JPH0635748B2 - Gutter fitting - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gutter coupling for connecting a drainage port of an eaves gutter and a vertical gutter.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when connecting a drainage port of an eaves gutter and a vertical gutter,
As shown in FIG. 7, a drain pipe 01 installed at the drain port 06 from above the eaves gutter 04 and a drain drain 02 screwed to the drain pipe 01 were used. However, when the roof 04 covers the eaves gutter 03, or when the shape of the eaves gutter 03 is a shape having a water return plate 05 extending inward from the upper end of the side wall as shown in the drawing, Drain 0
It becomes difficult to install 1 from above the eaves trough 03 to the drain port 06.

Therefore, conventionally, a gutter joint 010 as shown in FIG. 8 has been used.

This conventional gutter joint 010 can be attached from below the eaves trough 03 by screwing a flange part 08 extending from the upper end of the short pipe part 07 to the bottom part of the eaves trough 03 (screw 09). It was a thing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the eaves trough 03 is not necessarily mounted so that the bottom portion thereof is horizontal, and may be in a mounted state in which the bottom portion is inclined due to the inclination of the roof 04 or the like. However, in the conventional gutter joint 010, both end surfaces have the pipe axis o.
Since it was formed on the horizontal end face in the direction orthogonal to,
When one end face is attached to the bottom of the eaves trough 03 that is inclined and attached, as shown in FIG. 9, the gutter joint 010 is attached such that its pipe axis o is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. It becomes a state. That is, as it is, the gutter joint 010
There was a problem that the vertical gutter 011 could not be vertically connected to the other end of the.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above problems, and in order to achieve this object, in the present invention, one end of the drainage is eaves gutter. In a gutter joint having a short pipe part connected to the mouth and the other end connected to a downpipe, the short pipe part has one end surface formed in a horizontal end surface in a direction orthogonal to the pipe axis. In addition, the other end face is formed on the inclined end face in the direction of inclination with respect to the pipe axis, and as a fixing structure to the drainage port, at both ends of the short pipe part, the eaves gutter to the edge part of the drainage port. The means is provided with a fitting portion that can be fitted by pushing in from below.

(Operation) Therefore, in the gutter joint of the present invention, one end face of the short pipe portion is formed as a horizontal end face orthogonal to the pipe axis, and the other end face of the short pipe portion is inclined with respect to the pipe axis. Since it is formed on the inclined end face, the vertical gutter can be connected almost vertically by selecting one of the constructions described below depending on the mounting condition of the eaves gutter.

First, if the eaves gutter is installed with its bottom part horizontal, set the gutter joint to the drain outlet with the horizontal end face of the short pipe part facing up, and place the end on the horizontal end face side of the eaves gutter. It is pushed into the drainage port from below, the fitting part is fitted to the edge part of the drainage port and connected, and the vertical gutter is inserted along the end part on the inclined end face side for connection.

Next, if the eaves gutter is installed with its bottom inclined, set the gutter joint to the drain outlet with the inclined end face of the short pipe part facing up, and attach the end on the inclined end face side to the eaves gutter. Is pushed into the drainage port from below to fit and connect the fitting portion to the edge portion of the drainage port, and the vertical gutter is inserted along the end portion on the horizontal end face side for connection.

In any of the above cases, since the gutter joint is connected so that the pipe axis is vertical, the vertical gutter inserted along the gutter joint is also connected in a vertical state.

(Examples) Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the structure of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described.

The gutter joint A of this embodiment is used as a part of a small-type rain gutter device that is attached to a garage or a veranda, and a drainage port 2 formed in a bottom part 1 of an eaves gutter B and a gutter C (here Is used in a broad sense including a gutter elbow and a gutter), and as shown in FIG. 1, a cylindrical short pipe portion 10 and both end portions 11 of the short pipe portion 10, 12 and the fitting claw 20 formed therein, and is integrally molded by injection molding using a synthetic resin as a material.

The short pipe portion 10 is such that one of the end portions 11 and 12 is connected to the drainage port 2 of the eaves gutter B and the other end is connected to the vertical gutter C, and one end face thereof is orthogonal to the pipe axis p. Horizontal end face 1
1a, and the other end surface is formed as an inclined end surface 12a in the inclination direction with respect to the tube axis p.

