EP1440916A1 - Schliessvorrichtung eines Mannlochs sowie Tank mit einem solchen Mannloch - Google Patents

Schliessvorrichtung eines Mannlochs sowie Tank mit einem solchen Mannloch Download PDF

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EP1440916A1
EP1440916A1 EP04364002A EP04364002A EP1440916A1 EP 1440916 A1 EP1440916 A1 EP 1440916A1 EP 04364002 A EP04364002 A EP 04364002A EP 04364002 A EP04364002 A EP 04364002A EP 1440916 A1 EP1440916 A1 EP 1440916A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/10—Manholes; Inspection openings; Covers therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/22—Safety features
    • B65D90/32—Arrangements for preventing, or minimising the effect of, excessive or insufficient pressure
    • B65D90/34—Venting means

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  • the invention relates to a device for closing a manhole of tank, as well as a tank fitted with such a device.
  • One field of application of the invention is the transport tanks goods, such as foodstuffs such as water, milk, wine, glucose, chocolate, fruit juice or chemicals such as acids, solvents, bases, petroleum products such as diesel, fuel or bitumen, or waste.
  • foodstuffs such as water, milk, wine, glucose, chocolate, fruit juice or chemicals
  • acids such as acids, solvents, bases
  • petroleum products such as diesel, fuel or bitumen, or waste.
  • the manhole is usually located at the top of the tank and a cover is provided on the manhole to close it.
  • butterfly type nuts or levers are provided at the edge of the hole accessible to a person so that they can fix the cover on the manhole in the closed position or remove it for opening, as required.
  • the invention aims to obtain a device for closing a hole tank man, as well as a tank fitted with such a device, which overcomes the disadvantages inherent in the state of the art and make it possible to secure the closing the manhole cover.
  • the person authorized to operate the cover has the possibility of closing and ajar it without having to move to the manhole, which saves him from climbing and descending from the tank, with the risk of falling that this involves.
  • the crack allows vent the contents of the tank and may be necessary when draws liquid from the tank through an orifice other than the manhole and located in bottom of the tank, to avoid a depression in the tank, likely to destroy.
  • the crack may also be necessary when filling with liquid the tank through an orifice other than the manhole and located at the bottom of the tank, to avoid overpressure in the tank.
  • the invention spares the person authorized to handle butterfly-type nuts or levers for closing, opening and opening, which are tedious and take a lot of time.
  • the invention prevents opening and partially opening authorized from the cover by a person accessing it using manual means.
  • a second object of the invention is a tank comprising at least a compartment intended to contain a volume of materials, the compartment being provided on its upper part with a manhole, on which is immobilized a manhole closing device as described above.
  • control means is for example provided in one place accessible by a person on the ground.
  • the closure device 1 is intended to be fixed on a manhole 2 provided at the top of a tank not shown.
  • a manhole 2 is provided for each compartment of the tank, as is known.
  • the manhole 2 has for example a vertical circular cylindrical wall having a upper edge 3 free.
  • a drip tray bottom 4 On the wall of the manhole 2 is fixed, for example by welding or others, a drip tray bottom 4, the outer wall 5 of which also has an outer axis 6 of articulation in rotation with a movable cover 7 from tank to drips and a free outside edge 8 of complementary shape to the outside edge free 9 of the cover 7 and for example plan and circular.
  • the bottom 4 and the cover 7 are by example with circular and metallic contours, such as stainless steel.
  • the bottom 4 comprises in the lower part an orifice 4a connected to a pipe 4b for discharging liquid, as is known.
  • the wall of the manhole 2 is connected to a support. outside 2a of an outer axis 10 of articulation in rotation with a support 11a a movable manhole cover 11 having an outer edge 12 of shape complementary to that of the edge 3 of the manhole and for example a plane.
  • the cover 7 In the closed position of the cover 7, shown in FIG. 1, the cover 7 is folded over the bottom 4 of the drip tray and the edge 9 is applied facing the edge 8, so as to form a closed compartment delimited by the bottom 4 and cover 7 of the drip tray.
  • the cover 11 and the cover 7 are rotated by an opening angle greater than 90 ° relative to their closed position to allow for example the passage of a person or of a tool in the manhole 2, for example for inspection or cleaning the tank or manhole 2.
  • a means of driving the cover 11 by moving the cover 7 is provided to make the closing position of the cover 7 coincide with that of the cover 7 and so that the movement of the cover 7 from the closed position to the open position also causes that of the cover 11, as well as the movement of the cover 7 from the open position to the closed position also drives that of the cover 11.
  • the hinge pin 10 has a clearance relative to the support 2a of the manhole 2 or to the support 11a of the cover 11, so that during the closing movement of the manhole 2, it is first the part of the edge 12 close to the axis 10 which is applied to the edge 3 of the hole of man 2, then that by spacing of the supports 2a and 11a it is the entire edge 12 which is applied to edge 3.
  • the axis 10 is for example housed in an oblong hole 10a of the support 11a and / or of the support 2a, directed parallel to the direction of arrival of the cover 11 on the manhole 2 in the position of closing, i.e. perpendicular to the plane of edge 3 in the example represented.
  • the oblong hole 10a is provided only in support 11a.
  • This drive means comprises one or more arms 13, and by example as shown only one arm, which is articulated at a first end by an axis 14 of rotation with two reinforcements 15, 16 transverse of the cover 7, fixed under it and which is articulated in a second end distant from the first with an ear 18 fixed on the top of the cover 11 by an axis 17 of rotation distant from the axis 10 and for example diametrically opposite.
  • Axes 6, 10, 14 and 18 are parallel to each other and for example horizontal.
  • the drive means may further include reinforcement one or more pushers 13b fixed under the cover 7 at a distance from its axis 6.
  • the pusher 13b is positioned above the cover 11 and away from its axis 10 to push it towards the closed position when moving the half-open position to the closed position, together with the arm 13.
