JPH11270072A - Fitting structure for fallen leaves-preventing cover for gutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fitting structure for a fallen leaves-preventing cover for a gutter by which the workability can be improved and rainwater can be securely collected into the gutter. SOLUTION: A guide plate 4 having a nearly flat plane and a nearly smooth face at the upper side is formed along the inclined direction of a roof 18 at the opening part of a gutter 2 and a recessed part 5 continuously extended on the nearly smooth face and opened at the inclined downward position is formed at the upper face of the guide plate 4. Further, one side edeg of a fallen leaves-preventing cover 3 for the gutter formed as a nearly flat plate is engaged with the recess 5, and the cover 3 is fitted to the guide plate 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a rain gutter fall prevention cover provided at an opening of a rain gutter to prevent dust such as fallen leaves from entering the inside of the rain gutter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a problem that trash such as fallen leaves enters a rain gutter, and that the rain gutter or the vertical gutter overflows with water. Is being done. However, since dirt is caught and remains at the opening, the opening is closed after a lapse of time, and it is difficult to drop water into the rain gutter. In addition, there was an aesthetic problem because garbage remained on the rain gutter.

[0003] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a rain gutter litter cover is provided at the opening of the rain gutter, and dust is slid from the opening and discharged to the outside of the rain gutter. It is done to prevent garbage from collecting.

FIG. 4 is a sectional perspective view showing a mounting structure of a conventionally used rain gutter fall leaf cover, which has a structure as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.
FIG.

According to the perspective view of FIG. 4, a substantially flat guide piece 4 is inclined at the opening of the rain gutter 2 in the inclination direction of the roof 18 to form a rain gutter fall protection cover 3 formed on the substantially flat plate. This is a structure for attaching a rain gutter falling leaf cover formed by vertically extending L-shaped pieces 81 and 82 from both ends toward each other and engaging with the guide pieces 4.

In this conventional example, since the rain gutter leaf fall protection cover 3 is provided so as to be inclined at the rain gutter opening as described above, dust falling on the rain gutter opening is placed inside the rain gutter 2. Since the falling leaf cover 3 for rain gutters does not fall down and is formed in a substantially flat plate, garbage does not stay in the same place, but slides on the upper surface of the falling leaf cover for rain gutters to discharge to the outside of the rain gutter 2. Can be.

[0007] In this conventional embodiment, the hanger 1
A guide piece support piece 9 projects from the upper surface to support the guide piece 4. In addition, a gap is provided between the front edge portion of the rain gutter 2 and the rain gutter fallen leaf cover 3. As a result, only rainwater enters the inside of the rain gutter 2 through the gap, and the water collecting performance of the rain gutter is not impaired.

Further, according to FIG. 5, the attachment of the rain gutter fallen leaf cover 3 is performed in the following procedure.

The leaf cover for rain gutter 3 is positioned above the guide piece 4 so that both L-shaped pieces 81 and 82 are aligned with both ends of the guide piece 4, for example, the central portion of the leaf cover for rain gutter 3 as it is. And fit it into the guide piece 4. Both L
Since the tip portions of the character pieces 81 and 82 are inclined in a substantially arrowhead shape, the L-shaped pieces 81 or 82 are not forcibly expanded outward when the rain gutter fall leaf cover 3 is locked. It can be locked to the guide piece 4. Of course, one side may be hung on the guide piece 4 and then the other may be put on. However, in this case, the root portion of the L-shaped piece 81 or 82 is unnecessarily widened and the L-shaped piece 81 or 82 is apt to be damaged. Is normal.

[0010]

However, in the conventional mounting structure of the rain gutter leaf fall cover, the guide piece 4 is provided at the rain gutter opening, and the rain gutter fall leaf cover 3 is locked from above. Method. On the other hand, the rain gutter 2 has a roof 18
Since the construction is performed as close to the tip as possible, the distance between the rain gutter 2 and the roof 18 is reduced. In the narrow space, the rain gutter fall protection cover 3 is locked from above the guide piece 4, so that the mounting workability is poor.

