ES1278364U - DEVICE FOR SIGNALING OF PITCHES (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for signaling manholes that comprise at least one interior conduit (1) and a cover (2), characterized in that it comprises at least one stem (3) and at least one hollow tube (4), where: - the hollow tube (4) comprising at least one means of fixing to the inner conduit (1) of the manhole, and is configured to be flush or substantially flush with the upper mouth of the inner conduit (1). - the stem (3) is located inside the hollow tube (4); - the stem (3) is configured to comprise a translation movement parallel, or substantially parallel, to the longitudinal axis of the hollow tube (4) and defines at least one first position and at least one second position. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

DEVICE FOR SIGNALING OF PITCHES

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present invention is framed within the field of movable elements, more specifically it is framed within the movable elements included in the urban environment, and more specifically in the means of signaling the manholes, when they are without cover.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present, manholes located mainly in urban areas are widely known as a means of evacuating water from traffic routes, both for pedestrians and vehicles, allowing their normal transit through the aforementioned roads.

Additionally, they are presented as security systems designed to evacuate large accumulations of water that may be produced, eventually, by a flood or torrential rains. Managing to evacuate those accidental accumulations of water.

If the floods are too strong or the torrential rains continue for a certain period of time, it may happen that the sewage system intended for evacuation is not sufficient for the correct conduction of the water, so this, in a typical behavior , you must go outside anyway. Commonly, this is done by moving the covers of the manholes, and leaving the mouth free for escape from the interior pipes, flooding the area around the mouth itself.

This casuistry is quite common, and it usually causes that people and / or vehicles cannot clearly see those points where the lid of the manhole has come off, which can cause accidents.

Numerous documents belong to the state of the art which, in order to solve the problem of lifting the lid, are intended to use special fixings between the manholes and the holes, preventing this detachment from occurring.

However, these systems do not propose a useful solution, since water, as an incompressible fluid that it is, will need to look for other exit points, and it will even be able to lift the lid even with special anchors, due to the strong pressures that it would exert on it. .

That is why it is necessary to look for a system that, given the inevitability of lifting the covers of the manholes, in the face of eventual and possible accumulations of water, proposes a signaling method that avoids accidents caused by the non-visibility of the hole by part of vehicles or pedestrians.

Document ES1157908 belongs to the state of the art, which describes a device for signaling the road of sewer manholes without a cover due to overflowing of water, which comprises a buoy attached to the sewer by means of a steel cable and a harness, which will be of a reflective color to improve visibility. So when the water level drops the cap, they will also cause the buoy to rise.

However, this system proposes an expensive solution, which requires complex assemblies and anchoring systems, which also do not allow work inside the conduits without having to disassemble the buoy itself.

Therefore, the objective is to achieve a simple device, both in its assembly and in its operation, that signals the eventual lifting of the manhole covers, avoiding possible accidents; and that, at the same time, allows free access to the interior of the pipes without the need for previous operations.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The device for signaling manholes that the invention proposes is therefore configured as a remarkable novelty within its field of application, since in accordance with its implementation and in an exhaustive manner, the aforementioned objectives are satisfactorily achieved, the characterizing details being that make it possible and which conveniently distinguish them as collected in the final claims that accompany the present description.

Specifically, the present invention proposes a device for marking manholes that can be installed in a simple way, and that allows access to the interior of the pipes without the need to carry out previous actions, while achieving a correct and complete marking of the hole that has remained. discovered after lifting the lid of the manhole.

To achieve this, it proposes a system in which there will be a stem, as a signaling bollard, located inside a hollow section tube, which will be flush with the outer surface of the mouth of the manhole.

The hollow tube will be fixed inside the conduit of the manhole, at least by an anchor, keeping it in a fixed position.

The stem will be located inside the hollow section tube, but may comprise a translation movement caused by an elastic element, preferably a torsion spring, which will be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hollow section tube. Said movement being blocked by the weight of the casket lid itself, and releasing when the lid is detached, either by human means or accidentally in the event of a possible accumulation of water.

So that when the lid is detached, by human action or by the action of an eventual accumulation of water, the upper opening of the hollow section tube will be free, allowing the stem to exit the outside of the mouth of the chest, leaving supported by the hollow tube, and causing the subsequent signaling of the hole that has been free.

Additionally, to guarantee the correct translation movement of the stem inside the casket, the use of a mechanical system for guiding the stem itself is envisaged, guaranteeing its position at each moment of movement; and the incorporation of means for absorbing the oscillations and / or vibrations that may occur due to said displacement. In this way, and according to the elements discussed, the elastic element will cause the movement of the stem inside the hollow tube, which will be guided by the mechanical system.

Following this reasoning, there will be an automatic signaling element for the hole in the manhole and / or sewer that, in a useful and simple way, will avoid the aforementioned problem, caused by the dangerous situations that may arise when the lid is detached. of the casket, and be hidden by temporary flooding

The device for marking the manholes and the set of elements described represent an innovation with structural and constitutive characteristics unknown until now, reasons that, together with its practical utility, provide it with a sufficient basis to obtain the privilege of exclusivity that is requested.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description, in which, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented. following:

Figure 1.- General view of the present invention in a first position

Figure 2.- General view of the present invention in a second position

Figure 3.- General view of the present invention located in an interior duct with non-vertical walls.

