EP2722458B1 - Roof gutter - Google Patents

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EP2722458B1
EP2722458B1 EP13188804.2A EP13188804A EP2722458B1 EP 2722458 B1 EP2722458 B1 EP 2722458B1 EP 13188804 A EP13188804 A EP 13188804A EP 2722458 B1 EP2722458 B1 EP 2722458B1
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04D13/076Devices or arrangements for removing snow, ice or debris from gutters or for preventing accumulation thereof
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  • Such a roof gutter is for example known documents US 3478474 and GB 2255797 .
  • gutters are also known in the state of the art and may have various shapes. Gutters having a semicircular section have long been used by default for ease of assembly because these gutters fit easily into one another at their connecting ends by superposition thereof, which facilitates the support of the entire assembly. However, the aesthetic criteria evolve according to the requirements of modes imposed by the consumers towards a more contemporary design and thus have appeared over time other forms of gutters that respond much better.
  • gutters square or rectangular section are then preferred by the consumer and are therefore industrially produced from metallic materials such as stainless steel, zinc, copper or steel when a manufacturing in plastic remains problematic.
  • Such positioning of the longitudinal walls advantageously makes it possible to quickly nestle by superposition and easily two gutters to be assembled so that they extend one another, with the bottom wall of one which overlaps at least partially the wall bottom of the other.
  • the upper section of the opening upwards being greater than the basal section of the bottom wall, the basal section of a first gutter can be very easily inserted via the upper section of the opening of a second gutter in the gutter cavity of the first gutter.
  • gutters according to the invention no longer require welding or bolting, which is a significant time saving and greatly facilitates the implementation. in place of the gutters. It has also been observed that placing a seal and / or dilatation is no longer systematically required with the gutters of the present invention whose interlocking is sufficient to ensure a tight connection even if the materials are expanding somewhat. little. It has also been shown that the rigidity conferred by the interlocking of two gutters according to the invention is such that the number of gutter supports for fixing them at the level of the roofs can be greatly reduced, which, again, represents the saving time and minimizing the costs of placing gutters.
  • the shape of the funnel gutter cavity allows in any case the assembly of two gutters together with overlapping and overlapping ends .
  • the longitudinal flared walls contribute to the guide of the gutter in the other gutter, the weight and possibly an additional applied force will force the interlocking despite a deformation or a small design defect.
  • the flared section of the gutter cavity allows nesting of the gutters for storage, reducing the storage volume, the volume to be transported and increasing the deformation resistance of the gutters transported and stored.
  • the protruding lip forms a hem of rigidity to stiffen firstly each gutter longitudinally to reduce its potential deformation but also to stiffen the interlocking of two gutters, the lips of each of the gutters also interlocking. This superposition also limits the lateral and longitudinal displacements between the nested gutters which contributes to keep them in place.
  • the hem formed by these lips also creates a receptacle that can accommodate one end of a mounting bracket whose other end is for example sealed in the wall facing a facade.
  • said second longitudinal wall is directly connected to the end opposite said bottom end to a connection section inclined in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity relative to a horizontal plane passing through said second section. higher.
  • This inclined connection section forms a fixing tongue intended to be placed against the rafters or lath of the roof before being fixed for example by the establishment of screws.
  • the presence of such a fastening tongue is particularly indicated regardless of the type of mounting of the gutter, that is to say that theavantau is recessed, semi-recessed or even un-recessed.
  • recessed means that the gutter rests at least partially on the facing wall of the facade or any other similar support and that the roof completely covers the gutter.
  • said second longitudinal wall comprises at an end opposite to said bottom end a lip projecting in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity.
  • the gutter therefore comprises two lips projecting in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity, each of them being connected to one of the two opposite longitudinal walls of the gutter.
  • This configuration is particularly suitable for the installation of gutters according to the invention between two slopes of roofing.
  • the presence of two hems of rigidity on the gutter ensures a support of the latter through cradles of attachment having two ends which fit each into one of the two hems. It is understood that the cradles are themselves attached to the metal frame, rafters or any other similar support that supports the slopes of the roof.
  • said inclined connection section is directly connected at its apex to a protruding lip.
  • This embodiment is particularly suitable for gutters intended to be used for flat roofs, for example flat roofs of reinforced concrete.
  • the protruding lip or hem of rigidity extending the section of Inclined connection reinforces the fixing of the gutter by embedding in the concrete both at least a portion of the inclined section and the stiffness hem. In this case, the gutter must be put in place when concreting the slab forming the flat roof.
  • an angle ⁇ between 95 and 135 °, preferably between 100 and 120 ° is defined between the bottom wall and the second longitudinal wall.
  • an angle ⁇ between 105 and 150 °, preferably between 110 and 140 ° is defined between the second longitudinal wall and the connecting section inclined in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity relative to a horizontal plane passing through said second upper section.
  • An angle included in such a range is adapted to a correct positioning of the gutter with respect to the roof. Depending on the material used, the operator can rectify this angle by manual folding of the inclined section to impose a particular angle.
  • the gutter comprises an opening in the bottom wall, this opening being arranged to be connected to a drain for the evacuation of water.
  • metal bars or a grid may be placed above the opening in the bottom wall of the gutter. These bars may for example be stainless steel bars welded and spaced on said bottom wall. For example, the stainless steel bars may have a diameter of 5 mm and be spaced 5 cm at their placement. Depending on the width of the gutter, the skilled person is able to determine if one, two or more bars must be placed in the gutter. The placement of such bars or a grid allows for example to retain foliage, foam or birds or other animals to prevent clogging of the throat and / or down of water.
  • a device allowing free expansion can be placed between the two gutters.
  • This device ensures the connection between two heels of two consecutive gutters and comprises at least one but preferably four steel rods allowing free expansion or free contraction gutters.
  • Each rod has a first threaded end ensuring its attachment to a first gutter by means of a nut, a smooth central part that can move through an anti-friction bearing (for example bronze) fixed to the heel of a second gutter and a second end provided with a nut serving as a stop and being in said second gutter.
  • An anti-buckling spring is also placed between the anti-friction bearing and the stop formed by the nut at the second end of the rod. This spring keeps the gutters permanently in tension to prevent buckling.
  • the anti-overflow device makes it possible, in the event of heavy rain, to regulate the flow rate of water in the opening made in the bottom wall of the gutter giving access to a drain and thus to avoid a overflow of water out of the gutter. This phenomenon is even more accentuated when said opening is between two gutters connected to the same gully.
  • the presence of this anti-overflow device also has the advantage, on the one hand, to prevent the formation of vortices at the opening when the water flows into the drain, and of on the other hand, to prevent the closure of the opening on the drains from large objects by blocking them, by the presence of the plate housed at least partially in the cavity of the gutter.
  • said anti-overflow device comprises a second plate, facing said first plate, said first and said second plates having a first end facing said upper section of said gutter and a second end facing said base section of said gutter, said first ends of the plates being connected to said rotary joining means, said second ends of the plates being interconnected by a spring-weight couple.
  • the presence of the spring-weight pair makes it possible to regulate the water flow rates of the first and second gutters independently, and this, for flow rates of water that may be different from a gutter to the water. 'other.
  • Such a method not covered by the invention is particularly advantageous since it is simple and fast. Indeed, a simple interlocking of the two gutters is enough to ensure their joining and therefore their assembly. Moreover, this operation only requires the intervention of a single operator who must not perform a welding to join two gutters. This greatly facilitates the placement of the gutters, whether they are associated with each other on the ground or in height.
  • the method further comprises a step of laying an expansion joint covering at least a portion of said first gutter and simultaneously at least a portion of said junction zone.
  • an expansion joint covering the junction zone can be added for safety.
  • the method further comprises a step of laying a seal covering at least a portion of said first gutter and simultaneously at least a portion of said junction zone.
  • a seal covering the junction zone can be added for safety and to enhance the tightness of the assembly obtained by interlocking two gutters.
  • the method further comprises a step of connecting a drain for the evacuation of water to said first gutter assembled to said second gutter.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a gutter according to the invention comprising a bottom wall 1 having a first basal section 2, an opening 3 having a second upper section 4 and a first 5 and a second 6 opposed longitudinal walls and connected to the bottom wall 1 by bottom ends 14, 15.
  • a gutter cavity 8 is defined between the two longitudinal walls 5, 6 and the bottom wall 1. The anti-overflow device has been omitted.
  • the first longitudinal wall 5 comprises, at one end 9 opposite to the bottom end 14, a protruding lip 10 in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8.
  • the second longitudinal wall 6 is connected, at the end 11 opposite the bottom end 15, to a connecting section 12 inclined in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8 with respect to a horizontal plane passing through the second section. superior 4.
  • the two longitudinal walls 5, 6 form longitudinal walls flared from the bottom wall 1 and to the second upper section 4, which gives a funnel shape to the gutter according to the invention.
  • the protruding lip 10 makes it possible to stiffen the interlocking of two gutters but also forms a receptacle 13 able to receive one end of a fixing support (not shown) of the gutters at the level of the roof.
  • the inclined connecting section 12 forms a fastening tab arranged to be attached to at least one element of the frame to ensure proper positioning and maintenance of the gutter.
  • An angle ⁇ between 95 and 135 ° is defined between the bottom wall 1 and the first longitudinal wall 5
  • an angle ⁇ between 95 and 135 ° is defined between the bottom wall 1 and the second longitudinal wall 6
  • a angle ⁇ between 105 and 150 ° is defined between the second longitudinal wall 6 and the connecting section 12 inclined in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8 with respect to a horizontal plane passing through the second upper section 4.
  • the figure 3 illustrates the interlocking of two gutters.
  • a first gutter 16 is fitted on a second gutter 17.
  • the bottom walls 1, 1 'and the opposite longitudinal walls of each of the two gutters 5, 5', 6, 6 'and the inclined connection sections 12, 12' are superimposed perfectly and easily since the basal section 2 of the first gutter 16 is smaller than the upper section 4 of the second gutter 17.
  • the projecting lips (or hem of rigidity) 10, 10 'of the first and second gutters are also superimposed, contributing in this way to the rigidity of the interlocking realized and the reduction of the risks of buckling of the longitudinal walls.
  • the figure 4 illustrates the establishment of a semi-recessed gutter according to the invention, the anti-overflow device not being shown.
  • the bottom wall 1 of the gutter rests on a fixing support 18.
  • the projecting lip 10 is positioned on the fixing support 18 while the inclined connecting section 12 in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8 slides between the tiles 19 and the slats 20 of the roof.
  • the fixing support 18 rests on the cladding wall of the facade 21 and is anchored in the load-bearing masonry 22.
  • the figure 5 illustrates the installation of a gutter between two roofing pants 23, 24.
  • the gutter has two protruding lips (or hem stiffness) 10, 10 'which accommodate a cradle 25 each of whose ends are embedded in one of the two hems of rigidity 10, 10 '
  • This fixing cradle 25 is itself fixed to the structures 26, 27 supporting the roofing pants 23, 24 by means of fixing lugs 28.
  • the Figures 6a and 6b illustrate a device not covered by the invention allowing the free expansion of two gutters 29, 30 placed side by side and whose ends are closed by a heel 31, 32.
  • This device ensures the connection between two heels 31, 32 of two gutters consecutive 29, 30 and comprises at least one but preferably four rods 33 of steel allowing the free expansion or free contraction gutters 29, 30.
  • Each rod 33 has a first threaded end 34 ensuring its attachment to a firstGriau 29 by via a nut 35, a smooth central portion 36 movable through an anti-friction bearing 37 fixed to the heel 32 of a second gutter 30 and a second end 40 provided with a nut acting as a stop 38 and located in said second gutter 30.
  • An anti-buckling spring 39 is also placed between the anti-friction bearing 37 and the stop formed by the nut 38 at the second end 40 of the ti age 33.
  • the gutter is provided with an anti-overflow device 41 which comprises two vertical uprights 42, 42 'each having a head end 43, 43' and a foot end 44, 44 '.
  • the foot end 44 of a first vertical upright 42 is arranged to be connected to the first longitudinal wall 5 of said gutter, while the foot end 44 'of a second vertical upright 42' is arranged to be connected to the second longitudinal wall 6 of the gutter so that the first 42 and the second 42 'amount face each other.
  • the ends of the heads 43, 43 'of the vertical uprights 42, 42' each comprise a lip projecting 45, 45 'horizontal oriented towards the cavity 8 gutter.
  • the protruding lips 45, 45 ' define an axis A traversing a rotary joining means 46 having two ends 461, 462. Each end 461, 462 of the rotary shaft is arranged to cooperate by interlocking with each projecting lip 45, 45 'from each vertical upright 42, 42'.
  • the anti-overflow device further comprises at least a first plate 47 connected at least partially to the rotary junction means 46 and arranged to pivot along the axis A.
  • the plate 47 is arranged to cover, at least partially, a cross section defined by the first basal section 2 and the second upper section 4 of the gutter.
  • the rotary joining means 46 is a hollow rod made of a metallic material, preferably selected from brass or stainless steel.
  • the hollow rod has, on the one hand, a first end 461 arranged to receive the protruding lip 45 of the first vertical upright 42, and, on the other hand, a second end 462 arranged to receive the projecting lip 45 'of the second vertical amount 42 '.
  • a plate made of metal material such as for example stainless steel or a flexible metal material such as for example copper, iron, zinc, and aluminum, or an alloy of these metals, is fixed on the hollow rod by welding or by a screw-nut system, the screw being arranged to pass through at least one orifice present on the plate and an orifice present on the hollow rod, the plate and the hollow rod being located between the screw head and the nut , so that the plate is clamped against the hollow rod by screwing the nut onto the screw.
  • the nut is a wing nut.
  • the anti-overflow device comprises a second plate 48, facing the first plate 47, each plate preferably having a flared cross-section.
  • the first 47 and the second 48 plates have a first end 49, 49 'oriented towards said upper section 4 of the gutter and a second end 50, 50' oriented towards the basal section 2 of the gutter.
  • the first ends 49, 49 'of the plates are connected to the rotary joint means 46 by welding or by the screw-nut system.
  • the second ends 50, 50 'of the plates are interconnected by a spring-weight pair, so as to be able to adjust the position of the pair of plates of the anti-overflow device by adjusting the angle of inclination formed between the plates and a plane passing through the vertical uprights of the anti-overflow device.
  • the spring-weight pair comprises a threaded rod 51 of a first predetermined length L between two rod ends 52, 52 'arranged to pass through an orifice present on each second end 50, 50' of each plate 48, 47.
  • the rod comprises a weight 53 placed midway between the two rod ends 52, 52 'and the second plate ends.
  • the threaded rod is further connected to each plate by a pair of nuts 54, 54 ', preferably of the butterfly type, each nut being arranged to be screwed onto the threaded rod from each rod end 52, 52' of way to be in contact the plate.
  • a first coil-like spring 55 connected at its first end 551 to a first side of the weight 531 facing the first plate 47 and at its second end 552 to the first plate 47, so that the first plate 47 is located between the second end of the spring 552 and the nut 54 '.
  • a second spring of helical type 56 is connected at its first end 561 to a second side of the weight 532, opposite to the first side 531, and at its second end 562 to the second plate 48, so that the second plate 48 is located between the second end 562 of the spring and the nut 54.
  • Each second plate end 50, 50 ' is further arranged to move along the threaded rod 51.
  • the displacement of each second plate end is governed by the rotation of the nut and its displacement on the threaded shaft.
  • the weight is a disc traversed at its center by an orifice having a screw cap complementary to that of the threaded rod, so that by rotation, right or left, the weight moves along the threaded rod 51, to the right or to the left.
  • the rainwater flows along the bottom wall of the gutter towards the opening giving access to the in the drain, the water is then in contact with at least one rotating plate 47 of the anti-overflow device 41 overhanging the opening of the drain.
  • the water reaching the opening of the drain at a predetermined speed applies a predetermined pressure on the plate which is rotated along the axis A from a first equilibrium position, in which the plate 47, not subject to the pressure of water, is in the plane defined by the two vertical uprights, to a second equilibrium position reached when the pressure exerted on the plate is compensated by a return force of the plate, proportional to the weight of the plate and away from the first and second position of the plate.
  • the water flow is continuously and proportionally regulated, since the rotary movement of the plate depends on the value of the water flow.
  • the flow rate of the water is regulated by the action of the return force of the compressed spring when each plate is subjected to the pressure of the water.
  • each spring and thus the flow control is adjusted by compressing or releasing the springs, by simple rotation, butterfly nuts at the ends of the rod, or weight.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un chéneau pour toiture comprenant une paroi de fond présentant une première section basale, une première et une deuxième paroi longitudinale opposées s'étendant à partir de la paroi de fond à laquelle elles sont chacune reliées par une extrémité de fond et définissant une cavité de chéneau, et comprenant une ouverture présentant une deuxième section supérieure, ladite première paroi longitudinale comprenant, à une extrémité opposée à ladite extrémité de fond, une lèvre en saillie dans une direction opposée à ladite cavité de chéneau, ladite première (5) et ladite deuxième (6) paroi longitudinale formant des parois longitudinales évasées à partir de ladite paroi de fond (1) et s'étendant chacune vers ladite deuxième section supérieure (4) et dans une direction opposée à ladite cavité de chéneau (8), ladite deuxième section supérieure (4) étant plus grande que ladite première section basale (2).The present invention relates to a roof gutter comprising a bottom wall having a first basal section, a first and a second longitudinal wall extending from the bottom wall to which they are each connected by a bottom end. and defining a gutter cavity, and comprising an opening having a second upper section, said first longitudinal wall comprising, at an end opposite said bottom end, a lip projecting in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity, said first 5) and said second (6) longitudinal wall forming flared longitudinal walls from said bottom wall (1) and each extending toward said second upper section (4) and in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity (8). ), said second upper section (4) being larger than said first basal section (2).

