DE20218049U1 - Flood protection system for doors and windows has boards slid into support frame fitted into opening - Google Patents

Abstract

A flood protection system for doors and windows has vertical guide rails (2) fitted each side of the opening and with a horizontal bottom rail (1) for window openings. The rails are secured to the building via masonry fasteners through holes spaced along the rails, and with elastic seals clamped between the rails and the building. The internal profiles of the guide rails are provided with elastic seals for flood boards (3) which are slid into the frames from above.

Description

Utility model application Poseidon - Flood protection^

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Registrant: Rudolf Lorenz, Gartenstrasse 35. 97286 Sommerhausen Title of the application (technical name of the invention):

Mobile device for protecting windows and doors from flooding and mud.

Technical field of the invention:

The invention relates to a device for protecting windows and doors from flooding and mud, which can be attached directly to houses and buildings.

State of the art:

Devices are known that cannot be attached directly to buildings and are used to protect larger areas, such as dams and flood walls.

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Criticism of the state of the art:

1. The flood protection devices mentioned above are suitable for protecting larger areas and several buildings from flooding. Due to the size of the known devices, however, a great deal of technical and financial effort is required to create such devices.

2. The construction of these structures is subject to planning law. Such structures must therefore undergo lengthy public law procedures as structural works.

3. Such devices are immobile, i.e. they cannot be set up and removed as needed.

4. Existing devices for protecting windows and doors against flooding and mud are very costly to produce due to their size and therefore entail high purchase prices for the end consumer.

Task, problem to be solved by invention :

The invention is therefore based on the object of creating a device which is mobile, in particular can be attached to a property and removed again without great effort,

on the other hand, has the highest possible degree of water and mud repellency.

Solution to the problem - Invention statement::

This task is solved by attaching side rails to the elements of a house that need to be protected in the event of flooding, namely doors and windows, to which light water and mud-repellent elements can be attached. Due to their plug-in shape, these can be plugged onto one another and are therefore permeable to water and mud.

Description of the invention (the invention in detail):

1. The material used for the rails to be attached to the masonry is horizontal, i.e. underneath windows, and vertically parallel, i.e. to the right and left (parallel) to the vertically positioned windows and doors. The rails are made of rust-proof aluminum. The rails are provided with a rubber seal on their inside. Holes are pre-drilled in the rails at regular intervals on their two outer sides.

2. To attach these rails, steel fastening bolts are used. These fastening bolts fix the parallel

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(Horizontal) rail installed below windows and the (vertical) rails that are to be fastened vertically parallel to the windows and doors to the masonry by screwing in threaded dowels (12-14mm) that are located in an opening in the house wall that is pre-drilled during initial assembly and can be closed with plugs when not in use. The two vertical rails end at the bottom with the horizontal rail for windows and with the floor for doors. The sides of the rails that are to be fastened to the house wall are provided with a rubber press seal.

3. Sliding elements made of aluminum are inserted into the rails in the shape of a board. These sliding elements are the same length as standard doors and windows and are filled with foam. On the upper side of the sliding elements that are inserted lengthways, there is a cuboid-shaped elevation arranged parallel to the long edges. The underside has a rectangular recess along the long side. A rubber seal is attached to the upper side of the recess. The respective upper sides correlate with the lower sides of each sliding element, so that the individual aluminum elements can be placed on top of each other and are therefore impermeable to water and mud.

4. Two clamp locks are attached to the outward-facing top sides of the sliding elements, which can be locked into the respective eyelets of the element above. The two eyelets corresponding to the clamps are located at the same height on the outward-facing bottom of the sliding element. This is how the aluminum elements are locked in place. The downward pressure exerted by the weight of the elements lying on top of one another increases the tightness of the device. As many sliding elements are inserted into the rails as are considered necessary.

5. In devices for protecting doors, no horizontal rail is fitted on the underside. However, the bottom sliding element is not provided with a recess on its underside, but with a double rubber flap directed outwards parallel to the long sides. The rubber flaps are pressed outwards by the weight of the sliding elements above them (parallel) - onto the floor - and thus ensure that the underside is sealed.

. 6. If necessary, an additional vertical rail can be installed above windows and doors to ensure that the device is sealed upwards.

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Benefits achieved:

1. By using foamed aluminum both for the rails to be attached and for the board-like elements to be inserted, stability is ensured on the one hand and the weight of the device is reduced on the other.

2. The installation of all functional rails is reduced to just three steps, namely attaching the side rails by locking them with simple fastening bolts, pushing the aluminum elements into the rails and locking them with snap fasteners. The three steps can be completed in around 10 - 20 minutes per protective unit (window or door), so that protection against approaching flooding can be achieved even at short notice.

3. In contrast to conventional flood protection devices, the device described is extremely space-saving. The rails and aluminum elements required for a medium-sized single-family home can easily be accommodated in an average-sized basement room.

4. Due to the "mobility" of the device, a special building permit or other public law permit is not required.

5. The device is easy to dismantle even when extremely dirty, as the sliding elements are not separately screwed or glued to one another.

