WO2012031729A1

WO2012031729A1 - Slotted cover for a channel body

Info

Publication number: WO2012031729A1
Application number: PCT/EP2011/004456
Authority: WO
Inventors: Wolfgang Strandl
Original assignee: Mea Bausysteme Gmbh
Priority date: 2010-09-06
Filing date: 2011-09-05
Publication date: 2012-03-15
Also published as: DE102010044447A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a cover for a channel body of a drainage system having a slot-like water inlet, wherein the cover has guide means and/or fixing means for a slot-like element, in particular for the limbs of a slot-like element.

Description

Slot attachment for a gutter body

The present invention relates to a cover for a gutter body of a drainage system with a slit-shaped water inlet.

Such covers are well known in the art and are used in particular for drainage systems in areas where only an insufficient aesthetic effect can be achieved with conventional cover grates. Especially for paved areas, such as are often found in pedestrian areas, can be achieved using a cover with a slit-shaped water inlet a drainage system with a particularly attractive and unobtrusive appearance. For this purpose, the cover of the

Drainage system preferably paved up to the slot-shaped water inlet, so that only a subtle joint remains visible on the surface.

In this context, the document DE 42 37 237 A1 discloses

For example, a cover member for a gutter body with two oppositely longitudinal L-shaped parts, which are spaced apart by means of spacers, so that a narrow slot for the water inlet is formed. It is preferably provided that the cover directly on a gutter body of a drainage system by means of a cohesive

Connection is fixed. The disadvantage here is that by the cohesive

Connection only insufficiently flexible handling of the cover is made possible. For example, a simple replacement or removal of the

Cover part, z. As for maintenance purposes, not possible.

Object of the present invention is to provide a cover for a gutter body with a slit-shaped water inlet, which can be mounted in a simple manner, can carry large loads and is aesthetically pleasing.

This object is achieved by a cover according to claim 1.

CONFIRMATION COPY The cover according to the invention is preferably in the form of a grid, in particular as a grate element which is widely used in the prior art, and is preferably made of stainless steel, galvanized steel or cast iron. As a result, the cover according to the invention advantageously allows the absorption of high loads, is comparatively easy and inexpensive to produce and has a good

Corrosion resistance on.

The cover according to the invention has the advantage over the prior art in particular that a simple yet stable attachment of a slot-shaped element is made possible by the guide means and fastening means arranged on the cover. An assembly of the cover according to the invention and the slot-shaped element on a channel body of a

Drainage system is thus also possible on the construction site, for example.

Preferably, the fastening means of the cover as locking means,

in particular as clip closures, formed with the corresponding

Recesses of the slot-shaped element latching cooperate, so that a positive connection is effected. This makes it advantageously possible, the slot-shaped element without additional tools, such as a

Screwdriver or the like to mount on the cover.

However, according to the invention it is also conceivable to use conventional fastening means such as screws, rivets or the like. Particularly preferred is the

Connection between the cover and the slot-shaped element releasably provided, so that the slot-shaped element, for example, for maintenance purposes can be relatively easily removed or replaced.

According to the invention, the guide means preferably comprise grooves for guiding the legs of the slot-shaped element. This allows the slot-shaped

Align element in a particularly simple manner along a direction defined by the grooves direction and fix. An unwanted rotation of the slit-shaped element is thus advantageously avoided.

Preferably, the guide means and the fastening means for arranging the slit-shaped element near a side edge of the cover or to Arrangement of the slot-shaped element formed substantially centrally to the cover. The slot-shaped element can thus be arranged in a flexible manner depending on the application of the drainage system. For example, an arrangement of the slot-shaped element near a side edge of the cover is particularly preferred for a drainage system along a building facade, while for drainage systems in pedestrian areas usually a central arrangement with respect to the cover is preferred.

According to the invention, the slot-shaped element preferably has a lattice-shaped element on its upper side. The lattice-shaped element can be attached to the

Leg of the slot-shaped element integrally formed or attached as a separate element on the slot-shaped element. By the lattice-shaped element can be advantageously avoided penetration of coarse dirt, garbage, leaves or the like in the slot-shaped element, so that a blockage of the

slit-shaped element is largely prevented. Furthermore, the rigidity of the slot-shaped element can be advantageously increased by the lattice-shaped element.

Furthermore, it is inventively preferred that the cover is designed to receive a substantially flat closed horizontal plate, wherein the horizontal plate is preferably made of plastic or a metal sheet. Thereby, it is advantageously possible to provide a flat support surface to overbuild the cover with paving stones, stone slabs or the like, so that a particularly appealing appearance of the drainage system can be achieved.

