Abstract: Road are the life line of nation as trade, communication and everyday activities are carried on through these. So maintenance and cleaning of road is must be important in city, but because of huge traffic on road in cities it is almost impossible to clean the road by worker. The main objective of the invention is to clean the road with the help of road studs by using automated controlled system of spraying and suction, which is embedded in the water distribution system. The design of conventional road stud is modified to include the pipes for spraying and suction of water. The road stud is connected to main water tank by underground water pipes. The mechanism is directed to clean all the dirt from the road and suck it back thereby leaving no trace of congested water on any part of the road. The road stud was fixed at interval of few meter and the suction stud are fixed at centre of two releasing stud on opposite direction. The invention is also used to reduce the obstruction of traffic flow during cleansing of the road as it does not involve any human operated dynamic machine. The invention also provides a proper drainage of the used water in order to prevent the problem of water logging.
Claims:1. Automatic Controlled Cleaning of Road by Water through Road Stud consists of controlled water distribution system (1), road stud design (3,4) wherein automatic control system for spraying and suction is embedded in the water distribution system (1), casket (9) which will be performed by the respective road studs (4,3).
2. Automatic Controlled Cleaning of Road by Water through Road Stud as claimed in claim 1 wherein the water distribution system will consist of water reservoir attached with a control system developed for periodic spraying and suction of water in real time monitored automatic manner.
3. Automatic Controlled Cleaning of Road by Water through Road Stud as claimed in claim 1 wherein the design of road stud which will spray the water is developed with the conduits attached to central body on both the sides.
4. Automatic Controlled Cleaning of Road by Water through Road Stud as claimed in claim 1 wherein the design of road stud which will suck the water is developed with side channels in the central body and conduits on one face to suck the water surrounding it.
5. Automatic Controlled Cleaning of Road by Water through Road Stud as claimed in claim 1 wherein the automatic control system developed for regulating the discharge and periodicity of flow based on the data received from casket (9) and road stud (3,4) sensors.
6. Automatic Controlled Cleaning of Road by Water through Road Stud as claimed in claim 1 wherein the automatic control system developed for cleaning the pipeline system when any blockage or change in discharge is registered in casket (9) sensors.
, Description:Before explaining the present invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of the construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments, as depicted in different figures as described above and of being practiced carried out in a variety of ways. It is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.
Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as is commonly understood by one of the ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terms "a" and "an" do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced items. The term "or" is meant to be inclusive and mean one, some or all of the listed items. The use of "including", "comprising" or "having" and variations thereof herein are meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. The terms "connected" and "coupled" are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections or couplings and can include electrical connections or coupling, whether direct or indirect. Furthermore, the terms "circuit" and "circuitry" and "Controller" may include either a single component or a plurality of components which are either active and/or passive and are connected or otherwise coupled together to provide the described function. The use of “including”, “comprising” or “having” and variations thereof herein are meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items.
As shown in Figure 1, the present invention consists of automatic controlled system for spraying and suction of water on road via road stud. It consists of water distribution system (1) designed with automatic controlled algorithms for spraying and suction mechanism, the underground water connecting system (2); wherein conduits (10) connecting the road stud (3, 4) with distribution pipes (2) through caskets (9); whereas the road stud (3) is developed for the function of suction of water from road and road stud (4) is developed for the function of spraying of water on road. In both (3) and (4), the conduits developed adjacent to main body of stud and the side channels in (3) are designed in an optimum alignment to cover the maximum coverage area.
According to the real time conditions prevailing on the terrain, the present invention is the smart cleaning mechanism which uses the resources available in most optimum manner.
The whole setup basically consists of following sub-systems:
1. Water Distribution system embedded with designed control system for periodic suction and spraying of water. (1)
2. Distribution pipeline with caskets embedded with control system to execute the spraying and suction function. (2,9, 10).
3. Design of road studs (3, 4) developed for function of spraying and suction.
These three subsystems are interconnected to form the fully automated mechanism so that it can able to perform the desired process. The sensors embedded on the central body (6) transmit the real time weather conditions and flow of traffic to the control centre which then regulates the periodicity and timing of the flow. This automatic controlled system is developed so as to reduce the manpower employed in this cumbersome yet necessary task and also save the scarce resource of water when no requirement is there.
