JP3457621B2 - Gutter support - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rain gutter support which is mounted near the eaves of a building or the like, and more specifically, a gutter support body which is slidably connected to a mounting rod fixed to the eaves or the like is locked. The present invention relates to a rain gutter support that can be pressed and fixed to a desired position with a lever.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a front view showing a conventional rain gutter support described in Japanese Patent No. 2745120.

This rain gutter support 100 is a gutter support body 1
01 is slidably attached to the attachment rod 112, and the connector 114 is inserted into the elongated hole 109 of the gutter support body 101.
In the rain gutter support in which the both are connected by means of the above, a lever 118 is rotatably provided at one end side of the connecting body 114, and a large number of uneven portions 110 are provided on the lower surface of the gutter support body 101 in the longitudinal direction. And a stopper 127 provided on the other end side of the connecting body 114 is provided below the gutter support body 101 having a protrusion 129, and is connected by rotating the lever 118. The body 114 is pulled up so that the protrusion 129 of the stopper 127 can be fitted into the recess 110b of the uneven portion 110.

That is, in the conventional rain gutter support 100, a large number of concavo-convex portions 110 are formed in the longitudinal direction only on the lower surface of the gutter support main body 101, and the raised stoppers 127 are provided in the concave portions 110b of the concavo-convex portion 110. The protrusion 129 was fitted to fix the slide of the gutter support body 101.

[0005]

FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view showing a main part of the gutter support body of FIG.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8 (a) or 8 (b), a large number of uneven portions 11 are formed only on the lower surface of the gutter support body 101.
0 was formed.

Therefore, the concave portion 110 of the uneven portion 110 is
In the case of b, since the bottom portion 110c is formed thin, there is a problem that the strength of the gutter support body 101 is weak.

Further, the protrusion 129 of the stopper 127 is
Since the recess 110b of the gutter support body 101 and the lower surface thereof were fitted together, the gutter support body 10 once fixed was used.
1 also had a problem that it could not be securely fixed because it slid back and forth due to an external load.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide a rain gutter support which can strengthen the strength of the main body of the gutter support and can be securely pressed and fixed.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a rain gutter support according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a gutter support body slidably connected to an attachment rod in a front and rear direction, and the gutter support body is attached. in gutter support provided with a locking mechanism for fixing in pressure contact with the rod, the said mounting rod, provided with a lower claw portion for projecting downwards, the said locking mechanism, on which projecting upwardly Providing claws, on the upper and lower surfaces of the gutter support body,
Each irregularities continuously in the same direction, and on uneven portion substantially molded into the thickness of the vertical section, to form the lower concave-convex portion, the upper concave-convex portion and the lower
The uneven portion has a waveform in which one cycle of the unevenness is offset to one side.
Continuously formed such that, together with the lower claw portion of the concave portion and the mounting rod of the upper concave-convex portion is engaged, engaged and the upper finger portion of the recess and the locking mechanism of the lower concave-convex portion, the gutter support The body of the tool is pressed and fixed to the mounting rod.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper and lower concave and convex portions are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the gutter support body, respectively, and the longitudinal sections thereof are formed to have substantially the same thickness. Therefore, the gutter support main body can be pressed and firmly fixed to the mounting rod without weakening the strength of the gutter support main body.

If the upper concave-convex portion and the lower claw portion of the mounting rod are engaged with each other, the upper concave-convex portion has one concave-convex cycle.
The contiguous so that offset waveform Runode regulates more reliably gutter support body slides relative to one direction.

[0013] At the same time, and the lower concave-convex portion, are sealed on the claw portion both the engagement of the locking mechanism, in here, on the Symbol under the concave-convex portion is, irregularities
One cycle of is continuous so that the waveform is biased to one side
Therefore , the sliding of the gutter support body is more reliably regulated in other directions.

Therefore, the gutter support body is fixed by being pressed against the mounting rod, and the sliding of the mounting rod in the front-rear direction can be reliably regulated.

A rain gutter support according to a second aspect is the gutter support body according to the first aspect, which penetrates the shaft body of the lock mechanism.
The long hole formed on the surface has continuous irregularities on its inner surface.
Is made.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the gutter support body is formed.
Forming concavities and convexities in the long hole, and try not to lock this concavity and convexity further
The sliding of the gutter support body in the front-back direction is
Can be reliably regulated.

