JP3406869B2 - Gutter support - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gutter support mounted near an eave of a building or the like, and more particularly to a mounting rod and a slide fixed to an eave or the like. The present invention relates to a rain gutter support capable of fixing a gutter support main body connected as possible to a desired position with a fastening member. 2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a conventional gutter support. Conventionally, a rain gutter support that slidably connects a mounting rod to be fixed to a wall or the like and a gutter support body, and presses and fixes the gutter support body to the mounting rod with fastening members of bolts and nuts is It is known. The gutter support 100 shown in FIG. 6 has a square hole 102 at the tip of a mounting rod 101 fixed to a wall or the like.
On the other hand, the gutter support body 103 has an elongated hole 104 at a position corresponding to the square hole 102. In order to mount the gutter support 100, the base end of the mounting rod 101 is fixed to a wall or the like with screws or the like, and the mounting rod 1
The gutter support main body 103 is weighed while the elongated hole 104 communicates with the 01 square hole 102. In this state, a bolt 105 is made to penetrate from above the square hole 102, and the washer 106 is
And the wing nut 107 is screwed. This bolt 10
5 and the wing nut 107 connect the mounting rod 101 and the gutter support main body 103, so that the gutter support main body 103 can be slid freely within the range of the elongated hole 104.
When the gutter support main body 103 is moved to a desired position and the wing nut 107 is tightened, the gutter support main body 103 can be pressed against the mounting rod 101 and fixed. [0005] Such fastening members using bolts and nuts have been used for many years as simple and reliable ones. [0006] However, the gutter support 1
00 is often a high place and a place with poor workability. In particular, when mounting on the back of an eave, since the space between the wall and the eave is narrow, the work space above the gutter support 100 is limited. In addition to being narrow and difficult to insert the bolt 105, the bolt 105 is often groped and penetrated into the square hole 102. [0007] Contrary to what is shown in FIG.
05 can be passed through, but in this case, the wing nut 107 is screwed into the bolt 105 by groping. In any case, there is a problem that the workability of screwing the bolt 105 or the wing nut 107 is poor. Further, screwing the bolt 105 or the wing nut 107 by groping may easily drop the bolt 105 or the wing nut 107, and dropping the bolt 105 or the wing nut 107 at a high place may lead to a serious accident. ,It is a danger. Even when the wing nut 107 is tightened, the work is performed while holding the head of the bolt 105 in order to prevent the wing nut 107 from coming off. However, the work space above the rain gutter support 100 is still narrow. Working at heights is dangerous. [0011] The present invention aims to solve such problems, without requiring a single nut, tapping
Provided is a rain gutter support which can fix the gutter support main body to a mounting rod simply by tightening a screw , can be quickly and safely mounted, and can be manufactured at low cost. [0012] In order to achieve the above object, the gutter support according to claim 1 is mounted on a wall or the like.
The rod and the gutter support body are slidably connected to each other, and a fastening member
The gutter support body is pressed against the mounting rod and fixed.
A rain gutter that regulates sliding of the gutter support body.
In the support device, any one of the mounting rod or the gutter support device body
One is provided with a long hole, and the other corresponding to this long hole has a hole.
Open the tapping screw through the slot and insert the hole
It is structured to be screwed and fastened to the part. According to the first aspect of the present invention , the fastener is fastened with a tapping screw.
The feature is to make it. In other words, screw holes must be formed.
No need to tighten the tapping screws into holes without screw holes
Tapping in the manufacture of gutter supports
The manufacturing process and the cost can be reduced by eliminating the need for a manufacturing process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a gutter support A according to the present invention will be described.
Will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a gutter support A according to the present invention, and FIGS.
(C) is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of the gutter support according to the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a mounting rod, 2 denotes a gutter support body, and 3 denotes a fastening member. Each member will be described in detail below. The mounting rod 1 is formed by bending a metal plate such as stainless steel, copper, or iron, and has various forms according to the mounting mode. In this embodiment, the mounting rod 1 is mounted on a wall of a building or the like. 1 illustrates an example in which a base end portion 12 is fixed, and an extension rod 13 in which the tip of the attachment rod 1 faces the eaves side is extended. As shown in FIG. 2A, the extension rod 13 of the mounting rod 1 has a screw hole 14 formed by tapping, which is raised upward, at an appropriate position at the tip end. Since the tapping of the screw hole 14 can be performed together with the bending step in the manufacturing process of the mounting rod 1, the mounting rod 1 can be manufactured using an existing manufacturing machine. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), it is also possible to first open a through hole at the position where the screw hole 14 has been opened, and then open the screw hole 14 on the inner wall of the through hole. It is. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), a through-hole 15 was first opened at the position where the above-mentioned screw hole 14 was opened, and a screw hole 14 continuous with the through-hole 15 was opened. The cylindrical body 16 can be erected on the mounting rod 1 by welding or the like. The cylindrical body 16 can use a nut. If such a cylindrical body 16 is provided, the bolt and the screw hole 1 can be used.
4 can be increased, and the bolt 33 can be more securely screwed into the screw hole 14. Next, the gutter support body 2 is made of stainless steel,
It is formed by bending a metal plate such as copper or iron or by resin molding, and has various forms according to the form of the mounting rod 1. At least the center of the gutter support body 2 is provided in the front-rear direction. An elongate hole 21 is opened and is always in communication with the screw hole 14 of the mounting rod 1. The gutter support body 2 has a front gutter hanging portion 22 and a rear gutter hanging portion 23 for hanging and supporting the rain gutter B at the front and rear ends, respectively. Hanging part 22
Further, the rear gutter hanging portion 23 is not limited to the illustrated example, and various types conventionally used can be adopted. The fastening member 3 comprises a wing bolt 33 having a bolt shaft 31 screwed into the screw hole 14 protruding from a rotary operation part 32.
