JPH11141073A - Gutter receiving tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize the space between an inside gutter ear and a building as much as possible while preventing the slip off of the inside gutter ear in an inside hanging type gutter receiving tool having the inside gutter ear protruded to the inside of a gutter to engagingly lock a protruding part. SOLUTION: The tip of a leaf spring 13 mounted over the upper surface of a gutter receiving tool body 11 is protruded from the gutter receiving tool body 11 in the direction of a building 14. The space between the tip of the protruded part 23 and a fixing plate 19 for a support member 12 is set to the size such that an inside gutter ear 26 is never slipped out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gutter receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A gutter is formed with an inner gutter lug at an end on the building side and an outer gutter lug on an end opposite to the above in order to engage with a gutter holder. The inner gutter ears include a type formed by projecting from the inner wall of the gutter to the outside of the gutter and a type formed by projecting to the inside of the gutter. A part of the gutter is suspended to support the gutter.

[0003] As in the former type, a gutter and a gutter receiving device in which an inner gutter ear protrudes outside the gutter and a part of the gutter receiving device is locked to the protruding portion is referred to as an outer hanging type. A gutter of a type in which the inner gutter ears protrude inside the gutter and a part of the gutter receiver is locked to the protruding portion, and a gutter receiver is referred to as an inner suspension type.

Conventionally, a gutter and a gutter receiver are generally of an external suspension type, and the outline thereof is shown in FIG. In this case, the gutter receiver is formed by bending a single metal band to form an outer gutter ear engaging portion 2 at the tip of the gutter receiver main body 1, and the fixing portion 4 is bent downward on the building 3 side. An inner gutter ear locking member 5 is attached to the lower surface of a portion of the gutter receiver body 1 near the building 3 side, and an inner gutter ear locking portion 6 is formed at a lower end thereof. The leaf spring 7 is attached to the lower surface of the gutter receiving body 1. Gutter 8
The outer gutter ears 9 and the inner gutter ears 10 are respectively provided with the above-described locking portions 2 and 6.
The tip of the leaf spring 7 abuts or approaches the inside of the inner gutter lug 10 to prevent the inner gutter lug 10 from coming off.

In this case, the distance W ₁ between the gutter 8 and the building 3 is
It is determined by the mounting position of the inner gutter ear locking member 5 and its width.

[0006]

On the other hand, in the case of the inner suspension, the inner gutter lug 10 has the same concept as the above-mentioned outer suspension.
10 (b), the positions of the leaf spring 7 and the inner gutter lug locking member 5 are exchanged, and the leaf spring 7 is moved from the building side to the outer surface of the inner gutter lug 10 as shown in FIG. The structure that protrudes toward it will be taken.

However, in this case, the building 3 and the gutter 8
Distance W ₂ is required only protruding length of the leaf spring 7 can not be reduced the spacing W ₂ or more constant, reducing the interval between the features (buildings and trough of the trough of the inner suspension form of the Can not be fully exhibited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gutter receiving device capable of sufficiently reducing a gap between a gutter and a building while preventing the inner gutter ear from being detached in the case of a hanging type. And

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an inner gutter ear locking portion at an end of a gutter receiving body on a building side, and an end at an opposite end to the above. In a gutter receiving device provided with an outer gutter ear locking portion and a support member fixed to a building attached to the gutter receiving body, the inner gutter ear locking portion is formed by a leaf spring, and the leaf spring is The leaf spring is fixed to the gutter receiving body at a position close to a required distance from an end on the building side of the gutter receiving body while being overlapped on the upper surface of the gutter receiving body. The tip is protruded from the end on the building side in the direction of the required length of the building, and the gap between the tip of the protruding portion and a part of the support member or a part of another member integrated with the support member is defined by a gutter. It is configured to be narrower than the width of the inner gutter ear and wider than the thickness of the gutter material A.

