Rainwater collector
By opening an installation port on the outer wall of the drain pipe and installing a hinged drainage plate, the problem of rainwater being directly discharged into the sewer is solved, the effective collection and utilization of rainwater is achieved, and the efficiency of water collection is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422042230.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-21
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, after falling to the roof of the building, rainwater is discharged directly into the sewer through the drainage pipe, resulting in waste of water resources and failing to effectively improve the efficiency of water resources collection.
A rainwater collector is designed to open an installation port on the outer side wall of the drain pipe and install a hinged drainage plate in the installation port. The swing and inclination of the drainage plate can be used to collect and divert rainwater to prevent rainwater from being discharged directly into the sewer.
Through the design of the drainage plate, rainwater can be effectively collected and introduced into the container without affecting the normal drainage of the drainage pipe, improving the utilization rate of rainwater, and solving the problem of water resource waste.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of rainwater collection and relates to a rainwater collector. Background Art
[0002] In recent years, with the continuous improvement of people's awareness of environmental protection, the rational utilization of water resources has become a topic of great concern in today's society.
[0003] The most advantageous collection method is to use the building itself in combination with the drain pipes laid on its outer wall. However, to avoid the problem of ground waterlogging, the lower ends of the current drain pipes generally directly extend into the ground and are connected to the sewer. This means that when rainwater falls on the roof of the building and gathers in the drainage ditch, it directly drains into the sewer under the action of gravity, and people have no chance to obtain this rainwater, resulting in unnecessary waste of water resources. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a rainwater collector in view of the above problems existing in the prior art. The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is: how to improve the efficiency of water resource collection.
[0005] The purpose of the utility model can be achieved by the following technical solutions: a rainwater collector, including a drain pipe arranged vertically. It is characterized in that an installation opening is formed on the outer side wall of the drain pipe. The rainwater collector further includes a strip-shaped drainage plate. The front end of the drainage plate extends into the installation opening and is hinged to the drain pipe. The drainage plate can swing around the hinge and tilt upward or downward relative to the outer side wall of the drain pipe, and the drainage plate can swing around the hinge to cover the installation opening.
[0006] This rainwater collector is used in conjunction with the structure of the house itself. Specifically, this application forms a mounting opening on the outer wall of the drain pipe during production and processing, and installs a drainage plate in the mounting opening. The use status of this rainwater collector is divided into three types, the first of which is the normal outward drainage state of the drain pipe. At this time, the drainage plate rotates and makes its inner side face fit with the outer wall of the drain pipe. In this state, the mounting opening is covered by the drainage plate, and rainwater discharged into the drain pipe is finally discharged into the sewer through the lower end of the drain pipe. The second state is for the lower end of the drain pipe extending into the underground In the case of the above, the user can flip open the drainage plate, flip it downward to more than 90 degrees and keep it in position (that is, the rear end of the drainage plate is tilted downward). At this time, the front end of the drainage plate is placed horizontally in the drain pipe to achieve the effect of receiving rainwater in the drain pipe, and make the rainwater flow continuously to the rear end of the drainage plate under the guidance of gravity and the inner side of the drainage plate. The user only needs to place a container bucket at an appropriate position below the rear end of the drainage plate to achieve rapid collection of rainwater, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the utilization rate of rainwater. The third state is for the bare lower end of the drainage pipe. In the case of being exposed outside (not extending into the ground), in principle, the user only needs to place a container bucket at the lower end of the drain pipe to quickly collect rainwater. However, it is clear that the amount of rainwater that can be collected is related to the area of the roof, that is, the larger the roof area, the more rainwater it can receive, and vice versa. To address this defect, the user can flip open the drain plate, flip it downward to less than 90 degrees and keep it in position (that is, the rear end of the drain plate is tilted upward), and the rainwater that falls on the inner side of the drain plate will flow out of the drain plate. Under the guidance of gravity and the inner side of the drainage plate, the rainwater continuously flows toward the front end of the drainage plate, and finally gathers in the drainage pipe and the rainwater transported in the drainage pipe, and is transported to the container barrel from the lower end of the drainage pipe, thereby further improving the rainwater collection efficiency. In addition, for the optimization plan for the third usage state, it is possible to form several installation openings on the outer wall of the drainage pipe during injection molding production, and the opening height of these installation openings is adapted to the height of the user. At the same time, drainage plates are installed in each installation opening, and the purpose of rapid rainwater collection is achieved through the cooperation of multiple drainage plates.
