ES1069260U

ES1069260U - Obturador automático for imbornal (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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Publication number: ES1069260U
Application number: ES200802401U
Authority: ES
Inventors: Carlos Perez Wait; Alejandro Palau Herrero; Antonio Perez Palazon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-11-21
Filing date: 2008-11-21
Publication date: 2009-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 2018-11-21
Also published as: ES1069260Y

Abstract

Automatic shutter for scupper, specifically one to be located below the grids located in the roadways next to the curbs of the sidewalks of urban streets to empty rainwater and irrigation, characterized because it is constituted by a body tubular hollow of quadrangular straight section having an open upper base, whose sides are coplanar in an upper horizontal plane, and an open lower base in which a movable bottom is installed, which is tilted around a coplanar axis with said movable bottom that, on the one hand, runs through it in a slightly off-center manner and, on the other hand, has its ends secured on two opposite sides of said tubular hollow body, the movable base automatically adopting the closing position by the action of gravity and the opening position by the action of a predetermined charge of rainwater or irrigation. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Obturador automático para imbornal.Automatic shutter for scupper.

Object of the invention

La presente invención se refiere, conforme se indica en su enunciado, a un obturador automático para imbornal, en especial uno que encuentra su debida utilidad para ser situado debajo de las rejillas de alcantarilla, situadas en las calzadas junto a los bordillos de las aceras de las calles urbanas, para desaguar el agua de la lluvia y del riego.The present invention relates, as indicates in its statement, an automatic shutter for scupper, in special one that finds its due utility to be located under the sewer gratings, located on the roadways next to the curbs on the sidewalks of urban streets, to drain water from rain and irrigation.

Este obturador automático está diseñado con la intención de reducir la salida por el imbornal de malos olores del alcantarillado y de posibles animales indeseables, sin impedir el desagüe de las aguas pluviales y/o de riego que discurren por las calzadas de las calles y avenidas.This automatic shutter is designed with the intention to reduce the exit by the smelly smells of sewer and possible undesirable animals, without preventing storm drain and / or irrigation that run through the street roads and avenues.

Background of the invention

Se tiene conocimiento de diversos tipos de dispositivos destinados a tal fin y que han sido solicitados en España, los cuales pueden clasificarse como:You have knowledge of various types of devices intended for this purpose and that have been requested in Spain, which can be classified as:

a. \; - -to. \; - -: Los basados en un sistema de sifón, previo a la alcantarilla, como son, a título de ejemplo, las patentes 418.260. 2 004 600 y 2 212 713 y los modelos de utilidad 261.092, 265.750 y 1 028 579.Those based on a siphon system, prior to the sewer, as they are, by way of example, patents 418,260. 2 004 600 and 2 212 713 and the models of utility 261,092, 265,750 and 1,028,579.

b. \; - -b. \; - -: Los consistentes en una compuerta mecánica de accionamiento automático que cierra una conducción horizontal o vertical de desagüe en la alcantarilla, como pueden citarse las patentes 2 142 217 y 2 162 747 y los modelos de utilidad 1 009 629 y 1 048 507The consistent in an automatic mechanical closing gate that closes a horizontal or vertical drain line in the sewer, as can be cited patents 2 142 217 and 2 162 747 and the utility models 1 009 629 and 1 048 507

A la vista de tales solicitudes, se comprueba que, en todas ellas, su utilización condiciona la estructura del imbornal, con lo que resultan prácticamente difíciles de instalar, precisando siempre de obras de acondicionamiento más o menos costosas.In view of such requests, it is checked that, in all of them, its use conditions the structure of the unbecoming, which makes them almost difficult to install, always requiring more or less conditioning works expensive.

Description of the invention

Con el ánimo de eludir el precedente inconveniente que, prácticamente, imposibilita la instalación de tales dispositivos en las poblaciones, debido al elevado coste de la misma, que supera los presupuestos municipales, se ha adoptado la solución de que el dispositivo tenga unas características estructurales que permitan su instalación en los imbornales existentes sin modificar su estructura.In order to avoid the precedent inconvenience that practically makes it impossible to install such devices in populations, due to the high cost of same, which exceeds municipal budgets, has adopted the solution that the device has characteristics structural that allow its installation in the scuppers existing without modifying its structure.

