JPH0868176A - Downspout for cold district - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the generation of breakdown of a downspout due to the freezing and the generation of soil of a building due to the flow-down of the rainwater by providing a slit in the longitudinal direction of the outer surface of a downspout, and fitting a cover to the top part of the downspout. CONSTITUTION: In a downspout 10 to be fitted along a building in a cold district, a slit 10a is provided in the longitudinal direction of the outer surface thereof. Dispersion of the water around the downspout 10 is prevented so as to prevent the generation of soil of a building, and since the expanded ice is escaped through the slit 10a and the downspout 10 is enlarged in right and left of the slit 10a, breakdown of the downspout 10 is prevented in a cold district. Furthermore, this downspout 10 is connected to a gutter 3, and a cover 12 is fitted to the top of the downspout 10 so as to cover the side surface and the slit 10a of the outer surface of the downspout 10. In the strong wind condition, dispersion of the rainwater, which is drained from a downstream hole 3e, out of the downspout 10 is prevented, and the generation of soil of the building due to the dust in the rainwater is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical gutter installed along the outer surface of a building such as a garage, a carport or a house in a cold region.

[0002]

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention] FIG.
As shown in (A), if a tubular gutter 23 that is normally used is attached to the gutter 22 that is attached along the eaves side end of the roof of a building 21 in a cold region, the inside of the gutter 23 As shown in FIG. 7B, the vertical gutter 23 is damaged due to volume expansion when water or snow freezes and the water changes to ice 24. Therefore, in cold regions, the vertical gutter 23 is the building 21.
Do not attach to. If you do not install the vertical gutter 23 like this,
As shown in FIG. 8, rainwater flow holes 25 provided in the gutter 22.
Rainwater is scattered from the water, etc., and the dust contained in the rainwater causes the outer wall 2
There is a problem that 6 becomes dirty.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a cold region trough having a structure capable of preventing the building from being soiled by rainwater flowing down and preventing damage to the trough caused by freezing of rainwater or snow. It is intended to be provided.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that, in a vertical gutter installed along a building in a cold region, a slit is provided on the outer surface of the gutter in the longitudinal direction. Further, in the present invention, it is possible to prevent rainwater from splashing from the downflow hole by connecting the gutter and the downspout and providing a cover fitted to the top of the downspout to cover the side surface of the downspout and the slit open to the outside. It is preferable to do so.

[0005]

In the gutter of the present invention, since the slit is provided only on the outer surface of the gutter, there is no possibility that water will be scattered around the gutter and the building will be polluted. Further, the expanded ice escapes from the slits on the outer surface of the vertical gutter, and the vertical gutters spread to the left and right of the slit, so that the vertical gutter is not damaged even in cold weather.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 3 (A) is an overall view of a garage showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a view of the main part as seen from the outside, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 4, and FIG. It is an FF enlarged sectional view.
As shown in these figures, this garage comprises a pillar 1, a beam 2 assembled on the pillar 1, and a gutter 3 which is fixed on the end of the beam 2 and is made of an aluminum alloy extruded profile also serving as a girder. , Beam 2
A roof panel 4 made of a heat insulating material such as foam material fixed on the upper girder (not shown) and the gutter 3 and an aluminum alloy extruded shape member fixed between the base 5 and the gutter 3. It comprises a frame 6, a side wall panel 7 made of a heat insulating material such as a foam material, which is fixed by sandwiching both ends of the coupling frame 6, and a shutter 8 provided at a doorway.

As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 1, a groove 3a is formed in the lower surface of the gutter 3, and the upper end of the coupling frame 6 is fitted into the groove 3a, and a hole is provided in a horizontal portion 3d of the gutter 3. The upper end of the coupling frame 6 is fixed to the lateral gutter 3 by inserting a screw 9 having a drilling function (hereinafter referred to as a drilling screw) 3b into the tapping hole 6a of the coupling frame 6.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a vertical gutter according to the present invention, and the vertical gutter 1
0 is the slit 10 over the entire length as shown in FIG.
It is made of an aluminum alloy extruded profile provided with a, has a protruding portion 10b on the inside, has both side surfaces 10c formed in a flat shape, and has tips 10d bent in an arc shape in a direction in which they approach each other. The vertical gutter 10 is, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 and FIG.
The inner protruding portion 10b is fitted into the concave portion 6b provided on the outer surface of the coupling frame 6, and is fixed to the coupling frame 6 by the piercing screw 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the inner upper end of the vertical gutter 10 is brought into contact with the lower end of the vertical portion 3c on the outer side of the horizontal gutter 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vertical part 3 of the gutter 3 is provided.
In c, a downflow hole 3e is formed to allow the water in the horizontal portion 3d in which rainwater collects to flow out. Reference numeral 12 is a resin cover which covers the upper end of the vertical gutter 10. The cover 12 is
The slit 10a and the side surface portion 10c are covered, and the opening portion on the inner side surface is made to face the flow-down hole 3e, and the mounting pieces 12a on both sides are brought into contact with the vertical portion 3c of the gutter 3 so that the boring screw 13
It is fixedly attached to the outer surface of the gutter 3.