And a ring-shaped washer 34 (including a spring washer). Since the wing bolt 33 can be rotated and tightened with fingers, no tools such as a spanner or a ratchet are required, and it is unnecessary to bring a tool to the work site. However, it is also possible to use a general hexagonal bolt in place of the above-mentioned wing bolt 33, and in this case, it is possible to perform high-torque tightening using the aforementioned tool. The mounting procedure of the rain gutter support A constructed as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. To mount the gutter support A according to the present invention, the base end 12 of the mounting rod 1 is fixed to a wall or the like, and the tip of the mounting rod 1 is extended toward the eaves. Next, a washer 34 is externally inserted into the wing bolt 33, and the wing bolt 33 is inserted into the slot 21 of the gutter support body 2.
Through. In this state, the wing bolt 33 is screwed into the screw hole 14 by rotating the bolt shaft 31 of the wing bolt 33 while inserting it into the screw hole 14. By this screwing, the mounting rod 1 and the gutter support main body 2 are connected, and the gutter support main body 2 can be slidably moved. Then, after moving the gutter support main body 2 to a desired position, the rotation operating section 3 of the wing bolt 33 is moved.
By rotating and fastening the gutter support 2, the gutter support body 2 can press-contact and fix the mounting rod. The front and rear ends of the rain gutter B are engaged with the front gutter hanging portion 22 and the rear gutter hanging portion 23 of the gutter support main body 2 thus positioned, and the mounting operation is completed. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the gutter support according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the slot 2
1 illustrates a case in which the opening 1 is installed on the mounting rod 1 side. The rain gutter support A 'is an L-shaped mounting rod 1.
In this case, a mounting hole for fixing the eaves or the like is provided in one piece, and the long hole 21 is provided in the other piece. Further, the gutter support main body 2 of this embodiment is
A front gutter locking claw 22 'and a rear gutter locking claw 23' are formed at the rear end, and the screw hole 14 is formed in the rear gutter locking claw 23 '.
Has been established. The rain gutter B 'here is exemplified by a semicircular shape opened upward, and after the rain gutter B' is placed on the gutter support main body 2, the rain gutter B ' The stopping claw 22 'and the rear gutter locking claw 23' are bent toward the rain gutter B 'side, and are held and attached. The same fastening member 3 as described above is used. To attach the rain gutter support A 'of this embodiment, one piece of the mounting rod 1 is fixed to the eaves or the like with a screw or the like, and the other piece is extended downward. Next, a washer 34 is externally inserted into the wing bolt 33, and the wing bolt 33 is inserted through the long hole 21 of the mounting rod 1. In this state, the wing bolt 33 is screwed into the screw hole 14 by rotating the bolt shaft 31 of the wing bolt 33 while inserting it into the screw hole 14 of the gutter support body 2. By this screwing, the mounting rod 1 and the gutter support main body 2 are connected, and the gutter support main body 2 can be slidably moved up and down. Then, after moving the gutter support main body 2 to a desired position, the rotation operating section 3 of the wing bolt 33 is moved.
By rotating and fastening the gutter support 2, the gutter support body 2 can press-contact and fix the mounting rod. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the rain gutter support according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a tapping screw 33 ′ is used instead of the bolt 33. When this tapping screw 33 'is used, it is not necessary to form the screw hole 14, and the tapping screw 33' is located at the position where the screw hole 14 was opened.
It is only necessary to open a through hole 15 of a size corresponding to
The tapping step in the production of the gutter support A is not required, and the production time and cost can be reduced. At the time of attachment, the tapping screw 33 ′ can be screwed into the through hole 15 by tightening it. According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the rain gutter support of the first aspect, the use of the tapping screw eliminates the need to form a screw hole, and the tapping screw can be screwed into the hole having no screw hole to be screwed. The tapping step in the production of the gutter support is not required, and the production time and cost can be reduced. ## EQU00003 ## [0055]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a gutter support A according to the present invention. FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are gutter supports according to the present invention. [FIG. 3] (c) is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of a gutter support according to the present invention. [FIG. 4] Another embodiment of a gutter support according to the present invention FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of still another embodiment of the gutter support according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a conventional gutter support. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS A, A 'Rain gutter support B, B' Rain gutter 1 Mounting rod 12 Base end 13 Extension rod 14 Screw hole 15 Through hole 2 Gutter support main body 21 Long hole 22 Front gutter hook 23 Rear Gutter hook 22 'Front gutter locking claw 23' Rear gutter locking claw 3 Fastening member 31 Bolt shaft 32 Rotating operating part 33 Bolt (butterfly bolt) 33 'Tapping screw 34 Washer

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-21043 (JP, A) JP-A-3-2119 (JP, U) JP-A-58-81233 (JP, U) JP-A-3-81 2120 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04D 13/072 501

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A mounting rod fixed to a wall or the like and a gutter support main body.
Slidably connected, and the gutter support body is fastened with a fastening member
Pressing and fixing to the mounting rod, and supporting the gutter
In the rain gutter support for restricting the sliding of the tool body, either the mounting rod or the gutter support body has an elongated hole.
A hole is opened on the other side corresponding to this slot,
Screw is inserted into the slot and screwed into the hole.
A gutter support with a structure that does.