JP3252077B2 - 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 joint for connecting an eaves gutter, and more particularly, to an eaves gutter joint capable of absorbing longitudinal expansion and contraction of an eaves gutter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional eaves gutter joints of this type include those disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 56-833 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 54-115419. These are connected between a pair of joint pieces along the outer surface of the eaves gutter by a telescopic bellows-shaped expansion / contraction connection band to form a joint main body, and a decorative cover is fitted along the outer periphery of the joint main body. A decorative cover is attached to the joint body so that at least one joint piece and the decorative cover can slide in the longitudinal direction of the eaves gutter. When connecting the eaves gutter with such an eaves gutter joint, the end of the eaves gutter is made to extend along the inner surface of the joint piece, and the space between them is bonded with an adhesive.

[0003]

However, in the above conventional example, when bonding along the inner surface of the joint piece of the joint body, there is no means for positioning the edge of the eaves gutter. There is a possibility that a construction error, such as running over the elastic connecting band and being bonded, may occur. In particular, if the eaves gutter retainer is arranged on the inner periphery of the end of the eaves gutter and the end of the eaves gutter is sandwiched between the eaves gutter retainer and the joint piece, and the structure is attached without adhesive, the above construction There is a problem that mistakes are more likely to occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily position and attach the end of the eaves gutter so that the end of the eaves gutter can expand and contract. An object of the present invention is to provide an eaves gutter joint that does not cause a construction error such as riding on a connecting band.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention has the following features.

A first feature of the present invention is that the eaves gutter 6 extends along the outer surface.
Between a pair of joint pieces 1 by a telescopic connecting band 2
To form a joint body 3 and eaves on top of both ends of the joint piece 1.
Ear fitting portions 5a, 5b that can be fitted to ear portions 7a, 7b of gutter 6
And the decorative cover 4 along the outer surface of the joint body 3
At least one joint piece 1 fitted on the outer surface of the body 3
And the decorative cover 4 can slide in the longitudinal direction of the eaves gutter 6
Attach the decorative cover 4 to the joint body 3 so that
Eaves gutter 6 arranged along the inner surface of each joint piece 1 of hand body 3
The eaves gutter retainer 14 that holds down the eaves gutter 6 from the inner surface
1, between the joint piece 1 and the telescopic connecting band 2
Of the eaves gutter 6 at the boundary of
Characterized in that a protruding piece 15 for stopping the edge of the portion 7a is provided.
And

[0007] A second feature of the present invention resides in the first feature.
The projecting piece 15 is formed integrally with the telescopic connecting band 2 so as to project therefrom.
It is characterized by the following.

[0008]

According to the first feature, each joint piece 1 of the joint body 3 is provided.
With the ends of the eaves gutter 6 along the inner surface of the
b, the ears 7a and 7b are fitted to each other.
The eaves gutter retainer 14 is arranged along the circumference and the eaves gutter retainer 14 is arranged.
Is attached to each joint piece 1 so that the eaves gutter retainer 14 and the joint
The end of the eaves gutter 6 is sandwiched between the piece 1 and the eaves gutter 6 without the adhesive.
Can be connected. At this time, the end of the ear 7a of the eaves gutter 6
The edge of the eaves gutter 6 expands and contracts by contacting the edge with the protruding piece 15
The connection can be made so as not to get on the belt 2. Also
When fitting the eaves gutter 6 to the joint piece 1, the ears 7a,
The end of the ear part 7a in order to fit the 7b first
It is better to position the edge on the protrusion 15 near the ear fitting portion 5a.
Positioning is reliable.