Also, when rainwater is blown, the rainwater may spill upward on the slope of the rain gutter leaf fall protection cover 3, and may fall down without falling into the rain gutter 2. was there. For this reason, it is desired to provide the rain gutter litter cover 3 as far as possible under the roof 18. However, as described above, the gap between the rain gutter 2 and the roof 18 is so narrow that the workability is deteriorated. Conversely, if the gap between the rain gutter 2 and the roof 18 is widened and the rain gutter leaf fall protection cover 3 is provided all the way,
The rainwater from the roof 18 does not enter the rain gutter 2 and the blowing of the rain directly wets the outer wall and the like, which is useless.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to improve workability,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure for attaching a rain gutter fallen leaf cover capable of reliably collecting rainwater in the rain gutter.

[0013]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rain gutter fallen leaf cover mounting structure provided at an opening of a rain gutter.
At the opening of the rain gutter, a guide piece having a substantially flat surface and a substantially smooth surface is inclined and formed in the roof inclining direction. A rain gutter leaf fall cover, which is provided on the guide piece upper surface and further has a substantially flat plate-shaped rain gutter leaf fall protection cover engaged with the recess, and the rain gutter leaf fall protection cover is attached to the guide piece. Cover mounting structure.

According to this, on the inclined upper portion of the guide piece,
A concave part which is continuous with a substantially smooth surface and is opened downward at an inclination is provided on the upper surface of the guide piece, and one edge of a rain gutter leaf fall protection cover formed in a substantially flat plate is engaged with the concave part, thereby providing a rain gutter leaf fall protection. By locking the cover to the guide piece, the workability is improved because the rain gutter fallen leaf cover is engaged with the concave portion obliquely from what was conventionally locked from above the guide piece.
In addition, even when the inclined upper portion of the guide piece extends to the back of the roof to form a concave portion, the mounting can be easily performed, so that rainwater can be collected in the rain gutter without spilling on the back of the rain gutter.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an attachment structure for a rain gutter fallen leaf cover, wherein a convex portion is provided on an upper surface of one side edge of the rain gutter fall leaf cover, and the concave portion is engaged with the convex portion. 2. The rain gutter fallen leaf cover mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a mating engagement piece is provided.

According to this, the convex portion is provided on the upper surface portion of one side edge of the leaf cover for rain gutter, and the engaging piece for engaging with the convex portion is provided in the concave portion. The gutter litter cover can be locked more securely.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the attachment structure for a rain gutter fallen leaf cover, the upper surface of the convex portion is inclined toward the tip so as to have a substantially arrowhead shape, and the convex portion has a rounded corner. The leaf gutter cover cover mounting structure for rain gutter according to claim 2.

According to this, the upper surface of the convex portion is inclined toward the tip so as to have a substantially arrowhead shape, and the corner of the convex portion is formed round, so that one edge of the leaf cover for rain gutter can be inserted into the concave portion. , And can be inserted easily without being caught on the engagement piece.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an attachment structure for a rain gutter falling leaf cover, wherein a substantially L-shaped piece is protruded from a lower portion of the one side edge of the rain gutter falling leaf cover. The inner part is formed as a recess, and the recess is engaged with a guide piece.
3. A rain gutter fallen leaf cover mounting structure according to any one of 1. to 3. above.

According to this, a substantially L-shaped piece is protruded from a lower part of the one side edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover on the opposite side to form a recess therein, and the recess is engaged with the guide piece. The combination makes it possible to more reliably attach the rain gutter litter cover to the guide piece.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the attachment structure for a leaf cover for rain gutter according to the fifth aspect, a substantially L-shaped tip portion is formed round so as to be easily engaged with the guide piece. 4. A rain gutter fall leaf cover mounting structure according to 4.

According to this, the substantially L-shaped tip portion is formed round so as to be easily engaged with the guide piece, so that the recess can be easily engaged with the guide piece.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are diagrams showing embodiments according to all claims of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional perspective view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a rain gutter litter cover, and FIG.
5 is a schematic view showing how to attach a rain gutter litter cover.

In this embodiment, in FIG. 1, a guide piece 4 having a substantially flat surface and a substantially smooth upper surface is formed in the opening portion of the rain gutter 2 by being inclined in the direction of inclination of the roof 18. A concave portion 5 which is continuous with a substantially smooth surface and opens downward is provided on the upper surface of the guide piece 4, and one edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover 3 formed in a substantially flat plate is engaged with the concave portion 5. Then, the rain gutter litter cover 3 is attached to the guide piece 4.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a projection 6 is provided on the upper surface of one edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover 3, and an engagement piece 7 for engaging with the projection 6 is provided in the recess 5. And the convex portion 6
The upper surface is inclined toward the tip to have a substantially arrowhead shape, and the corners of the convex portion 6 are formed round. A substantially L-shaped piece 8 protrudes from the lower part of the one side edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover 3 to form a recess therein, and the recess is engaged with the end of the guide piece 4. In this case, the distal end portion of the substantially L-shaped piece 8 is formed in a round shape so as to be easily engaged with the guide piece 4.