[0007] In the above-mentioned rainwater collector, the installation opening is in the shape of a strip arc, the guide plate is curved in the width direction to form an arc, and the inner edge of the inner side of the guide plate has a limit plate. When the outer end of the guide plate is tilted upward and downward, the outer wall of the guide plate abuts against the lower inner wall of the installation opening, and the limit plate abuts against the upper inner wall of the installation opening. The guide plate is used to guide rainwater output outward or input inward to prevent rainwater from leaking from the edge of the guide plate, and the outer wall of the guide plate abuts against the lower inner wall of the installation opening, and the limit plate abuts against the upper inner wall of the installation opening, so that after the user adjusts the angle of the guide plate, it is ensured that the guide plate can remain positioned in the current state.
[0008] In the above rainwater collector, the limiting plate is triangular and is vertically arranged relative to the inner side surface of the diversion plate. One side of the limiting plate facing the outer end of the diversion plate is a limiting surface. The limiting surface is provided with a limiting portion, and a limiting groove adjacent to the limiting portion is also formed on the limiting surface. When the outer end of the diversion plate is tilted upward, the inner wall on the upper side of the installation opening is embedded in the limiting groove. When the outer end of the diversion plate is tilted downward, the inner wall on the upper side of the installation opening abuts against the limiting portion. This ensures the structural firmness of the limiting plate itself. At the same time, when the rear end of the diversion plate is tilted downward, it is abutted by the limiting portion and the inner wall on the upper side of the installation opening. When the rear end of the diversion plate is tilted upward, the inner wall on the upper side of the installation opening is limited by the cooperation of the limiting groove wall and the inner wall on the upper side of the installation opening, thereby ensuring the positioning stability of the rear end of the diversion plate when it is tilted upward or downward.
[0009] In the above rainwater collector, the contour of the limiting portion is arc-shaped. This can avoid the force acting on the inner wall on the upper side of the installation opening by the limiting portion from being too concentrated, and prevent the drain pipe from being crushed.
[0010] In the above rainwater collector, there is a abutting step along the width direction on the outer wall of the diversion plate. When the inner side surface of the diversion plate is attached to the outer wall of the drain pipe, the abutting step abuts against the inner wall on the lower side of the installation opening. When the inner side surface of the diversion plate is attached to the outer side wall of the drain pipe, that is, when the installation opening is covered, the diversion plate abuts against the inner wall on the lower side of the installation opening through the abutting step, thereby ensuring the positioning of the diversion plate when it is erected (i.e., when covering the installation opening).
[0011] In the above rainwater collector, there are two planar abutting portions at the two side edges of the inner side surface of the diversion plate, and the two abutting portions are located above the abutting step. There are two planar positioning portions on the outer wall of the drain pipe, and the two positioning portions are located above the installation opening and are arranged close to both ends of the installation opening. When the inner side surface of the diversion plate is attached to the outer wall of the drain pipe, the two abutting portions are clamped with the two positioning portions. On the basis of the above structure, when the diversion plate is erected so that the inner side surface and the outer side wall of the drain pipe are attached, the two abutting portions are clamped with the two positioning portions one by one, thereby ensuring the firm installation of the diversion plate.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present rainwater collector has the following advantages:
[0013] By forming a mounting opening on the outer wall of the drain pipe during the production process and movably connecting a drainage plate in the mounting opening, during installation and use, the user can seal the mounting opening by rotating the drainage plate to ensure normal drainage of the drain pipe. When the user flips the drainage plate and tilts its rear end downward, rainwater in the drain pipe can be diverted outward through the drainage plate, thereby leading the rainwater in the drain pipe outward into a container barrel, effectively improving the utilization rate of water resources. When the user flips the drainage plate and tilts its rear end upward, the drainage plate can receive rainwater and pass it into the drain pipe, thereby increasing the rainwater transport capacity of the drain pipe and ensuring rainwater collection efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 This is the usage status of this rainwater collector Figure 1 .
[0015] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Cross-sectional view taken along the length of the drain pipe.
[0016] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of point A in the middle.
[0017] Figure 4 This is the usage status of this rainwater collector Figure 2 .
[0018] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Cross-section view taken along the length of the drain pipe.
[0019] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A partial enlarged view of point B in the middle.
