and a vertical member extension wall portion 82d extending in the out-of-plane direction from the outer connecting wall portion 82c to form a wall portion along the out-of-plane direction.

[0041] The central side wall portion 82a is provided with a plurality of notches (not shown) at equal intervals in the vertical direction, through which the ends of the horizontal lattice members 83 are inserted, and the small ends of each horizontal lattice member 83 inserted into the central side wall portion 82a abut against the vertical extension wall portion 82d. Each horizontal lattice member 83 is fixed to the upper vertical member 82 by screws that pass through the vertical extension wall portion 82d in the left-right direction and are threaded into screw-threaded portions 83h of the horizontal lattice member 83. For this reason, when viewed from the outside, the horizontal lattice members 83 appear to be arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction.

[0042] The lower partition body 85 has a lower furring strip 86, lower vertical members 87 attached to the lower furring strip 86 at both left-right ends and running along the up-down direction, and a plurality of horizontal lattice members 83 as lower partition members attached to the lower vertical members 87. The multiple horizontal lattice members 83 are arranged at equal intervals from one another in the up-down direction, and their edges, which are the ends in the left-right direction, abut against the sides of the lower vertical members 87 and are fastened to the lower vertical members 87 with screws. The horizontal lattice members 83 that make up the upper and lower partition members are the same member.

[0043] The lower furring strip 86 is an extruded material extruded in the left-right direction, has a generally rectangular cross section, and has a hollow portion penetrating in the left-right direction. An opening (not shown) is provided on the upper surface of the lower furring strip 86, into which the lower end of the lower vertical member 87 is inserted.

[0044] The lower vertical members 87 are provided at both ends in the left-right direction, one at each end, similar to the upper vertical members 82. The lower vertical members 87 are the same members as the upper vertical members 82, and are extruded members with the vertical direction as the extrusion direction. The lower ends are inserted through openings in the lower furring strips 86 and are fixed to the lower furring strips 86 by the furring strip cover material 84.

[0045] The horizontal lattice members 83 of the lower partition body 85 are inserted into notches provided at equal intervals in the central side wall portion 87a of the lower vertical member 87, with each small edge abutting against the vertical member extension wall portion 87d, and screws passing through the vertical member extension wall portion 87d are threaded into the screw threading portions 83h of the horizontal lattice members 83, thereby fixing each to the lower vertical member 87. Therefore, when viewed from the outside, each horizontal lattice member 83 appears to be arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction.

[0046] The panel body 8 is supported and connected to the lower partition body 85 by butting the small edge of the lower end of the upper vertical member 82 of the upper partition body 80 with the small edge of the upper end of the lower vertical member 87 of the lower partition body 85.

[0047] The upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 are connected by attaching the uppermost horizontal lattice member (hereinafter referred to as the uppermost horizontal lattice member) 83 of the lower partition body 85 to the support 2 using a partition material fixing bracket 11, placing the upper vertical member 82 of the upper partition body 80 on top of the lower vertical member 87 of the attached lower partition body 85, and butting the lower end of the upper vertical member 82 with the upper end of the lower vertical member 87, and then attaching the lowermost horizontal lattice member (hereinafter referred to as the lowest horizontal lattice member) 83 of the upper partition body 80 to the support 2 using a partition material fixing bracket 11.

[0048] As shown in Figure 9, the partition material fixing bracket 11 has a pillar fixing portion 11a that abuts against the outer surface of the pillar 2 and is fastened with a screw, and an outer extending portion 11b that extends outward from the upper end of the pillar fixing portion 11a. The pillar fixing portion 11a is formed to be narrower than the width of the pillar 2 in the left-right direction, and the outer extending portion 11b is formed so that the width from approximately halfway in the out-of-plane direction to the tip end portion is wider than the pillar fixing portion 11a, and it extends out on both sides wider than the pillar 2. The tip of the outer extending portion 11b is provided with a tip upward extending piece 11c that extends upward over the entire width, and inner upward extending pieces 11d that extend upward are provided at the inner ends of the parts that extend out to the left and right.

