WASTE SCREEN

Abstract: A waste screen for roof drainage outlet, which is located substantially in the plane of the roof and consists of an outlet opening in the roof and a plate covering said opening, of which plate the circumference and vertical distance from the roof plane are such that at least at dimensioning flow amount air is prevented from being sucked in beneath the plate edge and, thus, the gap between the plate and roof plane constitutes the outlet port. One object is now to ensure that the water on its passage from the pitch to the outlet opening always passes the outlet port, which ensures that in dimensioning cases the filling degree for the outlet opening, and thus the outlet, is one, i.e. the outlet opening and subsequent pipe are entirely filled with water. For achieving this object, the screen extends about the circumference of the plate (4) and comprises a screen wall (7), which extends from the roof plane (1) to a plane above said plane through the circumference (circumferential edge) of the plate (4). A through-flow wall (11) is provided which extends from here to the upper surface of the plate (4), which walls (7 and 11) are joined along their upper surfaces which, thus, constitute an overflow edge inward to the upper surface of the plate (4).

Description: Waste screen This invention relates to a waste screen for a roof drainage outlet, which is located substantially in the roof plane and consists of an outlet opening in the roof and a plate covering said opening, which plate has such a circumference and vertical distance from the roof plane, that at least at dimensioning flow rate air is prevented from being sucked in beneath the plate edge, and the gap between the plate and roof plane, thus, constitutes the outlet port. Waste screens for roof drainage outlets are known in various different designs. The simplest type con¬ sists of a perforated plate laid above the outflow opening. One requirement, however, is that there must be an outlet through the opening even when the screen is clogged, and that such outlet must comprise a so- called overflow outlet. Screens for roof discharge pipes, therefore, often are designed as cylinders with perforated casing surface, and the upper edge of the casing constitutes the overflow edge. This implies that in the case of clogged casing surface the water rises and flows over the upper edge of the casing and through the interior of the casing without being screened. The present waste screen according to the invention is intended to be used at a special roof drainage device, which consists of an opening and a plate as referred to above, and which acts in such a manner, that air cannot be sucked in beneath the plate and, thus, turbulence cannot a-ci ' s-e in the outlet. Such turbulence would render it impossible to utilize the entire opening of the outlet, but would cause the water to rotate in the opening and thereby form a cavity centrally in the opening, which cavity would be propag¬ ated downward in the outlet after the outlet opening. A special object of the present invention is to ensure that the water on its passage from the pitch to the outlet opening always passes thr outlet port, which en¬ sures that in dimensioning cases the filling degree for the outlet opening and, thus, the outlet is one, i.e. the outlet opening and subsequent pipe are entirely filled with water. For achieving the aforesaid objects, the invention is characterized in that the screen extends about the circ¬ umference of the plate and comprises a screen wall, which extends from the roof plane to a plane above the roof plane through the circumference (circumferential edge) of the plate and comprises a through- low wall extend¬ ing from here to the upper surface of the plate, which walls are joined along their upper edges which, thus, constitute an overflow edge inward to the upper surface of the plate, when the screen wall ^ -does not permit arr¬ iving flow to pass through, owing to reduced passage capacity of the screen wall. The waste screen thereby ensures that inflow to the outlet opening always takes place through the outlet port. An embodiment of the invention is described in the following, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a cross-section through the waste screen according to the invention, which screen is prov¬ ided together with a roof drainage device, and Fig. 2 is a portion of a horizontal view where a partial sect¬ ion is laid along the line II-II in Fig. 1. In Fig. 1 the numeral 1 designates a roof plane, which may be entirely horizontal or inclined. The roof plane 1 includes an opening 2, which according to the drawing is formed with streamlined walls and transforms to an outlet pipe 3- The opening is covered by a plate •-. spaced upward from the roof plane 1. The distance of the plate is calculated so that at a dimensioning amount of affluent water air is not sucked in beneath the plate, thereby preventing turbulence to arise in the outflow opening 2, which turbulence would cause air to be suck¬ ed downward and prevent the pipe 3 from being entirely filled with water. The plate 4, instead, ensures that at a dimensioning amount of rain water the pipe 3 and opening 2 are filled entirely with water, i.e. the fill¬ ing degree is one. As an example can be mentioned, that the distance of the plate 4 to the roof plane 1 can be 20 mm. A further essential factor is the size of the circumference of the plate, which at a preferred embod¬ iment is circular. The plate 4 is maitained suitably spaced from the roof plane 1 by means of clips 5 - A waste screen always must be provided before an outlet opening. In the present case the waste screen is locat¬ ed before the gap formed between the plate 4 and roof -plane 1 and constituting the outlet port 6. The waste screen consists of a screen wall 7,^which extends from a roof plane 1 to a certain level above the plate . At the embodiment shown, the screen wall terminates at an annular plane 8. The screen wall is inclined obli¬ quely downward outward to the roof plane 1 relative to the plate 4. The screen wall consists of a plurality of flanges 9. see Fig. 2, which are arranged in radial direction relative to the plate 4, to which they are attached. It is the affluent edges 10 of the flanges 9 which form screen walls, and which preferably are stream¬ lined in order to yield the lowest possible flow resist¬ ance. The flanges, thus, are arranged to the side of each other with equally spaced relationship about the plate 4, and the distance between the flanges 9 determ¬ ines the flow capacity of the screen wall 7. In order that there should be some sense with the dimensioned " outlet port ,so that the filling degree for the outlet opening is one, the flow capacity for the screen plate 7 at dimensioning water amount must be at least equal to the flow capacity of the outlet port. The screen wall 7 shall separate coarse impurities, which are not permitted to flow downward through the outlet opening 2. When the screen wall 7 is clogged, the water level on the roof rises and causes overflow over the annular surface 8. The overflow water, which now shall be directed again to the outlet port 6, is passed through a through-flow surface 11. The water flows through this surface down to the roof plane 1 and in through the outlet port 6. The through-flow surface 11, therefore, must have a flow capacity corresponding at least to the flow capac¬ ity for the outlet port 6. At the embodiment shown, the flow surface 11 is formed by the second or inner edges 12 of the flanges 9- These edges 12 preferably are also streamlined. In order to ensure function at overflow over the plane 8, the smallest flow area counted from the through-flow surface 11 to the outlet port 6 must have such a size, that the flow resistance is the small¬ est possible one in relation to that of the outlet port. It is, in fact, not sufficient that the flow areas shall have a certain ratio, but what is to be talked about is the flow capacity, because frictional forces from the sides of the flanges 9 must also be taken into account. It is to be emphasized, however, that the flow surface 11 only exceptionally is to be caused to work, and norm¬ ally the water shall flow through the screen surface 7 to the outlet port 6 for further transport through the opening 2 and pipe 3- The screen possibly can be protected by an additional screen surface, which in such a case is laid in the same plane as the annular surface 8. Said additional screen is intended to prevent the plate 4 from collecting leav- OMPI es and the like inside of the annular plane 8 and, thus, the annular screen. One embodiment of the invention has been described above, but variations thereof can be imagined. At one such imaginable embodiment, the screen surface 7 can be designed as a perforated wall, which is positioned inclined in front of the outlet port 6 and at its upper edge is joined to a second perforated wall extending obliquely inward and joining the plate 4. The inclin- ' ation shown of the wall 7 and through-flow wall 11 are not critical, but can be varied.

