WO2020041829A1 - Structure de support - Google Patents

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WO2020041829A1
WO2020041829A1 PCT/AU2019/050907 AU2019050907W WO2020041829A1 WO 2020041829 A1 WO2020041829 A1 WO 2020041829A1 AU 2019050907 W AU2019050907 W AU 2019050907W WO 2020041829 A1 WO2020041829 A1 WO 2020041829A1
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Henry Greaves
Alan Sian Ghee Lee
Raymond Kok Hua Lim
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Elmich Pte Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F1/00—Methods, systems, or installations for draining-off sewage or storm water
    • E03F1/002—Methods, systems, or installations for draining-off sewage or storm water with disposal into the ground, e.g. via dry wells
    • E03F1/005—Methods, systems, or installations for draining-off sewage or storm water with disposal into the ground, e.g. via dry wells via box-shaped elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C11/00—Details of pavings
    • E01C11/22—Gutters; Kerbs ; Surface drainage of streets, roads or like traffic areas
    • E01C11/224—Surface drainage of streets
    • E01C11/225—Paving specially adapted for through-the-surfacing drainage, e.g. perforated, porous; Preformed paving elements comprising, or adapted to form, passageways for carrying off drainage
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C3/00—Foundations for pavings
    • E01C3/006—Foundations for pavings made of prefabricated single units
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
    • E03F5/10—Collecting-tanks; Equalising-tanks for regulating the run-off; Laying-up basins
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C13/00—Pavings or foundations specially adapted for playgrounds or sports grounds; Drainage, irrigation or heating of sports grounds
    • E01C13/08—Surfaces simulating grass ; Grass-grown sports grounds
    • E01C13/083—Construction of grass-grown sports grounds; Drainage, irrigation or heating arrangements therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A30/00—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation
    • Y02A30/30—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation in transportation, e.g. on roads, waterways or railways

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  • This invention relates to a support structure that may be used for forming a stormwater tank or for supporting a surface.
  • the control and flow of surface water is important in preventing the build up of surface water adjacent foundations of buildings, or other structures, and in other areas such as on playing fields, golf courses, landscaped decks, gardens, and the like.
  • surface water such as rain water or storm water
  • the increased surface run-off of storm and rain water has resulted in massive storm water channels being built to cope with the quantities of run-off water.
  • impervious drainage systems take up large areas of land, and are not only an eyesore, but are expensive to build and maintain. Further, they are often polluted by sedimentation and organic rubbish. Storm water channels often smell offensive and can turn into major breeding grounds for pests and diseases.
  • a support structure comprising a deck and an array of tubular studs extending from one side of the deck, the deck defining an array of apertures for the transmission of fluids through the deck and wherein: the array of studs include male studs and female studs with the male studs defining male connectors at their ends distal from the deck, and the female studs defining female connectors at their ends distal from the deck, and wherein the majority of the studs, including the male studs and the female studs, are substantially the same length; the arrangement being such that the structure is configured such that it can be used in three different arrangements: - in a first arrangement as a support for a surface area with the studs resting on a sub surface or floor and the deck supporting the surface area; in a second arrangement wherein two identical support structures are connected stud to stud to form a tank or box like structure; and in a third arrangement in which two modules are connected to form a tank with the studs of one module engaged
  • the structure is typically moulded from a plastics material.
  • the array of apertures in the deck typically include first apertures which are coincident with the studs, and second apertures which are not coincident with the studs.
  • the second apertures may define ribs or spokes to provide support for sheet material extending over the deck.
  • each female stud is generally cylindrical and defines a first aperture at one open end distal from the deck, which may receive the end of a male stud and wherein each male stud has a first cylindrical portion having a first diameter and a second cylindrical portion in the form of a narrower end portion having a smaller diameter that is sized and configured to locate in the distal end of the female stud.
  • the first diameter is about the same diameter as the diameter of the female stud.
  • the array of tubular studs is typically asymmetrical and an indicator, such as a star, may be defined in one corner to indicate the orientation of the structure.
  • the structure may include integrally moulded male and female connectors on its edges for joining the structures side by side in a planar arrangement.
  • the present invention has a number of advantages over existing support structures.
  • One preferred feature is that the same moulding may be used in a number of different orientations to perform multiple functions, without requiring clips or the like.
  • the support structure may be used in multiple different arrangements for different applications.
  • the structure can be used as support for a surface area with the studs resting on a sub-surface or floor and the deck supporting the surface area, and the modules connected side by side using integral connectors.
  • two identical support structures may be connected stud end to stud end to form a tank or box like structure with the male studs connected to female studs and the decks defining the top and bottom of the tank.
