SMC water meter box
By designing the box structure and limit structure, the problem of over-tightening of SMC water meter boxes due to gravity or external forces during stacking is solved, which improves transportation efficiency and structural strength, and reduces mutual collision and movement during transportation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422795470.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-19
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-15
AI Technical Summary
When stacking, traditional SMC water meter boxes are easily overtightened due to gravity or external forces, making them difficult to separate, affecting transportation efficiency.
The box structure is designed to gradually increase or decrease in the opening surfaces of the base and upper box, and a limit structure is set on the box, such as base bosses, upper box bosses, reinforcement ribs and elastic bumps, etc., to limit positions in the stacking direction to prevent excessive tightness.
It improves transportation efficiency, prevents the box from being difficult to separate due to the action of gravity or external forces during transportation, enhances structural strength, and reduces jumping and collision during transportation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application relates to the field of SMC water meter boxes, and in particular to an SMC water meter box. Background Art
[0002] SMC water meter box is a commonly used civil infrastructure equipment facility used to protect water meters and prevent them from being corroded and damaged by long-term exposure to wind and sun. As a common buried equipment, SMC SMC water meter box is widely used in urban water supply systems.
[0003] Traditional SMC water meter boxes consist of a box body and a manhole cover. The box body includes a base and an upper box body. The upper box body cover is mounted on the base, forming a chamber for the water meter between the two. The manhole cover covers the opening at the upper end of the upper box body, and a notch is opened in the bottom wall of the base for the water supply pipe to pass through. The portion where the upper box body and the base meet is relatively wide, gradually narrowing towards the vertical ends. This allows multiple upper boxes to be inserted and stacked from top to bottom, and the same applies to the base, thereby improving space utilization and facilitating storage and transportation. However, during actual transportation, when multiple upper boxes and bases are stacked, they can easily become too tightly connected due to gravity or external forces, making separation more difficult. Utility Model Content
[0004] In order to solve the technical problem in the prior art that when the upper box body and the base are stacked, the connection is too tight and difficult to separate due to gravity or external force, the present application provides an SMC water meter box.
[0005] This application provides an SMC water meter box, which adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] An SMC water meter box includes a box body, the box body includes a base and an upper box body, the upper box body cover is arranged on the base, and a receiving cavity for placing the water meter is formed between the upper box body and the base. The size of the opening surface of the base gradually increases towards the direction approaching the upper box body, and the size of the opening surface of the upper box body gradually increases towards the direction approaching the base. A limiting structure is provided on the box body, and the limiting structure is used to limit adjacent boxes in the stacking direction.
[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, the side walls of the boxes are tilted so that the boxes can be stacked together, increasing the one-time transportation volume and improving transportation efficiency. The limiting structure limits the adjacent boxes in the stacking direction to prevent the adjacent boxes from being stacked too tightly and difficult to separate due to gravity or other external forces.
[0008] Optionally, the limiting structure includes a base boss provided on the side wall of the base, and the base boss is used to abut against the side wall of the stacked bases so that a gap exists between the stacked bases.
[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the base boss contacts the edge of the base opening, which has a good limiting effect. The base boss has a simple structure and is easy to process.
[0010] Optionally, the limiting structure includes an upper box body boss provided on the side wall of the upper box body, and the upper box body boss is used to abut against the side wall of the stacked upper boxes so that there is a gap between the stacked upper boxes.
[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the upper box body boss contacts the edge of the upper box body opening, which has a good limiting effect. The upper box body boss has a simple structure and is easy to process.
[0012] Optionally, a reinforcement structure is provided on the box body, and the reinforcement structure is used to improve the structural strength of the box body. The reinforcement structure includes a longitudinal reinforcement structure and a transverse reinforcement structure.
[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, the longitudinal reinforcement structure and the transverse reinforcement structure can respectively improve the structural strength of the box itself in the longitudinal and transverse directions, so that the wall thickness of the box can be appropriately reduced, and the stability of the box can be improved by relying on the reinforcement structure.
[0014] Optionally, the longitudinal reinforcement structure includes base outer wall reinforcement ribs provided on the base outer wall and base inner wall reinforcement ribs provided on the base inner wall, and the base outer wall reinforcement ribs and the base inner wall reinforcement ribs are arranged at an angle to avoid stacked bases.
[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the outer wall reinforcement ribs and the inner wall reinforcement ribs of the base can strengthen the structural strength of the base in the longitudinal direction, and maximize the size setting of the reinforcement ribs without interfering with the stacking of adjacent bases, thereby achieving a better effect of strengthening the structural strength.
[0016] Optionally, the longitudinal reinforcement structure includes upper box inner wall reinforcement ribs provided on the inner wall of the upper box body and upper box outer wall reinforcement ribs provided on the outer wall of the upper box body, and the upper box inner wall reinforcement ribs are arranged at an angle to avoid the outer wall of the stacked upper boxes.
