CN217106264U - Balcony edge protection system - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a balcony faces limit protection system, including bottom guardrail, top guardrail, pre-buried ring sum bracing in advance. The bottom guardrail comprises a plurality of bottom cross beams arranged at intervals and a plurality of bottom upright columns arranged at intervals, the bottom cross beams are vertically connected with the bottom upright columns, the lower parts of the bottom guardrails are connected with the edge of the balcony, the upper parts of the bottom guardrails extend to one side far away from the balcony, and the bottom guardrails are vertical to the balcony; the top guardrail comprises a plurality of top cross beams arranged at intervals and a plurality of top upright columns arranged at intervals, the top cross beams are vertically connected with the top upright columns, the lower parts of the top guardrails are connected with the tops of the bottom guardrails, the upper parts of the top guardrails extend to one side far away from a balcony, and the bottom guardrails are vertical to the balcony; the embedded ring is embedded in the balcony; one end of the inclined strut is connected with the top guardrail, and the other end of the inclined strut is connected with the embedded ring. The bottom guardrail and the top guardrail can be combined together to realize the protection function, the top guardrail can be detached, the bottom guardrail realizes the function of edge protection, and the turnover can be realized.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a precipitation well technical field, specific theory relates to a balcony faces limit protection system.
Background
In the construction process of the assembled structure, in order to ensure the safety of workers in hoisting the balcony slab, protection is required, in the existing construction, an external scaffold is required to be erected at a balcony, foundations erected by the external scaffold are all cantilever truss beams arranged at a support wall of a cantilever balcony, and the traditional method is large in steel consumption; the common steel pipe type external scaffold is not provided with the turnover module, the installation needs repeated assembly and disassembly, and the installation procedure is relatively complicated; workers for single-row external scaffolds need to climb on the single vertical rods and the single cross rods for operation, so that great potential safety hazards exist; the edge protection of each floor still needs to be set up again after the outer scaffold frame of encorbelmenting is demolishd, causes the repeated operation, extravagant artifical material. Therefore, the technical and economic effects of the prior art are not good.
In view of this, the present invention is especially provided.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a balcony faces limit protection system, builds conveniently, saves the time limit for a project, reduce cost.
An object of the utility model is to provide a balcony faces limit protection system, include:
the bottom guardrail comprises a plurality of bottom cross beams arranged at intervals and a plurality of bottom upright columns arranged at intervals, the bottom cross beams are vertically connected with the bottom upright columns, the lower parts of the bottom guardrails are connected with the edge of a balcony, the upper parts of the bottom guardrails extend to one side far away from the balcony, and the bottom guardrails are vertical to the balcony;
the top guardrail comprises a plurality of top cross beams arranged at intervals and a plurality of top upright columns arranged at intervals, the top cross beams are vertically connected with the top upright columns, the lower parts of the top guardrails are connected with the tops of the bottom guardrails, the upper parts of the top guardrails extend to one side far away from a balcony, and the bottom guardrails are vertical to the balcony;
the embedded ring is embedded in the balcony, and a gap is formed between the embedded ring and the edge of the balcony;
and one end of the inclined support is connected with the top guardrail, and the other end of the inclined support is connected with the embedded ring.
Optionally, the bottom guardrail comprises a balcony connecting portion and a guardrail portion, the balcony connecting portion is connected with the balcony, one end of the guardrail portion is connected with the balcony connecting portion, and the other end of the guardrail portion extends towards one end far away from the balcony;
the balcony connecting portion include outer frame and the inner frame that the interval set up, form boundary beam accommodation space between outer frame and the inner frame.
Optionally, the balcony connecting portion further comprises a horizontal frame, the guardrail portion and the inner frame are connected to two ends of the horizontal frame respectively, and the outer frame is connected to the middle of the horizontal frame.
Optionally, the bottom upright column and the top upright column are correspondingly arranged, a slot is formed in the top end of the bottom upright column, an insertion shaft is arranged at the bottom of the top upright column, and the insertion shaft is inserted into the slot.
Optionally, a first mounting hole is formed in the inserting shaft, a second mounting hole is formed in the bottom upright column corresponding to the first mounting hole, and the mounting piece penetrates through the second connecting hole to be connected with the first connecting hole.
Optionally, the top guardrail further includes an extension frame arranged in parallel on the balcony, the top upright includes a first upright and a second upright connected to two ends of the extension frame, the first upright extends towards the balcony direction from the extension frame, the second upright extends towards the direction far away from the balcony from the extension frame, and the insertion shaft is connected to the bottom of the first upright.
Optionally, the top guardrail further comprises a reinforcing frame forming an included angle of 20-70 degrees with the extending frame, one end of the reinforcing frame is connected with the first upright, and the other end of the reinforcing frame is connected with the second upright.
