CN101313109A

CN101313109A - Gabions

Info

Publication number: CN101313109A
Application number: CNA2006800436796A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 詹姆斯·赫塞尔登
Original assignee: Hesco Bastion Ltd
Current assignee: Hesco Bastion Ltd
Priority date: 2005-11-24
Filing date: 2006-08-23
Publication date: 2008-11-26
Anticipated expiration: 2026-08-23
Also published as: GB0523927D0; CN101313109B

Abstract

The invention provides a gabion which may be used to protect military or civilian installations from weapons assault or from elemental forces, such as flood waters, lava flows, avalanches, soil instability, slope erosion and the like, the gabion comprising side walls (13) connected together at spaced intervals by partition walls (4-6), the side walls comprising at least one substantially closed side wall element panel, which acts in use of the gabion to prevent a gabion fill material from falling through the side wall, the said action of the substantially closed side wall element panel being effective without the aid of a gabion lining material.

Description

Gabion

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of Gabion, relate to a kind of multicompartmented Gabion that does not have lining material just can use especially.

Background technology

Gabion is to be used to protect military or civilian installation is avoided weapon attacking or avoided the interim or semi-permanent fortification structure that natural force destroys, and described natural force is for example flood, lava flow, snowslide, slope erosion, soil unstability etc.

WO-A-90/12160 discloses a kind of wire mesh cage as Gabion.Described cage structure is made up of interconnective uncovered net framework pivotally, described net framework connects together under factory condition, thereby therefore make described cage can carry out fold concertina-wise and be transported to the building site with smooth form, thereby described cage can be straightened on-site and obtain uncovered multicompartmented form, is used for inserting inside the suitable packing material such as sand, soil, earth or stone.

WO-A-00/40810 also relates to a kind of multicompartmented Gabion, this Gabion can carry out fold concertina-wise so that transportation, and this Gabion comprises the sidewall that extends along the length of this multicompartmented Gabion, described sidewall is coupled together in the mode of a determining deviation at interval along the length of Gabion by partition wall, but described partition wall is formed by two parts that connect with delivery mode, described two parts can discharge after Gabion is finished using, and draw back described Gabion so that realize recovery purposes.

There is some shortcoming in existing Gabion aspect structure and life-span.For example, these Gabions often comprise that lining cutting has the wire mesh cage of geology textured material (geotextile material), described wadding has increased the complexity of cost and described gabion structure, and the function to Gabion constitutes significant restriction after arranging for a long time.Particularly (strong sunlight, wind, rain, snow, sand or salt fog under severe environmental conditions, perhaps any two or more combination in these situations), described geology textured material will deterioration, because can occur the Gabion packing material in the wadding can be by the crack of wherein falling, tear or hole, therefore this deterioration can weaken the function of described Gabion.

Therefore, need improve Gabion.Also need the multicompartmented Gabion is improved.

Summary of the invention

According to the invention provides a kind of Gabion, this Gabion comprises the sidewall that is linked together in the mode of a determining deviation at interval by partition wall, described sidewall comprises the side wall element panel that at least one is closed substantially, wherein, described closed substantially side wall element or side wall element that each is closed are substantially processed by the sheet material of relative stiffness.

According to the invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion, described multicompartmented Gabion comprises the relative sidewall that is linked together along the length of Gabion in the mode of a determining deviation at interval by a plurality of partition walls, described sidewall comprises a plurality of side wall element panel, at least one side wall element panel comprises closed substantially plate, wherein, described closed side wall element substantially or each closed substantially side wall element process by the sheet material of relative stiffness.

Effect at plate closed substantially described in the use of Gabion is to need not to prevent under the situation of Gabion lining material that Gabion packing material (for example sand, earth, soil, building stones or powder) from falling by sidewall.

Preferably, when described Gabion was full of packing material, the rigidity of described material was enough to prevent the side wall element panel excessive expansion.

Other desired characteristic of described sheet material comprise following in any or a plurality of combinations:

Durability

Toughness

Tear resistance

Scoring resistance and corrosion resistance

Corrosion resistance

Heat stability

Ultraviolet stability

Low-density

Low-cost

Reusable edible

Suitable material comprises steel, aluminium, titanium, other metal, alloy, plastics or some natural materials, the perhaps combination of two or more in the above-mentioned material.When using metal material, preferably to metal material carry out corrosion resistance handle-for example by electroplating and/or spraying paint or this metal material itself has the stainless steel of corrosion resistance-for example.

If employed sheet material is plastics, then described plastics can be polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) or the composite material such as glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP).The molecular weight of selected plastics can be chosen to be fit to concrete use (for example LDPE, HDPE, LDPP, HDPP).When using plastics, described plastics preferably have stable ultraviolet resistance, for example fade and/or embrittlement being exposed to sunlight following time to prevent them by adding filler.