In this structure, rainwater collected on the horizontal portion 3d of the horizontal gutter 3 flows down the outer surface of the vertical portion 3c through the downflow hole 3e and flows down the vertical gutter 10. In this case, since the slits 10a are provided only on the outer surface of the vertical gutter 10, there is no possibility that water will be scattered on the side wall panel 7 to pollute the building. Moreover, in cold regions, as shown in FIG.
Even if 4 occurs in the vertical gutter 10, the ice 24
The gutter escapes, and the gutter spreads elastically to the left and right of the slit as indicated by the arrow x.
There is no risk of damage. In addition, since the air can smoothly flow into and out of the vertical gutter 10 through the slits 10a, warm air easily enters the vertical gutter 10 and the ice 24 easily melts, which also prevents the vertical gutter 10 from being damaged. It is effective in doing. It is also easy to remove dust and ice 24 that have entered the vertical gutter 10 through the slit 10a.

Also, as in this example, the vertical portion 3c of the gutter 3 is
In the retrofit type in which the downflow hole 3e is provided, the cover 12 that covers the upper end of the downflow gutter 10 is provided between the downflow hole 3e and the downspout 10, so that the outflow from the downflow hole 3e is maintained even under strong wind. The cover 12 prevents the rainwater from splashing out of the vertical gutter 10 and prevents dust contained in the rainwater from adhering to the side wall panel 7 and the like.

The present invention can also be applied to a carport as shown in FIG. The example of FIG. 3 (B) has a roof 15
The lateral gutter 3 is provided on the side of the gutter 3, and the down gutter 10 is attached along the pillar 16. The rainwater from the lateral gutter 3 is supplied to the cover 12 and the down gutter 10.
It is made to flow down through. In addition, the present invention can be applied to general houses. When the present invention is carried out, the vertical gutter 10 and the cover 12 are used for practicing the present invention such that the vertical gutter 10 is integrally formed as a part of the coupling frame 6.
In addition, the specific structure such as the bonding structure thereof may be variously modified and added.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the slits are provided in the longitudinal direction on the outer surface of the vertical gutter, there is no possibility that water will be scattered around the vertical gutter to pollute the building. Further, the expanded ice escapes from the slits on the outer surface of the vertical gutter, and the vertical gutters spread to the left and right of the slits, so that there is no possibility of damaging the vertical gutter even in cold weather. Therefore, the vertical gutter can be attached even in cold regions.

According to the second aspect, the cover for covering the upper end portion of the vertical gutter is provided between the downflow hole provided in the lateral gutter and the downspout, so that the rainwater which has flowed out from the downflow hole is covered even under strong wind. This prevents the water from scattering outside the trough and prevents the building from being polluted by the dust contained in the rainwater.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a vertical gutter of the embodiment.

3A is a perspective view of a garage to which the embodiment is applied, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a carport which is another application example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view of the main part of the embodiment of FIG. 3A as viewed from the outside.

5 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG.

6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line FF of FIG.

FIG. 7A is a sectional view showing a vertical gutter provided in a conventional building, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view for explaining the problem.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a problem when a vertical gutter is not provided in a conventional building.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: pillar, 2: beam, 3: gutter, 4: roof panel, 6: connecting frame, 7: side wall panel, 10: vertical gutter, 12: cover

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vertical gutter for a cold region, which is provided along a building in a cold region, wherein a slit is provided in the longitudinal direction on the outer surface of the gutter. 2. The cold district according to claim 1, further comprising a cover for connecting the gutter and the downspout, which is fitted to the top of the downspout to cover the slits on the side surface and the outer surface of the downspout. Gutter.