Manhole cover with warning and self-draining function

By designing an automatically opening manhole cover, the problems of insufficient drainage capacity and low safety of existing manhole covers are solved, enabling rapid drainage and effective warning when water accumulates, thus ensuring road safety.

CN116733037BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-16CHINA FIRST METALLURGICAL GROUP
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202310749214.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-06-25
Publication Date
2026-01-16
Estimated Expiration
2043-06-25

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Technical Problem

Existing manhole covers have limited drainage capacity when water accumulates, making it impossible to drain water quickly and effectively warn pedestrians and vehicles when water is present, which can easily lead to safety accidents.

Method used

Design a manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions. The cover will automatically open when water accumulates through a buoyancy component and a pull rope mechanism to achieve rapid drainage, while maintaining passage under normal conditions. It is equipped with a warning bar and a flow guide to improve safety.

Benefits of technology

It automatically alerts and quickly drains water when there is water accumulation, ensuring the safety of pedestrians and vehicles, and does not affect traffic under normal circumstances, thus improving road drainage efficiency and safety.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of inspection well covers with warning and self-draining function, guide wheel, supporting leg and the bolt with reset function are installed in well seat, the top surface of cover plate is equipped with receiving groove, warning rod is equipped in receiving groove, one end of cover plate is hingedly installed on well seat, the other end is locked on well seat by the front end of bolt, cover plate can be opened upward and downward after bolt is unlocked;Warning rod one end is hingedly installed on cover plate, warning rod is completely located in receiving groove when being received, and is locked by locking member when being erected;Warning rod upper portion is equipped with warning sign, water level line is distributed along line, buoyancy piece is slidably installed on warning rod, buoyancy piece is connected with one end of pull rope, the other end of pull rope enters well seat along warning rod interior and is connected with the rear end of bolt after passing around guide wheel;When buoyancy piece floats to certain position, bolt is unlocked by pull rope, cover plate is opened downward and rests on supporting leg.The well cover can warn danger, show water level when water accumulates, automatically and quickly drain when reaching certain water level, without affecting normal traffic.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of municipal engineering, and particularly relates to an inspection well cover with warning and self-draining functions. BACKGROUND

[0002] As one of the most common municipal facilities, rain and sewage inspection wells connect the road surface and the underground rain and sewage pipelines, and can be opened when the road surface is submerged by a large amount of water, so as to effectively enhance the road drainage capacity. The current inspection well cover either has limited drainage capacity and cannot quickly drain water when the water accumulates, thereby affecting the travel of residents, or cannot warn the passing pedestrians and vehicles when being opened, thereby easily causing falling accidents. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims to provide an inspection well cover with warning and self-draining functions, which can warn the passing vehicles and pedestrians of danger, display the water level, automatically and quickly drain water when reaching a certain water level, and not affect the traffic under normal conditions.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0005] The inspection well cover with warning and self-draining functions comprises a well seat and a cover plate, the cover plate is provided with a through hole, a guide wheel, a supporting leg and a bolt with a reset function are installed in the well seat, the top surface of the cover plate is provided with a storage groove, the storage groove is provided with a warning rod, one end of the cover plate is hingedly installed on the well seat, and the other end is locked on the well seat through the front end of the bolt, the cover plate can be opened upward and downward after the bolt is unlocked, one end of the warning rod is hingedly installed on the cover plate, the warning rod is completely located in the storage groove when being stored, and is locked through a locking piece when being erected, the upper part of the warning rod is provided with a warning sign and water level lines distributed along the line, a buoyancy piece is slidably installed on the warning rod, one end of the buoyancy piece is connected with a pull rope, and the other end of the pull rope extends into the well seat along the inside of the warning rod and is connected with the rear end of the bolt after passing around the guide wheel, the buoyancy piece is unlocked by the bolt through the pull rope when floating to a certain position, and the cover plate is opened downward and abuts against the supporting leg.

