JP2003221901A - Lock type rain gutter supporting member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate work for assembling a rain gutter supporting member. <P>SOLUTION: This lock type rain gutter supporting member A is equipped with a rain gutter supporting tool body 2 which is slidably coupled to a mounting rod 1, a lock lever 3 which makes the body 2 locked to/unlocked from the mounting rod 1, and a coupling shaft 4 for coupling the body 2 and the lock lever 3 together; a shaft hole 32, into which the coupling shaft 4 is to be inserted, is formed in the lock lever 3; and a guide protrusion 32a, which is protruded in one direction, is formed at a peripheral edge of the shaft hole 32. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lock-type rain gutter support for attaching to eaves and the like, and more specifically, to a gutter support body slidably connected to an attachment rod and the gutter support body to the attachment rod. The present invention relates to a lock-type rain gutter support equipped with a lock lever for locking or unlocking and a connecting shaft for connecting these.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a conventional lock type rain gutter support.

There are various types of lock type rain gutter supports 100 having various structures, and in particular, the lock lever 103.
There are those that perform horizontal rotation, vertical rotation, and slide operation.

Here, a vertically rotating lock lever 103 is used.
Will be described as an example.

This rain gutter support 100 includes a gutter support body 102 slidably connected to a mounting rod 101, and a gutter support body 102 and a mounting rod 101 above the rain gutter support 100.
It is provided with a lock lever 103 that is rotated in the vertical direction to press and fix the.

A shaft hole 11 is provided in front of the mounting rod 101.
1 is opened, and the shaft hole 111 is provided in the gutter support body 102.
A long hole 112 that overlaps with each other is opened in the longitudinal direction.

Further, the seat 104 which does not penetrate the long hole 112
The connecting shaft 105 having the lower end fixed to the receiving seat 104 penetrates the elongated hole 112 of the gutter support tool body 102 and the axial hole 111 of the mounting rod 101 from below, and the connecting shaft 10
One end of a lock lever 103 that rotates in the vertical direction is pivotally attached to the upper end of 5.

Then, as shown in the figure, the lock lever 1
When 03 is rotated in the vertical direction, the arc portion of the rotary substrate 103a of the lock lever 103 is rotated in the vertical direction on the upper surface of the mounting rod 101, so that the connecting shaft 105 is pulled up or pulled down.

Therefore, if the lock lever 103 is rotated in one direction and the connecting shaft 105 is pulled down, the mounting rod 10
1 and the gutter support body 102 do not come into pressure contact with each other.
It becomes possible to slide in the range of 12.

After adjusting the sliding position of the gutter support body 102, when the lock lever 103 is rotated toward the other side, the connecting shaft 105 is pulled up and the receiving seat 104 at the lower end of the connecting shaft 105 is also pulled up.

Since the seat 104 does not penetrate the long hole 112, it is joined to the gutter support body 102 and lifted upward.

Therefore, the gutter support tool body 102 is fixed in pressure contact with the mounting rod 101, and its slide can be regulated.

[0013]

However, each of the lock type rain gutter supports 100 as described above has a mounting rod 101,
Connect the connecting shaft 1 to the gutter support body 102 and the lock lever 103.
05 is penetrated so that it can be assembled.

Therefore, in assembling the locking rain gutter support 100, each of the shaft hole 111 of the mounting rod 101, the elongated hole 112 of the gutter support body 102, and the shaft through hole (not shown) of the lock lever 103 is provided. It is necessary to penetrate the connecting shaft 105.

In this assembling work, the connecting shaft 105
Is penetrated after polymerizing the shaft hole 111, the elongated hole 102, and the shaft through hole (not shown), but it is difficult to penetrate the connecting shaft 105 while polymerizing the holes of a plurality of members. There was a problem that the workability of was poor.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a lock-type rain gutter support device in which the connecting shaft can be easily passed through a plurality of members and the assembling work thereof is easy. To do.

[0017]

In order to achieve the above object, a lock-type rain gutter support according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a gutter support body slidably connected to a mounting rod, and the gutter support body. A lock-type rain gutter support including a lock lever for locking or unlocking a mounting rod and a connecting shaft for connecting the lock lever, wherein the lock lever has a shaft hole through which the connecting shaft is inserted. It is characterized in that a guide protrusion protruding toward one side is formed on the peripheral edge of the shaft hole.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the guide convex portion is formed so as to project to the peripheral edge of the shaft hole, the guide convex portion of the lock lever may be, for example, the shaft hole of the mounting rod or the slide hole of the gutter support body. The axis of the connecting shaft between the lock lever and the mounting rod can be easily overlapped by simply inserting and fitting
The work of assembling the rain gutter support can be facilitated.

