ES1253691U - PROTECTION STRUCTURE OF ACCESS DOORS TO PREMISES ON GROUND FLOOR OR BASEMENT FROM FLOODING (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Protective structure of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against floods, essentially characterized in that it is constituted as a laminar piece that includes means of fastening and anchoring to the walls (A) and floor (B). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

PROTECTION STRUCTURE OF ACCESS DOORS TO PREMISES

ON THE GROUND FLOOR OR BASEMENT IN THE FACE OF FLOODS

Object of the invention

The utility model that is presented refers to a structure to protect access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against floods, for example, garages or storage rooms, which substantially improves what exists in the state of the art thanks to to its technical characteristics.

Specifically, this innovation refers to a structure specially designed to be effective in adverse weather conditions that lead to heavy rains with the risk of flooding.

Technical sector

This invention fits in the sector of fixed constructions, especially buildings with premises on the ground floor and / or basements, for example, garages, shops, warehouses or storage rooms whose doors and windows are fitted with devices or particular arrangements such as watertight closures, tilting or rotating gates or screen gates on hinges for specific purposes.

Background of the invention and state of the art

Environmental changes are generating weather changes that repeatedly affect the planet and that, although they can be predicted, they cannot in any way be avoided.

One of these changes is the proliferation of "cold drops", also known by the acronym "danas", that is, a situation in which the collision between a cold air mass in height with the hot air of the surface causes a depression atmospheric. The consequence is torrential rains, strong winds and waves that far exceed the amount of water per square meter of common storms.

river beds and the coastline. Consequently, there is an inevitable accumulation of water that tends to rise in level, which in urban areas causes it to leak and enter premises that occupy ground floors and / or basements of buildings, especially garages and storage rooms, commercial premises, private homes or public buildings.

The solution to this problem is not easy. The usual thing is to place sandbags in front of the doors or gates as barriers or other elements such as wooden planks or the like.

This solution can be functional in situations of normal rain, but it is inoperative when the rain falls excessively and continuously, surpassing the aforementioned barriers and flooding areas at ground level or at a lower level, with the economic losses that this causes by destroying everything what is in its path, which ends up being useless as it is irreparably damaged: vehicles, furniture, electrometrics, etc.

In terms of industrial property, some solutions have been presented, such as the file U1240054ES, which refers to a "Barrier to protect the entry of water in storms that includes a structural element specified in " a passage door that has a groove on the perimeter centered on the width of the door and in which an inflatable air chamber is housed by means of inflation. ” This solution may be effective in its purpose but involves the risk of rupture of the air chamber.

The applicant is not aware that an effective structure such as the one proposed exists in the current state of the art to block or reduce as much as possible the flooding of ground floor premises and / or basements in situations of abundant rainfall.

Description of the invention

The object of the invention presented in this utility model is a structure for protecting access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding.

This structure is constituted as a laminar piece arranged vertically and comprising means of fastening and anchoring to the walls and floor of the entrances to premises on the ground floor or basements, being a sheet of resistant material, preferably metallic, which, due to its characteristics techniques is malleable and rollable in a first embodiment and rigid in a second embodiment, intended in both cases to be a covering of ,

corresponding closing door.

In the first embodiment, the laminar piece that makes up the structure is wound on a rotating shaft linked at both ends to a support module in the shape of an inverted "T" and whose head is anchored in the wall where the assembly is located, achieving in this way, it supports the weight of the structure.In its lower part, also anchored on both sides, there is a hook to hold the lower end of the structure once unfolded.

In its second embodiment, the laminar piece that makes up the structure is rigid, like a panel or plate, preferably made of steel, said panels or plates moving on properly greased side rails or channels for their placement and removal. In its upper part, each panel or plate incorporates a hook for a system of cables and pulleys to raise and lower it.

This second embodiment is applicable especially in garages that have uncovered ramps for vehicle access - entry and exit -. In these situations, panels or plates are combined in the access from the street to the ramp and some covers made of plastic material that protect the uncovered path of the ramp, thus avoiding or reducing the entry of water when its level rises while the roof Plastic covers the ramp and diverts the water that falls vertically to the sides.

The panels or plates described can also be applied to protect accesses without a door, with hinges on the side for opening or closing them, adding as reinforcement a steel bar on the front that is embedded in the wall.

In any of the described embodiments, the claimed structure is complemented in the lower area of the access with a platform, especially made of wood, which allows the floor to be leveled and the panels or the roll-up sheet to be adjusted better, with the thickness necessary to allow the manipulation - installation and removal - of said structure.

Alternatively, in front of each access there is located, inserted in the ground and equipped with a mechanism to raise and lower it, a retractable "U" -shaped channel and sized to house the lower part of the laminar piece or panel or sheet, achieving in this way a better water tightness of the structure.

For a better understanding of what is described in the present specification, some drawings are attached, which should be analyzed and considered only by way of example and without any limiting or restrictive character.

