CA2104204A1 - High water detector - Google Patents
High water detectorInfo
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- CA2104204A1 CA2104204A1 CA 2104204 CA2104204A CA2104204A1 CA 2104204 A1 CA2104204 A1 CA 2104204A1 CA 2104204 CA2104204 CA 2104204 CA 2104204 A CA2104204 A CA 2104204A CA 2104204 A1 CA2104204 A1 CA 2104204A1
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- warning device
- high water
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/30—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats
- G01F23/32—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats using rotatable arms or other pivotable transmission elements
- G01F23/36—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats using rotatable arms or other pivotable transmission elements using electrically actuated indicating means
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
- G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
- G08B21/10—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
HIGH WATER DETECTOR
(Automatic Detection and Alarm Systems) for High Water Conditions on Railways PROPOSED SYSTEM
An automatic detection and alarm system for dangerous high water levels on railroads. This system contains a flotation device which activates a series of red warning lights to immediately alert railway traffic in the area, and also automatically alerts railway control centres of the dangerous conditions.
The system would contain a series of detection and alarm components installed at high risk locations, e.g. culverts, bridges, etc.
The basic components are connected into central communication nets which would automatically alert railway control centres of the dangerous conditions.
The basic system has significant potential for other important applications, e.g. major highways.
HIGH WATER DETECTOR
(Automatic Detection and Alarm Systems) for High Water Conditions on Railways PROPOSED SYSTEM
An automatic detection and alarm system for dangerous high water levels on railroads. This system contains a flotation device which activates a series of red warning lights to immediately alert railway traffic in the area, and also automatically alerts railway control centres of the dangerous conditions.
The system would contain a series of detection and alarm components installed at high risk locations, e.g. culverts, bridges, etc.
The basic components are connected into central communication nets which would automatically alert railway control centres of the dangerous conditions.
The basic system has significant potential for other important applications, e.g. major highways.
Description
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HIG~I WATER DETECTOR
This invention relates generally to the field of railroads and highways and to an automatically operated alarm system for warning railroad and highway traffic of dangerous high water conditions.
Because of the thinning of the ozone layer, we have been getting more rain and major storms in recent years, therefore, the value of such a detector is quite evident.
Also, in recent years more and more dangerous chemicals and commodities are being moved on the railways and highways.
The object of my invention is to set signals of red warning lights to alert people of the approaching danger of high water which could bring on a washout of a railroad or highway.
The object of my invention is to have a protective outer cover on the high water detèctor so that the machinery part of my invention won't .j ' be damaged by the elements of the weather.
It is the object of my invention to provide a high water detector that is environmentally safe.
It i9 another object of my invention to provide an economical high water detector.
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Another object of my invention is to provide a high water detector that can be put in a small space and does not get in the way of other objects.
Another object of my invention is when culverts and bridges on railways and highways, even though cleaned at regular intervals from brush and trees floating down the rivers and creeks after an abnormal amount of rain, run into trouble. Then beaver dams start brealdng up and bringing down trees and brush and the culverts clog up, and rivers and creeks rise. The water comes up dangerously close to the track level where it starts to wash away the roadbed.
It is also the object of my invention to provide protection in case the culvert has started to deteriora~e and cave in, thus starting water to back up, rise over the culvert, and start raising to the level of the railway tracks or highway bed.
It is further the object of my invention that once the water starts to back up and come to the level of my invention, it will set off an alarm and set off red lights in each direction, and automadcally alert railway -control centres of the dangerous condition which will alert the traffic to stop before the railway or the highway starts to wash out.
In accordance with one aspect of my invendon, a protective housing which has air vents approximately 5/8 of the way up from the bottom to allow water to acdvate the Iqoat which will pull on the muldplier rocker shaft, therefore pulling on the pull rod that goes 2~ 12~4 upwardly through the contact base, thus pulling downwardly on a swinging plate which houses a floating circular washer. This therefore breaks the contact with the circuit point, thus activating the red lights to come on.
