U.S. patent number 3,822,744 [Application Number 05/290,209] was granted by the patent office on 1974-07-09 for straining tube for pipe well.
Invention is credited to Veli Elias Reijonen, Yrjo Johannes Reijonen.
United States Patent |
3,822,744 |
Reijonen , et al. |
July 9, 1974 |
STRAINING TUBE FOR PIPE WELL
Abstract
Straining tube for a pipe well, consisting of separate rings
mutually joined by means of rods and which are separated by spacers
disposed between them, located at a distance from each other and
the cross section of which has the shape of a wedge tapering in the
direction towards the interior of the tube. On the surface of the
rings there are grooves for facilitating the entrance of water into
the straining tube.
Inventors: |
Reijonen; Yrjo Johannes
(Helsinki 53, SF), Reijonen; Veli Elias (Helsinki 53,
SF) |
Family
ID: |
8507666 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/290,209 |
Filed: |
September 18, 1972 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Oct 11, 1971 [SF] |
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2838/71 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
166/235;
210/460 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03B
3/20 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
E03B
3/00 (20060101); E03B 3/20 (20060101); E03b
003/18 (); E21b 043/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;166/235,227,236
;137/544-550 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Larkin; Geo. V.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Toren, McGeady & Stanger
Claims
We claim:
1. Improvement in a straining tube for a pipe well, comprising an
annular straining section extending in the axial direction of the
straining tube, said straining section comprising a plurality of
separate rings, rods extending through said rings and securing them
to the remainder of the straining tube, spacers mounted between
said rings and encircling said rods for spacing said rings apart,
said rings having a wedge-shaped radial cross section with the
radially extending surfaces of said rings diverging toward the
radially outer surface of said rings, wherein the improvement
comprises that the surface of said rings are provided with a
plurality of grooves and each said groove comprises a groove
section located on the radially outer circumferential surface of
said rings and extending in parallel relationship with the axis of
said rings, and at least one other groove section extending
radially inwardly from the groove section on the radially outer
circumferential surfaces and located in one of the tapering upper
and lower surfaces of said rings.
2. Straining tube for a pipe well according to claim 1,
characterized in that the groove sections are located in each of
the upper and lower tapering surfaces of said rings and the groove
sections in the upper and lower surfaces extend radially inwardly
from the radially outer circumferential surface of said rings for a
dimension shorter than the radial width of said rings.
3. Straining tube for a pipe well according to claim 1,
characterized in that the depth of the grooves is greater than
their width.
4. Straining tube for a pipe well according to claim 1,
characterized in that the width of the grooves is on the order of
0.1 to 1.0 mm.
Description
A pipe well is understood to be a ground water well into which
ground water flows from a region which is elongated in the height
dimension of the well, so that water is obtained in profuse
quantity. Depending on the depth of the well and on the abundance
of ground water in the soil, several thousand litres, and sometimes
even tens of thousands, of water per minute can be obtained.
Straining tubes of the kind mentioned above are known in prior art.
It is not necessary that the pipe well is constructed as a
straining tube over its entire height: the straining tube sections
are placed at those depths where water is obtained. The slit area
of the straining tube section should be as large as possible. The
width of the slits or gaps is determined by the type of the soil.
The rings are tapered so as to make their cross section to be that
of a wedge tapering in the direction towards the interior of the
tube. The purpose of this is to prevent small stones having a size
on the order of that of the gap from being lodged in the gap. Owing
to the widening of the gap, any stones that enter the gap pass
through and fall to the bottom of the tube. Stones slightly larger
than the gap remain on the outside. Their accumulation in front of
the gaps may reduce the hole area of the straining tube to such
extent that it is no longer possible to obtain water in sufficient
amount from the well.
The aim of thre present invention is to eliminate this drawback.
The invention is characterized in that on the surface of the rings
grooves are provided for facilitating the entrance of water into
the straining tube. Even if the gap between the rings of the
straining tube should be completely blocked by small stones packed
closely together, the grooves on the surfaces of the rings still
form a multitude of small channels through which water is still
able to flow into the tube. Hereby the hole area of a straining
tube according to the invention remains adequate even when
straining tubes known in prior art would be blocked.
