Self-closing flood barrier

A self-closing flood barrier for protecting a hinterland against floods, the self-closing flood barrier comprising:

• a housing comprising a water-side wall and a hinterland-side wall;
• a water inlet for letting in water into the housing;
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• a flood barrier element which is movable up and down in the housing;
• wherein the flood barrier element includes a forcing element for causing a forced upward movement of the flood barrier element or the flood barrier element acting as forcing element for causing a forced upward movement of the flood barrier element;
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• wherein the self-closing flood barrier includes a hinging clamping element which is hinge-mounted to the water-side wall, the hinging clamping element comprising a clamping piece which, in closed state of the self-closing flood barrier, is hinged against the flood barrier element, such that the flood barrier element is clamped in between the clamping piece and the hinterland-side wall;
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• wherein the hinging clamping element comprises a pressure element, the hinging clamping element being arranged such that when the pressure element is pressed, the clamping piece hinges against the flood barrier element.

A self-closing flood barrier for protecting a hinterland against floods, the self-closing flood barrier comprising:

• a housing comprising a water-side wall and a hinterland-side wall;
• a water inlet for letting in water into the housing;
• and
• a flood barrier element which is movable up and down in the housing;
• wherein the flood barrier element includes a forcing element for causing a forced upward movement of the flood barrier element or the flood barrier element acting as forcing element for causing a forced upward movement of the flood barrier element;
• wherein the self-closing flood barrier includes a hinging clamping element which is hinge-mounted to the water-side wall, the hinging clamping element comprising a clamping piece which, in closed state of the self-closing flood barrier, is hinged against the flood barrier element, such that the flood barrier element is clamped in between the clamping piece and the hinterland-side wall;
• wherein the clamping piece comprising a surface and the flood barrier element comprising another surface,
• wherein, in closed state of the self-closing flood barrier, said surfaces of the clamping piece and the flood barrier element touch each other;
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• wherein the hinging clamping element, the housing and the flood barrier element are arranged such that the surface of the clamping piece and the other surface of the flood barrier element are both oriented approximately vertically, either in open or in closed position of the self-closing flood barrier.