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EP0589829B1
EP0589829B1 EP93810605A EP93810605A EP0589829B1 EP 0589829 B1 EP0589829 B1 EP 0589829B1 EP 93810605 A EP93810605 A EP 93810605A EP 93810605 A EP93810605 A EP 93810605A EP 0589829 B1 EP0589829 B1 EP 0589829B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F3/00—Sewer pipe-line systems
    • E03F3/04—Pipes or fittings specially adapted to sewers
    • E03F3/046—Open sewage channels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
    • E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
    • E03F5/0401—Gullies for use in roads or pavements
    • E03F5/0405—Gullies for use in roads or pavements with an odour seal
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
    • E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
    • E03F5/0407—Floor drains for indoor use
    • E03F5/0408—Floor drains for indoor use specially adapted for showers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
    • E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
    • E03F2005/0416—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps with an odour seal

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  • CH-A-588 597 is a drainage channel made of channel elements known from galvanized sheet steel. It has a V-shaped Floor, adjoining, vertical, flat side walls, the top L-shaped are skimmed to form a horizontal Shoulder to rest a grate and one to the Vertical edge adjoining the shoulder. Two contiguous Elements are attached via a coupling bracket and cross brackets connected with each other. Reach through the cross straps Slits in the side walls and in the coupling bracket. This gutter is not sufficiently anchored in the surrounding concrete. The cross brackets make cleaning difficult.
  • the present invention has for its object a To design drainage channels of the type mentioned at the beginning, that it is positively anchored in the concrete. This task is solved by the combination of features of the claims.
  • the gutter 1 shown consists of folded, rustproof Sheet steel. It has a flat floor 2 and two with the bottom 2 forming the same, acute angle 3, flat side walls 4.
  • the side walls 4 each close at the top a parallel to the floor 2, bent to the outside, level shoulder 5 to support a grate. Outside close at shoulders 5 projecting vertically upwards
  • Edges 6 on the reinforcement and avoidance sharp edges have a crimped edge 7 bent by 180 °.
  • the bottom 2 and the side walls 4 encompassing front and bottom walls and side walls outstanding sheet metal 8 fastened by welding points 9. It is used for the positive reception of the other end of one further gutter 1. Alternatively, the sheet 8 could only be pushed over with a little preload.
  • the outer dimension 15 of the channel 1 in the area of the bottom 2 is slightly smaller than the clear width 16 between the edges 6 but larger than the clear width 17 at the upper end of the side walls 4. This makes the channel stackable. At the same time, a positive anchoring in the concrete, in which the channel 1 is poured.
  • channels 1 with different are expedient Height 18 of the side walls 4 but otherwise the same dimensions 15, 16, 17 provided to the level of the drain to be able to adapt to local conditions and still Maintain stackability of channels of different heights.
  • the angle 3 is different depending on the height 18.
  • different widths can also be used Channels 1 are offered, but again there different high channels but with the same widths stacked one inside the other can be.
  • the material for the channel 1 also galvanized sheet steel or fiber-reinforced synthetic resin in question.
  • outlet pieces e.g. with side outlet and those with outlet into a tube down with a bend to several sides offered.
  • Such outlet pieces are expediently one-sided an end wall.
  • initial elements are required which are also closed on one side.

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Aus der CH-A-588 597 ist eine Entwässerungsrinne aus Rinnenelementen aus verzinktem Stahlblech bekannt. Sie hat einen V-förmigen Boden, daran anschliessende, vertikale, ebene Seitenwände, die oben L-förmig abgeköpft sind unter Bildung einer horizontalen Schulter zur Auflage eines Rostes und eines an die Schulter anschliessenden senkrechten Randes. Zwei aneinandergrenzende Elemente werden über einen Kupplungsbügel und Querlaschen miteinander verbunden. Die Querlaschen durchgreifen Schlitze in den Seitenwänden und im Kupplungsbügel. Diese Rinne ist im umgebenden Beton nicht hinreichend verankert. Die Querlaschen erschweren die Reinigung.From CH-A-588 597 is a drainage channel made of channel elements known from galvanized sheet steel. It has a V-shaped Floor, adjoining, vertical, flat side walls, the top L-shaped are skimmed to form a horizontal Shoulder to rest a grate and one to the Vertical edge adjoining the shoulder. Two contiguous Elements are attached via a coupling bracket and cross brackets connected with each other. Reach through the cross straps Slits in the side walls and in the coupling bracket. This gutter is not sufficiently anchored in the surrounding concrete. The cross brackets make cleaning difficult.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Entwässerungsrinne der eingangs genannten Art derart auszubilden, dass sie im Beton formschlüssig verankert ist. Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmalskombination der Ansprüche gelöst.The present invention has for its object a To design drainage channels of the type mentioned at the beginning, that it is positively anchored in the concrete. This task is solved by the combination of features of the claims.

