JP3420157B2 - Gutter support - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rain gutter support to be installed near the eaves of a building or the like, and more particularly to a rain gutter support capable of smoothly locking the gutter ear of the gutter to the gutter support. Regarding the ingredients.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing a conventional rain gutter support.

This rain gutter support 100 is a gutter ear T of a rain gutter T.
A hanger body 103 provided with a spring plate-shaped gutter locking body 102 for locking M to the gutter ear support 101, and the hanger body 103.
Is connected to a fixture 104 for attaching to the eaves or the like by a fastener 105 such as a bolt or a nut.

The suspension main body 103 is formed according to the shape of the rain gutter T, and there are various types other than the one corresponding to the rectangular rain gutter T shown in the drawing. The 104 is also formed according to its mounting location, and there are various types other than those shown in the drawing.

Further, the suspension tool main body 103 of the rain gutter support 100 is exemplified as one which is fixed to the mounting tool 104 and then suspends and supports the rain gutter T.
There is also one in which 03 is slidably connected to a fixture 104, and the rain gutter T is supported by this.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view showing a main part of a conventional rain gutter support.

In any of the above-described rain gutter support devices 100, the gutter ears TM of the rain gutter T are locked to the gutter ear support portion 101 of the suspension main body 103 by a gutter locking body 102.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the gutters T of the rain gutter T are fitted into the gutter ear support portions 101 provided at the front and rear ends of the suspension main body 103, respectively, and the gutter locking bodies 102 are used to gutter the gutters. Ear TM
It prevents this from coming off and supports this.

[0009] The rain gutter T is formed with a spout ear TM on the front and rear sides, but in this document, for the sake of convenience, the spout ear TM on the front side is provided.
Is called a gutter / front ear, and the rear side gutter TM is called a gutter / rear ear.

The gutter TM of the rain gutter T is used as the above-mentioned gutter support 1
To fit 01, generally, the gutter / front ear T of the rain gutter T
The M1 is hooked from the outside or the inside to the front gutter support portion 101a (hereinafter, also referred to as the gutter / front ear support portion) to be locked.

While holding the rain gutter T by hand,
With the front ear TM1 as a fulcrum, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is fitted into the rear gutter support portion 101b (hereinafter, also referred to as the gutter / rear ear support portion).

Specifically, first, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is brought into contact with the gutter locking body 102 provided on the gutter / rear ear support portion 101b.

Since the gutter locking body 102 is formed of a spring plate, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is pushed further upward while resisting the spring biasing force.

Then, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is attached to the gutter locking body 10
2 over, space 11 of the gutter / rear ear support 101b
While being fitted into 1b, the gutter locking body 102 is restored to its original position by the spring force, and prevents the rear gutter TM2 from coming off.

Then, the gutter / rear ear TM2 fitted in the space 111b is further moved toward the rear end side, that is, toward the gutter / rear ear support portion 101b to support the gutter / rear ear. It is fitted into the portion 101b and supported.

Although the gutter / rear ear TM2 has been described here, the same applies to the gutter / front ear TM1.

[0017]

As described above, in order to fit the gutter / rear ear TM2 of the rain gutter T into the trough / rear ear support portion 101b to support the gutter / rear ear TM2, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is temporarily engaged. Body 1
After pushing it into 02, it is further moved to the rear side, or the gutter / rear ear TM2 of the rain gutter T is pushed inward and elastically deformed, and the gutter / rear ear TM2 is a gutter locking body. After being pushed against 102, it was moved to the rear side by the elasticity of the rain gutter T.

However, the gutter T is provided with a plurality of gutter supports 10.
One rain gutter support 1 because it is attached and supported at 0
It has been desired that the mounting work time for 00 can be done quickly and smoothly.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. The gutter TM of the rain gutter T is attached to the rain gutter support device 10.
(EN) Provided is a rain gutter support which can be quickly and smoothly attached to the 0 gutter ear support portion 101 and can be reliably supported.

