EP4357580A1 - Gargoyle for draining a gutter in the area of a wall former of a building - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gargoyle (1) for draining a gutter (17) in the area of a wall element (18) of a building, wherein the wall element (18) is associated with a window sill (19), and wherein the gargoyle (1) comprises a collecting section (2) for collecting water that has entered the gutter (17) and a spout section (3) for spouting the water in a water spouting direction (WR), wherein the collecting section (2) can be arranged inside the gutter (17) at a location in its longitudinal direction such that the spout section (3) comes to lie above the window sill (19) and the water collected by the collecting section (2) can spout from above onto the window sill (19).

Description

I. Area of application

The present invention relates to a gargoyle for draining a gutter in the area of a wall element of a building. The wall element can be a window or a clear or transparent facade element. The gutter can be a guide rail in which a movable sun protection element can be guided to at least partially protect the wall element from solar radiation. Alternatively, the gutter can be formed by a groove in a reveal of an opening in the building, wherein a side region of a parapet, which can be arranged in the building opening in front of the wall element, can statically engage in the groove. The invention also relates to a combination comprising the gargoyle, the gutter and a window sill of the wall element.

II. Technical background

Window sills, especially on the outside of buildings in the form of windows, are well known. It is also known to arrange lateral guide rails on the outside of building openings closed with windows. These form channels in which sun protection elements are movably guided to protect the window from solar radiation. The sun protection elements can be, for example, so-called zip screens (external roller blinds), roller shutters or similar.

Rainwater can penetrate the side guide rails, particularly in heavy rain. This rainwater then naturally runs down the guide rails and must be drained away in such a way that it does not enter the masonry surrounding the opening in the building closed by the window. To this end, relevant standards stipulate that the water running down the guide rails must be drained onto the window sill, from which the water can finally drain off without entering the masonry due to its slope, which slopes away from the window.

The drainage of the guide rails that form gutters for rainwater onto the window sill is carried out in the usual way by plastering the window sill at both ends into the reveal of the building opening for the window. The two ends of the window sill protrude so far into the plaster that they are located vertically below the guide rails that are open at the bottom. Water running down the guide rails is thus caught by the plastered ends of the window sill and drained away via the window sill.

Plastering the ends of the window sill has various disadvantages. Firstly, it represents additional work for the plasterer to have to plaster the ends of the window sill. Secondly, over time, moisture can penetrate the plaster area surrounding the respective window sill end and cause damage to the plaster, such as the plaster flaking off in frost. In addition, a plastered window sill cannot be replaced if it has been damaged and needs to be replaced. Furthermore, the position of the lower end of the guide rail upwards determines the maximum height at which the window sill can be installed. This sets a boundary condition that must be observed when installing the window and which limits the spatial flexibility when installing the window in individual cases.

III. Description of the invention a) Technical task

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a gargoyle for draining a gutter in the area of a wall element of a building and a combination of the gargoyle, the gutter and a window sill of the wall element, in which drainage of rainwater that has entered the gutter is possible without the need to plaster the respective end of the window sill into the reveal of the building opening closed by the wall element.

b) Solution to the task

This object is achieved by a gargoyle with the features of claim 1 and by a combination with the features of claim 13. Further embodiments of the present invention emerge from the subclaims.

According to the invention, a gargoyle is proposed for draining a gutter in the area of a wall element of a building, wherein a window sill is assigned to the wall element. The gutter is either a guide rail which serves to guide a movable sun protection element, for example a zip screen (external roller blind) or a roller shutter, to at least partially protect the wall element from solar radiation, or a groove in the reveal of the building opening receiving the wall element, wherein a side area of a parapet arranged in the building opening, for example a parapet pane, can engage in the groove. The wall element can be a window or, for example, a transparent or at least see-through facade element of a building. A bench element corresponding to a window sill in windows also exists in facade elements.

Such a bench element is also referred to as a window sill, although it is installed in conjunction with a facade element.

