JP3146871B2 - Eave fittings - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an eaves gutter coupling for connecting eaves gutters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), an eaves gutter having a front ear (e) and a rear ear (d) at front and rear upper ends is connected. The outer joint of the joint (a) that adheres along the outer peripheral surface of the joint, and the inner peripheral surface of the eaves gutter (c) adheres closely.
An eaves gutter joint including an outer joint member (a) and an inner holding member (b) engaged with the outer joint member at the front and rear upper ends is used. The joint outer member (a) is applied from below the eaves gutter (c) after applying an adhesive to the inner surface, and the front ears (e) of the eaves gutter (c) are respectively attached to the upper ends of the front and rear walls. ), A front ear gripper (g) and a rear ear gripper (f) along the rear ear (d).
On the other hand, the inner pressing member (b), after applying the adhesive to the outer surface,
It is installed from above the eaves gutter (c), and its front and rear upper ends respectively engage with the front ear gripping part (g) and the rear ear gripping part (f) of the joint outer member (a), and The eaves gutter (c) is sandwiched between the timber (a).

As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the outer joint member (a) is usually attached to the eaves gutter (c) by first attaching the rear ear gripper (f) to the eaves gutter (c). ) Is attached to the rear ear (d), and then the joint outer member (b) is rotated forward with the rear ear grip (f) as a fulcrum so as to be brought into close contact with the outside of the eaves gutter (c). The procedure is performed by attaching the part (g) to the front ear (e).

[0004]

However, in the conventional eaves gutter joint, when the joint outer member (a) is attached to the eaves gutter (c) as described above, the bottom plate front edge angle (e) of the eaves gutter (c) is set. J)
However, it comes into contact with the lower part of the inner surface of the front wall of the joint outer member (a) and scrapes off the adhesive applied to this part,
For this reason, there is a problem that the joining force at this portion is reduced, and a gap is formed to easily cause water leakage. In particular, in the eaves gutter joint for connecting the eaves gutter (c) having the outward step (r) on the front wall, the eaves gutter (c) is provided corresponding to the eaves gutter (c). On the inner surface of the front wall below the step (nu) of the front wall of the eave gutter joint, the adhesive was easily scraped off.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an eaves gutter joint which prevents the applied adhesive from being scraped off when the eaves gutter is mounted. To provide.

[0006]

The eaves gutter joint of the present invention comprises a joint outer member 1 having an inner surface extending along the outer surface of the eaves gutter and an inner holding member 2 having an outer surface extending along the inner surface of the eaves gutter. At the upper end of the front wall of the material 1, a front ear gripper 14 is provided along the outer surface of the front ear of the eaves gutter, and at the upper end of the rear wall of the joint outer member 1, the rear ear gripper 13 is provided along the outer surface of the rear ear of the eaves gutter. The eaves gutter joint provided with a plurality of projections 3 for securing the applied adhesive is provided below the inner surface of the front wall of the joint outer member 1.

[0007] In the eaves gutter joint of the present invention, the joint outer member 1
An outwardly-facing step 15 may be formed on the front wall of the front wall, and the projection 3 may be provided on the inner surface of the front wall below the step 15.

It is preferable that the projections 3 are formed of a resin soluble in the adhesive to be applied. For example, when a thermoplastic resin such as polyvinyl chloride or polyvinyl acetate is used as the resin forming the projections 3, a solvent-based adhesive such as polyvinyl chloride or polyvinyl acetate may be used as the adhesive.

Further, it is preferable that the projection 3 is formed integrally with the joint outer member 1.

[0010]

According to the eaves gutter joint of the present invention, when the outer joint member 1 is mounted on the eaves gutter, the adhesive applied to the lower part of the front wall of the outer joint member 1 is prevented from being scraped off. . That is, the fitting of the joint outer member 1 to the eaves gutter firstly
After the adhesive is applied to the inner surface of the eaves gutter, the rear ear gripper 13 is attached to the rear ear of the eaves gutter, and then the joint outer member 1 is rotated forward with the rear ear gripper 13 as a fulcrum, so that the outer surface of the eaves gutter is removed. In close contact with
This is performed by the procedure of attaching the front ear gripping part 14 to the front ear of the eaves gutter. At this time, a plurality of protrusions 3 provided below the front wall of the joint outer member 1 are attached to the eaves gutter. Since the corner between the front wall and the bottom plate abuts and slides, the adhesive accumulated in the depression formed by the plurality of projections 3 does not need to be scraped off.

In the eaves gutter joint of the present invention, the joint outer member 1
Of the joint outer member 1 according to the present invention, when an outward step 15 is formed on the front wall of the joint outer member 1 of the present invention, and the projection 3 is provided on the inner surface of the front wall below the step 15. The effect of preventing the adhesive of the part from being scraped off is remarkable.

If the projection 3 is made of a resin soluble in the adhesive to be applied, the projection 3 softened by the adhesive is attached to the joint outer member 1 after the eave gutter joint is mounted on the eave gutter. Crushing between the eaves gutter makes it difficult to form a gap.

