Structure

Abstract

To improve usability of a structure.SOLUTION: A structure comprises a gutter 3 attached to a roof 1, and a cover member 46. The gutter 3 allows rainwater from the roof 1 to flow therethrough, and the cover member 46 is provided spaced apart from the bottom surface of the gutter 3 to conceal the rainwater inside the gutter 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a structure such as a carport having a roof. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Carports and other structures that are installed on residential land have been known for some time. However, there is a demand for such structures to be easy to use. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, an object of the present invention is to improve the usability of structures. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the structure according to the invention described in claim 1 comprises a gutter attached to a roof and a cover material, the gutter is a passage through which rainwater from the roof flows, and the cover material is provided at a distance from the bottom of the gutter to conceal the rainwater in the gutter. [Effects of the Invention]

[0005] The structure according to the invention of claim 1 comprises a gutter attached to a roof and a cover material, the gutter is for rainwater to flow through, and the cover material is provided at a distance from the bottom of the gutter, so that the rainwater in the gutter is hidden, and even if a small amount of rainwater remains in the gutter, it is not noticeable, and the cover material can also improve the drainage of rainwater, improving usability. In addition, the rainwater in the gutter cannot be seen, which contributes to improving the design. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a structure. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a part of FIG. 4. [Figure 6] 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 taken along line B-B. [Figure 7] 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along CC in FIG. 5. [Figure 8] 10A to 10C are perspective views showing the steps for attaching the auxiliary gutter in order. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a roof showing another embodiment of a horizontal gutter. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a roof showing yet another embodiment of a gutter. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the structure. [Figure 12] (a) is an enlarged plan view of the front part of the roof of the same structure, (b) is a DD cross-sectional view, and (c) is a DD cross-sectional view of the same structure, showing the roof bending under its own weight. [Figure 13] 12A is an E-E cross-sectional view, and FIG. 12B is an F-F cross-sectional view. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the state when the cover material is attached to the inside of the horizontal gutter. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0007] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the structure will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of the invention according to claim 1 is described in paragraphs

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[0029] . Figures 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the structure. This structure is applied to a carport for two passenger cars to be installed on the site of a house, and as shown in Figures 1 to 4, two gate-shaped frames are provided at a distance in the front-to-back direction, with beams 4 erected on the tops of left and right pillars 5, 5, and a roof 1 is supported across the bottom of the front and rear beams 4, 4. As shown in Figure 3, the roof 1 is inclined downward by 2° so that the front side is lower.

[0008] As shown in Figure 7, the pillars 5 are made of extruded aluminum alloy material and are hollow and have a roughly rectangular cross section. Of the four pillars, the front left pillar 5 has a vertical gutter 6 attached to its front surface, as shown in Figures 1 and 7. The vertical gutter 6 is made of extruded aluminum alloy material and has a roughly U-shaped cross section, with its left and right side surfaces flush with and continuous with those of the pillars 5, and is engaged with and attached to a receiving part 12 attached to the front surface of the pillar 5. As shown in Fig. 6, the beam 4 is formed from an aluminum alloy extrusion into a hollow shape with a roughly rectangular cross section, and both longitudinal ends are connected to the upper ends of the columns 5 by column-beam connecting fittings 13 for support. As shown in Fig. 5, both longitudinal ends of the beam 4 protrude laterally beyond the roof 1.

[0009] As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 4, the roof 1 is made up of a large number of roofing materials 8, 8, ... made of extruded aluminum alloy profiles that are long in the front-to-back direction and have a constant width, lined up under the beams 4 in the longitudinal direction of the beams 4. A horizontal gutter 3 is attached to the end of the roof 1 on the belowwater side (front side), a rear frame 14 is attached to the end of the roof 1 on the abovewater side (rear side), and side frames 15 are attached to the ends on both the left and right sides of the roof 1. As shown in Figure 5, each roofing material 8 has an upper wall 16, a lower wall 17, and left and right connecting walls 18, 18 connecting the upper wall 16 and the lower wall 17, and has a hollow portion 19. By arranging a large number of these in a row, a flat roof surface is formed by the upper walls 16, and a flat ceiling surface is formed by the lower walls 17. In other words, the roofing material 8 also serves as a ceiling material. The roofing material 8 is 40 mm thick.