In some environment, may wish coloured filler is added in the plastics so that the aesthetic effect of expectation to be provided.In one aspect of the invention, more than one color filler is added in the described plastics and partly mixes, to produce uneven color/speckle effect.For example, green and brown, white and grey or yellow and brown filler can be added into, so that provide camouflage respectively in green vegetation environment, snowfield environment or desert Environment.Because these colors and described sheet material form as one (promptly not having incrustation), they are not easy to remove (for example being corroded by sand and dust) because of corrosion function in sandstorm.

Expectation gets described board making thin as far as possible to reduce the folding volume of described Gabion when storing or transport.Using the major advantage of light sheet is weight saving, has so just reduced cost of transportation and has been convenient to that Gabion is carried out manpower and arranged/reset.

Preferably, described closed substantially plate is provided with the device that is used to hold hinge member, so that pivotally described closed substantially plate is connected to adjacent side wall element panel.The hinge storing apparatus preferably is arranged on the thicker zone of the adjacent area of the described plate of ratio on the closure plate.In the use of Gabion, when the packing material in the sidewall of the described Gabion constraint Gabion, this set helps to prevent that described plate from being torn by hinge member.The zone that the thickness of described closure plate is bigger preferably is arranged on the interconnect edge place of described closure plate or is arranged on the interconnect edge zone of described closure plate.Preferably, the zone that thickness is bigger is the long shaped plate zone along interconnect edge or interconnect edge place.

In one example, as shown in Figure 7, articulated link mechanism 10 comprises helical spring 112, and described helical spring 112 passes the hole 114 that is arranged near on each wall 116,118 edges, and its mesospore the 116, the 118th is processed by sheet material.In Fig. 8, can find out that when power F was applied to articulated link mechanism 110, hole 114 will be out of shape.When applying enough big power, as shown in Figure 9, described hole 114 is torn wears, so this articulated link mechanism disconnects.A solution provides thicker sheet material.When using the grid type wall, this is a problem not necessarily, because the wire of described grid can be thicker for given overall Gabion weight.Yet, if the identical metal sheet of used thickness and described wire diameter, the weight of Gabion will be greatly surprising.

Therefore expectation is, additionally or alternatively makes above-mentioned modification, so that strengthen sheet wall in the zone that stress increases.

The long shaped plate part that thickness is bigger can be provided with by the marginal portion of turning up closed substantially plate and form.For the ease of turn up described plate under factory condition, the angle at the place, one or both ends that is folded the edge of described plate can be removed before folding.

Further strengthen if desired, the edge of sheet material can fold repeatedly or roll.

Additionally or alternatively, additional stiffener can edge attached to the edge of sheet material or sheet material near.Preferably, these stiffeners are can weld, glued joint or the lath of fix in position otherwise.

One or more layers can be passed in hole in the sheet material.

When described sheet material was provided with reinforcement, described girth member can be fairshaped farthest to reduce/to prevent the hand that scratches other object and/or user.

Fairing can and/or provide the mode of circular edge to be provided with by finishing turning, deburring.

Suitably, in Gabion, Bi He plate is provided with the device that is used for pivotally described plate being connected to adjacent panels substantially.When this device is included in when being used for for example holding one or more hole of hinge member in the described plate, described Gabion can be provided with the device that is used to cover one or more holes, to prevent or to stop the Gabion packing material to spill by described one or more holes.Suitable cladding system comprises cover strip, emulsion sheet, cover tape, masking tape, covering silk ribbon, overlay, seal coat, covering layer, covering labeling, covers adhesive and cover gel, rubber cement, putty etc.Alternatively, perhaps similarly, one or more holes can be provided with blocking device, and described blocking device is used for stopping up at least in part the powder that Gabion uses and the access of other Gabion packing material.Suitable blocking device comprises obstruction bar, obstruction sheet, stops up and be with, stop up adhesive tape, obstruction silk ribbon, blocking plate, obstruction coating, colmatation zone, obstruction labeling, obstruction adhesive and stop up gel, rubber cement, putty etc.

The pivotally connected mechanism of other form between the adjacent wall unit board also within the scope of the invention, for example the interconnect edge of first adjacent panels can be provided with the jut of the corresponding insertion portion interconnection in the corresponding interconnect edge with second adjacent panels.Locking component is extensible to be passed described jut and is contained in the interconnect edge place of second adjacent panels at the either side of insertion portion, so that pivotally jut is locked onto in the insertion portion.

Alternatively, microscler locking component can be arranged in the interconnect edge of the first adjacent wall unit board, top and bottom at described plate extend beyond described interconnect edge a little, and one or more connecting elements can be in the zone that extends beyond interconnect edge a little be fastened to locking component the second adjacent wall unit board.The pivotally connected of many other forms may also be applicable to realization of the present invention.

