JPH0411053Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a rain gutter that is attached to the eaves.

[Conventional technology]

As is well known, in conventional rain gutters, a plurality of groove-shaped members are connected to form a gutter body with a length corresponding to the length of the eaves, and a shielding plate called a stop is installed at the end of the gutter body. It is installed to prevent rainwater from flowing out from the end of the gutter body, and also to connect water collectors, elbows, drainage pipes, etc., which are installed downward from the pipe connection ports established at the bottom of the gutter body at specified locations. A connecting part was installed, and the gutter body was connected to the gutter via this connecting part.

Furthermore, in recent years, there has been a remarkable tendency to make the eaves of houses look cleaner and more elegantly finished to enhance the sense of luxury, and various measures have been proposed to meet such demands. One of the conventional measures is to cover the rain gutter attached to the eaves from the front with a decorative board that is separate from the rain gutter, so that the rain gutter is no longer visible.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in conventional rain gutters, even if the gutter body is covered with a decorative board, the elbows and gutter installed at the bottom of the gutter body are visible from the outside, so these connecting parts are an obstacle to finishing the eaves neatly. I was getting used to it. Furthermore, when additional decorative boards are attached, the number of work steps increases accordingly.

As described above, conventional rain gutters have the problem of not being able to finish the eaves neatly, although the number of man-hours involved is large. This requires extra work to install the decorative board, and since the connecting parts such as elbows and gutter are connected to the bottom of the gutter body, even if the decorative board is installed, those connecting parts will not be completely connected. This is because it is not covered up.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by constructing the gutter body from a plurality of box-shaped members and giving the gutter body the role of a member that covers connecting parts such as the main gutter. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a rain gutter which is easier to work with than conventional ones and which can give a beautiful finish to the eaves.

[Means for solving problems]

The means taken to achieve the above objective is that a plurality of box-shaped bottomed members each having an open top surface and a rectangular shape in plan view are arranged side by side, and a pipe connection is established on the rear wall of each bottomed member. A plurality of drainage pipes led rearward from each of the ports are connected to a common collecting pipe.

[Effect]

According to this configuration, the drainage pipe and the collection pipe act as a water pipe, and the drainage pipe and the collection pipe are covered from the front by the plurality of box-shaped bottomed members.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the rain gutter of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a box-shaped bottomed member that is rectangular in plan view, and has left and right side walls 2, 2, a front wall 3, a rear wall 4, and a bottom wall not shown in the figure, and the upper surface is open and has an opening. 6. Such box-shaped bottomed members 1 are arranged side by side as shown in FIG. 4 to constitute a gutter body 7. A pipe connection port 8 is provided in the rear wall 4 of each box-shaped bottomed member 1. Reference numeral 9 denotes a drainage pipe, which is led rearward from each of the pipe connection ports 8. 10 is a collection pipe, and a plurality of drainage pipes 9 are connected to this collection pipe 10. Here, the drain pipe 9 and the collection pipe 10 serve as a culvert, and are connected to a hard trough 12 via an elbow 11, for example. Next, the illustrated box-shaped bottomed member 1 has a mounting plate 13 that projects obliquely upward at the upper end of the rear wall 4, and a plate-shaped portion 14 that extends rearward at the lower end of the rear wall 4. ing.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the installed rain gutter. As is clear from the figure, the box-shaped bottomed member 1 is fixed to the eaves by fixing its mounting plate 13 to the rafters 100 by nailing or other suitable means. In this way, the tip of the rafter 100 and the soffit 1
10 is closed by the box-shaped bottomed member 1, the fascia 12 is used to close the gap.
0 (shown in phantom in FIG. 2) is no longer necessary. There is a plate-shaped part 1 under the eaves 110.
4 are arranged, and their soffits 110 and plate-like parts 1
A drainage pipe 9 and a collection pipe 10 are installed in the space between 4 and 4.
is placed. Therefore, the drain pipe 9 and the collection pipe 10 are covered by the plate-shaped portion 14 and cannot be seen from the outside. The elbow 11 is disposed inside a notch 111 formed by cutting out the plate-like portion 14,
A hard gutter 12 connected to the elbow 11 is guided downward along the wall, corner, etc. of the house.
Moreover, the plurality of box-shaped bottomed members 1 arranged horizontally are
If necessary, adjacent parts are positioned relative to each other by means of joints 15. As a joint 15 for positioning the box-shaped bottomed member 1, for example, as illustrated in FIG.
7 and the engaging pieces 18, 18 can be used. When the box-shaped bottomed members 1, 1 are connected in a positioned state using such a joint 15, the two box-shaped bottomed parts are connected by the engaging pieces 18, 18, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The side walls 2, 2 of the members 1, 1 are fixed to each other with a partition 17 in between, and the abutting portions of the box-shaped bottomed members 1, 1 are covered and hidden by the U-shaped member 16. This prevents rain from leaking through the gap created at the abutting portion of the box-shaped bottomed members 1, 1, and at the same time, the outer surface of the U-shaped member 16 exhibits a decorative effect. Such a decorative effect will be more pronounced if a decorative pattern is applied to the outer surface of the U-shaped member 16. Furthermore, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Since the rainwater falling on the top is distributed to the left and right box-shaped bottomed members 1, 1, rainwater does not drip from the abutting portions of the box-shaped bottomed members 1, 1.

