handrail

Abstract

To provide a handrail equipped with a bracket that hides a power cable, in which the bracket is easy to manufacture, and the handrail has sufficient amount of space inside.SOLUTION: A handrail attached to a wall surface comprises: a coping with an inner space; a lighting tool attached to the coping; a power cable extending from the wall surface and connected to the lighting tool through the inner space of the coping; and a bracket for covering a portion between the wall surface of the power cable and the coping. The bracket has: a body member fixed to the wall surface and formed of an extruded shape material; and a covering material attached to an end of the body member in an extrusion direction. A housing space surrounded by the body member and the covering material is formed, and the power cable passes through the housing space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a handrail incorporating lighting.

Background Art

[0002] In a handrail attached to a wall surface, there is one in which a lighting fixture is provided on the coping. It is necessary to connect a power supply cable for supplying power to the lighting fixture. Generally, the power supply cable extends from the wall surface. However, if the power supply cable is exposed between the wall surface and the coping, there is a risk that the fingers of the handrail user may get caught, and the design is also not good.

[0003] Therefore, in the handrail of Patent Document 1, a space is formed inside a bracket extending from the wall surface to the coping, and the power supply cable is passed through this space and does not get exposed. This bracket consists of a bracket body fixed to the wall surface and the coping, and a lid body covering the bracket body. As an example of the bracket body, an integral one made of metal is shown, and as an example of the lid body, one made of resin is shown. Among these, regarding the bracket body, since it does not have the same cross-sectional shape in one direction from the drawing, it is considered that if it is made of metal, it is made by casting.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] By the way, generally, manufacturing a component having a shape with a space inside like the above bracket body by casting is laborious. Also, it is difficult to manufacture a thin-walled component by casting, and if an attempt is made to increase the internal space, the entire component becomes larger by that much, which is also a problem.

[0006] In view of these circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a handrail equipped with a bracket that covers and conceals a power supply cable, wherein the bracket is easy to manufacture and has a sufficiently large space inside. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The present invention relates to a handrail to be attached to a wall, comprising a capping having an internal space, a lighting fixture attached to the capping, a power supply cable extending from the wall and passing through the internal space of the capping to connect to the lighting fixture, and a bracket covering the portion of the power supply cable between the wall and the capping, wherein the bracket is fixed to the wall and has a main body member made of an extruded profile and a covering material attached to the end of the main body member in the extrusion direction, a storage space is formed surrounded by the main body member and the covering material, and the power supply cable passes through the storage space.

[0008] Furthermore, the present invention may also comprise a main body member comprising a wall-side member including a fixing portion fixed to the wall surface and a front-side member including a facing portion facing the wall surface on the opposite side of the fixing portion.

[0009] Furthermore, in the present invention, the covering material covers a portion of the end of the main body member in the extrusion direction, and the portion of the end of the main body member in the extrusion direction that is not covered by the covering material forms an opening that communicates with the storage space, and this opening communicates with the internal space of the coping.

[0010] Furthermore, the present invention may also be configured such that the coping is made up of a combination of a cover material and a fascia material extending in the longitudinal direction thereof, the cover material extending along the entire length of the coping, the fascia material being divided in the longitudinal direction thereof, the bracket being located between the divided fascia material, and the opening facing the end of the fascia material and being covered by the fascia material. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, the portion of the power supply cable between the wall surface and the coping is covered by the bracket, so the fingers of the handrail user will not get caught on the power supply cable, and the design is also good. Furthermore, since the main body member constituting the bracket is made of an extruded profile, it is possible to easily manufacture a shape with a storage space, and it is also easy to make it into a thin-walled shape, so that the storage space can be made of a sufficient size without increasing the size of the bracket itself.

[0012] Furthermore, if the main body consists of a wall-side member and a front-side member, the main body can be divided into two parts, making it easier to attach the wall-side member to the wall and also opening up a larger storage space, thus facilitating maintenance work. In addition, when divided, it takes up less space during storage and transportation.

[0013] Furthermore, if the portion of the main body member that is not covered by the covering material at the end in the extrusion direction forms an opening that communicates with the storage space and the internal space of the coping, then no separate connecting parts are required at the connection point between the bracket and the coping, resulting in a simpler structure that reduces costs, and also makes it easier to assemble and disassemble the handrail, allowing for efficient construction and maintenance work.