The fitting claw 20 is raised at right angles to the end faces 11a and 12a so that the fitting claw 20 can be fitted into the edge portion 2a of the drainage port of the eaves gutter B by being pushed in from below the eaves gutter B. Further, the fitting claws 20 are formed in two opposed positions on each of the end surfaces 11a and 12a.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

When connecting the gutter joint A of the present invention to the drainage port 2 of the eaves trough B, the following two constructions are possible depending on the mounting state of the eaves trough B.

First, when the eaves gutter B is attached with the bottom portion 1 thereof horizontally, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gutter joint A is directed so that the horizontal end surface 11a of the short pipe portion 10 faces upward. And set it in the drainage port 2 and set the end 11 on the horizontal end face 11a side to the drainage port 2
And the fitting claw 30 is fitted into the edge portion 2a of the drainage port to be connected to the end portion 12 on the side of the inclined end surface 12a.
Insert the vertical gutter C along the line and connect.

Next, when the eaves gutter B is attached with the bottom portion 1 inclined, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the gutter joint A is placed with the inclined end surface 12a of the short pipe portion 10 facing upward. The drainage port 2 toward the drainage port 2.
And the fitting claw 30 is fitted into the edge portion 2a of the drainage port for connection, and the end portion 11 on the horizontal end face 11a side is connected.
Insert the vertical gutter C along the line and connect.

In any of the above-mentioned cases, the gutter joint A is connected so that its pipe axis p is substantially vertical, so that the vertical gutter C inserted along the gutter joint A is also connected in a vertical state.

As described above, since the gutter joint A can be easily fixed to the drainage port 2 by pushing and fitting the eaves gutter B from below, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. Even if the roof D is covered above or the eaves gutter B has a shape in which the cross section of the eaves gutter B does not open widely upward, there is no inconvenience in fixing the gutter joint A to the drainage port 2.

In addition, as shown in the drawing, when connecting the gutter joint A to the drainage port 2, a ring-shaped packing 3 is interposed between the edge portion 2a of the drainage port and the gutter joint A to improve watertightness. Is being pursued.

Next, a second embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

In describing the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. Regarding the operation, the description of the same operation as that of the first embodiment is omitted. In this embodiment, the shape of the fitting claw 30 is substantially L-shaped unlike the first embodiment, and the fitting claws 30 at both ends 11 and 12 are continuously formed on the inner surface of the short tube portion 10. Mating claw 3
0 shows a trough joint A ′ in which the fitting strength of 0 itself is improved.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and even if there is a design change or the like within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention, it is included in the present invention. Be done.

For example, in the embodiment, a gutter joint having a cylindrical short pipe portion is taken as an example, but the present invention may be applied to a gutter joint in which the short pipe portion is formed in a rectangular tube shape.

Further, the fitting claws may be provided at three or more places on each connecting portion.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, in the gutter joint of the present invention,
Even if the eaves gutter is installed with its bottom part horizontal, or even if it is installed with its bottom part inclined, it is easy to perform vertical operation without adding parts or complicated work. The effect is that the gutter can be connected vertically to the eaves gutter drain.

Moreover, the connection of the gutter joint to the drainage port can be easily performed by the push fit from below the eaves gutter.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gutter joint according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are exploded perspective views and longitudinal sectional views showing an example of a usage state of the gutter joint of the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing another example of usage of the gutter joint of the embodiment, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the gutter joint of the second embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional gutter joint, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing a connection state of a vertical gutter using the conventional gutter joint. A ... gutter joint 10 ... short pipe part 11, 12 ... end part 11a ... horizontal end face 12a ... inclined end face 30 ... fitting part p ... pipe axis B ... eaves trough 2 ... drainage port 2a …… Edge of drainage port C …… Vertical gutter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A trough joint having a short pipe portion, one end of which is connected to a drainage port of an eaves gutter, and the other end of which is connected to a downpipe, wherein one end surface of the short pipe portion is a pipe shaft. While being formed on a horizontal end surface in a direction orthogonal to the other end surface is formed on an inclined end surface in an inclination direction with respect to the pipe axis, as a fixing structure to the drainage port, both end portions of the short pipe portion. In the gutter joint, a fitting portion is provided which can be fitted into the edge portion of the drainage port by pushing from below the eaves gutter.