Preferably, the horizontal plate is mounted on the cover such that a leg of the slot-shaped element is clamped by the horizontal plate such that the slot-shaped element frictionally and / or

is fixed positively. As a result, a particularly stable connection between the slot-shaped element and the cover is produced in a simple manner. In particular, this can also be avoided in an advantageous manner that the connection made by means of the fastening means between the slot-shaped element and the cover is unintentionally solved. According to an alternative embodiment, the horizontal plate and the slot-shaped element are formed in one piece, so that the horizontal plate and the slot-shaped element can be fastened as a structural unit on the cover. Such a component can be realized for example in the form of a bent sheet metal. In this way, a particularly stable connection between the slot-shaped element, the horizontal plate and the cover can be achieved.

In the following, the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS 1-5. These explanations are merely exemplary and do not limit the scope of the invention. Show it

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a

cover according to the invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of two interconnected

covers according to the invention,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a

cover according to the invention with horizontal plate lying on top,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a

cover according to the invention with a horizontal plate resting on it and a slot-shaped element,

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the attachment of a schlitzfömriigen element on a cover according to the invention.

In Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment for a

Cover 1 according to the invention shown, wherein the cover 1 is formed in a grid shape with a plurality of mutually parallel transverse webs 10 and two arranged on the side edges of the cover longitudinal webs 11, 12. The transverse and longitudinal webs 10, 11, 12 are for example cohesively, z. B. over a Welded, interconnected and thus form a rigid and robust element, which also allows the inclusion of larger loads.

Preferably, the cover 1 is made of stainless steel, galvanized steel or cast iron. The cover 1 has along one of the longitudinal webs 12 a plurality of guide means 13 and a plurality of fastening means 14 for receiving the legs 21, 22 of a slot-shaped element 2 (not shown). The guide means 13 have a U-shaped profile with two longitudinally extending to the longitudinal web 12 grooves 15, 15 'for guiding the legs 21, 22 of the slot-shaped element 2. The fastening means 14 are provided for fastening the legs 21, 22 on the cover 1 and preferably as a locking means, in particular as a clip closures formed. In the longitudinal web 12 further passage openings 16 are formed so that surface water, which enters through the slot-shaped element 2, in a lying below the cover 1 channel body (not shown) can flow. The cover 1 further comprises further fastening means 17 for receiving a (not shown) horizontal plate 3, wherein the further fastening means 17 are preferably designed as locking means, in particular as clip closures, to a particularly easy-to-use and at the same time stable attachment of the horizontal To allow plate 3 on the cover 1. The cover 1 further has end faces 18 with a connection profiling, so that a plurality of covers 1, 1 'can be laid one behind the other along the channel body in a simple manner, as shown in FIG. As a result, it is advantageously possible to produce the covers 1, 1 'in an easy-to-handle length.

Fig. 3 shows a cover 1 according to the invention, which is covered by a substantially flat closed horizontal plate 3, wherein the horizontal plate 3 rests on the transverse webs 10 of the cover 1, laterally through the

Longitudinal webs 11, 12 is limited and with the cover 1 on the other

Fastener 17 is connected. The horizontal plate 3 makes it possible

For example, in an advantageous manner, to cover the cover 1 with paving stones or stone slabs, so that a design appealing

Drainage system is feasible. According to the illustrated embodiment, the horizontal plate 3 for fixing recesses 30, in which the further fastening means 17, in particular formed as a clip fasteners are, grab and engage, so that a solid and positive connection between the cover 1 and the horizontal plate 3 is realized.

According to the invention, it is conceivable that the connection with a certain

Force is releasable, so that the horizontal plate 3 is flexible and easily replaceable. Furthermore, however, it is also conceivable that the cover 1 and the horizontal plate 3 are integrally formed. For this case, it is understood that the further fastening means 17 omitted.

The horizontal plate 3 saves a side portion of the cover 1 along the longitudinal ridge 12 of the cover 1, so that in this side area a

slit-shaped element 2 can be arranged on the cover 1, as shown in Fig. 4. The slot-shaped element 2 has two legs 21, 22 extending perpendicular to the cover 1, through which a slot-shaped

Water inlet 23 is formed for the outflow of surface water in the gutter body. The length of the legs 21, 22 is preferably selected such that the upper edges of the legs 21, 22 flush with the surface of a laid over the cover 1 flooring, such as a plaster, complete. The legs 21, 22 are fixed by the grooves 15, 15 'of the guide means 13 in their position and by means of the (not visible) fasteners 14 positively connected to the cover 1. Preferably, the fastening means 14 are formed as clip-locks, which engage in recesses 20 of the legs 21, 22 and lock with them, so that the slot-shaped element 2 can be fastened on the cover 1 in a simple manner and without the use of additional tools. According to the illustrated embodiment, the slot-shaped element 2 has on its upper side along the slit-shaped water inlet 23 a grid-shaped element 24, wherein the grid-shaped element 24 may be formed on the legs 21, 22 or as a separate component between the two