  • the pusher 13b is for example formed of a stud screwed into a tube integral with the reinforcements 15, 16 or cover 7.
  • a body 19 in which is guided a part 20 for actuating the cover 7 between one and the other of a first actuation position corresponding to the closed position and a second actuation position corresponding to a half-open position.
  • the body 19 is connected by any suitable means to a means of control of the actuation part 20 by the user.
  • a means of control of the actuation part 20 by the user.
  • the connection between the body 19 and the means of control is ensured by pneumatic or hydraulic lines, while in the case of an electromagnet as an actuating part, the connection between the body 19 and the control means is provided by electrical conductors.
  • the control means is provided at a distance from the cover 11 and from the cover 7 for move the actuating part 20 from the second position to the first position and maintain the actuating part 20 in this second position, so to block the cover 7 and the cover 11 in the closed position.
  • Way to control is also able to move the part 20 for actuating the first position to the second position and hold the actuating part 20 in this second position, in order to pass the cover 11 and the cover 7 into the half-open position.
  • the control means is for example located more lower than the manhole on the tank, in a location accessible to a person floor and for example positioned at shoulder height.
  • This control means is by example a control station or box with an open access door and locked by the authorized person and control buttons behind the door.
  • the actuating part 20 is formed by a jack, by pneumatic example but can also be hydraulic. Alternatively, the actuating part 20 can also be moved electromagnetically, by example by an electromagnet or other means.
  • the actuating part 20 is guided relative to the following bottom 4 a straight course having a component perpendicular to the plane of the edge 3 of the manhole 2 or, as shown, in a straight course perpendicular to this plane, to be further from the body 19 in the second position corresponding to the half-open position as in the first position.
  • the body 19 is fixed, and for example screwed, in a protective casing 21 itself tightly fixed inside the bottom 4 and for example formed of sheets.
  • the actuating part 20 is connected to the cover 7 via a removable connecting member accessible in the ajar position and located in the closed compartment formed by the cover 7 and the bottom 4 in the position closing.
  • the actuating part 20 comprises a perpendicular pin 22 in the plane of the edge 3 and connected to a shoulder 23 located outside the body 19 during the guide travel and transverse thereto.
  • the shoulder 23 is inserted, along the guide stroke, between first and second stops 24, 25 integral with the cover 7 and diametrically opposite the axis 6.
  • the first stop 24 is used to move the cover 7 and the cover 11 by the shoulder 23 from the half-open position to the position of closure and is located below the shoulder 23, while the second stop 25 is used to move the cover 7 and the cover 11 through the shoulder 23 of the closed position at the half-open position and maintained in the half-open position and is located above the shoulder 23.
  • the upper stop 25 is formed by a bar fixed to the reinforcements 15, 16 of the cover 7 and the lower stop 24 is formed on the liaison body.
  • the lower stop 24 is formed by a part functioning like a clothespin, which has two jaws 26, 27 arranged face to face around the spindle 22 and mounted movable in rotation around bolts 28, 29 for fixing to a support 30 secured to the cover 7.
  • a means 31 of prestressing of the jaws 26, 27 in an engaged position, in which they surround the pin 22 and form the lower stop 24, is provided.
  • the prestressing means 31 is formed for example by a compression spring 32 mounted between two legs 33, 34 of extension of the jaws 26, 27 beyond the bolts 28, 29.
  • Means 35, 36 for gripping are provided on the legs 33, 34 to be accessible in the half-open position and to pass the jaws in a disengaged position with pin 22 and the shoulder 23, in which the jaws 26, 27 are spaced from one another at against the prestressing means 31 in order to allow the passage between them pin 22 and the shoulder 23.
  • the gripping means 35, 36 are for example formed by the end portion of the legs 33, 34, located near the edge 9 and angled towards the bottom 4 to project from the plane of the edge 9 of the cover 7.
  • the operation of the closing device is as follows.
  • the action of the user on the control means causes the displacement of the actuating part 20 from the second position to the first position, which raises the stop 25 through the shoulder 23 and makes turn cover 7 around axis 6 and cover 11 around axis 10 until their half-open position.
  • the interior of manhole 2 and the tank is thus vented, without requiring total opening of the cover 11 and the cover 7 and without the user having to go himself to the nearby tank manhole 2.
  • a new user action on the control means causes the movement of the actuating part 20 from the first position to the second position.
  • the shoulder 23 brings the stop 24 towards the bottom 4 and rotates the cover 7 around the axis 6 and the cover 11 around axis 10 to their closed position.
  • the cover 7 and, through the drive means, the cover 7 are locked in the closed position, as long as the user no longer acts on the control means.
  • a barrier physical, formed by the cover 7 and the bottom 4 is then present in the position of closure around the means for moving the cover 11, which prevents an unauthorized person from accessing and handling them fraudulently.
  • the user does not act on the means command, it has the possibility of entering the gripping means of the connecting member through the passage formed between the cover 7 and the bottom 4 for disengage the jaws 24, 25. If the user raises the cover at the same time 7, for example using a handle 37 fixed to the outside of the cover 7 and at a distance from its axis 6, the jaws 24, 25 apart are passed over the shoulder 23, which makes it possible to separate the cover 7 from the actuating part 20. The user continuing to lift the cover 7 then has the possibility of tilting it until the fully open position.
  • the user wishing to close the hole man 2 first brings the cover 7 to the actuating part 20 and grasps the means for gripping the connecting member through the passage formed between the cover 7 and bottom 4 to disengage the jaws 24, 25, which lowers the jaws 24, 25 spread around the shoulder 23 then around the spindle 22, to reach the half-open position. The user then acts on the means to switch to the closed position, as described above.

