JP3337133B2 - Gutter material - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gutter material for constructing a U-shaped drain on both sides of a road.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a drainage ditch constructed along a road is:
A concrete gutter body formed into a U-shaped cross section is connected and buried in the soil, and its upper opening is closed with a concrete gutter lid.

[0003]

By the way, in the case of such concrete gutters, a considerable load is required for the work at the time of construction in terms of weight, and when the gutters are deteriorated after the construction, the gutters on the gutter cover may be damaged. When pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles pass through, there is a problem that rattling noise is generated, which causes noise.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a U-shaped drainage ditch on both sides of a road, etc., which is lighter in weight than conventional concrete and can reduce work labor, and also has a noise problem due to rattling of a gutter cover. It is to provide a gutter material that can be eliminated.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a gutter material according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a gutter body having a substantially U-shaped cross-section and having side walls on both left and right sides of a bottom. A gutter cover attached to the upper end of the side wall of the main body and closing the gutter main body.The gutter main body is connected to the other at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the side wall, and the gutter lid is jointed and covered along the gutter main body. A side groove material forming a side groove, wherein the side groove main body is formed of synthetic resin, and a connection concave groove formed in a vertical height direction at one end side and the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the side walls on both sides thereof, Has a connecting ridge,
The connecting groove and the connecting ridge are connected to the connecting groove and the connecting ridge of the other side groove body to be connected with each other, and furthermore, the total length in the longitudinal direction of the upper ends of the side walls on both sides. A cover engagement receiving portion having a concave or convex cross section formed on the other hand, while the gutter cover is also formed of synthetic resin, and the lid engagement receiving portion of the gutter main body covers the entire length on both sides in the longitudinal direction. It has a locking portion with a concave or convex cross section formed so as to be able to be fitted by utilizing elastic deformation, and further has a drainage hole formed through a thickness direction of the lid at an appropriate position. I do.

[0006] With the above construction, since both the gutter main body and the gutter cover are formed of synthetic resin, the work labor at the time of construction is reduced as compared with a conventional concrete one. Also, by fitting the gutter lid into such a synthetic resin gutter body, it is fitted unevenly, and the uneven fitting is strong by utilizing the elastic deformation peculiar to the resin. When the joint surface is rattled due to aging or the like, there is no problem in that noise is generated by passers and vehicles passing over the joint surface.

Further, in the gutter material according to the present invention, the drain holes formed in the gutter cover are provided with recesses at both ends in the longitudinal direction which are joint end surfaces with other gutter lids to be connected. The through-hole is formed by abutting the concave portion of one side groove cover and the concave portion of the other side groove cover with each other and uniting them into one.

[0008] With the above arrangement, a half-split drain hole is formed by the two concave portions of the one side groove cover and the concave portion of the other side groove cover to be joined. Rain water and snow water on the road can be drained from the drain holes by flowing into the gutter main body.
In addition, such a half-shaped drainage hole is also used to insert a tough rod such as a bur into it and use the leverage to open the gutter cover. It is convenient when cleaning trash.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gutter material according to the third aspect, a drain hole formed in the gutter cover is formed such that a drainage hole penetrates the center of the gutter cover in the thickness direction of the lid body. It is characterized by being.

[0010] From the above configuration, as in the second aspect,
By providing a drainage hole penetrating through the center of each gutter in place of the half-split drainage hole consisting of one and the other recesses provided in the two gutters to be joined,
It is also possible to open only one side groove cover, and the mold is simpler and more cost effective than the side groove cover according to the second aspect, in which two concave portions are formed at both ends even in the case of molding.

In the gutter material according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, each of the gutter cover and the gutter cover engaging portion, which is elastically deformed and fitted to each other, has an acute angled cross section. It is characterized by being dovetailed.

With the above structure, the gutter cover is firmly fitted to the gutter main body with a dovetail joint formed by the dovetails.
The effect of claim 1 becomes more effective.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the gutter material according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gutter material according to the first embodiment. The gutter material is made of a synthetic resin having a mechanical strength equivalent to that of a conventional concrete material or a rigid material having a higher rigidity or the like. And a side groove cover 10 that is dropped into the housing and fitted and closed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side groove main body 1 has a substantially U-shaped cross section in which the side walls 3 stand up from the left and right sides of the bottom portion 2, and the side walls 3 on both sides are vertically oriented at one longitudinal end. It has a connection recessed groove 4 formed to be elongated, and also has a connection ridge 5 formed to be elongated in the vertical direction at the other end in the longitudinal direction. Further, at the upper end portions of the side walls 3 on both sides excluding the connection concave groove 4, a lid locking receiving portion 6 is formed so as to face a groove shape having an acute angle cross section over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, when connecting the side groove main body 1 having such a shape in the laying direction of the drainage groove, the connecting groove 4 and the connecting ridge 5 of the one and the other side groove main body 1 to be connected are dropped from each other in the vertical direction. The fitting allows simple and strong connection.