Further, when the projection 3 is formed integrally with the outer joint member 1, only one molding is required when the outer joint member 1 is manufactured.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing embodiments.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of an eaves gutter joint of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a method of mounting the eaves gutter joint shown in FIG. 1 to an eaves gutter. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a procedure for attaching the eaves gutter joint according to FIG. 1 to the eaves gutter.

The eaves gutter joint is mounted so as to straddle eaves gutters 4, the side ends of which are abutted from right and left, and a joint outer member 1 along the outer surface of the eaves gutter 4 and the eaves gutter 4. And an inner pressing member 2 along the inner surface. The joint outer member 3 and the inner holding member 2 have elasticity that restores the original shape even when slightly deformed by applying stress, and is generally formed using a flexible synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride. What was done is used.

The eaves gutter 4 to which the eaves gutter is attached is the eaves gutter 4
A front ear 44 and a rear ear 43 are provided at upper end portions of the front wall and the rear wall, respectively, and an outwardly facing step 45 is formed slightly below the front wall. The eaves gutter 4 has elasticity that restores its original shape even if it is slightly deformed by applying stress, and its material is not particularly limited. For example, the eaves gutter 4 is bent into a desired shape. A metal plate having a core material covered with a flexible synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride is used.

The joint outer member 1 has an inner surface along the outer surface of the eaves gutter 4, and has a front ear gripping portion 14 along the outer surface of the front ear 44 of the eaves gutter 4 at the upper end of the front wall. Joint outer member 1
At the upper end of the rear wall, a rear ear grip 13 is provided along the outer surface of the rear ear 43 of the eaves gutter 4. An outward step 15 is formed on the front wall of the joint outer member 1 so as to correspond to the step 45 of the eaves gutter 4.

Further, a plurality of protrusions 3 are provided on the inner surface of the front wall below the step 15 of the joint outer member 1 to secure a layer of the applied adhesive. That is, as described later, when the joint outer member 1 is mounted on the eaves gutter 4 as described later, the applied adhesive is accumulated in the depression formed by the plurality of protrusions 3, so that the joint outer member 1 is formed. Step 15 of
This prevents the adhesive from being scraped off at the corner 46 of the front edge of the bottom plate where the front wall of the eaves gutter 4 rises and slides against the inner surface of the lower front wall.

The form of the projection 3 is not particularly limited as long as it has the above-mentioned effects. As shown in FIG. 1, even a plurality of horizontally extending projection ribs 31 as shown in FIG. 1 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of protrusions 32 may be provided, or a plurality of vertically extending protrusion ribs 33 may be provided as shown in FIG. Further, the protrusion 3 is formed integrally with the joint outer member 1. The protrusion 3 may be separately formed by being attached to the joint outer member 1. However, if integrally formed, the protrusion 3 can be manufactured simultaneously with the joint outer member 1 by one molding, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Things.

The height of the projection 3 depends on the joint between the inner surface of the front wall and the eaves gutter 4 below the step 15 of the joint outer member 1 when the joint outer member 1 is mounted on the eaves gutter 4. In this case, it is preferable that the height is set so as to secure a sufficient amount of the adhesive in the gap formed by the projections 3 so as to provide good bonding strength and waterproofness. However, it is preferable that the height is not too high. desirable. If the protrusion 3 is too high, the gap formed by the protrusion 3 becomes too large, and the amount of the adhesive retained in this gap becomes excessive, and conversely, the bonding strength decreases.

Further, if the protrusion 3 is formed of a resin soluble in the applied adhesive, the protrusion 3 softened by the adhesive is attached to the eaves gutter 4 after the eaves gutter 4 is attached thereto. 1 and the eaves gutter, the gap between the inner surface of the front wall below the step 15 of the joint outer member 1 and the outer surface of the eaves gutter 4 is filled with an adhesive to form a smooth joint surface, Gap is less likely to occur. Specifically, it is preferable to apply a solvent-based adhesive containing methyl ethyl ketone or the like to the joint outer member 1 made of polyvinyl chloride in which the projections 3 are integrally formed.

The inner holding member 2 has an outer surface formed in a shape along the inner surface of the eaves gutter 4 and has a front ear 4 at the upper end of the front wall.
4 is provided along the inner surface of the front ear gripping portion 14 and engages with the front end of the front ear gripping portion 14. The front end of the rear ear gripping portion 13 is provided on the upper end of the rear wall along the inner surface of the rear ear 43. A rear in-ear holding portion 22 to be engaged is provided. The inner holding member 2 is provided with a bridging piece 21 that links the front wall and the rear wall back and forth.
The bridge piece 21 is provided as a reinforcing material for the inner pressing member 2.

