System for clearing snow and ice from pavements and similar

Abstract

A system for clearing snow, ice, or frost from pavement and similar surfaces. The system is located underground and combines at least one main pipe of gaseous steam flow network including multiple independent pipe branches with valve devices, spaced apart from one another, all of which converge at least one secondary pipe including a series of sprinklers having snow or ice detection sensors, as well as an automatic trigger device for triggering the sprinklers, so as to melt the snow or ice formation.

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         4 . A system to remove ice or snow from a pavement, the system adapted to be connected to a pre-existing underground main pipe network conducting a flow of vapor gas, the system comprising:
 a plurality of pipe branches having a first end and a second end, the first end of each pipe branch is operatively connected to the pre-existing underground main pipe, the pipe branches are spaced apart from each other;   a valve connected to each one of the pipe branches;   a secondary pipe operatively connected to the second end of each pipe branch at a corresponding connection point;   a sprinkler operatively connected to each connection point; and   a snow or ice sensor operatively connected to each sprinkler;   the system is an underground system;   the flow of vapor gas circulates from the pre-existing main pipe to the pipe branches, the secondary pipe, and then is released by the sprinklers into the pavement melting or removing the ice or snow formation.   
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 4 , further including a trigger device connected to each sprinkler, each trigger device automatically activates the corresponding sprinkler to release the flow of vapor gas. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 4 , further including a cabinet including a vapor gas flow control device, the vapor gas flow control device is operatively connected to one of the pipe branches by using underground conduits. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 6 , further including a hose connected to the vapor gas flow control device, the hose releases the vapor gas from the main pipe network upon activation by a user. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 4 , further including a radiation panel to the second end of each branch pipe.