JPH0762818A - Eaves gutter device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To drop and remove snow on a snow cover board downward on the front side of an eaves gutter quickly in a solid state, to prevent the falling off and damage of the eaves gutter or a gutter bearing device from load of snow and to provide an eaves gutter device favorable for outward appearance or a person located downward without continuously flowing down melted snow water for many hours. CONSTITUTION:A snow cover board 4 covering an interval between a front side upper edge 3 and a roof front 1 is extended backward to the front side upper edge 3 of the eaves gutter 2 provided downward of the roof front 1 so as to incline the snow cover board slantingly upward, and a heater 5 is provided to the snow cover board 4. In the eaves gutter device, the snow cover board 4 is formed of a front cover plate 6 combined with the front side upper edge 3 of the eaves gutter 2 and a rear cover board 7 divided backward thereof. A rain water flowing space 8 is provided between both of them, the rear cover board 7 is formed in the shape of a hollow, and the heater 5 is stored and provided to the inside of the hollow section 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a snow protection cover plate for preventing snow from falling into the eaves trough above the eaves trough provided under the roof, and the snow protection cover plate is provided with the snow protection cover plate. The present invention relates to an eaves gutter device which is provided with a heater to melt snow accumulated on the snow cover plate to remove drainage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a snow shelter which prevents snow from falling into the eaves gutter (b) above the eaves gutter (b) provided below the roof (a). A cover plate (C) is provided and the snow cover plate (C) is provided.
An eaves gutter device is known in which a heater (d) is provided in the above to melt the snow on the snow cover plate (c) to remove the drainage.

In the eaves gutter device, the eaves gutter (b) is held by a gutter support (f) which is attached and fixed to the front surface (e) of the eaves, and the eaves gutter (b) has a substantially semicircular cross section. The shape is placed on the gutter support (f), and the ears (g) at both upper edges of the gutter support (f) are held by being engaged with ear holding parts formed in front and rear of the gutter support (f). Has been done. In addition, a sheet heater (d) is embedded in the snow cover plate (c),
A through hole (h) is provided to allow rainwater to flow down.

Therefore, in the eaves trough device, the snowfall slipped off from the roof tip (a) is accumulated on the snow cover plate (c), and the snowfall is heated on the snow cover plate (c) by the heater (d). ), The melted water flows down from the through hole (h) of the snow cover plate (c) into the eaves gutter (b), and also collects in the eaves gutter (b). The unremoved water flows down from the front and rear of the snow cover plate (c) to the outside of the eaves gutter (b).

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the snow accumulated on the snow cover plate (c) is piled up before the snow accumulated on the roof tip (a) is melted. There is a possibility that the eaves gutter (b) and the gutter support tool (f) may be added and the eaves gutter (b) and the gutter support tool (f) may be dropped and damaged. In addition, the snow accumulated on the snow cover plate (c) gradually melts, and the melted water continues to flow down from before and after the snow cover plate (c) for a long period of time, and is located on or below the appearance. It was not good for those who do it.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. That is, the problem is that the snow on the snow cover plate is quickly dropped and removed to the lower front side of the eaves gutter. The eaves gutter or the gutter support device is prevented from falling off due to the load of the snow, and the melted water of the snow does not continue to flow down for a long time. Is to provide.

[0007]

The eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 1) of the present invention is a snow covering the front upper edge of the eaves gutter provided below the roof tip and covering the space between the front upper edge and the roof tip. The snow cover plate is extended rearward so as to be inclined obliquely upward, and the snow cover plate is provided with a heater. With this configuration, the above problem is solved.

The eaves trough device according to claim 2) of the present invention is the eaves trough device according to claim 1), in which a snow cover plate is integrated with a front upper edge of the eaves gutter. And a rear cover plate portion divided behind the front cover plate portion, and a rainwater inflow gap is provided between the front cover plate portion and the rear cover plate portion. .

An eaves gutter apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the eaves gutter apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein a heater is provided on the rear cover plate portion.