Gabion of the present invention can be provided with a plurality of side wall element panel, each side wall element panel comprises the closed substantially plate with releasable interconnection mechanism, described releasable interconnection mechanism allows side wall element panel to open with respect to Gabion when discharging, thereby permission touches the content any gabion compartment from the side of Gabion.

According to the invention provides a kind of aforesaid multicompartmented Gabion, this Gabion comprises the relative sidewall that is linked together in the mode of a determining deviation at interval by a plurality of partition walls, space between the adjacent a pair of partition wall defines the separate compartment of multicompartmented Gabion with sidewall, the separate compartment of multicompartmented Gabion is by the relative sidewall sections limited boundary of each relative sidewall, partition wall is pivotally connected to sidewall, and the sidewall sections of separate compartment comprises the side wall element panel that at least one is closed substantially, pivotally connected mechanism is arranged between the adjacent wall unit board, thereby allows the multicompartmented Gabion to carry out fold concertina-wise so that storage or transportation.

At least one side wall element panel can be formed by closure plate, described closure plate has the interconnect edge contiguous with the adjacent wall unit board, long shaped plate is arranged in the zone of interconnect edge place or interconnect edge, the thickness of described long shaped plate is bigger than the thickness of described side wall element panel in the zone of contiguous described long shaped plate, described long shaped plate partly is provided with the device that is used to hold hinge member, so that pivotally side wall element panel is connected to adjacent side wall element panel.

Partition wall can similarly be formed by closure plate.Yet partition wall for example also can be formed by the grid material of opening.

By the length along Gabion the sidewall sections that at least one can be opened is set, therefore multicompartmented Gabion of the present invention is convenient to after arranging this Gabion be reclaimed.Preferably, a plurality of sidewall sections that can open are set.More preferably, except the sidewall sections of Gabion end, other all sidewall sections with Gabion of two above compartments can be opened.Most preferably, can open along all sidewall sections of the length of Gabion." can open " the pivotally connected mechanism that interconnects between the side wall element panel that means sidewall sections is provided by hinge member and releasable locking component, described hinge member is arranged between one or two interconnective side wall element panel, thereby but and releasable locking component cooperate with hinge member with fastening pivotally connected between them of delivery mode.In preferred embodiments more of the present invention, first hinge member is arranged on the first adjacent wall unit board, and second hinge member is arranged on the second adjacent wall unit board, thereby but releasable locking component cooperate with first hinge member and second hinge member with the fastening described pivotally connected mechanism of delivery mode.Can open the sidewall sections that to open by the side wall element panel of release locking component and the disconnection of drawing back so producing.

Each sidewall sections can comprise single side wall element panel, and the pivotally connected mechanism that can open between the adjacent wall unit board is between the adjacent wall part in this case.In this case, the partition wall on the border between pivotally connected mechanism between the adjacent wall unit board and the adjacent wall of the mark correspondence part also can be opened, thereby allows the first adjacent wall unit board can discharge from partition wall again from the second adjacent wall unit board.Alternatively, each sidewall sections can comprise a plurality of side wall element panel, and the pivotally connected mechanism that can open in this case can be arranged between the adjacent wall unit board of given sidewall sections.Yet, even when sidewall sections comprises a plurality of side wall element panel, the pivotally connected mechanism that can open can be arranged between the adjacent wall part and between the adjacent wall unit board of given sidewall sections, perhaps not be arranged between the adjacent wall unit board of given sidewall sections.The multicompartmented Gabion comprises a plurality of sidewall sections, can also imagine that the side wall element panel with varying number constitutes different sidewall sections.

The layout of Gabion of the present invention realizes usually through the following steps: folding Gabion is transported to deployment site, launches Gabion and fill each separate compartment of Gabion with packing material.Packing material depends on the availability of the suitable material of deployment site at least in part generally speaking.Suitable packing material comprise sand, earth, soil, building stones, rock, rubble, concrete, rubble, snow, ice cube and and two or more combinations of above-mentioned material, but be not limited to this.

Why there are many reasons in the expectation sidewall sections of opening Gabion.For example, in the time will stopping using the Gabion that arranges, for protection environment or aesthetic reasons or only for the consideration to the local resident, people usually wish to reclaim Gabion.By opening all sidewall sections that can open of Gabion, from compartment, remove packing material at least in part, and remove Gabion from deployment site, the recovery of Gabion of the present invention is just finished easily.

By further giving an example, if the Gabion that arranges damages in use, people may wish to change or repair the broken parts of Gabion.Enter by the sidewall that can open and to be convenient to achieve this end via broken parts.Similarly, when since some with damage irrelevant former thereby wish to move, change or (if for example the position of Gabion or direction need to change) when changing the Gabion part, owing to have the ability that optionally removes packing material from selected Gabion part, therefore make this replacing be convenient to carry out once more.

