Patent ID: 7380381

Claim:
A modesty panel, comprising: a base member to be attached to an external wall portion, and a modesty panel main body to be attached to the external wall portion via the base member, wherein the base member is integrally provided with a surface portion, an upper attaching portion extending along an upper edge of the surface portion, and a lower attaching portion extending along a lower edge of the surface portion, the base member being brought into contact with the external wall portion only at the upper and lower attaching portions, wherein a first engaging stepped portion and a second engaging stepped portion are formed in a vicinity of the upper attaching portion of the base member and a vicinity of the lower attaching portion of the base member, respectively, the first engaging stepped portion and the second engaging stepped portion being arranged in parallel with each other, wherein the modesty panel main body is provided with a surface portion, a first engaging ridge integrally formed in a vicinity of an upper edge of the surface portion so as to be engaged with the first engaging stepped portion of the base member, a second engaging ridge integrally formed in a vicinity of a lower edge of the surface portion so as to be engaged with the second engaging stepped portion of the base member, the first engaging ridge and the second engaging ridge being arranged in parallel with each other, wherein, in a state in which the first and second engaging ridges of the modesty panel main body are outwardly engaged with the first and second engaging stepped portions of the base member, respectively, the vicinity of the upper edge of the surface portion of the modesty panel main body and the vicinity of the upper edge of the surface portion of the base member form a superimposed region configured to fix the modesty panel main body and the base member with a fixing screw, and wherein the base member is provided with a first opening formed in a region facing to the upper attaching portion of the base member and a second opening formed in a region facing to the lower attaching portion of the base member, each of the openings being defined as a tool insertion hole to be used when the base member is attached to the external wall portion with screws.