KR20220060431A - Exposed ecological pathway assembly for amphibians and method for making the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an exposed ecological passage assembly for an amphibian, capable of providing a natural exposed ecological passage and being easily made. Also, the exposed ecological passage assembly for an amphibian does not generate noise even when a vehicle passes on the upper part of a cover. The exposed ecological passage assembly for an amphibian includes: a channel member including a bottom unit and a pair of side walls extended from both sides of the bottom unit to the upper part at intervals, wherein the channel member has a U-shaped cross-section with an opening at an upper end; a well forming unit installed in a layer shape on the bottom unit, and having wells in which water may be collected on the upper surface; and the cover covering the opening across the pair of side walls and having a through hole at intervals so that sunlight comes into the channel member.

Description

Exposed ecological pathway assembly for amphibians and method for making the same}

The present invention relates to an improvement of an eco-path assembly, and more particularly, to an exposed eco-passage tube for amphibians and an improvement of an eco-passage assembly for amphibians using the same.

As roads and railroads are built due to industrialization and national land development, problems of habitat loss, habitat loss, and area reduction of wild animals occur. However, there is a problem that the safety of the driver is also threatened.

To solve this problem, ecological pathways are being installed as a way to connect the cut off habitats. In particular, in the case of amphibians, the spawning sites and habitats are different, and in the case of reptiles, the hibernation and vegetarian sites are different.

As an ecological passageway for amphibians, it is installed across the road and is filled with soil, fallen leaves, and soil containing fallen leaves inside the case with an empty passageway formed inside, and the soil, etc. leaks out of the passageway at both ends of the passageway. It is disclosed in the Registered Utility Model Gazette of Registration No. 20-0420371 (name of design: eco-path for eco-friendly small animals, designer: Sung-taek Kang) to have a partition part to prevent it.

This invention of Kang Sung-taek requires frequent maintenance and repair because there is a high risk of loss of charging parts such as soil, fallen leaves, and soil containing fallen leaves over time. In addition, as time passes after installation, there is a high risk that the charging part such as soil is inclined to one side in the direction in which water flows, and in this case, there is a problem that one side of the ecological passage is easily dried.

In addition, it comprises a passage structure penetrating across the lower part of the roadbed of the road, a small end provided in the form of a step on one side of the floor of the passage structure, and a moving rod installed on the wall of the passage structure, and the small end of the passage structure is not installed Publication No. 10-2011-, in order to provide a passageway through which various types of animals, from insects to large predators, can safely move across the road, by additionally providing a water channel at the bottom of the side. It is disclosed in the Patent Publication of No. 0109375 (Title of the Invention: Tunnel-type animal passage, Inventor: Lee Sang-don et al. 1).

The invention of Lee Sang-don and others is to provide passages for various animals, so it is not suitable for installation where an amphibian ecological passage suitable for only amphibians or small reptiles should be installed.

In addition, the exposed eco-passage installed to be exposed to the outside has a cover formed at a gap between the through-holes in the upper opening of the eco-passage tube body. There is a problem that the cover is easily damaged by the impact of

It is an object of the present invention to provide an exposed eco-path assembly for amphibians that is easy to make and can provide a natural eco-path.

Another object of the present invention is that no noise is generated even when an impact is applied by a vehicle passing upward, and it cushions not only the vertical as well as the horizontal impact, so it is possible to prevent the cover from being damaged. to provide an assembly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an exposed eco-passage assembly capable of providing great support rigidity to the cover while buffering the impact force caused by the vehicle passing upward.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an exposed eco-path assembly according to the present invention.

The exposed ecological passage assembly for amphibians according to the present invention includes a bottom portion and a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly at a distance from both sides of the bottom portion, and a channel member having a "U"-shaped cross-sectional shape with an opening at the top ; a well forming layer provided on the bottom part in layers and having wells in which water can accumulate on the top surface; And it spans the pair of sidewalls to cover the opening and to include a cover having a through hole spaced apart so that sunlight can shine into the channel member.

Preferably, the channel member is made of concrete, and the well forming layer is formed by pressing a pressing member having a protruding portion protruding downward on the concrete powder poured on the bottom portion to form the well.

It is preferable that the wells include irregularly formed ones at intervals.

The depth of the well is preferably 10 to 20 mm.

A step portion is formed along the inner edge of the upper end of the pair of side walls, and it is preferable that an "L"-shaped flexible angle for supporting the bottom surface and both sides of the edge of the cover is installed in the step portion.

The flexible angle is preferably made of natural rubber or synthetic rubber.