[0014] Furthermore, if the coping is constructed by combining a cover material and a fascia material that extend in the longitudinal direction, with the cover material extending along the entire length of the coping, the fascia material being divided in the longitudinal direction, the bracket positioned between the divided fascia material, and the opening facing the end of the fascia material and covered by the fascia material, then the connection between the bracket and the coping becomes a particularly simple structure, thus reducing costs and making assembly and disassembly easier. Moreover, since the bracket becomes integrated with the coping, the design is aesthetically pleasing. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0015] [Figure 1] This is an explanatory diagram of the inside of the bracket; (a) is an overall view (a view of the cross-sectional view along line AA in Figure 2 with some members transparent), and (b) is an enlarged view of the upper end portion. [Figure 2] Front view of the handrail. [Figure 3] This is a side view of the bracket (cross-sectional view along line AA in Figure 2). [Figure 4] This is an explanatory diagram of the mounting structure of the coping to the wall (cross-sectional view along line BB in Figure 2). [Figure 5] This is an explanatory diagram of the mounting section for the lighting fixture on the coping (cross-sectional view along line CC in Figure 2). [Figure 6] This is an explanatory diagram (cross-sectional view along line DD in Figure 2) of the fixing point between the coping cover material and the fascia board material. [Figure 7] This is an explanatory diagram of the joint section of the coping, where (a) is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view along line EE in (b)) and (b) is a front view. [Figure 8] This is a disassembled perspective view of the handrail. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0016] The specific details of the handrail of the present invention will be described below. In the following, the front-to-back direction refers to the depth direction of the handrail, and the left-to-right direction refers to the direction in which the top rail of the handrail extends (the longitudinal direction of the top rail).

[0017] First, the overall structure of the handrail will be described. The handrail of this embodiment is installed for assisting pedestrians in a passage along a wall surface, is directly attached to the wall surface, with the wall surface side being the rear side, and the handrail is attached to the front side of the wall surface. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 to 6, and 8, this handrail includes a cylindrical coping 100 having an internal space 110, a lighting fixture 200 housed in the internal space 110 of the coping 100, and a wall-mounted fixture 6 for fixing the coping 100 to the wall surface W. The coping 100 extends linearly left and right, and a plurality of lighting fixtures 200 are provided at intervals left and right in its internal space 110. A plurality of wall-mounted fixtures 6 are attached to the wall surface W at intervals left and right, and the coping 100 is supported by these wall-mounted fixtures 6. Hereinafter, each component of this handrail will be described in more detail.

[0018] As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 to 6, and 8, the coping 100 has a hollow structure with a substantially circular cross-section and an internal space 110, and is formed by combining a cover material 1 extending in its longitudinal direction and a mesh plate material 3. More specifically, the cover material 1 located on the upper side and the mesh plate material 3 located on the lower side are engaged and fixed with fixing screws S.

[0019] The cover material 1 is made of an extruded aluminum material and extends over the entire length of the ridge board 100 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8 (however, as described later, there is a portion connected by the connecting material 7 and the joint material 71). As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cover material 1 has a cover outer shell portion 11 that constitutes the outer shape of the ridge board 100, and plate-like first and second plate portions 16a and 17a provided inside the cover outer shell portion 11. The cover outer shell portion 11, the first plate portion 16a, and the second plate portion 17a are integrally formed. Since a part of the surfaces of the first plate portion 16a and the second plate portion 17a serves as the support portion 12, it can be said that the cover outer shell portion 11 and the support portion 12 are also integrally formed. More specifically, the cover outer shell portion 11 has an arc shape that is symmetric front and back and convex upward, and the central angle is slightly larger than 180 degrees. Engaging portions 18 that protrude inward are formed at the front and rear lower ends of the cover outer shell portion 11. Inside the cover outer shell portion 11, first and second plate portions 16a and 17a, which are two flat plate-like portions inclined with respect to each other, are formed. The lower surface of the first plate portion 16a is the first surface portion 16, and the lower surface of the second plate portion 17a is the second surface portion 17. The support portion 12 has a substantially U-shaped cross-section composed of the first surface portion 16 and the second surface portion 17 and is located at the central portion in the vertical direction of the cover material 1. The first plate portion 16a (the first surface portion 16) extends from the inner peripheral surface of the front side portion of the cover outer shell portion 11 in a direction inclined 17.5 degrees with respect to the rear lower horizontal plane to slightly behind the center in the front-rear direction of the cover material 1. The second plate portion 17a (the second surface portion 17) extends from the rear end portion of the first plate portion 16a (the first surface portion 16) to the inner peripheral surface of the rear side portion of the cover outer shell portion 11 in the rear (horizontal) direction. The cover material 1 has a hollow portion 15 surrounded by the upper side portion of the cover outer shell portion 11 and the support portion 12 (the first plate portion 16a and the second plate portion 17a).

