JP7489084B2 - Eaves gutter support - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an eaves gutter support that includes a clamping and fixing part that clamps the eaves edge between a front panel piece and a rear panel piece that each extend upward and stand upright, and a support body that receives and supports the eaves gutter.

Conventionally, there has been known an eaves gutter support that is fixed to the eaves edge that extends almost vertically downward from the outer edge of the roof that covers the upper part of a building (for example, Patent Document 1). With such an eaves gutter support, pilot holes are drilled in the eaves edge beforehand, and then the eaves gutter support is fixed.

Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-87833

With an eaves gutter support like the one in Patent Document 1, you have to first drill a pilot hole at the eaves end, then align this pilot hole with the insertion hole in the eaves gutter support 1, insert a bolt, and secure it with a nut, so the installation work for the eaves gutter support 1 takes time.

The present invention was proposed in consideration of these circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an eaves gutter support that can be easily fixed to the eaves without having to drill pilot holes in the eaves beforehand.

In order to achieve the above object, the eaves gutter support described in claim 1 is an eaves gutter support comprising a clamping and fixing part for clamping the eaves edge between a front panel piece and a rear panel piece which are each erected and extend upward, and a receiving device main body for receiving and supporting the eaves gutter, the receiving device main body being separate from the clamping and fixing part and comprising a front support piece and a rear support piece which are rotatably connected to each other, the front support piece being provided with a front ear holding part which holds the front ear of the eaves gutter, and the rear support piece being provided with a rear ear holding part which holds the rear ear of the eaves gutter, The front panel piece and the rear panel piece are each formed from a separate strip of plate, and each has an insertion hole through which a fastener is inserted at approximately the same position in the vertical direction, the diameter of the insertion hole formed in the rear panel piece is smaller than the diameter of the insertion hole formed in the front panel piece, the hanging piece of the front panel piece is formed sloping upward and forward from the upper end of the front panel piece , and the hanging piece of the receiving body is formed sloping downward and forward at a position lower than the hanging piece of the front panel piece .

The eaves gutter support device described in claim 2 is characterized in that the front and rear panels have different positions of their upper ends in the up-down direction.

The eaves gutter support device described in claim 3 is characterized in that the clamping and fixing portion is composed of a first plate body in which the front plate piece is bent so as to extend upward from the front end of the base plate portion, and a second plate body in which the rear plate piece is bent so as to extend upward from the front end of the base plate portion, and the first plate body is fixed to the base plate portion of the second plate body so that a gap in the fore-and-aft direction is formed between the front plate piece and the rear plate piece .

The eaves gutter support device described in claim 4 is characterized in that the front ear holding portion is formed from a bendable thin plate and has a protruding engagement portion.

Since the eaves gutter support according to claim 1 has the above-mentioned configuration, it can be easily fixed to the eaves edge by clamping the eaves edge with the clamping fixing part and then using fasteners such as drill screws without drilling pilot holes in the eaves edge beforehand. Also, by hanging the string-like body so as to span across each of the hanging pieces, the eaves gutter support is less likely to come loose from its hold on the eaves gutter due to strong winds, accumulated snow, etc.

The eaves gutter support described in claim 2 has the above-mentioned configuration, so that the eaves gutter support is easily guided to the lower end of the eaves edge.

The eaves gutter support device described in claim 4 has the above-mentioned configuration, so that the eaves gutter can be held more firmly by engaging the engagement part with the front ear in which the recess is formed.

1 is a schematic side view of an eaves gutter support according to one embodiment of the present invention. 1A is a schematic front view of the eaves gutter support, FIG. 1B is a partially exploded perspective view of part X in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1C is a schematic partial rear view of the eaves gutter support. 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams showing the installation procedure of the eaves gutter support device. (a) and (b) are explanatory diagrams showing the installation procedure of the eaves gutter support device, (c) is an explanatory diagram showing the engagement portion of the front ear holding portion engaging with the recess of the front ear, and (d) is a partially broken side view of the same eaves gutter support device in which a string-like body is fixed to the hanging portion. 13A to 13D are schematic side views showing modified examples of the eaves gutter support of the present invention.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. First, the basic configuration of the eaves gutter support is described. Note that the front-to-rear direction (the building side is the rear direction, and the opposite side is the front direction), width direction (the direction that matches the visible direction in relation to the eaves edge), up-down direction, etc. are defined based on the state in which the eaves gutter support is fixed to the eaves edge of the building. Also, in some figures, some of the detailed reference numerals used in other figures are omitted. Also, in Figure 2(b), the rotation shaft 9 is not shown.

