JP6564342B2 - End bracket - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an end bracket for attaching a handrail to a wall surface.

  Conventionally, as an end bracket for attaching a handrail to a wall surface, for example, in Patent Document 1, seats are provided at both ends of a curved split tubular body, and an outer portion of the peripheral wall of the body is opened between seats at both ends. In the handrail connection tool in which a cover continuous with the peripheral wall of the main body is detachably attached, an insertion piece extends to one end of the cover, and the tip of the elastic plate extends inward from the other end of the cover Forming an engagement protrusion, inserting the insertion piece into an insertion hole on one seat side, bending the elastic plate, and engaging the engagement protrusion with a digging portion on the other seat side, A handrail connector (end bracket) configured to fix the cover to the main body is described.

JP 2004-076477 A

  When fixing the cover of the end bracket as described in Patent Document 1 to the opening of the main body, first, the cover is inclined and the insertion piece at one end thereof is inserted into the insertion hole of the seat on the handrail mounting side, Thereafter, the cover is turned around the insertion piece as an axis, and the engaging projection is engaged with the recessed portion of the seat on the wall surface mounting side while bending the elastic plate at the other end.

  As described above, in the conventional end bracket, the insertion hole on the handrail mounting side of the bracket body is used to engage the engagement protrusion on the other end of the cover with the recessed portion of the seat on the wall surface mounting side of the bracket body. Since it is necessary to turn the cover about the insertion piece of the cover inserted into the shaft, a space is required outside the end of the seat on the wall mounting side so as to allow the swinging width of the turning.

  For this reason, when attaching such an end bracket to the corner, the bracket body corresponds to the space from a wall surface (hereinafter referred to as a fixed surface) adjacent to the wall surface (hereinafter referred to as a fixed surface) that fixes the bracket body. Need to be separated by a certain distance. As a result, the end bracket cannot be attached to the corner of the entrance corner, that is, the end bracket can be attached to the fixed surface so close to the adjacent surface that it is unsightly between the end bracket and the adjacent surface. There was a problem that the beauty of the entrance corner was lost because the space was always made.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and when attached to the corner portion, the corner portion is formed without causing the above-described unnatural space between the end bracket and the adjacent surface. An object of the present invention is to provide an end bracket for a handrail that does not impair the beauty of the part.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows.

  The handrail end bracket of the present invention is provided with a wall surface fixing seat fixed to the wall surface at one end and a handrail holding portion for holding the end portion of the handrail at the other end, and the wall surface fixing seat and the handrail holding portion. In the handrail end bracket having a bracket main body provided with an opening that opens outside the curved portion in the curved portion between, and a cover that closes the opening of the bracket main body, the cover includes: A first engagement portion is provided at one end portion and a second engagement portion is provided at the other end portion, while the bracket body is engaged with the first engagement portion at the wall surface fixing seat. A first engaged portion is provided, and the handrail holding portion is provided with a second engaged portion that engages with the second engaging portion, and the first engaged portion and the first engaged portion Means that the direction in which they engage is perpendicular to the wall surface The second engaging portion and the second engaged portion are engaged when the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are in an engaged state. It is characterized by being.

  According to the above configuration, when the cover is attached, the first engaging portion of the cover is first engaged with the first engaged portion of the wall surface fixing seat. Here, the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are engaged. Since the engaging direction of the portion is a direction substantially along the direction orthogonal to the fixed surface, even if the wall surface mounting seat of the bracket body is close to the adjacent surface, the bracket body and the adjacent surface A cover can be inserted between the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion. In addition, the engagement between the second engaging portion and the second engaged portion is performed when the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are in the engaged state. This is done by turning the shaft, but the swivel width of the cover is smaller as it is closer to the swivel shaft, so the swivel width of the cover between the bracket body and the adjacent surface is extremely small compared to that in other parts, Compared to the conventional one, the bracket can be attached to the corner of the entrance corner.

Further, the wall surface fixing seat of the bracket main body abuts against a wall surface adjacent to the wall surface to which the wall surface fixing seat is fixed when the bracket main body is installed at the corner, and the adjacent wall surface and the bracket main body extending portion for securing the gap only acceptable detachable to the opening of the cover is provided between the.