FIGS. 3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 (c) are perspective views showing a procedure for attaching the eaves gutter joint to the junction between the eaves gutters 4 and 4. FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the eaves gutters 4, 4 are abutted on the left and right end faces. Next, after the adhesive is applied to the inner surface of the joint outer member 1, the rear ear gripping portion 13 of the joint outer member 1 is put over the rear ear 43 over the joint between the eaves gutters 4 and 4 from behind. Further, the joint outer member 1 is moved forward with the back ear grip 13 as a fulcrum.
The joint outer member 1 is mounted on the eaves gutter 4 by rotating the eaves gutter 4 upward to cover the outer surface of the eaves gutter 4, covering the front ear gripping part 14 on the front ear 44. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the corner 46 of the front edge of the bottom plate where the front wall of the eaves gutter 4 rises is the step portion 15 of the joint outer member 1.
A plurality of protrusions 3 provided on the inner surface of the front wall below
And slides. The applied adhesive is accumulated in the depression formed by the plurality of protrusions 3, and the adhesive is not scraped off by the corners 46 of the eaves gutter 4, and the joint outer member 1 and the eaves gutter 4 Can be joined.

Subsequently, after an adhesive is applied to the outer surface of the inner holding member 2, as shown in FIG. 3B, the rear ear holding portion 22 of the inner holding member 2 is moved to the rear ear holding portion of the joint outer member 1. Lock to 33. Next, the inner holding member 2 is rotated with the rear inner holding portion 22 as a fulcrum, and the inner holding member 2 is brought into close contact with the inner surface of the eaves gutter 4, and the front ear holding portion 23 is locked to the front ear holding portion 14. When the holding member 2 is attached to the eaves gutter 4, as shown in FIG.
The attachment of the eave gutter joint 1 to the joint of No. 4 is completed.

[0026]

According to the eaves gutter joint of the present invention, when the outer joint member 1 is mounted on the eaves gutter, the adhesive applied to the lower part of the front wall of the outer joint member 1 is prevented from being scraped off. Is done. That is, the fitting of the joint outer member 1 to the eaves gutter is performed by first applying an adhesive to the inner surface of the joint outer member 1 and then attaching the rear ear gripper 13 to the rear ear of the eaves gutter. The joint outer member 1 is rotated forward with the part 13 as a fulcrum, and is brought into close contact with the outer surface of the eaves gutter, and the front ear gripping part 14 is attached to the front ear of the eaves gutter. Since the corner between the front wall of the eaves gutter and the bottom plate abuts against a plurality of protrusions 3 provided below the front wall of the outer member 1 and slides, the protrusions are stored in the depressions formed by the plurality of protrusions 3. The removed adhesive does not have to be scraped off. Therefore, the connection strength of the eaves gutter by the eaves gutter joint is improved.

In the eaves gutter joint of the present invention, the joint outer member 1
Of the joint outer member 1 according to the present invention, when an outward step 15 is formed on the front wall of the joint outer member 1 of the present invention, and the projection 3 is provided on the inner surface of the front wall below the step 15. The effect of preventing the adhesive of the part from being scraped off is remarkable.

If the projection 3 is formed of a resin soluble in the adhesive to be applied, the projection 3 softened by the adhesive is attached to the joint outer member 1 after the eave gutter joint is attached to the eave gutter. Crushing between the eaves gutter makes it difficult to form a gap. Therefore, it is difficult to leak water.

Further, when the projection 3 is formed integrally with the joint outer member 1, only one molding is required when the joint outer member 1 is manufactured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of an eaves gutter joint of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a method of mounting the eaves gutter joint according to FIG. 1 to an eaves gutter.

3 (a), (b) and (c) are perspective views showing a procedure for mounting the eaves gutter joint according to FIG. 1 to an eaves gutter.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a method of mounting the eaves gutter joint according to FIG. 1 (a) to an eaves gutter.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part showing another embodiment of the eaves gutter joint of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing still another embodiment of the eaves gutter joint of the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a conventional eave gutter joint is attached to an eave gutter, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view showing a procedure for attaching a conventional eave gutter joint to an eave gutter. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Joint outer member 2 Inner holding member 2 3 Projection 13 Rear ear gripping part 14 Rear ear gripping part

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Masahiko Kurita 1048 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-6-212753 (JP, A) JP-A-6-47446 ( JP, U) Shokai Sho 56-176320 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04D 13/068

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A joint outer member having an inner surface extending along an outer surface of an eaves gutter.
And an inner holding member 2 having an outer surface extending along the inner surface of the eaves gutter. The upper end of the front wall of the joint outer member 1 is provided with a front ear gripping portion 14 extending along the outer surface of the front ear of the eaves gutter. In the eaves gutter joint provided with the rear ear gripping portion 13 along the outer surface of the rear ear of the eaves gutter at the upper end of the rear wall, the adhesive to be applied is secured under the inner surface lower part of the front wall of the joint outer member 1. Eaves gutter joint provided with a plurality of projections 3. 2. An outwardly facing step 15 on the front wall of the joint outer member 1.
The eaves gutter joint according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion 3 is provided on an inner surface of the front wall below the stepped portion 15. 3. The eaves gutter joint according to claim 1, wherein the projections (3) are formed of a resin soluble in an adhesive to be applied. 4. The eaves gutter joint according to claim 1, wherein the projection is formed integrally with the joint outer member.