Figure 1.- Front diagram of the protection structure in its first embodiment as a roll-up sheet

Figure 2.- Front diagram of the roll-up sheet applied to two consecutive entrances. Figure 3.- Front diagram of the roll-up sheet applied to two consecutive accesses in different opening and closing state.

Figure 4.- Front diagram of the rolling sheet with curved path.

Figure 5.- Front diagram of the protection structure applied in its second embodiment as a rigid sheet, that is, in panel or sheet format applied to three consecutive entrances.

Figure 6.- Front diagram of the panel or plate applied to three consecutive entrances in different opening and closing state.

Figure 7.- Detail of the channel or fitting guide and path of the plates.

Figure 8.- Detail of the channel or guide union system.

Figure 9.- Detail of the cable and rope system to place the plates in their channels or guides.

Figure 10.- Diagram of the protection structure applied in its second embodiment as a panel or plate applied to an access with a ramp.

Figure 11.- Front diagram of the panel or plate applied to three consecutive entrances in different state of opening and closing on hinges.

Figure 12.- Rear diagram of the reinforcement means for accesses that move on hinges.

Figure 13.- Scheme of the lower retractable channel inserted into the ground Figure 14.- Scheme of the lower retractable channel raised and housing the base of the protective structure.

Description of a preferred embodiment

These figures explicitly detail the protection structure of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against floods that is claimed. Figures 1 to 4 describe its first embodiment as a roll-up film and Figures 5 to 12 show

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technical solution applicable to both realizations.

Figure 1 shows the protective structure of an access door (C) in its embodiment as a metallic roll-up sheet (1) on a rotating shaft (2) that allows it to be extended and collected manually or automatically, the rotating shaft being (2) related at both ends to a support module (3) in the shape of an inverted "T" with its head anchored in the wall (A) where the roll-up sheet (1) is located, counting in the lower part of said wall (A), also anchored on both sides, a hook (4) intended to hold the lower end of the roll-up sheet (1) once extended.

Figures 2 and 3 show the roll-up sheet (1) applied in situations where there are two or more contiguous entrances (C), as is the case of garages with an entrance door and an exit door. In these cases, when there are two or more entrances (C), the support module (3) described extends its upper section and is linked to some vertical tie rods (5) located laterally, leaving the support module (3) located between both Access. When both accesses (C) are adjacent, there is a single roll-up sheet (1) for protection for both accesses (figure 2). When both entrances (C) are separated, each of them has a roll-up sheet (1) and a short horizontal tie-rod (7) is added between one and the other (Figure 3). In figure 3 an example is shown with a rolled sheet (1) collected and another extended one applied each to an access (C).

Figure 4 shows an alternative mode of use of the protective roll-up sheet (1) in an access door (C) inside a room, in which it is related to a path in curved rails (8). The movement of the rolling sheet (1) is activated by an automatic control.

Figures 5 and 6 show the laminar structure as a rigid sheet, forming a panel or sheet (9) applied to three consecutive accesses. In this application, the fitting of said panels or plates (9) in their corresponding accesses is achieved by inserting rails or guides (10) that facilitate their positioning and removal, in which a hook (11) intervenes with a system of cables and pulleys to raise and lower it. In figure 5, the panels or plates (9) placed in their respective accesses while in figure 6 they are in different positions in their path, with an access protected with the panel or plate (9) and the other two with a part or the entire access (C) open.

(9), said guide or rail (10) being anchored to the wall by means of fixing elements inserted in the holes (12) prepared for it. Figure 8 shows the detail of the joining system between adjacent rails or guides (10) by means of screw elements (18), the panels and plates (9) inserted in said rails or guides (10) are also visible. Figure 9 shows the detail of the hook (11) of the system to introduce the panels or plates (9) in their rails or guides (10) by means of cables, ropes or chains that go through the centrally located hole in the panel or plate ( 9).

Figure 10 shows an example in which the panels or plates (9) are used in an access with a ramp, for example a garage, in which the access door of the enclosure is at the end of an uncovered ramp. In this case, the panels and plates (9) are located at the point that delimits the passage from street to ramp, framed laterally by cement bases (13) that are repeated along the ramp on both sides to be a point of anchoring arches (17) that support a cover made of plastic material, for example, polyethylene, covering the ramp described, in a similar way to greenhouse covers.

To facilitate the tasks of mounting and removing the cover when there are three or more arches (17), said cover may be divided into at least two sections according to the number of arches (17) existing. In the example illustrated in figure 10, as there are four arches (17), the cover is made up of three individual sections (14H, 14J, 14K), which are joined overlapping approximately 25cm to form a seamless assembly. This solution allows that, in times of heavy rain, the water cannot penetrate inside the garage or premises with a ramp. In the path of the ramp, in the case of double entry and exit of vehicles, the corresponding walls (A) that separate both paths are distributed.

Figures 11 and 12 show the panels or plates (9) in an embodiment in which they move horizontally for opening and closing thanks to some hinges (15) that are incorporated on their side close to the wall with which they are used. they link, counting in this case on its reverse side, and as a reinforcement against water pressure, at least one horizontal steel bar (16) embedded in the wall.