Un tel chéneau pour toiture est par exemple connu des documents US 3478474 et GB 2255797 .Such a roof gutter is for example known documents US 3478474 and GB 2255797 .

D'autres chéneaux pour toiture sont également connus de l'état de la technique et peuvent présenter des formes diverses. Des chéneaux présentant une section hémicirculaire ont longtemps été utilisés par défaut pour des facilités d'assemblage car ces chéneaux s'emboitent aisément l'un dans l'autre au niveau de leurs extrémités de raccordement par superposition de celles-ci, ce qui facilite le soutien de l'ensemble de l'assemblage. Toutefois, les critères esthétiques évoluent selon les exigences de modes imposées par les consommateurs vers un design plus contemporain et donc sont apparues au cours du temps d'autres formes de chéneaux qui y répondent beaucoup mieux. De nos jours, les chéneaux à section carrée ou rectangulaire sont alors préférés par le consommateur et sont donc produits industriellement au départ de matériaux métalliques tels que l'inox, le zinc, le cuivre ou encore l'acier dès lors qu'une fabrication en matière plastique reste problématique.Other roof gutters are also known in the state of the art and may have various shapes. Gutters having a semicircular section have long been used by default for ease of assembly because these gutters fit easily into one another at their connecting ends by superposition thereof, which facilitates the support of the entire assembly. However, the aesthetic criteria evolve according to the requirements of modes imposed by the consumers towards a more contemporary design and thus have appeared over time other forms of gutters that respond much better. Nowadays, gutters square or rectangular section are then preferred by the consumer and are therefore industrially produced from metallic materials such as stainless steel, zinc, copper or steel when a manufacturing in plastic remains problematic.

