JP5048467B2 - Rainwater removal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rainwater take-out device for taking out rainwater flowing down a kite to the outside.

  With the recent increase in awareness of water shortages and global environmental conservation, the idea of using rainwater as a resource has been recognized, and devices for collecting rainwater have been studied and simple devices have been proposed.

  For example, in a cylindrical device attached to an appropriate position of the eaves communicating with the eaves, a water receiving cylinder part connected to the upper part of the eaves, and a water intake cylinder part connected to and connected to the water receiving cylinder part There is known a rainwater extraction device in which an overflowing rainwater branching gutter to which a gutter is connected is disposed at the lower end of the water receiving cylinder portion (Patent Document 1).

In the rainwater extraction device described in Patent Document 1, a dust filter material and a dust removal net are disposed inside the intake cylinder portion, and a lid is attached to the upper end of the intake cylinder portion so as to be openable and closable for replacement and cleaning. It has been.
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  In the rainwater take-out device, the lid is attached so as to be openable and closable. Therefore, when replacing or cleaning the dust filter, the lid is opened, and specifically, the lid is turned upward to dispose the water intake cylinder portion. It can be opened.

  However, in the rainwater extraction device, the pivot shaft of the lid is disposed on the heel side at the upper end of the water intake cylinder portion so that the upper end of the water intake cylinder portion is opened as much as possible. Since the flange portion is extended to the outer peripheral edge of the lid so as to be stably disposed in the portion, the upper portion of the water receiving tube portion cannot be completely opened. For this reason, the problem is that the opened lid obstructs the removal and attachment of the dust filter material, and the work cannot be performed smoothly.

  In order to solve such problems in removing and attaching the dust filter material, it may be possible to remove the lid from the upper end of the water cylinder, but in this case, remove it around the rainwater removal device. Since there is no place to store the lid, if the lid is placed away from the rainwater removal device, the lid may be lost. In order to prevent the lid from being lost, for example, it may be possible to connect the lid to the rainwater take-out device with a string, a chain or the like. However, the appearance of the rainwater take-out device with the lid attached is a string that holds the lid. The problem is that the appearance deteriorates due to the chain being deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and can smoothly remove and attach a filter for filtering rainwater, prevent loss of a lid, and have a good appearance. It is an object to provide a rainwater extraction device.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention has a spout insertion port at the upper end, a bottom connecting portion with a spear at the bottom of the insertion port, and drainage from the insertion port to the connection portion. Cylindrical rainwater drainage section with a flow path, and a tubular structure that is connected to and integrated with the rainwater drainage section, is connected to the rainwater drainage path of the rainwater drainage section, and is detachably mounted with a filter for filtering rainwater A rainwater outlet, and a rainwater outlet that is connected to the lower end of the rainwater outlet and communicates with the rainwater outlet, and an upper ridge is inserted into the rainwater drainage channel from the insertion port of the rainwater drainage, In the rain water take-out device attached between the upper and lower hail with the lower hail connected to the connecting part, the edge of the circular opening that allows the upper hail to be inserted and the rain water take-out part The lid that is integrated with the lid that closes the top end is drained by rainwater. When the lid is lifted in a state where the lid member is removable and the rainwater take-out device is attached between the upper and lower ridges, the lid is disposed at the upper end of the rainwater take-out portion and attached. The edge portion is movable along the outer periphery of the upper ridge, and the lid member can be rotated in the left-right direction, and the lid portion is held at a position different from the upper end of the rainwater extraction portion, and the upper end of the rainwater extraction portion It is characterized by fully opening.

  According to the present invention, the lid member is formed by continuously integrating an edge portion formed with a circular opening that allows insertion of the upper ridge and a lid portion that closes the upper end of the rainwater extraction portion. Yes, the edge is attached to the upper end of the rainwater drainage unit and the lid is attached to the upper end of the rainwater extraction unit.The lid member is removable, and the rainwater extraction device is installed between the upper and lower ridges. When the lid portion is lifted in this state, the edge portion can move along the outer periphery of the upper ridge, the lid member can be rotated in the left-right direction, and the lid portion is different from the upper end of the rainwater extraction portion. The upper end of the rainwater takeout part is completely opened while being held in position. For this reason, when replacing or cleaning the filter, nothing is obstructed above the rainwater extraction portion, so that the filter can be removed and attached smoothly. In addition, the lid member is positioned near the upper end of the rainwater drainage part even when the upper end of the rainwater extraction part is completely opened, and is held by the upper raft without detaching from the upper raft. Since it is arranged around the upper end of the drainage and rainwater extraction part, the loss of the lid member is prevented, and no string, chain, etc. are required to prevent the loss, so the appearance does not deteriorate and the appearance is good It becomes.

