JPH0425378B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a top cover fitting in a solar energy harvesting device.

Prior Art The present applicant has previously invented a solar energy collecting device comprising metal roofing materials, a connecting member for connecting the metal roofing materials, a cover body inserted between adjacent connecting members, and related structures. .

By the way, in this solar energy collecting device, since the joint between the upper end covers is fitted and covered by a connection cover that is attached to the upper end cover in advance so as to be slidable in the lateral direction, the connection cover is covered with tape or the like. It was necessary to temporarily fasten the parts, and installation and removal were troublesome.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide an upper end cover mount for a solar energy collecting device that does not require prior attachment to the upper end cover and temporary fixing and can be easily installed and removed. It is about providing.

Means for Solving the Problems The upper end cover fixture in the solar energy collecting device of the present invention has one side extending toward the eaves across the ridge line of the belt-shaped main body, and the other side bent downward, A fitting notch is formed at the lower end of the eave end of the main body, a fitting part is provided at the lower inner surface of the other end of the main body, and engaging pieces are provided on the inner surfaces on both sides of the fitting notch. It has the following configuration.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the solar energy collecting device in its completed state, where A is the intermediate connecting member and B is the cover body of the solar energy collector attached between these intermediate connecting members A and A. Lighting glass body: lower daylighting glass body B ₁ , middle daylighting glass body
It consists of _B2 and upper lighting glass body _B3 .
A' is a side connecting member, and the lighting glass body B is not attached to one side of this side connecting member A'. D is an intermediate connecting member cover, D' is a side connecting member cover, and the length of these covers D and D' corresponds approximately to the combined length of the lighting glass body B. The connecting member, the lighting glass body, and the connecting member cover are made of metal such as aluminum or synthetic resin. E is the lower end cap, G is the lower end cover which is the eave member, I is the upper end cover which is the ridge member, L is the decorative cover attached to the ridge end, N is the upper end cover decoration mounting member, T is the upper end T' is a decorative cover connecting member that serves as a side upper end cover attachment. Further, 1 is a square pipe, 2 is a channel steel serving as a channel base material disposed on the square pipe 1, and 94 is an effective adjustment surface formed on the upper edge of the upper lighting glass body _B3 .

Figures 2a and 2b show side cross-sectional views of the solar energy harvesting device. Reference numeral 2 denotes a channel steel disposed on the square pipe 1 (not shown), on which an intermediate connecting member A is attached using a connecting member mounting bracket 4, and the intermediate connecting member A is perpendicular to the channel steel 2. a lower end cover G, which is arranged laterally in sequence at predetermined intervals, and has a corrugated engaging protrusion 45 extending from the lower end toward the upper end on the intermediate connecting member A; , the lower lighting glass body B ₁ , the middle lighting glass body B ₂ and the upper lighting glass body B ₃ are sequentially connected. E is the lower end cap, 21 is the lower end engagement fitting, P is the lighting glass body fixing fitting, K is the water pipe connected to the lighting glass snow melting cleaning device Q, 66 is the side notch, and M is the sliding connection. This is a member (hereinafter referred to as a connecting member).

The connecting member mounting bracket 4 has a thread 5a formed at the upper end of the rod-shaped main body, and a hook-shaped hook portion 5 at the lower end.
b is formed, and the hook-shaped hook portion 5
b is hooked onto the locking part 3 formed at the upper part of the notched groove 2a of the channel steel 2, and the nut 6 is screwed onto the male thread 5a, thereby attaching the intermediate connecting member A onto the channel steel 2. It is designed to be installed in

Reference numeral 94 indicates an effective adjustment surface formed on the upper leg of the upper lighting glass body _B3 , and an adjustment mounting portion 95 is provided near the upper end.
is provided. 100 is the adjustment effective surface 94
A side door plus/minus adjustment device attached to the top of the
117 is a freeze damage prevention section.

Next, the ridge structure will be explained.