According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the
grooves are located on the peripheral surface of the rings and they
are parallel with the axis of the rings. It has been found that
even minor grooving considerably reduces the susceptibility to
blocking of the straining tube.
According to another advantageous embodiment, the grooves are
located on the upper and lower surface of the rings and they are
radial. One achieves hereby that an adequate passage for water also
remains at those points where a stone has penetrated into the space
between the rings of the straining tube.
The grooves need not necessarily extend over the whole width of the
ring, because it is most important to ensure passage of the water
at the narrowest point of the gap, which is encountered on the
outer edge of the rings. Accordingly, in a third advantageous
embodiment of the invention the grooves located on the upper and
lower surfaces of the rings commence at the outer surface of the
rings and they have a length less than the width of the rings.
In order that the straining tube composed of grooved rings might
operate efficiently, the shape and size of the grooves should be
appropriate in view of the soil type. According to an advantageous
embodiment, the shape of the grooves is such that the depth of the
grooves is greater than their width. One achieves hereby that no
stone which may have entered a groove extends all the way to its
bottom, with the consequence that the groove is not completely
blocked.
The size of the grooves is, according to an advantageous
embodiment, such that the width of the grooves is on the order of
0.1 to 1.0 mm. The depth of the grooves is most advantageously
about 1.0 mm and likewise the distance between grooves 1.0 mm. The
gap between the rings of the straining tube varies, depending on
the diameter of the tube, in the range from 0.25 to 10 mm.
The invention is described in the following by the aid of an
example with reference to the attached drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 shows the straining tube of a pipe well in elevational view
with exaggerated presentation of the width of the tube.
FIG. 2 shows the straining tube in cross section along the line
II--II in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows the straining tube in elevational view in section
along the line III--III in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 shows the ring of a straining tube according to another
embodiment in elevational view and in cross section.
The well shown in FIG. 1 consists of a tube mounted in a hole
drilled in the ground, this tube having two straining sections at
those depths where ground water is obtained. The strainers have
been formed of rings 1 placed one above the other and between which
there remain gaps. The rings have been joined with each other and
with the pipe part by binding rods 2.
In FIG. 2 the cross section of the tube at the strainer part can be
seen. Three binding rods 2 pass through the rings 1, said rods
being most appropriately made of acid-resistant steel. In order to
keep the rings 1 spaced at a distance such that suitable water gaps
are left between them, spacers 3 have been formed on them at the
points where the binding rods pass through and, in addition, three
other supports 4. The spacers 3 and supports 4 are equally spaced
and in the parts of the upper and lower surfaces of the ring
between them, as well as at the corresponding point on the outer
circumference 6, numerous grooves 5 have been formed. For the sake
of clarity, only a few grooves have been depicted in the drawing.
In actual truth, the grooves are narrower and more closely
spaced.
The section reproduced in FIG. 3 shows the longitudinal section of
the straining tube passing through the grooves. The wedge-shaped
rings 1 hve been piled one upon the other and joined together and
with the well pipe by binding rods 2. The spacers 3 and supports 4
having an equivalent height keep the rings spaced at such distance
that a suitable water gap remains between them. The placing of the
grooves 5 on the rings 1, on the outer circumference and at a
corresponding point on the upper and lower surface can be seen from
the figure.
The straining tube ring shown in FIG. 4 differs from the rings in
FIG. 3 in that the grooves on the upper and lower surface of the
ring 1, which begin at the outer rim 6, do not extend all the way
across the ring up to its inner rim. This embodiment is adequate in
numerous instances, because if a stone should be wedged between the
rings, it remains at the narrowest point of the gap, that is close
to the outer circumference. It is then merely necessary to provide
this particular point with grooves, which pass the water through
after the gap has been plugged.
It is obvious to one skilled in the art that different embodiments
of the invention may vary within the scope of the claims presented
farther below. For instance, the design of the rings may be
different from what has been said. The number of binding rods and
of supports may vary. The number of grooves and their size are not
restricted in any way either.
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