EP1325198B1 - Road equipment with adjustable configuration - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention concerns a road equipment, such as an inlet, designed to be integrated in a kerb edge (B), and defining therein an opening (30), said edge (3) extending along a first direction. The inventive equipment comprises at least two elements (1, 2) each of which is configured as an open box, said elements (1, 2) adopting an adjustable relative position by selective displacement of the second element (2) relative to the first (1) along two other mutually crossing directions, each of which is transverse relative to the first direction

Description

The present invention relates, in general, the field of road equipment, of the type represented by the sewers.

More specifically, the invention relates to equipment intended to be integrated in a border, for example a curb, and comprising at least three upright walls and an upper wall defining together an opening in the edge, the first erect wall facing the opening to form a first bottom wall, and the second and third erected walls constituting side walls arranged mutually opposite each other on either side of the opening, spaced from each other following a first direction and transverse to the first bottom wall.

These equipment, generally made of cast iron, are well known and widely used in all urban areas in particular, see for example US 1 473 551 A .

The integration of these equipment in borders poses an acute problem, which is related to the diversity of shapes and dimensions of the borders likely to receive them.

To date, two approaches are used, the first consisting of manufacturing as many types of equipment as there are different borders, and the second consisting in posing only one equipment model while renouncing any adaptation of this type of equipment. equipment in relation to the receiving edge.

However, the first approach is industrially expensive to the point that it is often abandoned in favor of the second, and the second approach itself poses not only aesthetic problems, but where appropriate also security problems, by making appearing unevenness on surfaces used by pedestrians.

The invention, in this context, aims to provide road equipment to free this dilemma.

To this end, the equipment of the invention, moreover in accordance with the generic definition given in the preamble above, is essentially characterized in that it comprises at least two elements, each of which is shaped like an open housing , in that the first element constitutes a base, in that the second element constitutes a hood which carries the upper wall and which fits onto the first element while capping it, and in that the first and second elements adopt a position relative relative displacement by selective displacement of the second element relative to the first following second and third mutually crossed directions, each of which is transverse to the first direction.

In an industrial embodiment of the invention, it is possible to provide that the second and third raised walls are carried by the second element, that the opening is laterally defined by fourth and fifth erect walls which are carried by the first element and which constitute side walls respectively doubling, at least partially, the second and third upright walls, and that the fourth and fifth upright walls are delimited by respective front edges inclined both towards the first bottom wall and towards the wall higher.

It is also advantageous to ensure that the first element carries first and second slides arranged on either side of the opening and oriented in the second direction, that the second element carries third and fourth slides arranged on the other side. other of the opening and oriented in the third direction, and that the first and second rails are respectively connected to the third and fourth rails by first and second respective connecting members, comprising for example bolts.

The first and second slides are advantageously carried by respective and substantially vertical webs carried by the first element.

Furthermore, the second and third directions are preferably substantially perpendicular to each other, the second direction being for example substantially parallel to the upper wall.

The first and second elements may have a peripheral rim disposed at the bottom of at least some of the erected walls and allowing the sealing of the equipment on an evacuation chamber.

For better rigidity of the equipment and greater ease of sealing, the second element may have a sixth erect wall forming a second bottom wall substantially parallel to the first bottom wall.

Finally, the first element advantageously comprises, on each side of the opening at least, an anterior heel constituting a support for a grid frame.

• la Figure 1 est une vue en perspective du premier élément d'un équipement conforme à l'invention;
• la Figure 2 est une vue en perspective du second élément d'un équipement conforme à l'invention;
• la Figure 3 est une vue en coupe du premier élément illustré à la Figure 1, la coupe étant réalisée suivant un plan médian parallèle aux directions D2 et D3, et cet élément étant observé sous l'incidence définie par les flèches III-III de la Figure 1;
• la Figure 4 est une vue en coupe du second élément illustré à la Figure 2, la coupe étant réalisée suivant un plan médian parallèle aux directions D2 et D3, et cet élément étant observé sous l'incidence définie par les flèches IV-IV de la Figure 2;
• la Figure 5 est une vue en coupe partielle d'un équipement conforme à l'invention, comprenant le premier élément illustré à la Figure 1 et le second élément illustré à la Figure 2, la coupe étant réalisée suivant un plan longitudinal parallèle aux directions D1 et D3, et cet équipement étant observé sous l'incidence définie par les flèches V-V de la Figure 2;
• la Figure 6 est une vue en coupe partielle d'un équipement conforme à l'invention, comprenant un premier élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 3 et un second élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 4, ces deux éléments étant placés dans une position relative choisie pour permettre une intégration de l'équipement de l'invention dans une bordure basse à bord fortement chanfreiné;
• la Figure 7 est une vue en coupe partielle d'un équipement conforme à l'invention, comprenant un premier élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 3 et un second élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 4, ces deux éléments étant placés dans une position relative choisie pour permettre une intégration de l'équipement de l'invention dans une bordure de hauteur moyenne et à bord modérément chanfreiné;
• la Figure 8 est une vue en coupe partielle d'un équipement conforme à l'invention, comprenant un premier élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 3 et un second élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 4, ces deux éléments étant placés dans une position relative choisie pour permettre une intégration de l'équipement de l'invention dans une bordure basse à bord droit;
• la Figure 9 est une vue en coupe partielle d'un équipement conforme à l'invention, comprenant un premier élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 3 et un second élément tel qu'illustré à la Figure 4, ces deux éléments étant placés dans une position relative choisie pour permettre une intégration de l'équipement de l'invention dans une bordure haute à bord droit;
• la Figure 10 est une vue en perspective d'un équipement conforme à l'invention, représenté intégré dans une bordure de trottoir et posé sur une chambre d'évacuation en béton, avant recouvrement de celle-ci;
• la Figure 11 est une vue en perspective de l'équipement illustré à la Figure 10, représenté après recouvrement de la chambre d'évacuation par un caniveau; et
• la Figure 12 est une vue en perspective de l'équipement illustré à la Figure 10, représenté après recouvrement de la chambre d'évacuation par une grille.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge clearly from the description which is given, by way of indication and in no way limitative, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