In some cases, the flexible angle may be made of plastic.

In addition, the flexible angle may be configured by having an "L"-shaped core made of a metal material and a rubber layer formed on the surface of the core material.

In some cases, holes are formed in the core material at intervals, and the rubber layers formed on both surfaces of the core material may be integrally connected through the through holes.

It is preferable that the total area of the through holes formed at intervals is 25 to 35% of the inner planar area of the bottom of the channel member.

A protruding passage formed to protrude from the bottom to an upper portion of the well forming layer may be provided, and the well forming layer may be disposed along a side surface of the protruding passage.

The exposed ecological passage assembly manufacturing method for amphibians according to the present invention is provided with a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly at a distance from the bottom and both sides of the bottom, and has a "U"-shaped cross-sectional shape with an opening at the top. Channel member manufacturing step of making a channel member; Concrete powder pouring step of pouring concrete powder layer by layer on the floor to form a concrete powder layer; a pressing step of pressing the pressing member having a protrusion protruding downward to the concrete powder layer; a pressing member separation step of separating the pressing member from the concrete powder layer to form a well in the concrete powder layer; and a curing step of curing the concrete powder layer.

In the pressing step of pressing the pressing member, it is preferable to perform the pressing of the pressing member using the pressing member having a plurality of irregularly formed protrusions formed at intervals.

In the present invention, "concrete powder" means cement, mortar, or cement mixed with sand and small gravel (those having a size of about 20 mm or less).

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an eco-path assembly that provides a natural exposed eco-path.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily make an eco-path assembly having an exposed eco-path.

According to the present invention, even when a vehicle passes through the upper portion of the cover, noise is not generated, and the impact force acting on the cover by the vehicle can be buffered and the cover can be supported with great support rigidity over a long period of time.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of an exposed ecological passage assembly for amphibians according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the exposed ecological passage assembly of Figure 1;
3 is a plan view of the exposed eco-path assembly of FIG. 1;
4 is a plan view of a state in which the cover is removed in FIG. 3;
5 is a cross-sectional view showing the installation state of the exposed ecological passage assembly for amphibians according to the present invention;
6A to 6E are cross-sectional views of the channel member sequentially showing the process of forming a well forming layer on the channel member according to the present invention;
7 is a process diagram for explaining a process of forming a well forming layer on a channel member according to the present invention;
8 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of an exposed eco-passage assembly for amphibians according to the present invention;
9 to 11 are cross-sectional views showing examples of flexible angles according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of an exposed eco-path assembly for amphibians according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the exposed eco-path assembly of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the exposed eco-path assembly of FIG. Figure 4 is a plan view of the state with the cover removed in Figure 3, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the installation state of the exposed ecological passage assembly for amphibians according to the present invention.

1 to 5 , the exposed ecological passage assembly 100 for amphibians according to the present invention is configured with a channel member 110 , a well forming layer 130 , and a cover 150 .

The channel member 110 is preferably made of concrete, and is configured with a bottom portion 111 and a pair of side walls 113 extending upwardly at a distance from both sides of the bottom portion 111, and the top The opening 115 is formed. Accordingly, the channel member 110 has a “U”-shaped cross-sectional shape, and an ecological passage is formed along the inside.

A step portion 117 is formed along the inner edge of the upper end of the pair of sidewalls 113 .

1 to 5, the step portion 117 is provided with an "L"-shaped flexible angle 170. The flexible angle 170 provides support for the bottom surface and both sides of the edge of the cover 150 to buffer not only the vertical impact acting on the cover 150 but also the horizontal impact. The flexible angle 170 is preferably made of rubber such as natural rubber or synthetic rubber. In some cases, the flexible angle 170 may be made of a low-hardness plastic.

The well forming layer 130 is installed in layers on the bottom portion 111 , and a plurality of wells 132 in which water may be collected are formed at intervals on the upper surface of the well forming layer 130 . Referring to Figures 4 and 5, the well 132 is formed to have an amorphous one at intervals to form a natural ecological passage. Of course, non-amorphous wells 132 such as circular, oval, or square wells 132 may be installed between the irregularly shaped wells 132 . The well 132 is preferably formed such that a relatively deep and a relatively shallow one are mixed, and even in the same well 132 , the depth of the bottom changes from the edge to the center. The highest depth of the well 132 is preferably formed to be about 10 to 20 mm. In this way, by varying the shape and depth of the well 132, it becomes a much more natural ecological passage than when the same shape and the same depth are formed.

