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EP-4352318-B1 - A GUTTER MOUNTING ASSEMBLY

EP4352318B1EP 4352318 B1EP4352318 B1EP 4352318B1EP-4352318-B1

Inventors

  • BURYLO, SZCZEPAN

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20220523

Claims (11)

  1. A mounting assembly for a gutter having a front wall, a rear wall, a trough, a trough curvature (8) and on its front edge a bend forming a front clip (1) directed towards the inside of the gutter trough, in particular of a square gutter, the mounting assembly comprising - a hook in which the gutter is to be seated, the hook having an arm (A), and - a base (B), the base being configured to be mounted to the hook using mounting openings in the base, wherein the hook arm (A), constituting a flat bar preferably 3.5-6 mm in thickness and preferably 10-45 mm in width, has - a rod (2), cut perpendicularly on its free end (3), extending in the mounted position away from the hook base (A), and perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the gutter (C), with its free end (3) being tangential to the inner side (5) of the bend of the front gutter clip (1), and - on the rod (2) of the hook arm (A) a clip tongue (D), seated adjacently to the rod (2) with a mounting element (11), constituting a flat bar with certain deformability, extending in the mounted position above the outer side (6) of the bend of the front gutter clip (6), adjacently to the outer side of the gutter, front wall at a depth of at least (5) mm beyond the bend of the front gutter clip (6), and - a hook arm foot (4) configured, in the mounted position to be overlapped by the gutter (C) to a depth of at least 15 mm beyond the gutter trough curvature (8), wherein the clip tongue (D) additionally has a clamp (12, 16) having mounting tongues (13', 13", 15', 15", 18', 18") extending transversely to its longitudinal axis..
  2. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the hook arm rod (2) abuts with its upper plane on the inner plane of the front gutter clip (1).
  3. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the free end of the hook arm rod (3) is chamfered correspondingly to the shape of the pocket curvature of the front gutter clip (7).
  4. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the hook arm A is in its central part bent towards the gutter bottom (9), forming a back gutter edge pocket 10.
  5. The mounting assembly according to claim 4, characterised in that the bend in the central part of the hook arm A is single.
  6. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the mounting element (11) is in particular a rivet or a bolt, and the clip tongue (D) is mounted on the mounting element (11) in a manner enabling its rotation by a certain angle, preferably 30°<α<90°, relative to the hook arm rod (2).
  7. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that, along a certain segment, including in the bending zone, the clip tongue has at least one outer rib (14), preferably two, running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the clip tongue (D), symmetrically on both sides.
  8. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the clip tongue (D) additionally has mounting tongues (15', 15") extending transversely to its longitudinal axis.
  9. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the clip tongue (D) additionally has a free clamp (16) mounted on the mounting tongue with an additional mounting element (17), having mounting tongues (18', 18") extending transversely to its longitudinal axis.
  10. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that it is made of steel, aluminium, copper, titanium or alloys thereof.
  11. The mounting assembly according to claim 1, characterised in that the clamp (12) is made of the same material as the gutter (C).

Description

The object of the invention is an assembly for mounting a gutter used to discharge rainwater, in a working position, in particular to the front board of the roof truss of a building. There are known gutters having a front bead curved to the outside of the gutter trough, used to stiffen the gutter and to seat mounting elements therein. There are known solutions and methods for mounting gutters in gutter hooks made of metals and plastics, using the resilient properties of these materials, where the gutter hook has a nose or a front protrusion directed outside the hook, and a rear clip sloping down towards the inside of the hook trough, while the gutter is mounted in the hook in such a manner that its front bead is introduced onto the hook nose and remains locked on top of it, and subsequently it is guided along a curve relative to the nose, until its working position in the hook trough becomes fixed, the rear edge of the gutter in the final phase of this operation becoming bent towards the hook face for enabling its introduction under the rear clip, and the grip of the gutter is subsequently released, which results in locking the gutter in this clip. In these known solutions, gutters are mounted in the working position using mounting elements, in particular hooks, tangential to the outer plane of the gutter and visible for an observer looking at the gutter mounted in the working position, in particular from below, at a certain angle, in a typical situation of using the gutter as a roof gutter. There are known gutters with a symmetrical transverse cross-section of the trough, at each edge of the trough having identical clips directed towards the inside of the trough, also able to serve the function of drips directing rainwater towards the inside of the gutter trough and preventing its splashout. Such a gutter is removable, which in particular facilitates its assembly, taking into account the descent vector of the gutter and the type of connection between the segments of the gutter, and its design facilitates placing the gutter face flush with the wall of a building, and hiding the gutter in the roof eaves. There are known methods for mounting such a gutter using bearing hooks, into which the gutter is slid, and subsequently their position is fixed, and for mounting it by resting it against a cornice, or a soffit reinforced for this purpose. These solutions include the use of mounting elements tangential to the outer surface of the gutter, which is related to increased complexity of the assembly of elements used to mount the gutter, as well as to revealing these mounting elements on the gutter in a manner visible for a model observer. An example of a mounting assembly for a gutter is known from US 2 635 841 A. The purpose of the solution according to the invention is an assembly of elements used to mount a gutter in a working position, possibly hidden from an observer looking at the gutter placed in the working position, at a certain angle from the bottom, in a typical situation of using the gutter as a roof gutter, with at least unchanged functional parameters of the mounted gutter, in particular in terms of its resistance to temperature deformations and impact resistance. In the solution according to the invention, elements of the gutter mounting assembly are invisible for a model observer almost in their entirety, excluding the ending of a clip tongue pulled over the gutter and the ending of a hook foot, and in the area of a hook base they are additionally concealed by the gutter. The solution stands out due to its minimalist external appearance of the mounted gutter assembly, which makes it acceptable from the point of view of certain trends in modern architecture, in particular inspired by the Scandinavian architects. This purpose is achieved by a mounting assembly according to claim 1. The invention is defined by the appended claims. The gutter mounting assembly according to the invention is intended for mounting a gutter having on its front edge a front clip directed towards the inside of the gutter trough, which can also serve the function of a drip directing rainwater towards the inside of the gutter trough, including for a gutter ending like this on both sides, in particular a square gutter. The gutter mounting assembly comprises a hook having an arm and a base, mounted to the front plane, in particular a front/eaves board of the roof truss, using mounting openings in the hook base, the hook arm A constituting a flat bar preferably 3.5-6 mm in thickness and preferably 10-45 mm in width having a rod, cut perpendicularly on the free end, in the working position extending from the hook base transversely to the gutter, and with its free end tangential to the inner edge of the pocket of the front clip, as well as a foot, in the working position overlapped by the gutter to a depth of at least 15 mm beyond the gutter trough curvature. The rod has a clip tongue seated thereon adjacently to it, constituting a