JP2001271465A - Gutter supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of components of means for fixing a suspending body and a fixture in a prescribed position and to provide a gutter supporter for facilitating the assembling. SOLUTION: This gutter supporter is so constituted that the support tool body 1 and a fitting rod 9 are connected by a connecting body 11 inserted in a long hole 8 of the gutter supporter 1 so as to slidably fit the gutter supporter 1 to the fitting rod 9, and operation levers 13 and 30 are provided so as to freely change the position of the gutter supporter 1 in a locking position A for fixing the gutter supporter 1 to the fitting rod 9 and a release position B slidably moving the gutter supporter 1 relative to the fitting rod 9. This fixture is characterized that a cam part 20 pressedly engaged with the gutter supporter 1 so as to press the gutter supporter 1 against the fitting rod 9 at the locking position A and releasing the engagement in the release position B is integrally projected from the operation levers 13 and 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gutter support for supporting an eaves gutter, wherein the gutter support body is slidably connected to a mounting rod fixed to an eaves or the like. Regarding improvement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of gutter support, for example, there is one as shown in FIG. The gutter support shown in the figure is a stop shaft that slidably connects a gutter support main body 50 and a mounting rod 51 that fixes the gutter support main body 50 to a wall surface or the like, and that is interlocked with the rotation of a lock lever 53. The lock plate 55 is tightened by 54, and a lock plate 55 is provided between the gutter support main body 50 and the lock lever 53 so as to be inserted through and supported by a stop shaft. The gutter support main body 50 is fixed to the mounting rod 51.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, lock levers 53 provided separately as means for fixing the gutter support body 50 and the mounting rod 51 are provided.
And the need for the lock plate 55, there is a disadvantage that the number of parts is increased, and the assembling of the gutter support may be complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and reduces the number of parts of a means for fixing a hanger main body and an attachment at a predetermined position, and also facilitates assembling of a gutter support. It is an object to provide tools.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a means adopted by the present invention is to provide an elongated hole 8 for the gutter support body 1 so that the gutter support body 1 can be slidably mounted on the mounting rod 9. The gutter support body 1 and the mounting rod 9 are connected to each other by a connecting body 11 inserted through the
30 is a gutter support provided so as to be changeable in a lock position A for fixing the gutter support main body 1 to the mounting rod 9 and a release position B in which the gutter support main body 1 is slidable with respect to the mounting rod 9. At the lock position A, the gutter support main body 1 is pressed into engagement with the gutter support main body 1 at the lock position A, and is engaged with the operation levers 13 and 30 at the release position B. The cam portion 20 from which the is released is integrally protruded.

Therefore, in the gutter support, the gutter support main body 1 is first slid to a desired position, and in this state, the operating levers 13 and 30 are moved to the lock position A.
Cam portions 20, 25, provided on the operation levers 13, 30,
26, 36 fix the gutter support body 1 to the mounting rod 9 by the pressing force, and this fixed state is maintained. Thus, the cam portions 20, 2 are provided on the operation lever.
By integrally providing 5, 26, and 36, it is possible to prevent the operation lever from being inadvertently moved while fixing the gutter support main body 1.

On the other hand, operating levers 13 and 30 are released to release position B.
When the operation is performed, the pressing action by the operation lever is released, so that the gutter support body 1 can be slid again to adjust its position.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a gutter support body having bent side pieces 2, 2 facing up on both side edges, and one end of which is engaged with a concave portion 3a of a gutter 3 to be supported. A possible engagement piece 4 is formed upward, and an ear holding portion 5 that can be fitted to the ear portion 3b of the gutter 3 is bent at the other end into a substantially U-shape.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a rib provided on the bent portion 4a of the engagement piece 4 in an inclined manner. Reference numeral 7 denotes a spring piece provided on the lower surface on the other end side of the gutter support main body 1 so as to face the ear holding portion 5.
Denotes an elongated hole formed in the center of the gutter support body 1 along the longitudinal direction. A plurality of concavo-convex portions 8a are formed on both opposing edges of the elongated hole 8, respectively. In addition, such uneven portions 8
a can be provided on one edge.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a strip-shaped mounting rod having a plate-shaped mounting member 10 attached to one end thereof, and is located on the upper surface of the gutter support body.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an elongated hole 8 and a mounting rod 9 of the gutter support body 1.
Is a rod-shaped connector inserted into a hole 9a (see FIG. 3) formed in the other end of the mounting rod 9 having a large-diameter head 12 at its tip (lower end). The diameter is enlarged by caulking at the upper surface position.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a rotating lever provided rotatably on the connecting body 11 and disposed below the gutter support main body 1 as an operating lever. That is, the rotating lever 13 is formed in a plate shape from a sheet metal or a synthetic resin, and has a mounting piece 14 and a downward piece bent downward from both edges of the mounting section 14 as shown in FIGS. 15 and a pair of upward pieces 16 serving as a pair of stoppers bent upward on respective opposing lines of the mounting portion 14. The upward piece 16 is attached to the mounting portion 1.
4 are provided at substantially diagonal positions.

