CN1301326A

CN1301326A - Closure assembly

Info

Publication number: CN1301326A
Application number: CN 99806436
Authority: CN
Inventors: ***·H·阿博海尔
Original assignee: Abolkheir Group UK Ltd
Current assignee: Abolkheir Group UK Ltd
Priority date: 1998-05-20
Filing date: 1999-04-16
Publication date: 2001-06-27
Also published as: GB2324823B; WO1999060243A1; GB2324823A; GB9810873D0; EP1080294A1; AU3436999A; CA2332828A1

Abstract

A closure assembly comprising a movable closure, e.g. a door (1), for sealingly closingly a surround, e.g. a doorframe (3), is divided into two or more closure members, e.g. sub-doors (2) arranged one above the other so as to provide progressively higher closure against rising floodwater. Preferably, the lowermost sub-door(2<1>) is of such a height to enable it be stepped over, i.e. allowing access while keeping out floodwater.

Description

Closing assembly

The present invention relates to closing assembly, for example, be used to the door or the window that prevent that flood from entering.

When flood exceeded threshold level, common door was not enough to entering of anti-sealing.Though can design the closure member of complete watertight,, even flood plane has just exceeded threshold value, it just can not be opened.

The invention provides a kind of closing assembly of preventing that flood from entering of being used to, it comprises a closure member that moves horizontally that is used for a closed hermetically surround, wherein, closure member is divided into two or more enclosed members that move horizontally of arranging up and down, so that the closure member that increases gradually of the flood of resisting rising is provided.When being preferably in closure, can be crossed over the height of minimum enclosed member.

Therefore, for low flood plane, minimum enclosed member can remain closed to prevent that flood from entering, and still still can enter by one or more enclosed members of opening top.

Closing assembly preferably has at least three enclosed members, but also can have four, five, six or even more enclosed member, this depends on the height of enclosed member, the practical viewpoint of not associating, and three to six enclosed members are perhaps just enough in most of situations.Obviously, the many more costs of the number of enclosed member are just high more.

Contrast the following drawings is only described embodiments of the invention with way of example now.

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of a closing assembly, and it presents the form of the door with six enclosed members, be in the close position,

Fig. 2 is the view that is similar to Fig. 1, has only minimum enclosed member to be in the close position,

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of a closing assembly, and it presents the form of the door with three enclosed members, be in the close position,

Fig. 4 is the view that is similar to Fig. 2, and middle and top enclosed member is in open mode,

Fig. 5 is the stereogram of another embodiment of closing assembly, door of expression among the figure, and

Fig. 6 is the stereogram of the closing assembly of Fig. 5, and Tu Zhongmen is closed, and still, two enclosed members are opened.

In Fig. 1 and 2, a closing assembly comprises a door 1, and it is made of six enclosed members in the upper and lower surround that is arranged in doorframe 3 forms or cervical orifice of uterus 2.Cervical orifice of uterus 2 is installed on the doorframe 3 by the hinge 4 that can be any suitable kind, and still, if door 1 is made sliding door, so, cervical orifice of uterus 2 can be a slidingtype.

Suitable seal device (not shown) must be arranged between door 1 and the doorframe 3, and anti-sealing enters when exceeding threshold value with convenient flood.Equally, between each cervical orifice of uterus 2, also the suitable seal device should be arranged.

Obviously, each cervical orifice of uterus 2 itself should prevent or stop entering of flood at least substantially.For example, each cervical orifice of uterus 2 can be made with metal, plastics or other impermeable material.In theory, cervical orifice of uterus 2 can be made with wood, and still, it is suitable to have only some timber to be only, and structure must be suitable for entering of anti-sealing.Also can provide and have the cervical orifice of uterus of standard timber structure of crust that metal, plastics or other provide the material of impermeability.

The usage of the door of Fig. 1 and 2 is conspicuous.For the low water level flood, have only minimum cervical orifice of uterus 21 to close, as shown in Figure 2, it highly makes it be easy to cross over, and for about 70cm or lower, for example is approximately 35cm.When flood raises, next higher cervical orifice of uterus 2 will be closed.Even when the cervical orifice of uterus of two foots is closed, that is, and when overall height is about 70cm, also should cross over not too difficultly two foots cervical orifice of uterus and by door into and out of building.When higher cervical orifice of uterus is closed, that is, when flood further rises, just must use other device, for example, short ladder, desk or a chair are into and out of building.

Therefore, closing assembly will stop flood, allow turnover to reach the cervical orifice of uterus of topmost until flood simultaneously.

Because most of floods can disappear after quite short time such as several hours or several days, thus perhaps will enclosed member such as higher enclosed member body plan must be permanent water-fast.For the reason of cost, as long as guarantee that the impermeability of limited duration is just enough.If the expection flood reaches the top of door never, so, for example for the reason of cost, needing only lower enclosed member is that fluid-tight and higher enclosed member is that typical construction is just enough.