[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the inner wall reinforcement ribs of the upper box and the outer wall reinforcement ribs of the upper box can strengthen the structural strength of the upper box in the longitudinal direction, and maximize the size setting of the inner wall reinforcement ribs of the upper box without interfering with the stacking of adjacent upper boxes, thereby achieving a better effect of strengthening the structural strength.
[0018] Optionally, the upper box body is formed by connecting a plurality of box segments in sequence, the sizes of the plurality of box segments increase in sequence along the direction approaching the connection surface between the upper box body and the base, and the transverse reinforcement structure is formed at the connection between adjacent box segments.
[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, the upper box body is a stepped box body, and the side walls of the upper box body are bent. Compared with the flat side walls of the upper box body, the structural strength of the upper box body in the lateral direction can be enhanced.
[0020] Optionally, the upper box body is provided with a chamfer, and the chamfer is used to avoid the inner wall of the stacked upper boxes.
[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, the chamfers are used to avoid the inner wall of the stacked upper boxes, so as to prevent the adjacent boxes from being stacked too tightly due to gravity or other external forces, which may cause the upper box structure to be deformed and difficult to separate.
[0022] Optionally, the limiting structure includes a limiting groove formed on the inner wall of the upper box body, and a groove side wall of the limiting groove is used to abut against the top wall of the stacked upper box body.
[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the side walls of the limiting groove come into contact with the top wall of the stacked upper box body, thereby achieving a better limiting effect. The limiting groove has a simple structure and is easy to process.
[0024] Optionally, the upper box body is provided with an elastic protrusion, and the elastic protrusion is used to squeeze and contact with the inner wall of the stacked upper box body.
[0025] By adopting the above technical solution, when adjacent upper boxes are stacked, the elastic protrusions on the outer wall of the upper box will come into contact with the inner wall of the adjacent upper box. When the vehicle shakes during transportation, the friction force generated by the elastic protrusions and the inner wall of the upper box can reduce the possibility of relative movement between the adjacent upper boxes, thereby avoiding jumping and mutual collision during transportation as much as possible.
[0026] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
[0027] 1. The limiting structure limits the position of adjacent boxes in the stacking direction to prevent the adjacent boxes from being stacked too tightly and difficult to separate due to gravity or other external forces;
[0028] 2. The reinforcement ribs not only enhance the structural strength of the box, but also maximize the size of the reinforcement ribs without interfering with the stacking of adjacent bases, thereby achieving a better effect of strengthening the structural strength;
[0029] 3. When the vehicle shakes during transportation, the friction generated by the elastic protrusions and the inner wall of the upper box can reduce the possibility of relative movement between adjacent upper boxes, and can minimize jumping and mutual collision during transportation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0030] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of Example 1 of the present application.
[0031] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the base in Example 1 of the present application.
[0032] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the upper box body in Example 1 of the present application.
[0033] Figure 4 It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of two stacked upper boxes in Example 2 of the present application.
[0034] Figure 5 It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of two stacked upper boxes in Example 3 of the present application.
[0035] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the upper box in Example 4 of the present application.
[0036] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1. Box body; 2. Base; 3. Upper box body; 31. Box section; 32. Chamfer; 4. Accommodating cavity; 5. Limiting structure; 51. Base boss; 52. Upper box body boss; 53. Limiting groove; 6. Reinforcement structure; 61. Longitudinal reinforcement structure; 611. Base outer wall reinforcement rib; 612. First avoidance slope; 613. Base inner wall reinforcement rib; 614. Second avoidance slope; 615. Upper box inner wall reinforcement rib; 616. Third avoidance slope; 617. Upper box outer wall reinforcement rib; 62. Transverse reinforcement structure; 7. Elastic protrusion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0037] The following is combined with Figure 1-6 This application is described in further detail.
[0038] Example 1:
[0039] Example 1 of the present application discloses an SMC water meter box. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The water meter is mounted on a housing 1, which includes a base 2 and an upper housing 3. The upper housing 3 is mounted on the base 2, forming a receiving cavity 4 for placing a water meter between the upper housing 3 and the base 2. The upper housing 3 is positioned vertically over the base 2, with the upper housing 3 positioned above the base 2. The width of the base 2 decreases from top to bottom, while the width of the upper housing 3 increases from top to bottom, making the housing 1 widest in the middle and gradually narrowing towards the ends. The upper housing 3 is removably connected to the base 2 via a bolt assembly.