The eaves gutter support 1 in FIG. 1 will be described. The eaves gutter support 1 includes a clamping and fixing part 2 that clamps the eaves edge 6 between the front plate piece 31 and the rear plate piece 41 that are each extended upward, and a receiving part 5 that receives and supports the eaves gutter 7. The receiving part 5 includes a front ear holding part 51 that holds the front ear 71 of the eaves gutter 7, and a rear ear holding part 52 that holds the rear ear 72 of the eaves gutter 7. The front plate piece 31 and the rear plate piece 41 are each formed of a separate strip plate, and each has insertion holes 31h, 41h through which a fastener is inserted at approximately the same position in the vertical direction. The diameter of the insertion hole 41h formed in the rear plate piece 41 is smaller than the diameter of the insertion hole 31h formed in the front plate piece 31. A detailed explanation will be given below. In this embodiment, a drill screw D is used as the fastener through which the insertion holes 31h, 41h are inserted.

The clamping and fixing part 2 is composed of a first plate body 3 on which a front plate piece 31 is erected, and a second plate body 4 on which a rear plate piece 41 is erected. The first plate body 3 is bent so that the front plate piece 31 is erected by extending upward from the front end part 30a of the base plate part 30. The front plate piece 31 has a plurality of insertion holes 31h that penetrate in the front-rear direction lined up in the vertical direction. The upper end part 31a of the front plate piece 31 has a hook piece 32 that protrudes forward and is formed at an upward incline forward. The first plate body 3 is arranged so that the base plate part 30 overlaps below the base plate part 40 of the second plate body 4, and is fixed by rivets 8 that penetrate vertically. In addition, the first plate body 3 and the second plate body 4 are fixed so that a gap s in the front-rear direction is formed between the front plate piece 31 and the rear plate piece 41. The front-rear dimension of the gap s is approximately the same as the thickness dimension of the eaves edge 6. The upper end 31a of the front plate piece 31 and the upper end 41a of the rear plate piece 41 are located at different positions in the up-down direction, and in this embodiment, the upper end 31a of the front plate piece 31 is located higher than the upper end 41a of the rear plate piece 41. The portion of the rear surface 31c of the front plate piece 31 of the first plate body 3 that is exposed and does not overlap with the rear plate piece 41 of the second plate body 4 in the front-rear direction becomes the guide surface 31ca.

The second plate 4 is bent so as to extend upward from the front end 40a of the base plate 40, and a rear plate piece 41 is erected. The rear plate piece 41 has a plurality of insertion holes 41h that penetrate in the front-rear direction and are aligned in the vertical direction. Each insertion hole 41h of the rear plate piece 41 is formed to have a smaller diameter than each insertion hole 31h of the front plate piece 31. In addition, each insertion hole 41h of the rear plate piece 41 is opened at approximately the same position in the vertical direction so as to correspond to each insertion hole 31h of the front plate piece 31. Then, the base plate part 40 is bent so as to extend downward from the rear end 40b to form a connecting part 42. The connecting part 42 is connected to the receiving body 5 by a rivet 8 or the like. In addition, the connecting part 42 is formed with a recess 42a that engages with a protrusion 52a formed behind a rear ear holding part 52 of the receiving body 5 described later. The second plate body 4 is fixed to the first plate body 3 and the receiving body 5 by rivets 8, but this is not limited to this and may be connected by bolts, wing nuts, etc., or fixed by welding, etc.
In this embodiment, three pairs of insertion holes 31h, 41h are provided in the clamping and fixing portion 2, but the present invention is not limited to this.