Figures 13 and 14 show a diagram of a retractable lower channel in the form of a "U" (6) that is inserted into the ground (B), remaining level with it when it is inactive and moving to a raised position when it is activated, incorporating a manual or automatic activation mechanism to raise or lower it. Its "U" shape rigid, which allows a better and more hermetic adjustment to a rise in the water level.

Based on what has been described, the advantages of the protection structure for access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against floods that is claimed are obvious.

Said structure, in its roll-up sheet or rigid sheet format as a panel or sheet, more than fulfills its function by behaving as a barrier that blocks or at least largely prevents the seepage of water when it rises above the ground level. situations of torrential rains that lead to flooding. The choice of one or the other of the structures described depends on the location of the access to be protected and on the economic cost that the user may bear.

Obviously, this laminar structure is adequately dimensioned to cover the entire access point, so its manufacture is understood to be tailored to each particular case, although there is a production of standard measurements.

Similarly, it should be noted that the panels or plates can be placed and combined in a horizontal and vertical arrangement according to the needs of each location.

The roll-up sheet should preferably be made of steel, but it can be equally valid with other resistant materials, canvas, plastic, etc.

The rails or channels are of standard measures to facilitate their commercialization. The length of said rails or channels depends on the height to be protected, so that the panels or plates described can cover the access to be protected in its entirety or up to a certain height. It is understood that, for a minimum effectiveness, the length of the rails or channels and therefore of the panels or plates must be one meter, being extensive according to the height of the access or, where appropriate, with the free choice of the owner or manager of the place.

A fundamental piece of information is to have side concrete walls at the entrance to the premises to allow a safe interlocking of the protective structure, which must be well seated.

Any, as well as windows, ducts, pipes, sanitary drains, etc. to prevent or obstruct the entry of water.

It is not considered necessary to make this description more extensive so that any expert in the field understands the scope of the invention and the advantages derived from it. The materials, shape, size, position, direction and angle will be susceptible to variation as long as this does not imply an alteration in the essentiality of the invention. The terms in which this report has been written should always be taken in a broad and non-limiting sense.

Claims (12)

1st Structure for the protection of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, essentially characterized in that it is constituted as a laminar piece that includes means of fastening and anchoring to the walls (A) and floor (B). 2nd structure for the protection of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to claim, essentially characterized in that the sheet is roll-up (1) and malleable on a rotating axis (2), the rotating axis (2) being connected at both ends with a support module (3) in the shape of an inverted "T" with its head anchored in the wall (A) where the roll-up sheet (1) is located, holding the lower end of said roll-up sheet (1) ), once extended, with a hook (4) anchored on both lower sides of said wall (A). 3 a Protective structure of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to the 1st and 2nd claims, essentially characterized in that when there are two or more entrances (C), the support module (3) is prolonged in its upper section and is linked to vertical tie rods (5) located laterally, with the support module (3) located between two entrances (C) linked to a short horizontal tie rod (7). 4th Protective structure for access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to the 2nd claim, essentially characterized in that the roll-up sheet (1) is related to a path of curved rails (8), its movement being activated by means of a command automatic. 5th Structure for protecting access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to claim 1, essentially characterized in that the sheet is rigid, forming a panel or sheet (9). 6th Protective structure of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to claim 5, essentially characterized in that the panels or plates (9) fit into the corresponding entrances (C) by inserting rails or guides (10 ) that facilitate its placement and removal, in which a hook (11) intervenes for a system of cables and pulleys. 7th Protective structure of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to the 5th and 6th claims, essentially characterized in that the guide fixing elements inserted in the holes (12) prepared for this, said guide or rail (10) being in turn linked to other adjacent guides or rails (10) by means of screws (18). 8th Protective structure for access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to claim 5 , essentially characterized in that when the panels or plates (9) are used in an access with a ramp, said panels or plates (9) They are located at the point that delimits the passage from street to ramp, laterally framed by cement bases (13) that are repeated along the ramp on both sides to be an anchor point for arches (17) that support a plastic material cover. 9th Structure for protecting access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to claim 8, essentially characterized in that when there are three or more arches (17), the roof is divided into at least two individual sections according to the number of existing arches (17), each one being superimposed on the next. 10th Structure for protecting access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to claim 5 , essentially characterized in that the panels or plates (9) incorporate hinges (15) on their side close to the wall that link them with said wall and allow it to be moved horizontally for opening and closing, adding a horizontal steel bar (16) embedded in the wall as reinforcement. 11th Protective structure of access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to the 2nd and 5th claims, essentially characterized in that the lower part of the roll-up sheet (1) or of the panel or rigid sheet (9) is housed in a retractable channel in the shape of a "U" (6) inserted in the ground (B), which incorporates a manual or automatic activation mechanism for raising or lowering. 12th Protective structure for access doors to premises on the ground floor or basement against flooding, according to claim 5, essentially characterized in that the panels or plates (9) are positioned and combined in a horizontal and / or vertical arrangement.