[0006] Under normal conditions, the warning rod is completely stored in the storage groove, the cover plate is locked on the well seat through the front end of the bolt, and the road traffic is not affected, when the water may accumulate or has accumulated to a certain degree, the warning rod is erected and locked, the warning sign is located above the water surface, the position of the well cover is prompted to the passing vehicles and pedestrians and the danger is warned, the buoyancy piece floats along the warning rod as the water level rises, the scale where the buoyancy piece is located at the water level line is the current water level, when exceeding a certain water level, the buoyancy piece pulls the bolt through the pull rope to be unlocked, the cover plate is opened downward and abuts against the supporting leg, and the quick drainage is realized, after the water accumulates, the buoyancy piece is first moved upward, the front end of the bolt is retreated through the pull rope, the cover plate is lifted to the locking position, then the buoyancy piece is released, the bolt is reset and locked through the front end inserted into the cover plate, and finally the warning rod is lowered.

[0007] Preferably, a flow guide is arranged in the well seat, and the inclined surface of the cover plate points to the flow guide when the cover plate is opened downward and abuts against the legs.

[0008] Preferably, the float is slidably mounted on the warning rod by a connecting rod and a sliding block, the connecting rod is fixed to the float, the sliding block is located in a sliding groove of the warning rod and has a threaded hole in the front face, the float is located outside the sliding groove, the connecting rod extends into the sliding groove and is screwed into the threaded hole of the sliding block, a rope winding wheel is fixed to the connecting rod and located in the sliding groove, and a rope is connected to the rope winding wheel.

[0009] Preferably, the pin is arranged in the pin shell and extends out of the pin shell at both ends, the pin shell is arranged on the well seat, and a return spring is sleeved on the pin in the pin shell and acts on the flange of the pin.

[0010] Preferably, the warning sign and the float are pasted with reflective materials.

[0011] Preferably, the float is made of wear-resistant plastic material and has one or more cavities inside.

[0012] Preferably, the locking member is a pin, a lock catch or an elastic bayonet.

[0013] The present application has the following advantages:

[0014] The well cover can warn vehicles and pedestrians of danger, display the water level and automatically and quickly drain water when the water level reaches a certain level under the condition of water accumulation, and does not affect the passage under normal conditions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a top view of the inspection well cover with the warning and self-draining functions in the embodiment of the present application, wherein the warning rod is not erected.

[0016] Figure 2 is a front sectional view of the inspection well cover with the warning and self-draining functions in the embodiment of the present application, wherein the warning rod is erected.

[0017] Figure 3 is a side sectional view of the inspection well cover with the warning and self-draining functions in the embodiment of the present application, wherein the cover plate is not opened.

[0018] Figure 4 is a side sectional view of the inspection well cover with the warning and self-draining functions in the embodiment of the present application, wherein the cover plate is opened.

[0019] Figure 5 is a mounting transverse sectional view of the float and the warning rod in the embodiment of the present application.

[0020] Figure 6This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the pin and guide wheel in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] In the diagram: 1-Warning sign; 2-Through hole; 3-Buoyancy component; 4-Warning rod; 5-Cover plate; 6-Well base; 7-Water level line; 8-Outrigger; 9-Pin; 10-Pull rope; 11-Guide wheel; 12-Flow guide component; 13-Connecting rod; 14-Rope take-up wheel; 15-Slider; 16-Threaded hole; 17-Pin housing; 18-Flange; 19-Reset spring. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0023] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, this embodiment discloses a manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions. Its main body is the same as a general manhole cover, consisting of a base 6 and a cover plate 5. The base 6 is installed on the ground, and the cover plate 5 is installed on the base 6 for opening and closing the manhole. The cover plate 5 has a through hole 2 (for drainage and operation of opening and closing the cover plate 5). The base 6 is equipped with a guide wheel 11, a support leg 8, and a pin 9 with a reset function. The top surface of the cover plate 5 has a storage groove containing a warning rod 4. One end of the cover plate 5 is hinged to the base 6, and the other end is locked to the base 6 by the front end of the pin 9. After the pin 9 is unlocked, the cover plate 5 can be opened both upwards and downwards. One end of the warning rod 4 is hinged to... On the cover plate 5, the warning rod 4 is completely located in the storage slot when retracted and is locked by a locking device when upright (the locking device can be a pin, a latch, a flexible buckle, etc., which are common structures and are not shown in the figure); the upper part of the warning rod 4 is equipped with a warning sign 1 and a water level line 7 distributed along the line; a buoyancy component 3 is slidably installed on the warning rod 4; one end of the buoyancy component 3 is connected to a pull rope 10; the other end of the pull rope 10 extends into the well seat 6 along the inside of the warning rod 4 and passes around the guide wheel 11 before connecting to the rear end of the pin 9; when the buoyancy component 3 floats to a certain position, the pin 9 is unlocked by pulling the pull rope 10 (the buoyancy of the buoyancy component 3 is greater than the reset force of the pin 9), and the cover plate 5 opens downward and rests against the support leg 8.