Although being characterised in that, some embodiment of the present invention is provided with a plurality of sidewall sections that can open of at least one sidewall sections that can open-preferably be provided with, optionally except that the end compartments (when Gabion has two above compartments) of Gabion, usually wish the sidewall sections that to open to each separate compartment setting of Gabion.Therefore, as previously mentioned, according to the invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion, wherein, optionally, except the end sidewalls part, between the interconnective side wall element panel of each sidewall sections, perhaps the pivotally connected mechanism between each adjacent wall part is provided by hinge member and releasable locking component, described hinge member is arranged between the second adjacent wall unit board of the second adjacent wall unit board of the first side wall unit board of given sidewall sections and described given sidewall sections or adjacent wall part, thereby but and releasable locking component cooperate with hinge member with the fastening described pivotally connected mechanism of delivery mode.Preferably, first hinge member is arranged on the first side wall unit board and second hinge member is arranged on the second adjacent wall unit board, thereby and releasable locking component cooperate fastening releasedly pivotally connected mechanism with first and second hinge members.

In addition, it is just consistent with some aspect of the present invention although if a plurality of sidewall sections that can open is arranged on the sidewall multicompartmented Gabion, what can expect equally is, the sidewall sections that can open can be arranged on two sidewall sections of separate compartment, thereby allows to touch packing material from both sides.Therefore, the present invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion as described above, wherein, pivotally connected mechanism between the interconnective side wall element panel of a plurality of at least opposing sidewalls parts is provided by hinge member and releasable locking component, described hinge member is arranged between the second adjacent wall unit board of the second adjacent wall unit board of the first side wall unit board of given sidewall sections and described given sidewall sections or adjacent wall part, thereby and releasable locking component cooperate fastening releasedly this pivotally connected mechanism with hinge member.Can envision a kind of multicompartmented Gabion as previously mentioned equally within the scope of the invention, wherein, pivotally connected mechanism between the interconnective side wall element panel of a plurality of at least opposing sidewalls part is provided by first hinge member and second hinge member and releasably locking member, described first hinge member is arranged on the first side wall unit board of given sidewall sections, and described second hinge member is arranged on second side wall element panel or adjacent wall second side wall element panel partly of described given sidewall sections, and releasable locking component is connected to second hinge member with first hinge member.

Same foreseeable is that the sidewall sections that can open alternately is arranged on first and second opposing sidewalls along the partial-length at least of Gabion.So, when Gabion is recovered, co-operating excavating equipment or personnel can be arranged in the opposite side of Gabion, if so that remove packing material or former thereby in extremely rapid succession remove packing material from adjacent compartment when not expecting to excavate simultaneously for safety or other from adjacent compartments simultaneously.Therefore, the present invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion as previously mentioned, wherein, the pivotally connected mechanism that is staggered between the interconnective side wall element panel that replaces a plurality of at least sidewall sections on the relative sidewall along the partial-length at least of Gabion is formed by hinge member and releasable locking component setting, described hinge member is arranged between the second adjacent wall unit board of the second adjacent wall unit board of the first side wall unit board of given sidewall sections and described given sidewall sections or adjacent wall part, thereby and releasable locking component cooperate fastening releasedly this pivotally connected mechanism with hinge member.Can envision a kind of multicompartmented Gabion as previously mentioned equally within the scope of the invention, wherein, the pivotally connected mechanism that is staggered between the interconnective side wall element panel that replaces a plurality of at least sidewall sections on the relative sidewall along the partial-length at least of Gabion is formed by first hinge member and second hinge member and releasable locking component setting, described first hinge member is arranged on the first side wall unit board of given sidewall sections, described second hinge member is arranged on second side wall element panel of described given sidewall sections, and releasable locking component is connected to second hinge member with first hinge member.

Sidewall sections preferably includes single side wall element panel, or two side wall element panel.Yet sidewall sections, a plurality of sidewall sections or each sidewall sections can comprise plural side wall element panel if desired.In this case, pivotally connected mechanism preferably is arranged between each side wall element panel.Therefore, the present invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion as previously mentioned, and wherein, one or more sidewall sections comprise single side wall element panel.The present invention equally also provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion as previously mentioned, and wherein, one or more sidewall sections comprise two side wall element panel (but preferably being pivotally connected to together with unfolding mode) that are pivotally connected to together.Can envision a kind of multicompartmented Gabion as previously mentioned equally within the scope of the invention, wherein, one or more sidewall sections comprise two above side wall element panel, are provided with the pivot interconnection mechanism between each adjacent pair of sidewalls unit board.

A multicompartmented Gabion of the present invention comprises a plurality of compartments that are connected, each compartment is located by a pair of relative sidewall sections limited boundary by a pair of relative partition wall limited boundary and in relative side at the place, opposite end, and each sidewall sections comprises at least one side wall element panel.In at least one of multicompartmented Gabion, two, three or more separate compartments, at least one this side wall element panel is arranged to open, and when compartment was being adorned packing material, described opening mechanism was exercisable.