Malheureusement, de tels chéneaux, à la différence des chéneaux présentant une section hémicirculaire, sont plus difficiles à mettre en place car ils présentent des angles droits ne permettant pas d'emboiter facilement par superposition deux chéneaux les uns dans les autres. En effet, pour peu qu'un premier chéneau soit sous-dimensionné, par exemple à cause d'un vice de fabrication, y emboiter un deuxième chéneau devient compliqué voire impossible, la section basale de ce dernier ne pouvant pas être introduite au niveau de la section supérieure du premier chéneau. De même, si les chéneaux sont déformés suite à l'entreposage ou au transport ou de taille exactement identique, l'assemblage par superposition d'une extrémité d'un chéneau dans l'autre extrémité d'un autre chéneau est impossible.Unfortunately, such gutters, unlike gutters having a semicircular section, are more difficult to implement because they have right angles that can not easily nestle by stacking two gutters into each other. Indeed, as long as a first gutter is undersized, for example because of a manufacturing defect, to fit a second gutter becomes complicated or impossible, the basal section of the latter can not be introduced at the upper section of the first gutter. Similarly, if the gutters are deformed due to storage or transport or exactly the same size, the assembly by overlapping one end of a gutter in the other end of another gutter is impossible.

C'est pourquoi, à l'heure actuelle, les chéneaux à section carrée ou rectangulaire sont généralement placés bout-à-bout (tête-à-tête) avant d'être fixés les uns aux autres, par exemple par soudure. Que cette opération de fixation de deux chéneaux successifs soit effectuée au sol avant leur mise en place au niveau de la toiture ou que cette opération de fixation soit réalisée directement en hauteur, elle s'avère toujours être contraignante. En effet, plusieurs opérateurs sont requis pour à la fois maintenir et fixer les chéneaux existants. Il s'agit en effet de les positionner les uns contre les autres sans laisser le moindre espace au niveau de la jonction pour assurer une étanchéité entre les chéneaux. Cette opération est d'autant plus complexe que les matériaux utilisés sont glissants et présentent des arêtes coupantes. Les opérateurs doivent dès lors prendre de nombreuses précautions, ce qui les ralentit considérablement dans leur travail. En outre, les chéneaux actuels souffrent de problème de débordement d'eau.Therefore, at present, gutters square or rectangular section are usually placed end-to-end (head-to-head) before being fixed to each other, for example by welding. Whether this operation of fixing two successive gutters is carried out on the ground before their installation at the level of the roof or that this fixing operation is carried out directly in height, it always turns out to be restrictive. Indeed, several operators are required to both maintain and fix the existing gutters. It is indeed to position them against each other without leaving any space at the junction to ensure a seal between the gutters. This operation is all the more complex as the materials used are slippery and have sharp edges. The operators must therefore take many precautions, which slows down considerably in their work. In addition, current gutters suffer from overflowing water problems.

Il existe donc un réel besoin de produire des chéneaux pour toiture avec un design plus contemporain rencontrant les souhaits esthétiques tout en permettant une mise en place aisée et rapide qui minimise les contraintes rencontrées par les opérateurs, qui pallie aux déformations dues à l'entreposage et qui permettent aussi de minimiser les problèmes de débordement d'eau.There is therefore a real need to produce roof gutters with a more contemporary design meeting the aesthetic wishes while allowing a quick and easy installation that minimizes the constraints encountered by the operators, which mitigates the deformations due to the storage and which also minimize water overflow problems.

Pour résoudre ces problèmes, il est prévu suivant l'invention un chéneau pour toiture tel qu'indiqué au début, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre un dispositif anti-débordement agencé pour être relié audit chéneau et logé dans sa cavité, de façon à surplomber une ouverture pratiquée dans sa paroi de fond, ledit dispositif anti-débordement comprenant :

  • deux montants verticaux présentant chacun une extrémité de tête et une extrémité de pied, ladite extrémité de pied d'un premier montant vertical étant agencée pour être reliée à ladite première paroi longitudinale dudit chéneau, ladite extrémité de pied d'un deuxième montant vertical étant agencée pour être reliée à ladite deuxième paroi longitudinale dudit chéneau de sorte que le premier et le deuxième montant se fassent face, les extrémités de têtes des montants verticaux comprenant chacune une lèvre en saillie horizontale orientée vers ladite cavité de chéneau, chaque saillie définissant un axe A accueillant un moyen de jonction rotatif présentant deux extrémités, chaque extrémité étant agencée pour coopérer par emboîtement avec chaque lèvre en saillie de chaque montant vertical, et
  • au moins une première plaque, reliée au moins partiellement audit moyen de jonction rotatif et étant agencée pour couvrir, au moins partiellement, une section transversale définie par ladite première section basale et ladite deuxième section supérieure du chéneau.
To solve these problems, it is provided according to the invention a roof gutter as indicated at the beginning, characterized in that it further comprises an anti-overflow device arranged to be connected to said gutter and housed in its cavity, of way to overhang an opening in its bottom wall, said anti-overflow device comprising:
  • two vertical uprights each having a head end and a foot end, said foot end of a first vertical upright being arranged to be connected to said first longitudinal wall of said gutter, said foot end of a second vertical upright being arranged to be connected to said second longitudinal wall of said gutter so that the first and second uprights face each other, the head ends of the uprights each comprising a horizontally projecting lip facing said gutter cavity, each projection defining an axis A receiving a rotary joining means having two ends, each end being arranged to cooperate by interlocking with each protruding lip of each vertical upright, and
  • at least one first plate, at least partially connected to said rotary junction means and being arranged to cover, at least partially, a cross section defined by said first basal section and said second upper section of the gutter.

Un tel positionnement des parois longitudinales permet avantageusement d'emboiter rapidement par superposition et facilement deux chéneaux à assembler pour qu'ils se prolongent l'un l'autre, avec la paroi de fond de l'un qui chevauche au moins en partie la paroi de fond de l'autre. En effet, la section supérieure de l'ouverture vers le haut étant supérieure à la section basale de la paroi de fond, la section basale d'un premier chéneau peut être très facilement insérée via la section supérieure de l'ouverture d'un deuxième chéneau dans la cavité de chéneau du premier chéneau.Such positioning of the longitudinal walls advantageously makes it possible to quickly nestle by superposition and easily two gutters to be assembled so that they extend one another, with the bottom wall of one which overlaps at least partially the wall bottom of the other. Indeed, the upper section of the opening upwards being greater than the basal section of the bottom wall, the basal section of a first gutter can be very easily inserted via the upper section of the opening of a second gutter in the gutter cavity of the first gutter.

Le fait que les parois longitudinales forment des parois longitudinales évasées à partir de la paroi de fond et que la section supérieure est plus grande que la section basale confère une forme d'entonnoir aux chéneaux selon l'invention, cette forme étant avantageuse et particulièrement bien adaptée à la réalisation d'emboitement entre deux éléments distincts. En effet, cette forme d'entonnoir ne présente pas d'angles droits mais bien des angles obtus entre la paroi de fond et chacune des deux parois longitudinales. Ces angles obtus définissent l'inclinaison des parois et permettent d'obtenir une section supérieure d'un premier chéneau plus grande que la section basale d'un autre chéneau.The fact that the longitudinal walls form longitudinal walls flared from the bottom wall and that the upper section is larger than the basal section gives a funnel-like shape to the gutters according to the invention, this form being advantageous and particularly well adapted to the realization of interlocking between two distinct elements. Indeed, this form of funnel has no right angles but obtuse angles between the bottom wall and each of the two longitudinal walls. These obtuse angles define the inclination of the walls and make it possible to obtain an upper section of a first gutter larger than the basal section of another gutter.

Il en résulte ainsi un emboitement particulièrement aisé et rapide permettant de superposer au moins partiellement deux parois de fond de deux chéneaux distincts, par exemple sur une longueur comprise entre 5 et 15 cm. Ceci permet d'éliminer les contraintes mentionnées plus hauts, dont celle selon laquelle les chéneaux doivent être placés bout-à-bout.This results in a particularly easy and fast interlocking allowing to superimpose at least partially two bottom walls of two separate gutters, for example over a length of between 5 and 15 cm. This eliminates the constraints mentioned above, including that the gutters must be placed end-to-end.

Un autre avantage certain est que les chéneaux selon l'invention ne nécessitent plus de soudures ni de boulonnage, ce qui constitue un gain de temps non négligeable et facilite grandement la mise en place des chéneaux. Il a également été observé que la mise ne place d'un joint d'étanchéité etlou de dilatation n'est plus systématiquement requise avec les chéneaux de la présente invention dont l'emboitement suffit à assurer une jonction étanche même si les matériaux se dilatent quelque peu. Il a également été montré que la rigidité conférée par l'emboitement de deux chéneaux selon l'invention est telle que le nombre de supports des chéneaux pour leur fixation au niveau des toitures peut être fortement réduit, ce qui, à nouveau, représente à la fois un gain de temps et minimise les coûts liés au placement des chéneaux.Another advantage is that the gutters according to the invention no longer require welding or bolting, which is a significant time saving and greatly facilitates the implementation. in place of the gutters. It has also been observed that placing a seal and / or dilatation is no longer systematically required with the gutters of the present invention whose interlocking is sufficient to ensure a tight connection even if the materials are expanding somewhat. little. It has also been shown that the rigidity conferred by the interlocking of two gutters according to the invention is such that the number of gutter supports for fixing them at the level of the roofs can be greatly reduced, which, again, represents the saving time and minimizing the costs of placing gutters.

