Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
  • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
  • E02B7/00—Barrages or weirs; Layout, construction, methods of, or devices for, making same
  • E02B7/005—Deformable barrages or barrages consisting of permanently deformable elements, e.g. inflatable, with flexible walls
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
  • E06B7/16—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings
  • E06B7/22—Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with the wings by means of elastic edgings, e.g. elastic rubber tubes; by means of resilient edgings, e.g. felt or plush strips, resilient metal strips
  • E06B7/23—Plastic, sponge rubber, or like strips or tubes
  • E06B7/2318—Plastic, sponge rubber, or like strips or tubes by applying over- or under-pressure, e.g. inflatable
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
  • E06B2009/007—Flood panels

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method and a device for protecting the interior of residential houses or buildings or premises used for other uses, against unwanted entry of water, sludge or other fluids, for example by following floods, through openings, orifices, leaky seals, or other infiltration line such as cracks, misalignment, wear, obsolescence.
• the device described in document DE-U-9 .13822 is not intended to protect buildings against flooding, but to prevent corrosion of articles or machines stored inside buildings, as a result of their contact with the water vapor transported by the outside ambient air.
• This device comprises rods executed in two parts assembled by means of a hinge, these rods being fixed on the facade of the building to the right, to the left and above the opening to be protected and making it possible to pinch the lateral and upper edges.
• a flexible sheet disposed in front of said opening, the base of this sheet resting on the ground and being pressed against the facade of the building, by means of sandbags.
• the implementation of such a system is not easy and requires a lot of time. It is therefore not suitable for repeated temporary use, requiring rapid installation. In addition, it does not provide a perfect seal against water and could not resist the thrust of the latter in the event of a flood.
• the purpose of the method and device according to the invention is in particular to remedy this regrettable situation and to avoid major disasters such as the flooding of premises, the deterioration of its content, the costs of repairing and replacement of decommissioned equipment.
• This device can be installed on the front wall or inside the frames or dormant frames of exits.
• a screen film consisting of an impermeable, flexible and resistant material, and one of the edges of which is tightly attached to a flexible fixing sole and of and formerly, is fixed, in a leaktight manner, by means of this sole, against at least the sole or support and the legs or lateral uprights of the frame of the opening or bay to be protected in front of the closure equipping it, the flexible screen film then being deployed and its free edges are pleated, picked up and tightened tightly, for example by gluing, heat sealing or by means of a ligature, a rigid reinforcement wall being finally disposed behind the screen film as well installed and in front of the closure fitted to the bay.
• the device according to the invention is easy to implement; it is effective and inexpensive. It can be permanently installed and kept waiting in a switchboard bay frame without interfering with the normal use thereof, or stored in a storage place to be integrated, at the desired time, in a preinstalled structure.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view showing examples of use of the device according to the invention on exits or bays, partially or fully submerged, of a house.
• Figures 2, 3 and 4 are partial views of examples of possible conformations of the sole of the f i Im-screen.
• FIG. 5 represents the device installed in a door frame and the sole of the screen-film of which is flattened and fixed in a sealed manner against the panels and the threshold of said frame, with the installation of reinforcements.
• FIG. 6 is a detail view illustrating the sealed fastening in veneer.
• Figure 7a is a view similar to the previous one, but with the use of a profile with a complementary groove intended for the reception of the reinforcement panels.
• Figure 7b is a view similar to Figure 7a, but showing the installation of the device on the front.
• Figure 8 is a perspective view, with partial sections, showing the installation of the device in a groove or groove formed in the frame of the bay.
• FIG. 9 is a detail view, in perspective and in horizontal section, of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8.
• Figure 10a is a detail view similar to Figure 9 and showing an alternative embodiment, with added guide rail.
• Figure 10b is a detail view similar to Figure 10a, but which shows the installation of the device on the front wall of the frame.
• Figure 11a is a detail view similar to Figures 9 and 10 and illustrating another alternative embodiment of the device, using a container.
• FIG. 11b is a view similar to FIG. 11a, but which shows the positioning of the device on the front wall of the frame, with added guide rail.
• Figure 12 is a detail view similar to the previous three and showing another alternative embodiment of the protection device, with guide rail incorporated in the container.
• Figure 13 shows a slide system with elbows, and different shapes of slides.
• Figure 14 is a detail view of Figure 13, illustrating the sealed connection g l i s s é re / elbow and the slot for the passage of the screen film.
• FIG. 15a is a plan view and in section, showing a slide installed in a sealed manner in a groove, with the sole of the screen film inflated to ensure it and anchored, the guide rail for receiving the rigid reinforcement being installed in relief on the frame.
