COVERING DEVICE FOR A SLOTTED CHANNEL

Abstract

Slotted channels with coverings (10) are known for discharging surface water into a channel. The covering has at least one horizontal sheet-metal portion (13) and two vertical sheet-metal portions (11, 12) which are connected to one another via connection devices and have a slot (14) between one another for discharging liquid, for example surface water, into the channel body. In order to allow a particularly complete discharge of water, it is proposed that the horizontal sheet-metal portion (13) comprises drip devices (15) which are mounted and designed in such a way that water running along on an underside of the horizontal sheet-metal portion (13) drips into the channel body.

Claims

1. A cover (10) of a slit gutter, comprising a gutter body (1) having upper rims (2, 3) for fitting the cover (10), wherein the cover (10) has at least one horizontal sheet metal segment (13) and two vertical sheet metal segments (11, 12), which are interconnected via connection devices (20), and a slit (14) for discharging liquids into the gutter body (1) is located between the two vertical sheet metal segments (11, 12), an alignment element (40) for aligning abutting slit gutters having a first slot and a second slot, wherein the alignment element (40) protrudes from a front end (17) of the slit (14) and can be inserted into a rear end (17) of a second slit, characterized in that the alignment element (40) is fastened to the two vertical sheet metal segments (11, 12) by the connection device (20) of the latter.

2. The cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the connection devices (20) made of the two vertical sheet metal segments (11, 12) comprise protrusions (21, 21) jutting out towards each other, which are fastened to each other using clinch connections.

3. The cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the horizontal plate segment (13) has support sections (30) extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the slit (14), the support profiles (30) having U-shaped cross-sections.

4. The cover according to claim 3, characterized in that the support sections (30) are connected to the horizontal sheet metal segment (13) using clinch connections.

5. The cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the horizontal sheet metal segment (13) comprises dripping devices mounted and formed such that the water running underneath (16) of the horizontal sheet metal segment (13) drips into the gutter body (1).

6. The cover according to claim 5, characterized in that a drip device comprises at least one pleat (15) formed into the horizontal sheet-metal segment (13).

7. The cover according to claim 6, characterized in that there is at least one pleat (15) between every two support sections (30).

8. The cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the alignment element (40) is held in the slit (14) by friction.

9. The cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the alignment element (40) is made of sheet metal and bent as a hollow body.

10. The cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the alignment element (40) has a spring device compressible in a direction in a width of the slit (14), wherein a limitation of the spring travel is provided.

Description

[0020] Below, an exemplary embodiment of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to figures. In the figures

[0021] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention,

[0022] FIG. 2 shows an end view along the plane II-II of FIG. 1,

[0023] FIG. 3 shows a sectional view through a segment of the gutter for explaining the protrusions, which form the connection device,

[0024] FIG. 4 shows a bottom view along the arrow IV of FIG. 1,

[0025] FIG. 5 shows a view from the side along the arrow V of FIG. 1,

[0026] FIG. 6 shows the gutter according to FIG. 1 but without the horizontal sheet metal segment and the attached vertical sheet metal segment,

[0027] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the cover of FIG. 6 from below, wherein one of the support sections has been omitted,

[0028] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of an alignment element, and

[0029] FIG. 9 shows an enlarged view of the end area of the cover.

[0030] In the following description, the same reference numerals are used for identical and identically acting parts.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 1, the cover 10 comprises a first vertical sheet metal segment 11 and a second vertical sheet metal segment 12, which merges into a horizontal sheet metal segment 13. A slit 14 is formed between the two vertical sheet metal segments 11 and 12.

[0032] The horizontal sheet metal segment 13 has a drip device formed as a pleat 15 (see FIG. 2), which acts to make water, which flows on the beneath 16 of the horizontal sheet metal segment 13 due to adhesion forces to the outside (in FIG. 2 to the left), drop into the gutter body 1, in the upper rims 2 and 3 of which the cover 10 is located.

[0033] The two sheet metal parts, in particular their vertical segments 11 and 12 have dish-shaped indentations or protrusions 21, 21, which are mounted such that the flat bottoms of these protrusions 21, 21 come to rest back-to-back of each other if the vertical sheet metal segments 11, 12 are joined in the manner intended by the design. These sheet metal segments or protrusions 21, 21 are connected by clinching, a particularly simple and inexpensive but very durable type of attachment. The joining of the vertical sheet metal segments 11 and 12 is shown particularly clearly in FIG. 3.

[0034] Support sections 30 are attached at the bottom 16 of the horizontal sheet metal segment 12, once again by clinching. For this purpose, the pleats 15 are omitted, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 7, in the areas in which the support sections 30 come to rest.