  According to this configuration, the minimum gap for attaching and detaching the cover can be ensured between the adjacent surface only by bringing the extending portion into contact with the adjacent surface. There is no need to measure the distance between each surface, it is easy to install, and a certain quality of work can be ensured. Therefore, the gap between the bracket and the adjacent surface varies depending on the operator's ability. Can be prevented. Moreover, the reference | standard can be immediately taken out regarding the attachment position of a handrail only by making an extension part contact | abut to an adjacent surface, and a handrail can be correctly attached to the predetermined position of a wall surface.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a handrail end bracket that does not impair the appearance of the corner without causing an unsightly space between the end bracket and the adjacent surface when attached to the corner. be able to.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the bracket main body and cover of the end bracket for handrails concerning this embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover from the back side. It is sectional drawing which shows the process of attaching a cover to a bracket main body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the handrail end bracket of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a bracket body and a cover of the handrail end bracket according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cover as viewed from the back side. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a process of attaching the cover to the bracket body.
-Configuration of handrail end bracket 1-
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the handrail end bracket 1 of the present embodiment has a wall surface fixing seat 3 fixed to a wall surface (fixed surface) W <b> 1 at one end and an end of a handrail (not shown) at the other end. The bracket main body is provided with a handrail holding portion 4 that holds the portion, and an opening 21 that opens to the outside of the bending portion 20 is provided in the bending portion 20 between the wall surface fixing seat 3 and the handrail holding portion 4. 2 and a cover 5 for closing the opening 21 of the bracket body 2.

  The cover 5 is provided with an insertion piece 51 (first engagement portion) at one end thereof and an elastic piece 52 (second engagement portion) having elasticity at the other end thereof, while the bracket 5 In the main body 2, an insertion hole 30 (first engaged portion) that engages with the insertion piece 51 is provided in the wall surface fixing seat 3, and an engagement that engages with the elastic piece 52 in the handrail holding portion 4. A joint hole 40 (second engaged portion) is provided. The insertion piece 51 and the insertion hole 30 have a direction in which their engagement is substantially along the direction perpendicular to the wall surface W <b> 1, and the elastic piece 52 and the engagement hole 40 are different from the insertion piece 51. It is configured to be engaged when the insertion hole 30 is in the engaged state. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 54 denotes a notch for inserting a tool (for example, a flat-blade screwdriver) used when removing the cover 5 from the bracket body 2.

  The bracket body 2 is curved at the curved portion 20 so that the wall surface fixing seat 3 and the handrail holding portion 4 form an angle of approximately 90 degrees. The bracket body 2 is preferably made of a material having high strength such as metal because it needs to support the load of the handrail, but may be a synthetic resin material.

  The bottom surface of the wall surface fixing seat 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a plurality of fixing tool insertion holes 32 to 32 through which fixing screws (not shown) are passed from the inside of the bracket body 2 toward the wall surface W1 are provided. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the wall surface fixing seat 3 has a wall surface (adjacent surface) W2 adjacent to the wall surface W1 to which the wall surface fixing seat 3 is fixed when the bracket body 2 is installed at the corner. An extending portion 31 is provided that is in contact with the wall surface W <b> 2 and the bracket body 2 to ensure a gap that allows the cover 5 to be attached to and detached from the opening 21. Here, the above-mentioned insertion hole 30 is provided through the side where the extending portion 31 of the wall surface fixing seat 3 is provided.

  Next, the extension length t of the extension portion 31 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the cover 5 is attached to and detached from the opening 21, when the elastic piece 52 and the engagement hole 40 are engaged / disengaged, the cover 5 is inserted into the insertion piece 51 when the insertion piece 51 and the insertion hole 30 are in the engaged state. The minimum turning width (the width between the two-dot chain line indicated by symbol a in FIG. 3 and the solid line indicated by symbol b (the outer surface of the cover 5 when attached)) in FIG. 3 is the bracket body 2. The extending length t of the extending portion 31 is set so as to be secured between the wall surface W2 and the wall surface W2.

  Here, since the turning width of the cover 5 becomes smaller as it is closer to the turning shaft (insertion piece 51), the turning width of the cover between the bracket body 2 and the wall surface W2 is extremely small. The extension length t is very short as shown in FIG. For this reason, the bracket 1 of the present invention can be attached as close as possible to the corner of the entrance corner, that is, close to the wall surface W2, as compared with the conventional bracket.

  In addition, in the example of illustration, although the upper surface of the extension part 31 is made into the taper surface, not only this but it is good also as a horizontal surface. Further, the extending portion 31 is not necessarily provided. In that case, when the bracket body 2 is fixed to the wall surface W1, a gap corresponding to the dimension t is secured between the wall surface fixing seat 3 and the wall surface W2. That's fine. Furthermore, if the extension part 31 has a width dimension (a dimension in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 3) smaller than the width dimension of the wall surface fixing seat 3, the extension part 31 after being attached to the corner portion. However, it is inconspicuous when viewed from the outside, and the finishing of the corners is neat.

  The handrail holding portion 4 is provided with a cylindrical handrail fitting tube 41 into which an end portion of the handrail is fitted. In addition, a plurality of fixing tool insertion holes 42 to 42 for passing a fixing screw (not shown) from the inside of the bracket body 2 to the end portion of the handrail are provided in a portion corresponding to the bottom surface of the handrail fitting cylinder 41, An engagement hole 40 that engages with the elastic piece 52 is provided therethrough.