[0020] The fascia board material 3 is made of an extruded aluminum profile and is divided in its longitudinal direction as shown in Figures 2 and 8 (in addition, there are places where it is connected by connecting members 7 and joint members 71, as described later). The fascia board material 3 has a fascia board outer shell portion 31 that forms the outer shape of the coping 100 and a plate-shaped fascia board fixing plate portion 32a that also forms the outer shape of the coping 100, and the fascia board outer shell portion 31 and the fascia board fixing plate portion 32a are formed integrally. Furthermore, since a part of the surface of the fascia board fixing plate portion 32a is the fascia board fixing surface portion 32, it can be said that the fascia board outer shell portion 31 and the fascia board fixing surface portion 32 are also formed integrally. More specifically, the central part of the fascia board material 3 in the front-rear direction is the fascia board fixing plate portion 32a, the front and rear side portions of the fascia board fixing plate portion 32a are the fascia board outer shell portion 31, and the lower surface of the fascia board fixing plate portion 32a is the fascia board fixing surface portion 32. The sill plate fixing plate portion 32a is a flat plate inclined from the front upper side to the rear lower side, with an inclination angle of 17.5 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. Therefore, the sill plate fixing surface portion 32 and the first surface portion 16 of the support portion 12 of the cover material 1 are parallel. A stepped portion 33 is formed at the front end of the sill plate fixing plate portion 32a, projecting downward in a direction perpendicular to the sill plate fixing plate portion 32a. The sill plate outer shell portion 31 extends from the lower end of the stepped portion 33 to the front upper side for the front portion, and from the rear end of the sill plate fixing plate portion 32a to the rear upper side for the rear portion, and is in the shape of a circular arc concentric with the cover outer shell portion 11 of the cover material 1. Engaged portions 34 with a roughly L-shaped cross-section are formed at the front and rear upper ends of the sill plate outer shell portion 31. The engaged portions 34 project inward from the upper end of the sill plate outer shell portion 31, bend, and project upward.

[0021] The cover material 1 and the fascia plate material 3, configured in this way, are combined so that the front and rear engaging portions 18 of the cover material 1 engage with the front and rear engaged portions 34 of the fascia plate material 3, forming a coping 100, and an internal space 110 is formed on the inside. At this time, the vertical portions of the engaged portions 34 of the fascia plate material 3 fit inside the engaging portions 18 of the cover material 1, and the cover outer shell portion 11 of the cover material 1 and the fascia plate outer shell portion 31 of the fascia plate material 3 form a series of arcs. As shown in Figure 2, the cover material 1 and the fascia plate material 3 are fixed together by fastening screws S at multiple locations in the longitudinal direction. At the fixing locations, through holes are formed in the fascia plate fixing surface portion 32 (fascia plate fixing plate portion 32a) of the fascia plate material 3 through which the fixing screws S pass, and screw holes are formed in the first surface portion 16 (first plate portion 16a) of the support portion 12 of the cover material 1 into which the fixing screws S are screwed. Therefore, the first surface 16 of the support portion 12 here is the cover fixing surface 13 into which the fixing screw S is screwed, and the cover fixing surface 13 and the fascia fixing surface 32 are parallel. The fixing screw S is inserted from the bottom side (fascia material 3 side) into the through hole of the fascia fixing surface 32 and screwed into the screw hole of the cover fixing surface 13 of the cover material 1. An end elbow 101, which is bent toward the wall surface W side, is attached to the end of the coping 100.