The support body 5 has a front ear holding part 51 at the front that holds the front ear 71 of the eaves gutter 7, and a rear ear holding part 52 at the rear that holds the rear ear 72 of the eaves gutter 7. The support body 5 has a front support piece 5A on which the front ear holding part 51 is provided, and a rear support piece 5B on which the rear ear holding part 52 is provided, each formed from a separate strip plate. The front support piece 5A is connected to the rear ear holding part 52 so that it can rotate around a rotation axis 9 described later.

The front support piece 5A has a mounting portion 53 on which the front ear 71 is placed, and a front ear holding portion 51 formed of a separate bendable thin plate is provided near the mounting portion 53. The front ear holding portion 51 is fixed to the front support piece 5A by a rivet 8 or the like. As shown in the side view of FIG. 1, the front ear holding portion 51 is provided with an engagement portion 51a that is bent sideways backward into a substantially V-shape and protrudes. A hook piece 54 is formed on the upper end portion 5Aa of the front support piece 5A and protrudes forward. The hook piece 54 is formed to have a smaller width dimension than other parts of the front support piece 5A, and is inserted into a recess 51b provided in the front ear holding portion 51 (see FIG. 2(a)). By inserting the hook piece 54 into the recess 51b, the front ear holding portion 51 becomes less likely to rotate around the rivet 8 as an axis. The hook piece 54 is also formed to be inclined downward toward the front. As shown in FIG. 2B, the lower end 5Ab of the front support piece 5A is bent backward to form a bent piece 55. One side of the bent piece 55 in the width direction is cut out in a rectangular shape to form a notch 55a so as to correspond to a restricting piece 58c described later. Below the front support piece 5A, an axial hole 5Ah through which the rotating shaft 9 is inserted is opened at approximately the same vertical position as an axial hole 58h opened in a connecting piece 58 of the rear support piece 5B described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rear support piece 5B is bent in a substantially C-shape (substantially U-shape) in side view to form the rear ear holding part 52. The rear ear holding part 52 has a rectangular convex part 52a protruding rearward, which is engaged with the recess 42a of the connecting part 42 (see FIG. 2(c)). As a result, the receiving body 5 is firmly fixed to the second plate body 4 so as not to rotate around the rivet 8 or the like. The rear support part 56 extends downward from the front lower end 52b of the rear ear holding part 52 and is close to or abuts the rear surface of the eaves gutter 7, and the lower end 56a of the rear support part 56 is bent forward to form the lower support part 57 that abuts the lower surface of the eaves gutter 7. The front end 57a of the lower support part 57 is bent downward to form the connecting piece 58.

The central portion of the connecting piece 58 is provided with an axial hole 58h through which the rotating shaft 9 is inserted, and below the connecting piece 58 is formed an arc portion 58a formed around the axial hole 58h, and a restricting piece 58c protruding downward from the lower end 58b of the arc portion 58a. The width of the restricting piece 58c is formed to be approximately the same as the width of the notch 55a formed in the bent piece 55 of the front support piece 5A. The restricting piece 58c abuts against the side wall 55aa of the notch 55a of the front support piece 5A, thereby acting as a stopper that restricts the rotation of the front support piece 5A, and the front support piece 5A can be reliably positioned so that it can support the eaves gutter 7.

The first plate 3, the second plate 4, the front support piece 5A, and the rear support piece 5B are made of a metal strip such as stainless steel, and have approximately the same width. However, they are not limited to this and may be made of other metal materials or resin materials.
Furthermore, since the first plate body 3, the second plate body 4, the front support piece 5A, the front ear holding portion 51, and the rear support piece 5B are each formed separately, they may be stored in a case or warehouse in a disassembled state without being connected by rivets 8, rotating shafts 9, etc. In this way, the storage space required is smaller than when an integrally formed eaves gutter support is stored in a case or warehouse, etc. Then, when an order is placed, it is sufficient to assemble only the required number of eaves gutter supports 1. Since the eaves gutter support 1 of the present invention is connected by rivets 8, rotating shafts 9, etc., assembly work can be easily performed.

