JP2001182255A - Rain gutter support tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely and easily position a front holding piece after the mounting of a rain gutter vertically to the rain gutter to enhance the appearance of a rain gutter support tool after mounting and to enhance the mounting precision. SOLUTION: This rain gutter support tool A comprises a gutter support tool body 2 for supporting a rain gutter T having a mounting beam 1 at the base end, and a front holding piece 3 rotatably fixed to the front of the gutter support tool body 2 to hold the rain gutter T. A regulation part 5 for vertically positioning the front holding piece 4 to the rain gutter T is provided on this rain gutter support tool A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gutter support installed near an eaves of a building or the like, and more particularly to a gutter support main body for supporting a rain gutter, and a rotatable front of the gutter support main body. And a front holding piece for holding the rain gutter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5A is an overall perspective view showing a conventional gutter support, and FIG. 5B is a partially enlarged view showing a main part thereof.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a gutter support 100 includes a gutter support main body 102 for supporting a gutter T provided with a mounting rod 101 at a base end thereof, and a gutter support main body 102. It comprises a front holding piece 103 that is rotatably pivoted forward and holds the rain gutter T.

As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the gutter support body 102 has a protruding piece 112 whose tip is bent downward. 1 /
It has a four-circle shape.

As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the front holding piece 103 forms a bent piece 113 having a lower end bent inward.

Reference numeral 104 denotes a shaft hole 103a provided in the front holding piece 103 and a shaft hole 1 provided in the protruding piece 112.
It is a shaft that passes through 12c.

When installing the gutter support 100,
After the mounting rod 101 is fixed in place such as the eaves, FIG.
As shown by the imaginary line in the figure, the front holding piece 103 is rotated by hand to fall down horizontally, the front face of the gutter support main body 102 is opened, and the rain gutter T is inserted from the opened front side and inserted. Temporarily support.

[0008] Then, the front holding piece 103, which has been horizontally lowered, is turned over by hand.

At this time, the bent piece 113 of the front holding piece 103 rotates along the arc portion 112a of the protruding piece 112 of the gutter support body 102, and then the arc end 112 thereof.
reaches b.

For this reason, the bent piece 113 of the front holding piece 103 is restricted in rotation by the arc end 112b, and holds the bent piece 113 in a state where the bent piece 113 is positioned vertically with respect to the rain gutter T. The installation of 100 is completed.

[0011]

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view showing a main part of a conventional gutter support.

Although the front holding piece 103 is ideally positioned and regulated perpendicularly to the rain gutter T after the mounting, as shown in FIG.
A gap t is provided between the circular arc end 112b of FIG. 1A and the upper surface of the bent piece 113 for smooth rotation.

By providing the gap t, when the front holding piece 102 is positioned vertically with respect to the rain gutter T, the front holding piece 102 is actually positioned with respect to the rain gutter T. And it is positioned slightly inclined as shown by the broken line in the figure, slightly overrunning from the vertical direction, and is properly positioned vertically with respect to the rain gutter T after the rain gutter T is attached. There was a problem that can not be.

Therefore, the front holding piece 103 after the attachment of the rain gutter support 100 is attached to the rain gutter T so as to be substantially inclined, so that the appearance of the rain gutter support 100 is improved.
There has been a problem that the mounting accuracy is poor.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rain gutter support capable of reliably positioning the front holding piece in the vertical direction with respect to the installed rain gutter.

[0016]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gutter support having a gutter support for supporting a gutter, and a gutter support rotatably pivoted forward of the gutter support. In the rain gutter support provided with a front holding piece for holding the rain gutter, a regulating portion for vertically positioning the front holding piece with respect to the rain gutter is provided.

