JP3141017B2 - Support structure for rear ear of eaves gutter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for supporting a rear ear of an eaves gutter with an eaves gutter suspension.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when the rear ear of an eaves gutter is supported by an eaves gutter suspending device, as shown in FIG. Eave gutter hanging tool 1
A storage recess 2 is provided at the rear of the storage recess 2, and a receiving piece 3 protrudes forward from a lower portion of a rear surface 2 a of the storage recess 2, and is provided rearward from a lower portion of a front surface 2 b of the storage recess 2. A spring piece 4 protrudes. Then, the rear ear 6 of the eaves gutter 5 is pushed into the storage recess 2 against the spring piece 4, and the lower surface outside the rear ear 6 is placed on the receiving piece 3.
And can be supported. When the rear ear 6 is placed on the receiving piece 3, the tip of the spring piece 4 faces the inner surface of the rear ear 6 so that the rear ear 6 does not come off. A locking recess 7 is provided on the upper surface of the base of the receiving piece 3, and a locking protrusion 8 is provided on the lower surface of the rear ear 6, and the locking protrusion 8 is locked in the locking recess 7. Thus, the rear ear 6 is prevented from coming off further.

[0003]

However, when the rear ear 6 of the eaves gutter 1 is supported as described above, the rear ear 6
When the rear ear portion 6 is placed on the receiving piece 3 because of the structure in which the locking projection 8 is locked to the locking recess 7 when placing the space between the upper surface 2c of the storage recess 2 and the upper surface of the rear ear portion 6 When the force of the wind pressure acts on the eaves gutter 5 due to the presence of the space S, the sound may rattle. FIG.
When a strong wind blows as shown by an arrow in the mounted state as shown in FIG. 9A, the eaves gutter 5 as shown in FIG.
However, the spring piece 4 was deformed, the rear ear 6 was dropped, and the eaves gutter 5 was scattered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and there is no danger that the eaves gutter will rattle even when the wind hits and that the eaves gutter will not come off. It is an object to provide a support structure.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a support structure for a rear ear portion of an eaves gutter. At the same time, the rear ear 6 of the eaves gutter 5 is stored in the storage recess 2, and the outer side of the rear ear 6 is placed on the receiving piece 3 projecting forward from the lower portion of the rear surface 2 a of the storage recess 2. Of the eaves gutter in which the lower end of the eaves gutter is placed, and the tip of a retaining spring piece 4 protruding rearward from the lower part of the front surface 2 b of the storage recess 2 is opposed to the inner surface of the rear ear 6. In the structure, the holding tool 9 is fitted and mounted on the rear ear section 6 of the eave gutter so as to hold the rear ear section 6, and the spring section 10 provided above the holding tool 9 is attached to the upper surface 2 c of the storage recess 2. It is characterized by being elastically contacted. The spring part 10 of the holding tool 9 attached to the rear ear part 6 is attached to the upper surface 2 of the storage recess 2.
c, the rear ear portion 6 is vertically moved by the spring portion 10 even if the rear ear portion 6 can be stored in the storage recess 2 and the rear ear portion 6 can be placed on the receiving piece 3. It is possible to prevent rattling, to prevent generation of sound, and to prevent the rear ear 6 from coming off.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the support structure for the rear ear portion of the eaves gutter is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the spring portion 10 is a leaf spring integrally extended from the holding member 9.
The structure of the spring portion 10 for preventing the back ear 6 from rattling can be simplified.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a support structure for a rear ear portion of an eaves gutter according to the first or second aspect.
A notch 20 is provided in the front piece 9a of the holding tool 9 along the inner surface of the holding tool 9, and the tip of the spring piece 7 for retaining is positioned in the notch 20. With this configuration, even when the holding tool 9 is attached to the rear ear 6 by being fitted thereto, the holding tool 9 does not shift in the longitudinal direction of the rear ear 6.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the support structure for the rear ear portion of the eaves gutter according to any one of the first to third aspects, includes the front piece 9a of the holding tool 9 along the inner surface of the rear ear portion 6. The protruding piece 11 is extended forward, and the protruding piece 11 is retained.
Characterized in that it is locked on the upper surface of the tip. With this configuration, the spring piece 7 can be prevented from rising upward by the protruding piece 11, and the rear piece 6 can be prevented from coming off due to the deformation of the spring piece 7 upward due to the deformation of the eaves gutter 5 due to the wind. .

