Gutter
The invention relates to a gutter element for draining, for example, road surfaces, which can be joined together to form a line of guttering. In order to seal off the connection, an elastic seal ( 30 ) is provided in the abutment region. In order to improve the hydraulic properties of the gutter, the cross-sectional profile of the invert ( 16 ) of the gutter ( 10 ) is substantially V-shaped. To improve sealing, the profile following the seal ( 30 ) in cross-section should be formed differently to that of the invert ( 16 ) in such a way that it has a constant maximum radius of curvature in the region of the gutter invert.
1. A gutter for draining a road surface comprising:
a first gutter ( 10 ) comprising a first end ( 17 ) and a second end ( 18 ),
the first end ( 17 ) of the first gutter ( 10 ) positioned on a retaining surface ( 20 ),
an invert ( 16 ) of the first gutter ( 10 ) has a non-semicircular cross-sectional profile, the retaining surface ( 20 ) has a cross-sectional profile in the direction of the longitudinal axis that deviates from the non-semicircular cross-sectional profile, the invert ( 16 ), and
the retaining surface ( 20 ) comprises a retaining slot ( 21 ) for retaining an attachment flank ( 31 ) of a seal ( 30 ), wherein the retaining slot ( 21 ) is disposed on an inner side of the retaining surface ( 20 ) and extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the first gutter ( 10 ).
2. The gutter of claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional profile of the retaining surface ( 20 ) is semicircular.
3. The gutter of claim 1 , wherein a sealing shoulder ( 40 ) for engagement with the seal ( 30 ) of a second gutter ( 10 ′), the sealing shoulder is positioned at an end ( 18 ) of the second gutter that lies opposite the retaining surface ( 20 ) of the first gutter ( 10 ).
4. The gutter of claim 3 , wherein the sealing shoulder ( 40 ) and the seal ( 30 ) extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first gutter in a sealing engagement.
5. The gutter of claim 4 , wherein the first gutter ( 10 ) comprises an abutment surface ( 41 ) for pressing the seal ( 30 ) against the first gutter ( 10 ) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first gutter.
6. The gutter of claim 5 , wherein the shape of the sealing shoulder ( 40 ) and the seal ( 30 ) extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the first gutter to form a tilt between the adjoining first and second gutters ( 10 , 10 ′), wherein the engagement of the sealing shoulder ( 40 ) with the seal ( 30 ) is retained.
7. The gutter of claim 3 , wherein the sealing shoulder ( 40 ) comprises an abutment surface ( 41 ) located on an inward-facing surface of the first gutter.
8. A gutter for draining a road surface comprising:
a first gutter ( 10 ) comprising a first end ( 17 ) and a second end ( 18 ),
the first end ( 17 ) of the first gutter ( 10 ) is positioned on a retaining surface ( 20 ),
an invert ( 16 ) of the first gutter ( 10 ) has a non-semicircular cross-sectional profile and the retaining surface ( 20 ) has a cross-sectional profile that deviates from the non-semicircular cross-sectional profile the invert ( 16 ), and
a sealing shoulder ( 40 ) for engagement with a seal ( 30 ) of a second gutter ( 10 ′), the sealing shoulder is positioned at an end ( 18 ) of the second gutter that lies opposite the retaining surface ( 20 ) of the first gutter ( 10 ).
9. The gutter of claim 8 , wherein the retaining surface ( 20 ) comprises a retaining slot ( 21 ) for retaining an attachment flank ( 31 ) of a seal ( 30 ), the retaining slot ( 21 ) is disposed on an inner side of the retaining surface ( 20 ) and extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the first gutter ( 10 ).