Legs 21, 22 fastened and thus flexible removable. According to the invention, it is also conceivable that the use of a grid-shaped element 24 is dispensed with in order to form a completely open slot-shaped water inlet 23. The illustrated in Fig. 4 embodiment of the cover 1 with an im

Substantially laterally flush arrangement of the slot-shaped element 2 is particularly suitable for laying a drainage system along

Building facades, with the slot-shaped water inlet 23 directly to the The building facade adjoins and thus appears to be particularly inconspicuous. It is understood by those skilled in the art, however, that the cover 1 for other applications can also be designed such that a central arrangement of the slot-shaped element 2 is made possible.

A detailed view of the attachment of the slot-shaped element 2 on the

Cover 1 is shown in Fig. 5. Clearly visible in this illustration are formed as clip fasteners fasteners 14, which come into engagement with the recesses 20 of the legs 21, 22 of the slot-shaped element 2 and thus a positive connection between the cover 1 and the

Thighs 21, 22 produce. Also clearly visible are the U-shaped profile and the grooves 15, 15 'of the guide means 13 arranged along the longitudinal web 12. The legs 21, 22 engage in the grooves 15, 15' and are thereby guided along the longitudinal web 12, wherein the distance the two grooves 15, 15 'defines the slot width of the slot-shaped element 2. According to the illustrated embodiment, the two grooves 15, 15 'have different depths, wherein the horizontal plate 3 facing groove 15 has a recess such that the lower edge of the horizontal plate 3 facing leg 21 in

Essentially rests on the transverse webs 20 of the cover 1. As a result, it is advantageously possible for the horizontal plate 3, in its position fastened on the cover 1, to clamp the leg 21 in such a manner that the leg 21

is fixed non-positively and / or positively. This makes it possible in a simple manner, to realize a particularly stable arrangement between the cover 1, the slot-shaped element 2 and the horizontal plate 3. It is understood that in the illustrated embodiment, the legs 21, 22 preferably have different lengths, so that the upper edges of the legs 21, 22 on the surface flush with each other and thus a design

attractive slit-shaped water inlet 23 is generated. FIG. 5 also shows the passage opening 16 extending along a section of the longitudinal web 12, through which surface water which flows through the slot-shaped passageway 16

Element 2 penetrates, located in the below the cover 1

Gutter body can drain. According to the illustrated embodiment, the horizontal plate 3 and the slot-shaped element 2 are formed as two separate components, so that a particularly flexible handling is made possible. Conceivable However, it is also that the horizontal plate 3 and the slit-shaped member 2 are made in one piece and are fixed as a structural unit on the cover 1. Such a component can be realized for example by a correspondingly bent sheet metal.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1, 1 'cover

10 crossbar

11, 12 longitudinal bar

13 guiding means

14 fasteners

15, 15 'groove

16 passage opening

17 more fasteners

18 front side

slotted element 0 recess

1, 22 thighs

3 slot-shaped water inlet 4 lattice-shaped element

horizontal plate

0 recess

Claims

claims

1. cover (1) for a gutter body of a drainage system with a slit-shaped water inlet (23), characterized in that the cover (1) guide means (13) and / or fastening means (14) for a slot-shaped element (2), in particular for Leg (21, 22) of the slot-shaped element (2).

2. Cover (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the

Cover (1) is formed lattice-shaped.

3. Cover (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

in that the cover (1) is made of stainless steel, galvanized steel or cast iron.

4. Cover (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

in that the fastening means (14) are designed as clip closures.

5. Cover (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

characterized in that the guide means (13) have grooves (15, 15 ') for guiding the legs (21, 22) of the slot-shaped element (2).

6. Cover (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

in that the guide means (13) and fastening means (14) for arranging the slot-shaped element (2) near a side edge of the cover (1) or for arranging the slot-shaped element (2) are formed substantially centrally of the cover (1).

7. Cover (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

in that the slot-shaped element (2) has a lattice-shaped element (24) on its upper side.

8. Cover (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (1) for receiving a substantially flat closed horizontal plate (3) is formed.

9. Cover (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the

horizontal plate (3) a leg (21) of the slot-shaped element (2) clamped such that the slot-shaped element (2) is fixed non-positively and / or positively.

10. Cover according to claim 8, characterized in that the horizontal plate (3) and the slot-shaped element (2) are integrally formed.