[0010] As shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6, each roofing material 8 is attached to the underside of the beam 4 via roofing material support brackets 7 attached to the beams 4, with a gap 20 between them. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the roofing material support brackets 7 are divided into multiple pieces in the longitudinal direction of the beams 4, and are attached to the beams 4 at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the beams 4 to form water passage sections 9. Therefore, rainwater that falls on the roof 1 flows down from the above-water side to the below-water side through the water passage sections 9. 5 and 6, the roof material support fitting 7 has a visible wall 21 that abuts against the front surface of the beam 4, a support piece 22 that protrudes forward from the lower end of the visible wall 21, and a hidden wall 23 that faces the underside of the beam 4. The roof material support fitting 7 is positioned in the front-to-back and up-down directions and attached by abutting the visible wall 21 against the front surface of the beam 4 and fixing it from the front with screws 24, and abutting the hidden wall 23 against the underside of the beam 4 and fixing it from below with bolts 25. The roof material 8 is pulled and fixed to the support piece 22 by bolts 26 from above.

[0011] With the exception of end roofing material 8d (see Figure 5) located at the left end of roof 1, each roofing material 8 has a backing plate 27 attached to the underside of upper wall 16 at a position adjacent to the left side of connecting wall 18 on the left side, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. The roofing materials 8, 8, ... are attached in order from the left side after end roofing material 8d is attached with roofing material support bracket 7, and as shown in Figure 5, the left edge of upper wall 16 is placed on top of overlapping piece 28 of the previously attached roofing material 8 and fastened with screw 29 from above, and then bolt 26 inserted through support piece 22 of roofing material support bracket 7 at a position adjacent to it on the right side is screwed into backing plate 27, thereby fixing and attaching it to support piece 22 of roofing material support bracket 7. As shown in Figure 5, except for the narrow roof material support bracket 7 attached to the left end of the beam 4, three roof materials 8 (8a, 8b, 8c) are attached to each roof material support bracket 7, and the edge of the roof material 8c supported by one roof material support bracket 7 and the edge of the roof material 8a supported by the adjacent roof material support bracket 7 are overlapped with each other as described above and connected by screws from above.

[0012] The roof materials 8, 8, ... can be attached by first attaching the roof material support brackets 7, 7, ... to the beams 4, and then attaching the roof materials 8, 8, ... one by one starting from the left side. Alternatively, three connected roof materials 8a, 8b, 8c with roof material support brackets 7 attached can be made into a single unit, and these can be attached in a line along the length of the beams 4. Also, roof material support brackets 7, 7, . . . can be attached to the beams 4, and three roof materials 8a, 8b, 8c can be attached to the roof material support brackets 7 in a connected state. Also, the roof materials 8, 8, ... can be attached in order from the right side.

[0013] The gutter 3 is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy profile, and as shown in Figure 6, has a roof material mounting portion 30 with a roughly U-shaped cross section that is open at the rear, and a gutter portion 10 with a roughly U-shaped cross section that is open at the top. The gutter 3 is attached by fitting the roof material mounting portion 30 onto the front ends of the roof materials 8, 8, ... from the front, and fixing it in place with screws 31 (see Figure 8) from above. The lower wall 32 of the gutter 3 is roughly flush with the lower wall 17 of the roofing materials 8, 8, ..., and, like the lower wall 17 of the roofing materials 8, 8, ..., is inclined downward by 2° so that the front side is lower. The horizontal gutter 3 has a visible dimension A of 50 mm, and is arranged so that it protrudes only about 5 mm above and below the top and bottom surfaces of the roofing materials 8, 8, .... This allows the horizontal gutter 3 to be integrated with the roofing materials 8, 8, ... and not stand out. The rear frame 14 and side frames 15 also have a visible dimension of 50 mm, like the horizontal gutter 3, and are integrated with the roofing materials 8, 8, ... and not stand out. The gutter 3 has the bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 located above the lower wall 32, so that the gutter section 10 is located inside the gutter 3. The bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 is inclined in the opposite direction to the lower wall 32, that is, inclined downward by 2° so that the rear side is lower. A hollow section 34 is formed between the lower wall 32 of the gutter 3 and the bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10.

[0014] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the left end of the horizontal gutter 3 protrudes laterally beyond the roof 1, and a drainage hole 11 (see Figure 6) is provided in the side wall 35 of the gutter section 10 on the roof 1 side of the protruding part to allow rainwater that accumulates in the gutter section 10 to flow toward the roof 1. The bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 is sloped so that the rear side is lower, so that all rainwater that accumulates in the gutter section 10 can be drained through the drainage hole 11. A water collector 36 is attached to the rear side of the drainage hole 11. A water stop block 37 is attached to the longitudinal end of the gutter section 10, as shown in Figure 8(a).