The upper end cover I is a member placed on the upper surface of the end near the ridge of the parallel connecting members, and as shown in Fig. 3, one side of the upper end cover I has an eave so as to cover the upper surface of the ridge across the ridge line of the main body. The other side is bent downward so as to cover the end surface of the roof, and a mounting groove 120 with a U-shaped cross section is formed along the longitudinal direction on the outer surface of the end of the main body near the eave. A curved upper end cover mounting piece 121 is formed at the lower side of the main body side and extends toward the lower end and has a sliding mounting hole 121a formed of an elongated hole.

As shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, the upper end cover decoration mounting member N has side plates 30, 30 provided on the lower surfaces of the left and right sides of the main body, one end of the main body near the eave is curved downward, and the side plates 30 , 30 are provided with bolt insertion holes 31, 31 through which bolts are inserted,
Projections 32, 3 are provided on the lower edges of the inner surfaces of the side plates 30, 30.
2 is formed, and engagement protrusions 33, 33 are provided at the center of the inner surfaces of the side plates 30, 30, and an engagement piece 25 of the intermediate connecting member cover D is provided at the lower part of the engagement protrusions 33, 33. A fitting recess 34 for fitting is formed, and a long groove 35 cut out from the edge of the eaves is formed in the center of the main body.

Joint part 1 between upper end cover I and upper end cover I
36 is mounted as shown in Figures 5a and 5b. As shown in FIG. 4a in advance, a long groove 35 is formed on the horizontal part of the main body by using the engaging pieces 25 provided on both sides of the intermediate connecting member cover D, and An upper end cover decorative mounting member N having a bolt insertion hole 31 is slidably attached to one end of the intermediate connecting member cover D, and an upper end cover mounting piece 121 of the upper end cover I is attached to the intermediate connecting member A. An upper end cover mounting bolt 128 having a fitting piece 127 at its tip that contacts the lower surface from the upper end and fits into the upper side of the support groove 11 of the intermediate connecting member A is slid into the mounting hole 121a.
The upper end cover mounting bolt 128 is fitted by threading the nut 130 through the washer 129, and the connecting portion 136 is fitted and covered by the intermediate upper end cover connecting member T.

As shown in FIG. 6, the intermediate upper end cover connecting member T is sandwiched between the roof ridge line of the belt-shaped main body, one side is extended toward the ridge, and the other side is bent downward, and is attached to the lower end of the eave end of the main body. Upper end cover decoration mounting member N
A fitting notch 137 is formed into which one end of the ridge is fitted, and on both inner surfaces of the fitting notch 137 there is a cross section that becomes an engaging piece that engages with the U-shaped mounting groove 120 of the upper end cover I. A U-shaped engagement piece 138 is provided. There is an upper end cover I on the lower inner surface of the other end of the main body.
A fitting portion 139 is provided that fits into the lower mounting end portion 119 of the intermediate upper end cover connecting member T.
For installation, attach the joint 1 of the adjacent upper end cover I.
36, the fitting part 139 of the intermediate upper end cover connecting member T is fitted to the mounting lower end 119 of the upper end cover I, and the cross section U of the upper end cover I is fitted.
Attach the middle upper end cover connection member T to the shape mounting groove 120.
After engaging the engagement piece 138 having a U-shaped cross section, the upper end cover I is placed on the intermediate connecting member cover D.
Hook the engaging part 133 of the connecting member M, which has two engaging pieces 131 on the plane part shown in FIG. The connecting member M is placed on the upper surface of the intermediate connecting member cover D.

The upper end cover decorative mounting member N, which was previously attached to the intermediate connecting member cover D, is slid onto the flat surface of the connecting member M placed on it, and one end of the upper end cover is fitted onto the intermediate upper end cover connecting member T. The mounting bolt 1 is inserted into the notch 137, covering the upper part of the flat part of the connecting member M as shown in FIG. 5c, and inserted into the bolt insertion hole 31 of the upper end cover decoration mounting member N from the side.
34 is inserted so as to engage with the bolt engaging portion 132 of the connecting member M, and a nut 135 is screwed onto the mounting bolt 134 to cover the joint portion 136 between the upper end cover I and the upper end cover I. Fix it like this.