[0022] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 2, 5, and 8, lighting fixtures 200 are installed in the internal space 110 at a predetermined location along the longitudinal direction of the coping 100. The number of lighting fixtures 200 and their positions along the longitudinal direction of the coping 100 are not limited, but here they are installed at an intermediate position between two wall-mounted fixtures 6. The lighting fixture 200 houses LEDs and other necessary circuits in a case, with the lower end being the light-emitting part and a flat mounting plate 201 extending left and right attached to the upper end. A power supply cable is connected to the lighting fixture 200, but it is omitted from the drawings except for Figures 1 and 3. Then, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, the mounting plate 201 is attached to the first surface 16 of the support part 12 by screwing it from below, and the lighting fixture 200 is fixed to the cover material 1. Therefore, the first surface portion 16 of the support portion 12 serves as the mounting surface portion 14 to which the lighting fixture 200 is attached, and the mounting surface portion 14 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane.

[0023] In the portion of the cover plate material 3 facing the illuminator 200, elongated rectangular holes are formed on the left and right sides, and a transparent member 202 made of a transparent material is fitted into these holes. The transparent member 202 is a rectangular plate-like object that fits just into the holes, with its upper end extending forward and backward, and this extended portion engaging with the edge of the holes. Light emitted from the illuminator 200 passes through the transparent member 202 and illuminates the outside.

[0024] Furthermore, the first surface portion 16 of the support portion 12 is both the cover fixing surface portion 13 and the mounting surface portion 14. As shown in Figure 2, the position where the fixing screw S is screwed into the cover fixing surface portion 13 and the position where the lighting fixture 200 is attached to the mounting surface portion 14 are offset in the longitudinal direction.

[0025] As shown in Figure 4, the wall-mounted fixing device 6 consists of a base 61 fixed to the wall surface W, an arm 62 extending upward and forward from the upper front end of the base 61, bending midway and extending vertically upward, and a receiving portion 63 provided at the upper end of the arm 62. The receiving portion 63 is crescent-shaped, convex downward when viewed from the left and right directions, with its front-to-back center offset forward of the upper end of the arm 62, and its upper surface is arc-shaped, coinciding with the outer circumferential surface of the outer shell portion 31 of the cover plate material 3. The base 61 is fixed to the wall surface W by bolting from the front to a nut anchor 64 embedded in the wall surface W. A cover 65 is placed over the base 61 to conceal the bolt. The coping 100 is placed on the receiving portion 63 and fixed to the cover plate fixing surface portion 32 of the cover plate material 3 by screws from the underside of the receiving portion 63.

[0026] As shown in Figure 2, the cover plate 3 is divided longitudinally into two separate components: one corresponding to the wall-mounted fixture 6 (a range slightly wider than the left-right width of the wall-mounted fixture 6) and the other parts. Each of these is fixed to the cover plate 1 with fixing screws S. This allows for the removal of only the cover plate 3 between the two wall-mounted fixtures 6 without removing the coping 100 itself from the wall-mounted fixtures 6, thus facilitating maintenance of the lighting fixture 200.

[0027] Furthermore, a power supply cable C for supplying power to the lighting fixture 200 is connected to a power source through the wall W, and this power supply cable C extends from the wall W and passes through the internal space 110 of the coping 100. As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 8, a roughly rectangular box 320 is embedded in the wall W, and a disc-shaped lid member 321 is attached to the front side of the box 320 with screws, so that the lid member 321 is flush with the surface of the wall W. In addition, a disc-shaped decorative plate 322, which is slightly larger than the lid member 321, is attached to the front of the lid member 321 with screws. A circular hole is formed in the center of the lid member 321 and the decorative plate 322. The power supply cable C passes through this box 320, and the power supply cable C protrudes from the wall W through the holes in the lid member 321 and the decorative plate 322.

[0028] Furthermore, a bracket 300 is provided in the space between the wall surface W (decorative panel 322) and the coping 100, covering the power supply cable C. As shown in Figures 1 (the cover plate 3 and the covering material 303 are shown transparently), 2, and 3, the bracket 300 has approximately the same width from left to right as the wall-mounted fixture 6, extends forward from the wall surface W, bends to extend forward and upward, and then bends again to extend upward, and is a hollow structure. More specifically, the bracket 300 has a main body member 30 fixed to the wall surface W and two covering materials 303 attached to the left and right sides of the main body member 30, forming a storage space P surrounded by the main body member 30 and the covering materials 303, through which the power supply cable C passes. The main body member 30 consists of a wall-side member 301 which includes a fixing portion 311 fixed to the wall surface W, and a front-side member 302 which includes an opposing portion 317 which faces the fixing portion 311 on the opposite side of the wall surface W.