In the first aspect, since the regulating portion is provided,
The front holding piece can be positioned vertically with respect to the rain gutter without fail, and the appearance of the gutter support after construction can be beautiful.
Mounting accuracy can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the rain gutter support according to the first aspect, the restricting portion is provided on one side of a projecting piece formed by bending a front end of the gutter support body downward. A bent piece that forms an arc portion centered on the rotation axis, forms a restriction receiving piece that extends downward perpendicular to the arc portion, and that is formed by bending the lower end of the front holding piece inward. In addition, a notch portion is formed for the restriction receiving piece to stop and regulate.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the front receiving piece can be reliably positioned vertically with respect to the rain gutter by abutting the restriction receiving piece and the bent piece provided with the notch.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the rain gutter support according to the first aspect, the restricting portion forms a convex portion or a concave portion at an appropriate position of the projecting piece of the gutter support main body, and corresponds to the convex portion or the concave portion. At the lower end of the front holding piece, a concave or convex portion that fits into the convex or concave portion is formed.

According to the third aspect, the fitting of the convex portion and the concave portion or the concave portion and the convex portion allows the front holding piece to be reliably positioned vertically with respect to the rain gutter.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the rain gutter support according to the first aspect, the restricting portion is provided on one side of a protruding piece formed by bending a front end of the gutter support main body downward. A bent piece that forms an arc portion centered on the rotation axis, forms a restriction receiving piece that extends downward perpendicular to the arc portion, and that is formed by bending the lower end of the front holding piece inward. In addition, a notch portion is formed for the restriction receiving piece to stop and regulate, and the restriction portion forms a convex portion or a concave portion at an appropriate position of the projecting piece of the gutter support main body, and forms the convex portion or the concave portion. At the lower end of the front holding piece corresponding to the concave portion, a concave portion or a convex portion that fits into the convex portion or the concave portion is formed.

According to the fourth aspect, the regulation receiving piece and the bent piece provided with the notch are brought into contact with each other, and the projection and the recess or the recess and the projection are fitted together. Positioning can be made more reliably perpendicular to the gutter.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a gutter support according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a rain gutter support according to the present invention.

The gutter support A is provided with a mounting rod 1 at its base end, a gutter support main body 2 for supporting the gutter T, and a rotary shaft 3 pivotally mounted in front of the gutter support main body 2. A front holding piece 4 for holding the rain gutter T about the rotation shaft 3 as a center of rotation, and a regulating portion 5 for positioning the front holding piece 4 vertically with respect to the rain gutter T. Hereinafter, each member will be described in detail.

The mounting rod 1 includes a mounting portion 11 fixed to the eaves of a building, and a connecting portion 1 coupled to the gutter support main body 2.
2, the mounting rod 1 illustrated is formed by bending a metal strip into an L-shape.

The mounting rod 1 has a bolt protruding rearward from the rear end of the gutter support main body 2 penetrating through the connecting portion 12, and is connected by screwing a wing bolt 13.

The mounting rod 1 is of various types, and is not limited to the mounting rod 1 and the gutter support body 2 shown in FIG. An integral molding of the main body 2 is also possible, and one suitable for the mounting location is adopted.

The gutter support main body 2 is formed by bending a metal strip plate as shown in the figure, forming a protruding piece 21 having a tip bent downward, and hooking a rear edge of the rain gutter T at a rear end. Trailing edge locking claw 2
2 are provided.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view in which main parts of one embodiment of the gutter support according to the present invention are partially enlarged.

The projecting piece 21 has a shaft hole 21a passing through the rotary shaft 3 substantially at the center.

The shaft hole 21a is provided on one side of the lower end.
Is formed at the lower end and the other side continuous with the arc portion 21b, a restriction receiving piece 51 extending downward perpendicular to the arc portion 21b is formed.

On the other hand, the front holding piece 4 is formed by bending a metal strip as shown in FIG. 1, and a front edge hooking claw 41 for hooking the front edge of the rain gutter T is provided at the upper end. At the lower end, a bent piece 42 bent inward is formed. 43 is
The shaft hole penetrates the rotation shaft 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bent piece 42
A cutout portion 52 is formed by cutting out a portion of the protruding piece 21 corresponding to the regulation receiving piece 51.

When the front holding piece 4 stands up in a direction perpendicular to the rain gutter T, the notch 52 is formed.
The side wall 52a of the bending piece 42 on the second side and the arc portion 21
The side wall 51a of the restriction receiving piece 51 on the b side abuts,
The rotation of the front holding piece 4 is restricted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the regulation portion 5 is constituted by the regulation receiving piece 51 and the bent piece 42 provided with the notch 52.

