Terrace canopy and method for producing same

1 . A terrace canopy comprising:

a column;

a beam extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the beam is supported by the column at a location between said ends and wherein the beam, at said location, is provided with a recess, which recess divides the beam into a first and a second beam portion, wherein the first beam portion extends between the first end and a third end and the second beam portion extends between the second end and a fourth end, wherein the recess is located between the third end and the fourth end; and

fastening means between the beam and the column for securing the beam to the column, the fastening means comprising:

a first headboard secured onto said third end and onto said column; and

a second headboard secured onto said fourth end and onto said column,

wherein the beam comprises a continuous profile, and

wherein a part of the continuous profile is uninterrupted over an entire length of the beam.

2 . The terrace canopy according to claim 1 , wherein the first beam portion and the second beam portion are each provided with a plurality of fastening channels each extending in a longitudinal direction of the beam, wherein the first headboard is attached to the third end by a plurality of fastening means which extend through the first headboard into the fastening channels, and wherein the second headboard is attached to the fourth end by a plurality of fastening means which extend through the second headboard into the fastening channels.

3 . The terrace canopy according to claim 1 , wherein said part of the continuous profile is L-shaped in the cross-section of the continuous profile.

4 . The terrace canopy according to claim 1 , wherein each of the ends defines a plane, which planes are mutually substantially parallel and are substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the beam.

5 . A terrace canopy comprising:

a column;

a beam extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the beam is supported by the column at a location between said ends and wherein the beam, at said location, is provided with a recess, which recess divides the beam into a first and a second beam portion, wherein the first beam portion extends between the first end and a third end and the second beam portion extends between the second end and a fourth end, wherein the recess is located between the third end and the fourth end; and

fastening means between the beam and the column for securing the beam to the column, the fastening means comprising:

a first headboard secured onto said third end and onto said column; and

a second headboard secured onto said fourth end and onto said column,

wherein the column comprises a connection element and a support column, which connection element is secured to the support column and to said headboards, and

wherein the connection element is located substantially entirely in the recess in the beam.

6 . The terrace canopy according to claim 5 , wherein the connection element exhibits a rotational symmetry of order three or four.

7 . The terrace canopy according to claim 5 , wherein the connection element comprises an upper part to which the headboards are secured, wherein at least one support legs extend from the upper part to the support column and is secured thereto.

8 . The terrace canopy according to claim 7 , wherein the first and/or the second beam portion is provided with a gutter for discharging precipitation falling on the terrace canopy, to the third end and the second beam portion is provided with a gutter for discharging precipitation falling on the terrace canopy to the fourth end.

9 . The terrace canopy according to claim 8 , wherein the first and second headboards are provided with a passage and the connection element is provided with a first and a second passage, which passages allows a gutter of the first beam portion to communicate with a gutter of the second beam portion.

10 . The terrace canopy according to claim 8 , wherein the support column is provided with a cavity for discharging precipitation falling on the terrace canopy towards a ground surface, wherein the first and/or the second headboard is are provided with a passage and wherein the connection element is provided with a first passage and a second passage, the first passage allows a gutter of the first, beam portion to communicate with the cavity of the support column and which second passage allows a gutter of the second beam portion to communicate with the cavity of the support column.

11 . The terrace canopy according to claim 5 , wherein the connection element comprises an upper part to which the headboards are secured, which upper part of the connection element is provided with at least two wall portions, wherein each headboard is attached against a wall portion of the connection element, wherein mutually cooperating alignment means are provided between each wall portion and the headboard attached thereto, wherein mutually cooperating alignment means are configured for aligning a headboard with respect to the support column and which mutually cooperating alignment means comprise a tongue and groove.

12 . The terrace canopy according to claim 11 , wherein the tongue and the groove have mutual contact surfaces which are oriented obliquely with respect to the corresponding wall portion.

13 . The terrace canopy according to claim 5 , wherein each headboard is provided with at least one bolt opening and in that the connection element is provided with a corresponding bolt opening, which bolt openings are configured for attaching a headboard on the connection element.

14 . A method of producing a terrace canopy comprising:

a column;

a beam extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the beam is supported by the column at a location between said ends and wherein the beam, at said location, is provided with a recess, which recess divides the beam into a first and a second beam portion, wherein the first beam portion extends between the first end and a third end and the second beam portion extends between the second end and a fourth end, wherein the recess is located between the third end and the fourth end; and

fastening means between the beam and the column for securing the beam to the column, the fastening means comprising:

a first headboard secured onto said third end and onto said column; and

a second headboard secured onto said fourth end and onto said column, wherein the column comprises a connection element and a support column, which connection element is secured to the support column and to said headboards, wherein the method comprises:

providing the beam, the support column, the headboards and the connection element;

producing the recess in the beam;

attaching the headboards onto the third and fourth ends;

placing the support column on a ground surface;

attaching the connection element onto the support column;

placing the beam on the support column; and

attaching the headboards to the connection element.