[0029] The wall-side member 301 is made of an extruded aluminum profile, with the extrusion direction being left-right, and has a vertically oriented fixing portion 311, a top surface portion 312a extending forward from the upper end of the fixing portion 311, an upper inclined surface portion 312b bending from the front end of the top surface portion 312a and extending forward and upward, a rear wall surface portion 312c bending from the front end of the upper inclined surface portion 312b and extending upward, a rear connecting portion 313 formed at the upper end of the rear wall surface portion 312c, and an extension portion 314 extending slightly above the lower end of the fixing portion 311 toward the front. A circular through-hole 311a for passing the power supply cable C is formed in the center of the fixing portion 311. The rear connection portion 313 consists of a rear circumferential surface portion 313a extending in an arc shape from the upper end of the rear wall portion 312c to the rear upper side, a roughly L-shaped rear step portion 313b extending forward and bending upward from the upper end of the rear circumferential surface portion 313a, a connecting surface portion 313c extending forward and upward from the upper end of the rear step portion 313b, a front surface portion 313d extending in an arc shape from the front end of the connecting surface portion 313c to the front lower side and bending downward, and a roughly V-shaped front end portion 313e extending rearward and bending downward from the lower end of the front surface portion 313d. The rear circumferential surface portion 313a is an arc shape that is convex toward the rear, and the curvature of its surface is the same as the curvature of the surface of the cover outer shell portion 11. The connecting surface portion 313c has an inclination angle of 17.5 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. The arc-shaped portion of the front part 313d is convex toward the front, and the curvature of its surface is the same as the curvature of the inner circumferential surface of the cover outer shell 11. The extension portion 314 is rectangular and flat, shorter in the front-to-back direction than the top surface portion 312a, and its rear end is formed to rise upward in a trapezoidal shape. A trapezoidal groove portion 314a extending to the left and right is formed on the lower surface of the raised portion. In addition, tapping holes 318 are formed on the lower surface of the front part of the top surface portion 312a and on the front surface of the vertically central part of the rear wall portion 312c.

[0030] The front member 302 is made of an aluminum extruded profile, with the extrusion direction being left-right, and has a horizontally oriented bottom portion 315a, a downward sloping portion 315b that bends from the front end of the bottom portion 315a and extends forward and upward, a front wall portion 315c that bends from the front end of the downward sloping portion 315b and extends upward, and a front connecting portion 316 formed at the upper end of the front wall portion 315c. A trapezoidal projection 315d extending left and right is formed on the upper surface of the rear end of the bottom portion 315a. The front connecting portion 316 consists of a front circumferential portion 316a that extends in an arc shape from the upper end of the front wall portion 315c to the front and upward, and a roughly V-shaped front step portion 316b that extends from the upper end of the front circumferential portion 316a to the rear, bends, and extends to the rear and upward. The front circumferential surface portion 316a is an arc shape that is convex toward the front, and its surface curvature is the same as the surface curvature of the cover outer shell portion 11. In addition, tapping holes 318 are formed on the upper surface of the front part of the bottom surface portion 315a and on the rear surface of the upper part of the front wall surface portion 315c.