List of references and figures:

1. Indoor driving

2. Lid

3. Stem

4. Hollow tube

5. Circular gear

6. Toothed bar

7. First fixation

8. Second fixation

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part of this specification, and in which specific preferred embodiments in which the invention may be carried out are shown by way of illustration. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to carry out the invention, and it is understood that other embodiments may be used and that structural, mechanical, electrical, and / or chemical logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. of the invention. To avoid details not necessary to enable those skilled in the art to carry out the detailed description, it should not, therefore, be taken in a limiting sense.

Specifically, the present invention proposes a Device for marking manholes formed by an inner conduit 1 and a cover 2, which is characterized in that it comprises at least one stem 3 and a hollow tube 4.

With the hollow tube 4 fixed to the inner conduit 1, and configured to be located flush or substantially flush with the mouth of the inner conduit 1. And with the stem 3 located inside the hollow tube 4.

Where the stem 3 is configured to comprise a translation movement parallel or substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hollow tube 4, defining at least a first position, in which the stem is retracted, and at least a second position in which the stem is extended.

That is, we have a system formed by a hollow tube 4, located and fixed in an interior conduit 1 of a manhole and / or sewer, which will comprise, in turn, a stem located inside, and which will be able to carry out a translation movement inside the hollow tube 4, alternating between a first resting position and a second working position.

The movement will be blocked by the weight of the registration cover, keeping the stem 3 in its first rest position; so that, in the event of a detachment of the cover 2, due to human actions and / or natural actions, it will release the stem 3, alternating the first rest position for a second working position in which the stem 3 will be in an extended position .

In a preferred embodiment, the device will comprise an elastic element configured to produce said translation movement, where the stem 3 and the hollow tube 4 will be joined by mechanical means which, preferably, will be comprised of a circular gear 5, like a pinion. , and a toothed bar 6, as a rack. In this way, by releasing the stem 3 by removing the upper cap 2, the elastic element will cause movement of the stem 3 through mechanical means.

Preferably, the circular gear 5 is located on the inner perimeter of the hollow tube 4; and the toothed bar 6 will be located on the outer perimeter of the stem 3.

According to this embodiment, the mechanical joint will achieve a guiding of the translational movement of the stem 3 inside the hollow tube 4, maintaining the parallelism between the translational movement and the longitudinal axis of the hollow tube 4.

In another preferred embodiment, the fixing will be comprised of a single fixing means, which will be helical in shape, so as to allow the absorption of oscillations and / or vibrations produced by the translational movement of the stem 3 inside the hollow tube 4.

In another preferred embodiment, the fixing means between the hollow tube 4 and the inner conduit 1 of the manhole comprise at least one first fixing 7 located in the lower or substantially lower part of the hollow tube 4, and at least one second fixing 8 located at the top or substantially top of the hollow tube 4.

Additionally, and preferably, at least one of the fixings comprise an elastic vibration-absorbing element, so as to reduce and / or eliminate any oscillations that may occur as a consequence of the translational movement of the stem 3 inside the hollow tube. Four.

In another preferred embodiment, the points of attachment of the fixings with the hollow tube 4 and / or the inner conduit 1 will be articulated, allowing the degrees of freedom to be expanded, and the device object of the present invention being able to be located on non-vertical walls.

In a last preferred embodiment, the stem 3 will be configured to be extensible in its length, as for example by adding a telescopic part, which will achieve greater visibility of the marking.

Having sufficiently described the nature of the present invention, as well as the way of putting it into practice, it is not considered necessary to make its explanation more extensive so that any expert in the field understands its scope and the advantages derived from it, stating that, Within its essentiality, it may be put into practice in other forms of implementation that differ in detail from the one indicated by way of example, and to which it will also achieve the protection that is sought provided that its fundamental principle is not altered, changed or modified. .

Claims (9)

1. Device for signaling manholes that comprise at least one interior conduit (1) and a cover (2), characterized in that it comprises at least one stem (3) and at least one hollow tube (4), where: or the hollow tube (4) comprising at least one fixing means to the inner conduit (1) of the manhole, and is configured to be flush or substantially flush with the upper mouth of the inner conduit (1). or the stem (3) is located inside the hollow tube (4); or the stem (3) is configured to comprise a translation movement parallel, or substantially parallel, to the longitudinal axis of the hollow tube (4) and defines at least one first position and at least one second position. 2. Device for marking manholes according to the first claim, characterized in that it comprises an elastic element configured to produce the translational movement, and a mechanical connection between the stem (3) and the hollow tube (4) 3. Device for marking manholes according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the mechanical connection between the stem (3) and the hollow tube (4) comprises at least one circular gear (5) and at least one toothed bar (6). 4. Device for marking manholes according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the circular gear (5) is located on the inner perimeter of the hollow tube (4) and the toothed bar (6) is located on the outer perimeter of the stem (3). 5. Device for marking manholes according to the first claim, characterized in that the fixing means is comprised of a helical-shaped joint. Device for signaling manholes according to the first claim, characterized in that the fixing means between the hollow tube (4) and the inner conduit (1) of the manhole comprise: or at least one first fixation (7) located in the lower or substantially lower part of the hollow tube (4); or and at least one second fixation (8) located in the upper or substantially upper part of the hollow tube (4). 7. Device for signaling manholes according to the preceding claim, characterized in that at least one of the fixings comprises an elastic element for absorbing vibrations. 8. Device for signaling manholes according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the points of connection between the fixings and the hollow tube (4) and / or the inner conduit (1) are articulated joints. 9. Device for marking manholes according to the first claim, characterized in that the stem (3) is configured to be extensible in its length.