• the Figure 1 is a perspective view of the first element of an equipment according to the invention;
• the Figure 2 is a perspective view of the second element of an equipment according to the invention;
• the Figure 3 is a sectional view of the first element shown in Figure 1 , the section being made along a median plane parallel to the directions D2 and D3, and this element being observed under the incidence defined by the arrows III-III of the Figure 1 ;
• the Figure 4 is a sectional view of the second element shown in Figure 2 , the section being made along a median plane parallel to the directions D2 and D3, and this element being observed under the incidence defined by the arrows IV-IV of the Figure 2 ;
• the Figure 5 is a partial sectional view of an equipment according to the invention, comprising the first element illustrated in FIG. Figure 1 and the second element shown in the Figure 2 , the cut being made according to a plan longitudinal direction parallel to the directions D1 and D3, and this equipment being observed under the incidence defined by the arrows VV of the Figure 2 ;
• the Figure 6 is a partial sectional view of an equipment according to the invention, comprising a first element as illustrated in FIG. Figure 3 and a second element as illustrated in Figure 4 these two elements being placed in a relative position chosen to allow integration of the equipment of the invention in a low edge with a highly chamfered edge;
• the Figure 7 is a partial sectional view of an equipment according to the invention, comprising a first element as illustrated in FIG. Figure 3 and a second element as illustrated in Figure 4 these two elements being placed in a relative position chosen to allow integration of the equipment of the invention in a medium height edge and moderately chamfered on board;
• the Figure 8 is a partial sectional view of an equipment according to the invention, comprising a first element as illustrated in FIG. Figure 3 and a second element as illustrated in Figure 4 these two elements being placed in a relative position chosen to allow integration of the equipment of the invention in a low border with a straight edge;
• the Figure 9 is a partial sectional view of an equipment according to the invention, comprising a first element as illustrated in FIG. Figure 3 and a second element as illustrated in Figure 4 these two elements being placed in a relative position chosen to allow integration of the equipment of the invention in a high rim with a straight edge;
• the Figure 10 is a perspective view of an equipment according to the invention, shown integrated in a curb and placed on a concrete evacuation chamber, before recovery thereof;
• the Figure 11 is a perspective view of the equipment shown in the Figure 10 , shown after covering the discharge chamber with a gutter; and
• the Figure 12 is a perspective view of the equipment shown in the Figure 10 , shown after covering the evacuation chamber with a grid.

As best shown by Figures 10 to 12 the invention relates to road equipment, of the type to which the sewer mouths belong, and which is intended to be integrated, for example, in a sidewalk curb.

According to a first aspect of the invention, the equipment comprises two elements, referenced 1 ( Figure 1) and 2 (Figure 2 ), each of which is shaped as an open housing.

The first element 1 constitutes a base, while the second element 2 constitutes a hood, which fits on the first element 1 by capping it.

This equipment comprises at least three erected walls, that is to say at least approximately vertical, referenced 11, 22, and 23, and an upper wall 20, all of these walls delimiting an opening 30 ( Figure 6 ) in the border 3.

The first upstanding wall 11, which in the illustrated embodiments is carried by the first member 1, faces the opening 30 and forms a first bottom wall 11.

The second and third upright walls, 22 and 23, which, like the upper wall 20, are carried by the second element 2 in the illustrated embodiments, constitute side walls disposed opposite one of the other side of the opening 30, are spaced from each other in a first direction D1 ( figure 1 ), and are transverse to the first bottom wall 11.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the elements 1 and 2 adopt a relative position that can be adjusted by displacement selective of the second element 2 with respect to the first element 1.

More specifically, the second element 2 is movable relative to the first element 1 according to the second and third directions which are referenced D2 and D3 on the figure 1 , which are mutually crossed, and each of which is transverse to the first direction D1.

To give the equipment optimum rigidity, the second element 2 can carry fourth and fifth erect walls, 14 and 15, which laterally define the opening 30, and which constitute side walls respectively doubling, at least partially, the second and third raised walls 22 and 23.