A rain gutter support according to a third aspect of the present invention is the rain gutter support according to the first or second aspect, wherein the lower claw portion or the lock of the mounting rod is provided.
At least one of the upper claws of the mechanism is centered on the other.
They are placed on the left and right.

In claim 3, one upper claw portion (lower claw portion)
Is located on the left and right with the other lower claw (upper claw) as the center
Therefore, the pressure contact fixing can be stabilized.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a rain gutter support A according to the present invention.
Will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a reference example of a rain gutter support.

The rain gutter support A comprises a gutter support body 2 slidably connected to the mounting rod 1 in the front and rear direction, and a lock mechanism 3 for fixing the gutter support body 2 to the mounting rod 1 by pressing. Each member will be described in detail below.

The attachment rod 1 has a foot rod 12 extending forward from the center of the upper end of an attachment foot plate 11 fixed to the eaves of a building and the like, and a step drop is formed in front of the foot rod 12. The connecting piece portion 13 is formed.

A shaft hole 13a penetrating vertically is formed in the connecting piece 13, and front and rear thereof are provided with lower claws 13b and 13b which are cut and raised downward.

The gutter support tool body 2 includes a gutter / front hooking portion 22 and a gutter / rear hooking portion for suspending and supporting a gutter T as shown in the figure at the front and rear ends of a long plate-shaped slide plate body 21. 23 are formed respectively.

The gutter / front hooking portion 22 and the gutter / rear hooking portion 2
The number 3 is not limited to the example shown in the figure, and various types conventionally used can be adopted.

Further, on the upper and lower surfaces of the slide plate main body 21, there are formed upper and lower concavo-convex portions 24 and lower concavo-convex portions 25 which are continuous with concavities and convexities in the same direction and whose longitudinal sections are formed to have substantially the same thickness.

Here, the gutter support body 2 is formed of a metal plate such as stainless steel, but the gutter support body 2 may be integrally formed of a hard resin.

Further, the slide plate body 2 of the gutter support body 2
1, an elongated hole 21a that overlaps the axial hole 13a of the mounting rod 1 is opened in the longitudinal direction.

The lock mechanism 3 may have any structure as long as it can lift the gutter support main body 2 upward and press it against the mounting rod 1.

In this embodiment, the seat 30 and the lock lever 3
1, a lock mechanism 3 including a shaft body 32 and a washer 33 is illustrated.

The lock mechanism 3 will be described in detail.

The seat 30 has a shaft hole 30a which is formed in the center of a thin metal plate so as to overlap with the shaft hole 13a of the mounting rod 1. Before and after the shaft hole 30a, the lower concavo-convex portion of the gutter support body 2 is formed. Upper claw portions 30b, 30b that engage with 25 are cut and raised upward to protrude.

Further, on both sides of the upper claw portions 30b, 30b, bulging portions 30 bulging toward the lower side of the seat 30 are provided.
c and 30c are formed.

The bulging portion 30c has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the width direction of the receiving seat 30, and both ends thereof are gradually inclined from the lower surface of the receiving seat 30 and are continuous with the lower surface of the bulging portion 30c.

Further, at the center of the lower surface of the bulging portion 30c, a bellows portion 30d for positioning which further projects downward may be provided.

The lock lever 31 is formed by bending a metal plate made of stainless steel or the like in a U-shaped cross section opened downward, and the rotary substrate 31a on the upper surface thereof is rotated in the horizontal direction. A shaft hole 31b is formed so as to overlap with the shaft hole 30a.

Further, a positioning receiving hole 31c into which the above-mentioned belly button portion 30d is fitted may be provided at an appropriate position on this rotary substrate 31a.

In such a lock mechanism 3, as shown in FIG. 1, the shaft 32 is provided with the shaft hole 13a of the mounting rod 1, the elongated hole 21a of the gutter support body 2, the shaft hole 30a of the receiving seat 3, and the lock. After passing through the shaft hole 31b of the lever 31 and inserting the washer 33 into the lower end of the shaft body 32, the lower end of the shaft body 32 is caulked, and the gutter support body 2 is slidably connected to the mounting rod 1 back and forth. At the same time, attach the gutter support body 2 to the mounting rod 1
A lock mechanism 3 for press-contacting and fixing with is connected.