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An eaves gutter hanging device 1 is formed as shown in FIG. At the front end of the eaves hanger 1, a front ear engaging portion 12 that rises upward is provided, and eaves gutter guide pieces 13 are extended downward from the front end of the eaves hanger 1. A mounting plate 14 is provided at the rear end of the eave gutter hanging device 1. By attaching the mounting plate 14 to a nose plate 15 or the like at the eave, the eave gutter hanging device 1 can be attached to the eave. At the back of the eave gutter hanging device 1 is a storage recess 2 that opens downward.
A receiving piece 3 is provided at a lower portion of a rear surface 2a of the storage recess 2 so as to project forward, and a front surface 2b of the storage recess 2 is provided.
A spring piece 4 is projected obliquely upward toward the rear at the lower part of. On the upper surface of the receiving piece 3, a locking recess 7 is provided.
A rib 16 is provided at a corner between the rear surface 2a and the upper surface 2c of the storage recess 2.

The eaves gutter 5 has a front ear 17 at the upper end of the front wall as shown in FIG.
8 is provided. A rear ear portion 6 is provided at the upper end of the rear wall of the eaves gutter 5, and a locking projection 8 protruding downward is provided on a lower surface outside the rear ear portion 6. The holding tool 9 is formed in a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section with a front piece 9a, a rear piece 9b, and a top piece 9c.
A spring portion 10 made of a leaf spring is provided by folding a part of the rear surface piece 9b upward in a substantially inverted U-shape. A notch 21 is provided in the spring portion 10 formed by this folding.

When the eaves gutter 5 is attached to the eaves gutter hanging tool 1 attached to the eaves tip, the following operation is performed. Front locking recess 1 of eave gutter 5
The rear ear portion 6 is stored in the storage recess 2, and the lower surface outside the rear ear portion 6 is placed on the receiving piece 3 and supported. When the rear ear part 6 is mounted on the receiving piece 3, the holding tool 9 is attached to the rear ear part 6, and the locking convex part 8 is locked in the locking concave part 7 of the receiving piece 3 and the spring part 10 is elastically contacted with the upper surface 2 c of the storage recess 2, and the tip of the spring piece 7 is opposed to the front surface of the rear ear 6. In this way, the rear ear 6
Can be attached so as not to come off from the storage concave portion 2, and even if the locking concave portion 7 and the locking convex portion 8 are locked, the rear ear portion 6 does not rattle up and down due to the elastic contact of the spring portion 10. Sound can be prevented from being generated. Further, the notch 21 of the holding tool 9 is placed in a state where the rear ear 6 is placed on the receiving piece 3 and supported.
And the rib 16 of the storage recess 2 are locked, so that the holding tool 9 is
Can be prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction.

Next, examples of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 will be described. This example is also basically the same as the above example, and only different points will be described. A notch 20 is provided in the front piece 9 a of the holding tool 9, and the tip of the spring piece 4 for retaining is located in the notch 20. If you do this,
Even in a structure in which the holding device is attached by being fitted to the rear ear portion 6, the holding device 9 does not shift in the longitudinal direction of the rear ear portion 6.