An insertion hole 18 through which the connecting body 11 is inserted is formed substantially at the center of the mounting portion 14. Further, the mounting portion 14 has a pair of locking holes around the insertion hole 18. The cam part 20 is protruded upward. In addition, the cam part 2
In the case where the rotating lever is made of a single sheet metal, the reference numeral 0 is formed integrally by projecting the mounting portion 14 by press working or the like. The cam portion 20 is connected to the rotating lever 1.
By rotating the gutter 3, the upper part thereof is engaged with the concave / convex portion 8 a of the elongated hole 8 of the gutter support main body 1 from below to lock the gutter support main body 1, and the direction along the elongated hole 8. To the release position B where it is positioned in the elongated hole 8 and disengaged from the gutter support body 1.

Further, in the locked position A of the rotating lever 13, the upward pieces 16 abut against the side surfaces of the gutter support body 1, respectively, so that the rotating lever 13 can be positioned. A small projection 21 is formed on the upper part of the cam portion 20. The small projection 21 is engaged with the concave / convex portion 8a (recess) of the long hole 8.

When the rotation lever 13 is rotated by 90 degrees from the lock position A to the release position B, the engagement of the cam portion 20 with the gutter support body 1 is released.
Abuts against the side surface of the gutter support body 1 again, so that the rotation lever can be positioned.

Between the head 12 of the connecting body 11 and the rotating lever 13, the rotating lever 13 is connected to the gutter support main body 1.
An elastic body 23 such as a coil spring or a spring washer that presses and biases the side is interposed.

The present embodiment comprises the above specific items. When using such a gutter support, first, the gutter support main body 1 is slid with respect to the mounting rod 9 to a desired telescopic position. Fix it.

That is, the rotation lever 13 is rotated to the release position B (see FIG. 2B), and the cam portion 20 of the rotation lever 13 is rotated.
And the gutter support body 1 is disengaged from the elongated hole 8 and the gutter support body 1 is slid to a desired position. 2A, the cam portion 20 engages with the concave portion of the uneven portion 8a of the elongated hole 8 of the gutter support main body 1 to push the gutter support main body 1 to the mounting rod 9. Therefore, the mounting rod 9 and the gutter support main body 1 are pressed and fixed by the pressing action.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3A, the upper portion of the cam portion 20 is engaged with the concave and convex portion 8a of the elongated hole 8 of the gutter support body 1, so that the rotating lever 13 is inadvertently rotated. There is no risk of doing it. Also, since the rotating lever 13 is only rotatable and does not move relative to the mounting rod 9 in the sliding direction of the gutter support main body 1, the upper part of the cam portion 20 is When the gutter support main body 1 is engaged with the concave / convex portion 8a of the elongated hole 8, it can be prevented from moving relative to the mounting rod 9. In addition, the small protrusions 21 are formed in the uneven portions 8 of the long holes 8.
a, the movement of the gutter support body 1 can be further reliably prevented. Note that the small projections 21 do not necessarily need to be provided.

Further, since the elastic body 23 is interposed between the head 12 of the connecting body 11 and the rotary lever 13, the pressing force of the elastic body 23 fixes the gutter support main body 1 to the mounting rod 9. Is reliably and firmly maintained, so that even if some external force is inadvertently applied to the gutter support, this fixed state can be prevented from being released.