Optionally, a first lifting ring and a second lifting ring are arranged on the top guardrail, the first lifting ring is arranged at the top of the first upright post, and the second lifting ring is arranged at the top of the second upright post.
Optionally, a connecting ring is arranged on the extension frame, one end of the inclined strut is connected with the connecting ring, and the other end of the inclined strut is connected with the embedded ring.
Optionally, the inclined strut comprises a threaded pipe and a screw rod in threaded connection with two sides of the threaded pipe, and the length of the inclined strut can be adjusted by rotating the threaded pipe.
By adopting the technical scheme, make the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:
the utility model provides a balcony faces limit protection system adopts the in-line guardrail to be connected with the balcony and protects, and the installation and the dismantlement of being convenient for reduce workman's use amount, improve the operating efficiency, can have enough to meet the need the use, reduce use cost.
The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention without limitation. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a side sectional view of the balcony edge protection system provided by the utility model.
Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view at B in fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view at C in fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the first upright post, the insert shaft and the guide rod of the balcony edge protection system provided by the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a front view of a top guardrail of the balcony edge protection system provided by the utility model.
Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the installation of two layers of balconies of the balcony edge protection system provided by the utility model.
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional side view of the bottom guardrail of the balcony edge protection system provided by the present invention when being connected with a balcony.
In the figure, the guardrail comprises a bottom guardrail 1, a horizontal frame 11, an outer frame 12, an inner frame 13, a bottom upright post 14, a reinforcing frame 15, a bottom cross beam 16, a first protective net 17, a second mounting hole 18, a top guardrail 2, a first upright post 21, an inserting shaft 22, a second upright post 23, a reinforcing frame 24, an extending frame 25, a top cross beam 26, a guide rod 27, a first mounting hole 28, a second protective net 29, a connecting ring 210, an inclined strut 3, a threaded pipe 31, a screw rod 32, an embedded screw hole 41, a limiting sheet 42, a steel gasket 43, a screw rod 44, a mounting piece 5, an embedded ring 6, a first hanging ring 71 and a second hanging ring 72.
It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate the inventive concept by those skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.
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To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention are combined below to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention, but do not limit the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device referred to has a specific orientation, is constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Referring to fig. 1 to 8, the present application provides a balcony edge protection system, which includes a bottom guardrail 1, a top guardrail 2, a pre-buried ring 6 and an inclined strut 3. Bottom guardrail 1 includes the bottom crossbeam 16 that a plurality of intervals set up and the bottom stand 14 that a plurality of intervals set up, bottom crossbeam 16 with bottom stand 14 is connected perpendicularly, 1 lower part of bottom guardrail is connected with the balcony border, 1 upper portion of bottom guardrail extends to the one side of keeping away from the balcony, bottom guardrail 1 with the balcony is perpendicular. The top guardrail 2 comprises a plurality of top cross beams 26 arranged at intervals and a plurality of top upright columns arranged at intervals, the top cross beams 26 are vertically connected with the top upright columns, the lower parts of the top guardrails 2 are connected with the tops of the bottom guardrails 1, the upper parts of the top guardrails 2 extend to one side far away from a balcony, and the bottom guardrails 1 are vertical to the balcony. The embedded ring 6 is embedded in the balcony, and the embedded ring 6 is spaced from the edge of the balcony. 3 one end of bracing with top guardrail 2 is connected, the other end with pre-buried ring 6 is connected and is prevented top guardrail 2 to turning up, increases holistic security. The utility model provides a balcony faces limit protection system adopts the in-line guardrail to be connected with the balcony and protects, and the installation and the dismantlement of being convenient for reduce workman's use amount, improve the operating efficiency, can have enough to meet the need the use, reduce use cost.
The utility model provides a balcony faces limit protection system outrigger is at vertical bottom guardrail that divide into the latter half and the top guardrail of first half, and during the installation use, the top guardrail sets up to the module that the integration can be hoisted, and subaerial processing factory equipment is accomplished the back handling and is installed to corresponding floor.
Also can not use the top guardrail, only use bottom guardrail to be connected with the balcony, still can face the frontier defense as the floor and use, realize two kinds of protection forms. After the construction of the corresponding floor structure is completed, the top guardrail can be dismantled and lifted to the upper floor, and the bottom guardrail is reserved to be used as the edge protection.
In a possible embodiment, the bottom underrun protection 1 comprises a balcony connection portion and a protection rail portion, the balcony connection portion being connected to the balcony, the protection rail portion having one end connected to the balcony connection portion and the other end extending towards the end remote from the balcony. The balcony connecting part comprises an outer frame 12 and an inner frame 13 which are arranged at intervals, and an edge beam accommodating space is formed between the outer frame 12 and the inner frame 13.
