A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The gutter debris-grinding device attaches to a rain gutter directly above a downspout. A float switch attached to a float in the gutter senses when water is collecting in the gutter instead of draining through the downspout. The float switch may trigger a grinder motor to turn on, causing rotation of a grinder blade at the end of a grinder shaft located above the downspout. The float switch may also trigger an elevation motor to lower the grinder motor by rotating a leadscrew, causing the grinder blade to cut and/or break debris that may be blocking the entrance to the downspout. Upon sensing that the water level has gone down, or after a predetermined time interval, the grinder motor may be raised and the grinder blade may be stopped.
The gutter debris-grinding device attaches to a rain gutter directly above a downspout. A float switch attached to a float in the gutter senses when water is collecting in the gutter instead of draining through the downspout. The float switch may trigger a grinder motor to turn on, causing rotation of a grinder blade at the end of a grinder shaft located above the downspout. The float switch may also trigger an elevation motor to lower the grinder motor by rotating a leadscrew, causing the grinder blade to cut and/or break debris that may be blocking the entrance to the downspout. Upon sensing that the water level has gone down, or after a predetermined time interval, the grinder motor may be raised and the grinder blade may be stopped.
Gutter debris-grinding device
PLEMMONS CLAY (author)
2020-08-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English