JP3146866B2 - Eave gutter support structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support structure for an eaves gutter which suspends and supports an eaves gutter and attaches the eaves gutter to the eaves of a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an eaves gutter supporting bracket has been used to attach an eaves gutter to the front of an eaves of a building so that the eaves gutter is suspended before and after the eaves gutter. FIG. 3 (e) shows an example of an eaves gutter supporting structure using the eaves gutter support.
As (f), the inwardly before the ear provided on the front wall upper end of the eaves gutter (c), below which is the opened concave fitting opening (D) is formed, fitting the concave abutment ( D) a front ear engaging piece (b) which is provided at the front end of the eave gutter support bracket (a) for supporting the eave gutter (c) in a back-and-forth direction, and is engaged with the eave gutter. An eaves gutter supporting structure in which the upper end of the front wall of the eaves gutter (c) is supported is disclosed in JP-A-5-239894.

[0003]

However, in the eaves gutter support structure as described above, the front ear locking piece (b) is relatively easy without much resistance from inside the groove fitting opening (d). The engagement state in which the front ear locking piece (b) is fitted into the concave fitting opening (d) by the load of the eaves gutter (c) is maintained. Therefore, for example, when an upward wind is received on the bottom surface of the eaves gutter (c), the eaves gutter (c) is pushed up and the front ear locking piece (b) is disengaged from the concave groove fitting opening (d), and the eaves gutter support is provided. There was a problem that the eaves gutter (c) might fall off from the metal fitting (a).

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an eaves gutter supporting structure in which an eaves gutter is prevented from falling off from an eaves gutter supporting bracket. is there.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The eaves gutter support structure of the present invention comprises an eaves gutter 7 having an inwardly directed front ear 74 at the upper end of a front wall 71 of a gutter groove, and the eaves gutter 7 is moved back and forth. In the eaves gutter support structure including the eaves gutter support fitting 8 provided with the bridging pieces 1 that are supported by being suspended from the lower end of the front ear portion 74 on the rear side,
A front ear locking piece 75 provided with a return rib 76 protruding forward at the distal end is provided, and a recessed fitting hole 78 opened downward is formed below the front ear 74,
On the other hand, at the tip of the bridge piece 1, a front wall inner piece 2 is provided along the inner surface of the front wall 71 of the eaves gutter 7 downward, and stands up at the upper end of the front wall inner piece 2 to form a concave streak. A front ear engaging piece 2 having a retaining rib 21 that is fitted into the abutment 78 and protrudes rearward at the distal end and engages with the return rib 76 of the front ear engaged piece 75;
2 is provided.

The holding ribs 21 of the eaves gutter support 8 may be formed to protrude rearward from both ends of the upper end of the front ear locking piece 22.

[0007]

According to the eaves gutter support structure of the present invention, the return ribs 76 provided on the front ear locked piece 75 of the eaves gutter 2 and the restraint provided on the front ear locking piece 22 of the eave gutter support fitting 8. The engagement with the rib 21 prevents the front ear locking piece 22 from coming off the inside of the concave fitting opening 78.

When the holding ribs 21 of the eave gutter support 8 are formed so as to protrude from both side ends of the upper end of the front ear locking piece 22, the strength of the holding ribs 21 in the load direction is excellent.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing embodiments.

FIG. 1A is a sectional view showing an example of a support structure for an eaves gutter according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged sectional view of a main part thereof. As shown, the eaves gutter support structure comprises an eaves gutter 7 having an inwardly facing front ear 74 at the upper end of the front wall 71 of the gutter groove.
And an eaves gutter supporting bracket 8 provided with a bridging piece 1 for supporting the eaves gutter 7 in a back and forth manner.

The eaves gutter 7 will be described. The eaves gutter 7 includes a bottom plate 72 forming a bottom surface of a gutter groove, a front wall 71 rising upward from the front edge of the bottom plate 72, and an upper end of the front wall 71. It comprises a front ear 74 projecting inward, a rear wall 73 rising upward from the rear edge of the bottom plate 72, and a rear ear 77 projecting outward at the upper end of the rear wall 73. ing. Eaves gutter 7
Has a built-in core made of metal such as iron or stainless steel, and the surface of the core is covered with a synthetic resin layer having flexibility. Therefore, the eaves gutter 7 has elasticity which returns to its original shape even if it is slightly distorted by an external load.

At the lower end on the rear side of the front ear 74, a front ear locking piece 75 having a return rib 76 protruding forward at the front end.
The front ear locking piece 75 forms a downwardly opening concave fitting opening 78 below the front ear 74.

Next, the eaves gutter support 8 will be described. As shown in FIG.
A cross-linking piece 1 supporting the front and back of the eaves gutter, a front wall inner piece 2 provided at the tip of the cross-linking piece 1 and extending along the inner surface of the front wall 71 of the eaves gutter 7 downward, Piece 1 and eaves of building A
And a front mounting plate 4 for fixing the end of the connecting rod 3 to the eaves A of the building.

The bridge piece 1 has a rear ear 77 at the rear end.
The rear ear holding portion 13 for engaging and holding the rear ear portion 77 is provided.
Are provided. The front end portion of the bridging piece 1 is formed with a front wall side piece mounting portion 11 bent downward.