De plus, même si un chéneau a été légèrement déformé lors du transport ou de l'entreposage, la forme de la cavité de chéneau en entonnoir permet dans tous les cas l'assemblage de deux chéneaux ensemble avec les extrémités qui se superposent et se chevauchent. En effet, les parois évasées longitudinales contribuent au guidage du chéneau dans l'autre chéneau, le poids et éventuellement une force appliquée additionnelle permettra de forcer l'emboitement malgré une déformation ou un petit défaut de conception.In addition, even if a gutter has been slightly deformed during transport or storage, the shape of the funnel gutter cavity allows in any case the assembly of two gutters together with overlapping and overlapping ends . Indeed, the longitudinal flared walls contribute to the guide of the gutter in the other gutter, the weight and possibly an additional applied force will force the interlocking despite a deformation or a small design defect.

En outre, la section évasée de la cavité de chéneau permet un emboîtement des chéneaux pour les entreposer, réduisant le volume de stockage, le volume à transporter et augmentant la résistance à la déformation des chéneaux transportés et entreposés.In addition, the flared section of the gutter cavity allows nesting of the gutters for storage, reducing the storage volume, the volume to be transported and increasing the deformation resistance of the gutters transported and stored.

Par ailleurs, par rapport aux chéneaux présentant des sections hémicirculaires, les chéneaux selon l'invention sont plus faciles à fabriquer puisqu'il ne s'agit plus de donner une forme hémicirculaire à un matériau rigide mais bien de simplement plier ce matériau. Les outils destinés au pliage sont par ailleurs moins complexes et moins coûteux que ceux destinés à obtenir des formes arrondies.Moreover, compared to the gutters having semicircular sections, the gutters according to the invention are easier to manufacture since it is no longer a question of giving a semicircular shape to a rigid material but of simply folding this material. Tools for folding are also less complex and less expensive than those intended to obtain rounded shapes.

En effet, une simple plieuse permet, au départ d'une plaque d'un matériau pliable, de réaliser les chéneaux selon l'invention, c'est-à-dire de former des chéneaux présentant au moins les éléments suivants : une paroi de fond, une première et une deuxième parois longitudinales opposées et inclinées et une lèvre en saillie dans une direction opposée à la cavité de chéneau.Indeed, a simple folder allows, starting from a plate of a foldable material, to make the gutters according to the invention, that is to say to form gutters having at least the following elements: a wall of bottom, first and second longitudinal walls opposed and inclined and a protruding lip in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity.

La lèvre en saillie forme un ourlet de rigidité permettant de rigidifier d'une part chaque chéneau longitudinalement pour réduire sa déformation potentielle mais également de rigidifier l'emboitement de deux chéneaux, les lèvres de chacun des chéneaux s'emboitant également. Cette superposition limite par ailleurs les déplacements latéraux et longitudinaux entre les chéneaux emboités ce qui contribue à les maintenir en place.The protruding lip forms a hem of rigidity to stiffen firstly each gutter longitudinally to reduce its potential deformation but also to stiffen the interlocking of two gutters, the lips of each of the gutters also interlocking. This superposition also limits the lateral and longitudinal displacements between the nested gutters which contributes to keep them in place.

De plus, cet ourlet de rigidité (ou lèvre en saillie) permet de réaliser un emboitement optimal de deux chéneaux, une superposition des lèvres en saillie de deux chéneaux distincts contribuant à une superposition correcte des parois longitudinales inclinées de telle sorte qu'elles ne se déforment pas et ne se voilent pas.In addition, this hem stiffness (or protruding lip) allows for an optimal interlocking of two gutters, a superposition of the projecting lips of two separate gutters contributing to a correct superimposition of longitudinal walls inclined so that they do not do not distort and do not veil.

L'ourlet formé par ces lèvres crée également un réceptacle pouvant accueillir une extrémité d'un support de fixation dont l'autre extrémité est par exemple scellée dans le mur de parement d'une façade.The hem formed by these lips also creates a receptacle that can accommodate one end of a mounting bracket whose other end is for example sealed in the wall facing a facade.

Dans une forme de réalisation particulière, ladite deuxième paroi longitudinale est directement reliée à l'extrémité opposée à ladite extrémité de fond à une section de raccordement inclinée dans une direction opposée à ladite cavité de chéneau par rapport à un plan horizontal passant par ladite deuxième section supérieure. Cette section de raccordement inclinée forme une languette de fixation destinée à être posée contre les chevrons ou le lattage de la toiture avant d'y être fixée par exemple par la mise en place de vis. La présence d'une telle languette de fixation est particulièrement indiquée quelque soit le type de montage du chéneau, c'est-à-dire que le chéneau soit encastré, semi-encastré voire même non encastré.In a particular embodiment, said second longitudinal wall is directly connected to the end opposite said bottom end to a connection section inclined in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity relative to a horizontal plane passing through said second section. higher. This inclined connection section forms a fixing tongue intended to be placed against the rafters or lath of the roof before being fixed for example by the establishment of screws. The presence of such a fastening tongue is particularly indicated regardless of the type of mounting of the gutter, that is to say that the guteau is recessed, semi-recessed or even un-recessed.

Par le terme « encastré », on entend, au sens de la présente invention, que le chéneau repose au moins partiellement sur le mur de parement de la façade ou sur tout autre support analogue et que la toiture recouvre complètement le chéneau.For the purposes of the present invention, the term "recessed" means that the gutter rests at least partially on the facing wall of the facade or any other similar support and that the roof completely covers the gutter.

Par les termes « semi-encastré », on entend, au sens de la présente invention, que le chéneau repose au moins partiellement sur le mur de parement de la façade ou sur tout autre support analogue et que la toiture recouvre partiellement le chéneau.For the purposes of the present invention, the term "semi-recessed" means that the gutter rests at least partially on the facing wall of the facade or on any other similar support and that the roof partially covers the gutter.

Par les termes « non encastré », on entend, au sens de la présente invention, que le chéneau ne repose pas sur le mur de parement de la façade ou sur tout autre support analogue et que la toiture ne recouvre pas le chéneau.For the purposes of the present invention, the term "non-recessed" means that the gutter does not rest on the facing wall of the facade or on any other similar support and that the roof does not cover the gutter.

Selon une autre forme de réalisation selon l'invention, ladite deuxième paroi longitudinale comprend à une extrémité opposée à ladite extrémité de fond une lèvre en saillie dans une direction opposée à ladite cavité de chéneau. Selon ce mode de réalisation, le chéneau comprend donc deux lèvres en saillie dans une direction opposée à la cavité de chéneau, chacune d'entre elles étant reliée à une des deux parois longitudinales opposées du chéneau.According to another embodiment of the invention, said second longitudinal wall comprises at an end opposite to said bottom end a lip projecting in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity. According to this embodiment, the gutter therefore comprises two lips projecting in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity, each of them being connected to one of the two opposite longitudinal walls of the gutter.

Cette configuration est particulièrement adaptée à la mise en place de chéneaux selon l'invention entre deux versants de toiture. La présence de deux ourlets de rigidité sur le chéneau, permet d'assurer un support de ce dernier grâce à des berceaux de fixation présentant deux extrémités qui s'emboitent chacune dans un des deux ourlets. Il est bien entendu que les berceaux sont eux-mêmes fixés à la charpente métallique, aux chevrons ou à tout autre support analogue qui supporte les versants de la toiture.This configuration is particularly suitable for the installation of gutters according to the invention between two slopes of roofing. The presence of two hems of rigidity on the gutter, ensures a support of the latter through cradles of attachment having two ends which fit each into one of the two hems. It is understood that the cradles are themselves attached to the metal frame, rafters or any other similar support that supports the slopes of the roof.

Selon encore un autre mode de réalisation selon l'invention, ladite section de raccordement inclinée est directement reliée en son sommet à une lèvre en saillie. Ce mode de réalisation est particulièrement indiqué pour les chéneaux destinés à être utilisés pour des toitures plates, par exemple des toitures plates en béton armé. La lèvre en saillie ou ourlet de rigidité prolongeant la section de raccordement inclinée permet de renforcer la fixation du chéneau par noyage dans le béton à la fois d'au moins une partie de la section inclinée et de cet ourlet de rigidité. Dans ce cas de figure, le chéneau doit être mis en place lors du bétonnage de la dalle formant la toiture plane.According to yet another embodiment of the invention, said inclined connection section is directly connected at its apex to a protruding lip. This embodiment is particularly suitable for gutters intended to be used for flat roofs, for example flat roofs of reinforced concrete. The protruding lip or hem of rigidity extending the section of Inclined connection reinforces the fixing of the gutter by embedding in the concrete both at least a portion of the inclined section and the stiffness hem. In this case, the gutter must be put in place when concreting the slab forming the flat roof.

De préférence, un angle α compris entre 95 et 135°, préférentiellement entre 100 et 120° est défini entre la paroi de fond et la première paroi longitudinale.Preferably, an angle α of between 95 and 135 °, preferably between 100 and 120 ° is defined between the bottom wall and the first longitudinal wall.

De préférence, un angle β compris entre 95 et 135°, préférentiellement entre 100 et 120° est défini entre la paroi de fond et la deuxième paroi longitudinale.Preferably, an angle β between 95 and 135 °, preferably between 100 and 120 ° is defined between the bottom wall and the second longitudinal wall.

