JPH0743321Y2 - Gutter device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] According to the present invention, since the gutter can be stored inside the eaves of a house by rotating the entire gutter as necessary, the position of the gutter is regarded as a normal position. The present invention relates to a gutter device capable of selecting an inversion position.

[Conventional technology]

As a conventional gutter, the gutter is fixed along the eaves of the house so that the tip of the gutter projects slightly from the eaves, and the rainwater that has flowed down the roof plate is received in the gutter and collected by a water collector. Some have been designed to be discharged.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

In conventional gutters, especially during the snowy season in snowy areas, snow accumulates in the gutter, and when the snow is thawed, the snow on the roof falls and collides with the gutter. There is a problem in that it cannot serve as a gutter. In areas where volcanic ash and fallen leaves fall,
There is a problem that the gutter becomes clogged because volcanic ash and fallen leaves are accumulated in the gutter.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the gutter can be stored in the eaves of the house by rotating the entire gutter as necessary, so that the position of the gutter can be selected from the normal position and the inverted position. If the position is set to the inverted position, for example, the gutter will not be bent and damaged even during the snowy season in a snow country.In areas where volcanic ash and fallen leaves fall, the gutter can be placed in the inverted position if necessary. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gutter device capable of easily cleaning the inside.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a substantially U-shaped gutter having one open end; a guide port having a space in which the gutter can rotate with the open one end of the gutter being inserted. Water collecting means comprising a drain box provided in a substantially box-shaped water collector opened on the side wall; supporting the outer surface of the gutter with the open one end edge of the gutter being inserted into the guide port of the water collector A gutter rotation in which a gutter rotation support plate having a semi-circular support part and having a size capable of covering the guide port is rotatably supported by a water collector in the vicinity of a state where the guide port is closed. Supporting and water leakage preventing means; rotating operation plate for supporting the outer surface of the gutter and having a groove on the outer peripheral surface, a gutter-raising rope, a gutter-reversing rope, and the gutter-raising rope and the gutter-reversing rope. A guide rod such as a roller or a sliding member that guides the way, and a pivot point of the gutter rotation support plate on a support rod protruding from the house. At the same axis position, a turning operation plate fixed to the gutter is pivotally supported and rotatably supported with respect to the support rod, and a gutter is raised at the upper end of the semicircular groove of the turning operation plate on the house side to make one end of the rope. In addition to fixing the one end of the gutter reversal cable to the outer upper end of the semicircular groove of the rotation operation plate, guide the middle part with a guide material and lower the other end downward, And a gutter rotation operation means in which the other end of the gutter is guided downward and the other end is hung downward; and by providing a separate member at an appropriate place on the outer surface of the gutter or directly by spacing the projection pieces. A gutter supporting means, which is provided with a plurality of projections and which is fixed to a house, has a gutter supporting means pivotally mounted at the same axial position as the pivot supporting plate pivotal supporting point of the gutter pivotal supporting and water leakage preventing means. The normal position and the reverse position can be selected.

[Action]

As described above, according to the gutter device according to the present invention, when used as an ordinary rain gutter, the gutter-raising rope of the rotating operation plate is moved downward to fix the other end of the gutter-raising rope and open the gutter. By setting the surface in the normal position with the top facing upward, the rainwater flowing down along the roof plate is received in the trough, collected from the open end of the trough by the water collector and discharged to the discharge pipe. In addition, for example, during the snowy season in a snowy country, or when volcanic ash or deciduous leaves accumulate in the gutter, the gutter is raised and the other end of the rope is unfixed, and the gutter inversion rope of the rotation operation plate is moved downward to perform the rotation operation. By rotating the plate, one end edge of the gutter around the pivotal support point of the gutter rotation support plate and the pivotal attachment point of the rotation operation plate causes the guide port provided on the side wall of the water collector of the water collecting means to be guided. The gutter can be positioned in the inverted position by rotating in a circular arc shape and rotating the gutter in the direction opposite to the house and storing it inside the eaves of the house. Further, in order to return the position of the gutter from the inverted position to the normal position, the same can be done by moving the gutter raising cord downward.