[0015] As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 6, this simple building has one end of an auxiliary gutter 2 connected to the end of a horizontal gutter 3 that protrudes laterally from the roof 1, and the other end of the auxiliary gutter 2 connected to the top of a vertical gutter 6 installed along a pillar 5, so that rainwater from the roof 1 is drained through the gutter section 10 of the horizontal gutter 3, the auxiliary gutter 2 and the vertical gutter 6 (the arrows in Figures 1 and 6 indicate the flow of rainwater).

[0016] As shown in Figures 5 and 8, the auxiliary gutter 2 is composed of a cylindrical auxiliary gutter body 38 with a roughly rectangular cross section formed from an extruded aluminum alloy profile, and an auxiliary gutter cover 39 that covers the outer periphery of the auxiliary gutter body 38, and is provided with an inclination that prevents rainwater from accumulating, as shown in Figure 6. In the example shown, the auxiliary gutter 2 is inclined downward by 2° so that the rear side is lower. The front end of the auxiliary gutter body 38 is fitted into the water collector 36 attached to the rear of the drainage hole 11 of the horizontal gutter 3 and fixed from above with a screw 40, and the rear end is inserted into the vertical gutter 6 through a notch 41 (see Figure 5) provided in the vertical gutter 6. A drainage part 42 is attached to the underside of the rear end of the auxiliary gutter body 38 inserted into the vertical gutter 6. The auxiliary gutter 2 has the same visible dimension as the horizontal gutter 3, specifically 50 mm, so that the auxiliary gutter 2 and the horizontal gutter 3 are integrated and continuous without being noticeable (see Figure 1 and Figure 8(c)).

[0017] The following describes the procedure for attaching the auxiliary gutter 2. First, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the water collector 36 is attached to the rear side of the drainage hole 11 of the horizontal gutter 3. Next, as shown in Figure 8(b), one end of the auxiliary gutter body 38 is connected to the end of the horizontal gutter 3 to which the water collector 36 is attached, protruding from the roof 1, and the other end of the auxiliary gutter body 38 is inserted into the notch 41 in the vertical gutter 6 provided along the pillar 5, thereby connecting the horizontal gutter 3 and the vertical gutter 6 with the auxiliary gutter body 38. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8(c), an auxiliary gutter cover 39 is attached to the auxiliary gutter body .

[0018] In the above-described embodiment, the auxiliary gutter 2 extends rearward from the rear surface of the protruding portion of the horizontal gutter 3, but it can also be arranged to extend rearward from the side of the protruding portion of the horizontal gutter 3.

[0019] Conventional carport gutters have horizontal gutters that protrude below the roof material, drainage holes on the underside of the horizontal gutters, drain elbows attached, and a lead gutter connecting the drain elbow to the top of a vertical gutter installed along the pillar. As a result, gutters have many parts, making installation time-consuming, and the gutters are exposed away from the roof, which makes them less aesthetically pleasing. In contrast, in this simple building, as described above, the longitudinal ends of the horizontal gutters 3 attached to the front ends of the roof materials 8, 8, ... are made to protrude laterally from the roof 1, and auxiliary gutters 2 are connected to the rear sides of the protruding parts, so that rainwater flows via the auxiliary gutters 2 into the vertical gutters 6 provided along the pillars 5 (see Figures 1 and 6).As a result, it is only necessary to connect the horizontal gutters 3 and vertical gutters 6 with the auxiliary gutters 2, which simplifies the construction of the gutters and improves workability. Furthermore, the horizontal gutters 3 are arranged so that they only slightly extend beyond the top and bottom surfaces of the roof materials 8, 8, ..., and the auxiliary gutters 2 are arranged at a gentle slope (2°) that prevents rainwater from accumulating, so that the horizontal gutters 3 are integrated with the roof 1 and are not noticeable, and the auxiliary gutters 2 do not protrude far below the roof 1, and when viewed from below the roof 1, the auxiliary gutters 2 are mostly hidden by the roof 1 (see Figures 1, 3, 6), so the gutters are not as noticeable as they are on conventional carports, and the design is also improved.

[0020] Figure 9 shows another embodiment of the horizontal gutter 3. In the horizontal gutter 3, the bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 also serves as the lower wall of the horizontal gutter 3, and the horizontal gutter 3 has a shape that does not have a hollow section 34. The bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 is inclined so that the rear side is lower, similar to the horizontal gutter 3 in Figure 6 described above. The horizontal gutter 3 of this embodiment does not have a hollow portion 34, and therefore can be easily extruded.

