Patent SG-11201811456P-A (SG)
Title: Systems and methods for sewer monitoring
Inventor: LAMBE JEAN-PAUL
IPC: G01F1/66
Filed: 2017-07-13
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 01E101011M 3E1 0 011110110111011110 Ell I 11110 ill OEN Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\"1 WO 2018/009976 Al 18 January 2018 (18.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, GO1F 1/66 (2006.01) Fl 6M1/00 (2006.01) KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, GO1F 23/00 (2006.01) GO1D 11/30 (2006.01) MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, Fl6M 13/02 (2006.01) OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (21) International Application Number: SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, PCT/AU2017/050722 TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (22) International Filing Date: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 13 July 2017 (13.07.2017) kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (25) Filing Language: English UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (26) Publication Language: English TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (30) Priority Data: MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, 2016902783 15 July 2016 (15.07.2016) AU TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (71) Applicant: SOUTH EAST WATER CORPORATION [AU/AU]; WatersEdge, 101 Wells Street, Frankston, Vic- Published: toria 3199 (AU). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (72) Inventor: LAMBE, Jean-Paul. (74) Agent: FB RICE; Level 14, 90 Collins St, Melbourne, Vic- toria 3000 (AU). - = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, = _ AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEWER MONITORING = (57) : A sensor unit support structure for supporting a sensor unit in = r 116 '' 1' a manhole. The support structure comprises an elongate beam adjustable along / 118 r- --- / 1 108 its length to span a width of the manhole and support the sensor unit within , , z— 136 Z -- 138 the manhole. The support structure further comprises first and second mount- 1 - = 124 4 7— 102 ing brackets associated with respective first and second ends of the beam, each 114 15, 128/ r126 132 j / / I I66, mounting bracket being configured to fasten the beam to an inner surface of the _= 1 ~I manhole. The support structure further comprises first and second temporary — 1 .,--' • 140 brackets associated with respective first and second mounting brackets. The first — 130 15 5 8 ~ j ~ 134 and second mounting brackets are configured to be removably coupled to the 0 ,_ respective first and second temporary brackets, each temporary bracket being -0 —110 configured to engage a rim of the manhole to allow the first and second mount- ing brackets to be positioned in the manhole and temporarily supported in posi- tion until the mounting brackets are fastened to the inner surface of the manhole. — 104 106 120 1 . ...... GC 112 —' 11 © N Figure 1 C