Next, a procedure for fixing the above-mentioned eaves gutter support 1 to the eaves edge 6 will be described.
The eaves edge 6 is formed by extending downwards almost vertically from the outer edge of the roof that covers the upper part of the building. The guide surface 31ca of the front panel piece 31 of the eaves gutter support 1 is brought into contact with the front surface near the lower end of the eaves edge 6 (see FIG. 3(a)). Then, the eaves gutter support 1 is raised upwards so that the lower part of the eaves edge 6 is sandwiched in the gap s between the front panel piece 31 and the rear panel piece 41 in the front-rear direction.

Once the eaves gutter support 1 is placed in a predetermined position, the drill screw D is inserted into the through hole 31h of the front panel piece 31 until the tip of the drill screw D contacts the front surface of the eaves edge 6. Then, the drill screw D is screwed into the eaves edge 6 using a tool such as an electric screwdriver. Since the tip of the drill screw D is a cutting blade, even if a through hole is not formed in the eaves edge 6 beforehand, the drill screw D is screwed into the eaves edge 6 while drilling a hole by rotating the drill screw D. When the tip of the drill screw D penetrates the eaves edge 6, the tip of the drill screw D is guided into the through hole 41h of the rear panel piece 41, which is at approximately the same position in the vertical direction as the through hole 31h of the front panel piece 31 through which the drill screw D is inserted. Then, the drill screw D is screwed into the through hole 41h of the rear panel piece 41 by cutting a tap on the inner surface of the through hole 41h of the rear panel piece 41 to form a female thread 41h'. In the same manner, the drill screws D are inserted into the other through holes 31h, 41h. This fixes the eaves gutter support 1 to the eaves edge 6 (see FIG. 2(b)). Since the drill screw D forms a female thread 41h' in the rear plate piece 41, there is no need to screw a nut or the like into the fastener, and the eaves gutter support 1 can be easily fixed to the eaves edge 6. Furthermore, by inserting the drill screw D into the insertion holes 31h, 41h, the drill screw D acts as a rotation stopper that prevents the first plate body 3 from rotating around the rivet 8 relative to the second plate body 4.

The drill screws D do not need to be inserted into all of the insertion holes 31h, 41h. Inserting the drill screws D into about two of the insertion holes 31h, 41h will provide sufficient strength to secure the eaves gutter support 1 to the eaves edge 6. In this embodiment, the eaves gutter support 1 is secured to the eaves edge 6 using two drill screws D. If the front support piece 5A gets in the way when the drill screws D are inserted into the insertion holes 31h, 41h using a tool, the front support piece 5A may be tilted sideways relative to the rear support piece 5B, as described below, before inserting the drill screws D into the insertion holes 31h, 41h.

Next, a procedure for supporting the eaves gutter 7 on the eaves gutter support 1 fixed to the eaves edge 6 will be described.
When the front support piece 5A of the eaves gutter support 1 is rotated around the rotation shaft 9, the front support piece 5A is in a substantially horizontally laid state relative to the rear support piece 5B, and the front of the eaves gutter support 1 is opened (see FIG. 4(a)). In this state, the eaves gutter 7 is inserted from the front of the eaves gutter support 1, and the rear ear holding part 52 holds the rear ear 72 of the eaves gutter 7 to temporarily support the eaves gutter 7. Then, the front support piece 5A in the laid-down state is rotated around the rotation shaft 9 in the opposite direction to when it is laid-down. The side wall 55aa of the cutout part 55a abuts against the restricting piece 58c of the rear support piece 5B, restricting further rotation of the front support piece 5A, and the front support piece 5A stands up relative to the rear support piece 5B, and the front support piece 5A is reliably positioned so that it can support the eaves gutter 7.

Then, with the front ear 71 placed on the placement portion 53, the front ear holding portion 51 is bent toward the eaves gutter 7 so that the front ear holding portion 51 holds the front ear 71 of the eaves gutter 7 (see FIG. 4(b)). In this way, the eaves gutter support 1 supports the eaves gutter 7. If the eaves gutter 7 has a recess 71a formed in the front ear 71, the front ear holding portion 51 may be bent toward the inner surface of the eaves gutter 7 so that the engagement portion 51a of the front ear holding portion 51 engages with the recess 71a of the front ear 71 (see FIG. 4(c)). By engaging the engagement portion 51a of the front ear holding portion 51 with the recess 71a of the front ear 71, the eaves gutter 7 can be sufficiently prevented from falling off the eaves gutter support 1 even if various loads such as strong winds are applied to the eaves gutter 7.

