JP2000096877A - Awning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily install a tent at an optional place by fitting an expandable/ shrinkable tent unit to the roof section of a frame body constituted of multiple supports, horizontal members and beams, and providing a sun shade or a rain shelter independently of a building. SOLUTION: A tent unit B is fitted to the roof 3 of a frame body A formed into a gate shape to form an awning device, the frame body A is erected independently of a building, and the support strength is secured so that the awning device is not tumbled by wind force even when a tent is stretched. The tent unit B is opened or closed (including winding and unwinding) via a manual handle operation or an automatic operation by a reversible motor, and the tent can be opened or closed only on one side of the frame body A. The awning device is erected at a position apart from the building, e.g. a balcony, a terrace, a garden, to provide a sun shade or a rain shelter. A living place can be expanded to an optional place.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an awning device used for sunshade, rain protection and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional awning device comprises a tent, a winding shaft connected to a base end of the tent, a bracket for rotatably supporting the winding shaft at both ends, and one end portion of the bracket. And a bendable support arm having the other end coupled to the tip of the tent. The bracket is fixedly attached to an outer wall of a building, for example, at a position above an opening such as a window or an entrance. It is used by extending the tent in the outdoor direction.

[0003]

Accordingly, the conventional awning device has a problem that the installation position is limited to an opening such as a window or a doorway of the building, since the mounting target is limited to the building. This was not considered to be a particular inconvenience when the place of living was stopped indoors or near a window.
However, with the recent increase in the popularity of gardening, the proportion of living time outdoors such as on terraces or gardens has increased, and thus, as demands for sunshades and rain avoidance in outdoor living places have increased, the above-mentioned disadvantages of the conventional devices have been overcome. It is desired to supply new awning devices.

An object of the present invention is to meet the above-mentioned demand, and an object thereof is to provide an awning device which can be easily installed and used at an arbitrary place away from a building.

[0005]

An awning device according to the present invention is provided with a frame which can be installed independently of a building, and is provided on an upper portion of the frame, and extends a tent from the upper portion in one or both directions in the front-rear direction. And a tent unit that is provided with the tent extendable in a retracted state and a contracted state toward the upper side. With the above configuration, the frame can be installed at an arbitrary position away from the building. By operating the tent unit, the tent can be extended from the top of the frame in one or both directions in the front-rear direction to protect the sun or rain, or the tent can be shortened and stored at the top of the frame. .

[0006] The awning device comprises a frame and a tent unit, the frame having left and right columns and a cross member bridging and connecting the upper ends of both columns.
A tent, a take-up shaft coupled to a base end of the tent, a bracket fixed to the frame body that rotatably supports both ends of the take-up shaft, and one end pivotally attached to the bracket, The other end includes a bendable support arm pivotally attached to a front frame provided at the tip of the tent. With the above configuration, the tent unit can be easily attached to the frame by the bracket. By extending the tent by rotating the winding shaft by hand or by power,
Alternatively, it can be wound up and contracted.

[0007] It is preferable that a roof is attached to an upper end portion of the frame, and a pan is attached below the roof to prevent rain from dripping from the contracted tent and exposing the tent. With the above configuration, the tent in the contracted state is protected from rain and dust by the roof, raindrops between the tent in the extended or contracted state and the roof are prevented, and the contracted tent is not exposed. Is improved.