The lock mechanism 3 is not limited to that shown in this embodiment, and may be, for example, the mechanism shown in FIG. 7 in which the lever is rotated and locked in the vertical direction, or another mechanism. The same is true, in short, any structure having a structure capable of lifting the gutter support main body 2 upward and pressingly contacting the mounting rod 1 can be adopted.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic sectional view of the main part of the gutter support body shown in FIG.

As described above, the upper and lower surfaces of the slide plate body 21 are formed with the upper and lower projections 24 and 25, each of which has continuous projections and depressions in the same direction and whose longitudinal sections are formed to have substantially the same thickness. .

That is, the upper concave and convex portion 24 has the concave portion 2
4a is continuous with the convex portion 24b and is continuous with the other concave portion 24a, while the lower concave-convex portion 25 is also continuous with the concave portion 25a from the convex portion 25b in the same direction as the upper concave-convex portion 24, and the like. The concave portion 25a is continuously formed.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the vertical cross section of the gutter support main body 2 is formed to have substantially the same thickness, and the strength of the gutter support main body 2 is not partially weakened, and the overall strength thereof is reduced. Can be strong

In the gutter support body 2 thus formed,
As shown in FIG. 1, when the lock lever 31 is horizontally (or vertically) rotated from the unlock position to the lock position, the lock lever 31 pushes up the entire seat 30.

Therefore, the upper claw portion 30b of the receiving seat 30 is
Is locked in the recess 25a of the lower uneven portion 25 of the gutter support main body 2.

At the same time, the gutter support body 2 is also pushed upward, and the concave portions 24a of the upper concave and convex portions 24 are attached to the mounting rod 1.
The lower claw portion 13b is locked.

Therefore, the gutter support main body 2 has the mounting rod 1
It is fixed by pressure contact with the slide, and the slide can be securely fixed.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic sectional view of the main part of the gutter support body according to the present invention.

In the following description, members common to those in FIG. 1 are designated by common reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 2, the gutter support main body 2 is pressed and fixed to the mounting rod 1, and at this time, the lower claw portion 13b of the mounting rod 1 and
The upper claw portion 30b of the lock mechanism 3 has a corresponding recess 2
4a and 25a were alternately locked.

In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the lower claw portion 13 of the mounting rod 1
At least one of b or the upper claw portion 30b of the lock mechanism 3 is arranged on the left and right with the other as the center.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of lower claw portions 13b of the mounting rod 1 are formed at positions symmetrical to the left and right with the upper claw portion 30b of the lock mechanism 3 as the center. There is.

Thus, the lower claws 13b, 1 of the mounting rod 1 are
3b (or the upper claws 30b, 30b of the lock mechanism 3)
The upper claw portion 30b of the lock mechanism 3 (or the lower claw portion 1 of the mounting rod 1)
3b) are arranged on the left and the right, so that when the gutter support body 2 is pressed and fixed to the mounting rod 1, the upper claw portion 30b is formed.
Since the lower claw portions 13b and 13b are sandwiched and locked, the locking can be stabilized.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic sectional view of an embodiment of the gutter support body according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the upper uneven portion 24 and the lower uneven portion 25 of the gutter support main body 2 are formed such that the uneven portions which are in phase with each other are continuously formed.

Here, the term "phase" means that one cycle of the unevenness has a waveform that is offset to one side.

This will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The upper concave-convex portion 24 of the gutter support main body 2 is formed at the same cycle S from the apex P of any convex portion 24b to the apex P1 of the next convex portion 24b. There is.

The concave portion 24a in the cycle S is formed in a waveform that is offset to the one side from the center thereof.

That is, the reference line O perpendicularly drawn from the apex angle of the recess 24a divides the apex angle into an angle θ1 and an angle θ2, but this angle θ1 is not formed at the same angle as the angle θ2, and the angle θ1 is not formed. Means to be smaller (or larger) than the angle θ2.