If the gutter is a guide rail, the sun protection element can be moved vertically between a lower sun protection position and an upper non-sun protection position, being guided by two guide rails on the sides of the sun protection element. The gargoyle has, on the one hand, a collecting section for collecting water that has entered the guide rail and, on the other hand, a spout section for spouting the water in a water spouting direction. The aforementioned collecting section can be arranged inside the gutter at a point in the vertical longitudinal direction of the gutter in such a way that at least one drain edge of the spout section of the gargoyle facing away from the collecting section comes to lie vertically above an area of a window sill of the wall builder and thus the water collected by the collecting section of the gargoyle can spout from above onto the window sill.

The advantage of the gargoyle according to the invention is that the window sill no longer has to grip under the guide rail, as in the prior art and in the relevant standards, in order to catch the water running down it. This means that the window sill can be made shorter overall and plastering the two ends of the window sill into the reveal of the building opening is no longer necessary. The fact that the window sill can be mounted within the clear width of a plastered building opening makes the window sill easier to replace. The effort required in the prior art of the plasterer plastering the ends of the window sill is eliminated and moisture damage to the plaster in the area of the ends of the window sill can be avoided. In addition, the gargoyle according to the invention can be sealed, for example glued, into the interior of the guide rail at any vertical position suitable for the specific installation situation. This provides an additional degree of freedom with regard to the installation height of the window sill in the building opening compared to the prior art.

Preferably, the collecting section is shaped and dimensioned in such a way that it essentially completely fills a cross-section of an interior of the gutter. This ensures that the water running down the interior of the gutter can be collected as completely as possible. The sealing between the collecting section and the inner walls of the interior of the gutter can be achieved, for example, by gluing the collecting section of the gargoyle into the interior of the gutter with a sealing adhesive.

Alternatively, it would be conceivable to seal with other sealing agents such as silicone or similar. Alternatively or additionally, it would be conceivable to give at least the collecting section a certain elasticity and to make its horizontal cross-section somewhat larger than the cross-section of the interior of the gutter, so that the collecting section can be elastically compressed before being inserted into the gutter and it expands elastically after being inserted into the gutter. This would cause the collecting section to press against the inner walls of the gutter and thus create a certain sealing effect.

Within the scope of the present invention, the collecting section can be formed exclusively by a collecting surface or a thin collecting plate. The collecting surface can advantageously be inclined downwards in the direction of the spout section of the gargoyle, so that the water collected by it flows in the direction of the spout section due to gravity.

It is also conceivable that the collecting section is not only formed by a collecting surface, but also comprises a side wall arranged on its edge, which extends upwards from the collecting surface in such a way that the collecting section forms a type of upwardly open collecting container, which is in fluid-mechanical connection to the spout section of the gargoyle. The collected water can thus be fed from the collecting container into the spout section. flow. The side wall preferably runs around the collecting surface and leaves only the fluid-mechanical connection to the spout section open.

The side wall has a free end edge facing away from the collecting surface. In an end region of the side wall that is spaced from the collecting surface, the side wall tapers upwards towards the end edge. This advantageously has the effect of preventing residual water from remaining on the free end edge of the side wall of the collecting section as far as possible.

According to the invention, the spout section can also consist exclusively of a spout surface along which the water can flow in the water spout direction. The collecting surface merges into the spout surface in the area of the fluid-mechanical connection. This transition is preferably designed flush and without a bend or edge. In principle, however, a design with a bend or with a step between the collecting surface and the spout surface would also be conceivable, as long as the spout surface is lower than the collecting surface in such a transition.

Advantageously, the spout surface slopes downwards in the direction of water spouting, so that the flow of water over the spout surface is supported by gravity. If the collecting surface is also sloped, the slope of the spout surface is preferably chosen to be just as large as the slope of the collecting surface.

It is also advantageous to design the spouting surface to be inclined transversely to the direction of water spouting in such a way that it slopes down in the direction away from the wall forming element. The water flowing down over the spouting surface is thus given such an impulse component before it reaches the window sill, which regularly slopes down in the direction away from the wall forming element, that it at least partially hits the window sill in the direction in which it later flows down from the window sill.

It is also conceivable that the spout section does not only consist of a spout surface, but also at least one lateral guide wall to direct the water in the Essentially in the direction of the water spout. The at least one guide wall is preferably arranged on the side of the spout surface that faces away from the wall forming element. In this way, a surge of water flowing over the spout surface is prevented from moving in the direction of the joint between the window sill and the reveal of the building opening.