De acuerdo con la precedente solución se ha desarrollado el obturador automático para imbornales de alcantarilla que constituye el objeto de la presente invención, el cual porque está constituido por un cuerpo hueco tubular de sección recta cuadrangular que presenta abiertas una base mayor superior, cuyos lados son coplanarios en un plano horizontal superior, y una base menor inferior en la que está instalado un fondo móvil, que es basculante alrededor de un eje coplanario con dicho fondo móvil que, por una parte, discurre por el mismo en forma ligeramente descentrada y, por otra parte, presenta sus extremos afianzados en dos caras opuestas del citado cuerpo hueco tubular, adoptando automáticamente tal fondo móvil la posición de cierre por la acción de la gravedad y la posición de apertura por la acción de una carga predeterminada de agua de lluvia o de riego.According to the previous solution, it has been developed the automatic shutter for scuppers of culvert that constitutes the object of the present invention, the which because it is constituted by a hollow tubular body of section quadrangular line that presents an upper major base open, whose sides are coplanar in a higher horizontal plane, and a lower lower base on which a moving bottom is installed, which is tilting around a coplanar axis with said movable bottom which, on the one hand, runs along it slightly off-center and, on the other hand, presents its extremes entrenched in two opposite faces of said hollow tubular body, adopting automatically such mobile fund the closing position per share of gravity and opening position by the action of a load default rainwater or irrigation.

Una realización preferente de la invención viene determinada por el hecho de que el obturador para el imbornal está constituido por un cuerpo hueco tubular, sensiblemente troncopiramidal invertido, que presenta abiertas una base mayor superior, cuyos lados son coplanarios en un plano horizontal superior, y una base menor inferior en la que, con respecto a una horizontal medianera, se diferencia en una parte superior que, siendo menor que una mitad de la citada base inferior, presenta sus lados coplanarios en un plano inclinado superior y una parte inferior que, siendo mayor que la mitad de dicha base inferior, presenta sus lados coplanarios en un plano inclinado inferior de inclinación igual a la del citado plano inclinado superior, estando cerrada dicha base inferior, en forma automática y practicable, por un fondo móvil constituido por una placa basculante alrededor de un eje que discurre entre dos puntos opuestos que, situados ligeramente descentrados en los extremos inferiores de la referida parte inferior, permite que la placa basculante, por efecto de la gravedad, aplique una parte menor de su superficie en coincidencia con el citado plano inclinado superior de la parte superior de la base inferior y una parte mayor de su superficie en coincidencia con el plano inclinado inferior de la parte inferior de dicha base inferior.A preferred embodiment of the invention comes determined by the fact that the shutter for the scupper is constituted by a hollow tubular body, substantially inverted truncated pyramid, which presents a larger base open upper, whose sides are coplanar in a horizontal plane upper, and a lower lower base on which, with respect to a horizontal party, it differs in a superior part that, being less than one half of said lower base, it presents its coplanar sides in an upper inclined plane and a part lower than, being greater than half of said lower base, presents its coplanar sides in a lower inclined plane of inclination equal to that of said upper inclined plane, being said lower base closed, automatically and practicably, by a movable bottom constituted by a tilting plate around a axis that runs between two opposite points that, located slightly offset at the lower ends of the aforementioned part lower, allows the tilting plate, by effect of the gravity, apply a smaller part of its surface in coincidence with the aforementioned inclined upper plane of the upper part of the lower base and a larger part of its surface in coincidence with the lower inclined plane of the lower part of said base lower.