On the other hand, in the lower concave-convex portion 25 of the gutter support main body 2, the reference line O perpendicularly drawn from the apex angle of the concave portion 25a is reversed left and right with respect to the upper concave-convex portion 24, and their angles θ1 and θ are set.
2 is formed.

In the gutter support tool body 2 thus formed,
As shown in FIG. 1, when the lock lever 31 is horizontally (or vertically) rotated from the unlock position to the lock position, the lock lever 31 pushes up the entire seat 30.

Therefore, the upper claw portion 30b of the receiving seat 30 is locked in the concave portion 25a of the lower concave-convex portion 25 of the gutter support main body 2.

At the same time, the gutter support body 2 is also pushed upward, and the concave portions 24a of the upper and lower concave and convex portions 24 are attached to the mounting rod 1.
The lower claw portion 13b is locked.

Therefore, the gutter support tool body 2 is attached to the mounting rod 1
It is fixed by pressure contact with the slide, and the slide can be securely fixed.

In addition, even if an external pressure is applied to the gutter support tool body 2 and the gutter support tool body 2 is slid in one direction (rightward in FIG. 3), the lower claw portion 13b of the mounting rod 1 has an acute angle θ.
Since it is regulated by the inclined surface 24c on the first side, it is possible to more reliably regulate the sliding in one direction.

On the contrary, even when the gutter support main body 2 is slid in the other direction (left direction in FIG. 3), the upper claw portion 30b of the lock mechanism 3 has the inclined surface 2 on the acute angle θ1 side.
Since it is regulated by 5c, it is possible to more reliably regulate sliding in the other direction.

Therefore, the gutter support main body 2 can more reliably regulate the sliding in the front-rear direction even after the gutter support main body 2 is pressed and fixed to the mounting rod 1.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the rain gutter support according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the shaft 32 of the lock mechanism 3 is
The long hole 21a formed in the gutter support main body 2 penetrating through is formed with a concavo-convex portion 22b continuous with the inner surface thereof, and the projection 4 that is locked in the concave portion of the concavo-convex portion 22b is attached to the mounting rod 1 Alternatively, it is formed at a corresponding position of the lock mechanism 3.

As described above, the gutter support main body 2 is press-contacted and fixed to the mounting rod 1, and at this time, the lower claw portion 13 of the mounting rod 1 is attached.
b and the upper claw portion 30b of the lock mechanism 3 are alternately engaged with the corresponding recesses 24a and 25a and fixed by pressure contact.

In addition to this, since the projections 4 formed at the corresponding positions of the mounting rod 1 or the lock mechanism 3 are locked to the irregularities 22b of the long holes 21a, the gutter support main body 2 is moved in the front-back direction. Can be regulated more reliably.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing still another embodiment of the rain gutter support according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the lock mechanism 3 is constituted by a root angle bolt 32 ', a seat 30, a washer 33, and a wing nut 31'.

In such a lock mechanism 3, as shown in FIG. 6, the root angle bolt 32 'penetrates the square hole 13c of the mounting rod 1, the long hole 21a of the gutter support body 2 and the square hole 30e of the receiving seat 30. <br/> Through the washer 33, the wing nut 3
If it is screwed to 1 ', the gutter support body 2 is slidably connected to the mounting rod 1 in the front-rear direction, and the wing nut 31' is tightened to fix the gutter support body 2 to the mounting rod 1 by pressing. be able to.

The construction procedure of the rain gutter support A according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIG. 1. First, the mounting rod 1 is fixed to the eaves and the like with screws, nails and the like.

Next, the lock lever 31 is laterally rotated from below the rain gutter support A to the unlocked state.

In this unlocked state, since the gutter support body 2 is not pressed against the mounting rod 1, the gutter support body 2 can be freely slid back and forth, and the gutter support body 2 can be moved to a desired position. Position the support body 2.

If a number (not shown) as a guide for the slide position is engraved on the side surface of the gutter support body 2, the gutter support body of another rain gutter support A (not shown). ) Can be easily and reliably positioned at the same position as the gutter support tool body 2.