  1, 2, and 3 are a perspective view, a cross-sectional view, and a plan view, respectively, showing an embodiment of the rainwater extraction device of the present invention.

  A rainwater draining device 1 shown in FIG. 1-3 includes a cylindrical rainwater drainage unit 2, a cylindrical rainwater drainage unit 3, and a round pipe-shaped rainwater drainage port connected to the lower end of the rainwater drainage unit 3. Part 4.

  The rainwater drainage unit 2 has an insertion port 6 for the upper ridge 5 at the upper end, and a connection portion 8 with a lower ridge 7 at the bottom below the insertion port 6. A rainwater drainage channel 9 extending from the terminal to the connecting portion 8 is formed. In the rainwater drainage section 2, the gutter 5 is inserted from the insertion port 6 near the upper end of the rainwater drainage flow path 9. The shape of the insertion port 6 can correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the flange 5 to be inserted. As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion port 6 has a round hole because a round flange is used for the flange 5. It is made into a shape. In the case of a square hook, the shape of the insertion slot 6 can be a polygonal shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the square hook.

  The connection part 8 which the rainwater drainage part 2 has in the bottom part enables the fitting from the outer side of the gutter 7, and is made into the cylindrical shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the gutter 7 which is a round gutter. Further, in order to facilitate the fitting of the eaves 7, the lower end of the connection portion 8 is not horizontal but is inclined downward as it is away from the rainwater extraction portion 3. The connection of the flange 7 to the connection portion 8 can be such that the flange 7 is fitted inside. Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of the connection part 8 can be made to correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the ridge 7, and in the case of a square ridge, it can be made into a square tube shape. Similarly, the rainwater drainage section 2 itself can have an appropriate outer shape in accordance with the outer shape of the eaves 5 and 7, the appearance of the building, and the like.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the rainwater drainage portion 2 is provided with a cylindrical inner cylinder portion 10 that protrudes upward into the rainwater drainage flow channel 9 from the bottom and communicates with the connection portion 8. . The inner cylinder portion 10 includes fine dust such as sand and dust, and is provided to prevent the initial rainwater flowing down along the inner surface of the rainwater drainage portion 2 from being discharged as it is. Is located higher than the upper end of the connection part of the rainwater outlet 4 in the rainwater outlet 3. The shape of the inner cylinder part 10 can be not only cylindrical but also a square cylinder, and can be similar to the outer shape of the rainwater drainage part 2, for example.

  The rainwater take-out part 3 is connected and integrated on the side of the rainwater drainage part 2 via a connecting part 11. The rainwater extraction portion 3 is a bottomed cylindrical shape that is substantially equal to the outer shape of the rainwater drainage portion 2, but if the rainwater drainage portion 2 is a rectangular tube, the outer shape is similarly a rectangular tube. In addition, it is not always necessary to match the outer shape of the rainwater drainage section 2, and various shapes can be used in consideration of design and the like. In addition, the rainwater extraction unit 3 communicates with the rainwater drainage channel 9 of the rainwater drainage unit 2 through the connection unit 11. The connection part 11 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is hollow, and upper and lower ends thereof are arranged at the same height as the upper and lower ends of the rainwater drainage part 2 and the rainwater extraction part 3, respectively.

  In addition, the rainwater extraction part 3 can also be directly connected and integrated with the rainwater drainage part 2 without the connection part 11 interposed.

  A filter 12 having a dust removal member, a filtering material, and the like that filters rainwater is detachably mounted in the rainwater extraction unit 3. The filter 12 is filled by being press-fitted and inserted into the inside of the rainwater take-out portion 3 using the elasticity of the filter 12 itself. The upper end surface of the attached filter 12 is disposed higher than the upper end of the inner cylinder portion 10 of the rainwater drainage unit 2 so that dust can be captured and rainwater can be sufficiently filtered.