The eaves trough device according to claim 4) of the present invention is the eaves trough device according to claim 3), wherein the rear cover plate portion is formed in a hollow shape and a heater is accommodated in the hollow portion. It is characterized by that.

The eaves trough device according to claim 5) of the present invention is the eaves trough device according to claim 3), characterized in that a planar heater is attached to the outer surface of the rear cover plate portion. It is what

The eaves trough device according to claim 6) of the present invention is the eaves trough device according to the above 2), characterized in that a heater is provided on the front cover plate portion.

The eaves trough device according to claim 7) of the present invention is the eaves trough device according to the above 6), wherein the front cover plate portion is formed in a hollow shape, and a heater is accommodated in the hollow portion. It is characterized by.

The eaves trough device according to claim 8) of the present invention is the eaves trough device according to claim 1), wherein the entire snow protection cover plate is integrally formed with the front upper edge of the eaves trough. A heater is provided on the back side of the entire cover plate.

[0015]

In the eaves trough device according to claim 1) of the present invention, a snow protection cover plate for covering a space between the front upper edge and the roof tip is provided at a front upper edge of the eaves trough provided below the roof tip. Since the heater is provided on the snow cover plate as it extends backward so as to incline obliquely upward, the snow on the snow cover plate is melted by the heater at the lower part close to the snow cover plate. The frozen and fixed state with the snow cover plate is released, and along the slope of the snow cover plate, the solid state is quickly dropped to the lower front side of the eaves gutter and removed, and the eaves gutter due to the load of the snow or The gutter support is prevented from falling off, and the melted water of the snow does not continue to flow down for a long time.

In the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 2) of the present invention, in particular, the snow cover plate is a front cover plate part integrated with the front upper edge of the eaves gutter, and the rear of the front cover plate part. It is formed by a rear cover plate part that is divided into two parts, and since a rainwater inflow gap is provided between the front cover plate part and the rear cover plate part, part of the snow accumulated on the snow cover plate is melted. The rainwater flows into the eaves gutter through the rainwater inflow gap to reduce the amount of falling snow, and normal rainwater flows into the eaves gutter from the rainwater inflow gap without hindrance.

In the eaves trough device according to claim 3) of the present invention, in particular, since the rear cover plate portion is provided with the heater, a part of the snow is melted and flows down into the eaves trough from the rainwater inflow gap. When drained, it is possible to melt the snow in the rear cover plate, which is higher than the rainwater inflow gap, and guide it efficiently to the rainwater inflow gap. Be drained.

In the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 4) of the present invention, particularly, since the rear cover plate portion is formed in a hollow shape and the heater is accommodated in the hollow portion, the heater is provided in the rear cover. It is well stored and protected in the hollow part of the plate, and is not easily damaged.

In the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 5 of the present invention, in particular, since the sheet heater is attached to the outer surface of the rear cover plate portion, the heater can be easily attached by attaching. At the same time, when a part of the snow is melted and flows down into the eaves trough from the rainwater inflow gap, the snow is directly melted by the heater in the rear cover plate, which is higher than the rainwater inflow gap, and is extremely efficient. Is guided to the rainwater inflow gap.

In the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 6) of the present invention, in particular, since the front cover plate portion is provided with the heater, the front cover plate portion located ahead of the front side of the snow cover plate is covered with snow. After being melted, the snow on the snow cover plate is smoothly dropped and removed to the lower front side of the eaves gutter.

In the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 7) of the present invention, in particular, since the front cover plate portion is formed in a hollow shape and the heater is accommodated in the hollow portion, the heater is provided in the front cover. It is well stored and protected in the hollow part of the plate, and is not easily damaged.

In the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 8 of the present invention, in particular, the entire snow protection cover plate is integrally formed with the front upper edge of the eaves gutter, and a heater is provided on the back side of the entire snow protection cover plate. As a result, the entire snow cover on the snow cover plate can be quickly and completely dropped and removed below the front side of the eaves gutter, and a heater is provided on the back side of the snow cover plate to protect and damage it. It's hard to do.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The eaves trough device shown in FIG. 1 is an embodiment of the eaves trough device according to claim 1), claim 2), claim 3) or claim 4) of the present invention.