[0020] Figure 7 This is the usage status of this rainwater collector Figure 3 .
[0021] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Cross-sectional view taken along the length of the drain pipe.
[0022] Figure 9 yes Figure 8 A partial enlarged view of point C in the middle.
[0023] Figure 10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the drainage pipe.
[0024] Figure 11 It is a structural schematic diagram of the drainage plate.
[0025] Figure 12 It is a structural schematic diagram of the drainage plate from another perspective.
[0026] In the figure, 1, drain pipe; 11, installation opening; 12, positioning portion; 2, drainage plate; 21, limiting plate; 211, limiting surface; 2111, limiting portion; 2112, limiting groove; 22, abutting step; 23, tightening portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further describe the technical solution of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
[0028] Embodiment 1
[0029] like Figures 1 - 3 As shown, the rainwater collector includes a vertically arranged drainage pipe 1 and a long strip-shaped drainage plate 2. It should be noted that this embodiment is aimed at the case where the lower end of the drainage pipe 1 extends into the ground and is connected to the sewer. Specifically, Figure 10 As shown, there is a strip-shaped arc-shaped installation opening 11 on the outer wall of the drain pipe 1, combined with Figure 11 and Figure 12 One end of the drain plate 2 is the front end, and the other end is the rear end. The drain plate 2 is bent in an arc shape along the width direction, and its front end extends into the installation port 11 and is limited in the cavity of the drain pipe 1, so that the rear end of the drain plate 2 can only rotate around the installation port 11 toward the upper end of the drain pipe 1 or the lower end of the drain pipe 1.
[0030] Combination Figures 4 - 6 The inner side of the guide plate 2 is provided with a limiting plate 21 arranged at the inner edge of the guide plate 2. The limiting plate 21 is specifically triangular and is arranged along the length direction of the guide plate 2. The side facing the rear end of the guide plate 2 is a limiting surface 211. The limiting surface 211 is provided with a limiting portion 2111 arranged near the edge. The contour of the limiting portion 2111 is specifically arc-shaped, and a limiting groove 2112 adjacent to the limiting portion 2111 is also provided on the limiting surface 211. In rainy weather, if water needs to be stored in the container barrel, the user can pull the guide plate 2 to make its rear end flip downward, and until The rear end of the drain plate 2 is tilted downward, and the limiting portion 2111 on the limiting surface 211 can abut against the upper inner wall of the installation opening 11, and the outer wall of the drain plate 2 close to the front end can abut against the lower inner wall of the installation opening 11. While ensuring that the drain plate 2 maintains this posture and does not move, rainwater transported downward through the drain pipe 1 falls to the front end of the drain plate 2. Under the guidance of gravity and the inner side of the drain plate 2, the rainwater flows toward the rear end of the drain plate 2 and falls into the container barrel, preventing the rainwater from being directly discharged into the sewer through the drain pipe 1, thereby achieving the purpose of effectively utilizing rainwater.
[0031] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 as well asFigure 12 As shown in the figure, a butt - against step 22 is continuously bent along the width direction near the middle of the outer wall of the drainage plate 2, and two planar abutting parts 23 are provided on the outer wall of the drainage plate 2. Both of the two abutting parts 23 are arranged above the butt - against step 22 and are located at the two side edges of the drainage plate 2. On the outer wall of the drain pipe 1, there are two planar positioning parts 12. Both of the two positioning parts 12 are formed above the installation opening 11 and are located on both sides of the installation opening 11. When the rainwater collection is completed or rainwater collection is not required, the user can push the drainage plate 2 upward, so that the butt - against step 22 abuts against the lower inner wall of the installation opening 11, and the two abutting parts 23 are clamped and fixed with the two positioning parts 12 one by one, making the inner side surface of the drainage plate 2 and the outer side wall of the drain pipe 1 fit together. Thus, the installation opening 11 is covered by the drainage plate 2.
[0032] It should be noted that both the installation opening 11 and the positioning part 12 are formed integrally with the pipe fitting during the production and manufacturing process of the drain pipe 1.