  The rainwater outlet 4 projects to the side opposite to the rainwater drain 2 at the lower end of the rainwater outlet 3 and is orthogonal to the rainwater outlet 3. The connection portion between the rainwater outlet 4 and the rainwater outlet 3 faces the side surface of the filter 12 when the rainwater outlet 3 is equipped with the filter 12. The rain water outlet 4 is fitted with or inserted into the rain water outlet 4 on the outside. As a result, the rain water outlet 3 is inserted into the rain water tank disposed at an appropriate position via the rain water outlet 4 and the hose 13. Communicated.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rainwater draining device 1 has a lower end portion of the eaves 5 inserted into the rainwater drainage flow path 9 through the insertion port 6 at the upper end of the rainwater drainage portion 2. Is connected between the upper and lower flanges 5 and 7. Rainwater flowing down from the upper raft 5 flows into the rainwater drainage part 2 and flows into the rainwater drainage part 2, and then drains into the lower raft 7 through the inner cylinder part 10, while part of the rainwater is connected to the connecting part 11. Over the rainwater take-out section 3 The rainwater that has flowed into the rainwater take-out section 3 is removed from the large and small garbage by the filter 12, filtered, flows out to the rainwater take-out opening 4, and is stored in the rainwater tank through the hose 13.

  In addition, the rainwater take-out device 1 shown in FIG. 1-3 includes a ring-shaped edge 15 formed with a circular opening 14 that allows the upper ridge 5 to be inserted, and an upper end of the rainwater take-out portion 3. A lid member 18 in which a disk-like lid portion 16 to be closed is integrated and connected via a strip-like connecting portion 17 at adjacent side ends, the edge portion 15 is at the upper end of the rainwater drainage portion 2, and the lid portion 16 is attached to the upper end of the rainwater take-out portion 3, and the connecting portion 17 is attached to the upper end of the connecting portion 11.

  The outer peripheral shape of the lid member 18 is the shape of the upper end of the main body of the rainwater extraction device 1, that is, the rainwater drainage portion 2 and the rainwater extraction portion 3 including the connection portion 11 when the connection portion 11 is interposed. Can be matched. When the connecting part 11 is omitted, the connecting part 17 is omitted. On the other hand, the opening 14 formed in the edge portion 15 has a circular shape that allows the upper flange 5 to be inserted. Preferably, the opening 14 moves smoothly along the outer periphery of the flange 5, which will be described later, by sliding around the flange 5. A circular shape having a size that does not cause a necessary gap is formed. Therefore, when the ridge 5 is a square ridge, the edge portion can have a polygonal outer peripheral shape in which a circular opening 14 is formed.

  The lid member 18 has a flange portion 19 extending downward from the outer peripheral edge. The edge portion 15, the lid portion 16, and the connecting portion 17 are respectively connected to the rainwater draining portion 2, the rainwater extracting portion 3, and the connecting portion 11. It can be fitted to the upper end of the. The rainwater extraction device 1 is generally made of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate, and the lid member 18 can also be made of the same kind of synthetic resin, and the rainwater drainage portion 2 and the rainwater extraction portion are utilized by utilizing the elasticity of the flange portion 19. 3 and the upper end of the connecting portion 11 can be fitted into the lid member 18. In this case, the lid member 18 is sufficiently held by the rainwater drainage portion 2, the rainwater draining portion 3 and the connecting portion 11 and receives wind pressure or the like. However, it becomes difficult to remove. Of course, the flange portion 19 may be engaged not only with the upper end portions of the rainwater drainage portion 2, the rainwater drainage portion 3 and the connecting portion 11, but also with such an extent that the attachment state can be maintained. The flange portion 19 may be partially provided in the form of a piece, a rib, or the like to the extent that desired attachment strength can be obtained instead of the entire outer peripheral edge of the lid member 18.

  Such a lid member 18 is attached before the upper gutter 5 is inserted into the insertion port 6 of the rainwater drainage section 2, and the gutter 5 is also passed through the circular opening 14 formed in the edge 15. Then, it is inserted into the rainwater drainage passage 9 from the insertion port 6 of the rainwater drainage section 2.