According to the above construction, when the inner gutter lugs of the internally suspended gutter are locked to the inner gutter lugs locking portions, the protruding portions of the leaf springs are pushed up by the inner gutter lugs, and the leaf springs are received by the gutter receiver. The upper part is bent with the fixed part to the tool body as a fulcrum. When the inner gutter lugs are pushed upward by a certain amount or more, the leaf springs come off and return to their original positions, and the inner gutter lugs are locked on the leaf springs. The load acting on the leaf spring tends to bend the leaf spring downward with the tip of the gutter receiving body as a fulcrum. In this case, however, the length between the fulcrum and the tip of the leaf spring is short, so that it is difficult to bend.

Further, according to the above configuration, since there is no such a leaf spring or an inner gutter ear locking member between the inner wall of the gutter and the building, the interval between the gutter and the building should be reduced. Can be.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an inner gutter ear engaging portion is provided at an end of the gutter receiving body on the building side, and an outer gutter ear engaging portion is provided at an end opposite to the above. A gutter receiving member having a support member fixed to a building attached to the gutter receiving body, wherein the inner gutter ear locking portion is formed by a leaf spring, and a front half of the leaf spring is formed by the gutter receiving body. And projecting the front end of the front half from the end on the building side toward the building for a predetermined length, fixing the rear half of the leaf spring to a part of the support member, and projecting the leaf spring. The distance between the tip of the part and a part of the support member or a part of another member integral with the support member is set to be smaller than the width of the inner gutter ears of the gutter and wider than the thickness of the gutter material. The set configuration can be adopted.

[0013] Further, a structure in which a presser spring portion is provided in contact with the upper surface of the inner gutter ear of the gutter at a part of the leaf spring, or the inner gutter ear receiving member as the other member is attached to the support member. In the portion facing the fixed portion of the support member, a vertical portion and a bent portion inclined at a lower end of the vertical portion in a direction away from the building, and a downward vertical guide portion provided at the lower end of the bent portion are provided. You can also.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The gutter receiver of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a gutter receiver main body 11 and a support member 12.

The gutter receiving body 11 bends an outer end (an end farther from the building 14) of a single metal band to form an outer gutter ear engaging portion 1.
5 is formed. The support member 12 includes a connecting portion 16 that is connected to the gutter receiving body 11 in an overlapping manner, and an inclined portion that is bent upward from the inner end (the end on the building 14 side) of the connecting portion 16 toward the building 14. Part 17, and further bent vertically downward through the horizontal part 18, and the fixing plate 1
9 are integrally attached. The fixing plate 19 is fixed to the building 14 by nails 21.

A leaf spring 13 is superposed on the upper surface of the inner end of the gutter receiving body 11, and a connecting portion 16 of the support member 12 is superimposed on the upper surface of the latter half of the leaf spring 13. Thus, the leaf spring 13 is sandwiched between the gutter receiving body 11 and the connecting portion 16, and the three members are joined and integrated by the rivet 22.

The inner end of the gutter receiving body 11 is connected to the connecting portion 1.
6, the leaf spring 13 protrudes from the inner end of the gutter receiving body 11 toward the building 14 by a required length, and the tip of the protruding portion 23 is spaced from the fixed plate 19 by a required distance. To face each other.

The tip of the protruding portion 23 of the leaf spring 13 is
An arc-shaped edge 24 (see FIG. 2) bent upward is formed, and the distance between the tip of the edge 24 and the fixing plate 19 is determined by the inner gutter edge of the gutter 25. 26
Is formed to be smaller than the maximum width and wider than the thickness of the material of the gutter 25.

The projecting portion 23 of the leaf spring 13
A pin 27 having a retaining head portion at each of the upper and lower ends is vertically movably inserted. When the gutter 25 is deformed by the wind or the like as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 1, the pin 27 contacts the inner surface of the inner side wall 31 to prevent further deformation.

The gutter receiving device of the first embodiment is as described above. The gutter 25 attached to the gutter receiving device has an inner gutter ear 26 located inside the gutter 25 from the inner side wall 31 as shown in FIG. It is a protruding inner suspension type. When attaching the gutter 25, the outer gutter ear 32 is locked to the outer gutter ear locking portion 15, and then the inner gutter ear 26 is pushed up. As shown in FIG. Is elastically bent upward, and the pin 27 is pushed up to the upper surface side of the leaf spring 13. The leaf spring 13 is bent upward at a position deviated by a predetermined distance to the opposite side from the end of the gutter receiving body 11 on the building side, that is, the inner end of the connecting portion 16 as a fulcrum A.