[0040] Reference Figure 1The surface where the base 2 contacts the upper box body 3 when they are closed serves as the connecting surface. A limiting structure 5 is integrally formed on the box body 1. The limiting structure 5 includes a base boss 51 and an upper box body boss 52. The connection between the adjacent side walls of the base 2 is rounded. There are multiple base bosses 51, which are integrally formed on the adjacent side wall connecting surfaces of the base 2 through an injection molding process. The base boss 51 extends in the vertical direction. The lower end surface of the base boss 51 forms a limiting surface for the connecting surfaces of the stacked adjacent bases 2 to abut against. There are multiple upper box body bosses 52, which are integrally formed on the outer wall surface of the upper box body 3 through an injection molding process. The multiple upper box body bosses 52 are evenly distributed in the horizontal direction on the side walls of the upper box body 3. The upper box body bosses 52 are strip-shaped and extend in the vertical direction. The upper end surface of the upper box body bosses 52 forms a limiting surface for the connecting surfaces of the stacked adjacent upper boxes 3 to abut against.
[0041] Reference Figure 1 A reinforcement structure 6 is integrally formed on the box body 1 , and the reinforcement structure 6 includes a longitudinal reinforcement structure 61 and a transverse reinforcement structure 62 .
[0042] Reference Figure 2 The longitudinal reinforcement structure 61 includes base outer wall reinforcement ribs 611 and base inner wall reinforcement ribs 613. Multiple base outer wall reinforcement ribs 611 are provided, integrally formed on the outer wall surface of the base 2 via an injection molding process. The multiple base outer wall reinforcement ribs 611 are evenly distributed horizontally along the outer wall surface of the base 2. The base outer wall reinforcement ribs 611 are inclined, with the end away from the outer wall of the base 2 forming a first avoidance slope 612. The first avoidance slope 612 slopes downward toward the outer wall of the base 2, thereby providing a relief for the inner wall surfaces of adjacent stacked bases 2.
[0043] Reference Figure 2 There are multiple base inner wall reinforcement ribs 613, and the multiple base inner wall reinforcement ribs 613 are integrally formed on the inner wall surface of the base 2 through an injection molding process. The multiple base inner wall reinforcement ribs 613 are evenly distributed in the horizontal direction on the inner wall surface of the base 2. The base inner wall reinforcement ribs 613 are inclined, and the end away from the inner wall of the base 2 forms a second avoidance slope 614. The second avoidance slope 614 is inclined in a direction that moves upward and closer to the inner wall of the base 2, thereby avoiding the outer wall surfaces of the stacked adjacent bases 2.
[0044] Reference Figure 3The longitudinal reinforcement structure 61 includes an upper box inner wall reinforcement rib 615 and an upper box outer wall reinforcement rib 617. Multiple upper box inner wall reinforcement ribs 615 are provided, and the multiple upper box inner wall reinforcement ribs 615 are integrally formed on the inner wall surface of the upper box body 3 through an injection molding process. The multiple upper box inner wall reinforcement ribs 615 are evenly distributed horizontally on the inner wall surface of the upper box body 3. The upper box inner wall reinforcement ribs 615 are arranged at an angle, and the end away from the inner wall of the upper box body 3 forms a third avoidance slope 616. The third avoidance slope 616 is inclined in a direction that approaches the inner wall of the upper box body 3 as it goes downward, thereby avoiding the outer wall surfaces of adjacent stacked upper boxes 3.
[0045] There are multiple upper box body outer wall reinforcement ribs 617, and the multiple upper box body outer wall reinforcement ribs 617 are integrally formed on the outer wall surface of the upper box body 3 through the injection molding process. The multiple upper box body outer wall reinforcement ribs 617 are evenly distributed in the horizontal direction on the outer wall surface of the upper box body 3. The upper box body outer wall reinforcement ribs 617 are strip-shaped, and the upper box body outer wall reinforcement ribs 617 extend in the vertical direction. The distance between the upper end surface of the upper box body outer wall reinforcement rib 617 and the upper end surface of the upper box body 3 is farther than the distance between the upper end surface of the upper box body boss 52 and the upper end surface of the upper box body 3, thereby forming a avoidance for the stacked adjacent upper boxes 3.
[0046] The upper box body 3 is formed by multiple box segments 31 connected in sequence from top to bottom. The lateral dimensions of the multiple box segments 31 increase in sequence from top to bottom. The connection between adjacent box segments 31 constitutes a lateral reinforcement structure 62, that is, the upper box body 3 is integrally formed through an injection molding process. The upper box body 3 is step-shaped, and the bends on the side walls of the upper box body 3 constitute the lateral reinforcement structure 62.
[0047] The SMC water meter box of Example 1 of the present application is implemented as follows: After the upper box body 3 and the base 2 are processed, they are stacked together for transportation. When the upper box body 3 is stacked, the connection surface of the upper box body 3 located on the top contacts the upper box body boss 52 on the lower upper box body 3. When the base 2 is stacked, the base boss 51 on the upper base 2 contacts the connection surface of the lower base 2.
