JPH09209518A - Eaves gutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an eaves gutter not removed from an eaves gutter joint when a load such as accumulated snow is applied by providing a hook section hooking the outdoor side lug hold section of the eaves gutter joint on the outside face below the apex of the outdoor side lug section of the eaves gutter. SOLUTION: A dovetail groove 26 made wider in width toward the inside of an outside face 25 is provided on an outside face 25 below the apex of the lug section 21 of the outdoor side tip section of an eaves groove main body 1. The lower side of the dovetail groove 26 serves as a hook section 24 hooking the outdoor side lug hold section 31 of an eaves gutter joint 3. When the eaves gutter joint 3 is to be fitted to an eaves gutter A, the lug hold section 31 at one end section of the eaves gutter joint 3 is inserted into the indoor side lug section 22 of the eaves gutter A supported by a bracket and fitted to the eaves. The lug hold section 31 of the eaves gutter joint 3 is inserted to the hook section 24 of the outdoor side lug section 21 of the eaves gutter A. The other end section of the eaves gutter joint 3 is inserted into the adjacent eaves gutter A like the fitting of one end section, and both eaves gutters A are connected together by the eaves gutter joint 3. The eaves gutter joint 3 facilitating fitting can be obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to eaves gutters attached to buildings such as general houses, factories and warehouses.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, rainwater that has fallen on the roofs of buildings such as general houses, factories and warehouses is collected in the eaves attached to the eaves, drained to a vertical gutter connected to the eaves, and drained. There is. Since the length of the eaves is usually longer than the standard length of the eaves gutters, the eaves gutters are used by being connected with eaves gutter joints. The eaves trough described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-52017 is known as a typical eaves trough used here. Shokai 61
As shown in FIG. 3, the eaves gutter described in Japanese Patent No. 52017 is
The cross-sectional shape of the outdoor side ear portion 36 of the eaves gutter 35 is a substantially rectangular hollow shape. As for the method of connecting the eaves gutter 35, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-289973, the eaves gutter joint 37 is used.
The eaves trough 35 is connected to the eaves trough 35 by attaching the eaves trough joint 37 to the eaves trough 35 such that the outdoor side end portion of the eaves trough covers the top of the outdoor side ear portion 36 of the eaves trough 35.

[0003]

The eaves gutter 3 described in the above publication
5 is simple and convenient because you can attach the eaves trough joint 37 to the eaves trough 35 simply by hooking the outdoor side tip of the eaves trough joint 37 on the outdoor side of the eaves trough 35 or the outdoor side ear. there were. However, as shown in FIG. 3, the eaves gutter joint 37
The outdoor tip of the is only caught on the inside of the outdoor ear 36 from the top of the outdoor ear 36 of the eaves gutter 35, so that snow accumulates on the roof and this snow falls along the slope of the roof. When the eaves joint 37 is overlaid, a force acts in the direction of the arrow, and as shown in FIG. 4, the outdoor ear of the eaves joint 37 may drop downward and come off. . Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an eaves trough that does not come off from the eaves trough joint even when a load such as snow is applied.

[0004]

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and in an eaves trough composed of an eaves gutter body and ears, on an outer surface below the top of the outdoor side ears,
A locking part for locking the ear holding part on the outdoor side of the eaves trough joint is provided.

The eaves gutter body and the ear are integrated,
The eaves gutter body and the ears may be separated and formed separately, and the ears may be inserted into the outdoor end of the eaves gutter body. or,
The material of the eaves gutter body and the ears may be appropriately selected, but polyvinyl chloride resin is preferable from the viewpoints of light weight and corrosion.

The eaves gutter of the present invention may be attached to the eaves by a hanging type or a receiving type. In the case of the hanging type, the outdoor ear holding part that holds the outdoor ear of the eaves gutter at the tip of the support body that is provided on the outdoor side of the fixing plate, and the indoor ear holding part on the indoor side of the outdoor ear holding part Is provided, and the outdoor side ear and the indoor side ear of the eaves gutter are used by holding them in their respective holding portions. Further, in the case of the receiving device type, the support body is formed into substantially the same shape as the outer peripheral surface of the eaves gutter, and the outer peripheral surface of the eaves gutter is used by being supported from below by the support body.

(Operation) When the eaves gutter of the present invention is connected with the eaves trough joint, the outdoor end of the eaves trough joint is hooked and locked to this locking portion, and the eaves trough is connected with the eaves trough joint. Connecting. Then, since the locking portion is provided on the outer surface below the top of the outdoor side ear, snow accumulates on the roof, the snow falls along the slope of the roof, and the snow falls on the eaves joint 37. As shown in Fig. 4, even if a force acts in the direction of the arrow, the outdoor end of the eaves joint will not be directly loaded with snow, etc., and the eaves joint will come off the eaves trough. There is no such thing.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
(A) is a cross-sectional view of the outdoor ear of the eaves gutter, (b) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the outdoor end of the eaves gutter is hooked and locked to the outdoor ear of the eaves gutter, ) Is an enlarged explanatory view of the X part of (B).