When the inner gutter ear 26 is pushed up by a certain amount or more along the fixing plate 19, the tip of the leaf spring 13 comes off the inner gutter ear 26 and returns to its original state by its own elasticity.
Is locked to the edge 24 of the leaf spring 13 as shown in FIG. At this time, the fulcrum B in the case where the leaf spring 13 is to be bent downward by the load of the gutter 25 is located at the end of the gutter receiving body 11 on the building side.

That is, when the leaf spring 13 is bent upward, it is bent at a fulcrum A far from its tip, so that it is bent relatively lightly.
Since it is bent at the fulcrum B, which is a point near the tip, it is difficult to bend.

Next, the gutter receiving device of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is provided with an inner gutter ear receiving member 33 in addition to that of the first embodiment, and the shape of the leaf spring 13 is changed. Was changed.

The inner gutter ear receiving member 33 is formed in an inverted L shape, is disposed along the front surface of the fixing plate 19 of the support member 12, and has a horizontal portion 34 of the horizontal portion 18 of the gutter receiving body 11. The lower surface is weighed and fixed together with the base 35 of the leaf spring 13 by rivets 36.

As shown in FIG. 5, the leaf spring 13 is formed by bending the base 35, the inclined spring portion 37 along the inclined portion 17 and the lower end of the inclined spring portion 37 toward the building 14 so as to receive the gutter receiving member. It weighs on the upper surface of the main body 11 and protrudes from the tip to the required length of the building. An upward edge 24 is formed at the tip of the protruding portion 23.

The edge 24 and the inner gutter ear receiving member 3
The gap from the inner gutter 25 is formed to be smaller than the maximum width of the inner gutter ear 26 and wider than the thickness of the material of the gutter 25 as in the case described above.

On both sides of the base 35 of the leaf spring 13,
A pressing spring portion 38 that protrudes outward from both side surfaces of the gutter receiving body 11 and is bent downward is provided (see FIG. 5), and the pressing spring portion 38 is brought into contact with the upper end surface of the inner gutter ear 26. Like that.

In the gutter receiver of the second embodiment, when the gutter 25 is mounted, the leaf spring 13 is supported by the fulcrum A in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
After installation, the load of the gutter 25 is supported at the fulcrum B after the mounting. Also, at the time of mounting, the holding spring portion 38 is attached to the inner gutter ear 2.
6 and is elastically bent (see the dashed line in FIG. 4). After the mounting, the holding spring portion 38 abuts on the upper surface of the inner gutter ear 26, and the rattle of the inner gutter ear 26 is reduced. To prevent.

FIGS. 6 and 7A and 7B show the third embodiment.
The gutter receiver of the embodiment differs from the second embodiment in the shape of the leaf spring 13. That is, in the leaf spring 13 in this case, as shown in FIG. 7A, the width of the base 35 is formed smaller than the width of the gutter receiver main body 11, and the holding spring 38 is provided on both sides of the base 35. At a position lower than 35, it is bent in the direction of the building in parallel with the base 35. The pressing spring portions 38 on both sides are provided within the same width as the width of the gutter receiving body 11.

As shown by a dashed line in FIG. 7B, the pressing spring portion 38 is pushed up by the inner gutter ear 26 when the gutter 25 is mounted, and is bent and deformed upward. 26 to prevent the backlash from coming into contact with the upper surface.

In the fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the inner gutter ear receiving member 33 is attached to the first embodiment (see FIGS. 1 to 3). In this case, a portion of the inner gutter ear receiving member 33 along the fixing plate 19 includes a vertical portion 39 bent downward from the horizontal portion 34 and the vertical portion 3.
Bend 4 inclined at the lower end of 9 away from building 14
1 is provided, and a vertically downward guide portion 42 is provided at the lower end of the bent portion 41.

For this reason, the vertical section 39 and the guide section 42
8, an interval c corresponding to the width of the bent portion 41 exists as shown in FIG.