The connecting piece 58 of the rear support piece 5B may be formed with a protrusion that protrudes forward or a recess that opens in the front-rear direction. The front support piece 5A may be formed with a recess or protrusion that fits into the protrusion or recess of the connecting piece 58 when the side wall 55aa of the cutout portion 55a of the front support piece 5A is in contact with the restricting piece 58c. Since the protrusion or recess fits into the recess or protrusion, the positioning of the front support piece 5A can be easily performed by the feel when they are fitted together and the sound that is generated when they are fitted together, and furthermore, the fit acts as a rotation stopper that locks the rotation of the front support piece 5A.

After the eaves gutter support 1 supports the eaves gutter 7, one end of the string-like body T, such as a string, wire, or wire, is fixed to the hanging piece 32 of the first plate body 3 by hooking, wrapping, tying, or the like, as necessary, and the other end of the string-like body T is fixed to the hanging piece 54 of the front support piece 5A by hooking, wrapping, tying, or the like (see FIG. 4(d)). Since the string-like body T is hung so as to span the hanging pieces 32 and 54, the lock on the rotation of the front support piece 5A is prevented from being released due to snow accumulation or strong winds, and the eaves gutter support 1 is prevented from being deformed due to strong winds or the load of rainwater or snow accumulated in the eaves gutter 7. In addition, since the front plate piece 31 is in close contact with the front of the eaves edge 6, one end of the string-like body T hung on the hanging piece 32 is unlikely to slip down below the upper end 31a of the front plate piece 31. The order in which the string-like body T is fixed to the hanging pieces 32 and 54 is not particularly limited.

Next, a description will be given of modified examples of the eaves gutter support 1. The above-described eaves gutter support 1 is regarded as a first embodiment, and a description of parts common to the first embodiment will be omitted.
The eaves gutter support 1 in Fig. 5(a) is formed with a guide portion 43 that is bent at an upward incline rearward from the upper end portion 41a of the rear plate piece 41 of the second plate body 4. As a result, when the guide surface 31ca of the front plate piece 31 of the eaves gutter support 1 is brought into contact with the front surface near the lower end portion of the eaves edge 6 to raise the eaves gutter support 1 upward, the clamping and fixing portion 2 is easily guided along the guide portion 43 to the lower end portion of the eaves edge 6.

In addition, the dimension of the gap s in the front-rear direction in FIG. 5(a) may be formed slightly smaller than the thickness dimension of the eaves edge 6. After the clamping fixing part 2 is guided to the lower end of the eaves edge 6 by the guide part 43, the eaves gutter support 1 is pushed upward from below by a tool such as a hammer or the force of the worker's hand. As a result, the clamping fixing part 2 expands in the front-rear direction so that the eaves edge 6 is placed in the gap s, and the eaves gutter support 1 rises and is placed in a predetermined position. Since the clamping fixing part 2 tries to return to its original state, a force acts to tighten the eaves edge 6 in the front-rear direction between the front plate piece 31 and the rear plate piece 41, so the eaves gutter support 1 is in a temporary fixed state in which the eaves gutter support 1 does not fall from the eaves edge 6 even if the worker releases his/her hands from the eaves gutter support 1. Since the eaves gutter support 1 is in a temporary fixed state, the worker's hands are free, and the eaves gutter support 1 can be easily fixed with the drill screw D.

In the eaves gutter support 1 in FIG. 5(b), the front panel piece 31 is formed with a slight incline forward so that the gap s of the clamping and fixing part 2 widens as it moves upward. This makes the upper side of the gap s wider, so that the eaves edge 6 can easily enter the gap s of the clamping and fixing part 2 when fixing the eaves gutter support 1 to the eaves edge 6. Then, the tip of the drill screw D is placed against the insertion hole 31h of the front panel piece 31, and the drill screw D is screwed into the eaves edge 6 with a tool such as an electric screwdriver, so that the inclined front panel piece 31 is deformed so that it fits closely to the front surface of the eaves edge 6. Note that the front panel piece 31 is not limited to being inclined, and the rear panel piece 41 may be inclined backward, or both the front panel piece 31 and the rear panel piece 41 may be formed with an inclination in the front-to-rear direction so that the gap s widens as it moves upward.