[0031] The wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302, formed in this manner, are combined to form the main body member 30, which is fixed to the wall surface W. Specifically, the fixing portion 311 of the wall-side member 301 abuts against the decorative panel 322, and the fixing portion 311 is fixed to the decorative panel 322 by screws at the upper and lower positions of the through hole 311a. Here, the through hole 311a formed in the fixing portion 311 communicates with the hole formed in the decorative panel 322. Furthermore, the upper surface of the bottom surface portion 315a of the front-side member 302 abuts against the lower surface of the extension portion 314 of the wall-side member 301, and the projection portion 315d of the bottom surface portion 315a is fitted into the groove portion 314a of the extension portion 314, and the bottom surface portion 315a is fixed to the extension portion 314 by screws from below at the front position of the groove portion 314a and the projection portion 315d. The only screw-fastening points between the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302 are at this point; in other words, the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302 are fixed by screws from only the bottom. In this case, the lower end of the fixing portion 311 of the wall-side member 301 and the lower surface of the bottom portion 315a of the front-side member 302 are flush. Furthermore, the tip of the front portion 316b of the front-side member 302 abuts against the bent portion of the front end 313e of the wall-side member 301, so that the main body member 30 has a closed shape when viewed from the left and right directions. In addition, the rear circumferential surface portion 313a of the wall-side member 301 and the front circumferential surface portion 316a of the front-side member 302 are symmetrical in the front-to-back direction. Furthermore, the lower sloping portion 315b and the front wall portion 315c of the front member 302 are located in front of the fixing portion 311 of the wall member 301. In other words, the lower sloping portion 315b and the front wall portion 315c become opposing portions 317 that face the fixing portion 311 on the front side (opposite side of the wall W).

[0032] The covering material 303 is made of an aluminum plate and is shaped to cover a portion of the left-right (extrusion direction) end of the main body member 30, which consists of a wall-side member 301 and a front-side member 302. More specifically, the shape of the covering material 303 substantially matches the outer shape of the fixing portion 311, top surface portion 312a, upper slope portion 312b and rear wall surface portion 312c of the wall-side member 301, and the bottom surface portion 315a, lower slope portion 315b and front wall surface portion 315c of the front-side member 302. Only the upper end has a different shape from the outer shape of the main body member 30, being an arc shape that is concave upwards. The curvature of this arc-shaped portion is substantially the same as the curvature of the surfaces of the rear circumferential surface portion 313a and the front circumferential surface portion 316a. In addition, screw holes are formed in the covering material 303 at positions corresponding to the tapping holes 318 of the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302. Then, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the covering material 303 formed in this manner is fixed to the left-right (extrusion direction) ends of the main body member 30, which consists of the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302, by screwing them into tapping holes 318. As a result, most of the left-right ends of the main body member 30 are covered by the covering material 303, and a storage space P is formed surrounded by the main body member 30 and the covering material 303. In addition, the parts inside the rear connection part 313 of the wall-side member 301 and the front connection part 316 of the front-side member 302 are not covered by the covering material 303, and these parts become openings 319 that communicate with the storage space P.

[0033] The bracket 300 is positioned between the divided fascia boards 3. In other words, there is no fascia board 3 in the position of the cap rail 100 corresponding to the bracket 300, and a gap is formed between the left and right fascia boards 3, into which the bracket 300 fits. The width of the gap is slightly wider than the left and right width of the main body member 30 of the bracket 300. More specifically regarding the connection between the bracket 300 and the cap rail 100, the connection surface portion 313c of the rear connection portion 313 of the wall-side member 301 is located inside the cover outer shell portion 11 of the cover material 1, and the connection surface portion 313c abuts against the first surface portion 16 from below and is fixed by screws from below. In this configuration, the rear engaging portion 18 of the cover shell portion 11 engages with the rear portion 313b of the wall-side member 301, and the front engaging portion 18 of the cover shell portion 11 engages with the front portion 316b of the front-side member 302, so that the cover shell portion 11, the rear circumferential portion 313a, and the front circumferential portion 316a form a series of arcs. In other words, the upper end of the bracket 300 becomes integrated with the coping 100. Furthermore, since openings 319 are formed on the left and right sides of the upper end of the main body member 30 of the bracket 300, as shown in Figure 1(b), the openings 319 face the ends of the cover plate material 3 (shown by a dashed line) and are covered by the cover plate material 3, making them invisible from the outside. This opening 319 communicates with the internal space 110 of the coping 100, and the power supply cable C protruding from the wall surface W (hole in the decorative panel 322) passes through the storage space P inside the bracket 300 and further extends from the opening 319 into the internal space 110 of the coping 100.