According to the second feature, the pair of joint pieces 1 are
The same member can also be used. That is, the projecting piece 15 is provided on the joint piece 1.
Although two kinds of members are required when the connection is made,
By providing 5, the joint piece 1 having the same shape can be used as well.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the eaves gutter joint is mainly composed of a joint body 3, a decorative cover 4 and an eaves gutter retainer 14. FIG. The joint main body 3 is formed of a pair of joint pieces 1 and a bellows-shaped expansion / contraction connection band 2, and extends between the pair of joint pieces 1 arranged at intervals over substantially the entire length by the expansion / contraction connection band 2. Connected. The joint piece 1 is formed of a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or acrylic resin along the outer surface of the eaves gutter 6.
b-shaped ear fitting portions 5a, 5b that can be fitted on the outer surface side of
Is provided. Concave steps 16 are respectively provided on both sides of the inner periphery of the joint piece 1 so as to extend over the entire length. One side of the concave step 16 is fitted with and joined to the side end of the elastic connecting band 2, and the other is connected. A seal packing 17 is fitted and adhered to the concave step portion 16.
The elastic connecting band 2 and the seal packing 17 are formed of an elastic material such as a soft synthetic resin such as soft vinyl chloride or rubber. On the upper surfaces of the ear fitting portions 5a and 5b of the joint piece 1, a stepped locked portion 10 is provided across the width direction.
In the vicinity of 0, columnar engaging projections (not shown) are protrudingly provided on the upper surfaces of the ear fitting portions 5a and 5b. Also, the ear fitting portions 5a,
A locking projection 18 projecting downward from the tip of the upper surface piece of 5b is hung down. A protruding piece 15 is provided between the joint piece 1 of the joint body 3 and the telescopic connecting band 2 so as to protrude inward. The protruding piece 15 is integrally provided from the telescopic connecting band 2. In the case of this embodiment, the protruding piece 15 is the ear fitting portion 5 of the joint piece 1.
It is provided at a position corresponding to a.

The decorative cover 4 is formed of a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or acrylic resin in a shape conforming to the shape of the outer surface of the joint piece 1 of the joint body 3. Ear covers 8a and 8b are provided along the outer surfaces of the portions 5a and 5b. Hook-shaped locking portions 9 are provided at the tips of the upper surface pieces of the ear cover portions 8a and 8b over the entire length in the width direction. Further, an engagement hole 12 and a slide engagement long hole 13 are provided in upper surface pieces of the ear cover portions 8a and 8b. The eaves gutter retainer 14 is formed of a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or acrylic resin in a shape along the inner surface of the eaves gutter 6, and the eaves gutter retainer 14 is integrally provided with a handle portion 19 as necessary.

The joint body 3 is disposed on the inner periphery of the decorative cover 4 so that the inner surface of the decorative cover 4 and the outer surface of the joint piece 1 are in close contact with each other, and the ear fitting portions 5a, 5b are provided in the ear covers 8a, 8b.
5b is fitted. When the ear fitting portions 5a, 5b are fitted into the ear cover portions 8a, 8b, the locking portions 9 of the ear cover portions 8a, 8b are locked by the locked portions 10 of the ear fitting portions 5a, 5b. The engagement projections of the ear fitting portions 5a and 5b of one joint piece 1 are engaged with the engagement holes 12 of the ear cover portions 8a and 8b, and the ear fitting portions 5a and 5b of the other joint piece 1 are further engaged. Are slidably engaged with the slide engagement slots 13 of the ear covers 8a, 8b. By engaging the engagement protrusion with the engagement hole 12, one joint piece 1 is fixed so as not to slide with respect to the decorative cover 4, and the engagement protrusion engages with the slide engagement long hole 13. The other joint piece 1 slides. At this time, the engagement protrusion is guided by the slide engagement long hole 13 and slides smoothly.

[0013] carried out as follows when connecting the pair of eaves gutter 6 using eaves gutter joint causes configured as described above. The outer surface of the end of the eaves gutter 6 extends along the inner surface of each joint piece 1, and the ears 7a and 7b of the eaves gutter 6 are fitted into the ear fitting portions 5a and 5b. Eaves gutter retainer 1 along the inner surface
4 and the upper ends of both ends of the eave gutter retainer 14
8 and the eave gutter retainer 14 is attached. In the case of this embodiment, by attaching the eaves gutter retainer 14, the end of the eaves gutter 6 can be sandwiched between the eaves gutter retainer 14 and the joint piece 1, and the outer surface of the eaves gutter 6 can be brought into close contact with the seal packing 17, and the adhesive can be used. And can be connected in a waterproof manner. When the end of the eaves gutter 6 is connected to the joint piece 1, the edge of the eaves gutter 6 is
, And the end of the eaves gutter 6 is
It can be positioned and connected so that it does not get on. Also, when connecting the eaves gutter 6 with the decorative cover 4 of the eaves gutter attached to the joint body 3, the eaves gutter 6 is connected with the joint body 3 with the decorative cover 4 removed, and later. Joint body 3
The decorative cover 4 may be fitted and attached to the outer surface of the device. When the eaves gutter 6 is connected with the eaves gutter joint as described above, the eaves gutter 6 is connected.
Even if is expanded or contracted in the longitudinal direction, the expansion and contraction connection band 2 expands and contracts, so that the space between the joint piece 1 and the decorative cover 4 slides in the longitudinal direction to absorb the expansion and contraction of the eaves gutter 6.