Furthermore, the second plate 4 and the rear support piece 5B of the receiving body 5 are formed integrally. The rear ear holding portion 52 extends downward from the rear end portion 40b of the base portion 40 of the second plate 4. The rear support portion 56 extends downward from the front lower end portion 52b of the rear ear holding portion 52, and the lower end portion 56a of the rear support portion 56 is bent forward to form the lower support portion 57. The front end portion 57a of the lower support portion 57 is bent downward to form the connecting piece 58.

The dimension of the gap s at the bottom in FIG. 5(b) in the front-to-rear direction may be smaller than the thickness dimension of the eaves edge 6. When the lower end of the eaves edge 6 reaches the gap s at the bottom, the clamping fixing part 2 clamps the eaves edge 6, and even if the worker releases the eaves gutter support 1, the eaves gutter support 1 is temporarily fixed so that it will not fall from the eaves edge 6.

In the eaves gutter support 1 of FIG. 5(c), the connecting portion 42 of the second plate body 4 is formed to extend further downward compared to the first embodiment. The connecting portion 42 has a long hole 42b extending in the vertical direction. The rear ear holding portion 52 of the receiving body 5 has an insertion hole 52c on the surface that abuts the connecting portion 42. With the insertion hole 52c of the rear ear holding portion 52 and the long hole 42b of the connecting portion 42 overlapping in the front-to-rear direction, the bolt 8a is inserted from the front into the insertion hole 52c and the long hole 42b and fastened by the wing nut 8b. As a result, the receiving body 5 can slide up and down relative to the connecting portion 42 by loosening the fastening of the wing nut 8b. The receiving body 5 can be fixed to a predetermined position in the vertical direction relative to the clamping fixing portion 2. Therefore, after the eaves gutter support 1 is fixed to the eaves edge 6, the vertical position of the receiving body 5 can be adjusted according to the water gradient of the eaves gutter 7. As in the first embodiment, a convex portion 52a may be formed on the rear ear holding portion 52. When the convex portion 52a is inserted into the long hole 42b, the convex portion 52a acts as a rotation stopper that prevents the receiving body 5 from rotating around the bolt 8a relative to the connecting portion 42. Furthermore, the bolt 8a may be a square bolt, and the insertion hole 52c may be shaped to match the angular portion of the square bolt. If the angular portion of the root of the head of the square bolt fits into the insertion hole 52c, the square bolt will not rotate easily relative to the rear ear holding portion 52, making it easier to operate the wing nut 8b.

In the eaves gutter support 1 of FIG. 5(d), the first plate 3 and the rear support piece 5B of the support body 5 are integrally formed. The rear ear holding part 52 extends downward from the rear end 30b of the base plate part 30 of the first plate 3. The rear support part 56 extends downward from the front lower end 52b of the rear ear holding part 52, and the lower support part 57 is formed by bending the lower end 56a of the rear support part 56 forward. The connecting piece 58 is formed by bending the front end 57a of the lower support part 57 downward. Also, unlike the first embodiment, the hook piece 32 is not formed from the upper end 31a of the front plate piece 31, and the hook piece 32 is cut forward at an appropriate position of the front plate piece 31 and formed with an upward inclination. Therefore, the hook piece 32 is located below the upper end 31a. The base plate portion 40 of the second plate 4 is arranged so as to overlap the top of the base plate portion 30 of the first plate 3, and the rear end portion 40b of the base plate portion 40 of the second plate 4 is formed so as to be located near the middle of the base plate portion 30 of the first plate 3 in the front-to-rear direction.