Otra característica de la invención relacionada con la precedente realización consiste en el hecho de que la parte menor de la superficie de la placa basculante dispone de una reducida extensión en el borde de la misma opuesto al eje de basculación que coincide en la posición de cierre con un resalte externo dispuesto en el lado más bajo de la base inferior del cuerpo prismático y, así mismo, la parte mayor de la superficie de la placa basculante es susceptible de asentar su contorno, en su posición de cerrada, en un borde interior comprendido en el plano inclinado superior.Another feature of the related invention with the preceding embodiment consists in the fact that the part smaller than the surface of the tilting plate has a reduced extension at the edge of it opposite the axis of tilt that coincides in the closed position with a highlight outer disposed on the lower side of the lower base of the prismatic body and, likewise, the largest part of the surface of the tilting plate is likely to seat its contour, in its closed position, on an inner edge included in the plane inclined upper.

Otra característica de la invención la constituye el hecho de que la acción de la gravedad, determinada por la diferencia de peso entre la parte mayor de la superficie de la placa basculante y la parte menor de la misma dada la excentricidad del eje de basculación, está ejercida por un contrapeso situado en la parte de la placa basculante ubicada por encima del citado eje, con independencia de que las dos partes de dicha bandeja sean de igual o desigual superficie y peso.Another feature of the invention is constitutes the fact that the action of gravity, determined by the difference in weight between the largest part of the surface of the tilting plate and the minor part thereof given the eccentricity of the tilting axis, is exerted by a counterweight located on the part of the tilting plate located by above the aforementioned axis, regardless of the two parts of said tray is of equal or unequal surface and weight.

Finalmente, otra característica de la invención se refiere al hecho de que la base superior abierta del cuerpo prismático dispone perimetralmente de medios de sujeción que permiten mantenerlo establemente debajo de la rejilla del imbornal.Finally, another feature of the invention refers to the fact that the upper open base of the body prismatic has perimeter of fastening means that allow to keep it stable under the grid of the scupper.

Brief description of the drawings

Para facilitar la comprensión de las ideas expuestas, dando a conocer al mismo tiempo diversos detalles de orden constructivo, se describe seguidamente una forma de realización de la presente invención haciendo referencia a los dibujos que acompañan esta memoria, los cuales, dado su fin primordialmente ilustrativo, deberán ser interpretados como desprovistos de todo alcance limitativo respecto a la amplitud de la protección legal que se solicita. En los dibujos:To facilitate the understanding of ideas exposed, revealing at the same time various details of constructive order, a form of embodiment of the present invention with reference to drawings that accompany this memory, which, given its end primarily illustrative, they should be interpreted as devoid of any limiting scope with respect to the breadth of the legal protection that is requested. In the drawings:

Figura 1, representa, en sección transversal, una realización preferente del obturador para imbornal objeto de la invención dotada de medios de suspensión y con el obturador en su posición estable de cierre, en la que impide la salida de los malos olores al exterior de la alcantarilla.Figure 1 represents, in cross section, a preferred embodiment of the shutter for scupper object of the invention provided with suspension means and with the shutter in its stable closing position, in which prevents the exit of the bad odors outside the sewer.

Figura 2, representa, análogamente a la figura anterior, la situación en la que, debido a la lluvia o al riego se introduce agua por el imbornal, el cual, automáticamente, se abre por su fondo basculante.Figure 2, represents, analogously to the figure above, the situation in which, due to rain or irrigation, introduce water through the scupper, which automatically opens for its tilting bottom.

Figura 3, representa, en perspectiva superior, el obturador para imbornal de las figuras anteriores, en su posición de fondo basculante cerrado.Figure 3, represents, in top perspective, the shutter for scupper of the previous figures, in its closed tilt bottom position.

Figura 4, representa, análogamente a las figuras anteriores, el caso en que el obturador para imbornales esté dotado únicamente de medios de asiento.Figure 4, represents, analogously to the figures above, the case where the shutter for scuppers is equipped only of seating means.