[0020]

In order to achieve the above object, a rain gutter support according to a first aspect of the present invention is a suspension provided with a spring plate-shaped gutter locking body for locking a gutter to a gutter supporting part. In a rain gutter support tool in which a tool main body and a mounting tool for mounting the hanging tool main body to an eaves etc. are connected, the gutter locking body is a stepped portion upward or downward from a side end of a fixing portion fixed to the hanging tool main body. Forming this stage
A spring blade that is urged by a spring only substantially downwards through the section to extend downward, and is formed in a linear shape that guides the gutter to the gutter supporting portion over the entire length of the lower end of the spring blade. It has a structure with an inclined part.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the gutter ear of the rain gutter is pushed up toward the gutter locking body, the upper edge of the gutter ear abuts against the spring blade of the gutter locking body, and if the gutter ear is pushed further, The upper edge is guided to the gutter ear support while sliding on the linear inclined part formed on the spring blade of the gutter locking body, and the gutter ear is smoothly fitted into the gutter ear support part and the gutter ear Can be pressed down and locked securely.

Therefore, only by pushing up the rain gutter, the gutter ear can be smoothly and surely fitted and supported in the gutter ear support portion.

In addition, whether the side end of the fixing portion which is fixed to the hanging body is
Steps are formed above or below the spring, and springs are inserted through these steps.
Since the blades are extended and connected, this step prevents the spring blades from bending.
Can be adjusted. Here, the rain gutter support is a general term including both a hanging type rain gutter support and a slide type rain gutter support described later.

A rain gutter support according to a second aspect of the present invention is the rain gutter support according to the first aspect, wherein the gutter locking body is provided with a pushing claw piece for pushing down an upper end edge of the gutter ear. The bulges are provided in the structure.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the bulging portion of the pressing claw piece presses down the upper edge of the gutter ear fitted in the gutter ear support portion, rattling of the rain gutter can be prevented.

A rain gutter support according to a third aspect of the present invention is the rain gutter support according to any one of the first or second aspects, wherein the spring blade is provided only on one side of the fixing portion, and from one side of the fixing portion to the other side. The structure is extended downward.

According to the present invention, since the spring blade is provided only on one side, the structure can be simplified, and the spring is extended downward from one side of the fixing portion to the other side. The balance of the blades can be maintained.

A rain gutter support according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
In any one of 3 above, a window hole is opened in the spring blade of the gutter locking body.

According to the fourth aspect, the biasing force of the spring blade can be adjusted by the size of the window hole formed in the spring blade.

A rain gutter support according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is provided with the first aspect.
In any one of 4 above, the gutter locking body is covered and fixed from the lower side of the hanger body.

According to the fifth aspect, the bending of the spring blades can be reduced, and the biasing force can be easily increased.

A rain gutter support according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is as follows.
In any one of 4 above, the gutter locking body is covered and fixed from the upper side of the hanger body.

In the sixth aspect, contrary to the fifth aspect, the flexure of the spring blades can be increased and the urging force thereof can be easily relaxed.

[0034]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A rain gutter support according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are exploded perspective views showing a reference example of a rain gutter support, and FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG.

This rain gutter support A is a gutter / front ear T of the rain gutter T.
A suspension tool main body 1 provided with spring plate-shaped gutter locking bodies 3 for locking the M1 and the gutter / rear ear TM2 to the gutter / front ear support 11 and the gutter / rear ear support 12, respectively. The suspending tool body 1 is connected to a mounting tool 2 for mounting the eaves, etc., and each member will be described in detail below.

The hanging tool body 1 is formed by temporarily raising both sides of a metal strip plate such as a stainless steel plate, a copper plate, etc. to different heights, bending both ends downward, and then further turning both ends inward. The trough / front ear support 11 and the trough / rear support 12 are formed by bending, and the center of gravity of the hanger body 1 is
The long hole 13 is opened.

In the fixture 2, the bolt shaft 21 is attached to the elongated hole 13 described above.
The suspension main body 1 is sandwiched and connected by a pair of nuts 22, 22 provided on the lower side of the bolt shaft 21.

A mounting member 23 for fixing the bolt shaft 21 to the roof of the eaves is provided on the upper side of the bolt shaft 21.

