JPH03169956A - Eave gutter housing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the space for housing an eave gutter by providing the eave gutter retractable under the eaves and connecting the eave gutter and the vertical down pipe fixed to an outer wall by an expandable gooseneck. CONSTITUTION:A box body 5 opened forwardly is mounted under the eaves and an eave gutter 1 is provided retractable in the box body 5. An eave gutter 1 having a square shape is mounted on an eave gutter holder 11 to be fixed thereto and an air cylinder 12 is connected to the rear part of the eave gutter holder 11. Next, the rain water drained from the eave gutter 1 is allowed to flow down to the down pipe 3 mounted to a building outer wall 2 and the eave gutter 1 is connected to the down pipe 3 by an expandable gooseneck 4. By this constitution, the space for housing the eave gutter 1 under the eaves can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an eaves gutter storage device in which eaves gutters are put in and taken out at the eaves, and is particularly frequently used in snowy areas, where eaves gutters are stored under eaves during snowfall. This is intended to prevent damage to the eaves gutters and their attachments due to the impact of falling snow or the load of snow.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as shown in Fig. 9, an eaves gutter holder (B) is pivotally fixed to the eaves (A) so as to be able to rotate vertically, and an eaves gutter (C) is attached to the eaves gutter holder (mouth). The other end of the support piece (2), one end of which is connected to the eaves (a), is removably locked to the engaging part (e) formed on the eaves gutter holder (b), An eaves gutter storage device is known in which an eave gutter holder (b) is supported horizontally. In this eaves gutter storage device, the eaves gutter (c) is usually held and installed with the eaves gutter holder (b) supported horizontally, and the eaves gutter (c) It can catch rainwater flowing down from the tip. Also, during snowfall, the other end of the support piece (2) is removed from the retaining part (E) of the eaves gutter holder (mouth), and the eaves gutter holder (B) rotates downward and hangs down. In this condition, the eaves la (c) is stored under the eaves together with the eaves gutter holder (b). In this situation, even if snow on the roof falls from the roof, it will not reach the eaves gutter (c). Since the snow does not fall on the eaves gutter (C) and snow does not accumulate on the eaves gutter (C), damage to the eaves gutter (C) and the eaves gutter holder (mouth) due to the impact of falling snow or the snow load is prevented.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, in normal use, the eaves gutter (c) is provided with a water collector (e), and the water collector (e) and the building The vertical gutter (C) fixed to the outer wall (G) is connected to the gutter (N) with elbows (ri) fitted on both ends, and the rainwater received by the eaves gutter (C) is , the water is guided down from the water collector (H) through the gutter (N) to the vertical gutter (J). Therefore, when it snows, the eaves gutter holder (B) is rotated downward to remove the water. Eave gutter retainer (b)
When installing the eaves gutter (c) under the eaves, use the above-mentioned gutter (c).
It is difficult to operate as it requires the removal of connecting accessories such as nu) and elbows. Connection accessories such as gutters and elbows had to be prepared and then installed and connected, which was extremely difficult. Furthermore, since the eaves gutter holder (mouth) is rotated in the vertical direction to be put in and taken out from under the eaves, a large space is required under the eaves for the vertical rotation.

The present invention was invented in order to solve all of the problems in the conventional technology mentioned above.In other words, the problem is that the eaves gutters can be stored under the eaves, and it is possible to cope with snowfall, etc. At that time, it can be easily stored and operated without removing the connecting accessories that connect the eaves gutter and the vertical gutter fixed to the outer wall of the building, and therefore it can be restored to its normal usage condition. To provide an eaves gutter storage device that is easy to work with, requires only a small space under the eaves for storing the eaves gutter, and allows the eaves gutter to be stored neatly under the eaves. [Means for Solving the Problems] The eaves gutter storage device of the present invention provides an eaves gutter under the eaves so that it can move back and forth in the front and rear directions, allows the eaves gutter to move in and out from the eaves, and fixes the eaves gutter to the outer wall of the building. The vertical trough is connected to the vertical trough by a longitudinally expandable trough, and this structure solves the above problem.

[Effect]

In the eaves gutter storage device of the present invention, the eaves gutter is moved back and forth in the front-back direction to be put in and taken out from the eaves, and the nominal gutter expands and contracts in the longitudinal direction in response to the movement of the eaves gutter back and forth. Usually, eaves are used with eaves gutters protruding from the eaves, and rainwater flowing down from the roof is received by the eaves, and the received rainwater is guided down to the vertical gutter via the gutter. Also, when it snows, the eaves guttering is stored under the eaves, so even if snow on the roof falls from the roof, it will not hit the eaves guttering and snow will not accumulate on the eaves guttering, so the snow will not accumulate. This prevents damage to the eaves gutters or their attachments due to falling impact or snow loads.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

The eaves gutter storage device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an embodiment of the present invention, in which an eave gutter 1 is provided under the eaves so that it can move forward and backward in the front and rear directions, and the eaves gutter 1 can be freely moved in and out from the eaves. The eaves trough and a vertical gutter 3 fixed to the outer wall 2 of the building are connected by a gutter 4 that can be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction. In the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, a box body 5 opening forward is attached under the eaves, and the eaves gutter 1 is provided within the box body 5 so as to be able to move forward and backward in and out of the box body 5. The box 5 has a structure as shown in FIG. 2, and is suspended and supported by a connecting support piece 7 fixed to a rafter 6 under the eaves.

