The present invention relates to a building and a flashing.
Patent Literature 1 discloses a flashing arranged on a building. The flashing includes a sheet arranged on a wall and a sheet arranged on a roof.
Patent Literature 1: U.K. Patent Application Publication No. 2508650
Building materials tend to deteriorate due to rainwater in the vicinity of the boundary between the outer wall and the roof. This may cause water penetration. For example, the building materials deteriorate due to the flow of rainwater at the lower end of the boundary. In this respect, there is room for improvement in a flashing. Thus, a building and a flashing capable of preventing deterioration of building materials that result from the flow of rainwater are provided.
A building that solves the above problem includes an outer wall, a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground, and a flashing arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall. The flashing includes an attachment configured to extend along the outer wall, a guide connected to the attachment and arranged above the roof, and a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide.
In this configuration, the rainwater flowing on the boundary between the outer wall and the roof is drained by the water draining portion. This reduces the amount of the rainwater that flows in the vicinity of the boundary between the outer wall and the roof and reaches the lower end of that boundary. Accordingly, the building materials are prevented from deteriorating in the vicinity of the lower end of the boundary.
(2) In the building according to (1), the outer wall includes a wall body and an exterior panel spaced apart from the wall body by a gap. The attachment is attached to the wall body. The guide includes an inner guide arranged below a lower end face of the exterior panel and an outer guide arranged outside of the exterior panel. The inner guide is arranged so as to produce a gap between the inner guide and the lower end face of the exterior panel.
In this configuration, the rainwater entering the gap, which is between the wall body and the exterior panel, is guided from the attachment through the inner guide to the outer guide and then guided to the roof. Accordingly, the rainwater entering the gap, which is between the wall body and the exterior panel, is discharged out of the exterior panel. This prevents the outer wall from deteriorating.
(3) In the building according to (2), the water draining portion includes a barrier. The barrier is arranged so as to connect to a lower end of the attachment and a lower end of the inner guide, and is arranged in the gap between the wall body and the exterior panel.
In this configuration, the rainwater flowing along the inner guide in the gap, which is between the wall body and the exterior panel, is blocked by the barrier and drained out of the exterior panel. This reduces the amount of the rainwater that reaches the lower end on the boundary between the wall body and the roof. Accordingly, the building materials in the vicinity of the lower end of that boundary are prevented from deteriorating.
(4) In the building according to (3), the water draining portion further includes an extension barrier. The extension barrier is configured to extend from the barrier and is arranged such that at least part of the extension barrier overlaps an end face or a cross-section of the exterior panel.
Without the extension barrier, the amount of the rainwater that is not discharged out of the exterior panel would become larger. In the above configuration, the rainwater blocked by the barrier is discharged by the extension barrier out of the exterior panel. This reduces the amount of the rainwater that is not discharged out of the exterior panel.
(5) In the building according to (4), the exterior panel includes a notch in which the exterior barrier is arranged. The extension barrier is arranged in the notch of the exterior panel.
A configuration may be employed in which the exterior panel is divided into pieces and the divided exterior panels are arranged so as to sandwich the extension barrier. However, this may lower the aesthetic appeal of the exterior panel. In this regard, the exterior panel only includes the notch. Thus, the aesthetic appeal is prevented from being lowered.
(6) In the building according to (5), the extension barrier includes a seal that seals at least part of the notch. This configuration reduces the amount of rainwater entering the exterior panel from the notch.
(7) The building according to (5) or (6), the water draining portion and the notch are located closer to a ridge of the roof than to a lower end of the outer guide.
The notch may lower the aesthetic appeal of the exterior panel. In a case where the notch is arranged in the vicinity of the lower end of the roof, the notch may be seen when the roof of the building is looked at from below. In this regard, the above configuration makes the notch hard to be seen. Thus, the aesthetic appeal of the building is improved.
(8) In the building according to any one of (2) to (7), the outer guide includes a main guide connected to the inner guide and an extension guide extending downward from the main guide. The extension guide includes a guide side portion arranged so as to extend along a gap below the exterior panel. This configuration prevents the rainwater that flows to the flashing from entering the exterior panel.
(9) In the building according to any one of (1) to (8), the flashing includes multiple members.
This configuration allows the flashing to be formed using components each having a simple structure. Thus, the flashing is manufactured more easily.