Here, the suspension main body 1 is formed according to the shape of the rain gutter T, and for a semi-circular rain gutter other than the one corresponding to the illustrated rectangular rain gutter T. There are various types such as the above, and the mounting tool 2 is also formed according to its mounting location.
There are various types such as those integrally molded with, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Furthermore, the rain gutter support A of the present embodiment is of a suspension type in which the suspension main body 1 and the fixture 2 are connected to each other and fixed to the eaves and the like, and the rain gutter T is suspended and supported on the eaves. Although the example is shown, the above-mentioned fitting 2 is fixed to the eaves and the like, and the hanging tool main body 1 is slidably connected to the fitting 2 to form the rain gutter T.
It may be a slide-type rain gutter support for supporting the.

The gutter / front ear support portion 11 and the gutter / rear ear support portion 12 of the suspension main body 1 are provided with spring plate-shaped gutter locking bodies 3, 3 for locking the rain gutter T.

The gutter locking body 3 may be provided on at least one of the gutter / front ear support portion 11 or the gutter / rear support portion 12, and as shown in the figure, the gutter / front ear support portion 11 and Gutter
If it is provided on each of the rear support portions 12, it is more reliable.

Hereinafter, the gutter locking body 3 provided on one of the gutter / rear supporting portions 12 will be mainly described, but the gutter locking body 3 provided on the gutter / front ear supporting portion 11 can be formed in the same manner. .

The gutter locking body 3 is fixed to the inside of the gutter / rear support portion 12 by rivets, welding, etc., and at its lower end,
An inclined portion 31 is provided to guide the trough TM2 toward the trough / rear ear support 12 side.

Specifically, the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG.
Is a spring thin metal plate such as a stainless thin plate, and is fixed to the trough / rear ear support 12 of the hanging body 1 and both ends of the fixing part 32 are bent downward. The spring blade 33 is extended and the lower edge of the spring blade 33 is inclined upward toward the gutter / rear ear support 12 side to form the inclined portion 31.

Further, the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG. 2 is formed of a metal thin plate in the shape of a spring plate such as a stainless thin plate, and is fixed to the gutter / rear ear support 12 of the hanger body 1. Three
2 and one end of the fixing portion 32 is bent downward to extend the spring blade 33, and the lower edge of the spring blade 33 is directed upward toward the gutter / rear ear supporting portion 12 side. The inclined portion 31 is formed by inclining.

By providing such an inclined portion 31, when the gutter / rear ear TM2 of the rain gutter T is pushed up toward the gutter / rear ear support 12 of the rain gutter support A as shown in FIG. The upper edge of the gutter / rear ear TM2 first comes into contact with the inclined portion 31 of the gutter locking body 3.

The gutter / rear ear TM2 is provided with the inclined portion 3
According to the inclination of No. 1, while being slid on the inclined portion 31, it is guided to the gutter / rear ear support portion 12 side.

Eventually, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is provided with the inclined portion 3
1 and is stored and supported inside the gutter / rear ear support portion TM2, and the edge portion 34 'of the gutter locking body 3 prevents the slip-off prevention.

As described above, according to the rain gutter support A of the present invention, only by pushing the rain gutter T into the gutter locking body 3, the gutter ears (TM1) TM2 are guided by the inclined portion 31 and the gutter ears are guided. The rainwater gutter T can be quickly and surely stored and supported in the support portion (11) 12, and the rain gutter T can be mounted in a short time.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, if the inclined portion 31 of the gutter locking body 3 is formed linearly toward the gutter / rear ear support portion 12, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is guttered. * Rear ear support 12
Can be stored and supported smoothly inside the.

Further, the fixing portion 32 of the gutter locking body 3
A push claw piece 34 is extended substantially obliquely downward from the edge located on the side of the gutter / rear ear support portion 12 toward the gutter / rear ear support 12, and at the tip of the push claw piece 34. A bulging portion 34a that substantially protrudes downward is provided.

Therefore, the pressing claw piece 34 is biased downward by the spring, so that the gutter / rear ear TM2 of the rain gutter T is urged.
However, it is stored in and supported by the gutter / rear ear support 12 while resisting the spring biasing force of the pressing claw piece 34.

Therefore, the bulging portion 34a of the pressing claw piece 34 can be maintained in a state where the upper edge of the trough / rear ear TM2 is pressed down as shown in FIG. It is possible to prevent rattling of the rain gutter T after the operation.

Further, the spring blades 33 of the gutter locking body 3 are
Since it extends downward from the side end of the fixed portion 32, the spring blade 33 biases the spring only substantially downward.

