JPH0885982A - Rainwater intake device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a simple and low-cost water intake device which uses an existing rainwater gutter. by outdoors installing a vertical rainwater conduit upright for gathering the rainwater on the roof and leading downward, connecting a rainwater storage tank with the vertical conduit, and connecting an overflow pipe with the upper part of the storage tank. CONSTITUTION: A rainwater gutter 2 is installed at the eave tip of the roof 1 of a house A, and close to the house A a vertical conduit 3 is upright installed for gathering rainwater from the gutter 2 and leading downward. The vertical conduit 3 is connected with a rainwater storage tank 4 as an intake device for rainwater. One end of an overflow pipe 5 is connected with the top of the storage tank 4, and the other end is led to a drainage ditch 6. When the tank 4 becomes full, the overflowing water is discharged to the drainage ditch 6 via the overflow pipe 5. This allows constructing a rainwater intake device at low cost, which can well be used in sprinkling in a garden, car washing, etc.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rainwater intake device for collecting and using rainwater in small houses such as houses.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when using rainwater, ordinary households have used rainwater that naturally accumulates in buckets, drums and the like. In addition, large-scale facilities and buildings were equipped with full-scale water intake devices, water tanks, water treatment devices, etc., and used accumulated rainwater for washing water and cooling water.

[0003]

However, the conventional method is not practical because it is inefficient and time-consuming. In addition, since it takes a lot of money to install a full-scale facility, it cannot be used in general houses.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive rainwater intake device using an existing rain gutter. .

[0005]

To achieve the above object, in claim 1, a rainwater intake device for collecting rainwater from a roof is installed upright on the roof side to collect the rainwater from the roof (1). A vertical gutter (3) that waters and guides downward, a rainwater storage tank (4) connected to the vertical gutter (3), and an upper part of the rainwater storage tank (4) and a rainwater storage tank (4) And a overflow pipe (5) for draining rainwater in the rainwater storage tank (4) when the tank is full.

Further, according to claim 2, in a rainwater intake device for collecting rainwater from a roof, a rain gutter (3) provided upright on the roof side to collect and discharge the rainwater from the roof (1) is provided. , A water diversion box (7) attached to the middle part of the vertical gutter (3) for diversion of rainwater flowing from the roof (1), and a water intake pipe (8) to the water diversion box (7) The rainwater storage tank (4) connected to the rainwater storage tank (4) is connected to the upper part of the rainwater storage tank (4), and when the rainwater storage tank (4) is full, the rainwater in the rainwater storage tank (4) is drained. A flow tube (5).

Further, in claim 3, the vertical gutter (3)
Is cut at an intermediate portion, and further, the water diversion box (7) has a first connection port (71) connected to an upstream downflow gutter (3a) on an upper surface and a downstream downflow on a lower surface. Outflow from the second connection port (72) connected to the gutter (3b), the third connection port (73) connected to the water intake pipe (8) on the side surface, and the first connection port (71). The rainwater collected is used for the second connection port (72) or the third connection port (7).
The partition plate (70) is swingably mounted inside so as to divide the flow into either one of 3).

Further, in claim 4, the vertical gutter (3) is
The water diversion box (7) is cut at an intermediate portion, and further, the water diversion box (7) has a first connection port (75) connected to an upstream side downpipe (3a) on an upper surface and a downstream side downpipe (7) on a lower surface. 3b) and a second connection port (76) connected in parallel with the second connection port (76) on the lower surface and connected to the water intake pipe (8). By sliding between the second connection port (76) and the third connection port (77).
77) for closing the partition plate (78). A handle lever (74, 79) for operating the partition plate (7) from the outside is attached to the partition plate (7). Further, the overflow pipe (5) is provided between the rainwater storage water tank (4) and the drain groove or drain mass (6).

[0009]

In the first aspect of the present invention, the vertical gutter erected on the roof side is connected to the rainwater storage tank. As a result, rainwater flowing from the roof through the vertical gutter is collected in the rainwater storage tank. The rainwater stored in this way can be used as water for domestic use, for watering the garden, washing cars, and the like. When the rainwater storage tank is full, the rainwater in the rainwater storage tank is drained through the overflow pipe. Specifically, the overflow pipe is provided between the rainwater storage tank and the drainage channel or drainage mass, and the overflowing rainwater is drained to this drainage channel or drainage mass.

Further, according to the second aspect, the water diversion box is attached to the middle portion of the vertical gutter. This water diversion box is for diversion of rainwater flowing from the roof. That is, a rainwater storage tank is connected to this water diversion box via a water intake pipe, and the separated rainwater is collected in this rainwater storage tank. By mounting the water diversion box in this way, it becomes possible to directly drain the rainwater that has flowed from the roof, or to divert it and store it in the rainwater storage tank. For example, rainwater can be directly drained during normal times or heavy rain (typhoon, etc.), and can be split when water needs to be collected to store a necessary amount of rainwater in a rainwater storage tank. When the rainwater storage tank is full, the rainwater in the rainwater storage tank is drained to the drainage channel or drainage mass through the overflow pipe.