〔Example〕

 The details of the present invention will be described with reference to further illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing a state in which the gutter device according to the first embodiment is attached, and two gutter devices are installed along the eaves edge B of the house A so that the tip of the gutter 1 projects. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the gutter device C is composed of a gutter 1, a water collecting means 2, a gutter rotation support and water leakage prevention means 3, a gutter rotation operation means 4, and a gutter support means 5.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the gutter 1 has a substantially U-shape with one end open, and one end edge of the gutter 1 is used for catching fallen leaves, dust, etc. flowing in the gutter 1. , A suitable number of slits 6 are formed in a semi-circular plate that can be housed in the gutter 1, and a locking groove 7 that can be locked at both upper ends of the gutter 1 is provided on the upper part to remove leaves etc. The member 8 is attached.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the water collecting means 2 rotates the gutter 1 with the open one end edge portion of the gutter 1 being inserted into the side wall of the box-shaped water collecting device 9 having an upper portion. A guide port 10 having a movable space is provided, and a drain pipe 11 is provided on the bottom surface of the water collector 9, for example. And the guideway 10 in the example
Is an arcuate holding surface that can hold the gutter 1 on the upper surface in the normal position
12 and the gutter 1 on the lower surface, the regulation surface that regulates the rotation of the gutter in the inverted position
The gutter 1 has a circular arc shape which has a protruding piece 15 which has a pivotal support portion 14 pivotally supported on a gutter pivotal support plate which will be described later.

Further, the gutter rotation support and water leakage prevention means 3 has a semi-circular support part 16 for supporting the outer surface of the gutter 1 in a state where the open one end edge part of the gutter 1 is inserted into the guide port 10 of the water collector 9. A gutter pivotal support plate 17 having, for example, a substantially semicircular shape having a size capable of covering the guide port 10 is brought close to the inner surface of the side wall of the water collector 9 or the outer surface (not shown) in a state where the guide port 10 is closed. The pin 15 is pivotally supported on the protruding piece 15 of the water collector 9.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the gutter rotation operation means 4 is fixed with a rotation operation plate 20 having a substantially semicircular shape on the outer surface of the gutter 1 in the water collector 9 and a groove 19 formed on the outer peripheral surface. Along with the supporting rod 21 projecting from the house A, the supporting rod 21 is rotatably supported by a pin 22 or the like at the same axial position as the pivotal supporting point of the gutter rotating support plate 17. One end is fixed to the upper end of the semicircular groove 19 of the gutter rotation support plate 17 on the house A side, and the middle is guided by a sliding member 23 having a ring-shaped tip or a guide member 24 such as a roller (not shown). A gutter-raising rope 25 having the other end hanging downward, and one end fixed to the outer upper end of the semi-circular groove 19 and guided inward upward through the groove 19 and at the same time a ring-shaped sliding member 23 or It is guided by a guide member 24 such as a roller (not shown), and is provided with a gutter inversion line 26 having the other end hanging downward. Further, although not shown, a locking piece capable of locking the other ends of the gutter-raising rope 25 and the gutter inversion rope 26 is provided in the house A, for example, or the gutter 1 so that the gutter 1 can be fixed at the normal position and the inverted position. It is also possible to provide a winding device that can wind up the other ends of the raising rope 25 and the gutter inversion rope 26. Although the above-mentioned gutter rotation operation means 4 is provided in the water collector 9 so as to be compact and to look good, it can be provided at an appropriate place of the gutter 1, for example, the gutter of FIG. The turning operation means 4 is provided on a side portion outside the water collector 9, and a mountain-shaped roof portion 27 at the upper portion of the water collector 9 is extended so that the gutter rotation operation means 4 is provided on the roof portion.
It is located below 27 to prevent rain from getting wet. Further, although not shown, the gutter rotation support plate is provided without providing the rotation operation plate 20 in order to simplify the structure and reduce the cost.
It is also possible to form the gutter rotation operation means 4 by providing the groove 19 on the outer peripheral surface of the gutter 17 and providing the gutter raising line 25, the gutter inversion line 26, and the guide member 24.