[0021] Figure 10 shows yet another embodiment of the horizontal gutter 3. The horizontal gutter 3 has a shape in which the bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 also serves as the lower wall of the horizontal gutter 3, and does not have a hollow section 34. The bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 is substantially flush with the lower walls 17 of the roof materials 8, 8, ... and is inclined downward by 2° so that the front side is lower. The horizontal gutter 3 of this embodiment does not have a hollow portion 34, making it easy to extrude, and the bottom wall 33 of the gutter portion 10 is approximately flush with the lower wall 17 of the roof materials 8, 8, ..., thereby improving the design. Since the bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 is slightly inclined downwards towards the front, a small amount of rainwater remains at the front of the gutter section 10, but this rainwater will evaporate naturally some time after the rain has stopped.

[0022] Figures 11 to 14 show a second embodiment of the structure. This structure is applied to a carport for three passenger cars, and is longer in the left-right direction compared to the first embodiment for two cars (see Figures 1 and 11), and the pillars 5 and beams 4 have larger projections and projection dimensions to increase strength. The basic structure of this structure is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the following will explain the parts that differ from the first embodiment.

[0023] As shown in Figures 11 and 12, the gutter (gutter) 3 of the roof 1 is divided into left and right halves at the center in the left-right direction, with the end faces butted together and a connecting cover 50 attached to cover the joint. A water-stopping block 43 is provided within the gutter section 10 at the joint of the gutter 3, and the water-stopping block 43 divides the inside of the gutter section 10 into left and right sections. Furthermore, raising blocks 44 are installed on both the left and right sides of the water-stopping block 43 at the bottom of the gutter section 10 (see Figures 12 and 14).

[0024] As shown in Figure 12, both left and right ends of the horizontal gutter 3 protrude laterally from the roof 1, and a drain hole 11 is provided in the side wall 35 of the gutter section 10 on the roof 1 side at the protruding part to allow rainwater accumulated in the gutter section 10 to flow toward the roof 1. As shown in Figures 11 and 12, this structure has one end of auxiliary gutters 2,2 connected to both left and right ends of the horizontal gutter 3 that protrude laterally from the roof 1, and the other end of the auxiliary gutters 2,2 connected to the top of vertical gutters 6,6 provided along the left and right front pillars 5,5, so that rainwater from the roof 1 is drained through the gutter portion 10 of the horizontal gutter 3, the left and right auxiliary gutters 2,2 and the vertical gutters 6,6 (the arrows in Figures 11 and 12 indicate the flow of rainwater).

[0025] As shown in Figure 13, the gutter section 10 of the horizontal gutter 3 has a bottom wall 33 that is slightly inclined downward toward the front at the same angle (2°) as the lower wall 17 of the roof material 8, and the drain hole 11 is formed in the side wall 35 of the gutter section 10 on the roof 1 side, and the lower edge 11a of the drain hole 11 is located slightly higher than the bottom surface 33a of the gutter section 10 (the upper surface of the bottom wall 33), so that a small amount of rainwater 45 remains at the bottom of the gutter section 10. As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, this structure has a cover material 46 installed at the bottom of the gutter portion 10 over the entire length in the longitudinal direction, so that the rainwater 45 is hidden by the cover material 46 and cannot be seen.

[0026] 13, the cover material 46 is formed from an extruded aluminum alloy member and has a flat plate-like portion 47 and a plurality of legs 48a, 48b projecting at intervals in the front-to-rear direction from the rear surface of the plate-like portion 47. Of the legs 48a, 48b, the front leg 48a is longer than the rear leg 48b. As shown in Fig. 14, this cover material 46 is placed from above on the bottom of the gutter section 10, and when placed, as shown in Fig. 13, legs 48a, 48b separate plate-shaped section 47 from bottom surface 33a (upper surface of bottom wall 33) of gutter section 10, and plate-shaped section 47 is arranged in an inclined state so that the roof 1 side is slightly lower. A gap 49 is formed between the roof 1 side edge 47a of plate-shaped section 47 and the roof 1 side inner surface of gutter section 10, and rainwater flowing down on the roof 1 falls from gap 49 to the bottom of gutter section 10. As shown in Figure 12(b), the end of the cover material 46 closest to the center in the left-right direction of the roof 1 is placed on the raising block 44, so that the cover material 46 is installed at an incline so that the end side in the longitudinal direction of the gutter section 10 is lower. The roof 1 will bend downward by about 10 mm at the center in the left-right direction due to its own weight, but as shown in Figure 12(c), the inclination of the cover material 46 is maintained even when the roof 1 is bent in this way. The angle of inclination of the cover material 46 can be adjusted by shifting the position of the raising block 44 sideways.