Die Ausbildung der Rinne gemäss Anspruch 1 ermöglicht den hygienisch einwandfreien Betrieb sowie Reinigung und eine rationelle Herstellung durch einfaches Abkanten. Der Umstand, dass die Rinne unten breiter ist als im oberen Bereich der Seitenwände, hat eine Reihe von Vorteilen:

  • beim Eingiessen in Beton ist die Rinne zuverlässig im Beton formschlüssig und mechanisch verankert, ohne dass zusätzliche Verankerungselemente angebracht werden müssen.
  • Die vom Rost auf die Schultern übertragenen Kräfte werden direkt in den Beton eingeleitet, so dass die Rinne dünnwandig ausgebildet werden kann. Dadurch sind die Herstellungs- und Transportkosten niedrig.
  • Die Herstellung durch einfaches Abkanten ist sehr rationell.
  • Die Rinne ist stapelbar, was besonders den Transport und die Lagerung vereinfacht.
  • Beim Ausspritzen der Rinne mit einem Schlauch spritzt weniger Wasser aus der Rinne zurück.
  • Die Weiterbildung gemäss Anspruch 3 hat den besonderen Vorteil, dass aneinander anschliessende Rinnen sehr einfach formschlüssig ineinandergesteckt werden können und dann automatisch sowohl in der Höhe als auch quer exakt fluchten.
The design of the gutter according to claim 1 enables hygienic operation, cleaning and rational production by simply folding. The fact that the gutter is wider at the bottom than at the top of the side walls has a number of advantages:
  • when pouring into concrete, the channel is reliably positively and mechanically anchored in the concrete without the need for additional anchoring elements.
  • The forces transmitted from the grate to the shoulders are introduced directly into the concrete so that the channel can be made thin-walled. As a result, the manufacturing and transport costs are low.
  • The production by simple folding is very efficient.
  • The gutter is stackable, which particularly simplifies transport and storage.
  • When spraying the gutter with a hose, less water splashes back out of the gutter.
  • The further development according to claim 3 has the particular advantage that adjoining gutters can be plugged into one another in a form-fitting manner and then automatically aligned exactly both vertically and transversely.

Nachfolgend wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung erläutert. Darin zeigt:

  • Fig. 1 einen Querschnitt durch eine Entwässerungsrinne, und
  • Fig. 2 eine Seitenansicht der Rinne.
    • An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawing. It shows:
  • Fig. 1 shows a cross section through a drainage channel, and
  • Fig. 2 is a side view of the gutter.

    • Die dargestellte Rinne 1 besteht aus abgekantetem, nichtrostendem Stahlblech. Sie hat einen ebenen Boden 2 und zwei mit dem Boden 2 den gleichen, spitzen Winkel 3 bildende, ebene Seitenwände 4. An die Seitenwände 4 schliesst oben je eine parallel zum Boden 2 verlaufende, nach aussen abgekröpfte, ebene Schulter 5 zur Auflage eines Rostes an. Aussen schliessen an den Schultern 5 senkrecht nach oben ragende Ränder 6 an, die zur Verstärkung und zur Vermeidung scharfer Kanten einen um 180° abgekröpften Bördelrand 7 haben. Am einen Stirnende ist ein den Boden 2 und die Seitenwände 4 umgreifendes, stirnseitig Boden und Seitenwände überragendes Blech 8 durch Schweisspunkte 9 befestigt. Es dient zur formschlüssigen Aufnahme des anderen Endes einer weiteren Rinne 1. Alternativ könnte das Blech 8 auch nur mit etwas Vorspannung übergeschoben sein.The gutter 1 shown consists of folded, rustproof Sheet steel. It has a flat floor 2 and two with the bottom 2 forming the same, acute angle 3, flat side walls 4. The side walls 4 each close at the top a parallel to the floor 2, bent to the outside, level shoulder 5 to support a grate. Outside close at shoulders 5 projecting vertically upwards Edges 6 on the reinforcement and avoidance sharp edges have a crimped edge 7 bent by 180 °. At one end is the bottom 2 and the side walls 4 encompassing front and bottom walls and side walls outstanding sheet metal 8 fastened by welding points 9. It is used for the positive reception of the other end of one further gutter 1. Alternatively, the sheet 8 could only be pushed over with a little preload.