If required, however, a lateral guide wall can be arranged on both the side of the spout facing the wall element and the side of the spout facing away from the wall element to guide the water essentially in the direction of the water spout. This design makes it possible for the corresponding gargoyle to be installed on both the right and left ends of the window sill, preventing a surge of water from moving in the direction of the joint between the window sill and the reveal of the building opening.

The spouting surface can advantageously be designed in such a way that it widens in the direction of the water spouting. This reduces the flow speed at which the draining water leaves the spouting section in the direction of the window sill.

According to the invention, a combination is also proposed which comprises a gargoyle according to the invention, a gutter in the area of a wall element of a building, wherein a window sill is assigned to the wall element, and a window sill of the wall element. As already mentioned above, the gutter can be a guide rail for guiding a movable sun protection element or a groove in the reveal of the building opening receiving the wall element, wherein a side area of a parapet arranged in the building opening, e.g. a parapet panel, can engage in the groove. As also already mentioned above, the wall element can be a window or, for example, a transparent or at least see-through facade element of a building.

The gargoyle and its collecting section are arranged inside the gutter. The spouting section of the gargoyle protrudes from the gutter and extends at least partially over the window sill in such a way that it can spew the water collected by the collecting section onto the window sill from above. The collecting section of the gargoyle preferably essentially completely fills a cross-section of the interior of the gutter.

If the gutter is a guide rail, the combination according to the invention enables the gargoyle to function as a lower stop for the sun protection element. In particular, the collecting surface can be used as a stop surface for the sun protection element. A separate lower stop element for stopping the sun protection element in its lower sun protection position is advantageously unnecessary.

The combination according to the invention can additionally comprise an insert rail inserted into the guide rail, in which the sun protection element is guided directly. In this case, the sun protection element is guided in the guide rail indirectly, i.e. by interposing the aforementioned insert rail. Water entering the insert rail during heavy rain is then also indirectly in the guide rail in which the insert rail is arranged. When using an insert rail in the guide rail, the collecting section of the gargoyle is advantageously arranged below the insert rail and is at least partially aligned with it. The collecting section therefore forms a kind of downward extension of the insert rail.

To limit or determine the installation depth of the insert rail in the guide rail, the insert rail is preferably provided with two laterally protruding stop strips. The gargoyle has a transition area between the collecting section or the collecting surface and the The spout section or spout surface has two wing walls that protrude outwards at the sides and are aligned downwards in the direction of the window sill with the stop strips on the insert rail.

If an insert rail is used, for example with elongated holes for height adjustment, rainwater can get into the space between the guide rail and the insert rail. It is therefore advantageous, at least when using such an insert rail, if the collecting section of the gargoyle essentially completely fills the cross-section of the interior of the guide rail.

c) Examples of implementation

Fig. 1:

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiels des erfindungsgemäßen Wasserspeiers;

Fig. 2:

eine Ansicht von oben auf den in Fig. 1 gezeigten Wasserspeier;

Fig. 3:

eine Frontansicht auf den in Fig. 1 gezeigten Wasserspeier von rechts unten bzw. auf den in Fig. 2 gezeigten Wasserspeier von unten;

Fig. 4:

eine Schnittansicht gemäß Schnitt A-A in Fig. 2 bzw. Schnitt A-A in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5:

eine perspektivische Ansicht auf einen Teilbereich eines Ausführungsbeispiels der erfindungsgemäßen Kombination umfassend einen Wasserspeier, eine Rinne in Form einer Führungsschiene zum Führen eines vertikal nach oben oder unten bewegbaren Sonnenschutzelements und eine Fensterbank;

Fig. 6

eine Ansicht auf die in Fig. 5 gezeigte Kombination von oben, wobei zusätzlich eine Einsatzschiene in die Führungsschiene eingesetzt ist;

Fig. 7

eine perspektivische Ansicht der in den Fig. 5 und 6 gezeigten Kombination mit in die Führungsschiene eingesetzter Einsatzschiene; und

Fig. 8

eine Seitenansicht der in den Fig. 5 bis 7 gezeigten Kombination, wobei zusätzlich ein Teil eines Wandbildners in Form eines Fensters dargestellt ist.

