ES1065165U - Anti-flooding gate for buildings and similars (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Anti-flood floodgates for buildings and the like, whose purpose is to establish a watertight barrier in the access to the building when the level of water in the street exceeds the level of said access, it is characterized because it consists of a gate proper, of width according to the said access and height in turn according to the maximum water level provided, provided with drive means to pass from an opening limit situation to a limit sealing situation, said gate itself being assisted by a water level detector probe in the street, and further assisted by an electronic control circuit that activates the aforementioned driving means, means that materialize in one or more hydraulic cylinders associated with the gate itself. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Flood gate for Buildings and the like.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a device that has been specially designed to prevent water entry into buildings, located in flood areas, because of a rise in water level in the street.

Thus the object of the invention is to establish a Watertight closure in an exterior entrance, by means of a dimensions in width appropriate to the corresponding hole, and with a height in turn sufficient to exceed the maximum level of Water on the planned street.

Background of the invention

It is relatively frequent that in many places, as a result of a storm or other causes, are produce a rise in street water level that determines that the same store to access inside the buildings, through the entrances to the latter. While there are buildings in which such a situation is very difficult to occur, there are others that by the characteristics from their place of implantation they suffer this problem in a way frequent.

Entrance doors do not fit on their corresponding frames to determine a tight seal, of so that even though these doors are closed the Water enters massively into the building.

This problem is accentuated when the enclosures they consist of lattice doors, whose water barrier effect is null.

The effects of these floods may come to be very serious, as for example in the case of garages located below street level, where water can cover parked vehicles, or the corresponding damages therein, or as also happens in homes located in basements.

Description of the invention

The flood floodgate that the invention proposes resolves in a fully satisfactory manner the problem described above, constituting a barrier to the street water, absolutely waterproof, which also closes automatically at the time the flood will begin.

To do this and more specifically the device it materializes in a gate itself, located in correspondence with access to the building, gate that can be swinging, folding or guillotine, in this case interchangeably ascending or descending, which can be operated interchangeably hydraulically, pneumatically or electrically and in any case it is operated at the expense of the signal emitted by a detector probe of the outside water level, assisted by a timer to avoid false signals generated by momentary flooding and accidental probe, for reasons beyond true control flood.

This probe supplies information to a circuit electronic process control, which in turn sends the orders opportune to an electrical circuit of maneuver, which in turn acts on the hydraulic circuit responsible for activating the cylinder or the hydraulic closing cylinders of the gate itself said, when the system used is hydraulic, by means of a moto-reducer when the system is electric, etc.

According to another of the characteristics of the invention both the electronic process control circuit and the electrical circuit of maneuver will be fed of the network General power supply through energy accumulators to maintain system functionality in case of failure of current, assisted by a power supply that takes the power of the general supply network, settling to the output of said accumulators a dc converter in alternating current, to power the electrical circuits and electronic mentioned above.

Finally and as is evident, the gate proper will be equipped with gaskets in its seals closing edges on the floor and on the sides of the access to building, in order to be effective, such anti barreara flood.

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, according to a representation schematic in perspective, access to a building equipped with the floodgate that constitutes the object of the present invention, which appears in an operational situation and according to an embodiment variant in which said gate is of the folding type and is powered by two cylinders Hydraulic

Figure 2.- Shows, according to a diagram of blocks, the elements that participate in the gate of the figure above, for automatic gate operation proper.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined and in special figure 1, can be seen as the gate that is advocates is intended to prevent flooding of a passenger compartment or building through access (1) to the interior of the building, and materializes in a gate itself (2), wide slightly higher than that of the access (1) mentioned and of higher height at the maximum expected water level, as previously stated, gate capable of staying in a recess (3) Operationally practiced on the floor (4) of the building, remaining flush with said floor in an inoperative position, or to fall down towards the vertical position shown in figure 1, through its hinge edge (5), closest to the access (1), by the action of a pair of hydraulic cylinders (6) established between the bottom of the housing (3) and the normally hidden face of the gate itself (2), as also observed in the cited figure 1, said gate establishing a tight seal, both through the lower edge of the hinge (5) and its lateral edges, with the collaboration of weatherstrips (7) properly ready for that purpose.

The drive of the hydraulic cylinders (6) is carried out in collaboration with a detector probe (8) of the presence of water on the street, duly timed and with continuous contact, which supplies information to a circuit electronic (9) with means of process control, which governs to an electrical circuit of maneuver (10) in charge of acting on the hydraulic circuit pump (11) that activates the circuits hydraulic actuators (6).

Both the electronic circuit (9) and the electrical circuit (10) are fed through a converter (12) of direct current into alternating current, of the mains voltage (13), through a power supply (14), which converts alternating network current into direct current, and which supplies said direct current directly to the converter (12) and indirectly through energy accumulators (15) that allow the correct functioning of the gate before a failure in the general food (13) of the building.

Although the present description has been made based on a flood type floodgate foldable, capable of tilting on its lower edge, it is Obviously, as previously noted, the gate proper (2) can be of swing type, that is to say capable of tilting on one of its lateral edges through of a hydraulic side actuator also established between the gate itself and the wall of the building, as well as also be guillotine type, well emerging from an accommodation vertically operated on the ground (4) or descending at the upper level where it does not affect normal transit to through access (1), and that in any of the cases cited on actuation of the gate itself can be hydraulic according to the description made but it can be equally pneumatic, electromechanical or other.

Claims (6)

1. Floodgate for buildings and the like, whose purpose is to establish a waterproof barrier in the access to the building when the level of water in the street exceeds the level of said access, is characterized in that it consists of a gate itself, of width in accordance with that of said access and in turn in accordance with the maximum level of water provided, provided with actuation means for passing from a limit opening situation to a tight closing limit situation, said gate itself being assisted by a sensor for detecting water level in the street, and also assisted by an electronic control circuit that activates said actuation means, means that materialize in one or more hydraulic cylinders associated with the gate itself. 2. Flood gate for buildings and the like, according to claim 1, characterized in that both the electronic control circuit and the electrical maneuver circuit are powered by the general power supply network to the building, through a power supply with its corresponding voltage converter, and can also incorporate energy accumulators for power failure. 3. Flood gate for buildings and the like, according to previous claims, characterized in that the gate itself incorporates a hinge line corresponding to its lower edge. 4. Flood gate for buildings and the like, according to claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the gate itself incorporates a hinge line in correspondence with a side edge. 5. Floodgate for buildings and the like, according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the gate itself is provided with lateral and vertical guides that allow its vertical displacement like a guillotine type. 6. Flood gate for buildings and the like, according to previous claims, characterized in that the actuation means of the gate itself can be hydraulic, pneumatic, electromechanical or of any kind.