In a preferred awning device, the frame body is configured by connecting the left and right columns with the front and rear columns at least near the upper end thereof by short cross members, and the front and rear columns of each column. Combine the upper ends of the comrades with long cross members,
Further, the left and right short cross members are joined by beams at the center in the front-rear direction, and the front and rear long cross members are provided with a roof mounting portion and a fixing portion for fixing an upper end portion of the blindfold panel. A coupling portion for coupling a lower end portion of the blind panel to an outer end portion is provided. With the above configuration, the upper ends of the front vertical members of the left and right columns and the upper ends of the rear vertical members are cross-linked with the long horizontal members, and further, the short horizontal members of the left and right columns are connected by beams. The frame has a robust structure. Therefore, even if a strong wind blows to the tent in the extended state, a fall accident or the like is prevented and the safety is high. In addition, the long horizontal member is provided with a roof mounting portion and a fixing portion for fixing the upper end portion of the blindfold panel, and a connecting portion for connecting the lower end portion of the blindfold panel is provided at the outer end of the pan. Mounting can be performed easily and quickly, and the side where the tent unit is not provided can easily mount the blindfold panel.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of one embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a main configuration, FIG. 3 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view of an upper portion of one of the pillars with a roof removed, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line XX, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the left half taken along the line YY of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same right half, and FIG. 8 and FIG. 8 are side views, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a use mode, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a use mode of another embodiment.

The awning device according to the present invention has, as basic components, a frame A and one or two sets of tent units B.

The frame A has a form that can be erected independently from the building at a position away from the building or at a position close to the building. In order to secure the self-standing strength after standing and the strength of supporting the wind and the like that the tent in the stretched state may receive, the frame A is preferably connected to the upper parts of the left and right columns 1 by one or more cross members. And it is formed in a portal type.

Each of the right and left columns 1 may be formed of one square member. However, preferably, as shown in the illustrated example, the two front and rear vertical members 11 and 12 may be connected by a short horizontal member 13 at least near the upper end thereof. As a method of joining the cross member 13 to the front and rear vertical members 11 and 12, any known technique can be used. In one example, the opposing surfaces near the upper end portions of the vertical members 11 and 12 have a U-shaped cross section. Of the steel mounting bracket k1 (FIGS. 3 and 4)
The mounting members k1 are inserted into both ends of the hollow horizontal member 13 and screwed from the outer surface of the horizontal member 13 (not shown).
2 and the cross member 13 are firmly connected.

In the case where there is a dislike of insufficient strength of the strut just by joining with the cross members 13 near the upper end portions of both the vertical members 11 and 12, as shown in the example in the figure, the space between the front and rear vertical members 11 and 12 is provided. In the middle part, a decorative panel 14 that suits the taste is interposed,
The decorative panel 14 may be fixed to both the vertical members 11 and 12.

A hollow beam 2 having each end mounted on the upper surface of a horizontal member 13 connecting the vertical members 11 and 12 is used as a horizontal member for cross-linking the left and right columns 1, and both ends of the beam are used. It is fixed to the cross member 13. Although any known technique can be used for the fixing method, in the illustrated example, the L-shaped metal fitting k2 is brought into contact with the cross member 13 and the beam 2, and the screw n2 and the bolt nut bn (FIG. 3) It is fixed and firmly connected by the method described above. The beam 2 is, as described later,
It is used for attaching the tent unit B to this. The beam 2 is fixed to the center of the upper surface of the cross member 13 so that the tent unit B can be attached to one frame A up to a maximum of two before and after. Are formed. Further, in order to secure the strength of the mounting portion of the tent unit of the beam 2, a steel reinforcing member 21 (FIG. 3) formed in a rectangular tube shape having a required length is inserted into hollow portions at both ends of the beam 2. And it is fixed also as said bolt nut bn.

A roof 3 is attached to the upper end of the frame A. In order to facilitate the installation of the roof 3,
The upper end surfaces of the vertical members 11 and 12 and the upper end surface of the beam 2 are positioned on a common horizontal plane. Also, between the upper end portions of the front vertical members 11, 11 of the left and right columns 1, and between the rear vertical members 12, 11,
Between the upper ends of 12 comrades, long cross members 2a and 2b, respectively
Is installed. The attachment method is not particularly limited, but in the illustrated example, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the front vertical members 11, 11 of the left and right columns and the rear vertical member 1
A steel bracket k3 with a U-shaped cross section on each opposing surface of the two competitors
Is fixed by screws n3, and the metal fitting k3 is inserted into both ends of the hollow members 2a and 2b formed in the hollow, and each of the horizontal members 2a and 2b is inserted.
By screwing the screw n4 from 2b into the metal fitting k3, the left and right columns 1 are joined by the center beam 2 and the front and rear cross members 2a and 2b, and the frame A has sufficient frame strength.
Further, in order to facilitate the installation of the roof 3, the cross members 2a, 2
The upper end face b is also located on a common horizontal plane with the upper end faces of the beam 2 and each of the columns. Further, a shingle mounting portion 22 is protruded from a portion of the upper surface of the cross members 2a and 2b opposite to the beam 2.