In order to mount the water diversion box, it is desirable to cut the vertical gutter at the middle portion. In this way, the water diversion box can be easily attached by cutting out the existing rain gutter. This water diversion box is provided with the first
Connection port, a second connection port provided on the lower surface, a third connection port provided on the side surface, and a partition plate swingably mounted inside. The upstream connection gutter is connected to the first connection port, the downstream connection gutter is connected to the second connection port, and the intake pipe is connected to the third connection port. Then, the partition plate divides the rainwater flowing in from the first connection port into either the second connection port or the third connection port.

Further, as in claim 4, the water diversion box is provided in parallel with the first connection port provided on the upper surface, the second connection port provided on the lower surface, and the second connection port. Alternatively, the third connection port and the slidable partition plate may be used. The upstream connection gutter is connected to the first connection port, the downstream connection gutter is connected to the second connection port, and the intake pipe is connected to the third connection port. Then, the partition plate is slid between the second connection port and the third connection port to close one of the connection ports, whereby the rainwater flowing in from the first connection port is diverted. The partition plate is operated by operating a handle lever from the outside.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First,
An embodiment of the rainwater intake device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
A gutter 2 is provided at the end of the roof 1 of the house A. On the other hand, on the side of the house A, a vertical gutter 3 is installed to collect rainwater collected in the gutter 2 and guide it downward. A rainwater storage tank 4 for storing rainwater is connected to the vertical gutter 3. One end of the overflow pipe 5 is connected to the upper end of the rainwater storage water tank 4. The other end of the overflow pipe 5 is guided to the drain groove 6 (or drain mass).

Under such a structure, rainwater flowing from the roof 1 through the vertical gutter 3 is stored in the rainwater storage tank 4. The stored rainwater is used for watering the garden, washing cars, etc. among household water. Then, when the rainwater storage tank 4 becomes full, the overflowed rainwater is drained to the drain groove 6 via the overflow pipe 5.

Next, another embodiment of the rainwater intake system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A gutter 2 is provided at the end of the roof 1 of the house A. On the other hand, on the side of the house A, a vertical gutter 3 is installed to collect rainwater collected in the gutter 2 and drain the rainwater. A water diversion box 7 (joint) is attached to an intermediate portion of the vertical gutter 3. The water diversion box 7 is for diversion of rainwater flowing from the roof 1 through the vertical gutter 3. The rainwater storage tank 4 is connected to the water distribution box 7 via a water intake pipe 8 (or a water intake hose). Rainwater split from the water diversion box 7 is stored in the rainwater storage water tank 4 through the water intake pipe 8. One end of the overflow pipe 5 is connected to the upper end of the rainwater storage water tank 4. The other end of the overflow pipe 5 is guided to the drain groove 6 (or drain mass).

Under such a structure, the rainwater flowing from the roof 1 through the vertical gutter 3 is drained directly to the drain groove 6 through the water diversion box 7. Alternatively, the rainwater is stored in the rainwater storage water tank 4 through the water diversion box 7 and the water intake pipe 8. When the rainwater storage tank 4 is full, the overflowed rainwater is drained to the drain groove 6 via the overflow pipe 5.

Next, the detailed structure of the water diversion box 7 is shown in FIGS.
Will be described. The water diversion box 7 shown in FIG. 3 is for a round gutter,
(A) is the top view, (b) is a side view, (c) is sectional drawing. The water diversion box 7 shown in FIG. 4 is for a square gutter, (a) is its top view, (b) is a side view.

In order to mount the water diversion box 7, the vertical gutter 3 is cut in the middle part. The water distribution box 7 includes a connection port 71 provided on an upper surface, a connection port 72 provided on a lower surface, a connection port 73 provided on a side surface, and a partition plate 70 swingably mounted inside. To be done. The connection port 71 has an upstream vertical gutter 3a, and the connection port 72 has a downstream vertical gutter 3b.
The water intake pipes 8 are connected to the connection ports 73, respectively, and are fixed with a band or the like. The partition plate 70 is swingably attached by the attachment pin 30. Furthermore, this partition 7
A handle lever 74 is attached to 0, and by operating the handle lever 74 from the outside, the partition plate 70 swings in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 3C. It is desirable to install the water diversion box 7 at a height that allows easy manual adjustment.

When the partition plate 70 is in the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the rainwater flowing from the connection port 71 through the upstream side trough 3a flows out to the connection port 72, and passes through the downstream vertical gutter 3b. It is drained to the drainage channel 6. On the other hand, when the partition plate 70 is at the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 3, the rainwater that has flowed in from the connection port 71 flows out to the connection port 73, passes through the water intake pipe 8 and is collected in the rainwater storage water tank 4. The partition plate 70 swings by operating the handle lever 74 from the outside, and the rainwater flowing out from the connection port 71 is divided into either the connection port 72 or the connection port 73. In this way, by switching the partition plate 70 to divert the rainwater, it is possible to avoid dust and sludge in the initial stage of rainfall and to collect and store clean water.

