Arrangement with gutter for surface drainage of roadways, method for producing such arrangement and method for applying a pavement marking

EP4296429B1Active Publication Date: 2025-02-19ACO AHLMANN SE & CO KG
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Application Number
EP2023180683
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Patents
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Priority Date
2022-06-22
Filing Date
2023-06-21
Publication Date
2025-02-19
Estimated Expiration
2043-06-21

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Abstract

The invention relates to a drainage channel (10) for surface drainage of roadways (11), wherein the drainage channel (10) is designed and / or provided, at least in sections, as a substrate for a road marking (12), wherein the drainage channel (10) has a longitudinally extending (L) channel body (13) with a receiving chamber (14) for receiving a liquid to be drained, wherein the receiving chamber (14) is bounded by two opposing side walls (15), a bottom (16), and a channel head (17), wherein the channel head (17) has at least one longitudinally extending (L) side section (18). The invention is characterized in that the side section (18) has a recess (19) for receiving a protective and / or sacrificial material (20) that differs from the material of the channel body (13).The invention further relates to an arrangement, a method for producing a drainage channel and a method for applying a road marking.
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Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1, a method for manufacturing an arrangement according to claim 9 and a method for applying a road marking according to claim 10.

[0002] Such an arrangement is known from CN107419640A, CH698270B1, DE8706254U1 or US2017 / 191233A1.

[0003] The term "roadways" refers in particular to roadways, preferably in road tunnels.

[0004] In tunnel construction, particularly for road tunnels, the tunnel wall is typically followed on the inside by a pedestrian and / or emergency exit, a drainage channel, and then the roadway. The edges of the roadway are usually marked by road markings. Since space is always a priority in tunnel construction, there is a desire to place road markings, at least in sections, alongside the roadway. This means that the road markings should be placed on top of the drainage channel.

[0005] However, the problem is that renewing the road markings requires removing the old ones, for example by milling. If these road markings are located on the drainage channel, removing them can cause significant damage to the channel.

[0006] The invention therefore aims to provide a new arrangement that largely avoids the problem of damage during the renewal of road markings. Furthermore, it aims to provide a new manufacturing process for such arrangements and a new method for applying road markings.

[0007] The problem is solved with regard to the arrangement by the subject matter of claim 1, with regard to the manufacturing method by the subject matter of claim 9, and with regard to the method for applying a road marking by the subject matter of claim 10. Advantageous embodiments and further developments are specified in the respective dependent claims 2-8, 11.

[0008] The advantage of the drainage channel according to the invention is in particular that, when the road marking is renewed, only the protective and / or sacrificial material is damaged to a large extent, whereas the drainage channel itself remains at least predominantly free from any damage, since direct contact of the channels with a removing tool or vehicle is avoided by means of the protective and / or sacrificial material in the recess.

[0009] Preferably, the receiving chamber has an oval cross-section, tapering in one direction from the channel head to the bottom of the channel body. In other words, the cross-section is egg-shaped with the point facing downwards.

[0010] It may be provided that a receiving channel for receiving cables extends longitudinally L and / or parallel to the receiving space through the channel body, in particular through one of the side walls of the channel body.

[0011] According to the invention, the recess is, in particular completely, filled with a protective and / or sacrificial material as a substrate for the road marking, wherein the protective and / or sacrificial material is preferably cast into the recess.

[0012] According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the channel head has two opposing side sections extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein a first side section of the two side sections is arranged adjacent to the roadway in the installed state of the drainage channel, and wherein the recess is arranged in the first side section.

[0013] The term "installed state" refers in particular to a state in which the drainage channel is arranged parallel and / or adjacent to the roadway, for example, laid down. It is especially preferred that the drainage channel, in its installed state, is arranged between a roadway and a pedestrian and / or emergency access route and / or a curb, for example, laid down.

[0014] The side sections can be connected by webs, with a slot provided between each pair of longitudinally adjacent webs, preferably allowing a liquid to flow from the surface into the receiving chamber through the slots. Nubs can be provided on the upper surface of the webs.

[0015] Alternatively, the channel head can be closed. This means, in particular, that the channel head has no slots or other openings for draining water from the top of the channel body.