6. Due to the ease of assembly and disassembly and the nature of the material, easy cleaning of the various elements is guaranteed.

7. The elements of the device have standard sizes of windows and doors, so that individual adjustment is not necessary. The use of standard sizes also ensures that production is inexpensive, so that a favorable end-user price can be achieved.

Manufacturing of the invention (further description):

1. The rails and the aluminum elements can be manufactured cost-effectively by casting in specially made molds.

2. The additional parts, such as dowels, fastening bolts and clamp fasteners, are mass-produced.

Implementation example (based on drawings):

In the following, an example is explained in more detail using drawings:

1. Figure 1: Window view - front view

Figure 2: a cut-out / top view of the connection point between the vertical fastening element and the horizontal fastening element

Figure 3: a cut / top view of the vertical rail

Figure 4: a cut of the horizontal rail

Figure 5: Front view of the sliding element "C" Figure 6a: Side view of the sliding element "C" Figure 6b: A cut / side view of the sliding element

"C"

Figure 7: Front view of the corner connection between the horizontal and vertical rail

Figure 8 : Front view of the entire device
Figure 9: Front view of the sliding element "D"
Figure 9 a: Side view of the sliding element “D”

2. Figure 1 shows a front view of the entire device mounted in front of a window.

The fastening element "B" (1) is mounted horizontally parallel to the house wall under the window sill. In parallel, a vertical rail is attached to the right and left of the side window ends (fastening element A = (2)). The fastening rails "A" end directly with their lower ends at the right and left ends of the fastening element "B" (1) (see also Figure 7) via the seal (10).

The sliding elements "C" (3) are pushed between the fastening elements "A" (2) and locked together using clamp locks (5). Depending on the requirements, as many sliding elements are inserted as necessary to exceed the expected water level.

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A further fastening element "B" (1) can optionally be attached as an upper closure horizontally above the fastening elements "A".

3. Figure 2 shows a section/top view of the device. Fastening element "A" (2) is fastened vertically, fastening element "B" (1) horizontally to the outside wall of the house (12). Fastening is carried out by screwing a fastening bolt (6) into a pre-drilled thread in the horizontal and vertical rails (7). The fastening bolt is in turn locked by screwing it into a pre-drilled hole with a counter thread (8).

4. Figure 3 shows a section / top view of the vertical rail "A" (2). Fastening element "A" is fastened vertically to the outside wall of the house (12). Fastening is carried out by screwing a fastening bolt (6) into a pre-drilled hole (7) in the horizontal and vertical rails. The fastening bolt is in turn locked by screwing into a pre-drilled counter thread (8) in which a threaded dowel is inserted. A closure cap (9) can be placed on the hole drilled in the house wall in which the counter thread is located. On the inside of the rails there is a rectangular recess (11) which is provided with a rubber seal (10). The vertical rail (2)

is provided with a pressure seal on its inner side, which is to be attached to the outer wall (13). The width of the recess including the seal corresponds to the width of the sliding element "C" (3).

5. Figure 4 shows a section / top view of the horizontal rail "B" (1). Fastening element "B" (1) is attached horizontally to the outside wall of the house (12) below the window sill (20). Fastening is carried out by screwing a fastening bolt (6) into a pre-drilled hole (7) in the horizontal rail. The fastening bolt is in turn locked by screwing it into a pre-drilled counter thread (8). A closure cap (9) can be placed on the hole drilled in the house wall in which the counter thread is located. On the inside of the rails there is a rectangular recess (11) which is provided with a rubber seal (10). The horizontal rail (1) is provided with a pressure seal (13) on its inside which is to be attached to the outside wall. The width of the recess including the seal corresponds to the width of the sliding element "C" (3).

6. Figure 5 shows the sliding element "C" (3) in front view. Two clamp fasteners (5) are attached to the outward-facing upper sides of the sliding elements, which are locked into the respective eyelets (14) of the element above.

The two eyelets (14) corresponding to the brackets are located at the same height on the outward-facing underside of the sliding element (3).

7. Figure 6 a shows two sliding elements "C" (3) inserted into one another from the side view. The clip closure (5) of the lower sliding element (3) is locked in the eyelet of the upper sliding element (2).

a. Figure 6b shows two sliding elements "C" (3) in side cut. On the top of a sliding element, a longitudinal cuboid-shaped elevation is designed at the same distance from both long sides (16). Corresponding to this is the rectangular recess on the underside of each sliding element (15) that runs along the long sides and whose width slightly exceeds that of the cuboid-shaped elevation (1). The upper inside of this recess is provided with a rubber seal (17). Two clip fasteners (5) are attached to the outward-facing top sides of the sliding elements, which can be locked into the respective eyelets (14) of the element above. The two eyelets (14) corresponding to the clips are located at the same height on the outward-facing underside of the sliding element.

b. Figure 7 shows a view of a corner connection between the left vertical element "A" (2) and the horizontal element "B" (1). There are rubber seals (10) on the inside of the vertical and horizontal elements. The vertical and horizontal rails are locked to the outer wall by fastening bolts (6). The sliding element (3) on the underside penetrates both into the rubber-coated recess (10) of the vertical element below and into the recess (10) of the vertical element.