• Figure 15b is a detail view similar to Figure 15a, but illustrating the installation of the device on the front of the sleeping-pack, with added guide rail.
• Figure 16 is a view similar to Figure 15, showing an alternative embodiment with slide, with incorporated guide rail.
• Figure 17a is a view similar to Figure 15 showing another alternative embodiment.
• Figure 17b is a detail view similar to Figure 17a but showing the positioning of the device on the front wall of the frame, with guide rail reported.
• Figure 18 is a view similar to the previous three and illustrating another alternative embodiment.
• Figure 19 shows the installation of the device using a profile, elbows, a strip and the necessary screws, in a groove of the frame of an opening.
• FIG. 20 is a sectional view along line AA of FIG. 19.
• FIG. 21 is a sectional view along line BB of FIG. 19.
• This device comprises a screen film 1 which can be constituted by a plastic sheet, waterproof, flexible, resistant, substantially stretchable, rot-proof, durable over time, unalterable by atmospheric agents or by the environment, this sheet being able to be in whole or in part t he rmoco 11 ab le or heat-shrinkable, and of a height greater than the expected level N of water.
• the screen film 1 is provided on at least one of its edges, with a sole 2 which extends along the entire length of said edge.
• This sole or additional thickness can be of various shapes and nature, making it possible to achieve a perfect seal between the screen film and the frames or frames of the openings that the device must protect.
• the screen film 1 may have a rectangular shape, the length of which may be substantially equal to the sum of the height of the two legs and the dimension of the threshold or of the support of the opening to be protected, and the sole 2 is attached. to one of the longitudinal edges of said screen film.
• the screen film 1 is, preferably and advantageously, provided with fold lines in alternating directions, allowing it to be folded in accordion, state in which it is awaiting use.
• the screen film provided with its sealing and fixing base can be installed, permanently, for example in a groove made in the walls (facade or tables and threshold or support) of the frame. and therefore stored on site, either incorporated into a mounting structure ready to be installed in a rack frame and stored in a storage place.
• the sole 2 consists of the edge of the screen film 1 folded several times on itself, that is to say several superposed folds 1a.
• the sole 2 is constituted by a flexible or semi-rigid T-shaped profile on which is fixed, by gluing or otherwise, the edge of the screen film 1, this sole can also be formed of a single part with the screen film, during the production thereof.
• the sole 2 is formed by an inflatable sheath along which is fixed, by gluing or otherwise, the edge of the screen film 1; said sheath can also be formed in one piece with the screen film during the manufacture of the latter.
• FIGS. 5, 6 and 7a illustrate alternative embodiments of a first embodiment of the method and the device of the invention, according to which the screen film is fixed to the surfaces of the frame or dormant frame of the opening with waterproof corner pieces added 1.
• the nuts 13 or other inserts or fasteners, as well as the corner pieces 17, are preinstalled in the edge surfaces of the frame or standing frame 14, in suitable locations, awaiting d 'use ; in this case, the screen film 1 provided with its sole 2, the sealing material 17 ′, the fastening-compression strip 12, the screws 10 and the tightening washers 11, are stored elsewhere on standby.
• the tape or sealant 17 ′ is positioned in the desirable locations, against the edge surfaces of the frame.
• the sole 2 previously drilled with precision, is positioned and fixed using the strip 12 and the screws 10, 11.
• the compression fixing strip 12 can be formed in one piece or made in several parts comprising straight portions and elbows or rounded connection thereof.
• the screws 10 and the strip 12 allow the sole 2 and the sealing tape 17 ′ to be firmly pressed against the edge surfaces of the frame and on the corner pieces 17.
• the latter can be made of compressible material and include an external surface made up of two faces arranged ort hogona Lement One with respect to the other, and a concave internal surface for the support of a bent portion of the sole 2.
• the screen film 1 is then deployed with a certain magnitude, that is to say without tension, so as to allow it to marry the reliefs whose sharp edges will have been erased beforehand, so as not to risk tearing the film when it is pressed by the pressure of water 19 on the closure 15 or on the rigid reinforcement 16, when the latter has been installed.
• the free edges of the screen film 1 and, in particular its edge opposite to that which is provided with the sole 2 are pleated, picked up and tightened tightly, for example by gluing, t ermocollage or by means of a ligature, in a location L, above a maximum planned level N of possible rise in water, in the case of a partial seal at the height of the opening (FIG.
• the device according to the invention also comprises means, intended to allow the installation, behind the screen film 1, of a reinforcement panel 16 executed in one or more parts.
• these means can advantageously be constituted by vertical guide rails 8 or 8 ′.
• a vertical guide rail 8 housed in a vertical groove executed in a table 14 of the framing of the opening
• the device and the method illustrated in FIG. 7b differ from the device and the method illustrated in FIG.