[0034] Furthermore, if the length of the coping 100 exceeds a predetermined length, the cover material 1 and the fascia material 3 are connected. As shown in Figure 7, at the connection point, a connecting material 7 is inserted into the internal space 110 of the coping 100, and a joint material 71 is attached to the outer circumference of the coping 100. The connecting material 7 is made of a hollow extruded aluminum profile and is shaped to fit perfectly into the inner circumference of the coping 100. That is, it has a roughly rectangular cross-section, and the upper surface has an inclined surface portion 72 in the middle, with the front side being higher. This inclined surface portion 72 abuts against the first surface portion 16 of the cover material 1, and the portion of the upper surface behind the inclined surface portion 72 abuts against the second surface portion 17. Both the front and rear surfaces abut against the inner surface of the engaged portion 34 of the fascia material 3. The lower surface has an inclined surface portion 73 formed on the front side, with the front side being higher. This inclined surface portion 73 abuts against the upper surface of the cover plate fixing plate portion 32a of the cover plate material 3 and is screwed in place. The rear lower corner has a curved surface portion 74 that is convex outward, and this curved surface portion 74 abuts against the inner surface of the cover plate outer shell portion 31 of the cover plate material 3. The joint material 71 is a cylindrical member into which the coping 100 fits snugly around its inner circumference, concealing the connection between the cover material 1 and the cover plate material 3. The joint material 71 is screwed to the cover plate material 3 from below.

[0035] With the handrail of the present invention configured in this way, the portion of the power supply cable C between the wall surface W and the coping 100 is covered by the bracket 300, so the fingers of the handrail user will not get caught on the power supply cable C, and the design is also good. Furthermore, since the main body member 30 that constitutes the bracket 300 is made of an extruded profile, it is easy to manufacture a shape that has a storage space P, and it is also easy to make it into a thin-walled shape, so the storage space P can be made of a sufficient size without making the bracket 300 itself larger. In addition, since the main body member 30 consists of a wall-side member 301 and a front-side member 302, the main body member 30 can be divided into two members, so the wall-side member 301 is easy to attach to the wall surface W, and the storage space P is greatly opened up, making maintenance work easier. Moreover, when divided, it does not take up much space during storage or transport. Furthermore, since the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302 are fixed by screws from only the bottom, and the covering material 303 is fixed by screws to the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302, fixing the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302 is easy, the screws for fixing are not easily visible, resulting in a good design, and the covering material 303 securely fixes the wall-side member 301 and the front-side member 302. Also, since the covering material 303 is flat, the effort and cost of manufacturing are reduced, and it does not take up much space during storage and transportation. In addition, the part of the end of the main body member 30 in the extrusion direction that is not covered by the covering material 303 is an opening 319 that communicates with the storage space P and communicates with the internal space 110 of the coping 100, so no separate connecting parts are required at the connection part between the bracket 300 and the coping 100, the structure is simple, costs are reduced, and the assembly and disassembly of the handrail are easy, allowing for efficient construction and maintenance work.Furthermore, if the coping 100 is constructed by combining a cover material 1 and a fascia material 3 that extend in the longitudinal direction, with the cover material 1 extending along the entire length of the coping 100, the fascia material 3 being divided in the longitudinal direction, the bracket 300 being positioned between the divided fascia material 3, and the opening 319 facing the end of the fascia material 3 and being covered by the fascia material 3, then the connection between the bracket 300 and the coping 100 becomes a particularly simple structure, thus reducing costs and making assembly and disassembly easier. Moreover, since the bracket 300 becomes integrated with the coping 100, the design is aesthetically pleasing.