[0024] The working method of the above-mentioned manhole covers with warning and self-draining functions is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, under normal circumstances, the warning bar 4 is completely retracted into the storage slot, and the cover plate 5 is locked to the manhole base 6 by the front end of the pin 9, without affecting road traffic; when there is a possibility of water accumulation or there is already a certain degree of water accumulation, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the warning pole 4 is erected and locked, and the warning sign 1 is positioned above the water surface, indicating the location of the manhole cover and warning of danger to passing vehicles and pedestrians. The buoyancy component 3 rises along the warning pole 4 as the water level rises. The mark on the water level line 7 where the buoyancy component 3 is located indicates the current water level. When the water level exceeds a certain threshold, such as... Figure 4As shown, the buoyant member 3 pulls the plug 9 to unlock by the pull rope 10, the cover plate 5 is opened downward and rests on the leg 8, realizing quick drainage (the through hole 2 of the cover plate 5 itself cannot realize quick drainage, only when the cover plate 5 is opened can quick drainage be realized), after the accumulated water is drained, the buoyant member 3 is first moved upward, the front end of the plug 9 is retreated by the pull rope 10, and the cover plate 5 is lifted to the locking position (the through hole 2 can be used to put in a crowbar, and the cover plate 5 can be easily lifted), then the buoyant member 3 is released, the plug 9 is reset and inserted into the cover plate 5 through the front end to lock the cover plate 5, and finally the warning rod 4 is lowered.

[0025] In order to better drain water, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 In this embodiment, the well seat 6 is provided with a flow guide 12, when the cover plate 5 is opened downward and rests on the leg 8, the inclined surface of the cover plate 5 points to the flow guide 12, and the surface of the flow guide 12 facing the cover plate 5 is an arc surface. The flow guide 12 can smoothly guide the accumulated water flowing downward to both sides, improving the efficiency of the accumulated water flowing.

[0026] The opening water level of the cover plate 5 is related to the length of the pull rope 10 when it is pulled straight, in general, the length of the pull rope 10 when it is pulled straight can be set according to the preset opening water level of the cover plate 5, but in order to conveniently and flexibly adjust the opening water level of the cover plate 5, it is better to set the length of the pull rope 10 when it is pulled straight to be adjustable: as shown in Figure 5 In this embodiment, the buoyant member 3 is slidably installed on the warning rod 4 through the connecting rod 13 and the sliding block 15, the connecting rod 13 is fixedly connected to the buoyant member 3, the sliding block 15 is located in the sliding groove of the warning rod 4 and is matched with the side surface of the sliding groove on both sides, and the front surface is provided with a threaded hole 16, the buoyant member 3 is located outside the sliding groove, the connecting rod 13 extends into the sliding groove and is matched with the threaded hole 16 of the sliding block 15, the connecting rod 13 is fixedly connected with a rope winding wheel 14, the rope winding wheel 14 is located in the sliding groove, and the pull rope 10 is connected to the rope winding wheel 14; only the buoyant member 3 needs to be twisted, the pull rope 10 can be wound and unwound through the rope winding wheel 14, and then the length of the pull rope 10 when it is pulled straight is adjusted, and the thread locking force between the connecting rod 13 and the sliding block 15 is greater than the reset force of the plug 9.

[0027] The plug 9 with the reset function belongs to the conventional technology, as shown in Figure 6 In this embodiment, the plug 9 is installed in the pin shell 17 and extends out of the pin shell 17 at both ends, the pin shell 17 is installed on the well seat 6, the plug 8 is sleeved with a reset spring 19 in the pin shell 17, and the reset spring 19 acts on the flange 18 of the plug 9. The reset spring 19 can be arranged on the side of the flange 18 close to the pull rope 8, or the reset spring 19 can be arranged on both sides of the flange 18.