The well forming layer 130 is preferably formed on the surface of the well 132 by pressing a pressing member having a protrusion protruding downward on the concrete powder poured into the bottom 111, This will be described in more detail later.

The cover 150 spans a pair of sidewalls 113 to cover the opening 115 , and has a plurality of through-holes 152 formed at intervals to allow sunlight to shine into the channel member 110 . For example, if the size of the cover 150 is of a rectangular shape with a width of 340 mm and a length of 1000 mm, and the width spanning each side wall 113 is 20 mm, the through hole 152 is 150 mm wide and 20 mm long. A slot-type thing of mm may be formed along the central portion of the cover 150 with an interval of about 20 mm.

The through hole 152 as above is such that only about 20 to 35% of the sunlight shining on the cover 150 of the portion disposed directly above the bottom 111 passes through the cover 150 and shines into the channel member 110 inside. It is preferable to form To this end, the total area of the through holes 152 formed at intervals is about 20 to 35% of the inner planar area of the bottom 111 of the channel member 110 .

The exposed ecological passage assembly 100 for amphibians as above forms a rubble compaction layer 20 in the lower part of the road 10, installs the channel member 110 thereon, and is flexible on both side steps 117 After the angle 170 is mounted, the cover 150 is installed on the flexible angle 170 .

6A to 6E are cross-sectional views of the channel member sequentially illustrating the process of forming the well forming layer on the channel member according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a process diagram for explaining the process of forming the well forming layer on the channel member according to the present invention. am.

First, as shown in FIG. 6A , a “U” having a bottom portion 111 and a pair of sidewalls 113 extending upward at a distance from both sides of the bottom portion 111 and having an opening 115 at the top "A channel member 110 having a cross-sectional shape is made (S1). The channel member 110 may be mass-produced by injecting concrete into the mold at the factory.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the concrete powder layer 130 is formed by pouring the concrete powder layer by layer on the bottom part 111 of the channel member 110 (step S2). Here, "concrete powder" means cement, mortar, or cement mixed with sand and small gravel (those having a size of about 20 mm or less).

Before the concrete powder layer 130 is hardened, a pressing member 30 protruding downward and having a protrusion 32 in the shape of a well 132 to be formed is pressed on the concrete powder layer 130 as shown in FIG. 6C . do (S3). Preferably, as the pressing member 30, those having a plurality of irregularly formed protrusions 32 formed at intervals are used.

When the state of FIG. 6c is maintained until the concrete powder layer 130 hardens to some extent, and the pressing member 30 is separated from the concrete powder layer 130, as shown in FIG. 6d, the top surface of the concrete powder layer 130 is A plurality of wells 132 are formed at intervals (S4).

After that, the concrete powder layer 130 is cured until it hardens (S5), and the pre-fabricated "L"-shaped flexible angle 170 is mounted on both sides of the step part 117, respectively, and the cover 150 is on it. ) is installed (S6) to complete the exposed eco-path assembly 100 for amphibians according to the present invention as shown in FIG. 6e.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of an exposed eco-passage assembly for amphibians according to the present invention.

In some cases, in the channel member 110, a protrusion passage 119 is formed along the central portion of the bottom portion 111 to protrude from the bottom portion 110 to the upper portion of the well forming layer 130, so that water dislike medium or small size It can provide a passageway through which animals can move. The well forming layer 130 described above is disposed along both sides of the protruding passage 119 .

In some cases, the protruding passages 119 may be formed along both edges of the bottom portion 111 , and the well forming layer 130 may be disposed between the protruding passages 119 on both sides.

In addition, in some cases, the protrusion passage 119 may be formed only along one edge, and the well forming layer 130 described above may be disposed along the side surface.

The rest is the same as described above.

9 to 11 are cross-sectional views showing examples of flexible angles according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 9, the flexible angle 170 may be made only of rubber. The flexible angle 170, made entirely of rubber, is suitable for use in an exposed eco-path assembly 100 for amphibians installed where a vehicle of relatively small weight passes or across a road through which a vehicle travels at a slow speed. .

The flexible angle 170 shown in FIG. 10 has a rubber layer 174 formed along the surface of the "L"-shaped core 172, where a relatively large weight vehicle passes, or a road on which the vehicle travels at high speed. It is suitable for use in an exposed eco-path assembly 100 for amphibians installed across. By inserting the core material 172 into the rubber layer 174, the flexible angle 170 can provide a large support rigidity. As the “L”-shaped core 172 , a metal material such as stainless steel, aluminum, a steel plate, or an alloy plate is suitable.

