Bell mouth and method for manufacturing box to be buried under ground

• US 20030029987A1
• Filed: 07/19/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Totaku Industries, Inc. (Nagase & Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Totaku Industries, Inc. (Nagase & Company Limited)
• Inventors: Koizumi, Yoshiyuki, Kikumori, Yasuhiro
• Application Number:
  US10/198,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20030029987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 249/207
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 23/0043 with gaskets or sealing elements, e.g. for tunnelings or man holes B28B21/563 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 15/02 allowing substantial longitudinal adjustment by use of a long screw-threaded part

Abstract

The bell mouth has a first member composed of a cylindrical-shaped body with a trumpet-shaped opening at its one end and including a projection-shaped spiral portion formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, a second member composed of a cylindrical-shaped body including a projection-shaped annular portion formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a third member composed of a cylindrical-shaped body including a groove-shaped spiral portion formed on the inner peripheral surface at one axial end side thereof and a projection-shaped annular portion formed on the inner peripheral surface at the other axial end side thereof. The spiral portions of the first member and the third member are spirally fitted with each other, and the annular portions of the third member are fitted with each other. Accordingly, it is possible to move the first and third members telescopically with respect to each other through their mutual spiral fit.

Claims

1. A bell mouth comprising:

a first member (1) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (10) including a trumpet-shaped opening (13) so formed on an one axial end side thereof as to extend outwardly in a radial direction thereof, and a projection-shaped or groove-shaped spiral portion (12) formed on the outer peripheral surface (11) thereof;

a second member (2) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (20) including a projection-shaped or groove-shaped annular portion (22) formed on the outer peripheral surface (21) thereof; and

,

a third member (3) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (30) including a groove-shaped or projection-shaped spiral portion (32) formed on an inner peripheral surface (31a) at an one axial side thereof, and a groove-shaped or projection-shaped annular portion (33) formed on an inner peripheral surface (31b) at the other axial side thereof,

wherein said spiral portion (12) of said first member (1) and said spiral portion (32) of said third member (3) are spirally fitted with each other, to thereby move said first and third members (1) and (3) telescopically with respect to each other through their mutual spiral fit, and

said annular portion (22) of said second member (2) and said annular portion (33) of said third member (3) are fitted with each other, to thereby form an integrally cylindrical shape.

2. The bell mouth as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said first member, said second member (2) and said third member (3) is a single molding formed of synthetic resin material.

11. A method for manufacturing a box to be buried under the ground, comprising:

disposing an inner molding (7) in the interior of an outer frame (6) while keeping a predetermined space (a) therebetween to be a peripheral wall (A) of the box;

disposing a given number of bell mouths according to one of claims 1 to 7, within said predetermined space (a) in such a manner that said bell mouths (B) lie horizontally with said trumpet-shaped openings (13) facing the side of said inner mold (7);

fixing said bell mouths (B) between said inner mold (7) and said outer frame (6);

placing a solidifyable material into said predetermined space (a);

solidifying said solidifyable material; and

removing said inner mold (7) and said outer frame (6) after solidification of said solidifyable material, thereby manufacturing said box with said given number of bell mouths (B) buried into the peripheral wall (A) of said box.

12. The method as set forth in claim 11, wherein said solidifyable material is concrete mortar.

3. A bell mouth comprising:

a first member (1) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (10) including a trumpet-shaped opening (13) so formed on an one axial end side thereof as to extend outwardly in a radial direction thereof, and a projection-shaped or groove-shaped annular portion (14) formed on the outer peripheral surface (11) thereof;

a second member (2) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (20) including a projecting-strip shaped or groove-shaped spiral portion (24) formed on the outer peripheral surface (21) thereof; and

,

a third member (3) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (30) including a groove-shaped or projection-shaped annular portion (34) formed on an inner peripheral surface (31a) at an one axial side thereof, and a groove-shaped or projection-shaped spiral portion (35) formed on the other inner peripheral surface (31b) thereof,

wherein said annular portion (14) of said first member (1) and said annular portion (34) of said third member (3) are fitted with each other, to thereby form an integrally cylindrical shape, and

said spiral portion (24) of said second member (2) and said spiral portion (35) of said third member (3) are spirally fitted with each other, to thereby move said second and third members (1) and (3) telescopically with respect to each other through their mutual spiral fit.