Embodiments of the present invention are described below by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig.1:

a perspective view of an embodiment of the gargoyle according to the invention;

Fig. 2:

a top view of the Fig.1 shown gargoyle;

Fig. 3:

a front view of the Fig.1 shown gargoyle from the bottom right or on the Fig.2 shown gargoyle from below;

Fig.4:

a sectional view according to section AA in Fig.2 or section AA in Fig.3 ;

Fig.5:

a perspective view of a portion of an embodiment of the combination according to the invention comprising a gargoyle, a channel in the form of a guide rail for Guide a sun protection element that can be moved vertically up or down and a window sill;

Fig.6

a view of the Fig.5 combination shown from above, with an additional insert rail inserted into the guide rail;

Fig.7

a perspective view of the Fig.5 and 6 shown combination with insert rail inserted into the guide rail; and

Fig.8

a side view of the Fig. 5 to 7 shown combination, whereby additionally a part of a mural is shown in the form of a window.

In the drawings, like reference symbols indicate like parts or like elements.

The Fig. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of a gargoyle 1 according to the invention. It can be equipped with a channel in the form of a guide rail (cf. Fig. 5 to 8 ) for guiding a movable sun protection element as well as with a channel in the form of a groove (not shown) arranged in the reveal of the building opening receiving the wall former for receiving a side area of a parapet.

As in particular in Fig.1 As can be seen, the gargoyle 1 has a box-like collecting section 2 and a spouting section 3. The embodiment shown is designed in one piece, so that the collecting section 2 and the spouting section 3 are connected to one another in one piece. The gargoyle 1 according to the embodiment is injection-molded and consists of plastic. Alternatively, the gargoyle 1 can be designed in two or more parts and/or consist of a material other than plastic, for example preferably from rust-proof metal or from a fiber composite material.

As in the Fig. 1, 2 and 4 As can be seen, the collecting section 2 in the embodiment shown has a rectangular collecting surface 4 and a side wall 5 extending upwards from the collecting surface 4, which runs around the collecting surface 4 along three sides of the latter. On the fourth side of the rectangular collecting surface 4, ie on the Fig.1 right front side or on the Fig.2 On the side located below, there is at least partially no side wall. This forms a transition passage 11 between the collecting section 2 and the spout section 3, through which rainwater can flow from the collecting section 2 into the spout section 3. The transition passage 11 thus forms a fluid-mechanical connection between the collecting section 2 and the spout section 3.

In the embodiment shown, the spout section 3 has a spout surface 6, over which the gargoyle 1 discharges the rainwater collected in the collecting section 2 in the direction indicated in the Fig. 1, 2 and 4 marked water spout direction WR. As in the Fig. 1, 2 and 3 As can be seen, the spouting surface 6 widens in the water spouting direction WR.

As in the Fig. 1 to 4 As can be seen, the spout section 3 in the gargoyle 1 shown has two lateral guide walls 9 for guiding the rainwater laterally in the water spouting direction WR. The guide walls 9 together with the spouting surface 6 form a flow channel which means that the rainwater can only leave the spout section 3 via a drainage edge 12 which is located at the end of the spouting surface 6 which faces away from the collecting section 2. In the embodiment shown, the drainage edge 12 runs essentially transversely to the water spouting direction WR.

As in the Fig.1 , 3 and 4 As can be seen, the height of the guide walls 9 decreases in the water spout direction WR, reaching the value zero at the discharge edge 12 of the spout surface 6. Furthermore, the two guide walls 9 follow the spout surface 6, which widens in an arc shape in the water spout direction WR, and are therefore curved accordingly.

The side wall 5, which runs around the collecting surface 4 in a U-shape, has a free end edge 7 at its upper end. Below this end edge 7, which also runs around in a U-shape, the side wall 5 has an end region 8 which is spaced from the collecting surface 4 and tapers towards the end edge 7. In this way, a very narrow end edge 7 is created, on which, advantageously, only very little rainwater can remain.

Rainwater, which is collected in a guide rail (cf. Fig. 5 to 8 ), into which the collecting section 2 of the gargoyle 1 is inserted, runs downwards, passes via the inclined surfaces of the end region 8 into the collecting container formed by the side wall 5 and the collecting surface 4 for collecting the rainwater.