(10) A flashing that solves the above problem is attached to a building. The building includes a roof arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall and inclined with respect to the ground. The flashing includes an attachment arranged at a boundary between the roof and the outer wall and configured to extend along the outer wall, a guide connected to the attachment and arranged on the roof, and a water draining portion arranged so as to intersect the attachment and the guide.
In this configuration, the rainwater flowing on the boundary between the outer wall and the roof is drained by the water draining portion. This reduces the amount of the rainwater that flows in the vicinity of the boundary between the outer wall and the roof and reaches the lower end of that boundary. Accordingly, the building materials are prevented from deteriorating in the vicinity of the boundary.
The building and the flashing prevent deterioration of building materials that result from the flow of rainwater.
A building will now be described with reference to
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The boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5 is diagonally inclined downward. In such a building 1, rainwater R striking the outer wall 2 flows down on the outer wall 2 and then flows along the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5. In heavy rains, a large amount of the rainwater R flows to the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5 so that building materials at the lower end of the boundary are eroded by the rainwater R. Further, the building materials arranged in the vicinity of the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5 may be gradually deteriorated by winds and rain over a long period of time. For this reason, as will be described later, a flashing 20 is arranged on the building 1 at the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5.
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The outer wall 2 is arranged so as to intersect the roof 5. In the outer wall 2, the lower end of the exterior panel 11 attached to the upper side of the roof 5 is cut off in conformance with the inclination of the roof 5. The lower end of the exterior panel 11, which is attached to the upper side of the roof 5, includes a notch 12. The notch 12 is used as a slit through which an extension barrier 32 (described later) of the flashing 20 is inserted. The notch 12 is located at the same position as the extension barrier 32 of a water draining portion 23 (described later). For example, the notch 12 is located closer to the ridge 5b of the roof 5 than to the lower end of an outer guide 26.
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The attachment 21 is configured to extend along the outer wall 2.
More specifically, in the present embodiment, the attachment 21 is configured to extend in parallel to the roof 5 in side view (see
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The outer guide 26 is located outside of the exterior panel 11. The outer guide 26 is located above the roof member 8. The outer guide 26 is longer than the inner guide 25. More specifically, the outer guide 26 includes a main guide 26a connecting to the inner guide 25 and an extension guide 26b extending downward from the main guide 26a. In the attached state, where the flashing 20 is attached to the outer wall 2, a lower end 25a of the inner guide 25 is located closer to the ridge 5b than to eaves 5a of the roof 5. A lower end 26c of the outer guide 26 is located farther from the ridge 5b than from the eaves 5a of the roof 5 (see
The extension guide 26b further includes a guide side portion 27. The guide side portion 27 is arranged on the extension guide 26b along the gap SB, which is located below the exterior panel 11. Preferably, the guide side portion 27 covers the gap SB, which is located below the exterior panel 11. In the attached state, where the flashing 20 is attached to the outer wall 2, a sealing resin 50 is used to seal the gap formed between an end edge of the guide side portion 27 and an outer surface 11a of the exterior panel 11 (see
The extension guide 26b further includes a guide lower end 28. The guide lower end 28 is located at the lower end of the extension guide 26b. The guide lower end 28 is configured to be inclined downward from the lower end of the extension guide 26b such that the lower end of the guide lower end 28 faces the rain gutter 9.
The outer guide 26 includes a guide inclined portion 29. In the outer guide 26, the guide inclined portion 29 is located opposite the attachment 21 and the guide side portion 27. The guide inclined portion 29 is inclined toward a groove with respect to the roof member 8.
The water draining portion 23 will now be described with reference to
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The barrier 31 is arranged so as to connect to the lower end of the attachment 21 and the lower end 25a of the inner guide 25, and is located in the gap SA, which is between the wall body 10 and the exterior panel 11. The barrier 31 blocks the rainwater R flowing through the gap SA, which is between the wall body 10 and the exterior panel 11, to drain the rainwater R out of the exterior panel 11.
The extension barrier 32 is configured to extend from the barrier 31. For example, the length of the extension barrier 32 in the up-down direction is smaller than the length of the barrier 31 in the up-down direction. This allows the length of the notch 12 (described later) to be shorter. The extension barrier 32 is arranged such that at least part of the extension barrier 32 overlaps the end face or a cross-section 13 of the exterior panel 11. In the present embodiment, the extension barrier 32 is arranged in the notch 12 of the exterior panel 11 (see
Further, the extension barrier 32 includes a seal 33. The seal 33 seals at least part of the notch 12 of the exterior panel 11. The seal 33 is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the extension barrier 32.
