DE102012109291B3 - Modular system for creating terrarium, comprises connecting profiles for connecting six different types of individual flat portions, and two types of profile connectors with spigot arranged on base body, on which profiles are plugged - Google Patents

Abstract

The modular system comprises a base portion (70) and base tray side portions (72,73,74,75) to form a base trough. A front side portion (80), a rear wall element (82) and side wall portions (84,86) are arranged on the base trough to form a visible structure. Connecting profiles (10,20,30,40,50,60) are provided for connecting six different types of individual flat portions. Two types of profile connectors comprise a spigot arranged on a base body, on which the profiles are plugged for releasable connection with one another.

Description

The invention relates to a modular system for constructing a terrarium according to the preamble of claim 1.

From the DE 20 2004 012 336 U1 a system is known in which a terrarium is constructed with individual modules. The modules include square aluminum profiles with bars, a base plate, glass or plastic discs and sliding discs. The individual plates are glued to the structure of the webs of a frame construction forming aluminum square profiles. The concrete structure is not further disclosed. The only advantage offered by the terrarium is its low weight. Since the individual parts are glued together, a modularity and subsequent change is severely limited.

From the DE 296 19 792 U1 is a modular system for creating a terrarium with a bottom part, a front side part, rear wall part and side wall parts for a viewable structure, a cover part, connecting profiles of various types for connecting the individual flat parts and profile connectors known, the profiles as hollow sections with at least two cross-section straight sides are formed and have webs on the sides, wherein on at least one side a double web is provided, wherein in a first of the profiles, the two sides are perpendicular to each other and on both sides in each case a double web is provided to two flat parts over corner connect, wherein in a second of the profiles has a triple web, to form two guides for two sliding doors.

From the DE 102 09 121 A1 is a modular system for creating an aquarium with a bottom part, a front side part, rear wall part and side wall parts for a viewable structure, a cover part, connecting profiles of various types for connecting the individual flat parts, and known with profile connectors, which have arranged on a base spigot on the profiles for releasable connection are attachable to each other, wherein the profiles are formed as hollow profiles with at least two straight sides in cross section and a first profile connector has three vertically aligned receiving pin and a second profile connector in addition to the three spigot has a fourth, of the Base body protrudes in a direction opposite to one of the three spigot.

From the DE 2 206 586 A is a modular system for creating an aquarium with connecting profiles for connecting the individual sheet-like parts, and profile connectors, the receiving pin, known, on which the profiles for releasable connection are plugged together, wherein the profiles are formed as hollow profiles with at least two straight sides in cross section are and the profile connector has three perpendicularly aligned receiving pin.

From the DE 1 914 446 B Profile connectors are known, which have arranged on a base body receiving pin, on the profiles for releasable connection are plugged together, wherein the profiles are formed as hollow profiles with at least two straight sides in cross section and webs on the sides, wherein at least one side of a double web is provided, wherein the profile connector has four receiving pins.

From the DE 1 203 435 A Profile connectors are known, having the receiving pins on which the profiles are detachably connected with each other for releasable connection, wherein the profiles are partially formed as hollow profiles with at least two straight sides in cross section and wherein the first profile connector has three perpendicularly aligned receiving pin and a second profile connector in addition has a fourth receiving pin to the three spigot, which projects from the main body in a direction opposite to one of the three spigot.

Based on this prior art, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved modular system for creating a terrarium, which has a high modularity and thus can meet individual customer requirements.

This object is achieved by a modular system having the features of claim 1.