Water Distribution System
The water distribution system (101) consists of the centre for the control system developed which receives the data available from the sensors logged on the road stud which provide the real time weather and traffic conditions. This data is then coordinated with water supply system which then supply water through the distribution pipeline (102), which has sensors (9) which senses the pressure intensity with which the water is coming in the road stud and this processed information is used to further regulate the flow of water from the reservoir. The water distribution system is a total automatic system which is for the first time in a controlled manner by the sensors on road studs and caskets miles away from this system.
This water distribution system has a rapid sand filter installed where by the water which is sucked and supplied back is filtered out for the large suspended impurities. This water after testing for suspended matter, if found within limits can be reused for the spraying purpose. The water distribution system has two distribution pipelines; one which carries water to the road stud for spraying and the other one which carries the water from the road back to the source in rapid sand filter where it is treated. The pressure with which the water should be supplied, the quantity of water which is needed to be supplied and periodic timings of the spraying and suction is controlled in an automatic manner by developed algorithms.
Distribution Pipeline
The distribution pipeline (102) is connected with the casket (9) which supplies water and sucks water from the road stud by conduit (10). The entire distribution pipeline is designed so as to serve two novel purposes. First the casket (9) below the road stud which receives water through the pipeline (2) is embedded with a pressure intensity measure sensor that calculates the force of water going into the road stud. This force is crucial as it can damage the road stud conduits and a high value of pressure can cause spraying of water in air instead of a smooth flow on the road. The caskets attached below the suction road stud have an additional sensor system which detects the blockage of pipe by any solid material, if any of it is sucked from the road. It is done by calculating the discharge of water coming from the farther end of mechanism and any major disruption is seen as a blockage in the casket or the pipeline. The cleaning of the pipeline can be done by flowing a lubricant at a very high pressure which will wash of the solids engaged in the conduits on the road side again. The casket (9), the connecting conduit (10) and road studs (103,104) are mounted on top of each other and can be detached if any damage is sensed. The pipeline is the first of kind integrated system which allows the detection of clogging and discharge and uses this information to regulate the flow of water in it.
Road Stud
The design of conventional road stud is to illuminate the road and show the path to the driver during the night. It is also used to indicate the edge of road and kerb so that the vehicle does not collide with the kerb during the night. The conventional road stud is fitted with luminous material or solar LED to emit light in countries where fog and stormy weather is quite common. The design of road stud developed for cleaning of road is unique and novel in many aspects. It retains the original function of lighting the road way as the central body (6) is made of luminous material. The conduits for spraying and suction (7) are manufactured in the most optimum alignment which gives the maximum coverage area on the road. This alignment is though not restricted in this invention and is not meant to be restricted to this particular setup. This design of road stud for spraying water is developed with conduits in 6 directions and are developed to be resistant to the shock impact of the vehicular movement on the road. The road stud for suction (103) is developed with side channels (8) and conduits to suck the water coming from the road.
The concept of cleaning with road stud is the most optimum mechanism wherein having this in a controlled automatic manner with sensors for monitoring the real time weather conditions, traffic conditions; discharge in distribution pipeline and blockage in conduits which then decides the timing of spraying and suction and periodicity of cleaning is novel in many aspects.
This invention saves a lot of civic money wherein a large amount of labour force, manpower, water tankers, gigantic machines are employed and the perennial problem of traffic jams exists. The present invention is capable of cleaning the roads even when the lane is very narrow (as they are commonly in most Indian cities) and on highways where blockage of traffic is not preferred.
| # | Name | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201821046260-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [06-12-2018(online)].pdf | 2018-12-06 |
| 2 | 201821046260-FORM-9 [06-12-2018(online)].pdf | 2018-12-06 |
| 3 | 201821046260-FORM 1 [06-12-2018(online)].pdf | 2018-12-06 |
| 4 | 201821046260-DRAWINGS [06-12-2018(online)].pdf | 2018-12-06 |
| 5 | 201821046260-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [06-12-2018(online)].pdf | 2018-12-06 |
| 6 | 201821046260-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [06-12-2018(online)].pdf | 2018-12-06 |
| 7 | Abstract1.jpg | 2018-12-07 |
| 8 | 201821046260-FORM 18 [11-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-11 |
| 9 | 201821046260-FER.pdf | 2021-10-18 |
| 1 | 2020-05-2716-41-00E_27-05-2020.pdf |