The box body 5 is made of wood, and its bottom plate 8 extends rearward, and the rear end portion of the extended portion 9 is cut to a suitable length and abuts against the building outer wall 2.

A caulking material 10 is applied to the corresponding contact portion to perform waterproof treatment. In this way, the box body 5 is appropriately installed so as to match the dimension in the front and rear direction under the eaves, but in order to match the dimension in the left and right direction under the eaves, the following means are adopted. ing. The horizontal dimension under the eaves, that is, the longitudinal dimension of the eaves, is usually a multiple of 1.800 m, especially the length of 3.600 m, which is triple the length. There are many eaves, so the horizontal dimension is 3.600a*
Two types of boxes 5: one with a diameter of 1,800 mm and one with a diameter of 1,800 mm.
are prepared, and a suitably selected number of the two types of boxes 5 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction to correspond to the left-right dimension under the eaves. The eaves gutter 1 has a rectangular shape, and is mounted and fixed on an eaves gutter holder 11 to be held. An air cylinder 12 is connected to the rear side of the eaves gutter holder 1l, and the air cylinder 12 moves the eaves gutter 1 forward and backward together with the eaves gutter holder 11. that time,
A rotating wheel 13 is provided at the bottom of the eaves gutter holder l1, and while the load is auxiliary supported by the rotating wheel 13, the eaves gutter holder 11 and the eaves gutter 1 are smoothly moved back and forth in the front and rear directions. It is something that Moreover, the air cylinder 12 is
It is fixed onto the bottom plate 8 of the box body 5 by means of a fixture 14 . In addition, it is sufficient that at least one operating mechanism mainly consisting of the air cylinder 12 is provided in the box body 5, but if necessary, a plurality of operating mechanisms may be provided in parallel in the left and right direction in the box body 5. is also good. Moreover, the air cylinder 1
2 is a pump 15 also provided on the bottom plate 8 of the box body 5.
The electric cord 16 that supplies electricity to electrically operate the pump 15 is
It is wired to the rear of the same bomb l5. The tip of the electric cord 16 is connected to an outlet 17 provided on the wall of the room, and is supplied with electricity from the outlet 17. Further, a switch 18 connected to the middle of the electric cord 16 is provided on the wall surface of the room, and by operating the switch 18, the air cylinder 12 is moved back and forth. Note that the electrical cord 16 passes through the rear plate 19 of the box 5 and the outer wall 2 of the building. In addition, rainwater drained from the eaves gutter 1 is guided down to the vertical gutter 3 attached to the outer wall 2 of the building. It is guided downstream through the river. The call gutter 4 is
It is extendable and retractable in the longitudinal direction, that is, as shown in FIG. 3, it is formed by slidably fitting a small-diameter cylinder 20 on the water side and a large-diameter cylinder 21 on the water bottom side. That call 1!
Reference numeral 14 connects the eaves gutter 1 and the vertical gutter 3. In this case, the eaves gutter 1 is provided with a droplet 22, and an elbow 23 is fitted and connected to the droplet 22. On the other hand, an elbow 23 is also fitted and connected to the upper end of the vertical gutter 3, and the above water side end of the small diameter cylinder 20 on the water side of the nominal gutter 4 is connected to the eaves gutter 1.
The lower end of the lower large-diameter cylindrical body 21 is fitted and connected to the elbow 23 on the side of the vertical trough 3, respectively. In this case, the front end of the bottom plate 8 of the box body 5 is provided with an opening groove 24 in which the elbow 23 on the side of the eaves gutter 1 is housed so as to be movable in the front and rear direction, so that the eaves gutter holder l1
Also, the movement of the eaves gutter 1 back and forth in the front and back direction is performed without any problem. Therefore, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, the eaves gutter 1 held by the eaves gutter holder 1l is moved in and out of the box body 5 by the forward and backward movement of the air cylinder 12, and is normally In this case, the eaves gutter 1 is protruded from the box body 5, and the eaves gutter 1 protrudes from the eaves, and rainwater flowing down from the roof is received by the eaves gutter 1, and the received rainwater is transferred to the service gutter. 4, the eaves gutter 1 is housed in a box 5 under the eaves during snowfall, so that even if the snow on the roof falls from the roof, it will not fall off. Since the snow does not hit the eaves gutter 1 and snow does not accumulate on the eaves gutter 1, damage to the eave gutter 1 or the eave gutter holder 11 due to the impact of falling snow or the snow load is prevented. Further, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, the eaves gutter 1 is moved back and forth in the front and back direction to be taken in and out of the box 5 under the eaves, and the eaves gutter 4 is moved in response to the movement of the eaves gutter 1 back and forth. Because it expands and contracts in the longitudinal direction, when storing the eaves gutter 1 in the box body 5 under the eaves, it can be easily stored and operated without removing the above-mentioned nominal gutter 4 that connects the eaves gutter 1 and the vertical gutter 3. Therefore, it is easy to restore the eaves gutter to its normal usage state.Moreover, since the eaves gutter 1 is moved in and out by moving it forward and backward using the air cylinder 12, the above-mentioned The box body 5 can be made thin and stored under the eaves, and the eaves can be finished smartly.