[0036] Furthermore, the support portion 12 has a simple configuration with a roughly V-shaped cross-section consisting of a first surface portion 16 and a second surface portion 17. Of the first surface portion 16 and the second surface portion 17, the first surface portion 16 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. By making the first surface portion 16 the mounting surface portion 14, the lighting fixture 200 attached to this mounting surface portion 14 is tilted, allowing light to be irradiated in a direction inclined with respect to the vertical. No separate member is required to tilt the lighting fixture 200, resulting in a simple configuration. Moreover, if a separate member is used to tilt the lighting fixture 200, depending on the processing and mounting accuracy of that member, the tilt angle of the lighting fixture 200 may be misaligned at various points along the longitudinal direction of the coping 100. Even if this misalignment is slight, the light irradiated onto the floor surface away from the handrail will be significantly misaligned, resulting in an unsightly appearance. In contrast, in the above embodiment, the mounting surface portion 14 is provided on the cover material 1 that constitutes the coping 100, so the inclination angle is the same along the longitudinal direction of the coping 100, the irradiation angle of the light from the lighting fixture 200 can be aligned, and the light irradiated onto the floor surface away from the handrail can also be aligned. Furthermore, since the cover fixing surface portion 13 and the eye plate fixing surface portion 32 are parallel, by screwing or passing the fixing screw S perpendicularly through both planar surfaces, the male thread portion of the fixing screw S is securely screwed into the female thread portion of the cover fixing surface portion 13 (i.e., the female thread portion of the first plate portion 16a on which the cover fixing surface portion 13 is formed), and the entire surface of the head of the fixing screw S abuts against the eye plate fixing surface portion 32, so that the cover material 1 and the eye plate material 3 can be securely fixed. In addition, since the cover outer shell portion 11 and the support portion 12 are integrally formed in the cover material 1, the structure is simpler and has high rigidity. Furthermore, since the cover material 1 has a hollow portion 15 surrounded by the cover outer shell portion 11 and the support portion 12 (i.e., a hollow portion 15 surrounded by the cover outer shell portion 11 and the first plate portion 16a and the second plate portion 17a), the rigidity of the cover material 1 itself is increased, as is the rigidity of the support portion 12 (i.e., the rigidity of the first plate portion 16a and the second plate portion 17a). As a result, the lighting fixture 200 can be fixed to the mounting surface portion 14 more stably. In addition, since the cover material 1 and the cover plate material 3 are fixed by screwing fixing screws S into the cover fixing surface portion 13 of the support portion 12, the cover plate material 3 can be fixed to the cover material 1 more stably.

[0037] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the invention. For example, the shape of the bracket can be modified as appropriate, taking into consideration the positional relationship between the point where the power supply cable protrudes from the wall surface and the coping, as well as aesthetic considerations. Furthermore, the main body of the bracket is not limited to being composed of two members, a wall-side member and a front-side member, but may be composed of a single member or three or more members. Also, the wall-side member and the front-side member are not limited to being fixed by screws from only the bottom, but may be fixed by screws in multiple places, or may be fixed by fitting without using screws. Furthermore, the covering material is not limited to being fixed by screws to the wall-side member and the front-side member, but may be fixed by screws to only one of them, or may be fixed by fitting without using screws. Also, the shape of the covering material is not limited to a flat plate, but can be set as appropriate, taking into consideration aesthetic considerations. Furthermore, the portion of the main body member not covered by the covering material at the extrusion direction end is not limited to an opening that communicates with the storage space and the internal space of the coping; it may also be a case where holes are formed in the covering material or main body member and these holes communicate with the internal space of the coping. In addition, the configuration of the coping and the wall-mounted fixing device that supports the coping can be appropriately modified considering the conditions and design of the installation location of the handrail. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 1. Cover material 3. Slab material 30 Main body components 100 Kasagi 110 Interior space 200 lighting fixtures 300 bracket 301 Wall-side member 302 Front side member 303 Covering material 311 Fixed part 317 Opposite section 319 Opening C Power supply cable P Storage space

Claims

1. A handrail that is attached to a wall, The system comprises a coping with an internal space, a lighting fixture attached to the coping, a power supply cable extending from the wall surface and passing through the internal space of the coping to connect to the lighting fixture, and a bracket covering the portion of the power supply cable between the wall surface and the coping. The bracket is fixed to the wall surface and has a main body member made of an extruded profile and a covering material attached to the end of the main body member in the extrusion direction, and a storage space is formed surrounded by the main body member and the covering material. A handrail characterized in that the power supply cable passes through the storage space.

2. The handrail according to claim 1, characterized in that the main body member comprises a wall-side member including a fixing portion fixed to the wall surface and a front-side member including an opposing portion facing the wall surface on the opposite side of the fixing portion.

3. The covering material covers a portion of the end of the main body member in the extrusion direction, The portion of the main body member at the end in the extrusion direction that is not covered by the covering material forms an opening that communicates with the storage space. The handrail according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the opening communicates with the internal space of the coping.

4. The aforementioned coping is constructed by combining a cover material and a fascia material that extend in the longitudinal direction thereof, the cover material extending along the entire length of the coping, and the fascia material being divided in the longitudinal direction thereof. The handrail according to claim 3, characterized in that the bracket is located between the divided fascia material, and the opening faces the end of the fascia material and is covered by the fascia material.

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