JP2000220265A - Support structure and support tool for eaves edge unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To integrally support and fix an eaves gutter and a decorative cover while inclining the eaves gutter and placing the decorative cover horizontally in support structure for fixing the eaves gutter to the eaves using a support. SOLUTION: This support 1 is composed of a support body having a decorative cover support part 22a and fastened to an eaves skeleton; a gutter support body 3 having an eaves gutter support part 31a and fastened to the support body; and fasteners 41, 42 for integrally connecting both bodies. A vertically extended elongate hole 24 allowing the fasteners 41, 42 to be inserted through is formed in the support body, and an engaging protruding piece 32a is formed at the gutter support body 3 to make the fitting position of the gutter support body 3 adjustable along the elongate hole 24 while engaging the engaging protruding piece 32a into the elongate hole 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support structure and a support tool for integrally fixing an eaves unit composed of an eaves gutter and a decorative cover for covering the eaves gutter to the eaves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to make the eaves of a house look good, an eaves system integrated with a roof, in which the periphery of an eave gutter is covered with a decorative cover, has become widespread. The conventional eaves system uses a large-capacity gutter with a rectangular cross section, which is attached to the eaves without a slope with support brackets, and a decorative cover is attached to the support brackets, making the eaves a horizontal decorative surface It was like that.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The cost can be reduced by using general-purpose products for the components of the eaves front system.
It is conceivable to use a general-purpose gutter having a semicircular cross section. However, since the general-purpose gutter has a small capacity, it is necessary to attach it to the eaves with a gradient so that rainwater does not overflow. However, when the conventional support fitting is used, the gutter and the decorative cover are mounted in a fixed position. Therefore, if the gutter is inclined, the decorative cover is inevitably inclined. Separately, a metal fitting for horizontally supporting the decorative cover is required, which leads to an increase in the number of components and work, and an increase in cost.

Therefore, the present invention provides a support structure and a support for fixing an eaves gutter and a decorative cover to an eaves tip, wherein the eaves gutter and the decorative cover are integrated and the eaves gutter is sloped to provide a decorative cover. Is to be supported horizontally and fixed to the eaves.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a support structure of the present invention has a support body having a decorative cover support and fixed to an eaves precursor, and a support having a eave gutter support. It is composed of a gutter support fixed to the main body, and a fixing tool for integrally connecting the two bodies, and a vertically extending elongated hole through which the fixing tool can be inserted is provided in the support main body. The eaves gutter and the decorative cover can be integrally fixed to the eaves by using a support configured so that the mounting position of the gutter support can be adjusted along the eaves.

In the support having the above construction, the gutter support is provided with an engagement projection projecting substantially the same width as the elongated hole, and the engagement projection is engaged with the elongated hole so that the gutter support is attached to the support body. It is preferable that the mounting position of the gutter support to the support body can be fixed. Further, it is preferable to provide a corrugated uneven portion on the inner peripheral wall of the elongated hole, because the uneven portion and the gutter support or the fixing tool can be engaged with each other to prevent the gutter support from slipping off from the mounting position.

[0007]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a cross section of an eave tip to which an eave gutter and a decorative cover are attached using a support tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 4 is a view for explaining how to adjust the mounting position of the gutter support, FIG. 4 is an external view of a state where the eaves gutter is mounted on the support, FIG. 5 is an external view of another form of the support main body, FIG.
FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a method of adjusting a mounting position of a gutter support in another form of the support tool body.

As shown in the drawing, the support structure of the present invention uses a support 1 to fix an eaves tip unit. The support 1 includes a support body 2, a gutter support 3, and a fixing tool 4.
The gutter support 3 is integrally connected to the support main body 2 fixed to the eaves front body 5 with the fixing tool 4, and the eave gutter 6 is connected to the gutter support 3 and the decorative cover 7 is connected to the support main body 2. Support,
It is configured to be fixed to the eaves.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a support body 2 is made of a rectangular metal plate, and a base 21 bent into an L shape by sheet metal working and a narrow metal plate bent into a substantially S shape. A cover support 22 fixed to the base by welding at the bent upper end of the base 21 and protruding forward. More specifically, the base 21 has a wide surface portion of the two surface portions bent into an L shape, and
1a, a thin surface portion having a width orthogonal to this is defined as a mounting portion 21b of the gutter support 3, and a to-be-joined portion 21a has an opening 23 through which a nail 8 is inserted, and a mounting portion 21b has an elongated hole 24 extending vertically. Are formed respectively. The cover support 22 is bent at one side into an L-shape and is fixed to the joined portion 21a and the attachment portion 21b of the base 21, and the other side is directed upward so that the edge of the decorative cover 7 engages. The folded support portion 22a is provided.