[0016] A second side section, positioned opposite the first, can form a cantilever. In its installed state, the second side section preferably abuts a pedestrian walkway and / or escape route and / or a curb. The cantilever extends, in particular, beyond the top surface of the walkways. Furthermore, the cantilever may be designed with an undercut on its outer side surface, especially to save material.

[0017] Preferably, the recess is formed in a stepped shape, with the recess extending into the side section from an outer side surface and from a top surface of the side section.

[0018] Preferably, the recess of the drainage channel, when installed, abuts the roadway. Furthermore, the depth of the recess may correspond to the thickness of the road surface, in particular the thickness of the asphalt.

[0019] The protective and / or sacrificial material is or preferably comprises mastic asphalt or concrete. The channel body is, for example, made of concrete, in particular polymer concrete. If the channel body is made of concrete or polymer concrete, the protective and / or sacrificial material differs from the material of the channel body, with mastic asphalt preferably forming the protective and / or sacrificial material. If the channel body is made of a material other than concrete, the protective and / or sacrificial material may be concrete.

[0020] The arrangement according to the invention comprises one or more drainage channels according to the invention and a roadway, wherein the drainage channel or the multiple drainage channels are arranged parallel and / or adjacent to the roadway, preferably laid, wherein the side section with the recess is arranged adjacent to the roadway.

[0021] If several drainage channels are provided, they are arranged in a series in such a way that a continuous channel is formed through the receiving spaces of the drainage channels.

[0022] According to the invention, a protective and / or sacrificial material is provided in the recess of the drainage channel or drainage channels, wherein the protective and / or sacrificial material borders the roadway.

[0023] Preferably, the roadway has a layered structure with at least two, preferably three, layers, the uppermost layer being the road surface, in particular asphalt. The thickness of the protective and / or sacrificial material of the drainage channel or multiple drainage channels preferably corresponds to the thickness of the road surface.

[0024] According to the inventive method for producing an arrangement according to the invention, a longitudinally extending channel body is produced, in particular cast in a mold, wherein the channel body is designed such that the channel body has a receiving space for receiving a liquid to be discharged, wherein the receiving space is limited by two oppositely arranged side walls, a bottom and a channel head, and wherein the channel head has at least one longitudinally extending side section.

[0025] Either a recess is formed on the side section during the manufacture of the channel body, for example by providing a suitable mold or insert in the mold, or the recess is introduced into the side section after the manufacture of the channel body, for example by milling.

[0026] According to the invention, a protective and / or sacrificial material is introduced into the recess, in particular cast in.

[0027] According to the inventive method for applying a road marking, an arrangement is first provided, wherein the arrangement comprises one or more drainage channels according to the invention and a roadway, wherein the drainage channel or the multiple drainage channels are arranged parallel and / or adjacent to the roadway, preferably laid, wherein the side section with the recess is arranged adjacent to the roadway, wherein a protective and / or sacrificial material is provided in the recess of the drainage channel or drainage channels, wherein the protective and / or sacrificial material is adjacent to the roadway.

[0028] Subsequently, a road marking is applied to the arrangement in such a way that the road marking is arranged section by section on the roadway and section by section on the protective and / or sacrificial material of the drainage channel.

[0029] Preferably, the road marking is renewed, in particular completely, by removing the area of ​​the roadway and the protective and / or sacrificial material bearing the road marking, in particular by milling, and then applying a second road marking in such a way that the second road marking is arranged section by section on the roadway and section by section on the protective and / or sacrificial material of the drainage channel.

[0030] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The illustrated embodiments represent examples of how the drainage channel according to the invention can be designed.

[0031] These show, Fig. 1 a perspective view of a drainage channel according to an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 a cross-section through a drainage channel according to an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 3 shows a cross-section through a drainage channel according to an embodiment of the invention in an installed state.

[0032] In the following, the same reference numbers are used for identical and equivalent parts.

[0033] FIG. 1Figure 1 shows a drainage channel 10 for surface drainage of roadways 11, in particular roadways 11 in tunnel structures. The drainage channel 10 is designed and intended, in sections, as a substrate for a road marking 12, as shown. FIG. 3 shows.

