JPH07133651A - Valley gutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily connect a gutter main body and an upper end fitting member with a joint member without seam working processing, and to reduce the labor by performing the only insertion-connecting work that the upper edge of a gutter main body is inserted into a joint member, and to prevent the leak of rainwater outside from the connection part. CONSTITUTION:Upper end fitting members 2, which are respectively bent upward half outward, are fitted to both the upper edge of a shallow canal type gutter main body 1 to form a valley gutter. The standing upper edge 3 of the gutter main body 1 is inserted for engagement into a joint member 4, of which lower part is opened and which has a nearly U-shape cross section. The outside surface of a vertical lower end 5 of the upper end fitting member 2 abuts on the inside surface of the joint member 4. The vertical lower end 5, the joint member 4 and the upper edge 3 of the gutter main body 1 are joined by a fixing tool 6 passing through them.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a trough rain gutter provided on a roof or between valleys such as between buildings to collect and drain rainwater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, upper end attaching members (b) bent upward and outward are jointly extended at both upper edges of a shallow groove type gutter body (a). The Terani rain gutter is known. The trough rain gutter is formed by bending a strip-shaped plate material made of a metal plate, a resin-coated metal plate, or the like, and is provided on a roof or in a valley portion between buildings to collect and drain rainwater. is there. Normally, a piece of strip-shaped plate material is bent and the entire trough rain gutter is integrally formed, but the width of the trough portion at the construction site is wide, and the trough portion corresponding to the trough portion is wide. When it is not possible to easily obtain a strip-shaped plate material having a width dimension sufficient to integrally form the entire rain gutter, like the trough rain gutter, the upper end attachment members (b) are attached to both upper edges of the gutter body (a). Is extended. Further, in this case, the upper edge of the gutter body (a) and the lower edge of the upper end attaching member (b) are connected via the goby portion (ha), and the rivet, screw, etc. are provided at the goby portion (ha). The fixing tool (d) is connected by being sandwiched and sandwiched.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the gutter body (a) is used at the construction site.
The upper edge and the lower edge of the upper end attachment member (b) need to be each subjected to complicated goby processing, and the goby processing requires skilled skill, which makes the construction difficult.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, it is conceivable to connect the upper edge of the gutter body (a) and the lower edge of the upper end attaching member (b) through a joint member (e). In this case, a generally conceivable joint member (e) has a substantially H-shaped cross section, and the upper and lower concave groove portions (f) of the joint member (e) are provided with edges of the gutter body (a) and the upper end attaching member (b). Since the respective end portions are inserted and fitted, the insertion and connection work is time-consuming, and the inner upper end portion of the joint member (e) receives water, so that the upper portion of the joint member (e) is Rainwater easily leaks from the groove (f) to the outside.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. That is, the problem is that the upper edge portion of the gutter body and the lower edge portion of the upper end attaching member are subject to goby processing. It can be easily connected with the joint member without performing, and at that time, it is an insertion and connection work that only inserts and fits the upper edge end of the gutter body into the joint member, and it does not take time, and It is to provide a trough rain gutter in which rainwater does not easily leak to the outside from the connection part.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a trough rain gutter in which upper end attaching members bent upward and outward are provided at both upper edges of a shallow groove type gutter body. A trough rain gutter formed by connecting and extending, wherein the upright upper edge of the gutter body is inserted and fitted into a generally U-shaped joint member having a downward opening, and the inner surface of the joint member is The outer surfaces of the straight hanging lower ends of the upper end attaching members are brought into contact with each other, and the straight hanging lower ends are fastened to each other by a fixture penetrating the joint member and the upper edge of the gutter body. The above problem is solved by this configuration.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a trough rain gutter, wherein in the trough rain gutter, an upright piece is extended from an inner upper end of a joint member, and an upper end is attached to an inner surface of the upright piece. The above-mentioned problem is solved by contacting the outer side surface of the directly-pending lower end portion of the member, and sandwiching and joining the both by a fixture penetrating the directly- depending lower end portion and the upright piece portion. In addition, the connection is secure and the waterproof performance at the connecting portion is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a trough rain gutter comprises a shallow groove type gutter body, and upper end attaching members bent upward and outward are coupled and extended to both upper edge ends of the main body. A rain gutter for troughs, in which the upright upper edge of the gutter body is inserted and fitted into a substantially U-shaped joint member having a downward opening, and the joint member and the upper edge of the gutter body are connected to each other. Both are sandwiched and joined by a penetrating fixture,
The upright piece is extended from the outer upper end of the joint member, and the outer side surface of the straight hanging lower end of the upper end attaching member is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the upright piece, and the straight hanging lower end and the upright piece. Both parts are sandwiched and connected by a fixture penetrating the part, and in addition to solving the above problems by this configuration, the connection is ensured, and the gutter body and the upper end attachment member are formed in an upright wall shape. It came to be connected.

