JPH0142575Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to rain gutters that are constructed at the eaves of houses and are used to collect and drain rainwater.

(Prior Art) Rain gutters of the above type are constructed at the eaves using rain gutter support fittings. There are two types of rain gutter support metal fittings used in rain gutter construction: receiving metal fittings that support the rain gutter from below and hanging metal fittings that support the rain gutter in a suspended manner. In order to avoid deteriorating the aesthetic appearance, it is preferable to use hanging fittings that are mostly covered by the rain gutter and cannot be seen.

The hanging fittings used in this case are designed so that they can be hung on the ears provided at the ends of the rising walls of the channel-shaped members that make up the rain gutter. If the ear part is held in from the outside by the catch part, the catch part will be exposed to the outside after the construction of the rain gutter. However, in recent years, there has been a growing tendency to require that the hanging fittings be completely invisible from the outside, that is, from the front and below of rain gutters installed at the eaves.

Therefore, in order to meet this demand, a decorative board separate from the rain gutters is installed in front of the rain gutters. If you do this, the hanging metal fittings of the rain gutter will be completely covered by the decorative board and will not be visible from the outside, so you can avoid degrading the aesthetics due to the hanging metal fittings being visible, but you will need a decorative board separate from the rain gutter. In addition, there is the inconvenience of having to construct rain gutters and decorative panels separately, which has the disadvantage of raising construction costs.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) The problem to be solved by the invention is that when using the above-mentioned hanging metal fittings as rain gutter support metal fittings, it is not necessary to install a separate decorative board in front of the rain gutter. Another problem is to ensure that the hanging metal fittings are completely covered by the rain gutter after the rain gutter is constructed.

(Means for Solving the Problem) A means for solving the above problem is to install a decorative plate that extends in front of the ear on a groove-shaped member that has an ear that is hooked to the rain gutter support fitting. are integrally provided, and a drainage hole communicating with the inside of the groove-shaped member is provided in the groove formed by the ear portion and the decorative board.

(Function) In the above means, when a hanging metal fitting is used as a rain gutter support metal fitting, the hanging part of the hanging metal fitting is covered with a decorative board, and the other parts are covered by the grooved member of the rain gutter. Because they are covered, the hanging hardware will be completely invisible after the rain gutters are installed.

Moreover, since the decorative board is integrally provided with the channel-shaped member, the inconvenience of having to install the decorative board and the channel-shaped member separately is eliminated. Therefore, it becomes possible to omit the construction of a decorative board, which was previously performed separately. Further, a groove is formed by the ears and the decorative plate, and even if rainwater flows into the groove, it is smoothly drained into the groove-shaped member through the drain hole, and does not accumulate inside the groove.

(Example) The rain gutter 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a so-called square gutter made of an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin. The rain gutter 10 in the illustrated example includes a channel-shaped member 1
The rising front and rear walls of 1 are provided with ears 12, 13 extending over the entire length thereof, and these ears 12, 1
3 is used to improve the rigidity of the groove-shaped member 11 and to hang a rain gutter support metal fitting, which will be described later. Of these ears 12 and 13, the ear 12 on the front wall of the groove member 11 is provided at the inner end of an inward flat plate portion 111 formed in the groove member 11. Further, a decorative board 14 is raised from the outer end of the flat plate part 111 and extends in front of the ear part 12. A groove 15 is formed by the ear portion 12, the decorative plate 14, and the flat plate portion 111.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the rain gutter 10 shown in FIG. 1 is constructed on the eaves using rain gutter support fittings 20. The illustrated rain gutter support fitting 20 is a so-called hanging fitting, and is attached to two ears 12 and 1 provided on the groove-shaped member 11 of the rain gutter 10.
3 are each hung from the outside in a hugging manner.
1 and 22, and two elastic pieces 23 and 24 that prevent the rain gutter 10 from rattling or falling off when subjected to external forces such as wind pressure.

In the case of such a rain gutter support fitting 20, as clearly shown in FIG. The hook 22 is hooked to the ear 13 on the rear wall of the groove-shaped member 11, and the two elastic pieces 23 and 24 are respectively opposed to the backs of the ears 12 and 13, respectively.

When the rain gutter 10 is constructed using the rain gutter support fittings 20 as described above, as is clear from FIG. Decorative board 1 that sticks out in front of it even though it is hung in the closed state
4 so that it cannot be seen from the outside. Further, as is clear from FIG. 2, the other portions of the rain gutter support fitting 20 are covered by the groove-shaped member 11 from below. Therefore, the rain gutter support fittings 20 are completely invisible after construction.

As is clear from FIG. 1 and FIG.
Since the grooves 15 are formed by these grooves 15, there is a concern that rainwater flowing into the grooves 15 may accumulate during use of the rain gutter 10 after construction. However, this concern
This problem can be easily solved by providing drain holes 112 communicating with the inside of the groove-shaped member 11 at a plurality of locations. This is because rainwater is drained into the groove-shaped member 11 through the drain hole 112. Further, the above three members work together to serve as a box-shaped reinforcing rib, which has the advantage of improving the rigidity of the rain gutter 10 as a whole.

Note that it is advantageous to make the decorative board 14 into a curved shape with various changes or to apply various patterns to its outer surface to enhance the decorative effect. Furthermore, as shown in the illustrated example, by forming stepped recesses 113 in the channel member 11, etc., the channel member 11 itself has a decorative effect and a reinforcing effect. Completely invisible from the outside or decorative board 1
Coupled with the decorative effect in item 4, this is beneficial in increasing the commercial value of the rain gutter 10.

In the rain gutter 10 of the embodiment, the ears 12
Although the case in which the hanging part 21 of the rain gutter support fitting 20 is hung from the outside in a hugged state is described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and the decorative board can be attached to a rain gutter where the hanging part 21 is hung from the inside in a hugged state. may be provided. However, in this case, the rain gutter support fittings are not visible from the outside even without the decorative board, so the effect of providing the decorative board integrally with the channel member is to improve the appearance rather than to prevent deterioration of the aesthetics. The emphasis is on the fact that there is no need to separately construct the board. Furthermore, it may be a rain gutter in which the ears are provided directly on the front wall and an L-shaped decorative board is extended from the groove-shaped member in front of the ears.

Further, the rain gutter 10 is not limited to the square gutter shown in the drawings, but may of course be a semi-cylindrical round gutter.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the explanation of the embodiments, according to the invention, there is no need to separately construct a decorative board to completely hide the rain gutter support fittings, so the construction cost can be reduced. It becomes possible to provide rain gutters with excellent aesthetic appearance despite being cheap. Furthermore, rainwater that has flowed into the groove formed by the ears and the decorative board is drained into the inside of the groove-shaped member through the drain hole and does not accumulate inside the groove.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing a rain gutter according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the rain gutter after construction, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing the rain gutter after construction. 10... Rain gutter, 11... Channel shaped member, 12...
Ears, 14... Decorative board, 20... Rain gutter support fittings.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A groove-shaped member having an ear portion that is hooked to a rain gutter support fitting is integrally provided with a decorative board that projects in front of the ear portion, and a groove-shaped member is provided in the groove formed by the ear portion and the decorative board. A rain gutter with drainage holes that lead to the interior.