• FIGS. 8 to 12 illustrate modes of execution of the device and implementation of the method according to which the sole 2 is fixed in leaktight manner in a groove formed in the edge surfaces of the standing frame 14.
• the sole 2 of the screen film 1 is sealed in a groove 14a of the fixed frame 14, by means of a sealing and sealing material 17 ".
• the guide rail 8 is constituted by a groove formed in the edge surface 14b of the frame 14, while, according to Figure 10a, the guide rail 8 'is constituted by a profile reported by screwing or otherwise on said surface.
• the screen film 1 can be folded in an accordion and kept awaiting use in this state, in the groove 14a which is closed by a cover 9 or rod of cover, removably attached, in front of the entrance to said groove, by clipping or otherwise, in order to protect said screen film and its waterproof fixing during storage.
• the sole 2 is fixed, by gluing or otherwise, to the bottom of a container 4 constituted by a section of quadrangular or other section and having, at the front, a longitudinal slot 4a, intended to allow the passage of the screen film.
• This profile is dimensioned so as to be able to contain, in the accordion-folded state, the screen film 1 and it has sealing fins 2 ′ extending backwards, from its rear wall, these fins allow The fixing of the container 4, by means of a sealing and sealing material 17 ", in the groove 14a formed in the edge surface 14b of the frame 14.
• the guide rail 8 ′ is fixed to the edge surface 14b of the frame 14.
• the embodiment shown in Figure 12 differs from the previous mainly by the fact that the guide rail 8 is constituted by a longitudinal groove formed in the front face of the profile constituting the container 4 behind the slot 4a for passing the film -screen.
• the front slot 4a of the containers 4 is closed by a cover 9 or cover strip, protecting the storage.
• FIGS. 10b and 11b differ mainly from those which are illustrated in FIGS. 10a and 11a, respectively, by the fact that said device is installed on the front of the framing of the opening to be protected, instead of being installed inside it.
• the sole 2 is constituted by an inflatable sheath by means of suitable valves, known per se.
• this sole 2 could be introduced, at the appropriate time, into a slide 5 capable of having various sections (FIG. 13) and having a long tudinal slot 5a over its entire length, to allow the film 1 to pass.
• slide can be made up of straight portions 5 'connected in a leaktight manner by bent portions 6. It is preinstalled in a leaktight manner in a groove 14a formed in the edge surface 14b of the frame 14 or frame dormant from the opening by means longitudinal rear fins 2 'extending rearward and a suitable sealing and sealing material 17 ".
• the slide 5 may or may not be integral with a container .
• the embodiments shown in Figures 15 and 16 belong to the second type.
• the guide rail 8 ′ is attached, by screwing, to the edge surface 14b of the frame 14, while according to FIG. 16, the guide rail 8 is produced in a lateral extension 5A of the sheath 5, parallel to the slot 5a of the latter.
• the slot 5a of the sheath 5 is closed by a cover or cover strip 9, when the screen film is not engaged in said sheath in the functional position.
• the cover 9 conforms in order to be able to close, simultaneously, the entry of the guide rail 8 and of the sheath 5, thus ensuring protection.
• the sheath 5 is formed in one piece with a container 4 has in front of said sheath and dimensions to allow accordion folding of the screen film 1, awaiting use.
• a cover 9 or removable cover strip is used to close the entrance to the container 4, when the device is in the folded state awaiting use.
• the guide rail 8 "is attached by screwing against the changing surface 14a of the frame 14, while, according to FIG. 18, the guide rail 8 is provided in a lateral extension 5A of the slide 5, parallel to the slot of the latter and to the inlet of the container 4.
• the inlet of the container 4 can be closed off by a cover 9 or cover strip, when the screen film 1 is not is not deployed in position f one ti onne lie.
• the cover 9 conforms to be able to also close the entrance of the guide rail 8.
• FIGS. 15b and 17b differ from those illustrated in FIGS. 15a and 17a, respectively, in that the said device is installed in the facade of the frame frame of the opening to be protected, instead of being positioned inside said frame dor man t.
• Another installation option can consist in using a profile 18 (figure 19) fixed with a 17 "sealing material in a groove, with profile elbows 6 also fixed in a sealed manner in the corners of the opening, the assembly being protected, pending use, by a cover 9.
• the screen film 1 stored in a storage place with the mounting accessories is put in place using screws 10, 11, 13, 19, 20 and strip 12, and it is deployed under the same conditions as above, after installation of the reinforcement panel 16 in a groove 8 of the frame 14 dug during the pre i nst a L lat on the profile 18. It is observed that the installation of the device according to the invention does not require any particular knowledge, nor any special tools.

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