Note that the eaves gutter storage device of the present invention may be similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. That is, the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment has a structure similar to that of the previous embodiment, but has a lid i* that can be opened and closed at the front opening of the box body 5.
25. In this case, the lid 25 is the box 5
The cover body 25 is pivoted to the front end of the bottom plate 8 of the cover 25 by a spring hinge 26, and the lid body 25 is pushed open by the eave gutter holder 11 which is moved forward, and the eave gutter holder 11 is moved backward. In this case, the elastic restoring force of the spring hinge 26 automatically closes the opening. Therefore, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, when the eaves gutter 1 is stored in the box body 5, the front opening portion of the box body 5 is closed by the lid body 25, so that the eaves are extremely stylish. It can be accommodated well.

Further, the eaves gutter storage device of the present invention may be of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7. That is, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, the gutter 4 is made of relatively soft synthetic resin and integrally shaped like a bellows, so that it can be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction. In addition, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, since the front wall portion 27 of the eaves gutter 1 is shaped to approximately match the front opening portion of the box body 5, the front wall portion of the eaves gutter 1 27 serves the same role as the lid 25 of the previous embodiment, and allows the eaves to be housed in an extremely stylish manner. Further, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, the eaves gutter l is suspended and supported by the eaves gutter holder 11, and the eaves gutter holder 11 is fixed to the inner upper surface of the box body 5. It is held on the rail 28 so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions. At that time, the runner 29 is inside the rail 28.
A pair of transfer wheels 30 are provided on both sides of the runner 29, and the front end of the runner 29 is connected to the eave gutter holder 11. Further, at the rear end of the runner 29, a rack body 32 is integrally provided, which extends forward from the lower end of the connecting piece 31 via a connecting piece 31 that hangs downward from the rear end. It is set up in The rack body 32 is moved back and forth in the front and rear directions by a pinion 34 that is rotated by a motor 33 fixed on the bottom plate 8 of the box body 5. Therefore, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, the eaves gutter 1 is moved forward and backward in and out in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the rack body 32 driven by the motor 33.

Further, the eaves gutter storage device of the present invention may be similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.

That is, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, instead of providing the box 5 under the eaves as in the above embodiment, the rails 28 fixed to the rafters 6 under the eaves via the connecting support pieces 7,
By engaging a runner 29 having transfer wheels 30 on both sides so as to be freely removable in the front and back direction, and connecting the eaves gutter holder 11 to the runner 29, the eave gutter holder Il is suspended and held so as to be slidable in the front and back direction. ing. Further, in the eaves gutter storage device of this embodiment, the eaves gutter 1 and the main gutter 4 are connected via a water collector 35.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the eaves gutter storage device of the present invention, the eaves gutter can be stored under the eaves, which can be used in times of snowfall, etc., and the eaves gutter and the vertical gutter fixed to the outer wall of the building can be , because they are connected by a longitudinally expandable gutter, the gutter expands and contracts in the longitudinal direction in response to the movement of the eaves gutter, and when the eaves gutter is placed under the eaves, the You can easily store and operate the eaves gutter without removing it, and it is also easy to restore it to normal usage.Moreover, the eaves gutter can be moved in and out by moving forward and backward in the front and rear directions. Because the eaves can be placed under the eaves, the space required to store the gutters is small, and the eaves gutters can be stored neatly under the eaves.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an eaves gutter storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a box body in the same embodiment, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section of the main part of the same embodiment. 4 are sectional views showing an eaves gutter storage device as another embodiment, FIGS. 5 and 8 are sectional views showing eaves gutter storage devices as further embodiments, and FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged sectional view and an enlarged essential part sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, respectively, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing an eave gutter storage device as a conventional example of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an eaves gutter, 2 is an outer wall of a building, 3 is a vertical gutter, and 4 is a gutter. Figure 3: 4 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) An eaves gutter is provided under the eaves so that it can move forward and backward in the front and rear directions, and the eaves gutter can be freely entered and exited from the eaves, and the eaves gutter and a vertical gutter fixed to the outer wall of the building are made into a gutter that can be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction. An eaves gutter storage device that is connected to the