Finally, the gutter supporting means 5 is provided with a protruding piece from a proper position on the outer surface of the gutter 1.
A plurality of projections 28 are provided at intervals and the projections 28 are fixed to the house A. The support member 29 is provided with the gutter pivotal support and water leakage prevention means 3
The gutter rotation support plate 17 is pivotally attached by a pin 30 or the like at the same axial position as the pivotal support point. The example shown in FIG.
A substantially U-shaped outer fitting portion 31 that can be fitted on the outer surface is provided with a locking piece 32 projecting inside thereof so that it can be attached to the gutter 1, and a projecting piece 28 is provided at the lower end to provide a plate-like support. The base end of the member 29 is fixed to the house A, and the front end is pivotally attached to the projecting piece 28 and the pin 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the gutter 1 is supported by the gutter support means 5 at both ends and substantially the center of the gutter 1. In addition to the above, the supporting member 29 has a base end as a mounting portion 33 to the house A as shown in FIG. 6, and supports the rear of the outer surface of the gutter 1 indicated by a solid line on the upper surface of the tip end to maintain the normal position. An arc-shaped gutter holding surface 34 that can be held is provided, and an arc-shaped gutter restriction surface 35 that restricts the rotation of the gutter 1 is provided on the side opposite to the gutter holding surface 34 at the reverse position shown by the imaginary line, and the gutter is provided at the tip. It is also possible to employ the one provided with the projection piece 28 and the pivot portion 36 which can be pivotally attached. In this case, the projecting piece 28 of the gutter 1 is located at a distance L from the center of the gutter 1 and is pivotally attached by the support member 29 and the pin 30 and the like, and the other end of the gutter 25 is not fixed. When used in the normal position, when snow or the like falls, it is possible to rotate the gutter 1 180 degrees in the direction of the arrow in the figure by the load of the snow or the like accumulated on the gutter 1.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the water collecting means 2 is located at both ends of the eaves B of the house A, and the gutter 1 is closed so that rainwater accumulated inside the gutter 1 and the water collector 9 can flow. Two gutter devices C are attached with an inclination so that the ends are slightly higher. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the water collecting means 2 is provided in the center of the house A, and the guide ports 10 are provided on both side walls of the water collector 9 which face each other, and both ends of the gutter 1 are opened. Insert the edge part and provide the gutter 1, 1 with gutter rotation support and water leakage prevention means 3, gutter rotation operation means 4, and attach the gutter 1 so that the closed other end of the gutter 1 is slightly higher. Therefore, two gutter devices C can be attached.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a gutter device C'of the second embodiment, in which the gutter rotation operation means 4 and the gutter support means 5 are the same as those of the gutter device C of the first embodiment, but the gutter 1 Has a substantially U-shape with both ends closed, and has a discharge port 38 provided by projecting a collecting pipe 37 outward and downward from the outer surface. Then, the discharge pipe 11 located below the collecting pipe 37 of the gutter 1 is provided.
One end of the retractable pipe 40 capable of retracting inside 11 and the tip of the collecting pipe 37 of the gutter 1 are connected and connected using a flexible hose 41 having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the discharge pipe 11, and the other end of the retractable pipe 40. The discharge pipe 11 and the collecting pipe 37 of the gutter 1 are connected and connected by a communication means 42 formed by inserting a portion into the discharge pipe 11. In addition to the above, the communication means 42 may directly connect the tip of the collecting pipe 37 of the gutter 1 and the tip of the discharge pipe 11 by using the flexible hose 41.