The outer border of the bedplate of the balcony is provided with the edge beam in a boss shape, the inner frame 13 and the outer frame 12 are clamped by two sides of the edge beam, so that the original structure of the balcony is utilized to be arranged on the edge guard bar, the strength of the balcony plate structure and the geometric characteristics of the balcony edge sealing beam are fully utilized, the clamp type component is adopted to fix the base on the edge sealing beam of the balcony slab, compared with the conventional truss cantilever type cantilever frame, the material is greatly saved, and the construction is simpler and more convenient.
In a possible embodiment, the inner frame 13 is provided with attachment holes through which attachment pieces are connected to the balcony beams. Ensure the stable connection between the balcony connecting part and the balcony.
In a possible embodiment, the balcony edge beam is provided with an embedded screw hole 41 corresponding to the connecting hole, the connecting member is a bolt, and the bolt penetrates through the connecting hole to be in threaded connection with the embedded screw hole 41. The connection and the disassembly are convenient.
In a possible embodiment, a limiting piece 42 perpendicular to the stud is arranged on one side of the embedded screw hole 41 away from the inner frame body, and the diameter of the limiting piece 42 is larger than that of the embedded screw hole 41, so that embedding is more stable.
In a possible embodiment, a steel gasket 43 is arranged between the connecting piece and the embedded screw hole 41 to buffer connection, so that the bottom guardrail 1 is more stably connected with a balcony and is not easy to shake.
Wherein the connecting piece is a screw 44.
In a possible embodiment, the balcony connecting portion further includes a horizontal frame 11, the guardrail portion and the inner frame 13 are respectively connected to both ends of the horizontal frame 11, and the outer frame 12 is connected to a middle portion of the horizontal frame 11. The horizontal frame 11 is supported on the upper surface of the edge beam, further making the connection of the balcony connecting portion and the balcony edge beam more stable.
In a possible embodiment, the bottom upright column 14 and the top upright column are correspondingly arranged, a slot is arranged at the top end of the bottom upright column 14, an inserting shaft 22 is arranged at the bottom of the top upright column, and the inserting shaft 22 is inserted into the slot. The connection and the disassembly between the bottom guardrail 1 and the top guardrail 2 become simpler and quicker, and the installation and the turnover and the reutilization are more convenient.
In a possible embodiment, a guide rod 27 is arranged at the bottom of the insertion shaft 22, the diameter of the guide rod 27 is smaller than that of the insertion shaft 22, and the insertion shaft 22 and the guide rod 27 are in smooth transition. The plugging is more convenient.
In a possible embodiment, the insertion shaft 22 is provided with a first mounting hole 28, the bottom upright 14 is provided with a second mounting hole corresponding to the first mounting hole 28, and the installation member 5 is further included, and the installation member 5 passes through the second connecting hole to be connected with the first connecting hole. So that the connection between the bottom guardrail 1 and the top guardrail 2 is more stable and the safety factor is higher.
In a possible embodiment, the top guard rail 2 further comprises an extension frame 25 disposed in parallel on the balcony, the top upright comprises a first upright 21 and a second upright 23 connected to two ends of the extension frame 25, respectively, the first upright 21 extends from the extension frame 25 to the balcony direction, the second upright 23 extends from the extension frame 25 to the balcony direction, and the insertion shaft 22 is connected to the bottom of the first upright 21. So make 2 upper portions of top guardrail extend outward, the top guardrail 2 of being convenient for upwards extend to the upper story can not conflict with the bottom guardrail 1 position of last layer installation.
In a possible embodiment, the top barrier 2 further comprises a reinforcement frame 24 forming an angle of 20-70 degrees with the extension frame 25, the reinforcement frame 24 being connected at one end to the first upright 21 and at the other end to the second upright 23. Form triangle-shaped reinforced structure, guarantee that top guardrail 2 structure is more firm.
In a possible embodiment, a first hanging ring 71 and a second hanging ring 72 are arranged on the top guardrail 2, the first hanging ring 71 is arranged on the top of the first upright 21, and the second hanging ring 72 is arranged on the top of the second upright 23. So be convenient for use lifting device with the roof guardrail suspend in midair by the top and peg graft or demolish with bottom guardrail 1, make connect with dismantle violently laborsaving.
In a possible embodiment, the extension frame 25 is provided with a connection ring 210, and one end of the inclined strut 3 is connected with the connection ring 210, and the other end is connected with the embedded ring 6. The inclined strut 3 plays a role in pulling and supporting the top guardrail 2, and ensures that the top guardrail 2 is stable and is not easy to incline.
In a possible embodiment, the inclined strut 3 includes a threaded pipe 31 and a screw rod 32 threadedly coupled to both sides of the threaded pipe 31, and the length of the inclined strut 3 is adjustable by rotating the threaded pipe 31. Traditional wire rope is replaced to 3 steel pipes of bracing, through the length of adjusting 3 steel pipes of bracing, adjusts the straightness that hangs down of top guardrail 2.
