ES1061460U - Prefabricated underground container (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Prefabricated underground container, of the type designed to house communications, electrical or similar equipment, and those intended to be implanted in the ground, under passage areas for persons or vehicles, characterized in that it is constituted by a monobloc concrete body armored, lacking unión joints that could generate leaks, whose walls are crossed by both the pipes corresponding to installations and those corresponding to ventilation, with the collaboration of watertight gullies, it being foreseen that the bottom of this body presents a slight slope towards one of its corners, where a collection well is established for possible water filtrations, in which an electric drainage pump is housed, activated automatically by a level switch in the presence of water in said well. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Prefabricated underground container.

Description object of the invention

The present invention relates to a container underground, precast reinforced concrete, monobloc, intended to house communications equipment, electrical equipment or any other type that needs to remain in conditions of certain temperature and humidity, and be located in areas of passage of people or vehicles, that is under the sidewalks or driveways, equipment that by its very nature needs ventilation, since natural or forced, or air conditioning conditioning, while they must be properly protected of water, preventing access to the container.

Background of the invention

As is known, it is increasingly common need to install different types of equipment at street level, such as those of communications, electrical or similar, using underground containers, which are located under the sidewalk or under the road through which vehicles circulate, so that such containers are subjected to the effects of the weather, especially rainwater or irrigation, which They obviously cannot affect the equipment they contain.

However these containers cannot be waterproof because the aforementioned equipment frequently generates a considerable amount of heat, which must be dissipated at outside, so they need ventilation or air conditioning.

To date the solutions adopted for prevent the entry of water to these types of containers and to allow the ventilation or air conditioning of the they are structurally complex and consequently expensive, not offering in many cases a level of security appropriate, nor having the means to solve the problem of possible leaks inside.

Description of the invention

The container that the invention proposes resolves in a fully satisfactory way the problem previously exposed, and this on the basis that it is constituted by a body Precast reinforced concrete, monobloc, which lacking junction joints avoids classic water leaks in places that may flood or in facilities where the level Water table is high.

The essential steps for driving both the facilities and the ventilation are assisted by sealed pasamuros, so that neither through such steps is feasible the entry of water or moisture into the interior of the container, having also provided that the conduits of ventilation lead to auxiliary and exterior beds, which collect rainwater or irrigation and whose bottom is located substantially below said conduits, so that the Water cannot reach the latter.

However, before a possible and accidental water entry into the container, either due to overflow of one of the aforementioned camaretas, for cracking the conduits corresponding to the facilities, or by any another cause, it is expected that the bottom or floor of the container has  a certain slope towards one of its corners, where a collector well in which an extraction pump is located water, commanded by a level switch, so that before any failure in the tightness of the container, with the corresponding water inlet, said pump is put automatically in operation to evacuate it to Exterior.

As a complement to the structure described, for equipment support and equipment isolation, as well as for step of the people, the existence in the bosom of the container of a "technical floor", conveniently raised above the bottom of the container, under which defines an isolation space, both as for people as for equipment, especially in front of the water inlet.

Finally the inescapable upper door of access to the container is provided with a lid also provided with tight closure.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as an integral part of said description, a set of drawings where with character Illustrative and not limiting, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a side elevation view and in longitudinal section of a prefabricated underground container performed in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a plan view and also in section of the same container, section made immediately below the roof of the container.

Figure 3.- Shows a plan view upper and outer container, as visible to Ground level.

Figure 4.- Shows, finally, a detail in cross section of the same container.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined you can be observed as the container that the invention proposes is constituted by a body (1), precast reinforced concrete and monobloc, with a configuration basically prismatic-rectangular, of appropriate dimensions to the requirements of the equipment to be installed inside, being the side walls of said body (1) crossed by pipes (2) corresponding to the facilities and by pipes (3) corresponding to the ventilation system, with the particularity that these pipes (2) and (3) cross the body wall (1) with the waterproof seal contest (4), market elements of appropriate dimensions.

The body (1) has its bottom (5) with slope towards one of its corners, where a well (6) capable of receive possible and accidental water leaks inside of the body (1), a small pump being placed in said well (6) electric, not shown in the drawings, which is activated automatically by means of a level sensor in said well (6) and which causes the emptying of the same with expulsion of water to Exterior.

The effective floor of the container is determined by a "technical floor" (7), conveniently raised with with respect to the bottom (5) of the container, which insulates equipment and persons of the possible humidity existing in said bottom (5), defining a wide isolation chamber (8), which not only ensures that the technical floor (7) is always kept dry, but also it allows to accommodate and hide the connection pipes of the equipment housed in the container.

The ventilation duct (3) leads to a casket or auxiliary bed (9), communicated with the outside to through an upper grid (10), and also communicated with the sanitation network, for the elimination of rain or irrigation water which accesses it through said grid (10), so that the outlet of said conduit (3) is located above of the maximum level of water that can be generated within the Camareta (9).

On the other hand the conduits (2) corresponding to the facilities, in turn access the container through another casket or bed (11), lateral and external, of similar characteristics to the bed (9).

Finally on the upper wall or ceiling of the container is established a cover (12) of access to its interior, assisted by a ladder (13), and equipped with closing means watertight.

Going back to the huts (9) and (11), these can receive indiscriminately and in combination conductions (2) of installations and ventilation ducts (3), with their corresponding inputs and outputs, and may even be communicated by a side tube (14).

Claims (3)

1. Prefabricated underground container, of the type intended to house communications equipment, electrical or similar, and those intended for implantation in the ground, under passage areas for people or vehicles, characterized in that it is constituted by a monobloc concrete body armed, lacking joining joints that could generate leaks, whose walls are crossed both by the pipes corresponding to installations and those corresponding to ventilation, with the collaboration of watertight holes, having provided that the bottom of said body has a slight slope towards one of its corners, where a collection well is established for possible water leaks, in which an electric drain pump is housed, automatically activated by a level switch in the presence of water in said well. 2. Prefabricated underground container, according to claim 1, characterized in that a "technical floor" is established substantially above the floor of the container, decisive with the reinforced concrete floor of an insulation chamber that isolates people and equipment from possible moisture, and that allows the accommodation of interior conduits that relate the components of the equipment housed in the container. 3. Prefabricated underground container, according to previous claims, characterized in that an access cover to the interior is established in the upper base of said body, for people and equipment, provided with sealing means.