  • the modules may be connected to form a tank like structure with the studs of one module engaged in the apertures of the deck of another module. Multiple modules may stacked together in that arrangement.
  • two modules may be nested for transport at a reduced height compared to the tanks, with the ends of the studs of one deck adjacent the other deck.
  • the invention also provides a drainage tank comprising two modules embodying the present invention connected together stud to stud with the narrower distal ends of each of the male studs located inside the open distal ends of the female studs.
  • a third module may be connected together in the same vertical orientation as one of the two modules with the distal ends of the female studs of the third module located in the first apertures of the female studs of the one module, and the distal ends of the male studs of the third module located in the first apertures of the male studs of the one module.
  • the invention may also provide a drainage tank comprising two modules embodying the present invention connected together in the same vertical orientation with the distal ends of the female studs located in the first apertures of the female studs, and the distal ends of the male studs located in the first apertures of the male studs.
  • the support structure is extremely versatile in that a single moulding may be used in multiple different applications, reducing inventory requirements and costs, and providing improved flexibility.
  • Figure 1 shows a top isometric view of a support element embodying the present invention
  • Figure 2 shows a bottom isometric view of the support element of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 shows a top view of the support element of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 shows a bottom view of the support element of Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 shows a front view of the support element of Figure 1;
  • Figure 6 shows two modules nested for transport
  • Figure 7 shows two modules assembled in a first configuration to form a tank
  • Figure 8 shows the assembled tank of Figure 7 including a further module to increase the height and volume of the tank;
  • Figure 9 shows the assembled Figure 7 including a yet further module to further increase the height and volume of the tank;
  • Figure 10 shows an alternative tank in which the modules are stacked stud to deck
  • Figure 11 shows the alternative tank of Figure 10 including a further module to increase the height of the tank.
  • Figures 1 to 5 show a support module or structure 10 which can be used both for forming a tank and for supporting a surface, such as a sports field or the like.
  • the support structure comprises a deck 12 and a series of male 14 and female 16 studs extending from one (lower/inner) side of the deck.
  • the deck 12 is approximately 500 mm by 500 mm square and 50 mm deep and defines an array of different sized generally circular drainage apertures.
  • the majority of the apertures are larger 18 or smaller 20 circular apertures, which include ribs or spokes 19 extending across the aperture. In use, these apertures 18, 20 allow water to pass through the deck.
  • the ribs 19 assist in preventing any flexible material, such as geotextile, which may be placed adjacent the deck, from entering and blocking the apertures.
  • the apertures 18, 20 and the studs are positioned in the deck, in an ordered array.
  • the lowermost or edge row 22 defines an array of (five) female studs 16, alternating with (five) smaller drainage apertures 20, so that in the row 22, each female stud 16 is between two of the smaller drainage apertures 20, and vice versa.
  • the upper ends of the female studs comprise circular openings 16A. These openings are about the same width as the female studs so that they can receive the lower end of a female stud in an interference fit.
  • Small internal ribs/protrusions 23 are provided to create additional interference.
  • the next row 24 comprises an array of only the larger apertures 18, whose centres are offset relative to the apertures 20 and studs 16 in row 22.
  • the next row 26 comprises an array of (five) smaller drainage apertures 20 alternating with (five) male studs 14, so that in the row, each male stud 14 is between two of the smaller drainage apertures 16 and vice versa.
  • the upper ends of the male studs define circular openings 14A, however as is best seen in Figure 1, four ribs 27 extend radially into that circular space.
  • the next row 28 comprises an array of just the larger apertures 18 whose centres are offset relative to the apertures 20 and studs 14 in row 26.
  • the next row 30 repeats row 22, the next row 32 repeats row 24, and so on in order, with the last or top row 50 repeating row 26.
  • the element is not symmetrical and, as is best seen in Figure 1, there is a star 29 formed in one corner of the element to aid orientation of the module in use.
  • T-shaped projections 60 Around the perimeter of the element there are a series of T-shaped projections 60, adjacent corresponding female T-shaped channels 62 for receiving the projections 60, for connecting the elements together in a planar arrangement, side edge to side edge.
  • the female studs 16 are generally cylindrical, although they have a very slight taper towards their open ends 70, which are partially closed by an internal flange 72 (see Figure 2).
  • Four ribs 74 are spaced around the studs extend from the deck and terminate before the bottom end 70 of the stud distal from the deck 12.
  • the male studs 14 define a first cylindrical portion 80 which is approximately the same external diameter as that of the female studs 16 which then steps down to a narrower cylindrical portion 82.
  • the external diameter of the narrower cylindrical portion 82 is about the same as the internal diameter of the open end of the female stud 16.