[0027] In this way, the cover material 46 is installed at an incline so that the longitudinal end side of the gutter section 10 is lower, and the upper surface of the cover material 46 is inclined so that the roof 1 side is lower.Therefore, when the water level of rainwater 45 in the gutter section 10 exceeds the upper surface of the cover material 46, the upper surface of the cover material 46 can guide the rainwater to the drain hole 11 (see arrow in Figure 12).

[0028] As mentioned above, a small amount of rainwater 45 remains in the gutter section 10 without being drained through the drain holes 11, and because the roof 1 flexes slightly under its own weight, the rainwater 45 tends to accumulate in the longitudinal center of the gutter section 10. If the rainwater 45 can be seen accumulating in the center of the gutter section 10 from the second floor of the house, the entire roof 1 will appear curved, which will detract from the linear design. As described above, this structure has a cover material 46 provided along the entire length of the bottom of the gutter section 10 of the horizontal gutter 3, so that even if a small amount of rainwater remains in the gutter section 10, it is not a concern, and the slope of the upper surface of the cover material 46 can also improve the drainage of rainwater, thereby improving usability. In addition, the rainwater 45 accumulated in the gutter section 10 is not visible, and the straight cover material 46 is visible, so the entire roof 1 is prevented from appearing curved, and coupled with the fact that the horizontal gutter 3 is arranged so as to only slightly protrude from the top and bottom surfaces of the roof materials 8, 8, ..., a roof 1 with a high level of design based on straight lines can be realized.

[0029] As described above, this structure (second embodiment) comprises a gutter (horizontal gutter) 3 attached to the roof 1 and a cover material 46. The gutter 3 is for rainwater from the roof 1 to flow through, and the cover material 46 is provided at a distance from the bottom surface 33a of the gutter 3, and by hiding the rainwater in the gutter 3 (see Figures 11, 12, and 13), even if a small amount of rainwater remains in the gutter 3, it is not noticeable, and the cover material 46 can also improve the drainage of rainwater, improving usability. Furthermore, the rainwater 45 in the gutter 3 is not visible, which also contributes to improving the design. In this structure (second embodiment), a gap 49 is provided between the inner surface of the gutter 3 and the side edge 47a of the cover material 46 (see Figure 13), allowing rainwater from the roof 1 to fall through the gap 49 to the bottom of the gutter 3. The cover material 46 is inclined so that the drainage hole 11 side of the gutter 3 is lower (see FIG. 13), so that the cover material 46 can guide rainwater to the drainage hole 11. This structure (second embodiment) can improve the drainage of rainwater from the roof 1 by directing the rainwater 45 in the gutter 3 to the drainage holes 11 on the top surface of the cover material 46 when the water level of the rainwater 45 in the gutter 3 exceeds the top surface of the cover material 46 (see Figures 11 and 12).

[0030] Furthermore, this structure (first and second embodiments) comprises a roof 1 and an auxiliary gutter 2, the roof 1 being inclined so that one side in the fore-and-aft direction is lower, and having a horizontal gutter 3 at one end, the horizontal gutter 3 protruding laterally beyond the roof 1, and the auxiliary gutter 2 extending from the protruding end of the horizontal gutter 3 to the other side in the fore-and-aft direction (see Figures 1 and 11), thereby simplifying the construction of the rain gutters and improving workability. Furthermore, this structure (first and second embodiments) is equipped with beams 4 that support the roof 1, and the beams 4 extend out to the side of the roof 1 with their ends supported by pillars 5, and the auxiliary gutter 2 connects the protruding end of the horizontal gutter 3 to the upper part of the vertical gutter 6 provided along the pillar 5 (see Figures 1 and 11), thereby further simplifying the installation of the rain gutters and further improving workability. The horizontal gutter 3 and the auxiliary gutter 2 are both formed from shaped members, so that the horizontal gutter 3 and the auxiliary gutter 2 can be made lighter while still having sufficient strength, and can easily accommodate changes in length. The auxiliary gutter 2 extends from the other side of the protruding part of the horizontal gutter 3 or from the side of the horizontal gutter 3 to the other side (see Figures 1 and 11), so that the auxiliary gutter 2 does not protrude from the underside of the horizontal gutter 3, making the auxiliary gutter 2 less noticeable. In this structure (first and second embodiments), the visible dimensions of the horizontal gutter 3 and the auxiliary gutter 2 are approximately the same, so the horizontal gutter 3 and the auxiliary gutter 2 are integrated and continuous so as not to be noticeable (see Figures 1 and 11), thereby improving the design. The auxiliary gutter 2 is sloped to prevent rainwater from accumulating (see Figure 6), so that the auxiliary gutter 2 does not protrude too far below the roof 1, making the auxiliary gutter 2 less noticeable.