Description of a detailed embodiment of the invention

En las figuras se muestra, en sección transversal, un obturador 1 para un imbornal 2 de alcantarilla que está constituido por un cuerpo hueco tubular 3. de configuración prismática o ligeramente troncopiramidal invertida, que presenta una base superior abierta 4, cuyos lados son coplanarios en un plano horizontal superior, y una base inferior abierta 5 en la que está instalada un fondo móvil 6, que es basculante alrededor de un eje 7 coplanario con dicho fondo móvil 6 que, por una parte, discurre por el mismo en forma ligeramente descentrada y, por otra parte, presenta sus extremos afianzados en dos caras opuestas 8 del citado cuerpo prismático 3, adoptando automáticamente tal fondo móvil 6 la posición de cierre por la acción de la gravedad y la posición de apertura por la acción de una carga predeterminada de agua de lluvia o de riego.The figures show, in section transverse, a shutter 1 for a gutter 2 of sewer that It consists of a hollow tubular body 3. configuration prismatic or slightly inverted truncated pyramidal, which presents a upper open base 4, whose sides are coplanar in one plane horizontal top, and an open bottom base 5 on which it is installed a movable bottom 6, which is tilting around an axis 7 coplanar with said mobile fund 6 which, on the one hand, runs through the same slightly off-center and, on the other hand, presents its ends secured on two opposite faces 8 of the aforementioned prismatic body 3, automatically adopting such moving bottom 6 the closing position by the action of gravity and the position of opening by the action of a predetermined load of water from Rain or irrigation.

En las figuras 1 y 2 de los dibujos se constata que el obturador 1 para imbornales 2, en una realización preferente del mismo, está constituido por un cuerpo hueco tubular 3, de configuración prismática en el presente ejemplo de realización, que presenta una base superior abierta 4, cuyos lados son coplanarios en un plano horizontal superior, y una base inferior abierta 5 en la que, con respecto a una horizontal medianera M, se diferencia en una parte superior 5A que, siendo menor que una mitad de la citada base inferior abierta 5, presenta su lado inferior 5c y las porciones de lados 5a coplanarios en un plano inclinado superior y una parte inferior 5B que, siendo mayor que la mitad de dicha base inferior, presenta su lado superior 5d y las porciones de lados 5b coplanarios en un plano inclinado inferior de inclinación igual a la del citado plano inclinado superior, estando cerrada dicha base inferior 5, en forma automática y practicable, por un fondo móvil 6 constituido por una placa basculante alrededor de un eje 7 que discurre entre dos puntos opuestos que, situados en los extremos inferiores de la referida parte inferior 5B, permite que la placa basculante que conforma el fondo móvil 6, por efecto de la gravedad, aplique la parte mayor de su superficie 6a, correspondiente a la parte inferior 5B, en coincidencia con el citado plano inclinado superior de la parte superior 5A de la base inferior 5 y una parte menor de su superficie 6b, correspondiente a la parte superior 5A, en coincidencia con el plano inclinado inferior de la parte inferior 5B de dicha base inferior 5.Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings show that shutter 1 for scuppers 2, in a preferred embodiment thereof, it is constituted by a hollow tubular body 3, of prismatic configuration in the present embodiment, which it presents an open upper base 4, whose sides are coplanar in an upper horizontal plane, and an open bottom base 5 in the which, with respect to a horizontal mediating M, differs in an upper part 5A than, being less than one half of said open bottom base 5, has its bottom side 5c and the portions of coplanar sides 5a in an upper inclined plane and a bottom 5B which, being greater than half of said base bottom, presents its upper side 5d and the portions of sides 5b coplanaries in a lower inclined plane of inclination equal to that of said upper inclined plane, said base being closed bottom 5, automatically and practicably, by a moving bottom 6 constituted by a tilting plate around an axis 7 that runs between two opposite points that, located at the ends bottom of the referred bottom part 5B, allows the plate swingarm that forms the moving bottom 6, due to the effect of gravity, apply the largest part of its surface 6a, corresponding to the bottom 5B, in coincidence with said inclined plane upper part of upper part 5A of lower base 5 and a part less than its surface 6b, corresponding to the upper part 5A, in coincidence with the lower inclined plane of the lower part 5B of said lower base 5.