[0049] In the upper partition body 80, the tip upward extension piece 11c of the partition material fixing bracket 11 attached to the support 2 is inserted into the space 83i through the lower extension pieces 83d of the lowest horizontal lattice member 83 and engages with the connecting plate portion 83e and the lower protruding piece 83f. In the lower partition body 85, the tip upward extension piece 11c of the partition material fixing bracket 11 attached to the support 2 is inserted into the space 83i through the lower extension pieces 83d of the highest horizontal lattice member 83 and engages with the connecting plate portion 83e and the lower protruding piece 83f.

[0050] In addition, a cross beam 5 is provided on the inside of the panel body 8, spanning between the two pillars 2, and the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 are fixed by a cross beam fixing member 6, as in the first embodiment.

[0051] When connecting the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85, first, two partition fixing fittings 11 for attaching the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 and a panel mounting fitting 12 for placing the lower partition body 85 are attached to the support columns 2. In addition, a cross beam 5 is arranged horizontally inside the lower partition body 85, and a cross beam 5 is arranged inside the top horizontal lattice member 83 so as to align with the upper end of the top horizontal lattice member 83, and is fixed to the top horizontal lattice member 83 by a cross beam fixing member 6.

[0052] Next, the tip upward extending pieces 11c of the lower partition material fixing brackets 11 attached to each support 2 are inserted between the lower extending pieces 83d of the top horizontal lattice material 83 of the lower partition body 85, and the lower furring strip 86 is placed on the panel mounting bracket 12. At this time, the inner upward extending pieces 11d of the partition material fixing brackets 11 are placed facing the inside of the top horizontal lattice material 83, and screws that enter from the inside to the outside and pass through the inner upward extending pieces 11d are screwed into the top horizontal lattice material 83, and the lower partition body 85 is fixed to the support 2 via the partition material fixing brackets 11.

[0053] 10(a), the upper partition body 80 is placed on the lower partition body 85 with the small edge of the lower end of the upper vertical member 82 butted against the small edge of the upper end of the lower vertical member 87, and the tip upward extending pieces 11c of the upper partition material fixing brackets 11 attached to each support post 2 are inserted between the lower extending pieces 83d of the lowest horizontal lattice member 83 of the upper partition body 80. At this time, the inner upward extending pieces 11d of the partition material fixing brackets 11 are positioned so as to face the inside of the lowest horizontal lattice member 83, and screws that enter from the inside to the outside and pass through the inner upward extending pieces 11d are screwed into the lowest horizontal lattice member 83, and the upper partition body 80 is fixed to the support post 2 via the partition material fixing brackets 11.

[0054] Then, as shown in Figure 10(b), the cross bar fixing member 6 is placed on the upper side of the cross bar 5, the panel body fixing portion 6a is abutted against the lowest cross lattice material 83 and screwed in place, and the cross bar fixing portion 6b is abutted against the upper surface of the cross bar 5 and screwed in place, thereby connecting the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85.

[0055] 10(c), the connected upper partition body 80 and lower partition body 85 are configured so that the distance H3 between the lowest horizontal lattice member 83 of the upper partition body 80 and the highest horizontal lattice member 83 of the lower partition body 85 is equal to the distance H4 between the horizontal lattice members 83 in the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85. In other words, in the upper partition body 80, each horizontal lattice member 83 is positioned based on the lower end of the upper vertical member 82, and in the lower partition body 85, each horizontal lattice member 83 is positioned based on the upper end of the lower vertical member 87, so that the distance H3 between the lowest horizontal lattice member 83 of the upper partition body 80 and the highest horizontal lattice member 83 of the lower partition body 85 is equal to the distance H4 between the horizontal lattice members 83 in the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85. For this reason, the panel body 8 is divided into an upper partition body 30 and a lower partition body 35, but when connected, the upper partition body 30 to the lower partition body 35 form a similarly connected design.