The upper leg 92 of the upper end lighting glass body B ₃ is connected to the lighting glass body fixing fitting P attached to the intermediate connection member A.
The upper surface of the adjustment effective surface 94 formed on the upper step 92 serves as a normal door plate, and has a waterproof structure.
is installed, and the said side door plus/minus adjustment device 1
00 is provided with a long hole 102 having an adjustment scale 101, and an indicator 110 is tightly fixed to the long hole 102 by a nut 112 via a washer 111 on a bolt 97 (FIG. 5a).

The upper end cover I has a connecting member M that engages the upper end cover I placed on an intermediate connecting member cover D that is attached to the intermediate connecting member A with bolts 5a of the connecting member mounting bracket 4, The connecting member M is covered by the upper end cover decorative mounting member N slidably attached to the member cover D, and the upper end cover decorative mounting member N slides into the fitting notch 137 of the upper end cover fixture T. When inserted and fitted, the upper end cover fixture T is securely fixed without moving from side to side. Next, a mounting bolt 134 is inserted from the side into the bolt insertion hole 31 of the upper end cover decoration mounting member N so as to engage with the bolt engaging portion 132 of the connecting member M, and a nut 135 is screwed into the mounting bolt 134. It is fixed by putting it on, so it is easy to put on and take off. Also,
Since the long groove 35 is formed in the upper end cover decorative mounting member N, the upper end cover decorative mounting member N is formed so that it can be securely engaged with the intermediate connecting member cover D by tightening with the mounting bolt 134 to provide a wind pressure reinforced structure.

The upper end cover I is installed and fixed using the connecting member M, the upper end cover decorative mounting member N, and the mounting bolts 134.
The upper end structure has a structure in which the mounting bolt 134 is attached to the bolt engagement part of the connecting member M, as shown in FIG. 8a, in the standard installation. No. 8b is located in the center of 132, and when installed with positive sliding,
As shown in FIG. 8c, the mounting bolt 134
is located closer to the eaves than the center of the bolt engaging portion 132 of the connecting member M, and during minus sliding, the eighth
As shown in Figure d and Figure 8e, the mounting bolt 13
4 is located near the ridge of the bolt engaging portion 132 of the connecting member M, and as shown in FIG. 9a, a gap is provided between the connecting member M and the upper end cover decoration mounting member N. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8f, the U-shaped cross-section mounting groove 120 of the upper end cover I does not come into contact with the upper surface of the intermediate connecting member cover D, and there is a slight
Even if a gap occurs, the connecting member M can be fitted by the upper end cover decoration attachment member N to fix the upper end cover I (FIG. 9b).