As shown in FIG. 1, A is an eaves gutter, and this eaves gutter A is composed of an eaves gutter body 1 and an ear 2. The eaves gutter body 1 is provided with an outdoor side ear portion 21 at the outdoor side tip portion and an indoor side ear portion 22 at the indoor side tip portion. A wide dovetail groove 26 is provided inside the outer side surface 25 on the outer side surface 25 below the top portion 23 of the outdoor side ear portion 21. The lower edge of the dovetail groove 26 serves as a locking portion 24 that locks the ear holding portion 31 on the outdoor side of the eaves trough joint 3.

Next, a method and an operation of attaching the eaves gutter joint 3 to the eaves gutter A will be described. First, a metal fitting (not shown)
, And the ear-holding portion 32 at the indoor end of one end of the eaves joint 3 is fitted into the indoor ear 22 at the indoor end of the eaves gutter A attached to the eaves tip. Next, the ear holding portion 31 of the outdoor tip portion of the eaves trough joint 3 is fitted into the locking portion 24 of the outdoor ear portion 21 at the outdoor tip portion of the eaves trough A. Next, the other end of the eaves trough joint 3 is fitted into the adjacent eaves trough A in the same manner as the above-mentioned attachment of the one end, and the eaves trough A is connected with the eaves trough joint 3. .

When the eaves gutter A thus connected is used, it snows in winter and falls along the slope of the roof, and even if the eaves gutter's outdoor side ear portion 21 is pushed, the outdoor side ear portion 21 is pressed.
Locking portion 24 provided on the outer side surface 25 below the top portion 23 of the
Since the outdoor side ear holding portion 31 of the eaves trough joint 3 is locked to the eaves trough joint 3, the load such as snow is not directly applied to the outdoor side tip of the eaves trough joint 3, and the eaves trough A to the eaves trough joint 3 Does not come off.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 (a) is an explanatory view showing a state in which the ear-holding portion 31a of the arrowhead-shaped outdoor end of the eaves gutter joint 3a is fitted into the locking portion, and (b) is an outdoor ear of the eaves gutter. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which fitted and locked the outdoor side front-end | tip part of the eaves gutter joint which became arrowhead shape. As shown in FIG. 2, what is different from the embodiment of FIG. 1 is that the structure of the eaves gutter joint is almost the same as that of the outdoor end, except for the structure and operation described below. Therefore, the description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the eaves gutter joint 3a has an arrowhead-shaped outdoor end, and the eaves gutter A is provided with a locking portion 24a of the outdoor ear 21 at the outdoor end. ing. The locking portion 24a includes a first locking portion 24a1 and a second locking portion 24a2. The ear-holding portion 31a of the arrowhead-shaped outdoor-side tip portion of the eaves-and-groove joint 3a is strongly pushed, and the first locking portion 24a of the outer side surface 25 of the outdoor-side ear portion 21 is pushed.
While elastically deforming 1 and the second locking portion 24a2,
The ear holding portion 31a at the tip of the outdoor side, which has a barbed shape, is fitted.

Then, the first locking portion 24 of the outdoor ear portion 21
The ear retaining portion 31a on the outdoor side of the eaves gutter joint 3 can be engaged with a1 and the second engagement portion 24a2, and the eaves trough joint 3a can be firmly attached to the eaves trough A.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, the engaging portion for engaging the outdoor ear holding portion of the eaves joint is provided on the outer surface of the outdoor ear portion below the top. From this, the outdoor side tip of the eaves gutter joint is hooked and locked to this locking part, and by mounting the eaves gutter joint on the eaves gutter, the load such as snow is directly applied to the outdoor side tip of the eaves gutter joint. The eaves gutter joint does not come off from the eaves gutter without hanging, and the installation is simple and convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a cross-sectional view of the outdoor ear of the eaves gutter, and (b) is the outdoor ear of the eaves gutter with the outdoor end of the eaves joint. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state locked and hooked, (C) is X section enlarged explanatory drawing of (B).

FIG. 2A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the ear-holding portion of the arrow-shaped outdoor end of the eaves gutter joint is fitted into the locking portion;
(B) is explanatory drawing which shows the state which fitted the outdoor side front-end | tip part of the eaves gutter joint which was arrowhead-shaped into the outdoor side ear part of the eaves gutter, and was made to lock it.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the eaves trough joint is attached to the eaves trough joint such that the outdoor end of the eaves trough joint is covered with the top portion of the eaves trough outer side ear having a substantially rectangular cross section. is there.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a load such as snow is applied to an eaves gutter joint attached to the eaves gutter and the eaves gutter is detached from the outdoor side ear of the eaves gutter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A eaves gutter 1 eaves gutter body 2 ears 21 outdoor side ears 22 indoor side ears 23 tops 24, 24a locking part 24a1 first locking part 24a2 second locking part 25 outer surface 26 dovetail 3 eaves gutter joint 31, 31a Outdoor-side ear holding part 32 Snow

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An eaves trough consisting of an eaves gutter body and an ear part, wherein a locking part for locking an outdoor side ear holding part of the eaves gutter joint is provided on an outer surface below the top part of the outdoor side ear part. Eaves gutter characterized by having.