The gutter support 3 is formed by providing a concave portion 31 which is curved in a semicircular shape so as to be able to contact the bottom of the eaves gutter 6 on a metal plate. One side of the gutter support 3 is a connecting portion 32 to be joined to the mounting portion 21b of the support body 2, and an upper edge thereof is folded back at a right angle by substantially the same width as the elongated hole 24 at an upper portion thereof. An engagement hole 32b is formed at a position substantially directly below the engagement protrusion 32a so that the thread portion of the root angle bolt 41 can be inserted therethrough. Further, at both ends of the concave portion 31, there are provided support portions 31a with which the edges of the eaves gutter 6 protrude and engage.

The fixing tool 4 includes a root angle bolt 41 and a wing nut 4.
2 is comprised. The root angle bolt 41 has a bolt head wider than the elongated hole 24, and the root portion of the male screw portion connected thereto has a square shape large enough to be inserted into the elongated hole 24 substantially (see FIG. 2).

To assemble these members, the gutter support 3 is applied to the mounting portion 21b of the support body 2 from the outside, the engaging projections 32a are engaged with the elongated holes 24, and the two members are joined. Attachment portion 21b is provided in the overlapped elongated hole 24 and opening 32b.
Insert the root angle bolt 41 from the inside of the
It is performed by tightening at 2. In this state, the gutter support 3 projects the concave portion 31 to the side of the mounting portion 21b and is integrally connected to the support body 2, but as shown in FIG. Since the piece 32a is engaged, there is no danger that the gutter support 3 is assembled or rotated while being shifted to the left and right of the long hole, and both edges of the eaves gutter 6 supported by the recess 31 are horizontal. Will be maintained. In addition, the support position of the eaves gutter 6 can be adjusted to an appropriate height by moving the gutter support 3 up and down along the elongated hole 24 and assembling it at an appropriate position while the engaging projection 32a is engaged with the elongated hole 24. It can be adjusted easily.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the support body 2, in which a base 21 and a cover support 22 are integrally formed by sheet metal working a single metal plate. The support tool main body 2 shown in FIG. 2A is formed by forming an elongated hole 24 at the center of the joined portion 21a of the base 21, notching the periphery thereof in a U-shape, and bending this at a right angle. A cover support 22 is formed as a support portion 22a having a portion 21b and a support portion 22a having an end portion folded upward from the upper center of the joined portion 21a. In addition, the support body 2 in FIG.
One side of the base 21 is bent into an L-shape to form a mounting portion 21b having a portion 21a to be joined and an elongated hole 24, and an extended piece of the mounting portion 21b is bent upward by an appropriate width in front of the base 21; The upper edge portion is provided as a support portion 22a so as to support the decorative cover 7.

FIG. 6 also shows another embodiment of the support body 2, which includes a gutter support 3 attached to the support body 2.
Is formed on the inner peripheral wall of the elongated hole 24 so as to prevent the sliding portion from sliding down along the elongated hole 24. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A, a triangular corrugated portion 24a is continuously provided on the inner peripheral surface on one side of the long hole 24,
When the engaging projections 32a are locked in the recesses 4a, the roots of the root angle bolts 41 come into contact with the projections of the projections and depressions, so that the elongated holes 2 are formed.
4 so that the mounting position of the gutter support 2 is fixed. In this case, the opening 3 of the gutter support 3 into which the root angle bolt 41 is inserted.
2b is provided not at the position immediately below the engaging projection 32a but at a slightly shifted end thereof, and when the mounting position of the gutter support 3 is changed, the root angle bolt 41 is removed and the gutter support 3 is removed. ,
As shown by the broken line, the gutter support 3 is shifted obliquely while the engaging projection 32a is engaged with the elongated hole 24. In addition, the form shown in FIG. 3B is a triangular waveform uneven portion 24 having line-symmetric unevenness on the inner peripheral surfaces on both sides of the long hole 24.
b and 24b are provided continuously. Both uneven parts,
The engaging projection 32a and the root angle bolt 41 are provided between the opposed concave portions.
The root of the gutter support 2 is formed so that the engagement protrusion 32a and the root angle bolt 41 are engaged between the two concave portions, so that the mounting position of the gutter support 2 can be fixed. In this case, the mounting position of the gutter support 3 is changed
a can be removed from the elongated hole 24 and the gutter support 3 can be removed from the support body 2.