In connection, for example, when the construction line is bent due to the terrain at the construction site or the like, a short adjustment gutter main body 1B shown in FIG. 2 is prepared, and as shown in FIG. In the middle of the fixed-length side groove main body 1A formed by the above, the short adjustment side groove main body 1B can be added in small increments and interposed therebetween to adjust to the curvature of the construction topography. Even in the short adjustment side groove main body 1B, the connection concave groove 4 is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction, and the connection protrusion 5 is provided at the other end.

On the other hand, in the gutter 10, FIGS.
5 and FIG. 5, it is formed into a flat plate having a size substantially corresponding to the planar shape of the above-mentioned gutter main body 1A, and extends from both ends at the upper portion over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. It has a flange 11 mounted on the upper end of the wall 3. In addition, locking portions 12 each having a protruding claw shape having an acute cross section that can be dropped into the lid locking receiving portion 6 provided in the side groove main body 1 and are provided on both sides over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. The engagement between the locking portion 12 and the lid locking receiving portion 6 on the side of the side groove main body 1 is made firm by a dovetail joint using a dovetail groove and a dovetail, utilizing elasticity peculiar to resin.

A recess 13 is provided in each of the end faces of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the gutter 10, that is, the joint end face with the other gutter 10 to be connected.
5 and are combined with each other so as to form one half-shaped drainage hole as a through hole as shown in FIG. Rainwater or snow water on the road is drained by flowing rainwater or snowwater on the road from the drainage hole formed by the combination of the two concave portions 13, and sludge and garbage that have settled or accumulated in the groove of the gutter main body 1. to clean up. As described above, since the gutter lid 10 is firmly closed with a dovetail joint to the gutter main body 1, it can be opened by inserting a tough bar or similar bar into the drainage hole formed by the recess 13 and leveraging it. Need to be used.

Next, the operation during and after the construction of the gutter using the gutter material of the first embodiment having the above-described structure will be described with reference to the front views of FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).

The gutter main body 1 is connected along drainage construction sites on both sides of the road, and is buried in the soil. Because the material is resin, it is lighter than conventional concrete ones,
Work effort is also considerably reduced.

The gutter main bodies 1 can be connected to each other, for example, by connecting a plurality of portable gutters in the construction direction and then burying them in the soil. It is also possible to connect the two and repeat the operation. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6A, the connection groove 4 or the connection groove 4 of the other side groove body 1 of the other connection partner is connected to the connection groove 4 or the connection groove 5 of the one side groove body 1 from above. Are fitted together so as to drop them.

With respect to the connected side groove main body 1, FIG.
As shown in (b), the gutter 10 is attached from above.
The flanges 11 on both sides of the side groove cover 10 ride on the upper ends of both side walls 3 of the side groove main body 1, and the locking portion 12 of the projection claw of the side groove body 10 is elastically deformed on the groove-shaped lid locking receiving portion 6 of the side groove main body 1. And are joined by a strong dovetail structure.

The side groove cover 10 which has been dovetailed and fitted once is
It cannot be easily pulled apart from the gutter main body 1 and opened with an arm strength. When the lid opening for the cleaning, such as sludge, insert the bars of tough bar and its kind to the drain hole by the recess 1 3, remove the dovetail of the groove cover 10 Kikashi leverage force. After the required work is completed, the gutter lid 10 is closed again by the above procedure, and the gutter body 1 is closed.

It should be noted that there are places where the drainage can be constructed with a curve (bend) depending on the topographical conditions and the like at the construction site. At this time, a required number of rectangular gutter main bodies 1B of a short size can be added to the fixed-length gutter main body 1A, and the construction can be performed with a curvature corresponding to the topographic curve.

On the other hand, as a second embodiment, the gutter cover 10
Can be configured as shown in FIG. In this case, instead of the drain hole formed by the concave portion 13, a drain hole 14 penetrating in the thickness direction of the lid at the center in the longitudinal direction of the gutter 10 can be provided. Therefore, the end surfaces 15 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the side groove cover 10 are flat surfaces in which the concave portions 13 are not formed unlike the first embodiment.