Similar shown in closing assembly shown in Fig. 3 and 4 and Fig. 1 and 2, just wherein have only three enclosed members or cervical orifice of uterus 2.Minimum cervical orifice of uterus 2 ¹With identical shown in Fig. 1 and 2, and the cervical orifice of uterus 2 on top ¹¹With 2 ¹¹¹Has glass plate 5.Obviously, glass plate 5 must have enough intensity, and for example, thickness is to bear the hydraulic pressure at this height.

In Fig. 3 and 4, the height of minimum cervical orifice of uterus 2 is approximately 35cm with identical shown in Fig. 1 and 2.But minimum cervical orifice of uterus also can be higher, for example is approximately 40cm, 50cm or 60cm.The cervical orifice of uterus of 70cm still can be crossed over by tall person's people, but short person or old man then have difficulties.

In Fig. 5 and 6, in door 1 doorframe 3 that is installed in as surround.As shown in Figure 6, door 1 has a housing 6, and the minimum part of door 1 is as cervical orifice of uterus 2 in housing ¹, but be linked as whole with housing 6 here.The cervical orifice of uterus 2 of its top ¹¹With 2 ¹¹¹Be connected in housing 6 by hinge 4 and be not to resemble to be connected in doorframe 3 Fig. 1 to 4.

In the closing assembly normal work period, cervical orifice of uterus 2 ¹¹With 2 ¹¹¹Fixedly close in the housing 6, thereby door 1 is an open and close as a whole.But, between flood period, have whole cervical orifice of uterus 2 ¹ Housing 3 for example be securely fixed on the doorframe 3 by locking means, still can be by opening cervical orifice of uterus 2 ¹¹With 2 ¹¹¹Turnover.If the water surface further rises, so, can be with cervical orifice of uterus 2 ¹¹Fixedly close in the doorframe 3.

If desired, minimum cervical orifice of uterus 2 ¹Also can according to its top cervical orifice of uterus 2 ¹¹With 2 ¹¹¹Similar mode is articulated in housing 6.

When in case of necessity, that is, at least between the minimum enclosed member, between the surround of minimum enclosed member and Fig. 1 to 4 and between the surround of housing and Fig. 5 and 6 suitable elastic sealing element should be set, so that " swimming pool formula watertight " is provided between flood period.If the flood expection can not reach the top enclosed member, so, for the reason of cost, sealing device can be removed at this height.Sealing device can use the bar (solid or hollow) of rubber, plastics or any other suitable material to constitute.

The structure that contrast Fig. 1 to 6 describes can be used for french window and courtyard door, perhaps even be used for window.

Closing assembly of the present invention can be installed in family's building as house or apartment, public building such as school, library or church worker, agricultural buildings or any place that may be subjected to the flood threat.

Above-mentioned closing assembly can be installed in the existing building with rational cost, so that make it can resist flood, as long as the remainder of building can reasonably be resisted flood, particularly resists the flood that can at a good pace decorporate.

For reasons of safety, also be in order to bear the pressure of flood, each enclosed member of closing assembly can be adorned lock, door bolt or other suitable fastener, these fasteners preferably also can be from peripheral operation with opening and closing member, thereby can enter building from the outside between flood period.

Though above-described embodiment is with to prevent that flood from entering relevant, but, according to closing assembly of the present invention also can be used for preventing snow (for example at snowstorm), mud, mud or even the entering of sand (for example in sandstorm), corresponding explanation should be made in term " flood ".

Claims

1. one kind is used to the closing assembly that prevents that flood from entering, it comprises that is used for the closure member that moves horizontally of a closed surround hermetically, wherein said closure member is divided into two or more enclosed members that can move horizontally of upper and lower layout so that the closure member that increases gradually of resisting the rise flood to be provided, described enclosed member can be connected to each other to form a single closure member, when not having flood to threaten, described single closure member is used as the common openable closure member of described surround.

2. closing assembly as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the height of minimum enclosed member can be crossed over it.

3. closing assembly as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: the height of minimum enclosed member is 70cm or littler.

4. closing assembly as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: the height of minimum enclosed member is 60cm or littler.

5. closing assembly as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: the height of minimum enclosed member is 45cm or littler.

6. as the described closing assembly of arbitrary aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that: described closure member is a door.

7. as each described closing assembly in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that: described closure member is a window.

8. as each described closing assembly in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: described enclosed member is made by timber basically.

9. closing assembly as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: described window has a frame of being made by timber substantially.

10. as the described closing assembly of each aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that: described enclosed member is installed on the described surround swingably.

11. as each described closing assembly in the claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that: described enclosed member slides on another with respect to one of surround.

12., it is characterized in that: have three enclosed members at least as the described closing assembly of arbitrary aforementioned claim.

13. as the described closing assembly of arbitrary aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that: described closure member has the housing that is installed in swingably in the described surround, described enclosed member is installed in the described housing swingably.

14. as each described closing assembly in the claim 1 to 12, it is characterized in that: described closure member has the housing that is installed in swingably in the described surround, minimum enclosed member is fixed in the housing, and the enclosed member of its top is installed in the housing swingably.

15. the closing assembly that arbitrary embodiment describes in manual shown in the contrast accompanying drawing.