Also, unlike the first embodiment, the hook piece 54 is cut and formed at an appropriate position of the front ear holding part 51, and is formed so that it slopes downward and protrudes forward. It is desirable that the cut and raised base of the hook piece 54 is formed at approximately the same position in the vertical direction as the upper end 5Aa of the front support piece 5A or lower than that. In this way, even if the string-like body T is hooked to the hook pieces 54, 32 after the front ear holding part 51 is bent inward, the force applied by the string-like body T to the hook piece 54 makes it difficult for the front ear holding part 51 to be raised upward.

Unlike the first embodiment, the engagement portion 51a of the front ear holding portion 51 is not formed by bending the front ear holding portion 51, but is formed by cutting and raising appropriate places of the front ear holding portion 51 so that the two engagement portions 51a protrude. Since the engagement portions 51a are formed by cutting and raising, if the engagement portions 51a are not required, they may be stored in recesses formed during the cutting and raising process.

The eaves gutter support 1 of the present invention may be formed by appropriately combining the characteristic parts of the eaves gutter support 1 of each of the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, the front-rear dimension of the gap s of each of the eaves gutter supports 1 of the first embodiment, Figure 5 (c), and Figure 5 (d) may be formed slightly smaller than the thickness dimension of the eaves edge 6. In addition, the eaves gutter support 1 is not limited to each of the above-mentioned embodiments, and may be designed and configured appropriately. For example, the upper end 41a of the rear plate piece 41 may be configured to be located above the upper end 31a of the front plate piece 31. In that case, the exposed part of the front surface of the rear plate piece 41 that does not overlap with the front plate piece 31 in the front-rear direction becomes the guide surface. In addition, the hook pieces 32, 54 may be formed separately and fixed by welding or the like. Furthermore, the engagement part 51a is formed in each of the above-mentioned front ear holding parts 51, but it is not necessary to form it. In addition, the eaves gutter support 1 of the present invention may be fixed to the eaves edge 6 in which a pilot hole has been opened in advance, or may be fixed to the eaves edge 6 by a fixing device other than a drill screw.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Eaves gutter support 2 Clamping and fixing portion 31 Front plate piece 31a Upper end portion 31h Insertion hole 32 Hooking piece 41 Rear plate piece 41a Upper end portion 41h Insertion hole 5 Receptacle body 51 Front ear holding portion 51a Engagement portion 52 Rear ear holding portion 54 Hooking piece 6 Eaves 7 Eaves gutter D Drill screw (fixing device)
T String-like body

Claims (4)

In an eaves gutter support device, the device has a clamping and fixing part that clamps the eaves edge between a front plate piece and a rear plate piece that are each extended upward and erected, and a receiving body that receives and supports the eaves gutter,
The receiving body is separate from the clamping and fixing portion and has a front support piece and a rear support piece which are rotatably connected to each other, the front support piece is provided with a front ear holding portion which holds the front ear of the eaves gutter, and the rear support piece is provided with a rear ear holding portion which holds the rear ear of the eaves gutter,
the front panel piece and the rear panel piece are each formed of a separate strip plate, and each has an insertion hole through which a fastener is inserted at approximately the same position in the up-down direction, and the diameter of the insertion hole formed in the rear panel piece is smaller than the diameter of the insertion hole formed in the front panel piece;
The front plate and the front portion of the receiving device main body are each provided with a hook piece formed to protrude forward and for hooking a string-like body,
This eaves gutter support is characterized in that the hanging piece of the front panel piece is formed with an upward slope toward the front from the upper end of the front panel piece , and the hanging piece of the receiving body is formed with a downward slope toward the front, at a position lower than the hanging piece of the front panel piece . In claim 1,
An eaves gutter support device characterized in that the front and rear panel pieces have upper ends positioned at different vertical positions. In claim 1 or 2,
The clamping and fixing portion is composed of a first plate body, the front plate piece being bent so as to extend upward from the front end portion of the base plate portion, and a second plate body, the rear plate piece being bent so as to extend upward from the front end portion of the base plate portion,
This eaves gutter support is characterized in that the base portion of the first plate is fixed to the base portion of the second plate so that a gap in the fore-and-aft direction is formed between the front plate piece and the rear plate piece . In any one of claims 1 to 3,
This eaves gutter support device is characterized in that the front ear holding portion is formed from a bendable thin plate and has a protruding engagement portion.

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