Thus, when the gutter device C of the first embodiment is used as an ordinary rain gutter, the gutter raising rope 25 of the rotary operation plate 20 is moved downward to move the gutter 1 to the protruding piece on the side wall of the water collector 9. In the state of abutting against the holding surface 12 of 15, the gutter raising rope 25 is fixed at the other end with, for example, a locking piece (not shown), and the open surface of the gutter 1 is moved upward as shown by the solid line in FIG. By setting the normal position, the rainwater that has flowed down the roof plate D is received in the gutter 1 and collected in the water collector 9 from the open end of the gutter 1 and discharged. In addition, during the snowy season of snow country, or when volcanic ash is falling or when the leaves are falling heavily, the gutter raising rope 25 is unfixed and the gutter reversing rope 26 of the rotating operation plate 20 is moved downward. By rotating the turning operation plate 20 by doing so, one end edge of the gutter 1 around the pivotal support point of the gutter rotation support plate 17 and the pivotal attachment point of the turning operation plate 20 collects water in the water collecting means 2. By rotating the guide opening 10 provided on the side wall of the container 9 in an arc shape, it rotates in the direction opposite to the house A, that is, from the position of the gutter 1 shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 (b), the other end of the trough reversing cable 26 is locked, for example, while rotating to the position of the gutter 1 and abutting against the regulating surface 13 of the protruding piece 15 on the side wall of the water collector 9 of the gutter 1. By locking and fixing it on one side, the gutter 1 is stored in the eaves B of the house A as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. It is possible to position the gutter 1 to the reversing position. Further, in order to return the position of the gutter 1 from the inverted position to the normal position, the gutter-raising line 25 is moved downward to rotate the gutter 1 in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. 1 can be placed in the normal position.

The gutter device C'of the second embodiment is mounted in the state shown in FIG. 8 and functions as a normal rain gutter. And
When moving the gutter 1 from the normal position to the reverse position, the rotation operation plate 20
By moving the other end of the gutter reversing rope 26 downward to rotate the turning operation plate 20, the gutter rotates in the direction opposite to the house A about the pivot point of the turning operation plate 20. The flexible tube 41 is deformed as the pipe 37 is displaced, and the retractable pipe 40 is retracted in the collecting pipe 37, so that the gutter 1 can be positioned inside the eaves B of the house A.

As described above, the gutter device C, the second embodiment of the present invention
According to the gutter device C ′ of the embodiment, the gutter 1 can be selected between the normal position and the inverted position by operating the gutter raising line 25 and the gutter inversion line 26 of the gutter rotation operation means 4. In the position, since the gutter 1 is located at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, it can be used as a normal rain gutter, and in the inverted position, the gutter 1 is located at the position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Since the gutter 1 can be located inside the eaves B of the house A, for example, it is possible to prevent the snow from being accumulated in the gutter 1 during the snowy season in the snowy country, or the snow accumulated on the roof from falling during the snowfall to collide with the gutter 1. Because the gutter 1 can be bent,
In areas where there is no damage and volcanic ash and fallen leaves, the gutter 1 can be easily placed by placing it in the inverted position.
Volcanic ash and fallen leaves accumulated inside can be removed for cleaning. Further, a gutter rotation support plate is provided in the guide port 10 of the water collector 9.
Since 17 is provided, the rainwater is prevented from leaking from the guide port 10 when the rainwater is drained from the other end of the rainwater gutter 1 into the water collector 9 by placing the gutter 1 in the normal position. be able to.

Further, according to the gutter device C'of the second embodiment according to the present invention,
Flexible hose for displacement of the collecting pipe 37 due to rotation of the gutter 1
Since it is absorbed by the displacement of 41 and the appearance and disappearance of the pipe 40, the gutter 1
Can be smoothly rotated, and the structure can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Effect of device]

In the gutter device according to the present invention, the gutter device functions as a normal rain gutter, and, for example, during a snowy season in a snowy country, the gutter rotation operation means positions the gutter in the inverted position to store the gutter in the eaves of the house. Since it is possible to prevent snow from accumulating in the gutter and from colliding with the gutter due to snow falling on the roof when the snow is thawed, the gutter will not be bent or damaged, and volcanic ash or fallen leaves will be prevented. In areas where it rains,
By positioning the gutter in the inverted position, it is possible to easily remove the volcanic ash and fallen leaves accumulated in the gutter for cleaning.