The fold concertina-wise of Gabion can be by partly realizing towards the central longitudinal axis folding sidewall part of Gabion or away from the central longitudinal axis folding sidewall of Gabion.Usually a kind of mode is preferred before because the folding Gabion of former a kind of mode with the vertical plane of the central longitudinal axis of Gabion in have relative less section area.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the intercommunicated mistake of pivoting between interconnective wall and/or wall part and/or the wall unit is along their interconnect edge or a round is set in their zone of interconnect edge interconnective wall, wall part and/or wall unit and realizes along the coiling member that a described round is passed in the interconnect edge setting in a spiral manner.Under simple (that is, can not open) pivotally connected situation, single coiling member can pass two (or more a plurality of) in a spiral manner thereby the fillet marginal pore of adjacent wall, wall part and/or wall unit is realized the pivoting interconnection between them.Therefore, according to the invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion, wherein, at least one pivotally connected mechanism forms by the setting of coiling member as previously mentioned, and described coiling member passes the fillet marginal pore of the wall, wall part or the wall unit that are connected in a spiral manner.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, by a round being set for described interconnective side wall element panel along the interconnect edge of interconnective side wall element panel or in the interconnect edge zone, and the first volume that passes described a plurality of holes in a spiral manner along the interconnect edge of the first side wall unit board is set passes the second coiling member (being connected to the first side wall unit board along interconnect edge) in described a plurality of holes in a spiral manner and pass the releasable locking component of the first volume of overlapping around the member and the second coiling member around member with along the interconnect edge of second side wall element panel, thereby the interconnection of the pivot that can open between the side wall element panel that is connected is achieved.Therefore, under the pivotally connected situation that can open, a pair of coiling member can pass each relative fillet marginal pore of two adjacent wall unit boards in a spiral manner, and releasable locking component inserts the coiling of the overlapping that passes relative a pair of coiling member.Therefore, as previously mentioned according to the invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion, wherein, the pivotally connected mechanism that between the adjacent wall unit board at least one can be opened is formed by a pair of coiling member and releasable locking component setting, described a pair of coiling member passes the corresponding fillet marginal pore of adjacent wall unit board in a spiral manner, and described releasable locking component passes corresponding coiling member when the coiling member overlaps.

Therefore, according to the invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion, wherein, hinge member or at least one hinge member comprise the screw winding member as previously mentioned.

Described releasable locking component can be any suitable shape or size and for example can comprise microscler stop pin.Described stop pin can at one end be provided with promptly projection, so that manually insert and/or remove described stop pin.Promptly projection can for example comprise the ring that is positioned at stop pin one end.Therefore, according to the invention provides a kind of multicompartmented Gabion, wherein, at least one locking component comprises microscler stop pin as previously mentioned.

Sidewall, sidewall sections, side wall element panel and/or partition wall preferably include the plate portion that one or more any suitable materials are made, for example steel, aluminium, titanium, any other suitable metal or alloy are perhaps made by plastics, pottery or the natural materials such as timber, sisal hemp, jute, coir or sea grass.Usually, steel is preferred, preferably steel is handled in this case, to prevent or to stop that steel corrodes during Gabion is arranged.Described plate is closed substantially plate, and described closure plate is taken on the effect of holding the Gabion packing material in the Gabion use, and does not need the gabion compartment lining material, such as geology texture lining.Yet Gabion of the present invention if necessary can use with suitable lining material.Under the situation that adopts closure plate, required fillet marginal pore is machined usually or otherwise is arranged in the panel edges or in the panel edges zone.

That Gabion of the present invention can comprise is pivotally interconnective, closed side wall element panel substantially, described side wall element panel links together under factory condition, make Gabion can be transported to the place that it can be straightened with smooth form, the plate of Gabion limits sidewall, partition wall and end wall and uncovered top in erect form, and wherein the compartment of Gabion can be filled by described uncovered top.Preferably, under factory condition, described plate limits sidewall, partition wall and end wall and edge and edge and interconnects pivotally, and it can be folded up Face to face relatively so that be transported to the building site with smooth form, and described plate can also relatively launch so that Gabion is erected, and oppose side wall, partition wall or end wall further connect and do not need at the scene.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each sidewall of Gabion comprises a plurality of side plates, and the edge of each described side plate is pivotally connected to the edge of another side plate, and described side plate is folding mutually with stretch mode.Preferably described sidewall is connected by partition wall, described partition wall is pivotally connected to described sidewall, gabion structure is suitable for by pulling is straightened in the end wall place at the scene, make when Gabion when formation state becomes upright state, sidewall launches and limits microscler wall construction with end wall and partition wall, this microscler wall construction has the cavity that a row will insert packing material, and each partition wall of this microscler wall construction is shared by the cavity in a pair of adjacent sub next door.