[0048] Example 2:
[0049] Reference Figure 4 Unlike Example 1, this embodiment does not include a limiting structure 5 on the outer wall of the upper box body 3. A chamfer 32 is provided on the top edge of the upper box body 3. When the upper boxes 3 are stacked, the connection surface of the upper box body 3 located on the top and the base 2 collides with the upper box body outer wall reinforcement rib 617 on the outer wall of the lower upper box body 3. At this time, the chamfer 32 avoids the inner wall of the upper box body 3 located on the top.
[0050] Example 3:
[0051] Reference Figure 5, different from Example 1, the limiting structure 5 in this embodiment includes a limiting groove 53 opened on the inner wall surface of the upper box body 3, and the cross-section of the limiting groove 53 is triangular. When the upper boxes 3 are stacked, the side wall of the limiting groove 53 of the upper box body 3 located on the upper side conflicts with the bottom wall of the upper box body 3 located on the lower side, thereby limiting the stacked upper boxes 3.
[0052] Example 4:
[0053] Reference Figure 6 An elastic protrusion 7 is fixed on the outer wall of the upper box body 3. In this embodiment, the elastic protrusion 7 is made of rubber and is used to abut against the inner wall of the adjacent stacked upper box body 3.
[0054] When the upper boxes 3 are stacked, the inner wall surface of the upper box 3 located on the top is squeezed and colliding with the elastic protrusion 7 on the upper box 3 located on the bottom. If the vehicle shakes during transportation, the friction force generated between the inner wall of the upper box 3 and the elastic protrusion 7 will prevent the adjacent upper boxes 3 from moving relative to each other as much as possible.
[0055] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.
Claims
1. An SMC water meter box, comprising a box body (1), wherein the box body (1) comprises a base (2) and an upper box body (3), wherein the upper box body (3) is covered on the base (2), and a receiving cavity (4) for placing a water meter is formed between the upper box body (3) and the base (2), wherein the size of the opening surface of the base (2) gradually increases in a direction approaching the upper box body (3), and the size of the opening surface of the upper box body (3) gradually increases in a direction approaching the base (2), and wherein: A limiting structure (5) is provided on the box body (1), and the limiting structure (5) is used to limit the positions of adjacent boxes (1) in the stacking direction.
2. The SMC water meter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting structure (5) comprises a base boss (51) provided on a side wall of the base (2), wherein the base boss (51) is used to abut against the side wall of the stacked bases (2) so that a gap exists between the stacked bases (2).
3. The SMC water meter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting structure (5) comprises an upper box body boss (52) provided on the side wall of the upper box body (3), and the upper box body boss (52) is used to abut against the side wall of the stacked upper box bodies (3) so that a gap exists between the stacked upper box bodies (3).
4. The SMC water meter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body (1) is provided with a reinforcement structure (6), the reinforcement structure (6) being used to improve the structural strength of the box body (1), the reinforcement structure comprising a longitudinal reinforcement structure (61) and a transverse reinforcement structure (62).
5. The SMC water meter box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The longitudinal reinforcement structure (61) comprises a base outer wall reinforcement rib (611) provided on the outer wall of the base (2) and a base inner wall reinforcement rib (613) provided on the inner wall of the base (2); the base outer wall reinforcement rib (611) and the base inner wall reinforcement rib (613) are arranged at an angle to avoid stacked bases (2).
6. The SMC water meter box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The longitudinal reinforcement structure (61) comprises an upper box inner wall reinforcement rib (615) provided on the inner wall of the upper box body (3) and an upper box outer wall reinforcement rib (617) provided on the outer wall of the upper box body (3). The upper box inner wall reinforcement rib (615) is arranged obliquely to avoid the outer wall of the stacked upper boxes (3).
7. The SMC water meter box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper box body (3) is formed by connecting a plurality of box segments (31) in sequence, and the sizes of the plurality of box segments (31) increase in sequence along a direction close to a connection surface between the upper box body (3) and the base (2), and the transverse reinforcement structure (62) is formed at a connection between adjacent box segments (31).
8. The SMC water meter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper box body (3) is provided with a chamfer (32), and the chamfer (32) is used to avoid the inner wall of the stacked upper box bodies (3).
9. The SMC water meter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting structure (5) comprises a limiting groove (53) formed on the inner wall of the upper box body (3), wherein the groove side wall of the limiting groove (53) is used to abut against the top wall of the stacked upper box body (3).
10. The SMC water meter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper box body (3) is provided with an elastic protrusion (7), and the elastic protrusion (7) is used to press and contact with the inner wall of the stacked upper box body (3).