A lock type rain gutter support according to claim 2 is
In claim 1, a recess for guiding the guide projection of the lock lever is formed at an appropriate position of the mounting rod.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if the guide convex portion is aligned with the concave portion of the mounting rod and the guide convex portion is pushed in, the axis of the connecting shaft between the lock lever and the mounting rod or the like is easily overlapped. Therefore, the work of assembling the rain gutter support can be made easier.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A lock type rain gutter support according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Here, there are various structures of the lock type rain gutter support A, and in particular, the lock lever 3 is
It is conceivable to have a structure in which this is horizontally rotated, vertically rotated and slid.

In this embodiment, a lock type rain gutter support A for rotating the lock lever 3 in a vertical direction will be described as an example.
The same applies to a rain gutter support A of a lock type for laterally rotating or sliding the lock lever 3.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lock type rain gutter support according to the present invention.

In this rain gutter support A, a pair of support piece portions 12 having guide holes 11 penetrating the connecting shaft 4 on both front sides are extended downward and are erected on the front upper side. The mounting rod 1 having the stopper piece 13 formed thereon and the pair of support piece portions 12 of the mounting rod 1 are fitted and provided with a gutter ear hooking portion 21 of a rain gutter which can be slid forward and backward. The gutter support tool body 2 and a substantially U-shape that is open downward are provided with shaft holes 32 that penetrate the connecting shaft 4 in the pair of both side piece portions 31, and inside the closed upper surface, The mounting rod 1
A lock lever 3 formed with a locking portion 33 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the stopper piece 13 and the gutter support body 2, and
It comprises a shaft hole 32 of the lock lever 3 and a connecting shaft 4 penetrating laterally through the guide hole 11 of the gutter support body 2.

The mounting rod 1 is a mounting plate 1 fixed to the eaves and the like.
A foot rod 15 is extended from the center of the upper end of the front portion 4 toward the front, and a connecting piece portion 16 is formed at the front end of the foot rod 15.

A stopper piece 13 is formed by cutting and raising the center of the upper surface of the connecting piece portion 16, and a pair of supporting piece portions 12 are extended downward on both sides of the connecting piece portion 16. I have set up.

At the front ends of these support pieces 12, there are recesses 12 for guiding the guide projections of the lock lever 3 which will be described later.
a is formed.

The recess 12a is illustrated as a V-shaped notch that is widened forward between the front end of the support piece 12 and the guide hole 11, but other than this, for example, ,
A similar concave groove may be formed on the inner surface side of the support piece portion 12, and in short, any guide groove portion of the lock lever 3 which will be described later can be smoothly introduced into the guide hole 11 of the mounting rod 1.

The gutter support tool body 2 has a slide body 22 having a U-shaped cross-section which is opened downward and is fitted between the pair of support piece portions 12 of the mounting rod 1, and is provided in front of the mounting rod 1. It can be slid later, and at the front and rear ends of this slide body 22,
A gutter ear hooking portion 21 for hooking the ear portion of the rain gutter T is formed.

The shapes of the mounting rod 1 and the gutter support body 2 are appropriately selected according to the mounting location and the shape of the rain gutter T, but are not limited thereto.

The lock lever 3 is formed in a generally U-shape that opens downward, and the pair of both side piece portions 31 are mounted so as to straddle the support piece portion 12 of the mounting rod 1 from above.

A shaft hole 32 penetrating the connecting shaft 4 is formed in each of the both side pieces 31, and a guide convex portion 32a protruding inward is formed on a peripheral edge of the shaft hole 32.

The guide protrusion 32a may be a burr formed by integral molding or burring when the shaft hole 32 is formed. The guide hole 11 of FIG.

Further, the both side piece portions 31 are formed to be at least longer than the support piece portion 12 of the mounting rod 1, so that when the shaft hole 32 is rotated about the center of rotation,
It is possible to operate this by holding the lower end sides of the both side piece portions 31.

Further, the closed upper surface of the lock lever 3 can be vertically rotated by holding the lock lever 3, and the inside of this upper surface is a locking portion which can be engaged with and disengaged from the stopper piece 13 of the mounting rod 1. 33 is formed.

Here, the closed upper surface is bent as shown in the drawing, and the ridge portion is formed on the inner side thereof, but in short, it may be formed so as to be engageable with and disengageable from the stopper piece 13 of the mounting rod 1. It's enough.

The position of the shaft hole 32 is such that when the connecting shaft 4 is located at the upper end of the guide hole 11, the locking portion 33 rides on the stopper piece 13 of the mounting rod 1 and is engaged with it. When it is located at the lower end of 11, the locking portion 3
3 is formed at a position where it is separated from the stopper piece 13 of the mounting rod 1.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembly work state of FIG.