In each of the above embodiments, the support member main body 2
And the gutter support 3 can be formed using a hard material other than a metal material, and the cover support 22 and the gutter support 3 have a shape corresponding to the shape of the decorative cover 7 or the eave gutter 6 to be supported, respectively. It can be. The fixing device 4 includes the support device main body 2.
If the gutter support 3 can be integrally connected to the
Other than the nut 1 and the wing nut 42, for example, a long screw can be used.

In order to construct the eaves unit by using the support 1 of the present invention having these forms, first, nails 8 are driven into the joined portions 21a at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction of the eaves to support the main body. 2 is fixed to the eaves front body 5. Next, the gutter support 3 is attached to each support body 2. At this time, each support main body 2 is set such that the gutter support 3 is at a high position on the support 1 farther from the water collector, and the gutter support 3 is at a lower position on the support 1 close to the water collector.
The assembling position of the gutter support 3 is adjusted along the long hole 24. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the eaves gutter 6 is attached to each of the attached gutter supports 3, and the end of the decorative cover 7 is engaged with the support body 2 while the other end is connected. The eaves gutter 6 and the decorative cover 7 can be integrally fixed to the eaves by fixing the eaves gutter 6 and the decorative cover 7 to the eaves front body 5 using screws or the like.

Since the eaves gutter 6 is installed with a gradient, the eaves gutter 6 installed in this manner can reliably drain rainwater even if the gutter has a small capacity, and can be fitted with the decorative cover 7. The surface can be held horizontally to make the eaves look good. In addition, since the eaves gutter 6 and the decorative cover 7 can be supported by one support tool 1, there is no need to separately use a support tool, and construction can be performed easily.

[0018]

According to the eaves tip unit support structure and the support tool of the present invention, the mounting position of the gutter support supporting the eaves gutter extends along the vertically extending elongated hole formed in the support body. The eaves gutter can be supported with a slope, and the decorative cover can be supported horizontally and fixed to the eaves.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a cross section of an eave tip to which an eave gutter and a decorative cover are attached using a support tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing constituent members of the support tool of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of adjusting a mounting position of a gutter support;

FIG. 4 is an external view of a state where an eaves gutter is attached to the support tool of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5A and 5B are external views of other forms of the support body.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views showing other forms of the support tool main body, respectively, for explaining how to adjust the mounting position of the gutter support.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Support 2 Support main body 3 Gutter support 4 Fastener 5 Eaves forehead 6 Eaves 7 Makeup cover 8 Nail

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A support structure of an eaves tip unit for fixing an eaves gutter and a decorative cover to an eaves using a support, wherein the support has a decorative cover support portion and is fixed to an eaves front body; It consists of a gutter support that has an eaves gutter support portion and is fixed to the support tool body, and a fixing tool that integrally connects the two bodies. The support tool body has a vertically extending elongated hole through which the fixing tool can be inserted. And a support structure for the eaves head unit configured such that the mounting position of the gutter support can be adjusted along the elongated hole. 2. A support for an eaves unit for fixing an eaves gutter and a decorative cover to an eaves, comprising a support body having a decorative cover support and fixed to an eaves forehead, and a support having an eaves gutter support. A gutter support fixed to the fixture body and a fixture for integrally connecting the two bodies are provided. A vertically extending elongated hole is provided in the support body so that the fixture can be inserted, and the gutter extends along the elongated hole. A support for an eaves unit configured such that the mounting position of the support can be adjusted. 3. The gutter support is provided with an engaging projection projecting substantially the same width as the elongated hole, and the engaging projection is engaged with the elongated hole so that the gutter support is attached to the support body. The support device for an eaves tip unit according to claim 2, which is configured. 4. The eaves head unit support according to claim 2, wherein a corrugated uneven portion is provided on an inner peripheral wall of the elongated hole.