[0035] Alignment elements 40 are provided to assemble a whole gutter strand as easily as possible on the construction site. Reference is made in particular to FIG. 8. The alignment element 40 shown here is bent from a single piece of sheet metal as a hollow body, wherein a first flat side 41 and a second flat side 42 are provided with holes 43 which are aligned with each other and the diameter of which corresponds to the maximum diameter of the protrusions 21 and 21.

[0036] The flat sides 41, 42 are connected to each other via an end segment 44, which has a certain spring tension. The other end segment 45 has an adjusting element 46, which is formed as a tooth and inserted into a corresponding slit on the first flat side. As a result, the alignment element 40 can be bent only by a certain amount, but is always spring-tensioned. In this way, successive slit gutters can be easily installed in series. A manufacturer's name is imprinted on the labeling surface 47.

[0037] FIG. 9 shows an enlarged view of the end area of the cover of a slit gutter according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. In the folded upper area of the two vertical sheet metal segments 11 and 12, opposite recesses 17, 18 are formed, with which the labeling surface 47 engages. In this way, any rotation of the alignment element 40 about the mounting axis is counteracted.

[0038] Below, further exemplary embodiments are mentioned:

1.SUP.st .Exemplary Embodiment

[0039] The cover (10) of a slit gutter, comprising a gutter body (1) having upper rims (2, 3) for fitting the cover (10), wherein the cover (10) has at least one horizontal sheet metal segment (13) and two vertical sheet metal segments (11, 12), which are interconnected via connection devices (20) and which between them have a slit (14) for discharging liquids, e.g. surface water, into the gutter body (1), characterized in that the horizontal sheet metal segment (13) comprises drip devices (15), which are mounted and formed such that the water running along the underneath (16) of the horizontal sheet metal segment (13) drips into the gutter body (1).

2.SUP.nd .Exemplary Embodiment

[0040] The cover according to the exemplary embodiment 1, characterized in that the connection devices (20) made of the second vertical sheet metal segments (11, 12) comprise protrusions (21, 21) jutting out towards each other, which are fastened to each other using clinch connections or clinching.

3.SUP.rd .Exemplary Embodiment

[0041] The cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, characterized in that the horizontal plate segment (13) has support sections (30) extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the slit gutter having preferably U-shaped cross-sections.

4.SUP.th .Exemplary Embodiment

[0042] The cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, in particular according to the exemplary embodiment 3, characterized in that the support sections (30) are connected to the horizontal sheet metal segment (13) using clinch connections.

5.SUP.th .Exemplary Embodiment

[0043] The cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, characterized in that the drip device (15) comprises at least one pleat formed into the horizontal sheet-metal segment (13) and preferably protruding downwards.

6.SUP.th .Exemplary Embodiment

[0044] The cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, in particular according to one of the embodiments 3 or 4, characterized in that in each case there is at least one pleat (15) between every two support sections (30).

7.SUP.th .Exemplary Embodiment

[0045] A cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, comprising an alignment element (40) for aligning abutting slit gutters having a first and a second slot, wherein the alignment element (40) protrudes from a front end (17) of the first slit (14) and can be inserted into a rear end (17) of a second slit, characterized in that the alignment element (40) is fastened to the vertical sheet metal segments (11, 12) by the connection device (20) of the latter.

8.SUP.th .Exemplary Embodiment

[0046] The cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, in particular according to the exemplary embodiment 7, characterized in that the alignment element (40) is held in the slit (14) by friction.

9.SUP.th .Exemplary Embodiment

[0047] The cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, in particular according to the exemplary embodiment 7 or 8, characterized in that the alignment element (40) is bent as a hollow body of sheet metal.

10.SUP.th .Exemplary Embodiment

[0048] The cover according to any one of the preceding exemplary embodiments, in particular according to one of the embodiments 7 to 9, characterized in that the alignment element (40) has a spring device compressible in a direction in a width of the slit (14), wherein a limitation of the spring travel is provided.

LIST OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0049] 1 gutter body [0050] 2 upper rim [0051] 3 upper rim [0052] 10 cover [0053] 11 first vertical sheet metal section [0054] 12 second vertical sheet metal section [0055] 13 horizontal sheet metal section [0056] 14 slit [0057] 15 drip device/pleat [0058] 16 beneath [0059] 17 front/rear end [0060] 18 recess [0061] 19 recess [0062] 20 connection device [0063] 21, protrusion [0064] 30 support section [0065] 40 alignment element [0066] 41 first flat side [0067] 42 second flat side [0068] 43 holes [0069] 44 end segment [0070] 45 other end section [0071] 46 adjusting element [0072] 47 labeling surface