FIGS. 8 to 10 show a gutter main body 20 constructed as a third embodiment. In this case, the connecting groove 22 and the connecting ridge 23 correspond to the connecting groove 4 and the connecting ridge 5 of the first and second embodiments shown in FIGS.
And the shape is slightly different. That is, the connecting ridges 23 are provided so as to protrude from the end faces of the side walls 21 on both sides, and the connecting concave grooves 22 are provided inside from the end faces of the side walls 21. During and after the construction, the same operation as in the first and second embodiments can be obtained.

[0027]

As described above, in the gutter material according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the gutter body and the gutter cover are both formed of a synthetic resin, the work labor at the time of construction is the same as the conventional one. Reduced compared to concrete ones.
Also, by fitting the gutter lid into such a synthetic resin gutter body, it is fitted unevenly, and the uneven fitting is strong by utilizing the elastic deformation peculiar to the resin. When the joint surface is rattled due to aging or the like, there is no problem in that noise is generated by passers and vehicles passing over the joint surface.

Further, in the gutter material according to the second aspect, a half-split drain hole is formed by the two concave portions of the one side groove cover and the other side groove cover to be joined. Rain water and snow water on the road can be drained from the drain holes by flowing into the gutter main body. In addition, such half-shaped drain holes are also used to insert a tough rod such as a bur into the gutter and use the leverage to open the gutter cover. It is convenient when cleaning trash.

The gutter material according to a third aspect of the present invention is different from the second aspect in that a drainage hole having a half-split shape formed of one and the other concave portions provided in two side groove lids to be joined is provided. By providing a drainage hole penetrating in the center of each gutter, only one gutter can be opened, and two recesses are formed at both ends even in mold molding. The mold is simpler than the side groove cover of item 2, which is advantageous in cost.

In the gutter material according to the fourth aspect, the effect of the first aspect is made more effective by firmly fitting the gutter cover to the gutter main body by dovetail connection with the dovetail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a gutter cover is fitted to a fixed-size gutter body in the first embodiment of the gutter material according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing only a short adjustment side groove main body in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mode in which a short adjustment side groove main body is connected to a fixed-length side groove main body in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view showing a state in which a gutter cover is fitted to and covered with a gutter body of a fixed size in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an assembled perspective view showing a mode of forming a drain hole by combining concave portions provided on a joint end face of a gutter in the first embodiment.

FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are front views showing a state before and after fitting of the gutter cover to the gutter body in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment in which a drain hole is provided at the center of the side gutter cover so as to penetrate therethrough.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a gutter main body according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a gutter main body according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a gutter main body according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side groove main body 2 Bottom part 3 Side wall 4 Connecting concave groove 5 Connecting ridge 6 Lid locking receiving part 10 Side groove lid 11 Flange 12 Locking part 13 Drain hole concave part 14 Drain hole

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A substantially U-shaped section having side walls provided on both left and right sides of a bottom portion.
A gutter-shaped gutter body, and a gutter cover attached to the upper end of the side wall of the gutter body to close the gutter body, connect the gutter body with the other at both longitudinal ends of the side wall, and along the same. A side groove material for forming a side groove by joining and covering a side groove cover, wherein the side groove main body is formed of a synthetic resin, and a vertical height direction at one end side and the other end side of each of the side walls on both sides thereof. The connecting concave groove and the connecting ridge are formed so that the connecting concave groove and the connecting ridge are fitted into the connecting concave groove and the connecting ridge of the other side groove body to be connected with each other. And a lid locking receiving portion having a concave or convex cross-section formed over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the upper end portion of each of the side walls on both sides. Meanwhile, the side groove lid is also formed of synthetic resin, Total length on both sides of the direction Along the lid groove receiving portion of the side groove main body has a locking portion having a concave or convex cross section formed so as to be fitted by utilizing elastic deformation, and further penetrates in a lid thickness direction at an appropriate position. A gutter material having a formed drain hole. 2. A drain hole formed in the gutter cover is provided with a recess at each longitudinal end which is a joint end face with another gutter cover to be connected. 2. The gutter material according to claim 1, wherein the gutter material is a through-hole formed by abutting the recesses of the gutter lid with each other and uniting them into one. 3. The drain hole formed in the gutter cover is a through hole penetrated in the thickness direction of the lid at a central portion in the longitudinal direction for each gutter cover. Gutter material described in. 4. A lid locking receiving portion of the side groove main body and a locking portion of the side groove lid which are fitted into and recessed with each other by utilizing elastic deformation are both formed in an acute angled cross section and dovetailed. The gutter material according to claim 1, 2 or 3.