The front wall inner piece 2 is formed in a shape along the inner surface of the front wall 71 from the front ear 74 to the bottom plate 72 downward, and slightly below the front ear 74, along the front wall. It is fixed to the one-side mounting portion 11 with a rivet 6. According to the shape of the front wall 71 of the eaves gutter 7 and the height at which the front ear portion 74 is provided, a shape corresponding to the shape of the front wall 71 can be used.

At the upper end of the front wall inner piece 2, there is provided a front ear locking piece 22 having a holding rib 21 which rises upward, fits into the groove fitting opening 78, and has a rearwardly protruding holding rib 21 at the tip end. I have. The holding rib 21 is provided with a return rib 76 of the front ear locked piece 75.
To prevent the front ear locking piece 22 from coming off from the groove fitting opening 78. In this embodiment, the holding rib 21 is
As shown in FIG. 2D, the front ear locking piece 22 is formed to protrude rearward from both side ends of the upper end portion. The pressing ribs 21 can be easily formed by bending rearwardly the ribs 24 protruding laterally from both ends of the upper end of the front ear locking piece 22. The holding rib 21 is used for the front ear locked piece 7.
Since the load from the return rib 76 of No. 5 is suppressed and applied in the longitudinal direction of the rib 21, the strength is excellent. When the front ear locking piece 22 is fitted into the concave fitting hole 78, when the front end of the front ear locking piece 22 is pressed against the opening of the concave fitting hole 78, the front ear locking piece 75 and the return rib are formed. 76 is distorted rearward due to elasticity, the opening of the concave streak fitting opening 78 expands, and after the front ear locking piece 22 is fitted, it returns to its original position, and the restraining rib 21 and the return rib 76 engage.

The connecting rod 3 connects the substantially central portion of the bridge piece 1 at the front end, and fixes the rear end to the eaves A of the building with the front mounting plate 4 so that the bridge 1 and the eaves A of the building are connected to each other. Has been stretched. At the distal end of the connecting rod 3 and substantially at the center of the bridge 1,
The connecting tool 5 penetrates vertically and is fixed. This connector 5
Is composed of a bolt penetrating the connecting rod 3 and the bridge 1 and a wing nut screwed into the bolt. At this time, the bolt is long elongated hole a through-hole cross piece 1 extending longitudinally therethrough, Ru can be slidable by loosening the wing nut.

The rear end of the connecting rod 3 is suspended is bent downward, a front which is riveted to the front mounting plate 4 overlaying the, screwed to the front mounting plate 4 eaves of the building A Have been.

[0019]

According to the eaves gutter support structure of the present invention, the eaves gutter 2 is provided with the return ribs 76 provided on the front ear locked piece 75 and the eaves gutter support bracket 8 with the front ear engagement piece 22. Rib 21
And the front ear engaging piece 22 is prevented from coming off from the inside of the concave streak fitting opening 78. Therefore, the eaves gutter is prevented from falling off from the eaves gutter support bracket.

When the holding ribs 21 of the eaves gutter support 8 are formed so as to protrude from both side ends of the upper end of the front ear engaging piece 22, the strength of the holding ribs 21 in the load direction is excellent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a support structure for an eaves gutter according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part thereof.

2C is a perspective view showing an eaves gutter support used in the eaves gutter support structure according to FIG. 1, and FIG. 2D is an enlarged perspective view of a main part thereof.

[3] (e) is a sectional view showing a support structure of a conventional eaves gutters, (f) is a perspective view showing an eaves gutter support bracket used in the support structure of the eaves gutters.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cross piece 2 front wall沿片21 suppressed rib 22 before the ear engagement piece 7 eaves gutters 71 the front wall 74 front ears 75 before the ear the engaging piece 76 flashing rib 78 concave fitting opening 8 eaves gutters support bracket

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Eiji Katamata 1048 Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-8-13723 (JP, A) JP-A-5-19419 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04D 13/072

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An eaves gutter 7 having an inwardly directed front ear 74 at the upper end of a front wall 71 of a gutter groove, and a eaves gutter having a bridge piece 1 for supporting the eaves gutter 7 back and forth. In the eaves gutter support structure composed of the gutter support fitting 8, a front ear locked piece 75 having a return rib 76 protruding forward from the front end 74 is provided at a lower end on the rear side of the front ear 74. And the front ear 7
4, a downwardly-opening concave-strip fitting opening 78 is formed at the lower portion, while the front wall 7 of the eaves gutter 7 is formed at the tip of the bridging piece 1.
A front wall inner piece 2 extending downward is provided on the inner surface of the front wall 1, rises at the upper end of the front wall inner piece 2, fits into the groove fitting opening 78, and projects rearward at the front end to cover the front ear cover. A front ear locking piece 22 having a holding rib 21 that engages with a return rib 76 of a locking piece 75 is provided, and the holding rib 21 of the same eave gutter support bracket 8 is provided at the upper end of the front ear locking piece 22. the support structure of the eaves trough you, characterized in that the formed protruding from both side ends.