Outdoor structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12044006-B2
Application number	US-202117769008-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2021
Priority date	Jan 31, 2020
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

An example outdoor structure incorporates: an outer wall surface for zoning into indoor space of a building and the outdoors; an outdoor ceiling part projecting outdoors from the outer wall surface; two side walls substantially parallel to each other projecting outdoors from opposite sides of the outer wall surface and each having an upper end connected to the outdoor ceiling part; and a blocking part separated outdoors from the outer wall surface in such a manner as to face the outer wall surface, and used for blocking eyes from outside, wherein the blocking part has a breadth less than a distance between the two side walls and has an upper end connected to the outdoor ceiling part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An outdoor structure comprising:
an outer wall surface for zoning into indoor space and outdoors on a first floor of a building;
semi-outdoor space formed on an outdoor side from the outer wall surface;
a first opening part formed at the outer wall surface, and allowing to entry into and out of the indoor space and the semi-outdoor space;
an outdoor ceiling part projecting to the outdoors from above the outer wall surface;
two side walls substantially parallel to each other projecting to the outdoors from opposite sides of the outer wall surface and each having an upper end connected to the outdoor ceiling part;
a blocking part separating the outdoors from the outer wall surface in such a manner as to face the outer wall surface, and used for blocking a view from the outdoors, wherein the blocking part has a transparent panel, whose breadth being about half of the width of the distance between the two side walls, whose lower end being fixed to an outdoor floor of the semi-outdoor space formed in such a manner that a floor surface of the outdoor floor is at a height substantially flush with a floor surface of the indoor space and whose upper end being fixed to the outdoor ceiling part, such that the transparent panel is located at a substantially central part between the two side walls;
gaps of substantially equal width open to the outdoors are provided on the right side and on the left side of the blocking part, between the blocking part and the two side walls, respectively; and
a mesh screen provided in an openable/closable manner at an outdoor-side opening part of space, within the gaps, surrounded by the outer wall surface, the outdoor ceiling part, and the two side walls.

2. The outdoor structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second outer wall surface for zoning into the indoor space and the outdoors facing the outer wall surface across the indoor space and provided substantially parallel to the outer wall surface; and
a second opening part provided at the second outer wall surface.

3. The outdoor structure according to claim 1 , wherein the outer wall surface faces a north side.

Assignees

• Sekisui House Kk

Inventors

• Saito Kenji

Classifications

• E04C2/54

  Slab-like translucent elements (floors for transmitting light E04B5/46; translucent or open-work ceilings E04B9/32, E04B9/34; translucent roof coverings E04D3/06, E04D3/28) · CPC title

• E06B9/52

  Devices affording protection against insects, e.g. fly screens; Mesh windows for other purposes {(screens A47G5/00)} · CPC title

• E06B9/54 Primary

  Roller fly screens (operating, guiding or securing devices therefor E06B9/56) · CPC title

• E04B2/72 Primary

  {Non-load-bearing} walls of elements of relatively thin form {with respect to the thickness of the wall}(E04B2/56, E04B2/74, E04B2/88 take precedence; with joint fillings acting as framework or pillars E04B2/68; elements E04C2/00) · CPC title

• E04H1/02 Primary

  Dwelling houses; Buildings for temporary habitation, {e.g. summer houses}(small erections for limited occupation E04H1/12 {; collapsible, erectable or rotatable buildings E04B1/343}) · CPC title