[0031] This structure (first and second embodiments) comprises beams 4, a roof 1, and roof material support fittings 7. The roof 1 has roof materials 8, 8, ... made of shaped members arranged under the beams 4 in the longitudinal direction of the beams 4, with the roof 1 slanted so that one side in the front-to-back direction is lower. The roof material support fittings 7 are divided into multiple pieces and attached to the beams 4 at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the beams 4 to form water passage sections 9. Each roof material support fitting 7 supports the roof materials 8, 8, ... with gaps 20 between them and the underside of the beams 4 (see Figure 5), which makes roof construction easier and improves workability. Furthermore, the water passage sections 9 of the roof material support fittings 7 and the gaps 20 between the underside of the beams 4 and the roof materials 8, 8, ... allow rainwater from the roof 1 to flow smoothly down to the water below. In this structure (first and second embodiments), the edge of the roof material 8c supported by one roof material support bracket 7 is connected to the edge of the roof material 8a supported by another roof material support bracket 7 (see Figure 5), thereby simplifying the construction of the roof 1 while maintaining the waterproofing properties of the roof 1. In this structure (first and second embodiments), multiple roof materials 8a, 8b, and 8c are fixed to a roof material support bracket 7, and the roof materials 8a, 8b, and 8c have connecting portions that connect the edges of adjacent roof materials 8a, 8b, and 8c in addition to the fixing portions of the roof material support bracket 7 (see Figure 5), so that the installation of the roof material support bracket 7 and the attachment of the roof materials 8a, 8b, and 8c can be easily performed, further improving workability. The roof material support bracket 7 has support pieces 22 that support the roof materials 8, 8, ... and a facing wall 21 that abuts and is fixed to the facing surface of the beam 4, so it can be installed either in one of two ways: by attaching the roof material support bracket 7 to the beam 4 and then attaching the roof materials 8, 8, ... to the roof material support bracket 7, or by attaching the roof material support bracket 7 to the roof materials 8, 8, ... and then attaching the roof material support bracket 7 to the beam 4, making it easy to install.

[0032] This structure (first and second embodiments) is equipped with a horizontal gutter 3, which is provided at the downstream end of the roof 1 and has a gutter section 10, and the roof-side side wall 35 of the gutter section 10 has drainage holes 11 for draining rainwater collected in the gutter section 10 toward the roof 1 (see Figures 6, 9, and 10), making it easy to install the gutter and improving workability. Furthermore, if the bottom wall 33 of the gutter section 10 is sloped so that the roof 1 side is lower (see Figures 6 and 9), all rainwater collected in the gutter section 10 can be drained through the drainage holes 11. By providing the gutter portion 10 inside the horizontal gutter 3 (see FIG. 6), the lower surface of the horizontal gutter 3 can be made substantially flush with the lower surfaces of the roof materials 8, 8, . . . , improving the design.

[0033] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. The cross-sectional shape and materials of the gutters and cover materials can be changed as appropriate. The roof structure is arbitrary and is not limited to those using shaped roofing materials, but may also be those using resin roof panels or folded-plate roofs. The beams may be cantilevered on the columns. The present invention is not limited to carports, but can be applied to any simple building with a roof, such as cycle ports, walkway shelters, and terrace roofs. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1. Roof 2 Auxiliary gutter 3. Horizontal gutter (gutter) 4 beams 5 pillars 6 Vertical gutter 7 Roof support brackets 8. Roofing materials 9 Water flow section 10 Hibe 11 Drain hole 46 Cover material

Claims

[Claim 1] This structure is characterized by comprising a gutter attached to a roof and a cover material, the gutter through which rainwater from the roof flows, and the cover material being provided at a distance from the bottom surface of the gutter to hide the rainwater in the gutter.

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