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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Sekisui House, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A building includes a hipped roof, an erected part, and a water guide body. The hipped roof includes a first roof part, a second roof part, and a hip that is provided at a boundary part between the first roof part and the second roof part, and that protrudes upward from a roof upper surface of the first roof part. The erected part is erected on the first roof part while extending from a part of the hip, the part being below a ridge beam, toward a side opposite to the second roof part, and includes a side surface facing the ridge beam. The water guide body is provided over the first roof part and the side surface of the erected part to guide water flowing along the first roof part to a lateral side of the erected part. Then, the water guide body is connected to the hip, and has a shape for restricting accumulation of water in a region between the hip, the first roof part, and the erected part.