[0028] In order to enhance the warning effect, a reflective material can be pasted on the warning sign 1; a reflective material can also be pasted on the buoyant member 3, which not only warns, but also facilitates observation of the current water level.

[0029] For the buoyant member 3, it can adopt wear-resistant plastic material, and has one or more cavities inside.

[0030] From the above, the well lid can warn the passing vehicles and pedestrians of danger under the water accumulation condition, display the water level, and automatically and quickly drain water when reaching a certain water level, and can not affect the passing under normal conditions.

[0031] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly placed when the product of the application is used, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0032] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "overhanging" and the like do not mean that the components must be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but can be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that it is more horizontal relative to "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.

[0033] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "arrangement", "installation", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the communication between two elements inside. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0034] The above-described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments. The detailed description of the embodiments of the present application is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but only represents selected embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions, the main body is a well seat and a cover plate, a through hole is arranged on the cover plate; characterized in that: The guide wheel, the supporting leg and the bolt with reset function are installed in the well seat, the cover plate top surface is provided with a storage groove, the storage groove is provided with a warning rod, one end of the cover plate is hingedly installed on the well seat, and the other end is locked on the well seat through the front end of the bolt; the warning rod one end is hingedly installed on the cover plate, and the warning rod is completely located in the storage groove when being stored and is locked through the locking piece when being erected; the upper part of the warning rod is provided with a warning sign and water level lines distributed along the line, and the floating piece is slidably installed on the warning rod, and one end of the floating piece is connected with the pull rope, and the other end of the pull rope extends into the well seat along the inside of the warning rod and is connected with the rear end of the bolt after passing through the guide wheel; the floating piece is floated to a certain position and the bolt is unlocked through the pull rope, and the cover plate is opened downward and abuts against the supporting leg; Under normal circumstances, the warning rod is completely stored in the storage groove, and the cover plate is locked on the well seat through the front end of the bolt, which does not affect the road traffic; when there is water or a certain degree of water, the warning rod is erected and locked, the warning sign is located above the water surface, the position of the manhole cover is prompted to the passing vehicles and pedestrians and the danger is warned, the floating piece is floated along the warning rod as the water level rises, and the scale where the water level line is located is the current water level, when the water level exceeds a certain level, the floating piece pulls the bolt through the pull rope, the cover plate is opened downward and abuts against the supporting leg, and the water is quickly drained, after the water subsides, the floating piece is moved upward first, the front end of the bolt is retreated through the pull rope, the cover plate is lifted to the locking position, then the floating piece is released, the bolt is reset and locked through the front end, and finally the warning rod is lowered; The guide piece is arranged in the well seat, and the inclined surface of the cover plate points to the guide piece when the cover plate is opened downward and abuts against the supporting leg, and the surface of the guide piece facing the cover plate is an arc curved surface.

2. The inspection manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The floating piece is slidably installed on the warning rod through the connecting rod and the sliding block, the connecting rod is fixedly connected with the floating piece, the sliding block is located in the sliding groove of the warning rod and cooperates with the side surface of the sliding groove, and the front surface is provided with a threaded hole, the floating piece is located outside the sliding groove, the connecting rod extends into the sliding groove and cooperates with the threaded hole of the sliding block, and the connecting rod is fixedly connected with the rope collecting wheel, the rope collecting wheel is located in the sliding groove, and the pull rope is connected with the rope collecting wheel.

3. The inspection manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The bolt is installed in the pin shell and extends out of the pin shell at both ends, the pin shell is installed on the well seat, the reset spring is sleeved on the bolt in the pin shell and acts on the flange of the bolt.

4. The inspection manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The warning sign and the floating piece are pasted with reflective materials.

5. The inspection manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The floating piece is made of wear-resistant plastic material and has one or more cavities inside.

6. The inspection manhole cover with warning and self-draining functions as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The locking piece is a pin, a lock catch or an elastic bayonet.

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