[0056] In addition, a cover member 10 is attached to the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87, which are arranged vertically, over their entire lengths. The cover member 10 has an inner cover portion 10a that covers the inside of the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87, an outer cover member 10b that covers the outside, and a side cover portion 10c that connects one end of the inner cover portion 10a and the outer cover member 10b and covers the side surfaces of the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87, and is U-shaped in a plan view. The cover member 10 is arranged over the entire length of the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87 so that the side cover portions 10c are located at the left and right ends of the panel body 8, and are fastened with screws to the portions of the horizontal lattice member 83 that are inserted into the upper vertical member 82 or the lower vertical member 87. In the second embodiment, the cover member 10 corresponds to the connecting member.

[0057] Even in the partition unit 7 of the second embodiment, the upper partition body 80 does not have a lower furring strip, and the lower partition body 85 does not have an upper furring strip, so even if the upper vertical member 82 is supported by the lower vertical member 87 and the upper partition body 80 is placed on the lower partition body 85, there are no furring strips between the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85, so the impression that the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 are separated is not given. This results in excellent design.

[0058] Furthermore, the multiple identical horizontal lattice members 83 provided on each of the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 are all arranged at the same intervals H4, and the interval H3 between the lowest horizontal lattice member 83 on the upper partition body 80 and the highest horizontal lattice member 83 on the lower partition body 85 is also equal, so the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 have a unified design as a whole, resulting in an even more aesthetically pleasing design.

[0059] Furthermore, the cover member 10 is disposed across the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87, and the cover member 10 is fixed to the horizontal lattice member 83 which is fixed to the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87, so the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85, which are disposed above and below, are less likely to bend at their boundary. This makes it possible to provide a partition unit 1 with greater strength.

[0060] Furthermore, since the cover member 10 covers the boundary portion between the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87, the boundary portion between the upper vertical member 82 and the lower vertical member 87 is not visible, resulting in an excellent design.

[0061] Since the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 are each fixed to the cross beams 5 via the cross beam fixing members 6, it is possible to prevent bending of the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85 that occurs when the central portion in the width direction of the panel body 8 moves in the out-of-plane direction. In addition, it is possible to more reliably connect the upper partition body 80 and the lower partition body 85, which are arranged one above the other.

[0062] In the above embodiment, an example was described in which horizontal lattice members 33, 83 were provided as the panel bodies 3, 8, but this is not a limitation and the panel bodies may be any member that divides a space, such as a surface material, a fence, etc. Also, in the above embodiment, an example was described in which an upper vertical member was provided below the upper furring strip and a lower vertical member was provided above the lower furring strip, but this is not a limitation and, for example, a configuration in which an upper furring strip is provided between the upper ends of upper vertical members arranged at both left and right ends and a lower furring strip is provided between the lower ends of lower vertical members is also acceptable.

[0063] Furthermore, the above-described embodiments are provided to facilitate understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention may be modified or improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and it goes without saying that the present invention includes equivalents thereof. The present embodiment includes at least the following aspects of the invention.

[0064] Aspect 1: A partition unit comprising an upper partition body having an upper furring strip, an upper vertical member attached to the upper furring strip and running vertically, and an upper partition member attached to the upper vertical member, but no lower furring strip; and a lower partition body having a lower furring strip, a lower vertical member attached to the lower furring strip and running vertically, and a lower partition member attached to the lower vertical member, but no upper furring strip, wherein the upper vertical member is supported by the lower vertical member, thereby positioning the upper partition member and the lower partition member in a predetermined position.

[0065] According to the partition unit of the first aspect, the upper partition body does not have a lower furring strip, and the lower partition body does not have an upper furring strip, so even if the upper vertical member is supported by the lower vertical member and the upper partition body is placed on the lower partition body, there is no furring strip between the upper partition member and the lower partition member, so the impression that the upper partition member and the lower partition member are separated is not given. Therefore, it has excellent design properties.