The inventive system for creating a terrarium comprises

• A bottom part and bottom wall part parts to form a floor pan,
• A front side part, rear wall part and side wall parts for a visible above the bottom trough, visible structure,
• A lid part,
• Connecting profiles of six different types for connecting the individual flat parts,
• - Two types of profile connectors, which have arranged on a base body receiving pins on which the profiles for releasable connection with each other are plugged, wherein
• - The profiles are formed as hollow profiles with at least two straight sides in cross-section and have webs on the sides, wherein on at least one side of a double web is provided, wherein
• In the case of a first of the profiles, the two sides are perpendicular to one another and in each case a double web is provided on both sides in order to connect two flat parts over the corner,
• In a second of the profiles, the two sides are perpendicular to one another,
• In a third of the profiles, the two sides are opposite one another in cross-section and each side has a double web for the planar connection of two parts,
• In the case of a fourth of the profiles, the two sides are opposite one another in cross-section and one side has a double web and the other side has a triple web to form two guides for two sliding doors,
• In a fifth of the profiles, the two sides are perpendicular to one another and one side has a triple web for guiding the two sliding doors,
• In the case of a sixth of the profiles, the two sides are perpendicular to one another and one side has a double web and the other side has a triple web for receiving the two sliding doors,
• - And the first of the profile connector has three perpendicular to each other aligned receiving pin and
• - A second of the profile connector in addition to the three receiving pin has a fourth, which protrudes from the base body in one of the three receiving pin opposite direction.

The main advantage of the new system is its simplicity and its variability. The system is particularly easy to handle and build because there are only six different types of profiles and two different types of profile connectors. This makes it not only cheap in the production but also very variable for the customer, because there are a large number of identical parts. For the construction of a terrarium with floor pan a total of twenty profiles and twelve profile connectors are needed, which is possible according to the invention with only the six different types of profiles and two different types of profile connectors.

The individual parts are essentially only plugged together, wherein the profiles and the profile connectors are designed so that they are again detachable and newly plugged together. Thus, all parts, the flat wall parts and the profiles remain interchangeable, so that the customer can build and rebuild their terrarium according to their own design wishes. He can use different colored profiles or exchange printed, z. B. use with individual photos printed wall parts and replace. Likewise, various materials for the wall parts with different wall thicknesses can be used (eg poorly insulating glass to well insulating and equipped with insulation composites, plastic composite panels, wood, aluminum composite panels, structural walls made of foam / resin), so that thereby the insulating properties of the terrarium can be changed significantly and the terrarium can be adapted exactly to the needs. Also in size there is great variability.

Such a modularly constructed terrarium is thus completely customizable in terms of size, optical design by using different colors and / or printing the profiles and / or wall parts and in terms of technical function through the use of different materials, the actual structure remains extremely simple ,

Sliding doors on the front can be easily realized by the use of the fourth and fifth profiles, each having a triple web, so that two parallel guides are formed to guide two sliding doors.

In a very advantageous embodiment of the invention, the rear wall part comprises an air conditioning module, wherein the necessary connections are led to the outside. This can be in the simplest way by using the appropriate backplane module air conditioning in the terrarium or expand. The terrarium can then be adapted to the respective animal or changed accordingly. There are animals that z. B. at night, a cooling to 10 ° C and need during the day desert climate. If the terrarium is to be used later for another animal and this animal requires different conditions, the back wall part can be exchanged with the air conditioning module (heating and / or cooling) in the simplest way. The connections for the air conditioning module can advantageously be led to the outside. Also, the rear wall module with the air conditioning module may have a suitable insulation on the outside.

In development of the invention, each web of each profile at the ends of a 45 ° bevel, so that the profiles abut against each other at the junctions of the kind. Thus, any type of profile can be connected to any other profile of the six different with the connectors, and yet always a visually clean transition is obtained.

Overall, the assembled terrarium is very aesthetic, especially if a third side of the first and sixth profile has a rounding. Because then all vertical outer edges are rounded, bringing the new terrarium optically very pleasing and a risk of injury to the edges, the previously z. B. made of glass, is reduced. Likewise, the rounded edges facilitate cleaning.

If the inside of the terrarium at least one of the webs has a stabilizer which extends over the full length of the web and forms a triangle in the profile cross-section with a foot portion of the web and the side of the profile, then not only this web is more stable, but beyond is also a Covered 90 ° corner and thus a cleaning is easier because dirt can no longer deposit in a 90 ° corner.

Great flexibility is obtained when the clear width of the guides formed by the double webs is always the same and the inside width of the two parallel guides formed by the triple web is also great. Then, namely wall parts and sliding doors can be easily replaced because they always fit into a guide.