As in the Fig. 1, 2 and 4 As can be seen, the end edge 7 of the side wall 5 has a sealing projection 13 which protrudes from the end edge 7 in a direction facing away from the collecting surface 4. The sealing projection 13 is advantageous for sealing the end edge 7 against the inner walls of the guide rail which accommodates the collecting section 2. In addition, it enables sufficient tolerances for the outer circumference of the collecting section 2.

As best shown in the sectional view according to Fig.4 As can be seen, in the embodiment shown both the collecting surface 4 and the spouting surface 6 are inclined in the direction of the water spouting direction WR, ie sloping in the direction of the drainage edge 12.

It is particularly advantageous that the collecting surface 4 and the spouting surface 6 have the same angle of inclination α relative to the horizontal. The angle of inclination α is preferably in the range from 5° to 20°, particularly preferably in the range from 8° to 15°. In the transition passage 11, the embodiment shown therefore has a continuous, both stepless and edgeless transition between the collecting surface 4 and the spouting surface 6. Alternatively, it would be conceivable, for example, to form an edge in the transition passage 11 such that the spouting surface 6 has a smaller or larger angle of inclination in the water spouting direction WR than the collecting surface 4.

In the Fig.1 , 3 and 4 Walls 14, 15 and 16 can be seen, which are located below the collecting surface 4 of the collecting section 2. The walls 14, 15 and 16 - as well as the wall which is in Fig.1 The two walls, which are located at the back right on the side of the gargoyle 1 facing away from the wall 15 and not visible, below the collecting surface 4, have no function with regard to collecting and draining the rainwater. They only serve to mechanically stabilize the gargoyle 1 or the collecting section 2 in the guide rail. With regard to the essential function of the invention of collecting and draining rainwater, the four aforementioned walls could be omitted without replacement.

The one in the Fig. 1 to 4 The gargoyle 1 shown is mirror-symmetrical to its vertical center plane, which runs in the gargoyle direction WR. This is advantageous in that this gargoyle 1 is suitable for both the left guide rail and the right guide rail in a building opening. There is no need to keep different variants of gargoyles.

As an alternative to the embodiment shown, it is conceivable to provide only a single guide wall 9 or to provide only a single guide wall 9 and additionally to incline the spout surface 6 transversely to the water spout direction WR such that it slopes towards the side of the spout surface 6 on which there is no guide wall 9. Such a water spout would no longer be mirror-symmetrical to its vertical center plane, which runs in the water spout direction WR. In this case, a variant of the water spout would have to be provided for the left guide rail and a variant of the water spout for the right guide rail.

The Fig. 5 to 8 illustrate the installation situation of the gargoyle 1 as well as an embodiment of the combination according to the invention, which comprises the gargoyle 1, a channel in the form of a guide rail 17, in which a sun protection element (not shown) for protecting a Fig.8 to be seen mural artist in the form of a window 18 from solar radiation, and includes a window sill 19. The window 18 is, for example, a fixed part window, which cannot be opened. Of course, the combination according to the invention can also be used in conjunction with other types of windows such as turn, turn/tilt or sliding windows that can be opened. Furthermore, the combination according to the invention can also be used in conjunction with wall elements in the form of facade elements with window sills.

In the perspective view according to Fig.5 it can be seen how the collecting section 2 of the gargoyle 1 is installed in a guide rail 17 which has a U-shaped cross-section. The guide rail 17 is set flush in the reveal 20 of a building opening for the window 18. As can be seen, the collecting section 2 essentially completely fills the U-shaped cross-section of the interior of the guide rail 17. The upper end edge 7 of the collecting section 2 can be sealed against the inner walls of the guide rail 17 using a sealing adhesive, for example. Alternatively or additionally, it is conceivable to clamp the collecting section 2 in the guide rail 17 so that it seals as well as possible.

In the Fig.5 , 7 and 8th it can be seen how the spout section 3 of the gargoyle 1 extends above the lateral end of the window sill 19. Between the front side at the lateral end of the window sill 19 and the reveal 20 there is still a Fig.5 marked sealing material 21 is arranged, which is bridged by the spout section 3 of the gargoyle 1.

