JPH08135111A - Gutter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate the cleaning of eaves by forming a recessed-shape gutter main body, which has an opening part in the upper thereof and which is provided with locking parts in both edges thereof, and engaging a folded flat gutter cover, which is formed with multiple small through holes, with the gutter main body. CONSTITUTION: A gutter main body 2 having the recessed cross section, which has an opening 4 in the upper thereof and which is provided with locking parts 5, 6 in both edges thereof, is formed, and a gutter cover 3, in which multiple small holes are drilled in the inclined surface 9 and the flat surface 10 thereof, is engaged with the gutter main body 2. At the rainy time, leaves on the roof are fallen with the rain water from the lower edge into the gutter 1, and the leaves are caught by the gutter cover 3 so that they can not enter the gutter main body 2 side, and the only rain water passes through the small holes 11 and falls to the gutter main body 2 side. Furthermore, even in the case where the leaves are heaped on the gutter cover 3, they are slipped on the gutter cover 3 and pushed to the tip of the gutter cover 3, and they get over the gutter main body 2 side tip and fall. Consequently, clog-up and rust of the gutter can be prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rain gutter installed around a roof of a building or the like, and more particularly to a rain gutter in which rainwater and leaves are reliably separated from each other and which has good separability of rainwater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 6, a bowl-shaped rain gutter 1b is provided around the roof 14 at the lower end of the roof 14 of a building. Tree leaves and other foreign substances (hereinafter simply referred to as leaves 16) accumulated on the roof 14 flow along the roof with rainwater and flow into the rain gutter 1b. The rainwater 15 is accumulated in the rain gutter 1b and is also discharged in a fixed direction.

[0003]

However, in the case of the conventional rain gutter 1b, there is no such thing as a gutter cover which closes the opening of the rain gutter 1b, so that the leaves in the rain gutter 1b as shown in FIG. 16 and rainwater 15 flow in. Therefore, leaves 16 are gutter 1
There is a problem that the rainwater 15 overflows from the gutter 1b because it is accumulated in the b and the rain gutter 1b is clogged, or the leaves 16 clog up the stand gutter and the flow of the rainwater 15 is not smoothly performed. Further, since the wet leaves 16 stay in the rain gutter 1b for a long time, there is a problem that when the rain gutter 1b is metallic, it corrodes and a hole is opened. In the past, it was also practiced to partially fold a rough wire net over the rain gutter 1b that is covered with trees to prevent covered leaves from entering the rain gutter. Due to the unevenness, the leaves were deposited on the hippo, and when dried, the leaves would fold and pass through the mesh to deposit in the gutter, eventually corroding the gutter.

The present invention solves the above problems and ensures that leaves are separated from rain, drainage of rainwater is smoothly performed, rust is not generated, and an arbitrarily long rain gutter is provided. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rain gutter that can be disassembled and can be easily cleaned by connecting a gutter cover.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a concave gutter main body having an opening at the top and having locking portions formed at both edges of the opening. A gutter cover having an engaging portion that closes the opening portion and engages with the locking portion, and is formed by connecting a single folded plate-shaped gutter cover formed by penetrating a plurality of small holes. It is a gutter that has
The gutter cover alone constitutes a rain gutter having an inclined surface which is inclined upward toward the tip side thereof so as to receive rainwater flowing down from the roof. More specifically, male or female connectors are fixed to the both ends of the gutter cover in the same line so that they can be connected as needed, and the gutter body and the gutter cover are made of aluminum or copper. ， Rustless metal such as galvanized iron and tin plate, plastic coated with rustless metal,
Alternatively, it is characterized by being made of plastic.

[0006]

[Operation] Since the gutter cover can be attached to the gutter body, it can be easily cleaned by separating it. Since the gutter cover has a large number of small holes, only the rainwater adhering to the leaves drops into the gutter body through the small holes. In addition, the leaves that flow down with the rainwater from the roof side hit the slope due to the upward slope of the gutter hippo, and the rainwater is completely separated. In addition, the male and female connectors allow the gutter cover to be connected and connected to each other for any length without steps. Further, since the gutter cover and the gutter body are made of a non-rust material, no rusting occurs.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a portion showing a connected state of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory sectional view for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rain gutter 1 of this embodiment comprises a gutter body 2 and a gutter cover 3.

The gutter body 2 is composed of a member having an opening 4 at the upper side and a concave cross section which forms the engaging portions 5 and 6 at both edges. The material is, for example, a galvanized iron plate coated with plastic. Become. Of course, other materials such as rust-free metal or plastic may be used. It can be easily press-formed by bending or the like.