De tels angles définis entre la paroi de fond et les parois longitudinales opposées permettent non seulement de réaliser un emboitement rapide et aisé de deux chéneaux mais permettent également d'assurer un écoulement correct de l'eau collectée dans les chéneaux.Such angles defined between the bottom wall and the opposite longitudinal walls not only allow a quick and easy fitting of two gutters but also ensure a correct flow of water collected in the gutters.

De préférence, un angle δ compris entre 105 et 150°, préférentiellement entre 110 et 140° est défini entre la deuxième paroi longitudinale et la section de raccordement inclinée dans une direction opposée à ladite cavité de chéneau par rapport à un plan horizontal passant par ladite deuxième section supérieure. Un angle compris dans une telle plage est adapté à un positionnement correct du chéneau par rapport à la toiture. Selon le matériau utilisé, l'opérateur peut rectifier cet angle par pliage manuel de la section inclinée afin d'imposer un angle particulier.Preferably, an angle δ between 105 and 150 °, preferably between 110 and 140 ° is defined between the second longitudinal wall and the connecting section inclined in a direction opposite to said gutter cavity relative to a horizontal plane passing through said second upper section. An angle included in such a range is adapted to a correct positioning of the gutter with respect to the roof. Depending on the material used, the operator can rectify this angle by manual folding of the inclined section to impose a particular angle.

De préférence, ledit chéneau est métallique, de préférence en inox, en fer, en cuivre, en acier, en zinc, en aluminium ou leurs alliages. Le matériau préféré pour la réalisation de chéneaux selon l'invention est l'inox qui présente une durée de vie jusqu'à trois fois supérieure par rapport aux autres matériaux. Ce matériau présente également une rigidité adéquate pour la mise en oeuvre de chéneaux selon l'invention.Preferably, said gutter is metal, preferably stainless steel, iron, copper, steel, zinc, aluminum or their alloys. The preferred material for making gutters according to the invention is stainless steel which has a lifespan up to three times higher than other materials. This material also has adequate rigidity for the implementation of gutters according to the invention.

De préférence, le chéneau comprend une ouverture pratiquée dans la paroi de fond, cette ouverture étant agencée pour être reliée à un avaloir pour l'évacuation de l'eau. Eventuellement, afin d'éviter tout bouchage de l'avaloir, des barreaux métalliques ou une grille peuvent être placé au-dessus de l'ouverture pratiquée dans la paroi de fond du chéneau. Ces barreaux peuvent par exemple être des barres en inox soudées et espacées sur ladite paroi de fond. Par exemple, les barres en inox peuvent présenter un diamètre de 5 mm et être espacées de 5 cm lors de leur placement. Selon la largeur du chéneau, l'homme de métier est à même de déterminer si un, deux ou plusieurs barreaux doivent être placés dans le chéneau. Le placement de tels barreaux ou d'une grille permet par exemple de retenir des feuillages, de la mousse ou encore des oiseaux ou autres animaux afin d'éviter qu'il n'y ait un bouchage de l'avaloir et/ou des descentes d'eau.Preferably, the gutter comprises an opening in the bottom wall, this opening being arranged to be connected to a drain for the evacuation of water. Optionally, to prevent clogging of the drip, metal bars or a grid may be placed above the opening in the bottom wall of the gutter. These bars may for example be stainless steel bars welded and spaced on said bottom wall. For example, the stainless steel bars may have a diameter of 5 mm and be spaced 5 cm at their placement. Depending on the width of the gutter, the skilled person is able to determine if one, two or more bars must be placed in the gutter. The placement of such bars or a grid allows for example to retain foliage, foam or birds or other animals to prevent clogging of the throat and / or down of water.

Selon un mode de réalisation non couvert par l'invention, lorsque deux chéneaux, dont chacune des extrémités sont fermées par des talons, sont placés côte à côte, un dispositif permettant la libre dilatation peut être placé entre les deux chéneaux. Ce dispositif assure le raccord entre deux talons de deux chéneaux consécutifs et comprend au moins une mais de préférence quatre tiges d'acier permettant la libre dilatation ou la libre contraction des chéneaux. Chaque tige présente une première extrémité filetée assurant sa fixation à un premier chéneau par l'intermédiaire d'un écrou, une partie centrale lisse pouvant se déplacer au travers d'un pallier anti-friction (par exemple en bronze) fixé au talon d'un deuxième chéneau et une deuxième extrémité munie d'un écrou servant de butée et se trouvant dans ledit deuxième chéneau. Un ressort anti-voilement est par ailleurs placé entre le pallier anti-friction et la butée formée par l'écrou à la deuxième extrémité de la tige. Ce ressort permet de maintenir en permanence les chéneaux en traction pour empêcher tout voilement.According to an embodiment not covered by the invention, when two gutters, each end of which is closed by heels, are placed side by side, a device allowing free expansion can be placed between the two gutters. This device ensures the connection between two heels of two consecutive gutters and comprises at least one but preferably four steel rods allowing free expansion or free contraction gutters. Each rod has a first threaded end ensuring its attachment to a first gutter by means of a nut, a smooth central part that can move through an anti-friction bearing (for example bronze) fixed to the heel of a second gutter and a second end provided with a nut serving as a stop and being in said second gutter. An anti-buckling spring is also placed between the anti-friction bearing and the stop formed by the nut at the second end of the rod. This spring keeps the gutters permanently in tension to prevent buckling.

Le dispositif anti-débordement selon l'invention permet, en cas de fortes pluies, de régulariser le débit d'écoulement d'eau dans l'ouverture pratiquée dans la paroi de fond du chéneau donnant accès à un avaloir et ainsi d'éviter un débordement de l'eau hors du chéneau. Ce phénomène est d'autant plus accentué lorsque ladite ouverture se situe entre deux chéneaux connecté à un même avaloir. En outre, la présence de ce dispositif anti-débordement présente aussi l'avantage, d'une part, d'éviter la formation de tourbillons au niveau de l'ouverture lorsque l'eau s'écoule dans l'avaloir, et d'autre part, d'éviter l'obturation de l'ouverture donnant sur l'avaloir par des objets de grandes dimension en les bloquant, de par la présence de la plaque logée au moins partiellement dans la cavité du chéneau.The anti-overflow device according to the invention makes it possible, in the event of heavy rain, to regulate the flow rate of water in the opening made in the bottom wall of the gutter giving access to a drain and thus to avoid a overflow of water out of the gutter. This phenomenon is even more accentuated when said opening is between two gutters connected to the same gully. In addition, the presence of this anti-overflow device also has the advantage, on the one hand, to prevent the formation of vortices at the opening when the water flows into the drain, and of on the other hand, to prevent the closure of the opening on the drains from large objects by blocking them, by the presence of the plate housed at least partially in the cavity of the gutter.

En particulier, ledit dispositif anti-débordement comprend une deuxième plaque, faisant face à ladite première plaque, ladite première et ladite deuxième plaques présentant une première extrémité orientée vers ladite section supérieure dudit chéneau et une deuxième extrémité orientée vers ladite section basale dudit chéneau, lesdites premières extrémités des plaques étant reliées audit moyen de jonction rotatif, lesdites deuxièmes extrémités des plaques étant reliées entre elles par un couple ressort-poids. La présence du couple ressort-poids permet de réguler les débits d'écoulement d'eau du premier et du deuxième chéneau de manière indépendante, et ce, pour des débits d'écoulements d'eau qui peuvent être différents d'un chéneau à l'autre.In particular, said anti-overflow device comprises a second plate, facing said first plate, said first and said second plates having a first end facing said upper section of said gutter and a second end facing said base section of said gutter, said first ends of the plates being connected to said rotary joining means, said second ends of the plates being interconnected by a spring-weight couple. The presence of the spring-weight pair makes it possible to regulate the water flow rates of the first and second gutters independently, and this, for flow rates of water that may be different from a gutter to the water. 'other.

D'autres formes de réalisation d'un chéneau pour toiture suivant l'invention sont indiquées dans les revendications annexées.Other embodiments of a roof gutter according to the invention are indicated in the appended claims.

Un procédé d'association d'au moins un premier chéneau avec un deuxième chéneau pour toiture est aussi décrit, il comprend les étapes suivantes:

  • une étape d'amenée d'un premier chéneau et d'un deuxième chéneau, et
  • une étape de jonction dudit premier chéneau avec ledit deuxième chéneau pour former une zone de jonction et assembler ainsi lesdits premier et deuxième chéneaux,
ladite étape de jonction est réalisée par emboitement avec superposition d'une extrémité dudit deuxième chéneau sur une extrémité dudit premier chéneau.A method of associating at least one first gutter with a second gutter for a roof is also described, it comprises the following steps:
  • a step of supplying a first gutter and a second gutter, and
  • a step of joining said first gutter with said second gutter to form a junction zone and thus assembling said first and second gutters,
said joining step is performed by interlocking with an overlap of one end of said second gutter on one end of said first gutter.

Un tel procédé non couvert par l'invention est particulièrement avantageux puisqu'il est simple et rapide. En effet, un simple emboitement des deux chéneaux suffit à assurer leur jonction et donc leur assemblage. Par ailleurs, cette opération ne requiert l'intervention que d'un seul opérateur qui ne doit pas réaliser de soudure pour joindre deux chéneaux. Ceci facilite grandement le placement des chéneaux, qu'ils soient associés les uns aux autres au sol ou en hauteur.Such a method not covered by the invention is particularly advantageous since it is simple and fast. Indeed, a simple interlocking of the two gutters is enough to ensure their joining and therefore their assembly. Moreover, this operation only requires the intervention of a single operator who must not perform a welding to join two gutters. This greatly facilitates the placement of the gutters, whether they are associated with each other on the ground or in height.