  • the narrower cylindrical portion 82 also defines small protrusions or ribs 84 which provide frictional interference when the portion 82 is inserted into the open end of the female stud.
  • a criss-cross array of strengthening ribs 90, 92 is defined on the underside of the deck.
  • the ribs 90, 92 strengthen and support the deck 12.
  • the underside of the deck 12 defines not only the depending studs 14 and 16, but also areas/gaps under the larger apertures 18 where the studs may locate in particular orientations, for nesting of the elements for transport, as is described in more detail below.
  • Figures 6 to 11 illustrate the use of the modules in multiple different configurations.
  • Figure 7 shows two modules 10 engaged studs to studs to form an assembled tank having an area of 500 mm by 500 mm and a height of 85 mm.
  • the stars 29 of the modules are aligned and the disposition of the male studs 14 and female studs 16 is such that the narrower ends of each of the male studs 14 locate inside the open ends of the female studs as far as the step which abuts the flange of the female studs.
  • Figure 8 shows an arrangement in which the assembled tank of Figure 7 includes a further module lOa to increase the height and volume of the tank.
  • the tank has a height of 125 mm.
  • the further module is aligned with the star 29 of the upper module of the tank and the narrower cylindrical portions 52 of the male studs locate in the open upper ends of the male studs of the upper module.
  • the ribs 27 in the open upper ends ensure an interference/friction fit with the portions 82.
  • Figure 9 shows an arrangement which is the same as Figure 8 except that a yet further module lOb is added to the tank in the same way, with the stars 29 aligned. In this case, the height of the tank is increased to 165 mm.
  • FIG 10 shows an alternative tank design in which the layers are simply stacked stud to deck with the stars aligned.
  • the upper module lOa is aligned with the star of the lower module lOb and the narrower cylindrical portions 82 of the male studs locate in the open upper ends 14A of the male studs of the lower module lOb.
  • the ribs 27 in the open upper ends ensure an interference/friction fit with the narrower portions 82 of the male studs.
  • the tank height is 90 mm in this arrangement.
  • Figure 11 shows an arrangement which is the same as Figure 10 except that a yet further module lOc is added to the tank in the same way, with the stars aligned. In this case the height of the tank is increased to 130 mm.
  • the modules may also be simply connected together side by side using the connectors 60, 62 to form a single layer of modules.
  • a layer may be used for supporting and providing drainage to a flat surface such as a golf course, deck, field, car park, playing field or the like.
  • the fact that the male 14 and female 16 studs have the same length means that all the studs act to support the decks when used in this way.
  • the tanks may, if desired be covered in fabric, most typically a permeable geofabric but optional a water impermeable fabric could be used, depending on the intended use.
  • the present invention has a number of advantages over existing support structures.
  • One preferred feature is that the same support module can be used for a number of different functions and that single module can be combined with other identical modules for different functions. This means that the system is extremely flexible.
  • the module can be used stud to stud to form a tank, but when turned through 90°, the modules can be nested much closer together at a significantly reduced height to reduce transport volume. No separate connectors are required to join the modules and only one moulded component is required to form many different tank and other structures.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une structure de support (10) destinée à soutenir une zone de surface ou à former un réservoir comprenant une plateforme (12) et un réseau de goujons tubulaires (14, 16) s'étendant à partir d'un côté de la plateforme. La plateforme (12) définit un réseau d'ouvertures (18, 20) permettant la transmission de fluides à travers la plateforme. Les goujons définissent des raccords mâle (52) et femelle au niveau de leurs extrémités distales à partir de la plateforme et les longueurs des goujons (14, 16) comportant les raccords mâle et femelle sont sensiblement les mêmes. La structure (10) est moulée à partir d'une matière plastique. La structure peut être utilisée dans de multiples agencements différents pour des applications différentes. Dans un premier agencement, la structure peut être utilisée comme support pour une zone de surface, les goujons (14, 16) reposant sur une sous-surface ou un sol et la plateforme (12) soutenant la zone de surface. Dans un deuxième agencement, deux structures de support identiques (10) peuvent être raccordées d'une extrémité de goujon à l'autre afin de former un réservoir ou une structure du type boîte comportant les goujons mâles raccordés aux goujons femelles et les plateformes définissant le sommet et le fond du réservoir. Dans un troisième agencement, les modules (10) peuvent être raccordés afin de former une structure du type réservoir, les goujons d'un module étant en prise dans les ouvertures de la plateforme d'un autre module. De multiples modules (10) peuvent être empilés ensemble selon cet agencement. Dans un autre agencement, deux modules peuvent être nichés pour un transport à une hauteur réduite par rapport aux réservoirs, les extrémités des plots d'une plateforme étant adjacents à l'autre plateforme.
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