These foregoing objects and aspects of the invention, together with other objects, aspects, and advantages thereof will be more apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein:
Figure 1: Shows a protective outer housing for the detector.
Figure 2: Shows an end view of the high water detector plus the support bracket.
Figure 3: A side view of the detector with all parts numbered and an open circuit.
Figure 4: A side view showing a closed circuit.
Figure 5: A view of an opened switch.
Figure 6: A view of a support bracket.
Figure 7: A view of a culvert with my invention in place.
Figure 8: A view of n dirt nnd bug screen.
o~a4 Figure 1: Referring to the drawings in detail is a protective outer shield #500 which has air vent exhaust holes #501, approximately 5/8 of tbe way up from the bottom to allow the air to exhaust as the high rising water is entering into the outer protective shield #500 through holes :
#502, which then will start to raise float #3.
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Figure 2: This is a picture which is a face view of my invention showing the support brackets #15.
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Figure 3: This is a side view picture of my high water detector invention with an open circuit, starting with base #1, bracket #2 bolted ~:
Z together with bracket bolts #16 thus supporting multiplier shaft #4, thus ~ supporting float #3 at the longer end and pull rod #5 at the other end and all three hinge points pinned with hinge pins #10, when the water enters ~:
through holes #502 passes through Figure 8 dirt filter #503 into float chamber, thus raising flotation #3, lifting multiplier shaft #4, thus pulling upwardly on multiplier shaft #4 on flotation end. This causes a downward pull on pull rod #5 connected to #6 Tivar swinging plate with pin #21, thus pulling downwardly on Tivar swinging plate #6, which houses floating self centering circuit washer #7 retained in place with retaining pins #20 on Figure 5. On the opposite end, it is anchored to contact base #17, which contains stationary support bracket #14, which is 21~ 1204 , pinned to swinging plate #6 with pin #13. Once swinging plate #6 has been pulled downwardly, compressing spring #9 which helps to keep the points open. ~11 is held in place with hinge pins #25 and forced into locking position with spring #12. As the top portion of swinging plate #6 bypasses the bottom of the top lip of safety lock #11 this locks circuit washer #7 and circuit point #8 in a positive locked position. This then has completed a single circuit which then has put on the red warning light on the railroads, highways, etc.
Figure 4: This is the same principal as Figure 3, except it has a different tivar swinging plate #6 with circuit floating washer #7 plus circuit point #8, in a different location with a different type of stationary swing bracket #24. Once all this action has taken place, circuit Iqoating washer #7 with wire A connected to #7 and the opposite end connected to a light system comes in contact with circuit point #8 connected to wire B and connected to the opposite side of the light system thus making a complete circuit and setting off an alarm system of lights warning of high water danger ahead.
Figure 5: This is an opened upwardly view of #6 Tivar swinging plate containing floating circuit washer #7, also showing the position of circuit point #8.
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Figure 6: This is just a type of bracket that can be used in the mounting to a culvert and can be made to different lengths.
, :Figure 7: This is jus~ a typical culvert ident.,fied by the letter C with my high water detector mounted on it.
Figure 8: This is just a dirt and bug screen #503 which extends downwardly from the top of contact base #17, and is held in place by my outer protective shield #500 as it surrounds the outer top portion of my main base #1.
HIG~I WATER DETECTOR
This invention relates generally to the field of railroads and highways and to an automatically operated alarm system for warning railroad and highway traffic of dangerous high water conditions.
Because of the thinning of the ozone layer, we have been getting more rain and major storms in recent years, therefore, the value of such a detector is quite evident.
Also, in recent years more and more dangerous chemicals and commodities are being moved on the railways and highways.
The object of my invention is to set signals of red warning lights to alert people of the approaching danger of high water which could bring on a washout of a railroad or highway.
The object of my invention is to have a protective outer cover on the high water detèctor so that the machinery part of my invention won't .j ' be damaged by the elements of the weather.