4. The bell mouth as set forth in claim 3, wherein each of said first member, said second member (2) and said third member (3) is a single molding formed of synthetic resin material.

5. A bell mouth, comprising:

a first member (4) formed of soft synthetic resin and having

a cylindrical-shaped body (40) including a trumpet-shaped opening (13) so formed on an one axial end side thereof as to extend outwardly in a radial direction thereof, one or more projection-shaped or groove-shaped annular portion (42) formed in the inner peripheral surface (41) thereof on the other axial end side thereof, and a bellows-shaped wall body (44) formed in an axial middle portion of said first member; and

,

a second member (5) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (50) including one or more projection-shaped or groove-shaped annular portion (52) formed on the outer peripheral surface (51) thereof,

wherein said annular portion (42) of said first member (4) and said annular portion (52) of said second member (5) are fitted with each other, to thereby form an integrally cylindrical shape, and

said bellows-shaped wall body (44) of said first member (4) can be expanded or compressed through a deformation of said bellows-shaped wall body (44) in the axial direction of said first member.

6. The bell mouth as set forth in claim 5, wherein at least one of said first member (4) and said second member (5) includes a plurality of said annular portions (42 or 52) in such a manner that an entire axial length of said bell mouth can be changed by selecting the number of said annular portion (42) of said first member (4) to be fitted with said annular portion (52) of said second member (5).

7. A bell mouth, comprising:

a first member (4) formed of soft synthetic resin and having

a cylindrical-shaped body (40) including a trumpet-shaped opening (13) so formed on an one axial end side thereof as to extend outwardly in a radial direction thereof, a projection-shaped or groove-shaped spiral portion (45) formed in the inner peripheral surface (41) thereof on the other axial end side thereof, and a bellows-shaped wall body (44) formed in an axial middle portion of said first member; and

,

a second member (5) having

a cylindrical-shaped body (50) including a projection-shaped or groove-shaped spiral portion (55) formed on the outer peripheral surface (51) thereof,

wherein said spiral portion (44) of said first member (4) and said spiral portion (55) of said second member (5) are spirally fitted with each other, to thereby move said first and second members (1) and (3) telescopically with respect to each other through their mutual spiral fit, and

said bellows-shaped wall body (44) of said first member (4) can be expanded or compressed through a deformation of said bellows-shaped wall body (44) in the axial direction of said first member.

8. A method for manufacturing a box to be buried under the ground, comprising:

disposing an inner molding (7) in the interior of an outer frame (6) while keeping a predetermined space (a) therebetween to be a peripheral wall (A) of the box;

disposing a given number of bell mouths each including a trumpet-shaped opening (13) formed on an one axial end thereof and being adjustable in the axial-direction length thereof, within said predetermined space (a) in such a manner that said bell mouths (B) lie horizontally with said trumpet-shaped openings (13) facing the side of said inner mold (7);

fixing said bell mouths (B) between said inner mold (7) and said outer frame (6);

placing a solidifyable material into said predetermined space (a);

solidifying said solidifyable material; and

removing said inner mold (7) and said outer frame (6) after solidification of said solidifyable material, thereby manufacturing said box with said given number of bell mouths (B) buried into the peripheral wall (A) of said box.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8, wherein said solidifyable material is concrete mortar.

10. The method as set forth in claim 8, wherein said inner mold (7) is made of ferromagnetic metal, and said method further comprising:

fixing said bell mouths (B) relative to said inner mold (7) by using a magnet member (m) that is inserted into the respective interior portions of said bell mouths (B).