Then, after the gutter support body 2 is positioned at a desired position, when the lock lever 31 is rotated horizontally (or in the vertical direction), the lock lever 31 pushes up the receiving seat 30.

Therefore, the upper claw portion 30b of the seat 30 is
Is locked in the recess 25a of the lower uneven portion 25 of the gutter support main body 2.

At the same time, the gutter support body 2 is also pushed upward, and the concave portions 24a of the upper concave and convex portions 24 are attached to the mounting rod 1.
The lower claw portion 13b is locked.

Therefore, the gutter support body 2 is attached to the mounting rod 1
It is fixed by pressure contact with the slide, and the slide can be securely fixed.

[0083] in the gutter support body 2 is pressed against fixed positioning in this way, the front and rear ends of the trough T, the gutter-before hooking
The portion 22 and the gutter / rear hooking portion 23 are sequentially hooked to complete the construction of the rain gutter support A.

[0084]

The present invention has the following effects.

According to the rain gutter support according to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper and lower concave and convex portions are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the main body of the gutter support, respectively, and the longitudinal sections thereof are formed to have substantially the same thickness. .

Therefore, the gutter support tool body can be pressed and securely fixed to the mounting rod without weakening the strength of the gutter support tool body.

If the upper concave-convex portion and the lower claw portion of the mounting rod are engaged, the upper concave-convex portion has one concave and convex cycle.
It is formed continuously so as to have a wavy
Thus, the sliding of the gutter support body is more reliably regulated in one direction.

At the same time, the lower concave-convex portion and the upper claw portion of the lock mechanism are also locked. Here, the lower concave-convex portion is concave and convex.
One cycle of is continuous so that the waveform is biased to one side
Since it is formed as described above, the sliding of the gutter support body is more reliably regulated in other directions.

Therefore, the gutter support main body is pressed against and fixed to the mounting rod, and the sliding of the mounting rod in the front-rear direction can be reliably regulated.

[0090] According to gutter support according to claim 2, Toi支
The unevenness is formed in the long hole formed in the holding tool body, and this unevenness
Further, it is intended to be locked, and it is before and after the gutter support body
The slide in the direction can be regulated more reliably.

[0091] According to gutter support according to claim 3, whereas
The upper claw (lower claw) is centered on the other lower claw (upper claw)
Since it is arranged on the left and right, stable pressure contact fixing
it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a reference example of a rain gutter support.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a main part of the gutter support body shown in FIG . 1 is partially enlarged.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view in which a main part of a gutter support body according to the present invention is partially enlarged.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic sectional view of an embodiment of the gutter support body according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the rain gutter support according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing still another embodiment of the rain gutter support according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a conventional rain gutter support described in Japanese Patent No. 2745120.

8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a main part of the gutter support body of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

A rain gutter support T gutter 1 mounting rod 13b lower claw 2 gutter support body 21a elongated hole 24 upper uneven part 24a recess 25 lower uneven part 25a recess 3 lock mechanism 30b upper claw 32 shaft

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A gutter connected slidably to the front and back to a mounting rod.
Fix the support body and the gutter support body to the mounting rod by pressing.
Rain gutter support with a locking mechanism to set
hand, The mounting rod is projected downward.Lower nail partTogether with
In addition, the lock mechanism is provided so as to project upward.Upper nail partSet up
Ke Unevenness is continuous in the same direction on the upper and lower surfaces of the gutter support body.
And the upper and lower projections and the lower projections and depressions whose vertical cross sections are formed to have approximately the same thickness
To formIn the upper and lower uneven portions, one cycle of unevenness is
It is formed continuously so as to have a waveform that is offset to one side, This concave part of the uneven part and the mounting rodLower nail partWhen is locked
In addition, the lower concave and convex parts and the locking mechanismUpper nail partAnd locked
, The rain gutter fixing the gutter support body to the mounting rod by pressure.
Support. 2. The gutter support body according to claim 1, wherein the gutter support body penetrates the shaft body of the lock mechanism.
The elongated hole has continuous unevenness on its inner surface.
Rain gutter support equipment. 3. The lower claw portion of the mounting rod or the upper claw portion of the lock mechanism according to claim 1 ,
At least one is placed on the left and right with the other as the center.
Rain gutter support.