    Die Aussenabmessung 15 der Rinne 1 im Bereich des Bodens 2 ist etwas kleiner als die lichte Weite 16 zwischen den Rändern 6 aber grösser als die lichte Weite 17 am oberen Ende der Seitenwände 4. Dadurch ist die Rinne stapelbar. Zugleich wird damit eine formschlüssige Verankerung im Beton, in welchen die Rinne 1 eingegossen wird, erreicht.The outer dimension 15 of the channel 1 in the area of the bottom 2 is slightly smaller than the clear width 16 between the edges 6 but larger than the clear width 17 at the upper end of the side walls 4. This makes the channel stackable. At the same time, a positive anchoring in the concrete, in which the channel 1 is poured.

    Zweckmässig werden mehrere Rinnen 1 mit unterschiedlicher Höhe 18 der Seitenwände 4 aber sonst gleichen Abmessungen 15, 16, 17 bereitgestellt, um das Niveau des Abflusses den örtlichen Gegebenheiten anpassen zu können und trotzdem die Stapelbarkeit auch unterschiedlich hoher Rinnen beizubehalten. Der Winkel 3 ist dabei je nach Höhe 18 unterschiedlich. Selbstverständlich können auch unterschiedlich breite Rinnen 1 angeboten werden, wobei auch dort wieder verschieden hohe Rinnen aber mit gleichen Breiten ineinander gestapelt werden können.Several channels 1 with different are expedient Height 18 of the side walls 4 but otherwise the same dimensions 15, 16, 17 provided to the level of the drain to be able to adapt to local conditions and still Maintain stackability of channels of different heights. The angle 3 is different depending on the height 18. Of course, different widths can also be used Channels 1 are offered, but again there different high channels but with the same widths stacked one inside the other can be.

    Je nach Anwendungsfall kommt als Material für die Rinne 1 auch verzinktes Stahlblech oder faserverstärktes Kunstharz in Frage.Depending on the application, the material for the channel 1 also galvanized sheet steel or fiber-reinforced synthetic resin in question.

    Zweckmässig werden nebst den Rinnen 1 zusätzlich Auslaufstücke, z.B. mit seitlichem Auslauf und solche mit Auslauf in ein Rohr nach unten mit einer Biegung nach mehreren Seiten angeboten. Solche Auslaufstücke haben zweckmässig einseitig eine Abschlusswand. Zudem sind Anfangselemente erforderlich, die ebenfalls einseitig abgeschlossen sind.In addition to the channels 1, there are also additional outlet pieces, e.g. with side outlet and those with outlet into a tube down with a bend to several sides offered. Such outlet pieces are expediently one-sided an end wall. In addition, initial elements are required which are also closed on one side.

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    1. A drainage channel having a flat base (2), two side walls (4) adjoining the base (2), shoulders (5) to support a grating, said shoulders adjoining the top ends of each of the side walls (4) and extending substantially parallel to the base (2), and edges (6) extending substantially perpendicularly to the base and externally adjoining each of the shoulders (5), the external dimension (15) of the channel (1) in the region of the base (2) being somewhat less than the inside clearance (16) between the edges (6) but greater than the inside clearance (17) at the top ends of the side walls (4), and wherein the side walls (4) are flat and include an acute angle (3) with the base (2).
    2. A channel according to claim 1, wherein the edges (6) have a flanged edge (7) bent over through 180°.
    3. A channel according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein a plate (8) for the connection of another identical channel is fixed or slid on at one longitudinal end, said plate engaging around the base (2) and the two side walls (4) and projecting beyond the ends of said base (2) and side walls (4).
    4. A channel according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein it consists of sheet metal, more particularly stainless steel sheet, or fibre-reinforced plastic.
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