By providing such a restricting portion 5, even if there is a gap t as in the prior art, when the front holding piece 4 is positioned in a direction perpendicular to the rain gutter T, the restricting receiving piece is provided. 5
1 and the bent piece 42 are securely stopped, so that the front holding piece 4 can be reliably and easily positioned in the vertical direction with respect to the rain gutter T.

The front holding piece 4 and the gutter support body 2 are an example corresponding to the square rain gutter T shown in FIG. 1, and are various types according to the shape of the rain gutter T. However, the present invention is not limited to this shape.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the regulating portion in the gutter support according to the present invention.

In FIG. 3, a protrusion 51b (or a concave portion) is provided at an appropriate position of the projecting piece 21 of the gutter support body 2 as the restricting portion 5.
And a concave portion 52b (or convex portion) that fits into the convex portion 51b (or concave portion) is formed below the front holding piece 4 corresponding to the convex portion 51b (or concave portion). Thus, the front holding piece 4 is regulated.

Here, the convex portion 51b (or concave portion) refers to a portion protruding from the regulating piece 51, and the concave portion 52b (52b) refers to a window hole or a dent.
In short, the present invention can be adopted as long as the convex portion 51b and the concave portion 52b have a relationship of fitting each other.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the projecting piece 21 of the gutter support body 2 has a shaft hole 21a passing through the rotary shaft 3 at substantially the center. One lower end is formed in a quarter circle as in the conventional case.

On the upper side of the shaft hole 21a, there is formed a convex portion 51b (or a concave portion) which is punched out from the inside and projected forward.

When the front holding piece 4 and the projecting piece 21 are overlapped by the rotating shaft 3 passing through the shaft holes 21a and 43, the projecting piece 51 corresponding to the projecting portion 51b (or the concave portion) of the projecting piece 21 is formed. The front holding member 4 has a concave portion 52b (or a convex portion) which is punched out from the inside and projected outward.

If such a regulating portion 5 is provided, it can be manufactured using a conventional rain gutter support.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the regulating portion according to the present invention.

In FIG. 4, in addition to the restricting portion 5 formed by the restricting receiving piece 51 and the bending piece 42 shown in FIG. 2, a convex portion 51b (or concave portion) formed at an appropriate position of the projecting piece 21 shown in FIG. A restricting portion 5 having both a restricting portion 5 formed by a concave portion 52b (or a convex portion) that fits into the concave portion 52b is provided.

FIG. 4A shows a restriction receiving piece 51 and a bent piece 42 formed in the same manner as in FIG. 2, and a projection 51b formed in the same manner as in FIG. The restriction part 5 provided with is formed.

FIG. 4B shows a regulation receiving piece 5 similar to FIG.
1 and a bent piece 42, and a through hole 51 b ′ is formed at an appropriate position of the projecting piece 21.
The restricting portion 5 is formed on the front holding piece 4 corresponding to b 'by providing a projection 52b' which is projected from the inside and protrudes outward.

FIG. 4C shows a regulation receiving piece 5 similar to FIG.
1 and a bent piece 42, and a part of a bent portion at the center of the upper end of the protruding piece 21 is partially cut out, so that a convex piece 5
1b ", and a restricting portion 5 is formed by providing a through-hole 52b" in the front holding piece 4 corresponding to the convex piece 51b ".

By providing such a regulating portion 5, even if there is a gap t as in the prior art, when the front holding piece 4 is positioned in a direction perpendicular to the rain gutter T, the regulating receiving piece is provided. 5
1 and the bent piece 42 securely stop, and at the same time, the protrusion 51b (or the recess) of the gutter support body 2;
The through-hole portion 51b 'and the convex piece 51b ", and the concave portion 52b (or convex portion), the convex portion 52b', and the hole portion 52b" that fit in the through-hole portion 51b '
The front holding piece 4 can be more reliably positioned vertically with respect to the rain gutter T.

The construction procedure of the gutter support A according to the present invention having the above-described structure will be described with reference to FIG.