Therefore, the gutter TM can be surely pressed downward.

FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are enlarged perspective views showing a reference example of the gutter locking body. (A) shows the gutter locking body provided with two spring blades, and (b) illustrates the gutter locking body provided with one spring blade.

As described above, the gutter locking body 3 has the following structure.
It can be easily formed using a metal thin plate in the shape of a spring plate such as a stainless thin plate.

In the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG. 4 (a), both side ends of the fixing portion 32 are bent downward to extend two spring blades 33, 33, respectively. Plates 33,33
The lower end edges of the above are inclined upward toward the side of the gutter / rear ear support 12 to form the inclined portions 31 and 31.

Thus, if two spring blades 33 which are symmetrical with respect to the fixed portion 32 are provided, the rain gutter TM gutter
The rear ear 12 can be pressed at two points and reliably supported.

Further, the spring blades 33, 33 are provided with vertically long window holes 33a, 33a at appropriate positions, and the spring blades 3 are controlled depending on the size of the window holes 33a, 33a.
The spring biasing force of 3, 33 can be easily adjusted.

The gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG. 4 (b) is one in which the spring blades 33 are provided only on one side of the fixing portion 32, and one end of the fixing portion 32 is connected to the other edge. The spring blade 33 is formed so as to extend downward toward the side, one spring blade 33 is formed, and the inclined portion 31 is formed at the lower end.

In this way, the spring blade 33 is attached to the fixing portion 3
It is also possible to provide only one of the two, and the structure can be simplified.

Further, the spring blade 33 is not simply extended downward, but the fixing portion 32 is provided as shown in FIG. 4 (b).
By extending the edge downward from one side toward the other side, the balance of the gutter locking body 3 can be maintained even with one spring blade 33.

In this spring blade 33, the window hole 33a is formed right below the fixing portion 32, and the spring biasing force of the spring blade 33 can be easily adjusted by the size of the window hole 33a. , The lifting tool body 1 through the window 33a
It is possible to penetrate the jig for fixing the fixing portion 32 of the gutter locking body 3 with the jig.

The gutter locking body 3 thus formed is covered from the lower side of the lifting equipment body 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the fixing portion 32 and the lifting equipment body 1 are riveted or welded. It is fixed at.

Therefore, if the gutter locking body 3 is covered from the lower side of the hanger body 1, the flexure of the spring blades 33 can be reduced,
It is easy to increase the urging force. On the contrary, if the gutter locking body 3 is covered and fixed from the upper side of the hanger body 1, the flexure of the spring blade 33 can be increased,
It is easy to loosen the biasing force.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are gutters according to the present invention.
It is a schematic front view which shows one Example of a stopper.

These gutter locks 3 are shown in FIGS.
A step portion 35 is formed above or below the side end of the fixing portion 32 of the gutter locking body 3 shown in (a), and the spring blade 33 is extended through the step portion 35.

Further, the stepped portion 35 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 (b).
It is of course possible to form the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG.

By forming such a step portion 35, even if the height from the fixed portion 32 to the inclined portion 31 at the lower end of the spring blade 33 is limited, the entire length of the spring blade 33 is within the limited range. Can be adjusted easily and therefore the spring blade 33
The deflection of the can be adjusted.

FIGS. 6A to 6F are perspective views showing another embodiment of the gutter locking body according to the present invention .

FIG. 6 (a) is a view in which the window hole 33a of the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG. 4 (a) and the like is enlarged so that the biasing force thereof is moderated, and FIG. 6 (b) is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 (c) shows a structure in which a downward step portion 35 is formed in the gutter locking body 3 of FIG. 6 (a).
The step portion 35 which is upward is formed in the gutter locking body 3 of (a).

Further, FIG. 6 (d) shows a structure in which the pressing claw piece 34 of the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG. 4 (b) etc. is enlarged to increase the pressing force, and FIG. 6 (e) shows 6 (f) in which the step portion 35 is formed downward in the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG. 4 (b) and the like.
Is an upper step 3 of the gutter locking body 3 shown in FIG.
5 is formed.

A construction procedure of the rain gutter support A according to the present invention constructed as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

In this rain gutter support A, the upper end of the bolt shaft 21 of the fixture 2 is penetrated to an appropriate place such as a roof of an eaves, and this is fixed by a mount member 23.

