PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lower side fence device configured so that a support rod member held upright may not be carelessly got down.SOLUTION: The side fence device mounted on a side part of a bed body in a width direction includes a plurality of support rod members 9 whose lower ends are turnably held at a predetermined interval to its longitudinal direction, an upper side member 11 with which upper ends of the plurality of support rod members 9 are connected, and a stopper mechanism 14 capable of turnably holding the support rod members 9 to the upper side member 11 when standing the support rod members 9, releasing the held sate of the support rod members 9 and getting the same down in a longitudinal direction of the bed body. The stopper mechanism 14 includes a case 15 provided on a lower surface of an end part of the upper side member, an operation lever 21 capable of getting the support rod members 9 turnably held under orthostatic conditions down with its operation, and a release lever turnably provided on a side surface of the case, holding the operation lever 21 so as to be incapable of being operated, and capable of operating the operation lever 21 by turning thereof.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】起立状態で保持されたし柱部味を不用意に倒伏させることがないように下側柵装置を提供する。【解決手段】ベッド本体の幅方向の側部に、長手方向に対して所定間隔で下端が回動可能に支持されて設けられた複数の支柱部材9と、複数の支柱部材9の上端が回動可能に連結された上部横部材11と、支柱部材9を起立させたときに上部横部材11に対して支柱部材9を回動不能に保持し、支柱部材9の保持状態を解除してベッド本体の長手方向に倒伏させることができるストッパ機構14を具備し、ストッパ機構14は、上部横部材の端部下面に設けられたケース15と、その操作によって起立状態で回動不能に保持された支柱部材9を倒伏させることができる操作レバー21と、ケースの側面に回動可能に設けられ操作レバー21を操作不能に保持しているとともに、その回動操作によって操作レバー21を操作可能とする解除レバーを具備する。【選択図】図4