The roof 3 includes a plurality of elongated purlin members 3a extending in a direction perpendicular to the beams 2 and the cross members 2a and 2b, between the upper portions of the two columns 1, and from the outer surface of one of the cross members 2a to the other. And a roof plate 3b that covers up to the outer surface side of the horizontal member 2b. The purlin material 3a is formed in a substantially hat shape in cross section, and the top surface of the convex portion 31 is inclined from one end in the longitudinal direction to the other end in order to facilitate rainwater flow. And
The higher end is located on the front side of the awning device, and the flanges 32 on both sides of the purlin are placed on the front and rear cross members a and 2b and the upper surface of the beam 2.
2b and the beam 2 are fixed by screws n5. The roof plate 3b is preferably formed of a material that has been subjected to a sunlight transmittance reduction process, for example, an acrylic plate or a metal plate. Further, preferably, the front and rear end edges 3
3 is bent as required to improve drainage, and is fixed to a roof plate mounting portion 22 provided on the cross members 2a and 2b with screws n6.

As the tent unit B, basically, a ready-made tent unit used in a conventional awning device of a building-mounted type can be used. That is, the tent unit B is, as shown in FIGS.
Tent 41 and winding shaft 4 connected to the base end of the tent
2 and both ends of the winding shaft 42 are rotatably supported, and a frame A
A bracket 43 fixed to the beam 2 of the tent, a front frame 4 having one end provided on the bracket 43 and the other end provided on the tip of the tent 41.
4 and a left and right support arm 45 pivotally connected to the support arm 4.
The front frame 44 is for always holding the leading edge of the tent in a tensioned state, and may be formed of a rod-shaped member. However, in order to conceal the tent and prevent the tent from being exposed when the tent is wound around the winding shaft 42 and shrunk when not in use, as shown in FIG. It is good to be formed in the shape of a plate which has a length which hangs by a certain distance. The support arm 45 is formed by pivotally connecting a pair of arm members, and is attached so as to expand and contract along a predetermined inclined surface from the upper portion of the frame A.

The bracket 43 is in contact with the front side and / or the back side of the beam 2 at the position where the reinforcing members 21 inserted at the both ends of the beam 2 exist, and the bracket 43 passes through the bracket. n7 is screwed into the reinforcing member 21 to be firmly attached. Reference numeral 46 in FIG. 2 denotes a cord for manually operating the extension and contraction of the tent. The tent unit B used in the present invention is not limited to opening and closing the tent by the manual operation described above, but includes a rotating shaft and a winding shaft 4 of a reversible motor (not shown) provided at an arbitrary position of the frame A.
2 is connected via a transmission means such as a gear, and the motor is automatically opened / closed by operating a control switch (not shown) provided in the awning device, for example, the column 1 or in the room, or by operating a remote controller or the like. The mechanisms may be arranged side by side.