It is the object of my invention to provide a high water detector that is environmentally safe.
It i9 another object of my invention to provide an economical high water detector.
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Another object of my invention is to provide a high water detector that can be put in a small space and does not get in the way of other objects.
Another object of my invention is when culverts and bridges on railways and highways, even though cleaned at regular intervals from brush and trees floating down the rivers and creeks after an abnormal amount of rain, run into trouble. Then beaver dams start brealdng up and bringing down trees and brush and the culverts clog up, and rivers and creeks rise. The water comes up dangerously close to the track level where it starts to wash away the roadbed.
It is also the object of my invention to provide protection in case the culvert has started to deteriora~e and cave in, thus starting water to back up, rise over the culvert, and start raising to the level of the railway tracks or highway bed.
It is further the object of my invention that once the water starts to back up and come to the level of my invention, it will set off an alarm and set off red lights in each direction, and automadcally alert railway -control centres of the dangerous condition which will alert the traffic to stop before the railway or the highway starts to wash out.
In accordance with one aspect of my invendon, a protective housing which has air vents approximately 5/8 of the way up from the bottom to allow water to acdvate the Iqoat which will pull on the muldplier rocker shaft, therefore pulling on the pull rod that goes 2~ 12~4 upwardly through the contact base, thus pulling downwardly on a swinging plate which houses a floating circular washer. This therefore breaks the contact with the circuit point, thus activating the red lights to come on.
These foregoing objects and aspects of the invention, together with other objects, aspects, and advantages thereof will be more apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof, taken in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein:
Figure 1: Shows a protective outer housing for the detector.
Figure 2: Shows an end view of the high water detector plus the support bracket.
Figure 3: A side view of the detector with all parts numbered and an open circuit.
Figure 4: A side view showing a closed circuit.
Figure 5: A view of an opened switch.
Figure 6: A view of a support bracket.
Figure 7: A view of a culvert with my invention in place.
Figure 8: A view of n dirt nnd bug screen.
o~a4 Figure 1: Referring to the drawings in detail is a protective outer shield #500 which has air vent exhaust holes #501, approximately 5/8 of tbe way up from the bottom to allow the air to exhaust as the high rising water is entering into the outer protective shield #500 through holes :
#502, which then will start to raise float #3.
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Figure 2: This is a picture which is a face view of my invention showing the support brackets #15.
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Figure 3: This is a side view picture of my high water detector invention with an open circuit, starting with base #1, bracket #2 bolted ~:
Z together with bracket bolts #16 thus supporting multiplier shaft #4, thus ~ supporting float #3 at the longer end and pull rod #5 at the other end and all three hinge points pinned with hinge pins #10, when the water enters ~:
through holes #502 passes through Figure 8 dirt filter #503 into float chamber, thus raising flotation #3, lifting multiplier shaft #4, thus pulling upwardly on multiplier shaft #4 on flotation end. This causes a downward pull on pull rod #5 connected to #6 Tivar swinging plate with pin #21, thus pulling downwardly on Tivar swinging plate #6, which houses floating self centering circuit washer #7 retained in place with retaining pins #20 on Figure 5. On the opposite end, it is anchored to contact base #17, which contains stationary support bracket #14, which is 21~ 1204 , pinned to swinging plate #6 with pin #13. Once swinging plate #6 has been pulled downwardly, compressing spring #9 which helps to keep the points open. ~11 is held in place with hinge pins #25 and forced into locking position with spring #12. As the top portion of swinging plate #6 bypasses the bottom of the top lip of safety lock #11 this locks circuit washer #7 and circuit point #8 in a positive locked position. This then has completed a single circuit which then has put on the red warning light on the railroads, highways, etc.
Figure 4: This is the same principal as Figure 3, except it has a different tivar swinging plate #6 with circuit floating washer #7 plus circuit point #8, in a different location with a different type of stationary swing bracket #24. Once all this action has taken place, circuit Iqoating washer #7 with wire A connected to #7 and the opposite end connected to a light system comes in contact with circuit point #8 connected to wire B and connected to the opposite side of the light system thus making a complete circuit and setting off an alarm system of lights warning of high water danger ahead.