En la parte menor 5a de la superficie de la placa basculante del fondo móvil 6 dispone de una reducida extensión 9 en el borde de la misma opuesto al eje 7 de basculación que coincide, en la posición de cierre, con un resalte externo 10 dispuesto en el lado 5c más bajo de la base inferior abierta 5 del cuerpo hueco tubular 3.In the minor part 5a of the surface of the rocker bottom plate 6 has a reduced extension 9 on the edge of it opposite to the tilt axis 7 which coincides, in the closed position, with an external projection 10 disposed on the lower side 5c of the open bottom base 5 of the hollow tubular body 3.

En la figura 1 se muestra el fondo móvil 6 en posición de cerrado, obstruyendo la salida de malos olores F provenientes de la alcantarilla, mientras que en la figura 2 se ilustra el caso en que debido a la lluvia o al riego un vertido de agua P determina la apertura del referido fondo móvil 6, el cual, una vez cesado el vertido de agua P, se cerrará automáticamente por gravedad.Figure 1 shows the mobile fund 6 in closed position, obstructing the exit of bad odors F from the sewer, while in figure 2 it illustrates the case in which due to rain or irrigation a spill of water P determines the opening of said mobile fund 6, which, once the water discharge P has ceased, it will be automatically closed by gravity.

Se hace notar que el efecto de la gravedad para determinar el cierre automático del obturador 1 puede venir realizado por una diferencia de peso entre la parte 5a y 5b del fondo móvil 6, como se representa en las figuras, o bien mediante la incorporación de un contrapeso Q en la parte más elevada del fondo móvil 6, con independencia de que el eje 7 del mismo esté o no centrado en el fondo móvil 6.It is noted that the effect of gravity for determine the automatic shutter shutter 1 may come made by a difference in weight between part 5a and 5b of the mobile background 6, as shown in the figures, or by means of the incorporation of a counterweight Q in the highest part of the fund mobile 6, regardless of whether axis 7 thereof is or not centered on the mobile fund 6.

En ambas referidas figuras 1 y 2 y en la figura 3, se ha previsto que el cuerpo hueco tubular 3 disponga de una valona perimetral 11, situada a nivel de su base superior abierta 4 y de un espesor que permita sin grandes inconvenientes, su ubicación entre una rejilla 12 y el escalón 13 de asentamiento de la misma.In both referred figures 1 and 2 and in the figure 3, it is provided that the hollow tubular body 3 has a perimeter wall 11, located at the level of its upper open base 4 and of a thickness that allows without great inconveniences, its location between a grid 12 and the settling step 13 of the same.

Así mismo, la invención comprende el hecho de que el cuerpo hueco tubular 3 pueda adoptar una configuración que sea adecuada en cada caso a la estructura del imbornal 2, pasando de una configuración prismática a una configuración suavemente troncopiramidal, sin excluir por ello otras configuraciones adecuadas a cada caso.Also, the invention comprises the fact that the hollow tubular body 3 can adopt a configuration that is appropriate in each case to the structure of the moron 2, passing from a prismatic configuration to a soft configuration truncated pyramid, without excluding other configurations appropriate to each case.

Indudablemente, son posibles otras formas de instalación del obturador 1 para imbornales 2 que se ha descrito, como sería la de disponer de una pared de asiento 13, como se ilustra en la figura 4.Undoubtedly, other forms of installation of shutter 1 for scuppers 2 described, how would it be to have a seat wall 13, as illustrated in figure 4.