Le procédé comprend en outre une étape de pose d'un joint de dilatation recouvrant au moins une partie dudit premier chéneau et simultanément au moins une partie de ladite zone de jonction. Même s'il n'est pas indispensable pour les chéneaux emboités selon la présente invention, un joint de dilatation couvrant la zone de jonction peut être ajouté par sécurité.The method further comprises a step of laying an expansion joint covering at least a portion of said first gutter and simultaneously at least a portion of said junction zone. Although it is not essential for the nested gutters according to the present invention, an expansion joint covering the junction zone can be added for safety.

De préférence, le procédé comprend en outre une étape de pose d'un joint d'étanchéité recouvrant au moins une partie dudit premier chéneau et simultanément au moins une partie de ladite zone de jonction. Même s'il n'est pas indispensable pour les chéneaux emboités selon la présente invention, un joint d'étanchéité couvrant la zone de jonction peut être ajouté par sécurité et pour renforcer le caractère étanche de l'assemblage obtenu par emboitement de deux chéneaux.Preferably, the method further comprises a step of laying a seal covering at least a portion of said first gutter and simultaneously at least a portion of said junction zone. Although it is not essential for the nested gutters according to the present invention, a seal covering the junction zone can be added for safety and to enhance the tightness of the assembly obtained by interlocking two gutters.

Le procédé comprend en outre une étape de raccord d'un avaloir pour l'évacuation de l'eau audit premier chéneau assemblé audit deuxième chéneau.The method further comprises a step of connecting a drain for the evacuation of water to said first gutter assembled to said second gutter.

D'autres caractéristiques, détails et avantages de l'invention ressortiront de la description donnée ci-après, à titre non limitatif et en faisant référence aux dessins annexés.

  • Les figures 1 et 2 illustrent un mode de réalisation d'un chéneau selon l'invention, le dispositif anti-débordement étant omis.
  • La figure 3 est une vue du dessus d'un mode de réalisation d'un chéneau selon l'invention, le dispositif anti-débordement étant omis.
  • La figure 4 illustre la mise en place d'un chéneau d'un mode de réalisation selon l'invention, le dispositif anti-débordement étant omis.
  • La figure 5 illustre la mise en place d'un chéneau d'un autre mode de réalisation selon l'invention. Le dispositif anti-débordement a été omis.
  • Les figures 6a et 6b illustrent un dispositif non couvert par l'invention permettant la libre dilatation de deux chéneaux placés côte à côte et dont les extrémités sont fermées par un talon.
  • La figure 7 illustre un dispositif anti-débordement d'un chéneau selon l'invention.
  • La figure 8 illustre une vue en coupe transversale d'un mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif anti-débordement d'un chéneau selon l'invention.
Other features, details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description given below, without limitation and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
  • The Figures 1 and 2 illustrate an embodiment of a gutter according to the invention, the anti-overflow device being omitted.
  • The figure 3 is a view from above of an embodiment of a gutter according to the invention, the anti-overflow device being omitted.
  • The figure 4 illustrates the establishment of a gutter of an embodiment according to the invention, the anti-overflow device being omitted.
  • The figure 5 illustrates the installation of a gutter of another embodiment according to the invention. The anti-overflow device has been omitted.
  • The Figures 6a and 6b illustrate a device not covered by the invention allowing the free expansion of two gutters placed side by side and whose ends are closed by a heel.
  • The figure 7 illustrates an anti-overflow device of a gutter according to the invention.
  • The figure 8 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a particular embodiment of the anti-overflow device of a gutter according to the invention.

Sur les figures, les éléments identiques ou analogues portent les mêmes références.In the figures, identical or similar elements bear the same references.

Les figures 1 et 2 illustrent un chéneau selon l'invention comprenant une paroi de fond 1 présentant une première section basale 2, une ouverture 3 présentant une deuxième section supérieure 4 et une première 5 et une deuxième 6 parois longitudinales opposées et reliées à la paroi de fond 1 par des extrémités de fond 14, 15. Une cavité de chéneau 8 est définie entre les deux parois longitudinales 5, 6 et la paroi de fond 1. Le dispositif anti-débordement a été omis.The Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a gutter according to the invention comprising a bottom wall 1 having a first basal section 2, an opening 3 having a second upper section 4 and a first 5 and a second 6 opposed longitudinal walls and connected to the bottom wall 1 by bottom ends 14, 15. A gutter cavity 8 is defined between the two longitudinal walls 5, 6 and the bottom wall 1. The anti-overflow device has been omitted.

La première paroi longitudinale 5 comprend, à une extrémité 9 opposée à l'extrémité de fond 14, une lèvre en saillie 10 dans une direction opposée à la cavité de chéneau 8.The first longitudinal wall 5 comprises, at one end 9 opposite to the bottom end 14, a protruding lip 10 in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8.

La deuxième paroi longitudinale 6 est reliée, à l'extrémité 11 opposée à l'extrémité de fond 15, à une section de raccordement 12 inclinée dans une direction opposée à la cavité de chéneau 8 par rapport à un plan horizontal passant par la deuxième section supérieure 4.The second longitudinal wall 6 is connected, at the end 11 opposite the bottom end 15, to a connecting section 12 inclined in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8 with respect to a horizontal plane passing through the second section. superior 4.

Les deux parois longitudinales 5, 6 forment des parois longitudinales évasées à partir de la paroi de fond 1 et vers la deuxième section supérieure 4, ce qui confère une forme d'entonnoir au chéneau selon l'invention.The two longitudinal walls 5, 6 form longitudinal walls flared from the bottom wall 1 and to the second upper section 4, which gives a funnel shape to the gutter according to the invention.

La lèvre en saillie 10 permet de rigidifier l'emboitement de deux chéneaux mais forme également un réceptacle 13 pouvant accueillir une extrémité d'un support de fixation (non illustré) des chéneaux au niveau de la toiture.The protruding lip 10 makes it possible to stiffen the interlocking of two gutters but also forms a receptacle 13 able to receive one end of a fixing support (not shown) of the gutters at the level of the roof.

La section de raccordement inclinée 12 forme une languette de fixation agencée pour être fixée à au moins un élément de la charpente pour assurer un positionnement et un maintien correct du chéneau. Un angle α compris entre 95 et 135° est défini entre la paroi de fond 1 et la première paroi longitudinale 5, un angle β compris entre entre 95 et 135° est défini entre la paroi de fond 1 et la deuxième paroi longitudinale 6 et un angle δ compris entre 105 et 150° est défini entre la deuxième paroi longitudinale 6 et la section de raccordement 12inclinée dans une direction opposée à la cavité de chéneau 8 par rapport à un plan horizontal passant par la deuxième section supérieure 4.The inclined connecting section 12 forms a fastening tab arranged to be attached to at least one element of the frame to ensure proper positioning and maintenance of the gutter. An angle α between 95 and 135 ° is defined between the bottom wall 1 and the first longitudinal wall 5, an angle β between 95 and 135 ° is defined between the bottom wall 1 and the second longitudinal wall 6 and a angle δ between 105 and 150 ° is defined between the second longitudinal wall 6 and the connecting section 12 inclined in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8 with respect to a horizontal plane passing through the second upper section 4.

La figure 3 illustre l'emboitement de deux chéneaux. Un premier chéneau 16 est emboité sur un deuxième chéneau 17. Les parois de fonds 1, 1' ainsi que les parois longitudinales opposées de chacun des deux chéneaux 5, 5', 6, 6' et les sections de raccordement inclinées 12, 12' se superposent parfaitement et facilement puisque la section basale 2 du premier chéneau 16 est inférieure à la section supérieure 4 du deuxième chéneau 17. Les lèvres en saillie (ou ourlet de rigidité) 10, 10' des premier et deuxième chéneaux se superposent également, contribuant de la sorte à la rigidité de l'emboitement réalisé et à la réduction des risques de voilement des parois longitudinales.The figure 3 illustrates the interlocking of two gutters. A first gutter 16 is fitted on a second gutter 17. The bottom walls 1, 1 'and the opposite longitudinal walls of each of the two gutters 5, 5', 6, 6 'and the inclined connection sections 12, 12' are superimposed perfectly and easily since the basal section 2 of the first gutter 16 is smaller than the upper section 4 of the second gutter 17. The projecting lips (or hem of rigidity) 10, 10 'of the first and second gutters are also superimposed, contributing in this way to the rigidity of the interlocking realized and the reduction of the risks of buckling of the longitudinal walls.

La figure 4 illustre la mise en place d'un chéneau semi-encastré selon l'invention, le dispositif anti-débordement n'étant pas montré. La paroi de fond 1 du chéneau repose sur un support de fixation 18. La lèvre en saillie 10 se positionne sur le support de fixation 18 tandis que la section de raccordement inclinée 12 dans une direction opposée à la cavité de chéneau 8 se glisse entre les tuiles 19 et les lattes 20 de la toiture. Le support de fixation 18 repose sur le mur de parement de la façade 21 et est ancré dans la maçonnerie portante 22.The figure 4 illustrates the establishment of a semi-recessed gutter according to the invention, the anti-overflow device not being shown. The bottom wall 1 of the gutter rests on a fixing support 18. The projecting lip 10 is positioned on the fixing support 18 while the inclined connecting section 12 in a direction opposite to the gutter cavity 8 slides between the tiles 19 and the slats 20 of the roof. The fixing support 18 rests on the cladding wall of the facade 21 and is anchored in the load-bearing masonry 22.