To avoid contamination of the guides for the sliding doors, especially in the lower guides, a located on the inside of the terrarium web of the triple web of the fourth profile is higher than the other two webs of the triple web.

In order to create lighting options for the terrarium on the cover, the cover part comprises devices for receiving or holding a lighting device, wherein the electrical connections for the lighting device are guided through the cover part to the outside.

The rounded lateral, vertical edges and the resulting shape of the vertical profiles require that the profile connector must have corresponding shapes. With the invention, however, it is possible that the spigot, which are inserted into profiles which are arranged horizontally in the assembled terrarium, all have the same shape and the spigot, which are inserted into profiles which are arranged vertically in the assembled terrarium, also all have the same shape. So a construction with only two types of profile connectors is possible. The profile connectors are designed so that they have a tight fit on the one hand in the inserted state, so that the profiles hold together and on the other hand, however, are releasable again, so without major damage and without having lost their function at the next use, taken out of the profiles again can be.

In the following the invention with reference to an embodiment with reference to the drawings will be explained in detail. In the drawing show:

1 a very schematic perspective view of a framework of assembled profiles of a system according to the invention for a terrarium;

2 a frontal view of the terrarium;

3 a section along the line III-III 2 ;

4 a section along the line IV-IV from 2 ;

5 and 6 perspective views of the two profile connectors.

An inventive system for creating a terrarium 100 consists of one in 1 very schematically illustrated framework of profiles 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 and 60 the at their ends with profile connectors, not shown in this figure 112 and 160 are connected. Between the profiles wall parts are held in 1 only by their reference signs and only in 2 and 3 themselves are shown.

• – ein Bodenteil 70 und Bodenwannenseitenteilen 72, 73, 74, 75, die zusammen eine Bodenwanne bilden,
• – ein Frontseitenteil 80, ein Rückwandteil 82 und Seitenwandteile 84 und 86, die einen über der Bodenwanne angeordneten Aufbau bilden, wobei zumindest das Frontseitenteil durchsichtig ausgebildet ist, damit man in das Terrarium einsehen kann und
• – ein Deckelteil 90.

These wall parts include:

• - a bottom part 70 and floor sill parts 72 . 73 . 74 . 75 that together form a floor pan,
• - a front part 80 , a back wall part 82 and sidewall parts 84 and 86 which form a structure arranged above the floor pan, wherein at least the front side part is transparent, so that one can see into the terrarium and
• - A lid part 90 ,

There are six different types of profiles in 1 are shown by the solid lines. All the other 12 profiles necessary for the construction of the terrarium are identical to one of the six profiles and therefore in 1 shown in dashed lines.

From the profile connectors 112 and 160 There are only two types. A first profile connector 112 connects only three of the profiles, which is necessary at the eight corners of the terrarium and a second profile connector 160 connects four profiles, which is the case at the four corners of the seam between floor pan and body.

The six different profiles are structured as follows. All profiles are hollow profiles with at least two straight sides in cross section are formed and have webs on these straight sides, wherein at each profile on at least one side of a double web is provided. Each web of each profile has a 45 ° bevel at the ends 110 so that the profiles abut one another at the connecting points in the manner of a miter, as in 2 shown. This allows each type of profile to connect to each other's six different profiles via one of the connectors 112 or 160 get connected.

A first profile 10 ( 4 ) has a hollow profile 11 with two mutually perpendicular sides 12 and 13 , From both sides 12 and 13 each has a double bridge 14 from. The double bridge 14 makes a recording 15 for the floor sill parts 72 . 73 . 74 . 75 or side wall parts 84 and 86 or rear wall part 82 , depending on where the profile is 10 is used. It thus serves to connect two of said flat parts over corner. The terrarium inside footbridge 16 of the double bridge 14 has a stabilizer 17 on, which extends over the full length of the web and in the profile cross section with a foot part of the web 16 and the side of the profile forms a triangle, so that the stabilizer 17 the otherwise existing 90 ° corner between the bridge 16 and page 12 respectively. 13 covered and there are so on the inside of the terrarium only easy to clean 45 ° angle. The two perpendicular sides 12 and 13 are about a rounding 18 connected so that the cavity 11 of the profile 10 forms a quarter circle.