The lock-type rain gutter support A constructed as described above is assembled in the following manner.

First, the guide protrusion 32a of the lock lever 3
Is positioned in the recess 12a of the support piece 12 of the mounting rod 1,
When the both side portions 31 of the lock lever 3 are pushed out while being pushed out, the guide protrusion 32a is inserted into the guide hole 11 of the mounting rod 1 and fitted.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the lock lever 3 is integrated with the mounting rod 1, and the shaft hole 32 of the lock lever 3 and the guide hole 11 of the mounting rod 1 can overlap each other.

In this state, the gutter support main body 2 is inserted between both support piece portions 12 of the mounting rod 1 to support them and from one side of the lock lever 3 to the rivet as shown in the figure. And the like through the shaft portion 42 of the connecting shaft 4, and through the lower surface of the gutter support tool body 2, the guide hole 1 of the mounting rod 1 facing
After being penetrated through 1, the rain gutter support A is assembled by connecting the ends with a retaining process such as caulking.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the guide protrusion 32a is formed so as to protrude to the peripheral edge of the shaft hole 32, the guide protrusion 32a of the lock lever 3 is inserted into the guide hole 11 of the mounting rod 1. Lock lever 3 just by inserting and fitting
The axes of the mounting rod 1 and the mounting rod 1 can be easily overlapped with each other, and the work of assembling the rain gutter support A can be facilitated.

Further, in the rain gutter support A having the structure as shown in this embodiment, the contact area between the guide convex portion 32a and the shaft portion 42 of the connecting shaft 4 can be increased, so that the damage of the connecting shaft 4 can be reduced. The damage can also be prevented.

FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are perspective views showing another example of the lock lever of the lock type rain gutter support according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 (a) is a lateral rotation type lock lever. Indicates
(B) shows another lock lever of the vertical rotation type.

Here, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are designated by common numbers, and their description is omitted.

FIG. 3 (a) shows a laterally rotating type lock lever 3 having a U-shaped cross section which is open downward, and a shaft hole 32 is formed in this closing surface.

A guide projection 32a is formed on the peripheral edge of the shaft hole 32 so as to project upward or downward.

FIG. 3 (b) shows a vertically rotating lock lever 3 which has a U-shaped cross section which is open downward, and which is long in the longitudinal direction. A shaft hole 32 is formed in 31.

A guide projection 32a is formed on the periphery of the shaft hole 32 so as to project inward or outward.

A mounting rod 1 and a gutter support main body 2 having various structures are assembled to the lock lever 3 of the lateral rotation operation type, the vertical rotation operation type, and the slide operation type (not shown). Even in the above case, similarly to the above, the guide protrusion 32a of the lock lever 3 can be overlapped with the hole for the connecting shaft of the mounting rod 1 or the gutter support tool main body 2 to facilitate the assembling work.

[0053]

The present invention has the following effects.

According to the lock type rain gutter support according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the guide protrusion is formed so as to protrude from the peripheral edge of the shaft hole, the guide protrusion of the lock lever is formed, for example, in the shaft hole of the mounting rod or Simply inserting and fitting in the slide hole of the gutter support body, the axis of the connecting shaft between the lock lever and the mounting rod etc. can be easily overlapped, and the rain gutter support assembly work can be facilitated. .

According to the lock type rain gutter support according to the second aspect of the invention, if the guide projection is aligned with the recess of the mounting rod and the guide projection is pushed in, the connecting shaft between the lock lever and the mounting rod or the like is connected. The axes of the cans can be easily overlapped, and the work of assembling the rain gutter support can be made easier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lock-type rain gutter support according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an assembly work state of FIG.

3A and 3B are perspective views showing another example of the lock lever of the lock-type rain gutter support according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a conventional lock-type rain gutter support device.

[Explanation of symbols]

A lock type rain gutter support T rain gutter 1 mounting rod 12a recess 2 gutter support body 3 Lock lever 32 shaft hole 32a guide protrusion

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lock type lock device comprising: a gutter support body slidably connected to a mounting rod; a lock lever for locking or unlocking the gutter support device body to the mounting rod; and a connecting shaft connecting these. A rain gutter support, wherein the lock lever is formed with a shaft hole through which the connecting shaft is inserted, and a guide protrusion protruding toward one side is formed on a peripheral edge of the shaft hole. Lockable rain gutter support. 2. The lock type rain gutter support according to claim 1, wherein a recess for guiding the guide projection of the lock lever is formed at an appropriate position of the mounting rod.