Next, the structure of another water diversion box 7 will be described with reference to FIG. (A) is a top view of the water diversion box 7, (b) is a side view,
(C) is sectional drawing, (d) is a figure which shows the sliding state of a partition plate. In the same manner as described above, the vertical gutter 3 is cut off in the middle part in order to mount the water diversion box 7. The water distribution box 7 has a connection port 75 provided on the upper surface, a connection port 76 provided on the lower surface, and a connection port 77 provided in parallel with the connection port 76,
It is configured with a partition plate 78 slidably provided inside. The upstream gutter 3a is connected to the connection port 75, the downstream vertical gutter 3b is connected to the connection port 76, and the water intake pipe 8 is connected to the connection port 77. A handle lever 79 is attached to the partition plate 78.
The partition plate 78 slides in the direction of arrow C in FIG.

When the partition plate 78 is in the position shown in FIG. 5 (c), the connection port 77 is closed, and the rainwater flowing from the connection port 75 through the upstream trough 3a flows out to the connection port 76. ,
The water is drained to the drain ditch 6 through the downstream trough 3b. on the other hand,
As shown in FIG. 5D, when the partition plate 78 is slid to close the connection port 76, the rainwater flowing in from the connection port 75 flows out to the connection port 77 and passes through the intake pipe 8 to store the rainwater storage tank 4. Collect in. Thus, by operating the handle lever 79 from the outside, the partition plate 78 slides, and the connection port 7
Rainwater flowing out from 5 is connected to the connection port 76 or the connection port 77.
Divide into one of the two.

According to this embodiment, the piping and the hose can be easily connected to the rainwater storage water tank 4, the partition plates 70 and 78 can be simply structured, and the clogging of dust can be reduced.
Also, some water leakage during rain does not pose a problem due to the nature of the equipment.

In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the overflow pipe 5 is guided to the drainage groove 6 (or drainage mass), and the overflowed rainwater is discharged to the drainage groove 6 through the overflow pipe 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 6, the overflow pipe 5 is connected to the vertical gutter 3 using a three-pronged pipe 9,
The overflowed rainwater may be caused to flow into the vertical gutter 3 through the overflow pipe 5 and be drained to the drain groove 6.

The rainwater stored in the rainwater storage tank 4 will be used for water spraying into the garden and car washing among household water. In this case, a pump or the like is installed in the rainwater storage tank 4. It is preferable that the rainwater stored by this pump can be sprinkled at any time.

[0025]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a simple and inexpensive rainwater intake device utilizing an existing rain gutter. Especially in Japan, the water shortage is serious depending on the weather due to the increase of water consumption in general households in recent years. Rainwater can be used for water spraying to the garden, car washing, etc. of household water, and the rainwater intake device of the present invention is effective from the viewpoint of eliminating water shortage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a rainwater intake device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing another embodiment of the rainwater intake system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a water diversion box (for a round gutter).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a water diversion box (for corner gutter).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another configuration of the water diversion box.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modified example of the rainwater intake device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Roof 2 Gutter 3 Vertical gutter 4 Rainwater storage tank 5 Overflow pipe 6 Drain 7 Water diversion box 8 Water intake pipe

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A rainwater intake device for collecting rainwater from a roof, which comprises a vertical gutter which is erected on a roof side and which collects the rainwater from the roof and guides it downward, and a rainwater storage tank connected to the vertical gutter. And a overflow pipe connected to an upper part of the rainwater storage tank and draining rainwater in the rainwater storage tank when the rainwater storage tank is full. 2. A rainwater intake device for collecting rainwater from a roof, for dividing the rainwater flowing from the roof with a vertical gutter installed on the roof side to collect and drain the rainwater from the roof. The water distribution box attached to the middle part of the vertical gutter, the rain water storage tank connected to this water distribution box via the intake pipe, and the upper part of the rain water storage tank, and the rain water storage tank became full. Sometimes, a rainwater intake device having an overflow pipe for draining rainwater in the rainwater storage tank. 3. The gutter is cut at an intermediate portion, and the water diversion box has a first connection port connected to an upstream gutter on an upper surface and a downstream gutter on a lower surface. The second connection port connected to the second connection port, the third connection port connected to the water intake pipe on the side surface, and the rainwater flowing out from the first connection port to the second connection port or the third connection port. The rainwater intake device according to claim 2, further comprising a partition plate that is swingably mounted inside so as to divide into one of the two. 4. The vertical gutter is cut at an intermediate portion, and the water diversion box has a first connection port connected to an upstream vertical gutter on an upper surface and a downstream vertical gutter on a lower surface. A second connection port connected to the second connection port, a third connection port provided on the lower surface in parallel with the second connection port and connected to the water intake pipe, a second connection port and a third connection port. The rainwater intake device according to claim 2, further comprising: a partition plate that closes one of the connection ports by sliding between the two. 5. The rainwater intake device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a handle lever for operating the partition plate from the outside is attached to the partition plate. 6. The rainwater intake device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the overflow pipe is provided between the rainwater storage water tank and a drain groove or drain mass.