Furthermore, a gutter rotation support plate that covers the guide port of the water collector is provided,
With the rotation of the gutter, the gutter rotation support plate rotates around the pivot while keeping the other end of the gutter positioned inside the water collection device. You can always keep the closed state with the gutter located in the normal position to prevent rainwater from leaking from the guide port even when draining rainwater into the water collector from the other end of the gutter as a rain gutter. be able to. Therefore, snow or the like will not be accumulated in the water collector.

Further, when the gutter reversing rope of the gutter rotation operation means is moved downward, the gutter raising rope is wound in the groove on the outer peripheral surface of the rotation operation plate, and the pivot support point and the rotation operation of the gutter rotation support plate are performed. Since the gutter is rotated around the pivot point of the board, it can be rotated more than 180 °, so that the gutter can be completely positioned inside the eaves.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of a state in which the gutter device of the first embodiment is attached, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same partially sectioned state, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the gutter device of the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is a front view of a partial cross-sectional state of the gutter device of another embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a support member of the other embodiment. FIG. 7 (a) is an explanatory sectional view when the gutter is in a normal position, FIG. 7 (b) is an explanatory sectional view when the gutter is in an inverted position, and FIG. It is an explanatory perspective view in the gutter apparatus of a 2nd example, and Drawing 9 is an explanatory perspective view of other examples in the state where the gutter apparatus of a 1st example was attached. A: house, B: eaves, C: gutter device, D: shingles, 1: gutter, 2: water collection means, 3: gutter rotation support and leakage prevention means, 4: gutter rotation operation means, 5: gutter Supporting means, 6: Slit, 7: Locking groove, 8: Removal member for falling leaves, 9: Water collector, 10: Guide port, 11: Discharge pipe, 12: Holding surface, 13: Restricting surface, 14: Center Support part, 15: protruding piece, 16: semi-circle support part, 17: gutter rotation support plate, 18: pin, 19: groove, 20: rotation operation plate, 21: support rod, 22: pin, 23: slide Moving member, 24: Guide, 2
5: Gutter-raising line, 26: Gutter reverse line, 27: Roof part, 28: Projection piece, 29: Support member, 30: Pin, 31: Outer fitting part, 32: Locking piece, 3
3: Mounting part, 34: Gutter holding surface, 35: Gutter regulating surface, 36: Pivoting part, 37: Collecting pipe, 38: Discharge port, 40: Withdrawal pipe, 41: Flexible hose, 42: Communication means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A substantially box-shaped gutter having a substantially U-shaped gutter whose one end edge is open, and a guide port having a space in which the gutter can be rotated with the one end edge of the gutter being inserted, opened on a side wall. Water collecting means having a discharge pipe provided in a water collector, and a semi-circular support part for supporting the outer surface of the gutter in a state where the open one end of the gutter is inserted into the guide port of the water collector. And a gutter rotation support and a leakage prevention means, which pivotally pivots the water collector to a water collector so that the gutter rotation support plate having a size capable of covering the guide opening is brought close to a state where the guide opening is closed. A rotating operation plate that supports the outer surface and has a groove on the outer peripheral surface, a gutter-raising rope, a gutter-reversing rope, and rollers that guide the gutter-raising rope and the gutter-reversing rope in the middle, sliding It is fixed to the gutter at the same axial position as the pivotal fulcrum of the gutter rotation support plate on a support rod protruding from the house The operation plate is pivotally supported and rotatably supported on the support rod, and the gutter is raised at the upper end of the semicircular groove of the rotation operation plate on the house side to fix one end of the rope, and a guide is used along the way. Guide and hang the other end downward, fix one end of the gutter reversal rope to the outer upper end of the semicircular groove of the rotating operation plate, guide it upward through the groove, and at the same time guide it with a guide material. Then, by providing a gutter rotation operation means having the other end hanging downward and a separate member at a proper place on the outer surface of the gutter, or by directly projecting a plurality of projecting pieces at intervals, the projecting pieces are housed. A gutter supporting means which is pivotally attached to a supporting member fixed to the pivot supporting plate of the gutter pivotal support and water leakage preventing means at the same axial position as the pivotal fulcrum, and a trough is selected between a normal position and a reverse position. A gutter device that can be used.