Description of drawings

Referring now to the following drawings the present invention is done description in more detail, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates the stereogram according to multicompartmented Gabion of the present invention;

The multicompartmented Gabion that Fig. 2 illustrates among Fig. 1 is full of the Gabion packing material;

Fig. 3 illustrates the stereogram of multicompartmented Gabion according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates feature stereogram pivotally connected between the adjacent wall unit board of the Gabion among Fig. 1,2 or 3.

Fig. 5 is illustrated in releasable locking component optionally can open pivotally connected feature stereogram between the adjacent wall unit board of multicompartmented Gabion among Fig. 1,2 or 3 before being mounted;

Fig. 6 illustrates the pivotally connected feature stereogram that can open between the parts that are arranged on Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 illustrates the hinged close-up illustration according to Gabion of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is illustrated under the condition of loading the hinged close-up illustration according to Gabion of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is illustrated in when destroyed hinged close-up illustration according to Gabion of the present invention;

Figure 10 to 15 illustrates the different partial section at the edge of Gabion wall;

Figure 16 to 19 illustrates the different partial section at the edge of Gabion wall; And

Figure 20 illustrates the lateral view of the wall of Gabion;

The specific embodiment

In more detail with reference to Fig. 1 and 2, there is shown multicompartmented Gabion 1, Gabion 1 comprises relative sidewall 2,3, described sidewall 2,3 is linked together in the mode of a determining deviation at interval by a plurality of partition walls 4,5,6 along the length of Gabion 1, and a plurality of partition walls 4,5,6 limit the separate compartment 7,8,9 of the Gabion 1 of multicompartmented with sidewall 2,3.The separate compartment 8 of multicompartmented Gabion 1 (and other similar separate compartment) is by

relative sidewall sections

10,11 limited boundaries of each relative sidewall 2,3.Partition wall 4,5 (and similarly partition wall) pin joint 11,11 ', 12,12 ' locate to be pivotally connected to sidewall 2,3.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and 2, each

sidewall sections

10,11 of multicompartmented Gabion 1 comprise respectively two side

wall element panel

13,13 ' and 14,14 ', adjacent wall unit board 13,13 ' and adjacent wall unit board 14,14 ' between be provided with pivotally connected mechanism.

Pivotally connected and adjacent

wall unit board

13 and 13 between partition wall 4,5 (and other partition wall in the multicompartmented Gabion) and the sidewall 2,3 ' and 14 and 14 ' between pivotally connected permission multicompartmented Gabion 1 carry out fold concertina-wise so that when transportation and storage, entirely pack.In embodiment illustrated in figures 1 and 2, preferably carry out fold concertina-wise, thereby make adjacent

wall unit board

13 and 13 ' and 14 and 14 ' between pivotally connected mechanism move inward with respect to the longitudinal axis of multicompartmented Gabion 1 so that make the width of the Gabion of smooth packing be about as much as the width of partition wall 4,5,6 at least.

Described side wall element panel can be provided with texture, fin or other irregular portion, so as in the weight that farthest reduces plate the intensity of holding plate and/or decorative effect is provided effectively.

With reference to figure 2, multicompartmented Gabion 1 is shown in this figure for being full of Gabion packing material 21.Packing material 21 can be selected from any suitable current material, as described above.Packing material is depicted as coarse earth and building stones in Fig. 2.Fig. 2 also show

cover strip

22,22 on the hinge interconnect edge of Gabion '.

With reference now to Fig. 3,, the figure shows second embodiment of multicompartmented Gabion, wherein each separate compartment comprises a pair of partition wall 34,35 and a pair of relative side wall element panel 312,313.Pivotally connected mechanism between them allows Gabion to carry out fold concertina-wise (at first in one way, then in another way) so that entirely pack and store.

With reference now to Fig. 4,, the figure shows adjacent wall unit board 13 and 13 ' between the close-up perspective view of pivotally connected mechanism, this pivotally connected mechanism can perhaps also can comprise partition wall only between two side wall element panel.Purpose for convenience in the accompanying drawings, partition wall 5 has dispensed in close-up perspective view.Yet, should be understood that partition wall 5 can shared this specific pivotally connected mechanism of similar forms.With reference to figure 4, side wall element 13 comprises substantially closed plate 41, and described closure plate 41 comprises the fringe region of turning up 42, in the edge region 42 machining one row's interconnection edge apertures 43.Before the marginal portion 42 of turning up was folded, side wall element panel 41 was removed so that help at the angle of the end of arbitrary interconnect edge and folds.Pivotally connected between them realized by screw winding member 45, passes to described screw winding member 45 spiralitys the interconnection edge apertures of adjacent panels.Although do not illustrate in Fig. 4, the loose end 45 of screw winding member 44 can circumflexion or other form, unexpectedly throws off from most of holes, the top of side wall element 13 and prevents that this is pivotally connected because of this disengagement has weakened to prevent it.