  Moreover, the cover member 18 can be removed, as is apparent from the attached state. In other words, the lid 16 can be opened when the filter 12 built in the rainwater extraction unit 3 is regularly replaced or cleaned. In order to open the lid portion 16, the lid portion 16 is grasped by hand and lifted in the direction of the arrow shown in FIGS. Then, the cover part 16 leaves | separates upwards from the upper end of the rain water extraction part 3 over the whole from the lifted part. In this state, or depending on the rigidity of the lid member 16, in this state, the connecting portion 17 and the edge portion 15 are also partially or entirely separated from the upper ends of the connecting portion 11 and the rainwater drainage portion 2, respectively. In the state, since the upper collar 5 is inserted inside the circular opening 14 formed in the edge 15, the edge 15 can move along the outer periphery of the collar 5, and the lid member 18 is Rotation in the left-right direction is free. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the lid member 18 is rotated leftward, the lid portion 16 is displaced from the upper end of the rainwater extraction portion 3 along with the rotation, and the rainwater extraction portion 3 is moved. Is opened, and the lid portion 16 can be moved to a position different from the upper end of the rainwater extraction portion 3. The edge portion 15 can move by sliding along the outer periphery of the flange 5 and does not come off the flange 5. After moving the lid portion 16 as described above, when the hand is released from the lid portion 16, the lid portion 16 moves downward, the flange portion 19 is placed on the upper end of the connecting portion 11, and the edge portion 15 is drained by rainwater. It arrange | positions in the upper end vicinity of the part 2, and the cover member 18 is hold | maintained in such a state. For this reason, the cover part 16 is hold | maintained in the position different from the upper end of the rainwater extraction part 3, and the upper end of the rainwater extraction part 3 opens completely. The removal of the filter 12 can be performed in this state, and nothing is obstructed above the rainwater extraction portion 3, so that the removal operation of the filter 12 can be performed smoothly. In addition, the inside of the rainwater extraction unit 3 can be cleaned smoothly. When a new or cleaned filter 12 is attached, it is the same as described above, and the attaching operation is performed smoothly.

  As described above, in the rainwater extraction device 1 shown in FIG. 1C, when the filter 12 is replaced or cleaned, the filter 12 can be removed and attached smoothly.

  In addition, the lid member 18 has the edge 15 positioned at the upper end of the rainwater drainage part 2 as described above even in a state in which the upper end of the rainwater extraction part 3 is completely opened, so that the lid member 18 does not come off from the upper lid 5. It is held by the gutter 5 and is arranged around the upper ends of the rainwater drainage section 2 and the rainwater extraction section 3. For this reason, loss of the lid member 18 is prevented, and prevention of the loss of the lid member 18 is realized without requiring a string, a chain, or the like. Therefore, the appearance is not deteriorated due to the arrangement of the string, the chain, etc., and the appearance of the rainwater extraction device 1 is good.

It is the perspective view which showed one Embodiment of the rainwater extraction apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the rain water extraction apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view of the rainwater extraction apparatus shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the state at the time of removing and attaching a filter in the rain water taking-out apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view of the state shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rain water extraction apparatus 2 Rain water drainage part 3 Rain water extraction part 4 Rain water extraction port part 5, 7 竪 樋 14 Opening 15 Edge part 16 Lid part 18 Lid member

Claims (1)

  A cylindrical rainwater drainage section having a spout insertion opening at the upper end, a bottom connecting portion with a spear at the bottom of the insertion opening, and a rainwater drainage channel formed from the insertion opening to the connection section. The rainwater drainage unit is connected to and integrated with the rainwater drainage channel. The rainwater drainage unit is detachably equipped with a filter that filters the rainwater, and is attached to the lower end of the rainwater drainage unit. The rainwater drainage port is connected to the rainwater drainage port, the upper rod is inserted into the rainwater drainage channel from the rainwater drainage port, and the lower rod is connected to the connection port. In the rainwater take-out device attached between the raindrops, an edge portion formed with a circular opening that allows the upper raindrop to be inserted and a lid portion that closes the upper end of the rainwater takeoff portion are connected and integrated. The lid member has an edge at the upper end of the rainwater drainage section and a lid at the upper end of the rainwater discharge section. Placed and attached, the lid member is removable, and when the lid is lifted with the rainwater removal device attached between the upper and lower ridges, the edge moves along the outer periphery of the upper ridge The rain water take-out device is characterized in that the lid member is freely rotatable in the left-right direction, and the lid portion is held at a position different from the upper end of the rain water take-out portion to completely open the upper end of the rain water take-out portion. .

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