Por otra parte, la acción de la gravedad, determinada por la diferencia de peso entre la parte mayor 5b de la superficie de la placa basculante del fondo móvil 6 y la parte menor 5a de la misma dada la excentricidad del eje 7 de basculación, puede ser ayudada o ejercida por un contrapeso Q situado en la parte de la placa basculante del fondo móvil 6 ubicada por encima del citado eje 7, con independencia de que las dos partes mayor 5b y menor 5a de dicha placa basculante del fondo móvil 6 sean de igual o desigual superficie y peso.On the other hand, the action of gravity, determined by the difference in weight between the major part 5b of the tilt plate surface of the movable bottom 6 and the part lower 5a of the same given the eccentricity of the tilting axis 7, can be helped or exerted by a counterweight Q located in the part of the rocker bottom plate 6 located above of the aforementioned axis 7, regardless of the two major parts 5b and less 5a of said tilting plate of the movable bottom 6 are of equal or uneven surface and weight.

El material de las diversas partes de obturador 1 será el adecuado para la función de las mismas, pudiendo consistir en material plástico, material metálico, etc.The material of the various shutter parts 1 will be suitable for their function, being able to consist of plastic material, metallic material, etc.

En el caso en que las rejillas 12 estén acompañadas de hileras laterales de orificios y que estos orificios no coincidiesen con el cuerpo hueco tubular 3, se ha previsto, en un caso, que la valona perimetral 11 tenga mayor anchura y presente un acanalado transversal conductor del agua que desagua por los orificios en cuestión o, en otro caso, la disposición lateral de unas aletas obturadoras solicitadas por resorte y aplicadas en el cierre contra las paredes del imbornal 2.In the case where the grilles 12 are accompanied by side rows of holes and that these holes did not match the hollow tubular body 3, it is planned, in a case, that the perimeter wall 11 has greater width and present a transverse grooved conductive water that drains through the holes in question or, in another case, the lateral arrangement of sealing fins requested by spring and applied in the closure against the walls of the scupper 2.

Claims

1. Automatic shutter for scupper, specifically one to be placed under the grilles located on the roads next to the curbs of the sidewalks of the urban streets to drain the rain and irrigation water, characterized in that it is constituted by a body tubular hollow with a quadrangular straight section that has an open upper base, the sides of which are coplanar in an upper horizontal plane, and an open lower base in which a moving bottom is installed, which is tilting around a coplanar axis with said moving bottom that , on the one hand, runs along it in a slightly off-center manner and, on the other hand, has its ends anchored on two opposite faces of the said hollow tubular body, automatically adopting such a moving bottom the closing position by the action of gravity and opening position by the action of a predetermined load of rain or irrigation water.

2. Automatic shutter for scupper, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it is constituted by a hollow tubular body, substantially prismatic or slightly inverted truncated pyramidal, having an open upper base, the sides of which are coplanar in a higher horizontal plane, and a lower base open in which, with respect to a horizontal mediator, it differs in an upper part that, being less than one half of said lower base, presents its coplanar sides in an upper inclined plane and a lower part that, being larger than the half of said lower base, presents its coplanar sides in a lower inclined plane of inclination equal to that of said upper inclined plane, said lower base being closed, automatically and practicably, by a tilting plate around an axis that runs between two opposite points that, located at the lower ends of the aforementioned lower part, allow the plac When tilting, due to gravity, apply a smaller part of its surface in coincidence with the said upper inclined plane of the upper part of the lower base and a larger part of its surface in coincidence with the lower inclined plane of the lower part of said lower base.

3. Automatic shutter for scupper, according to claim 2, characterized in that the smaller part of the surface of the tilting plate has a reduced extension at the edge thereof opposite the tilting axis which coincides in the closed position with a protrusion external disposed on the lower side of the lower base of the prismatic body.

4. Automatic shutter for scupper, according to claim 1, characterized in that the action of gravity, determined by the difference in weight between the greater part of the surface of the tilting plate and the smaller part thereof, given the eccentricity of the axis of tilting, is exerted by a counterweight located in the part of the tilting plate located above said axis, regardless of whether the two parts of said tray are of equal or unequal surface and weight.

5. Automatic shutter for scupper, according to claim 1, characterized in that the open upper base of the hollow tubular body has perimetrically fastening means that allow it to be kept stable under the grid of the scupper.