This disclosure relates to water control products. More specifically, this disclosure relates to smart water control products.
In water systems, flow control requires knowledge about the system. In particular, in municipal water systems, understanding and maintaining necessary flow for health and safety of the population requires knowledge regarding the flow in the line. To attain the required knowledge about the flow, one solution includes sensing the flow. However, in the field, placing sensors can be difficult, and the sensors can cause weaknesses in water mains. Additionally, miles and miles of wiring would be needed to connect sensors from the field to a main monitoring and control station.
It is to be understood that this summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure. This summary is exemplary and not restrictive, and it is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the disclosure nor delineate the scope thereof. The sole purpose of this summary is to explain and exemplify certain concepts of the disclosure as an introduction to the following complete and extensive detailed description.
In one aspect, disclosed is a fire hydrant comprising: an upper barrel defining a cavity for fluid flow; a lower barrel connected to a bottom of the upper barrel and defining a cavity in fluid communication with the cavity of the upper barrel; a valve plate located in sealing communication with a lower end of the lower barrel; and a stem mechanically connected to the valve plate and configured to allow opening and closing of the valve plate, the stem being at least partially hollow and defining an interior cavity; and a sensing assembly located at least partially within at least one of the cavity of the lower barrel and the cavity of the upper barrel, the sensing assembly comprising: a sensor housing defining a housing cavity, the sensor housing distinct from the stem and removably coupled to the stem; a sensor located within the housing cavity; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor.
In another aspect, disclosed is sensing assembly of a hydrant, the sensing assembly comprising: a sensor housing defining a housing cavity, the sensor housing distinct from a stem of the hydrant and configured to be removably coupled to the stem; a sensor located within the housing cavity; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor and located within the housing cavity; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor.
In another aspect, disclosed is a method comprising: obtaining a fire hydrant comprising an upper barrel defining a cavity and a lower barrel defining a cavity and connected to a lower end of the upper barrel; connecting a valve plate in sealable communication with a lower end of the lower barrel; and coupling a sensing assembly to a stem of the fire hydrant, the sensing assembly comprising: a sensor housing defining a housing cavity, the sensor housing distinct from the stem and removably coupled to the stem; a sensor located within the housing cavity; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor.
The features and components of the following figures are illustrated to emphasize the general principles of the present disclosure. Corresponding features and components throughout the figures may be designated by matching reference characters for the sake of consistency and clarity.
The present disclosure can be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description, examples, drawings, and claims, and the previous and following description. However, before the present devices, systems, and/or methods are disclosed and described, it is to be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the specific devices, systems, and/or methods disclosed unless otherwise specified, and, as such, can, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only and is not intended to be limiting.
The following description is provided as an enabling teaching of the present devices, systems, and/or methods in its best, currently known aspect. To this end, those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and appreciate that many changes can be made to the various aspects of the present devices, systems, and/or methods described herein, while still obtaining the beneficial results of the present disclosure. It will also be apparent that some of the desired benefits of the present disclosure can be obtained by selecting some of the features of the present disclosure without utilizing other features. Accordingly, those who work in the art will recognize that many modifications and adaptations to the present disclosure are possible and can even be desirable in certain circumstances and are a part of the present disclosure. Thus, the following description is provided as illustrative of the principles of the present disclosure and not in limitation thereof.
As used throughout, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “an element” can include two or more such elements unless the context indicates otherwise.
Ranges can be expressed herein as from “about” one particular value, and/or to “about” another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another aspect includes from the one particular value and/or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent “about,” it will be understood that the particular value forms another aspect. It will be further understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges are significant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently of the other endpoint.
For purposes of the current disclosure, a material property or dimension measuring about X or substantially X on a particular measurement scale measures within a range between X plus an industry-standard upper tolerance for the specified measurement and X minus an industry-standard lower tolerance for the specified measurement. Because tolerances can vary between different materials, processes and between different models, the tolerance for a particular measurement of a particular component can fall within a range of tolerances.
As used herein, the terms “optional” or “optionally” mean that the subsequently described event or circumstance can or cannot occur, and that the description includes instances where said event or circumstance occurs and instances where it does not.
The word “or” as used herein means any one member of a particular list and also includes any combination of members of that list. Further, one should note that conditional language, such as, among others, “can,” “could,” “might,” or “may,” unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain aspects include, while other aspects do not include, certain features, elements and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements and/or steps are in any way required for one or more particular aspects or that one or more particular aspects necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without user input or prompting, whether these features, elements and/or steps are included or are to be performed in any particular aspect.
Disclosed are components that can be used to perform the disclosed methods and systems. These and other components are disclosed herein, and it is understood that when combinations, subsets, interactions, groups, etc. of these components are disclosed that while specific reference of each various individual and collective combinations and permutation of these may not be explicitly disclosed, each is specifically contemplated and described herein, for all methods and systems. This applies to all aspects of this application including, but not limited to, steps in disclosed methods. Thus, if there are a variety of additional steps that can be performed it is understood that each of these additional steps can be performed with any specific aspect or combination of aspects of the disclosed methods.
Disclosed is a fire hydrant and associated methods, systems, devices, and various apparatus. The fire hydrant can comprise a sensing assembly. It would be understood by one of skill in the art that the disclosed fire hydrant is described in but a few exemplary aspects among many. No particular terminology or description should be considered limiting on the disclosure or the scope of any claims issuing therefrom.