In a possible embodiment, a threaded buckle is connected to one end of the screw rod 32 far away from the threaded pipe 31, the threaded end is connected to the screw rod 32, and a retaining ring at the other end is connected to the embedded ring 6 or the connecting ring 210.
In a possible embodiment, the top guardrails 2 of the balcony edge protection system installed on the N layers of balconies are installed and extend to the outer sides of the bottom guardrails 1 of the balcony edge protection system installed on the N +1 layers of balconies to form double-layer protection, so that the protection effect is better.
In a possible embodiment, a reinforcing frame 15 is arranged between the horizontal frame 11 and the inner frame 13, and the reinforcing frame 15 and the horizontal frame 11 have an included angle of 20-70 degrees. The bottom guardrail 1 is more stable in structure.
In a possible embodiment, the bottom underrun protection 1 is provided with a first protection net 17 and the top underrun protection 2 is provided with a second protection net 29 on the outside. The holes of the protective net are far smaller than those of the guardrail, so that the safety factor is further improved, and other small articles can be prevented from falling.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, and although the present invention has been disclosed with reference to the above preferred embodiment, but not to limit the present invention, any person skilled in the art can make modifications or changes to equivalent embodiments by utilizing the above technical contents without departing from the scope of the present invention, and any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments by the technical matters of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides a balcony faces limit protection system which characterized in that includes:
the bottom guardrail comprises a plurality of bottom cross beams arranged at intervals and a plurality of bottom upright columns arranged at intervals, the bottom cross beams are vertically connected with the bottom upright columns, the lower parts of the bottom guardrails are connected with the edge of a balcony, the upper parts of the bottom guardrails extend to one side far away from the balcony, and the bottom guardrails are vertical to the balcony;
the top guardrail comprises a plurality of top cross beams arranged at intervals and a plurality of top upright columns arranged at intervals, the top cross beams are vertically connected with the top upright columns, the lower parts of the top guardrails are connected with the tops of the bottom guardrails, the upper parts of the top guardrails extend to one side far away from a balcony, and the bottom guardrails are vertical to the balcony;
the embedded ring is embedded in the balcony, and a gap is formed between the embedded ring and the edge of the balcony;
and one end of the inclined support is connected with the top guardrail, and the other end of the inclined support is connected with the embedded ring.
2. The balcony edge-facing protection system according to claim 1, wherein the bottom guardrail comprises a balcony connecting portion and a guardrail portion, the balcony connecting portion is connected with the balcony, one end of the guardrail portion is connected with the balcony connecting portion, and the other end of the guardrail portion extends to the end far away from the balcony;
the balcony connecting portion include outer frame and the inner frame that the interval set up, form boundary beam accommodation space between outer frame and the inner frame.
3. The balcony edge-facing protection system according to claim 2, wherein said balcony connecting portion further comprises a horizontal frame, said guardrail portion and said inner frame are respectively connected to both ends of said horizontal frame, and said outer frame is connected to a middle portion of said horizontal frame.
4. The balcony edge-facing protection system according to claim 3, wherein the bottom upright post and the top upright post are correspondingly arranged, a slot is formed in the top end of the bottom upright post, and an insertion shaft is arranged at the bottom of the top upright post and inserted into the slot.
5. The balcony edge-facing protection system according to claim 4, wherein a first mounting hole is formed in the insertion shaft, a second mounting hole is formed in the bottom upright post corresponding to the first mounting hole, and the mounting piece penetrates through the second mounting hole and is connected with the first mounting hole.
6. The balcony edge-facing protection system according to claim 5, wherein the top guardrail further comprises an extension frame arranged in parallel on the balcony, the top upright comprises a first upright and a second upright connected to two ends of the extension frame respectively, the first upright extends from the extension frame to the balcony direction, the second upright extends from the extension frame to the direction away from the balcony direction, and the insertion shaft is connected to the bottom of the first upright.
7. The balcony edge protection system according to claim 6, wherein the top guardrail further comprises a reinforcing frame forming an included angle of 20-70 degrees with the extension frame, one end of the reinforcing frame is connected with the first upright, and the other end of the reinforcing frame is connected with the second upright.
8. The balcony edge-facing protection system according to claim 7, wherein a first hanging ring and a second hanging ring are arranged on the top guardrail, the first hanging ring is arranged at the top of the first upright, and the second hanging ring is arranged at the top of the second upright.
9. The balcony edge-facing protection system according to claim 8, wherein a connecting ring is arranged on the extension frame, one end of the inclined strut is connected with the connecting ring, and the other end of the inclined strut is connected with the embedded ring.
10. The balcony edge protection system according to claim 9, wherein the diagonal brace comprises a threaded pipe and a screw rod which is threaded on both sides of the threaded pipe, and the length of the diagonal brace can be adjusted by rotating the threaded pipe.
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