According to this, a concave portion 5 which is continuous with a substantially smooth surface and is opened downward and inclined is provided on the upper surface of the guide piece 4 on the upper inclined portion of the guide piece 4, and a rain gutter fall leaf cover formed on a substantially flat plate. 3 is engaged with the concave portion 5 and the rain gutter leaf fall protection cover 3 is locked to the guide piece 4.
The workability is improved because the rain gutter litter cover 3 is engaged with the recess 5 from an oblique direction. Further, even when the guide piece 4 is extended to the back of the roof, the mounting can be easily performed, so that rainwater can be collected in the rain gutter without spilling on the back of the rain gutter 2.

Further, a convex portion 6 is provided on the upper surface of one side edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover 3, and an engaging piece 7 for engaging with the convex portion 6 is provided in the concave portion 5. The combined rain gutter litter cover 3 can be more securely locked, and the upper surface of the convex portion 6 is inclined toward the tip to form a substantially arrowhead shape, and the convex portion 6 has a rounded corner. When one edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover 3 is inserted into the recess 5, it can be easily inserted without being caught by the engagement piece 7,
The protrusion 6 and the engagement piece 7 are engaged in the removal direction and do not fall off.

An approximately L-shaped piece 8 is protruded from a lower part of the one side edge of the rain gutter litter cover 3 on the opposite side to form a recess therein, and the recess is formed on the guide piece 4. The engagement makes it possible to more reliably attach the rain gutter fallen leaf cover 3 to the guide piece 4, and the tip portion of the substantially L-shaped piece 8 is formed in a round shape so as to be easily engaged with the guide piece 4. This makes it possible to easily engage the recess with the guide piece 4.

In the present embodiment, the guide piece 4 is provided at the rain gutter opening by the guide piece support piece 9 provided so as to protrude from the upper surface of the hanging tool 1, and is thus integrated with the hanging tool 1. Because it is provided, it is attached at the time of construction and helps to shorten the latter period. Of course, the present invention is not limited to being attached to the hanging tool 1 integrally, and for example, a separate guide piece support piece 9 may be provided. Further, the leaf cover 3 for rain gutters and the guide piece 4 are generally formed of resin, but the material is not particularly limited, and a metal or other substance may be used.

The hanging tool 1 has a shape peculiar to each rain gutter 2 to lock the rain gutter 2 in accordance with the shape of the rain gutter 2. The hanging tool 1 used in the present embodiment locks the front ear 12 provided inside the front edge portion of the rain gutter 2 and the rear ear 13 provided inside the rear edge portion of the rain gutter 2, respectively. The rain gutter 2 has a leading edge support portion 10 and a trailing edge support portion 11 and further projects inward of a water collecting groove 16 provided on the front side of the rain gutter 2 so as to prevent rainwater flowing down from falling outside. The auxiliary locking piece 17 for supporting the portion
0. The hanging tool 1 itself is attached to a wall or the like using a nail body 15 with a base 14 provided integrally.

A gap is provided between the front edge of the rain gutter 2 and the fall gutter cover 3 for rain gutter. In this way, rainwater can be dropped into the rain gutter 2 and the L-shaped piece 8 is provided on the rain gutter litter cover 3, so that the rainwater that has flowed can be easily drained downward. . In addition, the positional relationship between the upper surface of the rain gutter litter cover 3 and the front edge of the rain gutter 2 is such that the rain gutter litter cover 3 is slightly higher. This makes it easy to drop large trash and the like as it is.

Here, how to attach the rain gutter fallen leaf cover according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

First, one edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover 3 is inserted into the recess 5 from the upper surface of the guide piece 4. At this time, since the upper surface of the convex portion 6 provided on the rain gutter litter cover 3 is inclined toward the tip to form a substantially arrowhead shape, the engaging piece 7 provided in the concave portion 5 is pushed up smoothly, and the convex portion 6 is raised. The recess 5
Easy to lock on. Thereafter, the L-shaped piece 8 is pressed against the guide piece 4 with the convex portion 6 being locked to the concave portion 5 and attached. At this time L
Since the tip of the character piece 8 is formed round so as to be easily engaged with the guide piece 4, it is easy to attach as shown in the figure.