One aspect of a fire hydrant 1000 is disclosed and described with reference to
The fire hydrant 1000 can comprise an upper barrel assembly 1010, a lower barrel assembly 1020, and a shoe 1030. In various aspects, the fire hydrant 1000 can be arranged such that the upper barrel assembly 1010 can be above ground, the lower barrel assembly 1020 can be at least partially subterranean, and the shoe 1030 can be connected to the municipal water system in the ground.
The upper barrel assembly 1010 can comprise an upper barrel 1110, a plurality of nozzles 1120 adapted for connection of fire hoses or other equipment, nozzle caps 1121 covering the nozzles 1120 and adapted to be removable, and a bonnet 1130 connected or attached to the upper barrel 1110. In the current aspect, the bonnet 1130 can be attached to the upper barrel 1110 by bolts. The upper barrel assembly 1010 can be connected or attached to the lower barrel assembly 1020; in the current aspect, the attachment can be made by bolts. A stem 1210 can be located within the fire hydrant 1000 and can connect from the bonnet 1130 to a valve assembly 1220 located at the juncture between the shoe 1030 and the lower barrel assembly 1020. The stem can be actuated by an operation nut 1140 at the top of the bonnet 1130.
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The valve assembly 1220 can comprise multiple parts. A valve plate 1250 can comprise a rigid or semi-rigid disc or other covering. In various aspects, the valve plate 1250 can be coated in a sealing material such as rubber or elastomer. Location of the valve plate 1250 can provide the water seal that can prevent water from ascending into the lower barrel 1230. The valve assembly 1220 can comprise a valve retainer 1260 located adjacent to the valve plate 1250 that can actuate the valve plate 1250. In various aspects, the valve retainer 1260 can provide the translational force to seal the valve plate 1250 to the valve shoe 1240. A valve nut 1270 can be attached or connected to an end of the stem 1210. The valve nut 1270 can provide a linkage of the stem 1210 to the valve retainer 1260. A valve reinforcement 1280 can be attached to or located proximate to the valve plate 1250.
In various aspects, the fire hydrant 1000 can comprise a sensing assembly 1300. The sensing assembly 1300 can be included to provide water sensing capabilities. In various aspects, the sensing assembly 1300 can comprise communication capabilities. In various aspects, the sensing assembly 1300 can comprise wireless communication capabilities.
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In various aspects, the lower stem 1225 can be of enlarged diameter as compared to traditional stems of traditional fire hydrant assemblies. In one aspect among many, the lower stem 1225 can be about 1.90 inches in exterior diameter and about 1.50 inches in interior diameter. As such, the wall thickness of the lower stem 1225 can be about 0.20 inches. In various aspects, the lower stem 1225 can be made of steel or varying materials of like strength, stiffness, and toughness as would be understood by one of skill in the art. The lower stem 1225 can withstand a buckling load of over 200,000 pounds and a torsional shear stress of over 2,400 pounds per square inch.
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A battery container 1360 can be a semi-rigid container to hold batteries 1350 without substantial bulk. The battery container 1360 can be arranged to be placed around and to contain the batteries 1350. As a result, the battery container 1360 can serve as a rigid or semi-rigid container in various aspects for a plurality of batteries 1350. In the current aspect, the battery container 1360 can contain six or seven batteries 1350. The battery container 1360 can be a part of the sensing assembly 1300. A mounting bracket 1362 can be included to locate and to contain portions of the sensing assembly 1300 within the housing cavity 1303. As can be seen, nut threading 1308 can be seen formed on an outer surface of the sensor housing 1301. Additionally, mounting threading 1309 can be seen formed on an outer surface of the sensor housing 1301.
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The valve nut 1270 can be seen with reference to
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Another aspect of a fire hydrant 2000 can be seen with respect to
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The valve plate 2250 can further define a sensor recess 2256 for location of various electronic components of the sensing assembly 2300. Similarly, the valve reinforcement 2280 can define a sensor recess 2286 arranged to align with the sensor recess 2256. The sensor 1420 can be located within the sensor recess 2256 such that it is in fluid communication with a channel 3303 defined within the vein 3300 thereby allowing the sensor 1420 to sense various aspects of the fluid within the channel 3303. The PCB 1410 can be located proximate to the sensor 1420 and in electrical communication with the sensor 1420 such that at least a portion of one of the sensor 1420 and the PCB 1410 can be located within at least one of the sensor recess 2286 and the sensor recess 2256. An antenna inlet 2241 can allow a pathway for a wire 1371 to the antenna 1370.
One should note that conditional language, such as, among others, “can,” “could,” “might,” or “may,” unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain embodiments include, while other embodiments do not include, certain features, elements and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements and/or steps are in any way required for one or more particular embodiments or that one or more particular embodiments necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without user input or prompting, whether these features, elements and/or steps are included or are to be performed in any particular embodiment.
It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments are merely possible examples of implementations, merely set forth for a clear understanding of the principles of the present disclosure. Any process descriptions or blocks in flow diagrams should be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps in the process, and alternate implementations are included in which functions may not be included or executed at all, may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the present disclosure. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiment(s) without departing substantially from the spirit and principles of the present disclosure. Further, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any and all combinations and sub-combinations of all elements, features, and aspects discussed above. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of the present disclosure, and all possible claims to individual aspects or combinations of elements or steps are intended to be supported by the present disclosure.
The present application is a continuation of United States Patent Application bearing Application Ser. No. 17/104,637, filed Nov. 25, 2020, which issued into U.S. Pat. No. 11,591,778 on Feb. 28, 2023, which is a continuation of United States Patent Application bearing application Ser. No. 16/435,339, filed Jun. 7, 2019, which issued into U.S. Pat. No. 10,941,545, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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