La figure 5 illustre la mise en place d'un chéneau entre deux pants de toiture 23, 24. Le chéneau présente deux lèvres en saillie (ou ourlet de rigidité) 10, 10' qui accueillent un berceau de fixation 25 dont chacune des extrémités s'emboitent dans un des deux ourlets de rigidité 10, 10' Ce berceau de fixation 25 est lui-même fixé aux structures 26, 27 supportant les pants de toiture 23, 24 par l'intermédiaire de pattes de fixation 28.The figure 5 illustrates the installation of a gutter between two roofing pants 23, 24. The gutter has two protruding lips (or hem stiffness) 10, 10 'which accommodate a cradle 25 each of whose ends are embedded in one of the two hems of rigidity 10, 10 'This fixing cradle 25 is itself fixed to the structures 26, 27 supporting the roofing pants 23, 24 by means of fixing lugs 28.

Les figures 6a et 6b illustrent un dispositif non couvert par l'invention permettant la libre dilatation de deux chéneaux 29, 30 placés côte à côte et dont les extrémités sont fermées par un talon 31, 32. Ce dispositif assure le raccord entre deux talons 31, 32 de deux chéneaux consécutifs 29, 30 et comprend au moins une mais de préférence quatre tiges 33 d'acier permettant la libre dilatation ou la libre contraction des chéneaux 29, 30. Chaque tige 33 présente une première extrémité filetée 34 assurant sa fixation à un premier chéneau 29 par l'intermédiaire d'un écrou 35, une partie centrale lisse 36 pouvant se déplacer au travers d'un pallier anti-friction 37 fixé au talon 32 d'un deuxième chéneau 30 et une deuxième extrémité 40 munie d'un écrou servant de butée 38 et se trouvant dans ledit deuxième chéneau 30. Un ressort anti-voilement 39 est par ailleurs placé entre le pallier anti-friction 37 et la butée formée par l'écrou 38 à la deuxième extrémité 40 de la tige 33.The Figures 6a and 6b illustrate a device not covered by the invention allowing the free expansion of two gutters 29, 30 placed side by side and whose ends are closed by a heel 31, 32. This device ensures the connection between two heels 31, 32 of two gutters consecutive 29, 30 and comprises at least one but preferably four rods 33 of steel allowing the free expansion or free contraction gutters 29, 30. Each rod 33 has a first threaded end 34 ensuring its attachment to a first guteau 29 by via a nut 35, a smooth central portion 36 movable through an anti-friction bearing 37 fixed to the heel 32 of a second gutter 30 and a second end 40 provided with a nut acting as a stop 38 and located in said second gutter 30. An anti-buckling spring 39 is also placed between the anti-friction bearing 37 and the stop formed by the nut 38 at the second end 40 of the ti age 33.

Selon l'invention, le chéneau est muni d'un dispositif anti-débordement 41 qui comprend deux montants verticaux 42, 42' présentant chacun une extrémité de tête 43, 43' et une extrémité de pied 44, 44'. L'extrémité de pied 44 d'un premier montant vertical 42 est agencée pour être reliée à la première paroi longitudinale 5 dudit chéneau, tandis que l'extrémité de pied 44' d'un deuxième montant vertical 42' est agencée pour être reliée à la deuxième paroi longitudinale 6 du chéneau de sorte que le premier 42 et le deuxième 42' montant se fassent face. Les extrémités de têtes 43, 43' des montants verticaux 42, 42' comprennent chacune une lèvre en saillie 45, 45' horizontale orientée vers la cavité 8 de chéneau. Les lèvres en saillie 45, 45' définissent un axe A traversant un moyen de jonction rotatif 46 présentant deux extrémités 461, 462. Chaque extrémité 461, 462 de l'axe rotatif est agencée pour coopérer par emboitement avec chaque lèvre en saillie 45, 45' de chaque montant vertical 42, 42'.According to the invention, the gutter is provided with an anti-overflow device 41 which comprises two vertical uprights 42, 42 'each having a head end 43, 43' and a foot end 44, 44 '. The foot end 44 of a first vertical upright 42 is arranged to be connected to the first longitudinal wall 5 of said gutter, while the foot end 44 'of a second vertical upright 42' is arranged to be connected to the second longitudinal wall 6 of the gutter so that the first 42 and the second 42 'amount face each other. The ends of the heads 43, 43 'of the vertical uprights 42, 42' each comprise a lip projecting 45, 45 'horizontal oriented towards the cavity 8 gutter. The protruding lips 45, 45 'define an axis A traversing a rotary joining means 46 having two ends 461, 462. Each end 461, 462 of the rotary shaft is arranged to cooperate by interlocking with each projecting lip 45, 45 'from each vertical upright 42, 42'.

Le dispositif anti-débordement comprend en outre au moins une première plaque 47 reliée au moins partiellement au moyen de jonction rotatif 46 et agencée pour pivoter selon l'axe A.The anti-overflow device further comprises at least a first plate 47 connected at least partially to the rotary junction means 46 and arranged to pivot along the axis A.

La plaque 47 est agencée pour couvrir, au moins partiellement, une section transversale définie par la première section basale 2 et la deuxième section supérieure 4 du chéneau.The plate 47 is arranged to cover, at least partially, a cross section defined by the first basal section 2 and the second upper section 4 of the gutter.

Dans un mode préférentiel de réalisation du dispositif anti-débordement tel qu'illustré à la figure 7, le moyen de jonction rotatif 46 est une tige creuse réalisée en un matériau métallique, de préférence choisi parmi le laiton ou l'acier inoxydable. La tige creuse présente, d'une part, une première extrémité 461 agencée pour recevoir la lèvre en saillie 45 du premier montant vertical 42, et, d'autre part, une deuxième extrémité 462 agencée pour recevoir la lèvre en saillie 45' du deuxième montant vertical 42'. Une plaque réalisée en matériau métallique comme par exemple l'acier inoxydable ou en un matériaux métallique flexible comme par exemple le cuivre, le fer, le zinc, et l'aluminium, ou un alliage de ces métaux, est fixée sur la tige creuse par soudure ou par un système de vis-écrou, la vis étant agencée pour traverser au moins un orifice présent sur la plaque et un orifice présent sur la tige creuse, la plaque et la tige creuse se situant entre la tête de vis et l'écrou, de sorte que la plaque est serrée contre la tige creuse en vissant l'écrou sur la vis. De préférence l'écrou est un écrou papillon.In a preferred embodiment of the anti-overflow device as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 the rotary joining means 46 is a hollow rod made of a metallic material, preferably selected from brass or stainless steel. The hollow rod has, on the one hand, a first end 461 arranged to receive the protruding lip 45 of the first vertical upright 42, and, on the other hand, a second end 462 arranged to receive the projecting lip 45 'of the second vertical amount 42 '. A plate made of metal material such as for example stainless steel or a flexible metal material such as for example copper, iron, zinc, and aluminum, or an alloy of these metals, is fixed on the hollow rod by welding or by a screw-nut system, the screw being arranged to pass through at least one orifice present on the plate and an orifice present on the hollow rod, the plate and the hollow rod being located between the screw head and the nut , so that the plate is clamped against the hollow rod by screwing the nut onto the screw. Preferably the nut is a wing nut.

En particulier, dans un mode préférentiel de réalisation de l'invention tel qu'illustré à la figure 8, le dispositif anti-débordement comprend une deuxième plaque 48, faisant face à la première plaque 47, chaque plaque présentant de préférence une section transversale évasée. La première 47 et la deuxième 48 plaques présentent une première extrémité 49, 49' orientée vers ladite section supérieure 4 du chéneau et une deuxième extrémité 50, 50' orientée vers la section basale 2 du chéneau. Les premières extrémités 49, 49' des plaques sont reliées au moyen de jonction rotatif 46 par soudure ou par le système de vis-écrou. Les deuxièmes extrémités 50, 50' des plaques sont reliées entre elles par un couple ressort-poids, de manière à pouvoir régler la position de la paire de plaques du dispositif anti-débordement en ajustant l'angle d'inclinaison formé entre les plaques et un plan passant par les montants verticaux du dispositif anti-débordement.In particular, in a preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in FIG. figure 8 , the anti-overflow device comprises a second plate 48, facing the first plate 47, each plate preferably having a flared cross-section. The first 47 and the second 48 plates have a first end 49, 49 'oriented towards said upper section 4 of the gutter and a second end 50, 50' oriented towards the basal section 2 of the gutter. The first ends 49, 49 'of the plates are connected to the rotary joint means 46 by welding or by the screw-nut system. The second ends 50, 50 'of the plates are interconnected by a spring-weight pair, so as to be able to adjust the position of the pair of plates of the anti-overflow device by adjusting the angle of inclination formed between the plates and a plane passing through the vertical uprights of the anti-overflow device.

Le couple ressort-poids comprend une tige filetée 51 d'une première longueur prédéterminée L entre deux extrémités de tige 52, 52' agencées pour traverser un orifice présent sur chaque deuxième extrémité 50, 50' de chaque plaque 48, 47.The spring-weight pair comprises a threaded rod 51 of a first predetermined length L between two rod ends 52, 52 'arranged to pass through an orifice present on each second end 50, 50' of each plate 48, 47.

La tige comprend un poids 53 placé à mi-distance entre les deux extrémités de tige 52, 52' et les deuxièmes extrémités de plaque. La tige filetée est en outre reliée à chaque plaque par une paire d'écrous 54, 54', de préférence de type papillon, chaque écrou étant agencé pour être vissé sur la tige filetée à partir de chaque extrémité de tige 52, 52' de façon à être en contact la plaque.The rod comprises a weight 53 placed midway between the two rod ends 52, 52 'and the second plate ends. The threaded rod is further connected to each plate by a pair of nuts 54, 54 ', preferably of the butterfly type, each nut being arranged to be screwed onto the threaded rod from each rod end 52, 52' of way to be in contact the plate.