It is particularly advantageous that the gargoyle 1 built into the guide rail 17 can act as a lower stop for the sun protection element. This prevents the lower end of the sun protection element from sitting directly on the window sill 19 in its fully extended sun protection position, which over time creates an optically undesirable sitting mark that can appear in the form of a darker or lighter stripe compared to the basic color of the window sill 19.

In the embodiment shown, in addition to the guide rail 17, a Fig.6 , 7 and 8th The insert rail 22 shown in the figure is used, which is inserted into the U-profile of the guide rail 17 and has a U-profile itself, as best shown in the Fig.6 and 8th can be seen. For example, a sun protection element (not shown) in the form of a zip screen is guided in the insert rail 22 in a manner known per se. Of course, it is fundamentally conceivable to guide the sun protection element directly and immediately in a guide rail 17 which is suitably designed for this purpose. The insert rail 22 is then superfluous.

How best in Fig.7 can be seen or as can be seen from a summary of the Fig.5 and 6 In the embodiment shown, the collecting section 2 of the gargoyle 1, which is inserted into the guide rails 17, is located below the insert rail 22 inserted into the guide rail 17. The collecting section 2 is at least partially aligned with the insert rail 22. As best shown in Fig.7 As can be seen, the collecting section 2 represents an extension of the insert rail 22 downwards.

In the Fig.6 , 7 and 8th it can be seen that the insert rail 2 has a stop bar 23 at the free ends of its two U-legs, which are directed away from each other outwards, ie into the Fig.6 , 7 and 8th to the right or left.

As in the Fig. 1 and 2 As can be seen, the gargoyle 1 according to the embodiment in the area of the transition between the collecting surface 4 and the spouting surface 6 has two away from each other, ie in Fig. 2 to the left or right, the cross-section of which essentially corresponds in shape and size to the cross-section of the stop strips 23, as can best be seen by comparing the Fig. 2 on the one hand with the Fig.6 and 8th on the other hand can be seen.

The catch section 2 and the wing walls 10 thus form a visually uniform extension of the insert rail 22 downwards. The catch section 2 and the wing walls 10 thus fit inconspicuously into the overall construction for guiding the sun protection element. This is best seen in Fig.7 to see.

If, in the embodiment shown, rainwater penetrates into the interior of the insert rail 22 as a result of driving rain, it naturally runs downwards in the insert rail 22. At the lower end of the insert rail 22, it is then caught by the collecting section 2 of the gargoyle 1, whereupon it flows through the transition passage 11 into the spout section 3 of the gargoyle 1 due to the inclination of the collecting surface 4. In the spout section 3, the rainwater flows further due to the inclination of the spout surface 6 until it reaches the drainage edge 12.

When flowing through the spout section 3, the Fig.5 marked sealing material 21 in the joint between the reveal 20 and the window sill 19 and the rainwater only drains off the spout 6 at the point where the drain edge 12 is located. Since the spout section 3 or the spout 6 protrudes from the reveal 20 beyond the lateral end of the window sill 19 into a space above the window sill 19, the drain edge 12 is located vertically above a portion of the window sill 19, which here is surrounded by a Fig.5 The collected rainwater is therefore always spewed out directly onto the window sill 19, from where it is finally drained away due to the slope of the window 18.

In the Fig.5 and 6 This drainage of rainwater takes place on the window sill 19 to the top right, in Fig.7 This drainage of rainwater takes place to the bottom right and in Fig.8 This drainage of rainwater takes place from the window sill 19 to the left.

LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

1

Gargoyle

2

Collection section

3

Spear section

4

Collection area 4 of collection section 2

5

Side wall 5 of the collecting section 2

6

Spearhead

7

End edge of side wall 5

8th

End area of the side wall 5

9

Guide walls on the spout 6

10

Wing walls on the gargoyle 1

11

Transition passage

12

Drainage edge on the spout 6

13

Sealing overhang

14

Wall below the collecting area 4

15

Wall below the collecting area 4

16

Wall below the collecting area 4

17

Gutter, guide rail

18

Muralist, Window

19

windowsill

20

Reveal of the building opening for window 18

21

Sealing material between window sill 19 and reveal 20

22

Insert rail

23

Stop strips on the insert rail 22

α

Angle of inclination of the collecting surface 4 and the spouting surface 6

WR

Water spout direction

Claims (19)

Gargoyle (1) for draining a gutter (17) in the area of a wall element (18) of a building, wherein the wall element (18) is associated with a window sill (19),
characterized in that
the gargoyle (1) comprises a collecting section (2) for collecting water that has entered the gutter (17) and a spouting section (3) for spouting the water in a water spouting direction (WR), wherein the collecting section (2) can be arranged inside the gutter (17) at a location in its longitudinal direction such that the spouting section (3) comes to lie above the window sill (19) and the water collected by the collecting section (2) can spout from above onto the window sill (19). Gargoyle according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the collecting section (2) is shaped and dimensioned such that it substantially fills a cross-section of the channel (17). Gargoyle according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that
the collecting section (2) has a collecting surface (4). Gargoyle according to claim 3,
characterized in that
the collecting surface (4) is inclined downwards in the direction of the spout section (3). Gargoyle according to claim 3 or 4,
characterized in that
the collecting section (2) has a side wall (5) next to the collecting surface (4) which extends upwards in such a way that the collecting section (2) forms an upwardly open collecting container which is in fluid-mechanical connection to the spouting section (3). Gargoyle according to claim 5,
characterized in that
the side wall (5) has a free end edge (7) facing away from the collecting surface (4) and tapers in the direction of the end edge (7) in an end region (8) spaced from the collecting surface (4). Gargoyle according to one of claims 3 to 6,
characterized in that
the spout section (3) has a spout surface (6) along which the water can flow in the water spout direction (WR), and the collecting surface (4) merges into the spout surface (6). Gargoyle according to claim 7,
characterized in that
the spout surface (6) is inclined downwards in the water spout direction (WR). Gargoyle according to claim 8 in conjunction with claim 4,
characterized in that
the inclination of the collecting surface (4) is equal to the inclination of the spouting surface (6). Gargoyle according to one of claims 7, 8 or 9,
characterized in that
the spouting surface (6) is inclined transversely to the water spouting direction (WR) in such a way that it slopes away from the wall former (18). Gargoyle according to one of claims 7 to 10,
characterized in that
the spout section (3) has, next to the spout surface (6), at least one lateral guide wall (9) for guiding the water in the water spout direction (WR). Gargoyle according to one of claims 7 to 11,
characterized in that
the spouting surface (6) widens in the water spouting direction (WR). Combination comprising a gargoyle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, a gutter (17) in the region of a wall element (18) of a building, wherein the wall element (18) is associated with a window sill (19), and a window sill (19),
characterized in that
the gargoyle (1) with its collecting section (2) is arranged inside the gutter (17), wherein the spouting section (3) protrudes from the gutter (17) and extends over the window sill (19) so that it can spout the water collected by the collecting section (2) from above onto the window sill (19). Combination according to claim 13,
characterized in that
the collecting section (2) substantially fills a cross-section of the channel (17). Combination according to claim 13 or 14,
characterized in that
the channel is a groove in a reveal (20) of a building opening into which the wall former (18) can be installed, wherein a side region of a parapet, which can be arranged in the building opening in front of the wall former (18), can engage in the groove. Combination according to claim 13 or 14,
characterized in that
the channel is a guide rail (17) in which a movable sun protection element can be guided for at least partially protecting the wall former (18) from solar radiation. Combination according to claim 16,
characterized in that
the gargoyle (1) serves as the lower stop for the sun protection element. Combination according to one of claims 16 or 17,
characterized in that
the combination additionally comprises an insert rail (22) inserted into the guide rail (17), in which the sun protection element can be guided directly, wherein the collecting section (2) of the gargoyle (1) is arranged below the insert rail (22) and is at least partially aligned with it. Combination according to claim 18,
characterized in that
the insert rail (22) has two stop bars (23) to limit its installation depth in the guide rail (17) and the gargoyle (1) is provided with two wing walls (10) in the region of a transition between the collecting surface (4) and the spouting surface (6), which are aligned with the stop bars (23) downwards towards the window sill (19).

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