As shown in FIG. 10, the intermediate connecting member A is
The upper end cover I is securely attached to the channel steel 2 by the connecting member mounting bracket 4, and the upper end cover mounting piece 121 is attached to the channel steel 2 by the upper end cover mounting bolt 12.
8 and a nut 130, the joint part is fitted and covered by the intermediate upper end cover connecting member T, and the connecting member M and the upper end cover decoration mounting member N are attached to the intermediate connecting member cover D by a mounting bolt 134.
A gap is provided between the vertical beam of the lighting glass body B and the drooping water cut-off prevention piece 24 of the intermediate connection member cover D, and the gap is a part that prevents freezing and damage of intruding water that also serves as a hot air exhaust hole. 151 is formed.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the upper end cover fixture in the solar energy collecting device of the present invention has a fitting notch formed at the lower end of the eaves end of the main body, and a fitting notch formed at the lower end of the inner surface of the eaves end of the main body. By providing a fitting portion and providing engagement pieces on both inner surfaces of the fitting notch, after the upper end cover is attached, the above-mentioned The fitting portion is fitted to the mounting lower end of the intermediate upper end cover, the fitting notch is fitted to the upper end cover decorative mounting member, and the engaging piece is fitted to the cross section U of the upper end cover.
It can be reliably attached to the upper end cover by engaging with the letter-shaped attachment groove, there is no need to attach it to the upper end cover in advance and temporarily fix it, and it can be easily attached and detached.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a solar energy collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2a and 2b are enlarged side sectional views of the same, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an upper end cover, and FIG. 4a is a perspective view of the upper end cover decorative mounting member and the mounting bolt, FIG. 4b is a sectional view of the main part of the upper end cover decorative mounting member, and FIG. 5a is
Figure 5b is a cutaway perspective view of the main parts when the joint part of the upper end cover has been installed, and Figure 5b is a side sectional view of the same as above.
Figure c is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of the same as above, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the intermediate upper end cover connecting member, Figure 7 is a perspective view of the sliding connection member, and Figure 8a is a view of the upper end cover. Main part side sectional view showing standard installation, Figures 8b and 8
Figure c is a side sectional view of the main part showing the positive sliding installation of the upper end cover, Figures 8d and 8e are side sectional views of the main part showing the negative sliding installation of the upper end cover,
Fig. 8f is a side cross-sectional view of the main part showing the attachment when the upper end cover is deformed, Fig. 9a is a cross-sectional view of the main part of Fig. 8a, Fig. 9b is a cross-sectional view of the main part of Fig. 8f, FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the main part in the direction of the upper end. 1... Square pipe, 2... Channel steel, 2a... Notch groove, 3... Locking part, 4... Connection member mounting bracket, 5
a...Male thread, 5b...Hook part, 6...Nut,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11...Support groove, 12...Drain groove, 21...Lower end engagement fitting, 24...Drooping drain prevention piece, 25...
Engagement piece, 30... Side plate, 31... Bolt insertion hole,
32... Protrusion piece, 33... Engagement protrusion body, 34... Fitting recess, 35... Long groove, 45... Projection engagement protrusion piece,
57...Lower end decorative reinforcing plate, 66...Side notch, 92...Upper arm, 94...Adjustment effective surface, 95...
...adjustment mounting part, 97...bolt, 100...face door plus/minus adjustment device, 101...adjustment scale,
102... Long hole, 110... Indicator, 111...
Washer, 112...Nut, 117, 151...Freeze damage prevention part, 119...Mounting lower end, 120...
...U-shaped cross section mounting groove, 121...Top end cover mounting piece, 121a...Sliding mounting hole, 127...Fitting piece, 128...Top end cover mounting bolt, 129
...Washer, 130...Nut, 131...Engaging piece, 132...Bolt engaging portion, 133...Engaging portion, 134...Mounting bolt, 135...Nut,
136... Joint part, 137... Fitting notch part, 13
8... U-shaped cross-section engagement piece, 139... Fitting portion, A
...Middle part connection member, A'...Side part connection member, B
...Lighting glass body, B ₁ ...Lower daylighting glass body,
B ₂ ... Middle lighting glass body, B ₃ ... Upper lighting glass body, D ... Middle connection member cover, D'...
Side connection member cover, E...lower end cap, G
...Lower end cover, I...Top end cover, K...
Water pipe, L... Decorative cover, M... Sliding connection member, N... Upper end cover decorative mounting member, P... Lighting glass body fixing fitting, Q... Cleaning device, S... Energy collector, T ...Intermediate upper end cover connection member, T'...Decoration cover connection member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. One side of the belt-shaped main body is stretched out in the direction of the eaves across the ridge line, and the other side is bent downward. A fitting notch is formed at the lower end of the eave end of the main body, and the other end of the main body is bent downward. 1. An upper end cover fixture for a solar energy collecting device, characterized in that a fitting portion is provided on the lower inner surface, and engaging pieces are provided on the inner surfaces on both sides of the fitting notch.