[0009]

In the trough rain gutter according to claim 1) of the present invention, the upright upper edge of the gutter body is inserted and fitted into a generally U-shaped joint member having a downward opening. The inner surface of the member is brought into contact with the outer surface of the straight hanging lower end portion of the upper end attaching member, and the fixing member penetrating the straight hanging lower end portion and the upper edge end portion of the joint member and the gutter body Since they are connected by sandwiching, they can be easily connected by a joint member without subjecting them to a goby, and at that time, the upper edge of the gutter body is simply inserted and fitted into the joint member. Rainwater that flows through the inner surface of the upper end attachment member smoothly flows down from the straight lower end of the upper end attachment member and leaks to the outside. Instead, water is collected in the gutter body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the trough rain gutter according to the first aspect, the upright piece extends particularly from the inner upper end of the joint member. The outer surface of the straight lower end of the upper end attachment member is abutted on the inner side surface of the upright piece, and the both are clamped by a fixture penetrating the straight lower end and the upright piece. To be combined,
In addition to the inner side surface of the joint member, the outer side surface of the vertically hanging lower end portion of the upper end attachment member is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the upright piece, and both are crimped over a wide area. Since the two fixing members are connected to each other, the connection is ensured and the waterproof performance at the connecting portion is improved.

In the trough rain gutter according to a third aspect of the present invention, the upright upper edge of the gutter body is inserted and fitted into a substantially U-shaped joint member having a downward opening. The joint member and the upper edge portion of the gutter body are clamped together by a fixture that penetrates the joint member, and an upright piece is extended from an outer upper end of the joint member, and an upright piece is provided on an inner side surface of the upright piece. The outer surface of the straight hanging lower end portion of the upper end attaching member is abutted, and both are clamped and coupled by a fixture penetrating the straight hanging lower end portion and the upright piece portion. It can be easily connected by the joint member without performing, and at that time, it is an insertion connection work that only inserts and fits the upper edge of the gutter body into the joint member, and it does not take time and the upper end. Rainwater flowing down the inner surface of the attachment member is exposed to the inside. After falling unobstructed, it is collecting in the gutter body without leaking to the outside. Further, in this case, the upper and lower fixing members are connected to each other by the upper and lower fixing members so that the connection is surely made, and further, the gutter body and the upper end attaching member are connected to each other in an upright wall shape without any step displacement. Become.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The trough rain gutter shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is an embodiment of the valley rain gutter according to claim 1) of the present invention, and is on both sides of a shallow groove type gutter body 1. A trough rain gutter having an upper end attachment member 2 bent upwardly and outwardly connected to an edge thereof. The upright upper edge end 3 of the gutter body 1 is opened downward. It is inserted and fitted into the U-shaped joint member 4, and the outer side surface of the straight hanging lower end portion 5 of the upper end attachment member 2 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the joint member 4.
The straight lower end 5 and the joint member 4 and the upper edge 3 of the gutter main body 1 are fixed to each other by a fixture 6 which is sandwiched and connected.

The trough rain gutter is provided in a trough portion 7 on the roof for collecting and draining rain water, and comprises a gutter body 1, an upper end attaching member 2, a joint member 4 and a fixture 6. Both the gutter body 1 and the upper end attachment member 2 are formed by bending a soft synthetic resin resin coated steel plate. The gutter body 1 has a bottom width
It is formed in a shallow groove type having a height of about 900 mm and a rising height of about 150 mm on both sides, and the upper end attaching member 2 is bent and extended upward and obliquely outward from the upper edge of both rising portions of the gutter body 1. Has been formed.

The trough rain gutter provided in the valley 7 is
The inclined piece portions 9 that are inclined obliquely upward and outward of the upper end attachment member 2 are fixed and held on both sides of the roof underlying surface 8. A draining piece portion 10 is formed at the upper edge of the inclined piece portion 9 and is folded back inward. The draining piece portion 10 prevents rainwater from flowing around to the back side of the trough rain gutter. .

The joint member 4 is a thin steel plate in a hard synthetic resin.
The strip-shaped plate material extruded by inserting 11 is bent into a substantially U shape. The joint member 4
Both inner side surfaces of the are formed in a saw-toothed shape in cross section, and the upper edge portion 3 is easy to insert and hard to come off, and the capillary phenomenon is cut off to improve the waterproof performance.