[0033] Embodiment Two
[0034] The structure of this embodiment is basically the same as that of Embodiment One. The difference lies in that: this embodiment is for the case where the lower end of the drain pipe 1 is exposed. In this case, when the user needs to collect rainwater, only the container bucket needs to be placed at the lower end of the drain pipe 1. On this basis, as Figures 7 - 9 shown, since the collection of rainwater depends on the actual area of the roof, when the roof area is unchanged, in this embodiment, the drainage plate 2 installed in the installation opening 11 is turned outwards, so that the rear end of the drainage plate 2 is in an upward - inclined state. In this state, the outer side wall of the drainage plate 2 abuts against the lower inner wall of the installation opening 11, and the upper inner wall of the installation opening 11 is embedded in the limiting groove 2112 opened on the limiting surface 211 to ensure that the drainage plate is positioned in the current posture. At this time, the falling rainwater can fall on the drainage plate 2, and under the action of gravity and the guiding effect of the drainage plate 2, the rainwater flows towards the front end of the drainage plate 2 and finally flows into the drain pipe 1 and is discharged from the lower end of the drain pipe 1. Thus, the purpose of improving the rainwater collection efficiency to a certain extent is achieved. And on the basis of this scheme, multiple installation openings 11 with heights matching the user's height can be selected to be opened on the drain pipe 1, and a drainage plate 2 is installed in each installation opening 11. The user can cooperate with multiple drainage plates 2 and the drain pipe 1 to ensure that the rainwater collection efficiency is faster on the original efficiency basis.
[0035] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the present utility model. Those skilled in the technical field to which the present utility model belongs can make various modifications or supplements to the described specific embodiments or use similar methods to replace them, but will not deviate from the spirit of the present utility model or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.
[0036] Although terms such as drain pipe 1, installation opening 11, positioning portion 12, drainage plate 2, limiting plate 21, limiting surface 211, limiting portion 2111, limiting groove 2112, abutting step 22, and tightening portion 23 are used more frequently in this article, the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. The use of these terms is only for more convenient description and explanation of the essence of the present utility model; interpreting them as any additional limitation is contrary to the spirit of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A rainwater collector, comprising a drainage pipe (1) arranged vertically, characterized in that: The outer wall of the drain pipe (1) is provided with an installation opening (11). The rainwater collector also includes a long strip-shaped drainage plate (2). The front end of the drainage plate (2) extends into the installation opening (11) and is hinged to the drain pipe (1). The drainage plate (2) can swing around the hinge and tilt upward or downward relative to the outer wall of the drain pipe (1). The drainage plate (2) can swing around the hinge and cover the installation opening (11).
2. The rainwater collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting opening (11) is in the shape of a strip arc, the guide plate (2) is bent in the width direction to form an arc, and the inner end edge of the inner side surface of the guide plate (2) is provided with a limiting plate (21). When the outer end of the guide plate (2) is tilted upward or downward, the outer side wall of the guide plate (2) abuts against the lower inner wall of the mounting opening (11), and the limiting plate (21) abuts against the upper inner wall of the mounting opening (11).
3. The rainwater collector according to claim 2, characterized in that: The limiting plate (21) is triangular in shape and is arranged vertically relative to the inner side surface of the guide plate (2); the side of the limiting plate (21) facing the outer end of the guide plate (2) is a limiting surface (211); the limiting surface (211) is provided with a limiting portion (2111); and the limiting surface (211) is also provided with a limiting groove (2112) adjacent to the limiting portion (2111); when the outer end of the guide plate (2) is tilted upward, the upper inner wall of the mounting opening (11) is embedded in the limiting groove (2112); when the outer end of the guide plate (2) is tilted downward, the upper inner wall of the mounting opening (11) is in contact with the limiting portion (2111).
4. The rainwater collector according to claim 3, characterized in that: The contour of the limiting portion (2111) is arc-shaped.
5. The rainwater collector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The outer wall of the guide plate (2) is provided with abutment steps (22) along the width direction. When the inner side surface of the guide plate (2) is in contact with the outer wall of the drain pipe (1), the abutment steps (22) abut against the lower inner wall of the installation opening (11).
6. The rainwater collector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner side of the guide plate (2) has two planar abutting portions (23) at both side edges, and the two abutting portions (23) are located above the abutting step (22). The outer wall of the drain pipe (1) has two planar positioning portions (12), and the two positioning portions (12) are located above the installation opening (11) and are arranged close to the two ends of the installation opening (11). When the inner side of the guide plate (2) is in contact with the outer wall of the drain pipe (1), the two abutting portions (23) are clamped with the two positioning portions (12).