Moreover, to allow the equipment to fully integrate into chamfered edges, as shown for example by the figure 6 the fourth and fifth upright walls 14 and 15 are preferably delimited by respective front edges 140 and 150 which are inclined both to the first bottom wall 11 and to the upper wall 20.

As shown in particular figure 1 , the first element 1 carries two rails, referenced 101 and 102, disposed on either side of the opening 30, and oriented along the second direction D2.

As shown in figure 2 the second element 2 also carries two slides, referenced 103 and 104, disposed on either side of the opening 30, and oriented along the third direction D3.

Connecting members 41 and 42 ( figure 2 ), for example consisting of bolts each comprising a screw such as 410 ( figure 5 ) and a nut such as 411, make it possible to link two by two the slides of the two elements 1 and 2, the slideway 101 thus being linked to the slideway 103, and the slideway 102 to the slideway 104.

As will be understood by those skilled in the art upon reading the present description, the same result could be obtained by providing that, all things being unchanged by elsewhere, the slide 101 is oriented in the direction D3 and the slide 103 is oriented in the direction D2, the illustrated structure may nevertheless be preferred for its greater ease of production.

In the illustrated embodiment, the slides 101 and 102 of the first element 1 are carried by respective webs 111 and 112 and substantially vertical carried by this element 1.

In this case, the second and third directions, D2 and D3, are substantially perpendicular to each other, the direction D2 being for example substantially horizontal and parallel to the upper wall 20, and the direction D3 then being substantially vertical.

As shown in particular by figures 2 and 4 the second element 2 has a sixth upstanding wall 26, forming a second bottom wall which is substantially parallel to the first bottom wall 11 carried by the first element 11.

Furthermore, each of the elements 1 and 2 has a lower peripheral rim, such as the flange 17 arranged in the lower part of the walls 14, 11, and 15, and the flange 27 disposed in the lower part of the wall 26, these flanges permitting the equipment to be immobilized by sealing on an evacuation chamber C ( figure 10 ), in a position previously defined by tightening the bolts 41 and 42.

The first element 1 preferably comprises, on each side of the opening 30 at least, an anterior bead 18 ( figures 1 and 3 ) constituting a support for a grid frame G intended to cover the evacuation chamber C as shown in FIG. figure 12 .

Finally, as shown by Figures 10 to 12 the upper wall 20 may, when vertical access to the discharge chamber 30 is desired, be constituted by an articulated lid 20a.

Claims (10)

1. A piece of road equipment, such as a catch basin, adapted to be integrated into a curb (B), e.g. a road curb, and comprising at least three upright walls (11, 22, 23) and an upper wall (20) together limiting an opening (30) in the curb (3), the first upright wall (11) facing the opening (30) for forming a first back wall (11), and the second and third upright walls (22, 23) being side walls mutually arranged opposite each other on either side of the opening (30), spaced one from the other along a first direction (D1) and transversal with respect to the first back wall (11) characterized in that it comprises at least two elements (1, 2), each of which is shaped as an open case, in that the first element (1) is a basis, in that the second element (2) is a cover supporting the upper wall (20) and fitting onto the first element (1) by capping it, and in that the first and second elements (1, 2) adopt a relative position, which is adjustable by selectively displacing the second element (2) with respect to the first (1) one along second and third directions (D2, D3) mutually crossing, each of which is transversal with respect to the first direction (D1).
2. The piece of road equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the second and third upright walls (22, 23) are supported by the second element (2), in that the opening (30) is laterally defined by the fourth and fifth upright walls (14, 15) which are supported by the first element (1) and which are side walls respectively lining at least partially the second and third upright walls (22, 23), and in that the fourth and fifth upright walls (14, 15) are limited by respective front edges (140, 150) inclined both towards the first back wall (11) and towards the upper wall (20).
3. The piece of road equipment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first element (1) supports first and second slide bars (101, 102) arranged on either side of the opening (30) and oriented along the second direction (D2), in that the second element (2) supports third and fourth slide bars (103, 104) arranged on either side of the opening (30) and oriented along the third direction (D3), and in that the first and second slide bars (101, 102) are respectively connected to the third and fourth slide bars (103, 104) by first and second respective coupling members (41, 42).
4. The piece of road equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that the coupling members (41, 42) comprise bolts.
5. The piece of road equipment according to any of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that the first and second slide bars (101, 102) are supported by respective shells (111, 112), which are substantially vertical to the first element (1).
6. The piece of road equipment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second and third directions (D2, D3) are substantially perpendicular to one another.
7. The piece of road equipment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second direction (D2) is substantially parallel to the upper wall (20).
8. The piece of road equipment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second element (2) has a sixth upright wall (26) forming a second back wall substantially parallel to the first back wall (11).
9. The piece of road equipment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first and second elements (1, 2) have a peripheral flange (17, 27) arranged at the bottom of at least some of the upright walls.
10. The piece of road equipment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first element (1) comprises on each side of the opening (30) at least one front shoulder (18) forming a support for a grating frame (G).

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