c. Figure 8 shows a front view of the entire device, which is installed in front of a door. Parallel to the side window closures, a vertical rail is installed on the right and left (fastening element A = (2)). The fastening rails "A" end directly with their upper ends on the right and left ends of the fastening element "B" (1) (4) (see also Figure 1). The sliding elements "C" (3) are pushed in between the fastening elements "A" and locked together by means of clamp locks (5). Depending on the requirements, as many sliding elements are inserted as necessary to exceed the presumed water level. The lowest fastening element (18), which is on

its longitudinal lower edge has a compressible double rubber flap (19), is mounted horizontally on the door sill.

A further fastening element "B" (1) can optionally be attached as an upper closure horizontally above the fastening elements "A" (2).

d. Figure 9 first shows a front view of the lowest sliding element "D" (18) on doors. Two clamp locks (5) are attached to the outward-facing upper sides of the sliding elements, which can be locked into the respective eyelets (14) of the element above.

The side view of Figure 9a shows the sliding element "D" (18)

with a sliding element "C" (3) inserted above it from the ^l _1}

Page. On the underside of the sliding element "C" (18) is

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Claims (19)

1. Device for repelling water and mud from doors and windows, characterized in that the device consists of two vertical rails ( 2 ) and, in the case of windows, a rail to be attached horizontally below the window ( 1 ), into which sliding elements ( 3 ) can be inserted. 2. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that in the device between the vertically arranged rails ( 2 ) there is arranged a horizontally mounted rail ( 1 ), which is provided in its inner side with a rectangular longitudinal recess ( 11 ). 3. Arrangement according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the horizontally arranged rails ( 2 ) are provided with a rubber seal ( 10 ) on their inside. 4. Arrangement according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that in the horizontally mounted rails ( 1 ), there are pre-drilled holes ( 7 ) on the inside at regular intervals, through which fastening bolts ( 6 ) made of steel are screwed into pre-drilled threaded dowels ( 8 ) in order to fasten the rails to the house wall and can be closed by plugs when not in use. 5. Arrangement according to claim 1, 2, 3 and 4, characterized in that the side of the horizontally mounted rails ( 1 ) to be fastened to the house wall ( 12 ) is provided with a press-on seal ( 13 ) made of rubber. 6. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that two vertically mounted rails are arranged in the arrangement, which are provided in their inner side with a rectangular longitudinal recess ( 11 ). 7. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the vertical rails ( 2 ) arranged in the arrangement are provided on their inside with a rubber seal ( 10 ). 8. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that in the vertical rails ( 2 ) arranged in the arrangement there are pre-drilled holes ( 7 ) on the inside at regular intervals, through which fastening bolts ( 6 ) made of steel are screwed into the masonry in pre-drilled threaded dowels ( 8 ) for fastening the rails to the house wall and can be closed by plugs ( 9 ) when not in use. 9. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that in the vertical rails ( 2 ) arranged in the arrangement, the side to be fastened to the house wall ( 12 ) is provided with a press-on seal ( 13 ) made of rubber. 10. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 9, characterized in that in the arrangement sliding elements ( 3 ) can be inserted between the vertical rails ( 2 ) according to claims 1, 6, 7, 8, which border downwards on the horizontal rails ( 1 ) according to claims 1 to 5 and two clip closures ( 5 ) are attached to the upper side of these sliding elements ( 3 ). 11. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 10, characterized in that eyelets ( 14 ) correlating to the clip closures according to claim 10 located on the upper sides are attached to the undersides of the sliding elements ( 3 ). 12. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the sliding elements ( 3 ) present in the arrangement have a length corresponding to standard sizes of doors and windows. 13. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the sliding elements ( 3 ) present in the arrangement are located parallel to the longitudinal edges arranged at the top along a cuboid-shaped elevation ( 16 ). 14. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the sliding elements ( 3 ) present in the arrangement have a recess ( 15 ) on the undersides along the longitudinal side of the longitudinal edges arranged at the bottom, which recess correlates to the upper elevation ( 16 ) according to claim 5. 15. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the sliding elements ( 3 ) present in the arrangement have a rubber seal ( 17 ) on the upper side of the recess located below. 16. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 15, characterized in that a lowermost sliding element ( 18 ) for the door closure according to claim 1 is arranged in the arrangement, which is provided on the underside with a seal along the long side in the form of a double parallel arranged compressible rubber ( 19 ). 17. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 16, characterized in that in the arrangement a lowermost sliding element ( 18 ) which has a cuboid-shaped elevation ( 16 ) parallel to the longitudinal edges arranged at the top. 18. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 17, characterized in that in the arrangement a lowest sliding element ( 18 ) which has two clip closures ( 5 ) on the upper side. 19. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 18, characterized in that in the arrangement a lowest sliding element ( 18 ) and further sliding elements ( 3 ) have standard sizes.