[0066] Aspect 2: A partition unit as described in Aspect 1, wherein the upper partition material and the lower partition material are the same component, the upper partition body has a plurality of the upper partition materials arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction, the lower partition body has a plurality of the lower partition materials arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and the distance between the lowest upper partition material in the upper partition body and the highest lower partition material in the lower partition body is equal to the distance.

[0067] According to the partition unit of aspect 2, the upper partition body and the lower partition body each have a plurality of identical partition members, all of which are arranged at the same intervals, and furthermore, the intervals between the lowest upper partition member in the upper partition body and the highest lower partition member in the lower partition body are also equal, so that the upper partition members and the lower partition members have a unified design as a whole, which results in a more aesthetically pleasing design.

[0068] Aspect 3: A partition unit as described in Aspect 1 or Aspect 2, characterized in that it is provided with connecting members arranged across the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member and fixed to each of the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member.

[0069] According to the partition unit of the third aspect, the connecting members are arranged across the upper and lower vertical members and are fixed to the connecting members, so that the boundary between the upper and lower partition members arranged above and below is less likely to bend, making it possible to provide a partition unit with higher strength.

[0070] Aspect 4: A partition unit according to any one of Aspects 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises horizontal bars arranged along the width direction, the horizontal bars being fixed to the upper partition body and the lower partition body, respectively.

[0071] According to the partition unit of the fourth aspect, since the upper and lower partition bodies are fixed to each other, it is possible to prevent the upper and lower partition bodies from bending due to the central portion of the partition unit moving out of the plane in the width direction. Also, it is possible to more reliably connect the upper and lower partition bodies arranged above and below each other.

[0072] Aspect 5: A partition unit according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, characterized in that the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member are provided at the ends in the horizontal direction, and a cover member is provided that covers the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member provided at the ends.

[0073] According to the partition unit of aspect 5, the boundary between the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member can be covered with the cover member. Therefore, the boundary between the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member is not visible, which provides a more aesthetically pleasing design. [Explanation of symbols]

[0074] 1 partition unit, 4 connecting member, 5 crosspiece, 7 partition unit, 10 Cover member, 30 Upper partition body, 31 Upper furring strip, 32 Upper vertical member, 33 horizontal lattice material, 35 lower partition body, 80 upper partition body, 81 upper furring strip, 82 Upper vertical member, 83 Horizontal lattice member, 85 Lower partition body, 86 Lower furring strip, 87 Lower longitudinal member; H1 Distance between the bottom end of the lowest horizontal lattice member in the upper partition and the bottom end of the highest horizontal lattice member in the lower partition H2 Distance between the bottom ends of the horizontal lattice members in the upper and lower partition bodies H3 Distance between the bottom horizontal lattice member of the upper partition body and the top horizontal lattice member of the lower partition body H4 Spacing between horizontal lattices in the upper and lower partitions

Claims

1. An upper furring strip; An upper vertical member attached to the upper furring strip and extending in the vertical direction; An upper partition body comprising an upper partition material attached to the upper vertical member and no lower furring strip; and The lower furring strip, A lower vertical member attached to the lower furring strip and extending in the vertical direction; A lower partition body including a lower partition material attached to the lower vertical member and no upper furring strip; and The upper vertical member is supported by the lower vertical member, so that the upper partition member and the lower partition member are arranged in predetermined positions, The upper partition member and the lower partition member are the same member, The upper partition body includes a plurality of upper partition members arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, The lower partition body includes a plurality of lower partition members arranged at the predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, A partition unit characterized in that the predetermined position is the predetermined distance between the lowest upper partition material and the highest lower partition material.

2. 2. The partition unit according to claim 1, A partition unit characterized by comprising connecting members arranged across the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member and fixed to each of the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member.

3. 2. The partition unit according to claim 1, A partition unit comprising horizontal bars arranged along the width direction, the horizontal bars being fixed to the upper partition body and the lower partition body, respectively.

4. 2. The partition unit according to claim 1, The upper vertical member and the lower vertical member are provided at the ends in the horizontal direction, A partition unit characterized by comprising a cover member that covers the upper vertical member and the lower vertical member provided at the end.

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