The gutter cover 3 is made of a bent flat plate,
Engaging portions 7 and 8 are formed on both edges. Further, an inclined surface 9 having an upward inclination is formed on the tip side (left side in FIG. 2). Further, a large number of small holes 11 are formed in the inclined surface 9 and the flat plate portion 10 connected to the inclined surface 9. A male connector 12 and a female connector 13 are fixed to both ends of the flat plate portion 10. The gutter cover 3 is made of plastic or aluminum,
It is made of non-corrosive metal such as copper, galvanized iron, tin plate, etc. It is made by press forming and punching. The engaging portion 7 and the engaging portion 8 are engaged with the locking portion 5 and the locking portion 6 of the gutter body 2, respectively. By elastically deforming the gutter cover 3 and engaging the engaging portions 7 and 8 with the locking portions 5 and 6, the gutter cover 3 is attached to the gutter body 2 by its elastic force. Of course, the gutter cover 3 can be easily detached from the gutter body 2. As will be described later, the sloping surface 9 is formed because leaves flowing down from the roof together with the rainwater are caught in this portion and the rainwater is easily separated. The small holes 11 have a shape that allows rainwater to pass through easily, and the hole diameter, the number, the shape, the arrangement, etc. are set appropriately.
The male connector 12 is a pin-shaped member that is fixed to the gutter cover 3 so as to project toward one end side (the left end side in FIG. 1) of the gutter cover 3. On the other hand, the female connector 13 is fixed to the other end side (right end side in FIG. 1) of the gutter cover 3 and is made of a pipe-shaped member that is retracted and fixed inward to engage with the male connector 12. . The male connector 12 and the female connector 13 are arranged on the same line. Therefore, by connecting the both, the gutter cover 3 is connected without forming a step in the connecting portion.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 shows the rain gutter 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 provided around the lower edge of the roof 14 of the building. With the rainwater 15 on the roof 14, the leaves 16 fall from the lower edge into the rain gutter 1. However,
Due to the existence of the gutter cover 3, the leaves 16 do not enter the gutter body 2 side,
Only the rainwater 15 falls through the small holes 11 to the gutter body 2 side. Further, even when the amount of rainwater 15 and leaves 16 flowing down is large, the rainwater 15 and leaves 16 contact the inclined surface 9 of the gutter cover 3.
Is reliably separated. On the other hand, even if the leaves 16 pile up on the gutter cover 3, the gutter cover 3 is a small perforated plate, so that the leaves 16
Slides on the gutter cover 3 and is pushed toward the tip of the gutter cover and falls over the tip of the main body 2. The leaves 16 will not be damaged and fall into the gutter even after drying. Therefore, the gutter is clogged or rusted. There is nothing to do.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a rain gutter 1a according to another embodiment of the present invention. Although the shape of the gutter main body 2a is slightly different from that of FIG. 1, the other parts are almost the same, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, the gutter cover 3 having the inclined surface 9 and the large number of small holes 11 is attached to the concave gutter body. The detailed structure is as described above. It is not limited to the examples.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the following remarkable effects are obtained. 1) By using a gutter hippo which has an inclined surface and a large number of small holes, even if a large amount of leaves and rainwater flow down at one time, the gutter hippocause can reliably separate the leaves and rainwater, and only the rainwater gutter It falls to the body side. 2) Even when the leaves are accumulated on the gutter cover, the upper surface of the gutter cover is slippery, and the leaves are pushed toward the tip of the gutter cover and fall, so that the gutter management is easy. 3) The gutter cover is removably attached to the gutter body, and can be easily removed at any time when necessary, and the rain gutter can be easily cleaned. It is also easy to install. 4) It is possible to assemble and form a long rain gutter cover having no step by using the male type connector and the female type connector which are connected to each other. 5) The gutter body and gutter cover are made of plastic and non-rust metal, and prevent rusting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a connecting structure of a rain gutter.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining the operation of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view for explaining the operation of a conventional rain gutter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rain gutter 1a Rain gutter 1b Conventional rain gutter 2 Gutter body 2a Gutter body 3 Gutter cover 4 Opening part 5 Engaging part 6 Engaging part 7 Engaging part 8 Engaging part 9 Inclined surface 10 Flat plate part 11 Small hole 12 Male Mold connector 13 Female model connector 14 Roof 15 Rainwater 16 Leaf

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A recessed gutter body having an opening at an upper side and having locking portions formed on both edges of the opening, and an engagement for closing the opening and engaging with the locking portion. A gutter having a part and a gutter cover formed by connecting a single folded plate-shaped gutter cover formed by penetrating a plurality of small holes,
The rain gutter is characterized in that the single gutter hippo has an inclined surface which is inclined upward toward the tip side thereof so as to receive rainwater flowing down from the roof. 2. The rain gutter according to claim 1, wherein male or female connectors are fixed to the both ends of the gutter cover in the same line so that they can be connected as needed. 3. The gutter body and gutter cover are made of aluminum, copper,
The rain gutter according to claim 1, which is made of a non-rust metal such as galvanized iron or tin plate, a plastic coated with a non-rust metal, or plastic.