The fixture 6 is a rivet, and is driven from the outside of the joint member 4 so that its head 12 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the joint member 4 and its tip is crushed to crush the crushed portion 13.
Is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the straight lower end 5 of the upper end attaching member 2, and the joint member 4 and the upper edge portion 3 of the gutter body 1 are caused by the head 12 and the collapsing portion 13 of the fixture 6. The lower end portion 5 of the upper end attachment member 2 and the like which is directly hanging down are sandwiched.

The joining work by the joint member 4 is usually carried out at a construction site. However, when the width dimension is preset, the gutter body 1 and the upper end attaching member 2 are joined together with the strip-shaped plate material at the factory. Alternatively, it may be coiled and transported to the construction site and bent into a gutter shape at the construction site,
If the entire shape is set in advance, the shape of the finished product may be finished at the factory and transported to the construction site.

Therefore, in the trough rain gutter of the embodiment, the upright upper edge portion 3 of the gutter body 1 is inserted and fitted into the substantially U-shaped joint member 4 opening downward, and the joint is formed. The outer surface of the straight hanging lower end portion 5 of the upper end attaching member 2 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the member 4, and the straight hanging lower end portion 5 and the joint member 4 and the upper edge portion 3 of the gutter body 1 are penetrated. Since these are sandwiched and joined by the fixing tool 6, the connection can be easily made by the joint member 4 without performing the goby processing, and at that time, the upper edge portion of the gutter body 1 3 is inserted into and fitted into the joint member 4, and only one insertion and connection work is required, and the rainwater that flows down along the inner surface of the upper end attachment member 2 does not take time and labor. It flows down smoothly from the lower edge of the inner surface of the straight lower end 5 and collects water inside the gutter body 1 without leaking to the outside. That.

The trough rain gutter shown in FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the valley rain gutter according to claim 2) of the present invention. In addition to the structure of the valley rain gutter according to claim 1), In particular, the upright piece portion 14 is extended from the inner upper end of the joint member 1, and the outer side surface of the straight hanging lower end portion 5 of the upper end attaching member 2 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the upright piece portion 14 and The lower end portion 5 and the upright piece portion 14 are fixedly connected to each other by a fixture 6 which is sandwiched and connected.

Therefore, in the trough rain gutter, the outer side surface of the vertically hanging lower end portion 5 of the upper end attaching member 2 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the upright piece portion 14 continuous with the inner side surface of the joint member 4. Both will be crimped over a large area,
Further, the upper and lower fixtures 6 are coupled to each other, so that the coupling is ensured and the waterproof performance at the connecting portion is improved. Further, in the embodiment, the joint member 4
The thin steel plate 11 is inserted so as to extend over both side pieces and the upright piece 14, and in particular, the thin steel plate 11 is inserted in a double-folded state in the inner piece of the joint member 4 to The inner piece is reinforced.

The trough rain gutter shown in FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the trough rain gutter according to claim 3) of the present invention. The trough rain gutter is provided on both upper edges of the shallow groove type gutter body 1. A trough rain gutter obtained by connecting and extending an upper end attachment member 2 that is bent outward, and a substantially U-shaped joint in which an upright upper edge end 3 of a gutter body 1 is opened downward. The fitting member 4 is inserted and fitted in the member 4, and the fitting member 6 penetrating the joint member 4 and the upper edge end portion 3 of the gutter body 1 is sandwiched and connected to each other. 14 is extended, the outer side surface of the straight hanging lower end portion 5 of the upper end attaching member 2 is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the upright piece portion 14, and the straight hanging lower end portion 5 and the upright piece portion 14 are penetrated. The fixing tool 6 is used to sandwich and connect both.

Therefore, in the trough rain gutter, the joint member 4 can be easily connected to the joint member 4 without making a gore, and at the same time, the upper edge portion 3 of the gutter body 1 is not connected to the joint member 4. The rainwater flowing down along the inner surface of the upper end attachment member 2 does not take time and is a work of insertion and connection just by inserting and fitting into the upper end attachment member 2 which is exposed to the inside. The water flows from 5 to the inner surface of the joint member 4 without obstacle, and the water is collected in the gutter body 1 without leaking to the outside. Further, in this case, the upper and lower fixtures 6 are coupled to each other to ensure the coupling, and moreover, the gutter body 1
And the upper end attachment member 2 are connected to each other in an upright wall shape so as to be linear in the vertical direction without step displacement.