With reference now to Fig. 5,, the figure shows adjacent wall unit 13,13 ' between the close-up perspective view of the pivotally connected mechanism that optionally can open.In this case, two adjacent closure plates all are provided with the screw winding member, pass to described screw winding member spirality its interconnection edge apertures.Therefore set out first hinge member 51 and second hinge member 52.The releasable locking component 53 that connects the screw winding member that overlaps is illustrated among Fig. 6.

With reference now to Figure 10 to 15,, the described cross section that there is shown Gabion, its mesospore 126 are processed by metal sheet roof covering.Can find out that helical spring 112 passes the hole 114 in the sidewall 126.

In Figure 10, the edge of single folding part 130 with reinforced wall 126 is set.Two thickness of folding part 130 are passed in hole 114.

In Figure 11, whole three thickness 136 that folding part 134 is passed in double fold 134 and hole 114 are set.

In Figure 12, single folding part 130 is set, but single thickness 132 is passed in 114 in hole.

In Figure 13, double fold 134 is set, but single thickness 136 is passed in 114 in hole.

In Figure 14 and 15, use layer of adhesive 140 that reinforcing band 138 is adhered on the wall 126.The hole can be passed reinforcing band 138 respectively or pass wall 126.

In Figure 16,17 and 18, wall 126 is only passed in the hole.However as long as spring 112 is pulled along the arrow A indicated direction, just can obtain the advantage of intensity/reinforcement.This structure has another advantage, promptly only need be on a material thickness drilling bore hole 114 or pass a material thickness and go out hole 114, so just reduced cost of production and/or complexity.

Figure 16 to 19 shows the part cross section of Gabion, and its mesospore 126 is formed by plastic processing.Can find out that thicker reinforced region 142 adopts suitable molding process relatively easily to form.In Figure 17 to 19, steel wire 144 is molded together with its edge of further reinforcement with wall 126.

Can also make further modification of the present invention, as shown in Figure 17, can see that therefrom steel wire or steel mesh reinforcement 146 form with wall 126 is molded integratedly.This feature means for given requirement of strength can make thinner wall thickness.

At last, Figure 20 shows the lateral view of the wallboard with edge stiffening 126 as shown in Figure 6.Can find out that the angle of folding part 130 has been cut off 150, project into 152 tops, edge of wall 126 to prevent sharp keen edge 151 (being represented by dotted lines).Can also find out that in Figure 16 the top of wall 126 and bottom margin 153 have also been turned up so that Gabion hand-manipulated and prevent to damage adjacent objects such as backplate surface (not diagram).

Claims

1. Gabion, comprise the sidewall that couples together in the mode of a determining deviation at interval by partition wall, described sidewall comprises side wall element panel that at least one is closed substantially, and wherein, described closed substantially sidewall or sidewall that each is closed are substantially processed by the sheet material of relative stiffness.

2. Gabion according to claim 1, wherein, described closed substantially side wall element panel works to prevent that the Gabion packing material from passing described sidewall and fall in the use of described Gabion.

3. Gabion according to claim 2, the described described effect of closed side wall element panel substantially need not the auxiliary of Gabion lining material and just can realize.

4. according to each described Gabion in the claim 1 to 3, wherein, described closed substantially side wall element panel is made by rigid material.

5. Gabion according to claim 4, wherein, the rigidity of described material is enough to prevent described side wall element panel excessive expansion when described Gabion is full of packing material.

6. according to each described Gabion in the claim 1 to 5, wherein, described closed substantially plate is provided with the device that is used to hold hinge member, so that described closed substantially plate is pivotally connected to adjacent side wall element panel and/or partition wall.

7. Gabion according to claim 6, wherein, described hinge storing apparatus is arranged on the zone that has the described closure plate of bigger thickness than the adjacent area of described plate.

8. Gabion according to claim 7, wherein, in the use of described Gabion, when the sidewall of described Gabion was used to fetter the Gabion packing material, the relatively large thickness of the hinge storing apparatus of described plate part helped to prevent that described plate from being torn by described hinge member.

9. according to claim 7 or 8 described Gabions, wherein, the relatively large zone of the thickness of described closure plate is arranged in the zone of interconnect edge of the interconnect edge place of described closure plate or described closure plate.

10. Gabion according to claim 9, wherein, the relatively large zone of described thickness is the long shaped plate zone along described interconnect edge or described interconnect edge place.

11. Gabion according to claim 10, wherein, the relatively large long shaped plate of described thickness part forms by the marginal portion of turning up of described closed substantially plate.

12. Gabion according to claim 11, wherein, for the ease of turn up described plate under factory condition, the angle of appointing the place, one or both ends that is folded the edge of described plate is removed before folding.