Referring to FIG. 11 , in some cases, holes 173 are formed in the core 172 at intervals, and the rubber layers 174 attached to both sides of the core 172 through insert injection or the like are provided through the through holes 173 . It can be connected in one piece. In this way, even if a part of the rubber layer 174 on one surface is damaged, the rubber layer 174 is not easily separated from the core material 172 .

In addition, protrusions 175 may be formed on the surface of the rubber layer 174 in contact with the bottom surface of the cover 150 as described above so that moisture between the bottom surface of the cover 150 and the rubber layer 174 may dry well.

In some cases, the flexible angle 170 described above may be made of plastic having a relatively small hardness instead of rubber.

The present invention is a valley or flat land filled for road construction, a place where the water level difference between the two sides is small while the road passes through an agricultural waterway or stream, and it is installed at a point where it is necessary to connect a forest, a river, a wetland, a paddy field, which is an important habitat for small animals. can be used

In addition, although the present invention is most suitable as an ecological pathway for amphibians or reptiles, it can be used as an ecological pathway for medium and small animals such as medium and small mammals and birds.

In some cases, having a protruding passage protruding above the well forming layer can be used to install an ecological passage so that even animals that do not like water can pass through.

10: Road 20: Rubble compaction layer
100: exposed ecopath assembly for amphibians
110: channel member 111: bottom part
113: side wall 115: opening
117: step 119: protruding passage
130: well forming layer 132: well
150: cover 152: through hole
170: flexible angle 172: heartwood
173: through hole 174: rubber layer
175: turn

Claims (13)

a channel member having a bottom portion and a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly at intervals from both sides of the bottom portion and having a “U”-shaped cross-sectional shape with an opening formed at the top thereof;
a well-forming layer provided on the bottom part in layers and having wells in which water can accumulate on the top surface; and
Exposed ecological passage assembly for amphibians, characterized in that it spans the pair of sidewalls to cover the opening and includes a cover formed with a hole at a distance so that sunlight can shine into the channel member. [Claim 2] The amphibian of claim 1, wherein the channel member is made of concrete, and the well forming layer is formed by pressing a pressing member having a protrusion protruding downward on the concrete powder poured on the bottom to form the well. exposed eco-path assembly for [Claim 3] The exposed eco-path assembly for amphibians according to claim 2, wherein the wells include irregularly spaced ones. [Claim 4] The exposed eco-passage assembly for amphibians according to claim 3, wherein the depth of the well is 10 to 20 mm. The method of claim 1, wherein a step is formed along the inner edge of the upper end of the pair of side walls, and an "L"-shaped flexible angle for supporting the lower surface and both sides of the edge of the cover is installed in the step portion. Exposed Ecopath Assemblies for Amphibians. [Claim 6] The exposed eco-path assembly for amphibians according to claim 5, wherein the flexible angle is made of natural rubber or synthetic rubber. [Claim 6] The exposed eco-passage assembly for amphibians according to claim 5, wherein the flexible angle is made of plastic. [Claim 6] The exposed eco-path assembly for amphibians according to claim 5, wherein the flexible angle comprises a metal "L"-shaped core and a rubber layer formed on the surface of the core. [Claim 9] The exposed eco-path assembly for amphibians according to claim 8, wherein holes are formed at intervals in the core material, and the rubber layers formed on both sides of the core material are integrally connected through the through holes. [Claim 2] The exposed eco-path assembly for amphibians according to claim 1, wherein the total area of the through holes formed at intervals is 25 to 35% of the inner planar area of the bottom of the channel member. The exposed ecological passage assembly for amphibians according to claim 1, further comprising a protruding passage formed to protrude from the bottom to an upper portion of the well-forming layer, wherein the well-forming layer is disposed along a side surface of the protruding passage. A channel member manufacturing step of forming a channel member having a bottom portion and a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly at intervals from both sides of the bottom portion and having a “U”-shaped cross-sectional shape with an opening formed at the top;
Concrete powder pouring step of pouring concrete powder layer by layer on the floor to form a concrete powder layer;
a pressing step of pressing the pressing member having a protrusion protruding downward to the concrete powder layer;
a pressing member separation step of separating the pressing member from the concrete powder layer to form a well in the concrete powder layer; and
Exposed ecological passage assembly manufacturing method for amphibians, characterized in that it comprises a curing step of curing the concrete powder layer. [13] In claim 12, wherein the pressing step is an exposed ecological passage for amphibians, characterized in that the pressing step is performed using the pressing member having a plurality of irregularly formed protrusions formed at intervals. Assembly manufacturing method.

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