Figure 5: This is an opened upwardly view of #6 Tivar swinging plate containing floating circuit washer #7, also showing the position of circuit point #8.
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Figure 6: This is just a type of bracket that can be used in the mounting to a culvert and can be made to different lengths.
, :Figure 7: This is jus~ a typical culvert ident.,fied by the letter C with my high water detector mounted on it.
Figure 8: This is just a dirt and bug screen #503 which extends downwardly from the top of contact base #17, and is held in place by my outer protective shield #500 as it surrounds the outer top portion of my main base #1.
Claims (7)
1) An automatically operated warning device to alert railroads and highways of dangerously high rising water, by means of warning lights or buzzers. This device comprises a flotation device pulling a multiplier shaft upwardly and a pull rod downwardly on the opposite end of the multiplier shaft, then pulling downwardly on the swinging plate thus either opening or closing a circuit, henceforth setting off warning lights or an alarm system of dangerous high waters.
2) A warning device as defined in claim #1, an outer shield designed with water input and air exhaust and water cut off ports and maintaining a dry cylinder housing for the contact base and electrical circuits.
3) A warning device as defined in claim 1, a flotation device that activates all the mechanisms to this device.
4) A warning device as defined in claim 1 and 3 is a multiplier shaft to increase pressure for either opening or closing the points.
5) A warning device as defined in claim 1 is a tension retaining spring to maintain constant pressure on the points or to retain an open circuit.
6) A warning device as defined in claim 1 is a contact base made of tivar, a non-electrical conductive material pertaining to the highest standards for low voltage circuitry.
7) A warning device as defined in claim 1 and claim 4 is a floating washer to maintain 100% usage of the points surface and a solid stable contact.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA 2104204 CA2104204A1 (en) | 1993-08-16 | 1993-08-16 | High water detector |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2104204 CA2104204A1 (en) | 1993-08-16 | 1993-08-16 | High water detector |
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| CA2104204A1 true CA2104204A1 (en) | 1995-02-17 |
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| CA 2104204 Abandoned CA2104204A1 (en) | 1993-08-16 | 1993-08-16 | High water detector |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2304192A (en) * | 1995-08-08 | 1997-03-12 | Ronald Patterson | Water tank or cistern alarm |
| EP0936589A2 (en) * | 1998-02-17 | 1999-08-18 | Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corp. | Geographical displacement sensing unit and monotoring apparatus using the same |
| CN104061974A (en) * | 2014-04-09 | 2014-09-24 | 苏州天趣信息科技有限公司 | Water level warning indicator |
| US11788918B2 (en) | 2020-06-18 | 2023-10-17 | Trevillyan Labs, Llc | Fluid detection fabric |
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1993
- 1993-08-16 CA CA 2104204 patent/CA2104204A1/en not_active Abandoned
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2304192A (en) * | 1995-08-08 | 1997-03-12 | Ronald Patterson | Water tank or cistern alarm |
| EP0936589A2 (en) * | 1998-02-17 | 1999-08-18 | Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corp. | Geographical displacement sensing unit and monotoring apparatus using the same |
| EP0936589A3 (en) * | 1998-02-17 | 2001-01-10 | Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corp. | Geographical displacement sensing unit and monotoring apparatus using the same |
| US6530284B1 (en) | 1998-02-17 | 2003-03-11 | Mitsui Bussan Plant & Project Corporation | Geographical displacement sensing unit and monitoring apparatus using the same |
| CN104061974A (en) * | 2014-04-09 | 2014-09-24 | 苏州天趣信息科技有限公司 | Water level warning indicator |
| US11788918B2 (en) | 2020-06-18 | 2023-10-17 | Trevillyan Labs, Llc | Fluid detection fabric |
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