Further, in this embodiment, a step portion is formed at the root of the upright piece 14 at the inner upper end of the joint member 4, and the step of the dangling lower end portion 5 of the upper end attachment member 2 is formed on the step portion. The lower edge is stopped and the lower end portion 5 of the straight hanging shape is positioned. In this case, the upper surface of the stepped portion is inclined outward and downward to facilitate positioning. Further, the inner side surface of the upright piece portion 14 is formed in a saw-tooth shape in cross section, and the capillary phenomenon between the upper end attachment member 2 and the outer surface of the lower end portion 5 of the straight hanging shape is cut off to improve the waterproof performance. Has been. Further, the joint member 4 of this embodiment is the joint member 4 of the embodiment shown in FIG.

In the trough rain gutter of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, in the trough rain gutter similar to the above-mentioned embodiment, the fixture 6 may be formed by the screw 15 and the nut 16, and the outer side portion of the joint member 4 and the inner side portion thereof may be removed. The thin steel plate 11 may be inserted so as to extend over the upright piece portion 14, and the upper surface of the stepped portion at the inner upper end of the joint member 4 is inclined inward and downward so that rainwater does not collect on the stepped portion. It is also good.

[0025]

As described above, in the trough rain gutter according to claim 1) of the present invention, it is possible to easily connect by the joint member without performing the gore processing, and at that time,
The insertion and connection work of inserting and fitting the upper edge of the gutter body into the joint member is not time-consuming, and the rainwater that flows down the inner surface of the upper end attaching member is the same as that of the upper end attaching member. It flows down smoothly from the lower end of the straight hanging shape and collects water in the gutter body without leaking to the outside.

Further, in the trough rain gutter according to claim 2) of the present invention, the effect of the trough rain gutter according to the above-mentioned claim 1) is exhibited, and in addition to the inner surface of the joint member, the upright piece. The outer surface of the straight hanging lower end of the upper end attachment member is brought into contact with the inner surface of the portion, both are crimped over a wide area, and the upper and lower parts are joined by two fixing tools. Therefore, the connection is surely made and the waterproof performance at the connecting portion is improved.

In addition, in the trough rain gutter according to claim 3) of the present invention, it is possible to easily connect the joints without using a gore, and at that time, the upper edge portion of the gutter body. It is an insertion and connection work that only inserts and fits the inside of the fitting member, and the rainwater that flows down along the inner surface of the upper end attachment member is exposed directly to the inside. The water flows down from the lower end without hindrance, water is collected in the gutter body without leaking to the outside, and in this case, the upper and lower fixtures are connected to each other to ensure the connection. The gutter body and the upper end attachment member are connected in an upright wall shape without a step shift.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a construction state of an embodiment of a trough rain gutter according to claim 1) of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a trough rain gutter according to claim 2) of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a trough rain gutter according to claim 3) of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an essential part showing another embodiment of the trough rain gutter according to claim 3) of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a trough rain gutter which is a conventional example of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an essential part showing another conventional rain gutter for a valley of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Gutter main body 2 Upper end attaching member 3 Upper edge end 4 Joint member 5 Vertically hanging lower end 6 Fixture 14 Upright piece

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hideshi Honda 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A trough rain gutter comprising a shallow groove type gutter main body having upper end attachment members bent upwardly and outwardly connected to both upper edge ends thereof, the gutter main body being upright. The upper edge portion of the upper end fitting member is inserted and fitted into a substantially U-shaped joint member having a downward opening, and the outer side surface of the straight lower end portion of the upper end attachment member is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the joint member, A trough rain gutter in which these are sandwiched and connected by a fixture that penetrates the lower end portion of the straight hanging shape and the joint member and the upper edge portion of the gutter body. 2. An upright piece is extended from an inner upper end of the joint member, and an outer side surface of a straight hanging lower end of the upper end attaching member is brought into contact with an inner side surface of the upright piece, and the straight hanging lower end. The trough rain gutter according to claim 1), characterized in that both are sandwiched and connected by a fixture that penetrates the portion and the upright piece. 3. A trough rain gutter comprising a shallow groove type gutter body with upper end attaching members bent upward and outward at both upper edge ends thereof, the gutter body being upright. The upper edge end of the above is inserted and fitted into a substantially U-shaped joint member having a downward opening, and the joint member and the upper edge end of the gutter body are clamped together by a fixture that penetrates the joint member, The upright piece is extended from the outer upper end of the joint member, and the outer side surface of the straight hanging lower end of the upper end attaching member is brought into contact with the inner side surface of the upright piece, and the straight hanging lower end and the upright piece. A trough rain gutter in which both parts are sandwiched and connected by a fixture that penetrates the part.