Un premier ressort par exemple de type hélicoïdal 55 relié, à sa première extrémité 551, à un premier côté du poids 531 faisant face à la première plaque 47 et, à sa deuxième extrémité 552, à la première plaque 47, de sorte que la première plaque 47 se situe entre la deuxième extrémité du ressort 552 et l'écrou 54'.A first coil-like spring 55 connected at its first end 551 to a first side of the weight 531 facing the first plate 47 and at its second end 552 to the first plate 47, so that the first plate 47 is located between the second end of the spring 552 and the nut 54 '.

Un deuxième ressort par exemple de type hélicoïdal 56 est relié, à sa première extrémité 561, à un deuxième côté du poids 532, opposé au premier côté 531, et à sa deuxième extrémité 562, à la deuxième plaque 48, de sorte que la deuxième plaque 48 se situe entre la deuxième extrémité 562 du ressort et l'écrou 54.A second spring of helical type 56, for example, is connected at its first end 561 to a second side of the weight 532, opposite to the first side 531, and at its second end 562 to the second plate 48, so that the second plate 48 is located between the second end 562 of the spring and the nut 54.

Chaque deuxième extrémité de plaque 50, 50' est en outre agencée pour se déplacer le long de la tige filetée 51. Ainsi, le déplacement de chaque deuxième extrémité de plaque est régit par la mise en rotation de l'écrou et son déplacement sur la tige filetée.Each second plate end 50, 50 'is further arranged to move along the threaded rod 51. Thus, the displacement of each second plate end is governed by the rotation of the nut and its displacement on the threaded shaft.

De préférence, le poids est un disque traversé en son centre par un orifice présentant un pat de vis complémentaire à celui de la tige filetée, de sorte que par rotation, droite ou gauche, le poids se déplace le long de la tige filetée 51, vers la droite ou vers la gauche.Preferably, the weight is a disc traversed at its center by an orifice having a screw cap complementary to that of the threaded rod, so that by rotation, right or left, the weight moves along the threaded rod 51, to the right or to the left.

Selon un premier mode de fonctionnement dans lequel le dispositif anti-débordement n'est pas muni du couple ressort-poids, l'eau de pluie s'écoule le long de la paroi de fond du chéneau vers l'ouverture donnant accès à l'avaloir, l'eau est ensuite en contact avec au moins une plaque 47 rotative du dispositif anti-débordement 41 surplombant l'ouverture de l'avaloir. L'eau atteignant l'ouverture de l'avaloir à une vitesse prédéterminée applique une pression prédéterminée sur la plaque qui est mise en déplacement rotatif selon l'axe A à partir d'une première position d'équilibre, dans laquelle la plaque 47, non soumise à la pression de l'eau, est dans le plan défini par les deux montants verticaux, vers une deuxième position d'équilibre atteinte lorsque la pression exercée sur la plaque est compensée par une force de retour de la plaque, proportionnelle au poids de la plaque et à l'écart entre la première et la deuxième position de la plaque. Dans ce cas de figure, le débit en eau est continuellement et proportionnellement régulé, puisque le mouvement rotatif de la plaque dépend de la valeur du débit d'eau. Dans un autre mode de fonctionnement du dispositif anti-débordement, par exemple lorsque l'ouverture est à l'intersection de deux chéneaux, il est avantageux de munir le dispositif anti-débordement d'un couple ressort-poids tel que décrit ci-dessus. De cette façon, le débit d'écoulement de l'eau est régulé par l'action de la force de retour du ressort comprimé lorsque chaque plaque est soumise à la pression de l'eau.According to a first mode of operation in which the anti-overflow device is not equipped with spring-weight torque, the rainwater flows along the bottom wall of the gutter towards the opening giving access to the in the drain, the water is then in contact with at least one rotating plate 47 of the anti-overflow device 41 overhanging the opening of the drain. The water reaching the opening of the drain at a predetermined speed applies a predetermined pressure on the plate which is rotated along the axis A from a first equilibrium position, in which the plate 47, not subject to the pressure of water, is in the plane defined by the two vertical uprights, to a second equilibrium position reached when the pressure exerted on the plate is compensated by a return force of the plate, proportional to the weight of the plate and away from the first and second position of the plate. In this case, the water flow is continuously and proportionally regulated, since the rotary movement of the plate depends on the value of the water flow. In another operating mode of the anti-overflow device, for example when the opening is at the intersection of two gutters, it is advantageous to provide the anti-overflow device with a spring-weight pair as described above. . In this way, the flow rate of the water is regulated by the action of the return force of the compressed spring when each plate is subjected to the pressure of the water.

La présence de ce couple ressort-poids est d'autant plus avantageuse lorsque la pente ou la longueur diffère d'un chéneau à l'autre, le débit d'écoulement d'eau le long de la paroi inférieure du premier chéneau étant alors différent du débit d'écoulement d'eau dans le deuxième chéneau. Dans ce contexte, chaque ressort étant indépendant de l'autre, la régulation de chaque débit est réalise instantanément et de manière indépendante.The presence of this spring-weight pair is all the more advantageous when the slope or the length differs from one gutter to another, the flow rate of water along the lower wall of the first gutter then being different. flow rate of water in the second gutter. In this context, each spring being independent of the other, the regulation of each flow is realized instantly and independently.

La force de retour de chaque ressort, et donc la régulation des débits est ajustée en comprimant ou relâchant les ressorts, par simple rotation, soit des écrous papillons en extrémités de tige, ou du poids.The return force of each spring, and thus the flow control is adjusted by compressing or releasing the springs, by simple rotation, butterfly nuts at the ends of the rod, or weight.

Il est bien entendu que la présente invention n'est en aucune façon limitée aux formes de réalisations décrites ci-dessus et que bien des modifications peuvent y être apportées sans sortir du cadre des revendications annexées.It is understood that the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiments described above and that many modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

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  1. A gutter for a roof comprising a bottom wall (1) having a first base section (2), a first (5) and second (6) opposite longitudinal wall extending from the bottom wall (1) to which they are each connected by a bottom end (14, 15) and defining a gutter cavity (8), and comprising an opening having a second upper section (4), said first longitudinal wall (5) comprising, at an end (9) opposite said bottom end (14), a lip (10) protruding in a direction opposite said gutter cavity (8), said first (5) and said second (6) longitudinal walls forming longitudinal walls flared from said bottom wall (1) and each extending toward said second upper section (4) and in a direction opposite said gutter cavity (8), said second upper section (4) being larger than said first base section (2), characterized in that it further comprises an anti-overflow device (41) arranged to be connected to said gutter and housed in its cavity (8), so as to overhang an opening formed in its bottom wall (1), said anti-overflow device comprising :
    - two vertical uprights (42, 42') each having a head end (43, 43') and a foot end (44, 44'), said foot end (44) of a first vertical upright (42) being arranged to be connected to said first longitudinal wall (5) of said gutter, said foot end (44') of a second vertical upright (42') being arranged to be connected to said second longitudinal wall (6) of said gutter such that the first (42) and second (42') uprights face one another, the head ends (43, 43') of the vertical uprights (42, 42') each comprising a lip (45, 45') protruding horizontally oriented toward said gutter cavity (8), each protrusion defining an axis A receiving a rotating junction means (46) having two ends (461, 462), each end (461, 462) being arranged to cooperate by nesting with each protruding lip (45, 45') of each vertical upright (42, 42'), and
    - at least one first plate (47), at least partially connected to said rotating junction means (46) and being arranged to cover, at least partially, a transverse section defined by said first base section (2) and said second upper section (4) of the gutter.
  2. The roof gutter according to claim 1, characterized in that said second longitudinal wall (6) is directly connected at the opposite end (11) to said bottom end (15) with a connecting section (12) inclined in a direction opposite said gutter cavity (8) relative to a horizontal plane passing through said second upper section (4).
  3. The roof gutter according to claim 1, characterized in that said second longitudinal wall (6) comprises, at an end (11) opposite said bottom end (15), a lip protruding in a direction opposite said gutter cavity (8).
  4. The roof gutter according to claim 2, characterized in that said inclined connecting section (12) is directly connected at its apex to a protruding lip.
  5. The roof gutter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that an angle α comprised between 95 and 135°, preferably between 100 and 120°, is defined between the bottom wall (1) and the first longitudinal wall (5).
  6. The roof gutter according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that an angle P comprised between 95 and 135°, preferably between 100 and 120°, is defined between the bottom wall (1) and the second longitudinal wall (6).
  7. The roof gutter according to claim 2, characterized in that an angle δ comprised between 100 and 150°, preferably between 110 and 140°, is defined between the second longitudinal wall (6) and the connecting section (12) inclined in a direction opposite said gutter cavity (8) relative to a horizontal plane passing through said second upper section (4).
  8. The roof gutter according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said gutter is made from metal, preferably stainless steel, iron, copper, steel, zinc, aluminum or alloys thereof.
  9. The roof gutter according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it comprises an opening formed in the bottom wall (1), arranged to be connected to a throat for discharging water.
  10. The roof gutter according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that said anti-overflow device (41) comprises a second plate (48), facing said first plate (47), said first (47) and said second (48) plates having a first end (49, 49') oriented toward said upper section (4) of said gutter and a second end (50, 50') oriented toward said base section (2) of said gutter, said first ends (49, 49') of the plates being connected to said rotating junction means (46), said second ends (50, 50') of the plates being connected to one another by a spring-weight pair.
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