JPS6145740B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a water collector that collects rainwater flowing in from a gutter and flows out from a bottom opening into a vertical gutter or the like.

Currently, water collectors generally have a structure in which insertion holes 3 and 4 for eaves gutters are formed in opposing side walls 1 and 2, as shown in Fig. 1, but according to this water collector, insertion holes 3, 4 is formed on the water collector itself, so the insertion direction of the eaves gutter is uniformly determined, and therefore the location where the water collector is installed is also determined automatically, leaving little room for workers etc. to choose the installation location. be. Therefore, the above-mentioned water collector is usually selected near the edge of the eaves where the eaves gutters are installed in a straight line. In the case of a simple box-shaped house like the conventional one, even if the water collector is installed in the above position, it is necessary to make a 90° eave gutter joint at the corner where the eaves of the adjacent roof intersect. By providing this, it is possible to prevent rain from gathering at the corner, and no problem has arisen in that respect. However, in recent years, with the diversification of site conditions and the appearance of architectural buildings, the shapes of roofs have become more complex.
When there are many corners of the eaves with acute or obtuse angles other than 90°, it becomes impossible to use a 90° eave gutter joint, so the contractor cuts the eaves gutter at an appropriate angle and connects both eaves. They are currently making do with handmade joints made by gluing the cut surfaces of the gutters together. As a result, workability during construction is poor, and moreover, if the eaves gutter is made of synthetic resin, the bonded portion may be damaged due to heat shrinkage, resulting in rainwater.

In this case, if a water collector can be provided at the corner of the eaves, all of the above drawbacks can be eliminated. In that sense, the above drawbacks can ultimately be said to be based on the structure of the water collector.

Note that some water collectors do not originally have an insertion hole, and can be installed at the eaves angle by forming an insertion hole at an appropriate angle on site. Similarly, hand-made joints are extremely difficult to work with, and therefore, they have not yet been adopted immediately.

In view of these points, it is an object of the present invention to provide an extremely versatile water collector that can be installed at any location on the eaves by changing the eaves gutter insertion hole to any desired angle in the left-right direction.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a water collector body made of, for example, a synthetic resin material, which is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a window 23 for inserting the eaves gutter, which is wider than the eaves gutter 22, is formed in a part of the side wall 21a. be. However, as is clear from the configuration and operation described below, any shape that does not restrict the direction of insertion of the eaves gutter and allows it in a wide range can be used. Can be implemented. 24 is an insertion hole formed in the side wall 21a facing the window 23, and the other eave gutter 221 is connected to the insertion hole 24. The bottom part 21b of the water collector body 21 is open and connected to a vertical gutter (not shown), and each eaves gutter 2
2, the rainwater flowing in from 221 flows out into the pipe.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a movable body in which the insertion hole 26 of the one eaves gutter 22 is formed, for example, a plate made of synthetic resin and having an arc shape in top view. It is rotatably provided approximately around a vertical axis. That is, the radius of curvature of the arc-shaped plate 25 is selected to be slightly smaller than the radius of the cylindrical side wall 21a, so that the outer surface of the arc-shaped plate 25 is the side wall 21a.
Grooves 27, 2 of appropriate length are recessed in the upper and lower peripheral portions of the window 23 on the inner surface of the side wall 21a as shown in FIG.
8, and the arc-shaped plate 25 is inserted into the grooves 27 and 28 so as to be slidable in the left and right direction. In other words, the grooves 27 and 28 are rails. In this structure, the side wall 21a has a cylindrical shape, and the arcuate plate 25 is in close contact with the inner surface of the sidewall 21a and is slidable in the left and right direction.
5 can rotate around a vertical axis coaxial with the side wall 21a or approximately around a vertical axis. Of the grooves, the upper groove 27 is single, but a plurality of lower grooves 28 are formed at appropriate intervals so that the arcuate plate 25 can slide smoothly. However, the number, length, etc. of the grooves can be selected appropriately. Further, as long as the arcuate plate body 25 has a slidable structure, a structure other than the above structure may be used. For example, a structure in which long holes are formed in the arcuate plate body 25 in the left-right direction, a plurality of rolling wheels are provided on the inner surface of one side wall 21a, and the rolling wheels are positioned within the long holes is listed as a possible example. It will be done.

According to the water collector having the above configuration, two eaves gutters 22,
221 are installed in a straight line (see Figure 4A) or are installed at an obtuse angle (see Figure 4B), the insertion direction of one eave gutter 22 is in the direction of the window 23. If it is within the width range, it can be easily inserted and connected by sliding the arc-shaped plate 25.
Therefore, the above-mentioned water collector can be installed at any location, for example at the corner of the eaves of a house as shown in Figure 5.
It can also be provided for AB. Furthermore, by appropriately selecting the position where the window 23 is formed, or by forming the window 23 wider than the illustrated example, it can also be provided at the corner of the eaves where two eaves gutters intersect at an acute angle. . In these cases, the operator can simply and simply slide the arcuate plate 25 so that it matches the insertion direction of the eaves gutter, without having to newly form an insertion hole. Construction can be carried out with ease.

In summary, in the water collector according to the present invention, a movable body having an insertion hole that connects one end of an eaves gutter to a water collector body is slid in the left-right direction along the wall surface of a substantially arc-shaped portion of the water collector body. It is installed so that it can be moved freely around the vertical axis or approximately around the vertical axis, and a window or notch for the eaves gutter that is wider than the eaves gutter is formed on the side wall of the water collector body, so it is different from the conventional structure. Not only at the edge of the eaves where a water collector was installed, but also at the corners of the eaves, and even at the corners of the eaves with acute or obtuse shapes built in accordance with recent new architectural styles. It can be easily installed with good compatibility, and the operator has a high degree of freedom in selecting the installation location, so the benefits in construction are extremely large. In addition, there is no need for workers to make their own eaves and gutter joints, and the rain caused by such joints is eliminated.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the structure of the specific embodiment described above, but includes design changes made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, one eaves gutter 221 is configured to be fixedly connected to the water collector body 21;
The movable body of the present invention can also be provided on the side where 1 is inserted, and in that case, the construction work becomes even more convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional water collector, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a water collector of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 2, and FIGS. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a house in which the water collector of the present invention is installed. 21...Water collector body, 23...Window, 25...Movable body (arc-shaped plate), 26...Insertion hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. At least a part of the side wall of the water collector main body is formed into a generally arcuate shape when viewed from above, and the eaves gutter is wider than the eaves gutter connected to the generally arcuate portion of the side wall. A window or notch is formed, and the window or notch has an insertion hole for connecting one end of the eaves gutter, and has a diameter slightly shorter than the radius of curvature of the generally arcuate portion of the side wall of the water collector main body when viewed from above. A water collector characterized in that a movable body constituted by an arc-shaped plate is provided so as to be slidable in the left-right direction along the inner wall surface of the substantially arc-shaped portion of the side wall. 2. A patent claim in which the movable body is provided so as to be slidable in the left-right direction by inserting its upper and lower edges into rails formed on the inner surface of a substantially arc-shaped portion of the side wall of the water collector main body. A water collector according to item 1 within the scope of .