The second profile 20 ( 3 ) has a four-edged hollow profile 21 , Two adjacent sides 22 and 23 of the hollow profile 21 are perpendicular to each other, being from one side 22 a double bridge 24 as with the profile 10 stands apart and from the other side 23 a simple jetty 25 , This profile 20 is used at the four bottom edges and at three of the four ceiling edges. With the double bridge 24 Then one side part is held and on the simple bridge 25 lies the bottom part 70 or the lid part 90 on.

The third profile 30 ( 3 ) has a four-edged hollow profile 31 , The two straight sides 32 and 33 lie in the cross-section opposite and each side 32 and 33 have a double bridge 34 and 35 on. The two double bridges 34 and 35 serve to accommodate the bottom pan side parts 73 . 74 . 75 on the one hand and for receiving the side parts 84 and 86 and the back wall part 82 on the other hand and connect each two of these parts together. As with the first profile 10 are the 90 ° angles on the inside by stabilizers 37 covered.

The fourth profile 40 ( 3 ) has like the third part a four-edged hollow profile 41 but now on one side 42 instead of a double bridge a triple bridge 44 is arranged. The triple bridge serves to form two guides 45 and 46 for two sliding doors 80-1 and 80-2 of the front panel 80 , To contamination of the guides 45 and 46 To avoid is the bridge located on the inside of the terrarium 47 of the triple bridge 44 is higher than the other two bridges of the triple bridge 44 , Again, as in the third profile of the 90 ° angle by a stabilizer 48 covered.

The fifth profile 50 ( 3 ) has a similar profile to the profile 20 , with the change that now instead of the double bridge a triple bridge 54 is provided, as in profile 40 to form two guides 55 and 56 for the two sliding doors 80-1 and 80-2 serves.

The sixth profile 60 ( 4 ) has a profile 10 similar profile with quarter-circular hollow profile 61 , where now on one of the sides instead of a double bridge a triple bridge 64 is provided for receiving the two sliding doors 80-1 and 80-2 , Again, the 90 ° angle is through a stabilizer 67 covered.

For all six profiles applies in this embodiment that the clear width of the guides formed by the double webs or recordings for the respective wall parts is always the same and the inside width of the two parallel and formed by the triple web guides or recordings for the two sliding doors 80-1 and 80-2 is the same.

5 shows the first profile connector 112 , which is designed to connect three of the profiles and thus is used in each case at the corners of the terrarium. The connector 112 includes a main body 114 and three nearly perpendicular cylindrical spigots projecting in orthogonal directions 116 . 118 . 120 , The main body 114 has a cylindrical shape with two mutually perpendicular sides 114-1 and 114-2 , of which the spigot 116 and 120 protrude. These pages 114-1 and 114-2 form part of the lateral surface, with a quarter-round curve 114-3 is completed.

The spigots serve to ensure that the hollow profiles of the respective profiles 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 or 60 be attached to it, and so a positive connection takes place.

The spigots are therefore adapted to the shape of the hollow sections. Since there are two different forms of hollow profiles, namely once a square profile and then a quarter-circle profile, the spigots have either a square cross section or a quarter circle cross section according to their use. Since the quadrant profiles only in the profiles 10 and 60 are provided, ie in the profiles to be mounted vertically, is the spigot 118 who has such a vertical profile 10 or 60 receives, in the cross section also a quarter circle. As the main body 114 has the same quadrant shape, results in the assembled state of the terrarium a shapely image of the vertical edges.

The two other spigots 116 and 120 have a quadrangular cross section, in the illustrated embodiment, these are square cross-sections.

All spigots are designed so that they have on the one hand a tight fit when they are inserted into profiles, so that the profiles are stably connected to each other and the terrarium is stably built. On the other hand, however, the spigot must be releasable again, d. H. be pulled out of the profiles to be able to exchange profiles or wall parts even after a first-time construction. For this purpose, the shape of the spigot as described above, only "almost" cylindrical, because the cross section tapers slightly towards the free ends, so that they are very slightly frustoconical. Furthermore, the spigot on their outsides on small webs, which can be elastically deformed during insertion. Overall, this results in the insertion not only a form fit but also a traction even after repeated insertion and removal.