Claims: Claims 1. A waste- screen for roof drainage outlet, which is located substantially in the plane of the roof and con¬ sists of an outlet opening in the roof and a plate covering the opening, of which plate the circumference and distance vertically from the roof plane are such that at least at dimensioning flow rate air is prev¬ ented from being sucked in beneath the plate edge, whereby, thus, the gap between the plate and roof plane constitutes the outlet port, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the screen extends about the circumference of the plate and comprises a screen wall, which extends from' he roof plane and at least up to a plane through the circumference (circumferential edge) of the plate, and a through-flow wall extending from said plane to the upper surface of the plate, which walls meet at their upper edges, which thus constitute an overflow edge inward to the upper surface of the plate, when the screen wall does not permit affluent flow to pass through, owing to reduced flow capacity of the screen wall, whereby the waste screen ensures that inflow to the outlet opening always takes place through the out¬ let port. 2. A waste screen as defined in claim 1, c a r ¬ a c t e r i z e d i n that the walls at the upper edges are joined by means of an intermediate piece corresponding to the contour shape of the plate. 3. A waste screen as defined in claim 1, c a r ¬ a c t e r i z e d i n that at least the screen wall is formed of streamlined affluence edges of flanges, which are arranged to the side of each other and equally spaced in the affluence direction. 4. A waste screen as defined in claim 1, c h a r ¬ a c t e r i z e d i n that the flow capacity for the through-flow wall is at least equal to the flow capacity of the outlet port at dimensioning amount. CV

Inventors: EBELING OLAVI, EBELING, OLAVI
Applicants: AEROMATOR TRADING CO AB, KONTEKLA OY, AEROMATOR TRADING COMPANY AB, OY KONTEKLA
Application year: 1984
Main classification: E04D13
IPC codes: E04D13