An upper nut 2 is provided below the bolt shaft 21.
2 is screwed to penetrate the long hole 13 of the suspender main body 1, and the lower nut 22 is screwed to temporarily fix.

After the temporary fixing, the bolt shaft 2
1 may be fixed by the mounting member 23.

Next, by adjusting the position of one of the nuts 22 to determine the mounting position of the hanger body 1, and tightening the other nut 22, the hanger body 1 can be fixed.

Similarly, a plurality of rain gutter supports A corresponding to the length of the rain gutter T are sequentially attached and fixed to the roof of the eaves or the like.

Then, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 1, after the gutter / front ear TM1 of the rain gutter T is fitted into the gutter / front ear support portion 11 in order from the inside, the rain gutter T is manually supported. While holding the gutter / front ear TM1 as a fulcrum, the gutter / rear ear TM2 is guttered.
The fitting can be completed simply by fitting it into the rear ear support 12, and the rain gutter T can be mounted quickly and reliably.

[0083]

The present invention has the following effects.

According to the rain gutter support according to the first aspect, only by pushing up the rain gutter, the gutter ear slides smoothly on the gutter ear support while sliding on the linear inclined portion formed on the spring blade. In addition, since the spring blade urges the spring blades only substantially downward, the gutter ears can be pressed downward and securely locked.

According to the rain gutter support according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the bulging portion of the pressing claw piece presses down the upper edge of the gutter ear fitted in the gutter ear support part, rattling of the rain gutter is prevented. It can be prevented.

According to the rain gutter support according to the third aspect, since the spring blades are provided only on one side, the structure thereof can be simplified, and moreover, the fixing portion is lowered from one side to the other side. Since it is extended to, the balance of the spring blades can be maintained.

According to the rain gutter support according to the fourth aspect, the biasing force of the spring blade can be adjusted by the size of the window hole formed in the spring blade.

According to the rain gutter support according to the fifth aspect, the bending of the spring blades can be reduced, and the urging force thereof can be easily increased.

According to the rain gutter support according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the flexure of the spring blades can be increased and the urging force thereof can be easily relaxed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a reference example of a rain gutter support (both spring blades).

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a reference example of a rain gutter support (single spring blade).

FIG. 3 is a side explanatory view of FIG.

4A and 4B are enlarged perspective views showing a reference example of a gutter locking body.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are schematic front views showing another embodiment of the gutter locking body.

6A to 6F are perspective views showing another embodiment of the gutter locking body.

FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing a conventional rain gutter support device.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view showing a main part of a conventional rain gutter support.

[Explanation of symbols]

A rain gutter support T rain gutter TM gutter TM1 gutter, front ear TM2 gutter, rear ear 1 Lifting tool body 11, 12 Gutter support 11 Gutter / front ear support 12 Gutter / back ear support 2 fittings 3 gutter locking body 31 Inclined part 32 Fixed part 33 spring blades 33a window hole 34 Push claw pieces 34a bulge 35 steps

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rain gutter support in which a hanging tool main body provided with a spring plate-shaped gutter locking body for locking the gutter ear to the gutter ear support portion and a mounting tool for mounting the hanging tool body on the eaves or the like are connected. In the tool, the gutter locking body is provided from a side end of a fixing portion which is fixed to the hanging body.
A step is formed on the upper side or the lower side, and a spring blade that is spring-biased only substantially downward is extended downward through this step , and the gutter ear is extended over the entire lower end of the spring blade. A rain gutter support having a structure in which a linearly formed inclined portion that guides to the gutter support is provided. 2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the gutter locking body is provided with a push claw piece for pressing down an upper edge of the gutter ear, and a bulge portion is provided in front of the push claw piece. Rain gutter support that is doing. 3. The spring blade according to claim 1, wherein the spring blade is provided only on one side of the fixed portion,
A rain gutter support having a structure that extends downward from one side of the fixed part to the other side. 4. The rain gutter support according to claim 1, wherein a window hole is opened in the spring blade of the gutter locking body. 5. The rain gutter support according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gutter locking body is fixed by covering it from the lower side of the hanger body. 6. The rain gutter support according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gutter locking body is fixed by covering it from the upper side of the hanger body.