That is, the eaves gutter apparatus is provided with a snow cover plate 4 covering the front upper edge 3 of the eaves gutter 2 provided below the roof tip 1 and covering the space between the front upper edge 3 and the roof tip 1. A heater 5 is provided on the snow cover plate 4 extending rearward so as to be inclined upward.

Further, in the eaves gutter apparatus, a snow cover plate 4 is divided into a front cover plate part 6 integrated with the front upper edge 3 of the eaves gutter 2 and a rear part of the front cover plate part 6. And a rear cover plate portion 7, a rainwater inflow gap 8 is provided between the front cover plate portion 6 and the rear cover plate portion 7, and a heater 5 is provided in the rear cover plate portion 7. Further, in this case, the rear cover plate portion 7 is formed in a hollow shape, and the heater 5 is housed and provided in the hollow portion 9.

The eaves gutter 2 has a thin metal plate 11 inside a synthetic resin layer 10.
The front wall portion of the eaves gutter 2 is formed by bending a strip plate material into which the
12 is formed in a shape that bulges forward. The front wall 12
A front cover plate portion 6 of a snow cover plate 4 extending rearward so as to incline obliquely upward is integrally formed on the front upper edge 3 of the eaves trough 2 with the same material. At the rear edge of the plate portion 6, a hollow front ear portion 13 that is folded back inward is formed.
And a locking groove 14 is formed inside the front ear portion 13. Further, in the middle of the front wall portion 12, a draining convex curved portion 15 protruding outward and bent is formed. The rear wall portion 16 of the eaves gutter 2 is formed lower than the front wall portion 12, and a hollow rear ear portion 17 is provided at the upper end of the rear wall portion 16.

The eaves gutter 2 is suspended and held by a gutter support 19 which is attached and fixed to the front surface 18 of the eaves. The gutter support
Reference numeral 19 denotes an attachment body 21 that is attached and fixed to the front surface 18 of the eaves by a fixing nail 20, and a support body 22 that is provided so as to project forward from the attachment body 21.
A hexagon nut 23 and a wing nut 24 on the front end of the support 22.
And the gutter holder 25, which is fixedly bonded by the
It is formed of a front vertical piece 27 which is fixedly connected to a front end portion of the rivet 26 by a rivet 26 and is erected so as to incline rearward and upward. The support 22, the gutter holder 25, and the front vertical piece 27 are all formed by bending a metal mold material having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, and they are polymerized with each other at the bonding and fixing portion. It is firmly and firmly bonded.

Further, an ear holding portion 28 bent in a substantially U shape is integrally formed at the rear end portion of the gutter holding body 25, and the rear ear portion 17 of the eaves gutter 2 is engaged with the ear holding portion 28. Held together. in this case,
A retaining pin 29 penetratingly supported by the gutter holding body 25 and the supporting body 22 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction is abutted on the inner side surface of the rear ear portion 17, so that the rear ear portion 17 is held by the ear holding portion 28. It is held so that it does not fall off. Also, front vertical piece 27
The front cover plate portion 6 of the snow protection cover plate 4 integrated with the eaves gutter 2 is placed and held on the upper part of the front vertical piece 27, and the rear end edge portion of the eaves front cover plate portion 6 The locking groove 14 is locked. In this way, the eaves gutter 2 and the front cover plate portion 6 of the snow protection cover plate 4 are suspended and held by the gutter support 19.