In this gutter support A, the mounting rod 1 is fixed in place at the eaves or the like with screws, nails, etc., and the gutter support main body 2 is connected to the gutter support 13 with a wing bolt 13, so that the gutter support A is attached. Attach.

In the same manner, a plurality of gutter supports A corresponding to the length of the gutter T are sequentially mounted and fixed to the eaves or the like.

Next, as shown by the imaginary line in the drawing of FIG. 1, the front holding pieces 4 of the plurality of rain gutter supports A are rotated by hand to fall down horizontally, and the front side of the gutter support body 2 is turned down. To release.

A rain gutter T is inserted from the open front side and temporarily supported.

Then, when the front holding piece 4 that has been laid down horizontally is inverted by hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the restricting portion 5 causes the side wall 52a of the bent piece 42 of the front holding piece 4 to move.
And the side wall 51a of the regulation receiving piece 51 of the gutter support main body 2 stops the rotation of the front holding piece 4 so that the front holding piece 4 is perpendicular to the rain gutter T. It can be surely erected.

Similarly, the front holding pieces 4 of the plurality of rain gutter supports A are erected, and the mounting thereof is completed.

[0060]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the rain gutter support of the first aspect, since the regulating portion is provided, even if there is a gap t as in the prior art, the rain gutter can be reliably fixed to the rain gutter only by rotating the front holding piece. Can be positioned vertically. Therefore, the appearance of the gutter support after construction can be made beautiful and the mounting accuracy can be increased.

According to the rain gutter support of the second aspect, the restricting receiving piece and the bent piece having the cutout abut against each other, so that the front holding piece is surely perpendicular to the rain gutter. Can be positioned.

According to the rain gutter support according to the third aspect, the fitting of the convex portion (or the concave portion) and the convex portion (or the concave portion) ensures that the front holding piece is perpendicular to the rain gutter. Can be positioned.

According to the rain gutter support according to the fourth aspect, the regulation receiving piece and the bent piece provided with the notch are stopped, and
Since the convex portion and the concave portion or the concave portion and the convex portion are also fitted, the front holding piece can be positioned more reliably perpendicularly to the rain gutter.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a gutter support according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of an essential part of a rain gutter support according to an embodiment of the present invention in a partially enlarged manner.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the regulating portion in the rain gutter support according to the present invention.

FIGS. 4A to 4C are exploded perspective views showing another embodiment of the regulating portion according to the present invention.

FIG. 5A is an overall perspective view showing a conventional gutter support, and FIG. 5B is a partially enlarged view showing a main part thereof.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view showing a main part of a conventional gutter support.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A rain gutter support T rain gutter 1 mounting rod 2 gutter support main body 21 protruding piece 3 rotating shaft 4 front holding piece 42 bent piece 5 regulating part 51 regulation receiving piece 52 notch

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gutter support body for supporting a rain gutter provided with a mounting rod at a base end, and a front holding piece rotatably pivotally mounted in front of the gutter support body and holding the rain gutter. A gutter support comprising: a gutter support provided with a regulating portion for positioning the front holding piece vertically with respect to the gutter. 2. The restricting portion according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion has an arc portion centered on the rotation axis of the front holding member on one side of a protruding piece formed by bending a front end of the gutter support body downward. The restriction receiving piece is formed so as to extend downward at right angles to the arc portion, and the lower end of the front holding piece is bent inwardly. Rain gutter support with cutouts to stop and regulate. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion forms a convex portion or a concave portion at an appropriate position of the protruding piece of the gutter support body, and a lower end of the front holding piece corresponding to the convex portion or the concave portion. Is a gutter supporting device which forms a recess or a projection fitted into the above-mentioned projection or recess. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion includes an arc portion centered on a rotation axis of the front holding member on one side of a protruding piece formed by bending a front end of the gutter support body downward. The restriction receiving piece is formed so as to extend downward at right angles to the arc portion, and the lower end of the front holding piece is bent inwardly. Forming a notch for stopping and restricting, and the restricting portion forms a convex portion or a concave portion at an appropriate position of the projecting piece of the gutter support body, and the front holding piece corresponding to the convex portion or the concave portion; A rain gutter support having a recess or a projection fitted to the projection or the recess at the lower end of the gutter.