FIG. 5 shows a state where the tent 41 is wound around the winding shaft 42 and contracted. In this state, the tent at the storage position is exposed to the outside from between the front frame 44 of the tent and the horizontal member 2a or 2b. Further, even when the tent 41 is extended as shown by the dotted line, a gap may remain between the tent 41 and the cross member 2a or 2b, and the bracket 43 or the winding shaft 42 may be removed from the gap. May be exposed, wind and rain may blow, and rainwater may drop from the gap between the upper end of the tent and the beam 2, or dust may fall. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, groove-shaped or convex fitting portions 23 are formed on the lower surfaces of the horizontal members 2a and 2b, and the fitting portions are formed of a thin elastic material such as plastic or synthetic rubber. The shielding member 5 is easily fitted and mounted by pushing or the like. When the tent is extended, the lower end of the shielding member 5 is in close contact with the upper surface of the tent 41, and the gap between the tent 41 and the horizontal member 2a or 2b is blocked. Therefore, the penetration of wind and rain into the roof is effectively prevented.

Further, since the tent unit B is attached to the beam 2 below the roof 3, when a person under the roof of the awning device looks up, the tent unit B
In particular, when the winding shaft 42 and the bracket 43 are exposed,
Problems remain in appearance. In addition, rainwater may drop from the wound tent. In order to prevent this, in the preferred embodiment, a pan 6 is attached to the beam 2 to prevent rainfall and exposure of the tent unit. The pan 6 is composed of a long L-shaped member 61,
Has its upper end fixed to the beam 2 with a screw n8. With the above-described configuration, the bread 6 can receive rainwater that may hang down from the stored tent 41 and drain the rainwater from its longitudinal end. Grooves 62 are formed in the bent portions of the L-shaped members 61 of the left and right pans 6 so as to face each other, and both ends in the width direction of the cover 7 formed in a flat shape in the grooves are slidably fitted. And have been combined. Thereby, one storage space 8 is formed by the beam 2, the pan 6, and the cover 7. When a tent unit B of a type that opens and closes a tent by power is used in the storage space 8, it can be used to store a motor, a drive circuit thereof, a control circuit, and the like. Since one end of the pan 6 is not fixed, the cover 7 can be easily attached and detached by pushing the pan 5 on one or both sides in a direction away from each other.

In a further preferred embodiment, the cross members 2
A groove 24 is formed in the outer portion of the lower surface of each of the a and 2b, and the upper end of the blind panel 9 is fitted into the groove with the cushion material 91 interposed therebetween, and the rising portion 63 at the free end of the pan 6 is covered with the blind panel. By using the tent unit B as a joint at the lower end of the tent unit 9, the space on the side where the tent unit B is not mounted, of the tent unit mounting space formed under the roof, is closed, and the appearance of the awning device is improved. It has been possible to improve.

When the awning device remains in the above configuration, the shingle 3b, the cross member 13, and the front and rear vertical members 11, 12 are used.
A part of the tent unit mounting space is exposed from the space between the upper side of the awning device. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in order to prevent the appearance from lowering due to this,
A ridge 131 is formed on the outer end of the upper surface of the cross member 13, and a support member 3c for bridging the front and rear vertical members 11, 12 and the outer portion of the upper end surface of the beam 2 is attached to the lower surface of the support member. Push the upper end of the blocking member 9e into the groove,
It is preferable that the lower end is fixed to the ridge 131 by screwing or the like. The support member 3c may be used in common for holding down the longitudinal end of the shingle 3. However, the mounting structure of the shielding member 9e is optional.

As described above, since the tent unit B can be mounted on both the front and back surfaces of the beam 2, the awning device
According to the installation position and the surrounding environment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the tent unit B is attached to both the front side and the back side of the frame A, and only one of them is provided. The attached single type can be arbitrarily selected. In the case of the double type, it is a left-right inverted symmetry with respect to a vertical center line CL passing through the beam 2 shown in FIG. In the case of the single type, with respect to the center line CL passing through the beam 2, one side has the shape shown in FIG. 5 and the other side has the shape shown in FIG. 7 and 8, D is a deck and GL is the ground.

In the awning device according to the present invention, the frame A can be erected independently of the building as described above.
As shown for the double type in FIG. 9, it can be installed and used at a location away from the building, for example, on a balcony or garden, and as shown for the single type in FIG. However, it can be used standing at any position without depending on the structure of the building. FIG. 10A shows the state when the tent is extended, and FIG. 10B shows the state when the tent is stored.