The rear cover plate portion 7 of the snow cover plate 4 is fitted and held by a substantially U-shaped cover holding portion 31 formed at the upper end of the cover support member 30 which is erected on the gutter support device 19. .
In addition, the rear cover plate portion 7 of the snow cover plate 4 is formed to be long along the longitudinal direction of the eaves gutter 2, and is supported by the cover supports 30 of the plurality of gutter supports 19 so as to be erected in the longitudinal direction. Be attached. The lower end piece portion of the cover support 30 which is bent in the horizontal direction is similarly provided at the joint fixing portion of the support 22 of the gutter support 19 and the gutter holder 25, similarly to the hexagon bolt 23 and the wing nut 24.
Polymerized by. In this case, since the longitudinal hole 32 through which the hexagonal bolt 23 penetrates is formed in the gutter holding body 25 of the same joint fixed portion, the egress gutter 2 can be adjusted in the longitudinal dimension. It is also possible to adjust the gap width dimension of the rainwater inflow gap 8 formed between the front cover plate portion 6 and the rear cover plate portion 7 of the snow protection cover plate 4.

The cover support 30 is a cover holding portion at the upper end thereof.
Together with 31, it is integrally formed of a strong synthetic resin. Further, the rear cover plate portion 7 of the snow cover plate 4 is
The heat-resistant synthetic resin is integrally formed into a hollow strip plate shape, and a plate-shaped electrothermal heater 5 is inserted and housed in the hollow portion 9 having a rectangular cross section. . The power source of the heater 5 is electrically wired from the end of the rear cover plate portion 7 and can be obtained indoors or outdoors as appropriate.

Therefore, in the eaves trough device of the embodiment, the snow accumulated on the snow cover plate 4 is melted by the heat of the heater 5 at the lower portion adjacent to the snow cover plate 4 to melt the snow cover plate 4. Since the frozen and adhered state with the snow protection cover is released and the snow protection cover plate 4 is quickly dropped and removed to the lower front side of the eaves gutter 2 along with the inclination of the snow protection cover plate 4, the eaves gutter 2 or the gutter support by the load of the snow is supported. Prevents the tool 19 from falling off,
In addition, the water in which the snow is melted does not continue to flow down for a long time, which is preferable for those who are located on the appearance or below.

Further, in the eaves trough device of this embodiment, in particular, a part of the snow accumulated on the snow cover plate 4 is melted and drained down into the eaves trough 2 through the rainwater inflow gap 8 and therefore falls. The amount of snowfall is reduced, and moreover, normal rainwater flows down from the rainwater inflow gap 8 into the eaves gutter 2 without hindrance. When the water is drained down into the eaves gutter 2, snow is melted in the rear cover plate 7 which is higher than the rainwater inflow gap 8, so that the water in which the snow is melted is efficiently dissolved in the rainwater inflow gap 8
Is guided to, and a large amount of snow is melted to be smoothly flowed down into the eaves gutter 2 and drained. Also, the heater 5 is housed and protected in the hollow portion 9 of the rear cover plate portion 7 in good shape and damaged. It is difficult to do.

The eaves trough device shown in FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the eaves trough device according to claim 1), claim 2), claim 3) or claim 5) of the present invention.

That is, in the eaves gutter device, a snow cover plate 4 covering the space between the eaves gutter 2 provided below the roof tip 1 and the front top edge 3 and the roof tip 1 is slanted. In the eaves gutter apparatus, the snow awning cover plate 4 is integrated with the front upper edge 3 of the eaves gutter 2 by extending backward so as to incline upward and providing a heater 5 on the snow awning cover plate 4. And a rear cover plate portion 7 which is divided behind the front cover plate portion 6, and rainwater inflows between the front cover plate portion 6 and the rear cover plate portion 7. A gap 8 is provided, and also
At the same time, a heater 5 is provided on the cover plate portion 7,
In this case, the flat heater 5 is provided on the outer surface of the rear cover plate portion 7.
Is attached and provided.

Therefore, in the eaves gutter apparatus of this embodiment, in particular, the planar heater 5 is simply provided by sticking, and a part of the snow is melted so that the rainwater inflow gap 8 is formed.
When the water is drained down into the eaves gutter 2, it is directly melted by the planar heater 5 in which the snow is exposed in the rear cover plate portion 7 which is higher than the rainwater inflow gap 8, and the rainwater inflow gap is extremely efficiently. You will be guided to 8.

