JPH01275844A - Eaves trough, its support structure, and its supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To raise the support stability of eaves trough as well as improve supporting operations of the trough by a method in which a guide plate is projectionally set on the extended line of the upper end of the lateral groove of an eaves trough in such a way as to guide the insertion of a support piece and also to secure longer support face from the lateral groove to the guide plate. CONSTITUTION:An eaves trough A has a lateral groove 31 opened inwards in the front side lug 3 of the upper end of its front side wall 1, and a guide plate 34 having a coupling piece 35 on its tip is projectionally provided to the inside of the lug 3. A supporter B has a fitting part 5 to be fixed along a face to be fixed and a support arm 6 projected toward the front of the fitting part 5, and the arm 6 is tipped with a support piece 61 and has a spring plate 62 whose tip is folded downwards. The piece 61 of the supporter B is inserted into the groove 31 of the trough A and the tip of the plate 62 of the supporter B is coupled with the coupling piece 35 of the trough A to support the trough A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a support structure for attaching an eaves gutter to the eaves using a support, and relates to a support structure for an eave gutter, an eave gutter, and its support.

(Prior art) Conventionally, as a support structure for eaves gutters, for example,
The one described in Japanese Patent No. 88017 and the like is known.

This conventional structure includes an eave gutter in which a horizontal groove that opens inward and a vertical groove that opens upward are formed in the front ear part, and a support piece and a spring plate that are provided at the tips of the support arms. The support piece of the support is inserted into the horizontal groove of the eaves gutter, and the tip of the temporary spring of the support is engaged with the vertical groove of the eave gutter, and the support pieces of the support are engaged with each other. It was something that existed. Therefore, the eaves gutter is supported by the support piece of the support, and is regulated by the spring plate so that it does not fall off the support piece.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In such a conventional eaves gutter support structure, when inserting the support pieces of the support into the horizontal grooves of the side ears, they must be aligned. However, since the horizontal groove is opened inward of the eaves gutter, it is difficult to confirm its position from the outside.Normally, several supports are used to support the eaves gutter component, so it is difficult to confirm its position from the outside. There was a problem in that the work of inserting the pieces had to be performed, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency.

In addition, when the eaves gutter is supported, the handling spring of the support protrudes upward from the upper surface of the front ear, which causes a problem in that the aesthetic appearance of the eaves gutter is impaired.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and provides a support structure for eaves gutters that has a simple structure, has high support strength for eaves gutters, and has an excellent appearance without spoiling the beauty of the eaves gutters. The purpose is to provide gutters and their supports.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and in order to achieve this purpose, in the present invention, a A lateral groove that opens inward is formed in the front ear, and a guide plate is provided on the inner surface of the front ear to protrude on an upper surface extension of the lateral groove, and the tip of the guide plate is bent upward. an eaves gutter in which a locking piece is formed in a state, and a mounting part that is attached along a surface to be fixed;
a support arm protruding in front of the attachment part, a support piece extending forward is provided at the tip of the support arm, and a spring plate whose tip is bent downward; The support piece of the support piece is inserted into the horizontal groove of the eaves gutter, and the tip of the leaf spring of the support piece and the locking piece of the eave gutter are engaged with each other to secure the eaves. The structure is designed to support the gutter.

(Function) The support of the present invention is fixed to the surface to be fixed at the attachment portion. Note that a plurality of supports are fixed to the surface to be fixed at regular intervals.

To attach the eaves gutter of the present invention to a support, first, the support piece of the support is placed on the lower surface of the guide plate of the front ear portion, and the support piece is inserted into the horizontal groove along the guide plate. By inserting the support piece into the lateral groove in this way, the tip of the spring plate and the locking piece of the front ear gradually come close to each other, and then the tip of the spring plate rides over the locking piece and engages with it. It should be noted that when the tip of the spring plate passes over the locking piece, it makes a clicking sound, and you can confirm that the engagement has been completed by the sound.