[0025]

As described above, the awning device according to the present invention is provided with a frame which can be installed independently of a building and a tent provided on an upper portion of the frame, and a tent is provided on one or both of the front and rear directions from the upper portion. Since it is composed of a tent unit provided with the tent extendable in an extended state and a contracted state on the upper side, unlike a conventional awning device, it does not depend on the position or structure of the building, such as a terrace or a garden. It can be installed at any location to avoid sunshade and rain, and the effect of extending a living place can be obtained.

The awning device is composed of a frame and a tent unit, and the left and right columns are connected by beams at the center of the upper end thereof to form the frame. The tent and a winding connected to the base end of the tent are formed. A take-up shaft, a bracket fixed to the frame body that rotatably supports both ends of the take-up shaft, and one end pivotally attached to the bracket, and the other end pivotally attached to the front frame at the tip of the tent. When the tent unit is constructed from a bendable support arm, the basic structure is the same by attaching to the front side and / or the back side of the beam, and the tent is expanded and contracted in the front-rear direction. A possible double type and a single type that can be expanded and contracted only on one side can be provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a awning device in which rain dripping and exposure of the tent unit are effectively prevented, and waterproofness and appearance are improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the frame body has a very strong structure and is resistant to strong winds and the like, and has basically the same configuration, and can be selected from a double type awning device and a single type awning device. Can be provided, and
The appearance of the single type can be easily improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a main configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view of the upper portion of one of the pillars, similarly showing the roof removed.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the left half taken along the line YY of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the right half.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a use mode.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a use mode of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Frame 1 Support 11, 12 Vertical member 13 Horizontal member 2 Beam 2 a, 2 b Horizontal member 22 Roof panel mounting part 24 Blind panel fixing part 3 Roof 3 a Purlin material 3 b Roof panel 6 Pan 63 Blind panel joint part 9 Blind panel B Tent Unit 41 Tent 42 Take-up shaft 43 Bracket 44 Front frame 45 Support arm

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yoshimitsu Omigawa 2-73, Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo Inside Nippon Nikko Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroyasu Okamura 2-73, Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo New Nikkei Co., Ltd. F-term (Reference) 2E105 AA10 BB01 BB05 CC03 CC04 DD08 DD24 EE02 EE06 FF03 FF32 FF34 FF36 FF42 FF45 FF47 GG01 GG11 2E141 AA00 BB03 CC02 CC03 DD02 DD11 DD22 EE01 EE28 EE33 EE37

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A frame which can be installed independently of a building, and a state in which a tent is provided at an upper portion of the frame, and a tent is extended from the upper portion in one or both directions in the front-rear direction, and a state in which the tent is contracted to the upper side. And a tent unit provided with the tent so as to be extendable and retractable. 2. The tent comprises a frame and a tent unit, the frame having left and right columns, and a cross member bridging and connecting upper ends of both columns, and the tent unit includes a tent and the tent. A winding shaft coupled to a base end of the winding shaft, a bracket rotatably supporting both ends of the winding shaft, and a bracket fixed to the frame body; one end pivotally attached to the bracket, and the other end being the tent The awning device according to claim 1, further comprising a bendable support arm pivotally attached to a front frame provided at a tip of the awning. 3. The frame body is characterized in that a roof is attached to an upper end portion, and a pan is attached below the roof to prevent rain from dripping from the contracted tent and exposing the tent. The awning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The frame body comprises left and right columns, each of which is formed by connecting front and rear longitudinal members at least near the upper end thereof with short transverse members, and the upper ends of the front longitudinal members and the rear longitudinal members of the respective pillars. The left and right short cross members are connected by beams at the center in the front-rear direction, and the roof mounting portion and the upper end of the blindfold panel are fixed to the front and rear long cross members. The awning device according to claim 1, wherein a fixing portion is provided, and a coupling portion that couples a lower end portion of the blind panel is provided at an outer end of the pan.