In this embodiment, the protruding piece 15 is connected to the ear of the joint piece 1.
Since it is provided at a position corresponding to the fitting portion 5a, the outer surface of the end of the eaves gutter 6 extends along the inner surface of each joint piece 1, and the ears 7a and 7b of the eaves gutter 6 are connected to the ear fitting portions 5a and 5a. When fitted into the inside of the eaves gutter 5b, the edge of the ear 7a of the eaves gutter 6 can be positioned by contacting the protruding piece 15, and the end of the eaves gutter 6 can be connected so that the stretchable connecting band 2 does not ride on. At this time, since the edge of the ear 7a of the eaves gutter 6 can be positioned by contacting the protruding piece 15, the positioning can be performed more smoothly. In other words, eaves gutter
When fitting 6 into the inner periphery of the joint piece 1, first, the ears 7a, 7
In order to fit b into the ear fitting portions 5a and 5b, it is preferable that the edge of the ear portion 7a be positioned against the protruding piece 15. In this embodiment, the projecting piece 1 only in the ear fitting portion 5a
Although the protrusion 5 is provided, the protruding piece 15 may be provided also on the ear fitting portion 5b.

[0015]

In the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, splicing
Hold the end of the eaves gutter along the inner surface of each joint piece of the hand body
Fit the ears to the fittings and follow the inner circumference of the end of the eaves gutter.
And place the eaves gutter and attach the eaves gutter to each joint piece
To hold the end of the eaves gutter between the eaves gutter retainer and the joint piece.
To connect the eaves gutter without adhesive
At the boundary between the joint piece and the expansion joint band and at the ear fitting part
At the corresponding position, provide a projection to stop the edge of the eaves gutter ear
The eaves gutter by contacting the edge of the
Make sure that the ends of the gutters are not
It will not cause construction errors due to
When fitting to the joint piece, make sure to fit the eaves gutter ear first.
The edge of the ear part to the protruding piece near the ear fitting part
Positioning is more reliable.

In the invention of claim 2 of the present invention,
Since the protruding piece is protruded integrally with the elastic connecting band,
The same piece can be used for the hand piece. That is, the joint
If a piece is provided with a protruding piece, two types of members are required,
When a protruding piece is provided on the band, a joint piece having the same shape can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where an eaves gutter is connected by an eaves gutter joint of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the eaves gutter joint according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state where the eaves gutter is connected by the eaves gutter joint of the above .

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Joint piece 2 Telescopic connection band 3 Joint main body 4 Decorative cover 5a, 5b Ear fitting part 6 House gutter 7a, 7b Ear part 15 Protrusion piece

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A stretch between a pair of joint pieces along an outer surface of an eaves gutter.
The joint body is formed by connecting with a retractable elastic connecting band,
At the top of both ends of the hand piece, there are ear fittings that can be fitted to the ears of the eaves gutter.
Provide a decorative cover along the outer surface of the joint body outside the joint body.
And at least one joint piece and a decorative cover
Between the eaves gutter so that they can slide freely in the longitudinal direction.
Attach the decorative cover to the hand body, and
Press down the eaves gutter arranged along the inner surface from the inner surface of the eaves gutter
Eave gutter retainers are detachably attached to each joint piece,
At the boundary between the compression band and the position corresponding to the ear fitting
It is characterized by providing a protruding piece that stops the edge of the ear of the eaves gutter
And eaves gutter joint. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said projecting piece is integrally provided with the telescopic connecting band.
The eaves gutter joint according to claim 1, wherein the gutter joint is formed.