Next, examples of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 will be described. This example is also basically the same as the above example, and only different points will be described. Notch 2 in front piece 9a of clamp 9
0 is provided, but a piece cut and raised to provide the notch 20 is projected forward to form a protruding piece 11, and the protruding piece 11 is engaged with the upper surface of the spring piece 4 for retaining. It has stopped. In this way, the spring piece 4 can be prevented from rising upward by the protruding piece 11, and the rear piece 6 can be prevented from coming off due to the deformation of the spring piece 7 upward due to the deformation of the eaves gutter 5 due to the wind.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a storage recess is provided at the rear of the eave gutter hanging device, and the rear ear of the rear of the eave gutter is stored in the storage recess. Place the lower surface of the outside of the rear ear on the receiving piece projecting forward from the lower part of the rear face, and attach the tip of the retaining spring piece projected rearward from the lower part of the front of the storage recess. In the support structure of the rear ear part of the eaves gutter facing the inner surface side of the rear ear part, a holding tool is fitted to the rear ear part of the eaves gutter so as to hold the rear ear part, and the upper part of the holding equipment Since the spring portion provided on the upper portion of the housing recess is elastically contacted with the upper surface of the housing recess, even if the rear ear portion can be housed in the housing recess and the rear ear portion can be mounted on the receiving piece, the rear ear portion can be placed on the spring It is possible to prevent rattling in the upper and lower portions, prevent the generation of sound, and prevent the rear ear from coming off.

[0015] The invention of claim 2 of the present invention relates to claim 1
In the above, since the spring portion is a leaf spring integrally extended from the holding device, the structure of the spring portion for preventing rattling of the rear ear portion can be simplified.

Further, the invention of claim 3 of the present invention is directed to claim 1
Alternatively, the notch is provided in the front piece of the holding tool along the inner surface of the rear ear part, and the tip of the spring piece for retaining is located in the notch. Even if it is a structure which is attached by being fitted on the rear ear, the holding tool does not shift in the longitudinal direction of the rear ear part.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a first aspect is provided.
In any one of the third to third aspects, a protruding piece is extended forward from a front piece of the holding tool along the inner surface of the rear ear portion, and this protruding piece is locked on the upper surface of the tip of a spring piece for retaining. Therefore, the spring piece can be prevented from rising upward by the protruding piece, and it is possible to prevent the spring piece from being deformed upward due to the deformation of the eaves gutter due to the wind and the rear ear from coming off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B show essential parts of the above, wherein FIG. 2A is a sectional view and FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the eaves gutter hanging tool of the above.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of another example of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the holding tool of the same.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a main part of another example of the embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a front view of a holding device.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are cross-sectional views illustrating the operation of the above.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a conventional example.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views illustrating a problem of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 eave hanging device 2 storage recess 2 a rear surface 2 b front surface 2 c upper surface 4 spring piece 3 receiving piece 5 eave gutter 6 rear ear 7 locking recess 8 locking protrusion 9 holding tool 9 a front piece 10 spring portion 11 protrusion

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A storage recess is provided at the rear of the eave gutter hanging device, the storage ear having a downward opening, and a rear ear portion of a rear of the eave gutter is stored in the storage recess. The outer lower surface of the rear ear portion was placed on the provided receiving piece, and the tip of a retaining spring piece protruding rearward from the lower portion of the front surface of the storage recess was opposed to the inner surface side of the rear ear portion. In the support structure for the rear ear of the eaves gutter, the holding device is fitted and mounted so as to hold the rear ear to the rear ear of the eave gutter, and the spring portion provided on the upper portion of the holding device is provided on the upper surface of the storage recess. A support structure for the rear ear of the eaves gutter, which is configured to be elastically contacted. 2. The support structure for a rear ear portion of an eaves gutter according to claim 1, wherein the spring portion is a leaf spring integrally extended from the holding device. 3. A notch is provided in a front piece of a holding tool along an inner surface of a rear ear portion, and a tip of a spring piece for retaining is positioned in the notch. A support structure for a rear ear portion of the eaves gutter according to claim 2. 4. A protruding piece is extended forward from a front piece of a holding tool along an inner surface of a rear ear portion, and this protruding piece is engaged with an upper surface of a tip of a spring piece for retaining. The support structure for a rear ear portion of an eaves gutter according to any one of claims 1 to 3.