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The flashing body 41 includes the attachment 21, the guide 22, and a water draining cover 42. In an example, the flashing body 41 is formed by bending a waterproof sheet. In another example, the flashing body 41 is formed through die molding.
The flashing support 45 includes an attachment 46, a support 47, and a water draining body 48. The attachment 46 of the flashing support 45 is fixed to the wall body 10 of the outer wall 2. The support 47 of the flashing support 45 supports the lower end of the flashing body 41. The water draining body 48 includes a barrier body 48a, an extension barrier body 48b, and the seal 33. The seal 33 is configured to extend from the extension barrier body 48b and be bent with respect to the extension barrier body 48b.
The water draining portion 23 is formed by overlapping the water draining cover 42 on the water draining body 48. The water draining cover 42 overlaps part of the barrier body 48a of the water draining body 48 and overlaps the extension barrier body 48b.
The flashing support 45 is fixed to the wall body 10 of the outer wall 2. In construction of the building 1, the flashing support 45 is attached to the wall body 10 of the outer wall 2 before attachment of the roof member 8. Subsequently, the roof member 8 is arranged, the waterproof sheet 15 is stretched over the wall body 10, and the flashing body 41 is attached to the wall body 10 with the attachment 21 located therebetween (see
The operation of the present embodiment will now be described with reference to
When it rains, the rainwater R flows down on the outer surface 11a of the exterior panel 11 of the outer wall 2. The rainwater R that has reached the lower end of the panel of the outer wall 2 is received by the flashing 20 and guided downward. The flashing 20 causes the rainwater R to flow to a portion that is separated from the outer wall 2 below or on the roof 5. Part of the rainwater R enters the exterior panel 11 and the gap SA. When the rain gets heavy, a larger amount of water enters the gap SA, which is between the exterior panel 11 and the wall body 10. The rainwater R in the gap SA flows downward and is received by the flashing 20. The rainwater R is guided to the flashing 20. The rainwater R flows out of the exterior panel 11 through the gap SB, which is between the upper surface of the inner guide 25 of the flashing 20 and the lower end face of the exterior panel 11. Further, the rainwater R reaches a portion of the roof 5 that is separated from the outer wall 2. In contrast, when the rainwater R that remains in the gap SB flows downward to reach the water draining portion 23 of the flashing 20, the rainwater R is blocked by the water draining portion 23 and flows out of the exterior panel 11. Accordingly, the rainwater R that enters the gap SA, which is between the exterior panel 11 and the wall body 10, is discharged out of the exterior panel 11.
The advantages of the present embodiment will now be described.
(1) The building 1 includes the roof 5, which is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall 2 and inclined with respect to the ground. In the building 1, the flashing 20 is arranged at the boundary between the roof 5 and the outer wall 2. The flashing 20 includes the attachment 21, the guide 22, which is arranged above the roof 5, and the water draining portion 23, which is arranged so as to intersect the attachment 21 and the guide 22.
In this configuration, the rainwater R flowing on the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5 is drained by the water draining portion 23. This reduces the amount of the rainwater R that flows in the vicinity of the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5 and reaches the lower end of that boundary. Accordingly, the building materials are prevented from deteriorating in the vicinity of the lower end of the boundary.
(2) Preferably, the guide 22 includes the inner guide 25, which is located below the lower end face of the exterior panel 11, and the outer guide 26, which is arranged outside of the exterior panel 11. The inner guide 25 is arranged so as to produce the gap SB, which is between the inner guide 25 and the lower end face of the exterior panel 11.
In this configuration, the rainwater R entering the gap SA, which is between the wall body 10 and the exterior panel 11, is guided from the attachment 21 through the inner guide 25 to the outer guide 26 and then guided to the roof 5. Accordingly, the rainwater R entering the gap SA, which is between the wall body 10 and the exterior panel 11, is discharged out of the exterior panel 11. This prevents the outer wall 2 from deteriorating.
(3) The water draining portion 23 includes the barrier 31. The barrier 31 is arranged in the gap SA between the wall body 10 and the exterior panel 11.
In this configuration, the rainwater R flowing along the inner guide 25 in the gap SA, which is between the wall body 10 and the exterior panel 11, is blocked by the barrier 31 and drained out of the exterior panel 11. This reduces the amount of the rainwater R that reaches the lower end on the boundary between the wall body 10 and the roof 5.