[0034] The drainage channel 10 according to FIG. 1 The channel body 13 extends longitudinally in the direction L and has a receiving chamber 14 for receiving a liquid to be discharged, wherein the receiving chamber 14 is bounded by two opposing side walls 15, a bottom 16 and a channel head 17. The receiving chamber 14 has an oval cross-section, the cross-section tapering in one direction from the channel head 17 to the bottom 16 of the channel body 13. FIG. 1further shows that a receiving channel 21 for receiving cables extends in longitudinal direction L and parallel to the receiving space 14 through one of the side walls 15 of the channel body 13.

[0035] The channel head 17 has two side sections 18 extending in the longitudinal direction L. The side sections 18 are connected by webs 22, with a slot 23 provided between each pair of longitudinally adjacent webs 22 through which a liquid can flow from the surface into the receiving chamber 14. Knobs may be arranged on the upper surface of the webs 22.

[0036] One of the two side sections 18 has a longitudinally extending recess 19 for receiving protective and / or sacrificial material 20 that differs from the material of the channel body 13. This first side section 18 with the recess 19 is located in the FIG. 3The drainage channel 10 is shown in its installed state adjacent to the roadway 11. The installed state is defined as a state in which the drainage channel 10 is arranged parallel to and adjacent to the roadway 11, and between the roadway 11 and a pedestrian and / or emergency access route 24. The recess 19 is stepped, extending into the side section 18 from an outer side surface 28 and from a top surface 29 of the side section 18.

[0037] FIG. 3Figure 1 shows that the recess 19 is completely filled with a protective and / or sacrificial material 20 as a substrate for the road marking 12. The protective and / or sacrificial material 20 is mastic asphalt. The channel body 13 is made of polymer concrete. The protective and / or sacrificial material 20 is preferably cast into the recess 19. The depth of the recess 19 corresponds to the thickness of the road surface 30, which is preferably asphalt.

[0038] The second side section 18, located opposite the first side section 18, forms a cantilever and, when installed, borders the pedestrian and / or escape route 24. The cantilever extends beyond the top surface 25 of the walkways 22 and has an undercut 27 on its outer side surface 26 to save material.

[0039] FIG. 3Figure 1 shows a sectional view of an arrangement 31 comprising several drainage channels 10 arranged in a series and a roadway 11, wherein the drainage channels 10 are arranged parallel to and adjacent to the roadway 11, and wherein the first side section 18 with the recess 19 is arranged adjacent to the roadway 11. The drainage channels 10 are arranged in a series such that a continuous channel for a liquid to be drained is formed through the receiving spaces 14 of the drainage channels 10.

[0040] The roadway 11 has a layered structure with several layers, the uppermost layer being formed by the road surface 30, in particular asphalt.

[0041] Protective and / or sacrificial material 20 is arranged in the recesses 19 of the drainage channels 10, the protective and / or sacrificial material 20 being adjacent to the roadway 11. The thickness of the protective and / or sacrificial material 20 of the drainage channels 10 corresponds to the thickness of the roadway surface 30.

[0042] In a method for producing a drainage channel according to FIG. 1First, a longitudinally extending channel body 13 is cast in a mold. The channel body 13 is designed such that it has a receiving chamber 14 for receiving a liquid to be discharged. The receiving chamber 14 is bounded by two opposing side walls 15, a bottom 16, and a channel head 17. The channel head 17 has at least one longitudinally extending side section 18. The recess 19 in the side section 18 can be formed during the production of the channel body 13 by providing a suitable mold or insert within the mold. Alternatively, the recess 19 can be milled into the side section 18 after the channel body 13 has been produced. Subsequently, the protective and / or sacrificial material 29 can be cast into the recess 19.