The cover 5 is curved according to the shape of the opening 21 so as to be attached to the opening 21 of the bracket body 2. Although the material which comprises the cover 5 may be a metal, you may use a synthetic resin. The aforementioned insertion piece 51 extends from one end of the cover 5 so as to be inserted into the insertion hole 30 of the wall surface fixing seat 3 in a direction substantially along the direction orthogonal to the wall surface W1. The elastic piece 52 provided at the other end portion of the cover 5 has a base end portion fixed to an elastic piece attaching portion 53 provided on the back surface of the other end portion of the cover 5. The elastic piece 52 is suspended from the end of the cover 5 toward the inside of the cover 5, and a tip convex portion 52 a that fits into the engagement hole 40 of the handrail holding portion 4 is provided at the tip portion thereof. It has been.
-Mounting method of end bracket 1 for handrail-
Hereinafter, a method of installing the end portion of the handrail in the corner of the room using the handrail end bracket 1 will be described.

  First, the end portion of the handrail is fitted into the handrail fitting cylinder 41 of the handrail holding portion 4, and in this state, the fixing screw is screwed into the end portion of the handrail from the inside of the bracket body 2 through the fixture insertion holes 42 to 42 of the handrail holding portion 4. Thus, the bracket body 2 is fixed to the end portion of the handrail. When the opposite side of the handrail is also positioned at the corner, another bracket body 2 is fixed to the opposite end of the handrail as described above.

  Next, the wall surface fixing seat 3 of the bracket body 2 is brought into contact with the wall surface W1 at the corner, and the end of the extending portion 31 of the wall surface fixing seat 3 is brought into contact with the wall surface W2. Thereby, the gap | interval which can permit the attachment or detachment to the opening part 21 of the cover 5 between the wall surface W2 and the bracket main body 2 is ensured.

  Subsequently, the bracket body 2 is fixed to the wall surface W1 by screwing a fixing screw into the wall surface W1 from the inside of the bracket body 2 through the fixture insertion holes 32 to 32 of the wall surface fixing seat 3.

  When the bracket body 2 is fixed to the wall surface W1 as described above, the cover 5 is placed between the bracket body 2 and the wall surface W2 with the insertion piece 51 first as shown by the white arrow in FIG. Then, the insertion piece 51 is inserted into the insertion hole 30 of the wall surface fixing seat 3 and engaged with each other (see the cover 5 indicated by a two-dot chain line on the lower side in FIG. 3). At this time, since the direction in which the insertion piece 51 and the insertion hole 30 engage with each other is a direction substantially along the direction orthogonal to the wall surface W1, the wall surface fixing seat 3 of the bracket body 2 is close to the wall surface W2. Even if it inserts the cover 5 between the bracket main body 2 and the wall surface W2, the insertion piece 51 and the insertion hole 30 are engaged.

  Finally, the cover 5 is turned toward the handrail holding part 4 around the insertion piece 51. Then, the cover 5 is fixed to the bracket body 2 by engaging the tip convex portion 52a of the elastic piece 52 with the engagement hole 40 of the handrail holding portion 4 while bending the elastic piece 52 of the cover 5, thereby The opening 21 is closed by the cover 5 and the installation work at the corner of the handrail is completed.

  In addition, the shape of the wall surface fixing seat 3 does not need to be substantially rectangular as described above, and may be any shape such as a circle or an ellipse.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handrail end bracket 2 Bracket main body 3 Wall surface fixing seat 4 Handrail holding part 5 Cover 20 Bending part 21 Opening part 30 Insertion hole (first engaged part)
31 Extension part 40 Engagement hole (second engaged part)
51 Insertion piece (first engagement part)
52 Elastic piece (second engaging part)
W1 Wall surface W2 Adjacent wall surface

Claims (1)

A wall surface fixing seat fixed to the wall surface is provided at one end, and a handrail holding portion for holding an end portion of the handrail is provided at the other end, and the bending portion between the wall surface fixing seat and the handrail holding portion In a handrail end bracket having a bracket body provided with an opening that opens to the outside of the part, and a cover that closes the opening of the bracket body,
The cover is provided with a first engagement portion at one end thereof and a second engagement portion at the other end thereof,
The bracket body is provided with a first engaged portion that engages with the first engaging portion on the wall surface fixing seat, and a second engaging portion that engages with the second engaging portion on the handrail holding portion. Two engaged parts are provided,
In the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion, a direction in which the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are substantially aligned with a direction orthogonal to the wall surface, and the second engaging portion and the second engaged portion. the, Ri configuration der wherein the first engagement portion and the first engaged portion is engaged when in the engaged state,
The wall surface fixing seat of the bracket main body abuts against a wall surface adjacent to the wall surface to which the wall surface fixing seat is fixed when the bracket main body is installed at the corner, and the wall surface fixing bracket An extending portion is provided that secures a gap that allows the cover to be attached to and detached from the opening.
An end bracket for handrails.

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