In the illustrated example, the box-shaped bottomed member 1 is fixed to the eaves by fixing the mounting plate 13 to the rafters 13, but other means may be used to fix the box-shaped bottomed member 1 to the eaves. May be adopted. for example,
Even if a means is adopted in which an engaging tool is fixed to the fascia provided between the rafters and the soffit, and an engaging piece provided integrally with the box-shaped bottomed member 1 is engaged with the engaging tool. , or by other means.

FIG. 5 shows a rain gutter according to another embodiment.
This box-shaped bottomed member 1 of the rain gutter has a stepped portion 20 on the plate portion 14, thereby creating a recess 21 with an open lower end between the stepped portion 20 and the rear wall 4. It is being formed. In addition, the drainage pipe 9 and the collection pipe 1
The plate-shaped portion 14 of the box-shaped bottomed member 1 in which the elbow 11 connected to the sluice consisting of 0 is located is provided with a bulge 22 that extends perpendicularly to the stepped portion 20. 23 is a cover for closing the recess 21, and 24 is a cover for closing the internal space of the bulge 22.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the installed rain gutter shown in FIG. 5. As is clear from the figure, the drain pipes 9 are connected to pipe connection ports 8 provided in the rear wall 4 of the bottomed box-shaped member 1, and each drain pipe 9 is
is the collecting pipe 1 accommodated inside the recess 21.
Connected to 0. Further, a drainage pipe 9 connecting the collecting pipe 10 and the elbow 11 is housed in the internal space of the bulge 22 and is connected to the gutter 12 via the elbow 11. Further, the internal spaces of the recess 21 and the bulge 22 are respectively closed by covers 23 and 24. For example, the cover 23 can be attached to the recess 21 as shown in FIG.
The groove 2 formed on the cover 23 is fitted from below into the cover 23.
3a can be resiliently engaged with a protrusion 21a formed on the wall surface of the recess 21. By doing so, the cover 23 can be attached and detached in a so-called one-touch manner. Similar configurations can be adopted for other covers 24 as well.

According to this rain gutter, the bottomed box-shaped member 1 is connected to the rafter 10
0, the drainage pipe 9 and the collection pipe 10 can be accommodated in the internal space of the recess 21 and the bulge 22, making construction easier. Also, cover 2
3 or drain pipe 9 by simply removing cover 24.
It becomes possible to easily maintain and inspect the pipes and the collecting pipe 10. Furthermore, the rafter 1 is
Since the lower space of 00 is closed and cannot be seen from the outside, and the plate-shaped portion 14 serves as an eave ceiling, there is no need to provide an eave ceiling. In addition, the drainage pipe 9 and the collection pipe 10 are covered from the front by the bottomed box-shaped member 1, and the covers 23, 2
Since the drain pipe 9 and the collecting pipe 10 are covered from below by the drain pipe 4, the unsightly appearance caused by the drain pipe 9 and the collecting pipe 10 being visible from the outside is eliminated. Further, if the joint 15 explained in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 is used, the bottom box-shaped members 1 can be connected to each other, and water leakage from the connection part between the bottomed box-shaped members 1 and 1 can be prevented. This is the same as described for FIG. In addition, in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, in order to simplify the explanation, the first
The same parts as those shown in the figures and FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, drainage pipes are led to the rear of a plurality of box-shaped bottomed members arranged side by side, and these drainage pipes are connected to a common collection pipe. The pipes and collecting pipes are covered from the front by a plurality of box-shaped members and are no longer visible from the outside. Therefore, even if you do not install a decorative board, the eaves will look cleaner and more beautiful than the conventional case where a decorative board is installed. Nevertheless, it has the excellent effect of simplifying the construction process by reducing the number of man-hours since it is no longer necessary to attach a decorative board.

By the way, in conventional rain gutters, adjacent groove-shaped members are often misaligned at the connecting part of the gutter body, which is attached to the fascia of the eaves through a fitting such as a gutter hanger, as described above. For this reason, there have been many cases in which water leaks early from the joint even when the groove-shaped member is connected via a joint having a sealing function. However, since the box-shaped bottomed member of the present invention does not have any connecting parts, there is no fear of water leaking from the connecting parts. However, there is a concern that water may leak at the butt portions of the box-shaped bottomed members, but such concerns can be completely eliminated by using a joint as in the embodiment described above. In addition, the rain gutter of the present invention has the advantage that each box-shaped bottomed member can be replaced individually, so that partial repairs can be easily performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a rain gutter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the construction state of the rain gutter.
3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a partial plan view of the above-mentioned construction state, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a rain gutter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. The figure is an explanatory diagram showing the fitting state of the above-mentioned recess and the cover.
The figure is a sectional view showing the construction state of the rain gutter. 1... Box-shaped bottomed member, 4... Rear wall of the bottomed member,
6...Opening, 8...Pipe connection port, 9...Drainage pipe, 10...Collection pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A plurality of box-shaped bottomed members each having an open top surface and a rectangular shape in plan view are arranged side by side, and a plurality of drainage pipes are led rearward from respective pipe connection ports provided on the rear wall of each bottomed member. A rain gutter in which the pipes are connected to a common collecting pipe.