Further, in the eaves gutter apparatus of this embodiment, the cover support tool 30 is formed of a stainless steel strip material which is rich in elasticity and is resistant to rust, and is bent into a substantially fold shape as a whole. Further, the rear cover plate portion 7 of the snow cover plate 4 is
The cover supporting member 30 has a substantially U-shaped cross-section that opens downward and is made of metal.

The eaves trough device shown in FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the eaves trough device according to claim 1), claim 2), claim 6) or claim 7) of the present invention.

That is, in the eaves gutter device, a snow cover plate 4 covering the space between the eaves gutter 2 provided below the roof tip 1 and the front top edge 3 and the roof tip 1 is slanted. In the eaves gutter apparatus, the snow awning cover plate 4 is integrated with the front upper edge 3 of the eaves gutter 2 by extending backward so as to incline upward and providing a heater 5 on the snow awning cover plate 4. And a rear cover plate portion 7 which is divided behind the front cover plate portion 6, and rainwater inflows between the front cover plate portion 6 and the rear cover plate portion 7. A gap 8 is provided, and also
A heater 5 is provided on the front cover plate portion 6, and
In this case, the front cover plate portion 6 is formed in a hollow shape, and the heater 5 is housed and provided in the hollow portion 9.

Therefore, in the eaves trough device of this embodiment, in particular, since the snow cover is melted at the front cover plate portion 6 positioned ahead of the front side of the snow cover cover plate 4, the snow cover on the snow cover plate 4 is removed. The heater 5 is smoothly dropped and removed to the lower front side of the eaves gutter 2, and the heater 5 is well-formed and protected in the hollow portion 9 of the front cover plate portion 6 and is not easily damaged.

Further, in the eaves gutter apparatus of the embodiment, the rear cover plate portion 7 of the snow protection cover plate 4 is fitted and held on the cover holding portion 31 of the upper end of the cover support 30 which is in the form of a bent inclined piece. Is
It is firmly connected and fixed by rivets 26. In addition, when the front cover plate portion 6 of the snow protection cover plate 4 formed integrally with the eaves gutter 2 is formed in a hollow shape, a thin metal serving as a core material of the eaves gutter 2 is formed on the upper side wall of the hollow portion 9. A plate 11 is arranged.

The eaves trough device shown in FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the eaves trough device according to claim 1) or claim 8) of the present invention.

That is, in the eaves gutter device, a snow protection cover plate 4 for covering the space between the eaves gutter 2 provided below the roof tip 1 and the front top edge 3 and the roof tip 1 is slanted. In the eaves gutter device, the entire snow shelter cover plate 4 is integrated with the front upper edge 3 of the eaves gutter 2 by extending rearward so as to incline upward and providing a heater 5 on the snow evacuation cover plate 4. Formed in
A heater 5 is provided on the back side of the entire snow cover plate 4.

Therefore, in the eaves gutter apparatus of this embodiment, in particular, the snow accumulated on the entire snow shelter cover plate 4 is quickly and completely dropped and removed to the lower front side of the eaves gutter 2.
Further, the heater 5 is provided on the back side of the snow cover plate 4 and is protected so that it is not easily damaged.

Further, in the eaves trough device of the embodiment, the eaves trough 2 and the snow protection cover plate 4 are integrally extruded from aluminum, and the snow protection cover plate 4 is extended so as to be inclined in a curved shape. The eaves gutter 2 and the snow cover material 4 are provided.
Are both held by the gutter support 19.
In addition, the gutter support 19 is formed of a metal strip-shaped flat plate material, and the rear ear 17 of the eaves gutter 2 is engaged and held by the ear holding portion 28 of the gutter support 19. The leaf spring 33 fixed to the lower surface of the rear portion of the gutter holding body 25 by the rivet 26 is elastically contacted with the inner surface of the rear ear portion 17, so that the rear ear portion 17 is held by the ear holding portion 28.
It is engaged and held so as not to come off and fall.