Accordingly, the building materials in the vicinity of the lower end of that boundary are prevented from deteriorating.
(4) The water draining portion 23 includes the extension barrier 32. The extension barrier 32 is configured to extend from the barrier 31. Further, the extension barrier 32 is arranged such that at least part of the extension barrier 32 overlaps the end face or the cross-section 13 of the exterior panel 11. In the present embodiment, the extension barrier 32 overlaps the cross-section 13 of the exterior panel 11 in the notch 12.
Without the extension barrier 32, the amount of the rainwater R that is not discharged out of the exterior panel 11 would become larger. In the above configuration, the rainwater R blocked by the barrier 31 is discharged by the extension barrier 32 out of the exterior panel 11. This reduces the amount of the rainwater R that is not discharged out of the exterior panel 11.
(5) The exterior panel 11 includes the notch 12, in which the extension barrier 32 is arranged. The extension barrier 32 is arranged in the notch 12 of the exterior panel 11.
A configuration may be employed in which the exterior panel 11 is divided into pieces and the divided exterior panels 11 are arranged so as to sandwich the extension barrier 32. However, this may lower the aesthetic appeal of the exterior panel 11. In this regard, the exterior panel 11 only includes the notch 12. Thus, the aesthetic appeal is prevented from being lowered.
(6) The extension barrier 32 includes the seal 33, which seals at least part of the notch 12. This configuration reduces the amount of rainwater entering the exterior panel 11 from the notch 12.
(7) The water draining portion 23 and the notch 12 are located closer to the ridge 5b of the roof 5 than to the lower end 26c of the outer guide 26.
The notch 12 may lower the aesthetic appeal of the exterior panel 11. In a case where the notch 12 is arranged in the vicinity of the lower end of the roof 5, the notch may be seen when the roof 5 of the building 1 is looked at from below. In this regard, the above configuration makes the notch 12 hard to be seen. Thus, the aesthetic appeal of the building 1 is improved.
(8) The outer guide 26 includes the main guide 26a, which connects to the inner guide 25, and the extension guide 26b, which extends downward from the main guide 26a. The extension guide 26b includes the guide side portion 27, which is arranged so as to extend along the gap SB below the exterior panel 11. This configuration prevents the rainwater R that flows to the flashing 20 from entering the exterior panel 11.
(9) The flashing 20 includes multiple members. This configuration allows the flashing 20 to be formed using components each having a simple structure. Thus, the flashing 20 is manufactured more easily.
(10) The flashing 20 is attached to the building 1. The building 1 includes the roof 5, which is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the outer wall 2 and inclined with respect to the ground. The flashing 20 is located at the boundary between the roof 5 and the outer wall 2. The flashing 20 includes the water draining portion 23, which is arranged so as to intersect the attachment 21 and the guide 22.
In this configuration, the rainwater R flowing on the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5 is drained by the water draining portion 23. This reduces the amount of the rainwater R that flows in the vicinity of the boundary between the outer wall 2 and the roof 5 and reaches the lower end of that boundary. Accordingly, the building materials are prevented from deteriorating in the vicinity of the boundary.
The above embodiment exemplifies, without any intention to limit, an applicable form of the building 1. The building 1 exemplified in the embodiment can take a form different from that illustrated in the embodiment. For example, some of the components of the embodiment may be replaced, changed, or omitted. Alternatively, another component may be added to the embodiment. Modifications of the embodiment will now be described.
In the present embodiment, the water draining portion 23 is located closer to the ridge 5b of the roof 5 than to the lower end 26c of the outer guide 26. Instead, for example, the water draining portion may be located at the same position as the lower end 26c of the outer guide 26.
The structure of the water draining portion 23 is not limited to the above example. In the present embodiment, the length of the extension barrier 32 in the up-down direction is smaller than the length of the barrier 31 in the up-down direction. Instead, for example, the extension barrier 32 may have the same length as the barrier 31. The extension barrier 32 may be omitted.
SA) Gap; SB) Gap; 1) Building; 2) Outer Wall; 5) Roof; 5b) Ridge; 10) Wall Body; 11) Exterior Panel; 12) Notch; 13) Cross-section; 20) Flashing; 21) Attachment; 22) Guide; 23) Water Draining Portion; 31) Barrier; 32) Extension Barrier; 33) Seal; 46) Attachment
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/JP2020/030318 | 8/7/2020 | WO |