Then, after a plurality of gutter supports are fixed at predetermined positions of the building via mounting members 10 provided on the mounting rods 9,
The gutter 3 is mounted between the gutter supports in a erected state.

Further, when the rotating lever 13 is rotated in the direction of the release position B, the engaged and pressed state between the cam portion 20 of the rotating lever and the gutter support body 1 can be released (see FIG. 3B). ), The gutter support body 1 can be slid again to change and adjust the fixing position.

As described above, the turning operation of the turning lever 13 can be performed by sandwiching the downward piece 15 from below, but the turning lever 13 is operated after temporarily holding the gutter 3 with the gutter support. In this case, the gutter 3 can be mounted easily and easily by holding the upward piece 16 from above the gutter 3 and fixing the gutter support main body 1 by a simple rotation operation of the rotating lever. It can be done efficiently.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the single operation lever presses the mounting rod 9 of the gutter support body 1 to prevent the relative movement of the two, and the operation lever in the locked position is moved. Inadvertent rotation (movement) can also be prevented. In addition, in the direction of the lock position A or the release position B of the rotating lever 13, the upward piece 16 abuts against the side surface of the gutter support main body 1, so that the rotating lever 13 is not excessively turned. Can be changed to the position. Further, the gutter support according to the present embodiment has an advantage in that the entire specified items are very simple, so that it can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

On the upper surface of the mounting portion 14 of the rotating lever 13, a first cam portion 25 composed of a plurality of (two in this embodiment) small-diameter convex portions is provided at substantially diagonal positions of the mounting portion 14. I have. That is, as shown in FIG.
In the lock position A, each of the first cam portions 25 pushes the lower surface of the gutter support body 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, at the release position B of the rotating lever 13, all the first cam portions 25 are located in the elongated holes 8 of the gutter support main body 1.

Further, a second cam portion 26 is provided at an edge of the mounting portion 14. The second cam portion 26 is integrally formed by bending an edge portion of the mounting portion 14 upward, and on both sides thereof, the uneven portion 8a of the elongated hole 8 of the gutter support body 1 is released from below. Freely engaging tapered surface 26a
Are formed. Therefore, at the lock position A of the rotating lever 13, the second cam portion 26 is
, The gutter support body 1 is pushed in the same manner as the first cam portion 25, and the rotating lever 13 is not inadvertently rotated. Movement can be reliably prevented. Although the rotating lever 13 of the present embodiment has both the first cam portion 25 and the second cam portion 26, it may have only the second cam portion 26.

FIGS. 8 to 12 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In the gutter support according to this embodiment, the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Further, a slide lever 30 is employed in place of the rotating lever 13.

That is, the slide lever 30 is the same as the first embodiment in that the slide lever 30 is formed in a plate shape from sheet metal or synthetic resin, but as shown in FIGS. 12 (b) and 12 (c). It comprises a mounting portion 31 and an upward piece 32 bent upward from both edges of the mounting portion 31. The insertion hole 18 into which the connecting body 11 is inserted is formed to be long in the moving direction of the slide lever 30 (the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the gutter support main body 1) as shown in FIG. . Further, slide levers 30 are provided at both edges of the insertion hole 18.
Is formed at the lock position A or the release position B so as to be engaged with the connector 11.

On the upper surface of the mounting portion 31, a pair of cam portions 36a and 36b each having a small-diameter convex portion are provided on both sides of the insertion hole 18. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 10, at the release position B of the slide lever 30, one cam portion 36 a is located in the elongated hole 8, and the other cam portion 36 b is a gutter support. It is located on the side of the tool body 1. As a result, the gutter support body 1 is allowed to move relative to the mounting rod.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 9 (b) and 11,
In the lock position A of the slide lever 30, the cam portions 36a and 36b press the bottom surface of the gutter support main body 1, so that the relative movement between the gutter support main body 1 and the mounting rod 9 is prevented. A stopper portion 37 is provided on the mounting portion 31 so as to protrude upward so as to be located in the elongated hole 8.
With the concave and convex portions 8a. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the gutter support body 1 from moving with respect to the mounting rod 9.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the elastic body 23 interposed between the head 12 of the connecting body 11 and the rotating lever 13 may be omitted. . In addition, although the long hole 8 is provided with an uneven portion 8a,
The uneven portion 8a does not necessarily need to be provided. In addition, specific design items such as the shape of the gutter support main body 1, the mounting rod 9, and the operation lever can be freely changed in design within the range intended by the present invention.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation lever is engaged with the gutter support body in a pressing manner so as to press the gutter support body against the mounting rod at the lock position and at the release position. Since the cam portion to be disengaged is integrally protruded, the function of fixing the gutter support body to the single operation lever and the function of preventing the operation lever from being accidentally moved are provided. It has the advantages of reducing the number of parts and facilitating assembly as compared with the conventional one which requires a separate lock lever and lock plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view including a partial cross section showing a first embodiment of a gutter support according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show an embodiment of the gutter support, wherein FIG. 2A is a bottom view in which a rotation lever is at a lock position, and FIG. 2B is a bottom view in which the rotation lever is at a release position.