[0045]

As described above, in the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 1) of the present invention, the snow accumulated on the snow cover plate is melted by the heater at the lower portion in the vicinity of the snow cover plate, and the snow is melted by the heater. The frozen and adhered state with the shroud cover plate is released,
The snow shelter cover plate is quickly dropped to the lower front side of the eaves gutter in a solid state along the inclination of the eaves gutter cover plate, so that the eaves gutter or the gutter support device is prevented from falling off due to the load of the snow and the snow accumulation is prevented. The melted water does not continue to flow down for a long time, which is preferable for those who are located on the appearance or below.

Further, in the eaves trough device according to claim 2) of the present invention, in particular, a part of the snow accumulated on the snow cover plate is melted and drained down into the eaves trough from the rainwater inflow gap,
The amount of falling snow has been reduced, and moreover, normal rainwater has been allowed to flow down into the eaves trough from the rainwater inflow gap without hindrance.

Further, in the eaves trough device according to claim 3) of the present invention, in particular, when a part of snow is melted and drained down into the eaves trough from the rainwater inflow gap, it is placed above the rainwater inflow gap. Since the snow cover is melted at the rear cover plate, the melted water is efficiently guided to the rainwater inflow gap, so that a large amount of snow is melted and drained smoothly into the eaves gutter. It has become.

Further, in the eaves gutter apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in particular, the heater is housed and protected in a hollow portion of the rear cover plate portion so as not to be damaged.

Further, in the eaves trough device according to claim 5) of the present invention, in particular, the heater is simply provided by sticking, and a part of the snow is melted to flow down from the rainwater inflow gap into the eaves trough. At the time of drainage, the snow is directly melted by the heater in the rear cover plate portion above the rainwater inflow gap to be guided very efficiently to the rainwater inflow gap.

Further, in the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 6) of the present invention, in particular, since the snow is melted at the front cover plate portion located ahead of the front side of the snow cover plate, the snow cover plate on the snow cover plate is melted. The snow is now smoothly dropped and removed to the lower front side of the eaves gutter.

Further, in the eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 7) of the present invention, in particular, the heater is housed and protected in a hollow portion of the front cover plate portion so as not to be easily damaged.

Further, in the eaves trough device according to claim 8) of the present invention, in particular, the snow accumulated on the entire snow cover plate is quickly and completely dropped and removed to the lower front side of the eaves trough,
In addition, a heater is provided on the back side of the snow cover plate so that it is protected and is not easily damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an eaves gutter apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an eaves gutter apparatus which is another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an eaves gutter apparatus which is still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an eaves gutter apparatus which is still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an eaves gutter apparatus which is a conventional example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Roof tip 2 Eaves gutter 3 Front upper edge 4 Snow cover plate 5 Heater 6 Front cover plate part 7 Rear cover plate part 8 Rainwater inflow gap 9 Hollow part

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A snow cover plate for covering a space between the front upper edge and the roof tip is provided at a front upper edge of an eaves gutter provided below the roof tip so as to extend rearward so as to be inclined obliquely upward, An eaves gutter device provided with a heater on the snow cover plate. 2. A snow cover plate is formed by a front cover plate part which is integrated with a front upper edge of an eaves gutter, and a rear cover plate part which is divided behind the front cover plate part. The eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a rainwater inflow gap is provided between the cover plate portion and the rear cover plate portion. 3. The eaves gutter device according to claim 2, wherein a heater is provided on the rear cover plate portion. 4. The eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the rear cover plate portion is formed in a hollow shape, and a heater is accommodated in the hollow portion. 5. The eaves gutter device according to claim 3, wherein a sheet heater is attached to the outer surface of the rear cover plate portion. 6. The eaves gutter device according to claim 2, wherein a heater is provided on the front cover plate portion. 7. The eaves gutter device according to claim 6, wherein the front cover plate portion is formed in a hollow shape, and a heater is accommodated in the hollow portion. 8. The eaves gutter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the entire snow protection cover plate is integrally formed with a front upper edge of the eaves gutter, and a heater is provided on the back side of the entire snow protection cover plate. .