In the case of the above fourth embodiment, the inner gutter lug 2
9, the inner gutter ear 26 is pushed up along the guide portion 42 as shown in FIG. 9, and the inner gutter ear 26 is pushed up along the bent portion 41 while tilting the inner gutter ear 26 to bend the leaf spring 13 upward. Deform. It is the same as in the first embodiment that the tip of the leaf spring 13 comes off from the inner gutter lug 26 when pushed up more than a certain amount, but in this embodiment, the inner gutter lug 26 is slanted by the interval c. The height h (see FIG. 8) between the gutter receiving body 11 and the horizontal portion 18 can be
It can be lower than in other embodiments.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, in an inner suspension type gutter receiving device, the inner side of the inner gutter ear is supported by a leaf spring, and the tip of the leaf spring and a part of the supporting member (fixed plate) are supported. 19) or the gap between the supporting member and a part of another member (the inner gutter ear receiving member 33) that is smaller than the inner gutter ear and larger than the wall thickness of the gutter material. The gutter ears are prevented from coming off, and the distance between the inner gutter ears and the building can be made sufficiently small.

Further, by providing the leaf spring with a spring portion for holding the inner gutter ear, it is possible to prevent rattling of the inner gutter ear, and furthermore, to incline between the guide portion of the inner gutter ear receiving member and the vertical portion. By providing the bent portion, the height h from the gutter receiving body to the horizontal portion of the support member can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the first embodiment when used.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view when the above is used.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view when the second embodiment is used.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the above-mentioned leaf spring. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view when the fourth embodiment is used.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view when the above is used.

10A is a schematic diagram of a conventional example. FIG. 10B is a schematic diagram of another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Gutter receiving body 12 Support member 13 Leaf spring 14 Building 15 Outer gutter ear locking part 16 Connecting part 17 Inclined part 18 Horizontal part 19 Fixing plate 21 Nail 22 Rivets 23 Projection part 24 Edge 25 Gutter 26 Inner gutter ear 27 Pin 31 inner wall 32 outer wall 33 inner gutter ear receiving member 34 horizontal part 35 base part 36 rivet 37 inclined spring part 38 holding spring part 39 vertical part 41 bent part 42 guide part

Claims (4)

[Claims] An inner gutter ear locking portion is provided at an end of the gutter receiving body on the building side, and an outer gutter ear locking portion is provided at an end opposite to the above. In the gutter receiver having a support member fixed thereto, the inner gutter ear locking portion is formed by a plate spring, and the plate spring is overlapped on the upper surface of the gutter receiver main body. The leaf spring is fixed to the gutter receiving body at a position that is a required distance from the end on the building side to the end on the opposite side, and the tip of the leaf spring is directed from the end on the building side to the required length in the direction of the building. The distance between the tip of the protruding portion and a part of the support member or a part of another member integral with the support member is smaller than the width of the inner gutter ear of the gutter, and is larger than the thickness of the gutter material. A gutter receiver characterized by having a large size. 2. A gutter receiving body is provided with an inner gutter ear engaging part at an end of the gutter receiving body on the building side, and an outer gutter ear engaging part is provided at an end opposite to the above. In the gutter receiving device having a supporting member fixed thereto, the inner gutter ear locking portion is formed by a leaf spring, and a front half of the leaf spring is overlapped with an upper surface of the gutter receiving body, and a front half thereof is provided. Projecting from the end on the building side in the direction of the building for a predetermined length, fixing the rear half of the leaf spring to a part of the support member, and contacting the tip of the projecting portion of the leaf spring with the support member. A gutter receiving member, wherein a distance between the part or a part of another member integral with the supporting member is set to be smaller than the width of the inner gutter ears of the gutter and wider than the thickness of the material of the gutter. Utensils. 3. The gutter receiving device according to claim 2, wherein a holding spring portion is provided on a part of said leaf spring to abut on an upper surface of an inner gutter ear of the gutter. 4. An inner gutter ear receiving member as the other member is attached to the support member, and a vertical portion and a lower end of the vertical portion are separated from the building at a portion facing the fixed portion of the support member. The gutter receiver according to claim 1, wherein a bent portion bent at an angle, and a downward vertical guide portion is provided at a lower end of the bent portion.