3A is an enlarged cross-sectional view in which a rotation lever is at a lock position, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged cross-sectional view in which the rotation lever is at a release position.

4A and 4B show a rotating lever, wherein FIG. 4A is a bottom view, FIG. 4B is a front view, and FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view including a partial cross section showing a second embodiment of the gutter support according to the present invention.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show an embodiment of the gutter support, wherein FIG. 6A is a bottom view in which the rotation lever is at a lock position, and FIG. 6B is a bottom view in which the rotation lever is at a release position.

7A and 7B show a rotating lever, wherein FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a front view, and FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the gutter support according to the present invention.

9A and 9B show an embodiment of the gutter support, wherein FIG. 9A is a bottom view in which the rotation lever is at a release position, and FIG. 9B is a bottom view in which the rotation lever is at a lock position.

10A is an enlarged side view including a partial cross section in which the slide lever is at a release position, and FIG. 10B is a schematic bottom view showing a state where the slide lever is at a release position.

11A is an enlarged side view including a partial cross section in which the slide lever is in a lock position, and FIG. 11B is a schematic bottom view showing a state in which the slide lever is in a lock position.

12A and 12B show a rotating lever, FIG. 12A is a plan view showing a main part, FIG. 12B is a plan view, and FIG. 12C is a side view.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a gutter support showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Gutter support main body 8 ... Long hole, 8a ... Concavo-convex part 9 ... Mounting rod 11 ... Connected body 13 ... Operation lever (rotating lever) 20,25,26,36 ... Cam unit 30 ... Slide lever (operation lever) A: Lock position B: Release position

Claims (4)

[Claims] The gutter support body is provided by a connector (11) inserted through an elongated hole (8) of the gutter support body (1) so that the gutter support body (1) is slidably mounted on a mounting rod (9). (1) and the mounting rod (9) are connected, and the connecting body (11) is connected.
A lock position (A) where the operating levers (13) and (30) fix the gutter support body (1) to the mounting rod (9);
In the gutter support provided so that the position of the gutter support main body (1) can be freely changed to a release position (B) where the gutter support main body (1) is slidable with respect to the mounting rod (9), the operation levers (13) and (30)
In the lock position (A), the gutter support main body (1) is pressed into engagement with the gutter support main body (1) to press the mounting rod (9) at the lock position (A), and is engaged at the release position (B). The cam part (2
0), (25), (26), and (36), a gutter support tool characterized by being integrally protruded. 2. The operating lever (13) is provided rotatably about a connecting body (11), and the operating lever (13) is
2. A stopper according to claim 1, wherein a stopper (16) is formed to abut the gutter support body (1) from the side so as to be positioned at the lock position (A) and the release position (B). Gutter support. 3. An opposing edge of the elongated hole (8) is provided with a plurality of uneven portions (8a), and the operation lever (13).
3. The gutter support according to claim 1, wherein the cam portion is configured to engage with the gutter. 4. 4. The operating lever (30) is provided movably in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the gutter support body (1), and both opposing edges of the elongated hole (8) are provided with a plurality of An uneven portion (8a) is formed, and the operation lever (3
The gutter support according to claim 3, wherein a stopper portion (37) is formed in the lock position (A) at the lock position (A) so as to engage with the uneven portion (8a) of the elongated hole (8).