The tip of the rain gutter litter cover 3 is also rounded, but the guide piece 4
It is easy to slide the upper surface. The base of the L-shaped piece 8 is slightly rounded, so that the L-shaped piece 8 spreads slightly outward at the time of mounting, and stress is applied to the base of the L-shaped piece 8.

[0035]

As described in detail above, according to the mounting structure of the rain gutter fallen leaf cover according to claim 1 of the present invention,
On the upper part of the guide piece, a concave part which is continuous with a substantially smooth surface and opens downward is provided on the upper surface of the guide piece, and one edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover formed on a substantially flat plate is engaged with the concave part. By locking the rain gutter leaf fall protection cover to the guide piece, the rain gutter fall protection cover is engaged with the recess from an oblique direction because the rain gutter leaf fall protection cover has been conventionally locked from above the guide piece. Workability is improved. In addition, even when the recessed portion is formed by extending the upper inclined portion of the guide piece toward the back of the roof, the mounting can be easily performed, so that rainwater can be collected in the rain gutter without spilling on the back of the rain gutter.

According to the mounting structure of the rain gutter fall protection cover according to the second aspect of the present invention, a projection is provided on the upper surface of one side edge of the rain gutter fall protection cover, and the projection is formed in the recess. Since the engaging piece for engaging is provided, it is possible to more reliably lock the leaf cover for rain gutter engaged with the concave portion.

According to the mounting structure of the rain gutter fall protection cover according to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper surface of the convex portion is inclined toward the tip to have a substantially arrowhead shape, and the convex portion has a rounded corner. When one edge of the leaf cover for rain gutter is inserted into the concave portion, the cover can be easily inserted without being caught by the engaging piece.

According to the attachment structure of the rain gutter fallen leaf cover according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a substantially L-shaped piece is protruded from a lower part of the one side edge of the rain gutter fallen leaf cover. By forming the inner side as a recess and engaging the recess with the guide piece, it is possible to more reliably attach the rain gutter litter cover to the guide piece.

According to the attachment structure of the rain gutter fallen leaf cover according to claim 5 of the present invention, the substantially L-shaped tip portion is formed round so as to be easily engaged with the guide piece, so that the recess is formed. It is possible to easily engage the guide piece.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional perspective view of an embodiment of a leaf fall cover attaching structure according to all claims of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a rain gutter fall leaf cover according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a method of attaching the rain gutter fallen leaf cover of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view of an embodiment of a conventional structure for mounting a fallen leaf cover.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part of the embodiment of the conventional structure for attaching a leaf fall protection cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hanging tool 2 Rain gutter 3 Rain gutter fall protection cover 4 Guide piece 5 Concave part 6 Convex part 7 Engagement piece 8 L-shaped piece 9 Guide piece support piece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mounting structure for a rain gutter leaf fall protection cover provided at an opening of a rain gutter, wherein a guide piece having a substantially flat surface and a substantially smooth upper surface is inclined in the roof inclination direction at the opening of the rain gutter. In the upper part of the guide piece, a concave part which is continuous with a substantially smooth surface and is opened downward is provided on the upper surface of the guide piece. A rain gutter fall leaf cover mounting structure in which the rain gutter fall leaf cover is attached to the guide piece by engaging with the recess. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a projection is provided on an upper surface of one edge of the leaf cover for rain gutters, and an engagement piece for engaging with the projection is provided in the recess. Mounting structure for fallen leaf cover for rain gutter. 3. A rain gutter fallen leaf fall protection cover mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the upper surface of the convex portion is inclined toward the tip to form a substantially arrowhead shape, and the corner of the convex portion is rounded. 4. An approximately L-shaped piece is protruded from a lower part of the opposite side edge of the one side edge of the rain gutter litter cover, and the inside thereof is formed as a recess, and the recess is engaged with the guide piece. 4. The structure for attaching a leaf cover for rain gutters according to claim 1, wherein 5. The substantially L-shaped tip portion is formed round so as to be easily engaged with the guide piece.
The mounting structure for the fallen leaf cover for rain gutter described in the above.