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  • Pressure Vessels And Lids Thereof (AREA)
  • Buildings Adapted To Withstand Abnormal External Influences (AREA)
  • Underground Structures, Protecting, Testing And Restoring Foundations (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
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FR0300770A FR2850365B1 (fr) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Dispositif de fermeture d'un trou d'homme de citerne et citerne munie de celui-ci
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US3733750A (en) * 1971-12-20 1973-05-22 S Hege Air release lid
FR2446200A1 (fr) * 1979-01-12 1980-08-08 Magyar Sa G Dispositif de maintien en position entr'ouverte des capots de bacs de trous d'homme sur vehicules citernes
US4327522A (en) * 1979-11-13 1982-05-04 Westeel-Rosco Limited Assembly for actuation of openable closure lid
DE8712199U1 (de) * 1987-09-09 1987-11-26 Rietbergwerke GmbH & Co KG, 33397 Rietberg Lagerbehälter, insbesondere für Altöl o.dgl. Sondermüll
FR2656286A1 (fr) * 1989-12-26 1991-06-28 Ets Magyar Dispositif antidepression pour les compartiments d'une citerne routiere.
FR2665146A1 (fr) * 1990-07-25 1992-01-31 Ets Magyar Dispositif de verrouillage des capots de bacs a egouttures d'une citerne routiere.

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US3733750A (en) * 1971-12-20 1973-05-22 S Hege Air release lid
FR2446200A1 (fr) * 1979-01-12 1980-08-08 Magyar Sa G Dispositif de maintien en position entr'ouverte des capots de bacs de trous d'homme sur vehicules citernes
US4327522A (en) * 1979-11-13 1982-05-04 Westeel-Rosco Limited Assembly for actuation of openable closure lid
DE8712199U1 (de) * 1987-09-09 1987-11-26 Rietbergwerke GmbH & Co KG, 33397 Rietberg Lagerbehälter, insbesondere für Altöl o.dgl. Sondermüll
FR2656286A1 (fr) * 1989-12-26 1991-06-28 Ets Magyar Dispositif antidepression pour les compartiments d'une citerne routiere.
FR2665146A1 (fr) * 1990-07-25 1992-01-31 Ets Magyar Dispositif de verrouillage des capots de bacs a egouttures d'une citerne routiere.

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EP2322452A1 (de) * 2009-11-17 2011-05-18 Peter Reitinger Explosionsschutzklappe
CN111071644A (zh) * 2020-02-24 2020-04-28 江苏金诺化工装备有限公司 一种防攀爬储罐
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