In this way, the front ear of the eaves gutter is supported by the support pieces of the support in the lateral groove and the guide plate, and the spring plate restricts the front ear from moving in the plane, thereby preventing it from falling off the support piece.

Further, in this attached state, the support piece and the spring plate of the support are disposed inside the front ear part of the eaves gutter and are not exposed on the surface, so that the aesthetic appearance of the eaves gutter is not impaired.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, the eaves FAA used in the present embodiment has side walls 1.2 erected on both sides of a flat bottom wall (not shown), slightly inclined outward.

The eave IA is desirably manufactured by extrusion molding from a synthetic resin such as hard vinyl chloride resin because it is easy to manufacture.

In addition, the front side wall 1, which is placed on the eaves side of the building in the installed state, is formed higher than the rear side wall 2, which is placed on the wall side of the building, and the upper ends of both side walls 1.2 are , a front ear part 3 and a rear ear part 4 are formed to protrude outward from the side wall 1.2.

The front ear portion 3 has a lateral groove 31 that opens inwardly formed over the entire width of the front ear portion 3 in the lateral direction.
Hollow portions 32 and 33 are formed on the upper and lower sides with 1 in between. Further, the inner surface of the front ear portion 3 has the horizontal groove 31.
A guide plate 34 is provided protrudingly on the upper surface extension of the guide plate 3.
A locking piece 35 is formed at the tip of 4 by bending it upward.

On the other hand, the rear ear portion 4 is formed into a hollow shape with a quadrilateral cross section.

As shown in FIG. 1, the support B of this embodiment is composed of a mounting rod 5 that is fixed along the surface to be fixed, and a support arm rod 6 that supports the eaves gutter A. The mounting rod 5 includes a vertical plate portion 51 and a horizontal plate portion 52 bent forward from its upper end, and the support arm rod 6 is attached to the front end of the horizontal plate portion 52 at the center position. It is fixed and provided coaxially with the horizontal plate portion 52 in the front-rear direction.

The mounting rod 5 and the support arm rod 6 are formed by press-forming metal plates such as stainless steel, and are fixed by welding or the like.

The support arm rod 6 is reinforced such that both left and right sides thereof are raised vertically upward and bending in the vertical and horizontal directions is reduced. Further, a front support piece 61 that extends horizontally forward is integrally provided at the front end of the support arm rod 6, and a spring plate 62 is welded to a rear position of this front support piece 61. has been done.

The spring plate 62 includes a horizontal portion 621 provided along the front support piece 61, an inclined portion 622 extending obliquely upward from the horizontal portion 621, and a bent portion bent downward from the inclined portion 622. It is composed of a piece 623.

Further, at the rear end of the support arm rod 6, there is a rear support piece 63 having an angular cross-section and consisting of a vertical part 631 bent downward and a folded part 632 folded back forward from the lower end of the vertical part 631. Further, a spring plate 64 is fixed to the lower surface of the support arm rod 6. The tip of this spring plate 64 is located near the folded portion 632 and is connected to the folded portion 63.
It is formed opposite to 2.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained.

In supporting the eaves gutter A using the support B,
First, the support B is fixed to the surface to be fixed using the mounting rod 5 by nailing or the like. Note that a plurality of supports B are fixed to the surface to be fixed at regular intervals.

Next, the eave IJA is attached to the support B.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the front support piece 61 of the support B
is applied to the lower surface of the guide plate 34 of the front ear part 3, and the front support piece 61 is inserted into the lateral groove 31 along this guide plate 34.

By inserting the front support piece 61 into the horizontal groove 31 in this way, the bent piece 623 of the spring plate 62 and the locking piece 35 of the front ear part 3 gradually come close to each other, and then the bent piece 623 of the spring plate 62 crosses over the engaging piece 35 and engages. It should be noted that when the bent piece 623 of the spring plate 62 passes over the locking piece 35, it makes a clicking sound, and it can be confirmed by the sound that the engagement has been completed.

In this way, the front ear part 3 of the eaves gutter A is supported by the horizontal groove 31 and the guide plate 34 by the front support piece 61 of the support B, and is prevented from moving forward by the spring plate 62. 61 is prevented from falling off.