13. according to each described Gabion in the claim 6 to 12, wherein, described hinge storing apparatus comprises the one or more holes on the described plate.

14. Gabion according to claim 13 wherein is provided with a round.

15. according to claim 13 or the described Gabion of claim 14, described Gabion is provided with the device that is used to cover or stop up described one or more holes, to prevent or to stop the Gabion packing material to spill by described one or more holes.

16. Gabion according to claim 15, wherein, described cladding system is selected from cover strip, emulsion sheet, cover tape, masking tape, covering silk ribbon, overlay, seal coat, covering layer, covering labeling, covers adhesive and cover gel, rubber cement and putty.

17. according to claim 15 or the described Gabion of claim 16, wherein, described blocking device is selected from and stops up bar, obstruction sheet, obstruction band, obstruction adhesive tape, stops up silk ribbon, blocking plate, obstruction coating, colmatation zone, obstruction labeling, obstruction adhesive and obstruction gel, rubber cement and putty.

18. according to each described Gabion in the claim 1 to 17, described Gabion is the multicompartmented Gabion, described multicompartmented Gabion comprises the relative sidewall that is linked together in the mode of a determining deviation at interval along the length of described Gabion by a plurality of partition walls, described sidewall comprises a plurality of side wall element panel, at least one side wall element panel comprises closed substantially plate, wherein, described closed substantially plate or plate that each is closed are substantially processed by the sheet material of relative stiffness.

19. multicompartmented Gabion according to claim 18, described Gabion comprises the relative sidewall that is linked together in the mode of a determining deviation at interval along the length of described Gabion by a plurality of partition walls, space between the adjacent a pair of partition wall limits the separate compartment of described multicompartmented Gabion with described sidewall, the separate compartment of described multicompartmented Gabion is by the relative sidewall sections limited boundary of each relative sidewall, described partition wall is pivotally connected to described sidewall, and the sidewall sections of described separate compartment comprises side wall element panel that at least one is closed substantially, thereby pivotally connected mechanism is arranged on and allows described multicompartmented Gabion to carry out fold concertina-wise between the adjacent side wall element panel so that storage or transportation.

20. multicompartmented Gabion according to claim 19, wherein, at least one side wall element panel is formed by closure plate, described closure plate has the interconnect edge contiguous with the adjacent wall unit board, long shaped plate is arranged in described interconnect edge place or the described interconnect edge zone, the thickness of described long shaped plate is greater than the thickness of described side wall element panel in the zone of contiguous described long shaped plate, described long shaped plate partly is provided with the device that is used to hold hinge member, so that described side wall element panel is pivotally connected to adjacent side wall element panel.

21. according to each described multicompartmented Gabion in the claim 18 to 20, wherein, the pivot interconnection mechanism between interconnective wall and/or wall part and/or the wall unit is by being provided with a round and realizing along the coiling member that a plurality of holes are passed in described interconnect edge setting in a spiral manner in interconnective wall, wall part and/or wall unit upper edge interconnect edge or the zone in interconnect edge.

22. according to each described multicompartmented Gabion in the claim 18 to 21, described Gabion is provided with a plurality of side wall element panel, each side wall element panel comprises closed substantially plate, described closure plate has releasable interconnection mechanism, described releasable interconnection mechanism allows described side wall element panel to open with respect to described Gabion when discharging, thereby allows to touch from the side of described Gabion any content of described gabion compartment.

23. multicompartmented Gabion according to claim 22, wherein, alternatively except the sidewall sections of end, pivotally connected between pivotally connected between the interconnective side wall element panel of each described sidewall sections or the sidewall sections that each is adjacent provided by hinge member and releasable locking component, described hinge member is arranged between the second adjacent wall unit board of the second adjacent wall unit board of the first side wall unit board of given sidewall sections and described given sidewall sections or adjacent wall part, thereby but and described releasable locking component cooperate with delivery mode fastening described pivotally connected with described hinge member.

24. multicompartmented Gabion according to claim 23, wherein, first hinge member is arranged on the described the first side wall unit board, and second hinge member is arranged on the described second adjacent wall unit board.

25. multicompartmented Gabion according to claim 24, wherein, thereby but described releasable locking component cooperates with delivery mode fastening described pivotally connected with described first hinge member and second hinge member.

26. one kind is used for arranging the method according to each described Gabion of claim 18 to 25, comprises each separate compartment that the Gabion that will fold up is transported to deployment site, launches described Gabion and fill described Gabion with packing material.

27. method according to claim 26, wherein, described packing material is selected from two or more combinations of sand, earth, soil, building stones, rock, rubble, concrete, rubble, snow, ice cube and above-mentioned material.

28. according to the purposes of each described Gabion in the claim 1 to 25, described Gabion is as preventing weapon attacking or preventing the barrier that natural force destroys.