Sickerschacht

Abstract

Container (4) made of flexible and liquid-tight material with means for introducing (5) the container (4) into a drainage shaft (1).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a drainage shaft, in particular a container for retrofitting existing drainage shafts.

[0002] Soakaways are basically containers or grids sunk into the ground, for example, with a permeable base and / or side walls to allow rainwater to drain and / or seep into the subsoil or into a sewer system. Soakaways are, for example, concreted into the ground or the path or road at the edge and have a resilient, top-loading rim made of sturdy material that extends towards the surrounding soil, in particular a sturdy rim with a lid. The soakaway is opened, for example, for cleaning purposes if the permeable areas of the soakaway are blocked by leaves and mud, or if permeability is reduced for other reasons. This regularly poses a problem as to how best to accomplish this. The soakaway is usually vacuumed and / or pumped out and cleaned.A complex process that must be carried out at least twice a year to ensure effective infiltration and / or drainage of rainwater on site.

[0003] There is a need for a device for cleaning drainage shafts.

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a device which facilitates the cleaning of a drainage shaft.

[0005] This object is achieved by the subject matter of the present invention as disclosed in the description, the claims and the figures.

[0006] Accordingly, the subject of the present invention is a container made of flexible and liquid-tight material with means for introducing the container into a drainage shaft.

[0007] The general finding of the invention is that a container, for example a bag, made of flexible and liquid-tight, in particular waterproof, material, for example plastic, can be easily suspended in a drainage shaft using means for insertion, for example a rod, and when filled, whether with rainwater and / or debris such as leaves, moss, mud, etc., it can be removed using the rod, emptied, cleaned and / or the rainwater can be used. Such a bag with rod is inexpensive to produce, easily partially or fully replaceable and uncomplicated to handle. The container can, for example, be a disposable product. For example, the material from which the container is made comprises one or more materials selected from the group of the following materials: plastic, synthetic material, recycled plastic, film, woven film, such as truck tarpaulin, other synthetic and / or natural materials.For example, the production of the container is suitable for mass production.

[0008] Preferably, the container, made of flexible and liquid-tight material, is detachably connected to the means for inserting the container into the drainage shaft. This allows the container to be removed from the shaft using the insertion means, but can then be transported, emptied, and / or cleaned independently of the insertion means.

[0009] For example, the container is made of a plastic, a film, especially a fabric film such as a truck tarpaulin, or a recycled material that is flexible and impermeable to liquids, allowing it to adapt to the interior of the drainage shaft and be easily inserted and removed, even through small openings. In particular, a container made of a flexible and impermeable material is foldable.

[0010] For example, the container is simply a bag. A standard plastic bag that is inserted into the insertion device, for example, hung, clipped, or inserted. For example, the container has tabs, eyelets, loops, or similar features on the outside that connect the container to the insertion device.

[0011] For example, the means for introducing the container into a soakaway shaft are a rod into which, on the one hand, the container made of flexible, liquid-tight material is suspended and / or adjusted and which, on the other hand, can itself be suspended and / or adjusted into the soakaway shaft, for example at the edge or laterally in the soakaway shaft.

[0012] The means can be imagined as a ring that can be placed around the edge of the soakaway, which is fixed to the edge of the soakaway and to which, like a curtain rod, the container made of flexible and liquid-tight material is suspended.

[0013] For example, the means for introduction also serve to stretch the container made of flexible and liquid-tight material so that rainwater, leaves, mud, etc. can be collected in the container.

[0014] For example, it is possible for the insertion means to be in the form of a rod with struts that can be extended and retracted telescopically, thus adapting to drainage shaft types of various sizes. Depending on the size of the drainage shaft, according to one embodiment of the invention, the containers made of flexible material can also be of various sizes.

[0015] For example, the means for introducing the rainwater protrude above the container, which is made of a flexible and liquid-tight material. This is particularly advantageous because the volume of the container is then smaller than that of the drainage shaft, and excess rainwater that no longer fits into the container simply overflows into the drainage shaft and seeps away.

[0016] For example, the container, made of flexible and liquid-tight material, has a bottom that is preferably adapted in shape and size to the bottom of the drainage shaft. With a bottom, the container has the shape of a cylinder or a truncated cone, for example.

[0017] For cleaning, the container is either removed from the drainage shaft or simply cleaned by pumping it out, for example with a dirty water pump.

[0018] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to figures: Fig. 1 shows a drainage shaft with a suspended container according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention in cross section. Fig. 2 shows a safety shaft with a suspended container according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention in plan view.

[0019] In Fig. 1, the safety shaft 1 can be seen encasing it. The infiltration shaft 1 has an opening 7 at the top through which the container 4, including the means for insertion 5, is inserted into the infiltration shaft 1. The means for insertion 5, in the embodiment shown, are a rod or struts to which the container 4, designed here as a foldable film container 4, is attached. To hang the film container 4 in and out of the infiltration shaft 1, the rod 5 or the struts 5 are folded together and pulled out or inserted through the opening 7. In the infiltration shaft 1, the container 4 then unfolds into the unfolded container with base plate 2, which in the Fig. 1 can be seen in cross-section. Pipe 6 shows a possible rainwater inlet, through which rainwater flows into tank 4, which can then be utilized by simply pumping out or removing the tank 4. Excess water simply overflows in tank 4 and lands in the infiltration shaft 1 on gravel and / or crushed stone 3, through which it seeps into the ground. It is clearly visible that the means for introducing it, here the struts 5, protrude above the height of the tank 4, so that overflowing rainwater flows into the infiltration shaft.

[0020] Fig. 2 shows the same embodiment as Fig.1 only in the top view. The container 4 with base plate 2 can be seen again, which is held in position in the soakaway 1 by the means for introduction, the struts 5. Gravel and crushed stone 3 are shown again, through which overflowing rainwater can seep away. The means for introduction 5 extend to the edge 1 of the soakaway 1, to which they are held. Rainwater, along with leaves, mud and / or moss, flows through the pipe 6 directly into the film container 4. The container 4 is simply stabilized by the means for introduction, in the case shown the struts 5, and can also be easily removed from the soakaway using these means for introduction 5.

[0021] The invention presents, for the first time, a combination of a drainage shaft and a cistern, with the cistern being foldable, made of flexible, impermeable material, and easily hooked into and out of the drainage shaft. This creates an unprecedentedly inexpensive, mass-producible, flexible, and easily retrofittable tool that harnesses rainwater. The "cistern function" of the present invention can be easily retrofitted into existing drainage shafts and facilitates their cleaning and maintenance because, in addition to the cistern function of a container according to the invention, this container also easily removes dirt such as mud, leaves, animals, and / or plant residue from the drainage shaft.

Claims

[1] Container (4) made of flexible and liquid-tight material with means for introducing (5) the container (4) into a drainage shaft (1). [2] Container (4) according to claim 1, which is foldable. [3] Container (4) according to one of claims 1 or 2, which comprises plastic, synthetic material, recycled plastic, a woven film and / or another film. [4] Container (4) according to one of the preceding claims, which has a base plate (2). [5] Container (4) which is detachably connected to means for introduction (5) into a drainage shaft (1). [6] Container (4) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the means for introducing (5) are adjustable. [7] Container (4) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the means for introducing (5) are in the form of struts. [8] Container (4) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the means for insertion (5) are in the form of a linkage which can be folded in and out. [9] Container (4) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the means for introducing (5) comprise devices by means of which the container (4) can be fixed in and to the means for introducing (5). [10] Container (4) according to claim 9, wherein the devices for fixing the container (4) to the means for insertion (5) comprise eyelets, hooks, loops, tabs and / or clips.

Images