Moreover, since the eaves 151A can ensure that the support surface supported by the support piece 61 of the support B is long in the front-rear direction from the lateral groove 31 to the guide plate 34, the support stability of the eaves MA is also improved.

On the other hand, the rear ear part 5 is pushed from below between the rear support piece 63 and the spring plate 64, is supported by the rear support piece 63, and is restricted from moving forward by the spring plate 64, so that the rear ear part 5 is Falling off from the side support piece 63 is prevented.

In this installed state, the front support piece 61 and the spring plate 62 of the support B are arranged inside the front ear part 3 of the eaves gutter A and are not exposed on the surface, so the aesthetic appearance of the eaves gutter is impaired. Not possible.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings.
The specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention includes any design changes that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment, the attachment portion and the support arm portion are molded separately and then joined together after molding, but they may be molded integrally from the beginning.

Furthermore, if the support piece of the support arm is reinforced by providing ribs or the like, the support strength will be further improved.

Further, the support structure of the rear ear portion is not limited to the structure shown in the embodiment.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

In the eaves gutter support structure of claim 1, the insertion of the support piece into the horizontal groove is guided by the guide surface, and the engagement between the locking piece and the spring plate can be confirmed by sound, so that the work can be performed smoothly and reliably. will be carried out. Moreover, since the support surface supported by the support piece can be ensured to be long in the front-rear direction from the lateral groove to the guide plate, the support stability of the eaves gutter is also improved. Furthermore, the support is not exposed on the surface of the eaves gutter, and the appearance is excellent.

In the eaves gutter according to the second aspect, since the guide plate is provided, the guide plate acts as a guide when inserting the horizontal groove into the support piece of the support, improving workability. Moreover, since the support surface supported by the support piece can be ensured long and wide in the front-rear direction from the lateral groove to the guide plate, the support stability of the eaves gutter is also improved. Furthermore, since the support surface can be ensured long in the front-rear direction by the guide plate, even if the locking piece comes off the support, it is difficult to fall off from the support piece 5.

In the support device according to claim 3, since the eaves gutter can be supported without being exposed on the surface of the eaves gutter, the beauty of the eaves gutter is not impaired.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the support structure of the eaves gutter according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views showing essential parts of the structure of the embodiment. A...Eave gutter 1-...Front side wall 3...Front side ear part 31...Horizontal groove 34...Guide plate 35...Locking piece B...Support 5...Mounting rod ( Mounting part) 6...Support arm rod (support arm part) 61...Front support piece (support piece) 62...-Spring plate patent application Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. Representative Hiro 1) Kaoru 61.・Front support piece (support piece)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A lateral groove that opens inward is formed in the front ear formed at the upper end of the front side wall, and a guide is provided on the inner surface of the front ear on an extension of the upper surface of the lateral groove. The eaves gutter has a protruding plate and a locking piece that is bent upward at the tip of the guide plate, a mounting part that is attached along the surface to be fixed, and a protruding part in front of the mounting part. a support arm provided with a support arm, and a support piece extending forward is provided at the tip of the support arm, and a spring plate whose tip is bent downward is provided. The support piece of the support piece is inserted into the horizontal groove of the eaves gutter, and the tip of the leaf spring of the support and the locking piece of the eave gutter are engaged with each other. Support structure for eaves gutters. 2) A lateral groove that opens inward is formed in the front ear formed at the upper end of the front side wall, and a guide plate is provided protruding from the inner surface of the front ear on an extension of the upper surface of the lateral groove. An eaves gutter characterized in that a locking piece is formed at the tip of the guide plate in an upwardly bent state. 3) A mounting part that is attached along the surface to be fixed, and a support arm that projects in front of the mounting part, and a support arm that is attached to the horizontal groove of the eaves gutter according to claim 2 at the tip of the support arm. A support piece extending forward to be inserted is provided, and a spring plate whose tip is bent downward so as to engage with the locking piece of the eaves gutter is provided. Support equipment.