INNER JOINT FOR EAVES GUTTER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inner joint for an eaves gutter, which can be easily inserted into the eaves gutter, even if an interval between an upper end of a front wall of the eaves gutter and a lower end of a roof is narrow. SOLUTION: The inner joint 47 for the eaves gutter is formed of upper and lower members 48 and 49. The lower member 49 is composed of a front wall portion 51, a rear wall portion 52, and a bottom wall portion 53. In the rear wall portion 52, a first reinforcing material 54 for connecting an upper end 52a of the rear wall portion 52 to a position at approximate half of the height of the front wall portion 51 is provided at a height equivalent to approximate half of the height of a rear wall 43. The front and rear portions 56 and 57 of the upper member 48 are connected together by means of a second reinforcing material 58 as a bottom. An engaging portion 51b for being engaged with a front lug 42b is provided at the upper end 51a of the front wall portion 51 of the lower member 49 in such a manner as to be equipped with a first diagonal piece 51c (with a width T1). A second diagonal piece 56b (with a width T2) being locked along the first diagonal piece 51c is provided at the upper end 56a of the front portion 56 of the upper member 48. In this case, the first and second diagonal pieces 51c and 56b are formed in such a shape as to satisfy the relationship: T1