[0043] In a procedure for applying a road marking 12, the order 31 is first carried out in accordance with FIG. 3 A road marking 12 is provided, and then a road marking 12 is applied such that the road marking 12 is arranged section by section on the roadway 11 and section by section on the protective and / or sacrificial material 20 of the drainage channel 10. For renewal, the road marking 12 is completely removed by milling away the area of ​​the roadway 11 and the protective and / or sacrificial material 20 covered with the road marking 12, and then a second road marking 12 is applied such that the second road marking 12 is arranged section by section on the roadway 11 and section by section on the protective and / or sacrificial material 20 of the drainage channel 10. Reference symbol list

[0044] 10 Drainage channel 11 Roadway 12 Roadway marking 13 Channel body 14 Collection space 15 Side wall 16 Bottom 17 Channel head 18 Side section 19 Recess 20 Protective and / or sacrificial material 21 Collection channel 22 Bridge 23 Slot 24 Pedestrian and / or escape route 25 Top 26 Side surface 27 Undercut 28 Side surface 29 Top 30 Road surface 31 Arrangement Longitudinal direction

Claims

1. Arrangement (31), comprising a roadway (11) and one or more drainage gutters (10) for surface drainage of roadways (11), wherein the drainage gutter (10) or drainage gutters (10) is / are each formed and / or provided at least in sections as a substrate for a roadway marking (12), wherein the drainage gutter (10) or drainage gutters (10) each have a gutter body (13) extending in the longitudinal direction (L) and have a receiving space (14) for receiving a liquid to be discharged, wherein the receiving space (14) is bounded by two oppositely arranged side walls (15), a bottom (16) and a gutter head (17), wherein the gutter head (17) has at least one side section (18) extending in the longitudinal direction (L), wherein the side section (18) has a recess (19) for receiving a protective and / or sacrificial material (20) that is different from the material of the gutter body (13), wherein the drainage gutter (10) or the plurality of drainage gutters (10) are arranged parallel to and / or adjacent to the roadway (11), wherein the side section (18) with the recess (19) is arranged in each case adjacent to the roadway (11), characterized in that the recess (19) of the drainage gutter (10) or the plurality of drainage gutters (10) is / are each filled with a protective and / or sacrificial material (20) as a substrate for the roadway marking, and the protective and / or sacrificial material (20) of the drainage gutter (10) or drainage gutters (10) each adjoins the roadway (11).

2. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the gutter head (17) has two oppositely arranged and longitudinally extending side sections (18), wherein a first side section (18) of the two side sections (18) is arranged adjacent to the roadway (11) when the drainage gutter (10) is installed, wherein the recess (19) is arranged in the first side section (18).

3. Arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that the side sections (18) are connected by webs (22), wherein a slot (23) is provided in each case between two webs (22) which are adjacent in the longitudinal direction (L).

4. Arrangement according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a second side section (18) arranged opposite the first side section (18) forms a projection.

5. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recess (19) is configured in a stepped manner, wherein the recess (19) extends from an outer side surface (28) and from a top side (29) of the side section (18) into the side section (18).

6. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the protective and / or sacrificial material (20) is or comprises mastic asphalt.

7. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the gutter body (13) is formed from concrete, in particular polymer concrete.

8. Arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the protective and / or sacrificial material (20) is or comprises concrete, or the gutter body (13) is formed from concrete.

9. Method for producing an arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a gutter body (13) extending in the longitudinal direction (L) is produced, wherein the gutter body (13) is formed in such a way that the gutter body (13) has a receiving space (14) for receiving a liquid to be discharged, wherein the receiving space (14) is bounded by two oppositely arranged side walls (15), a bottom (16) and a gutter head (17), and wherein the gutter head (17) has at least one side section (18) extending in the longitudinal direction (L), wherein a recess (19) on the side section (18) is either formed during the manufacture of the gutter body (13) or wherein the recess (19) is introduced into the side section (18) after the manufacture of the gutter body (13), wherein a protective and / or sacrificial material (20) is introduced into the recess (19).

10. Method for applying a roadway marking (12), wherein an arrangement (31) according to claim 1 is initially provided and then a roadway marking (12) is applied to the arrangement in such a way that the roadway marking (12) is arranged in sections on the roadway (11) and in sections on the protective and / or sacrificial material (20) of the drainage gutter (10).

11. Method according to claim 10, characterized in that the roadway marking (12) is removed for renewal by removing the area of the roadway (11) and of the protective and / or sacrificial material (20) provided with the roadway marking (12), and then a second roadway marking (12) is applied in such a way that the second roadway marking (12) is arranged in sections on the roadway (11) and in sections on the protective and / or sacrificial material (20) of the drainage gutter (10).

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