The second profile connector 160 ( 6 ) is similar to the first connector 112 built with a body 164 same shape and spigot 166 . 168 and 170 with also the same shape as the spigot 116 . 118 . 120 , wherein in addition another spigot 172 is provided, which like the spigot 168 has a quarter-circular cross-section and in a the spigot 168 protrudes opposite direction. With this connector can then connect four of the profiles at the interface between the floor pan and structure, again with the quarter-circle-shaped spigot 168 and 172 the vertical profiles 10 and 60 take up.

It is understood that the quadrangular cross sections all have the same dimension and also the quadrant cross sections all have the same dimensions to allow the connectors 112 and 160 interchangeable and not just for individual profiles. It should be emphasized once again that only with these two types of profile connectors, the terrarium can be built, which greatly simplifies the structure and thus is feasible for each customer, which particularly increases the attractiveness.

In a very advantageous embodiment of the invention, the rear wall part comprises 82 in a manner not shown an air conditioning module, the necessary connections are led to the outside. Then we have the back wall part a corresponding strength. It then only has to be ensured that the rear wall part continues to have such a thickness at its edges that it can be received in the receptacles formed by the respective double webs, so that the rear wall part can be inserted into the terrarium. In addition to the air conditioning module may be provided on the outside of a suitable insulation on the rear wall part.

Also the lid part 90 may be adapted to receive or hold other components, such as a lighting device for the terrarium. Again, the electrical connections for the lighting device through the cover part 92 be guided through the outside.

Claims (10)

Modular system for creating a terrarium ( 100 ) with - a bottom part ( 70 ) and floor sill parts ( 72 . 73 . 74 . 75 ) to form a floor pan, - a front side part ( 80 ), Rear wall part ( 82 ) and side wall parts ( 84 . 86 ) arranged for a above the floor pan, visible structure, - a cover part ( 90 ), - connection profiles ( 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 ) of six different types for connecting the individual flat parts, - two types of profile connectors ( 112 . 160 ) attached to a base body ( 114 . 164 ) arranged receiving pin ( 116 . 118 . 120 ; 166 . 168 . 170 . 172 ) to which the profiles for detachable connection are attachable to each other, wherein - the profiles ( 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 ) as hollow profiles ( 21 . 31 . 41 . 51 . 61 ) are formed with at least two straight sides in cross-section and have webs on the sides, wherein on at least one side of a double web is provided, wherein - at a first ( 10 ) of the profiles the two sides ( 12 . 13 ) are perpendicular to each other and on both sides in each case a double web ( 14 ) is provided around two flat parts ( 72 . 73 . 74 . 75 . 84 . 86 . 82 ) via corner, - in a second ( 20 ) of the profiles the two sides ( 22 . 23 ) are perpendicular to each other and on one of the two sides of a double bridge ( 24 ) and on the other side of the two sides a single bridge ( 25 ), - at a third ( 30 ) of the profiles the two sides ( 32 . 33 ) are opposite each other in cross-section and each side has a double bridge ( 34 . 35 ) for the planar connection of two parts, - at a fourth ( 40 ) of the profiles the two sides ( 42 . 43 ) in cross-section are opposite and one side a double bridge and the other side a triple bridge ( 44 ) has to form two guides ( 45 . 46 ) for two sliding doors ( 80-1 . 80-2 ), - at a fifth ( 50 ) of the profiles the two sides ( 51 ) are perpendicular to each other and one side of a triple bridge ( 54 ) has for guiding the two sliding doors ( 80-1 . 80-2 ), - at a sixth ( 60 ) of the profiles the two sides ( 62 . 63 ) are perpendicular to each other and one side a double bridge and the other side a triple bridge ( 64 ) has for receiving the two sliding doors ( 80-1 . 80-2 ), - and the first ( 112 ) the profile connector three perpendicular to each other aligned spigot ( 116 . 118 . 120 ) and - a second ( 160 ) the profile connector in addition to the three spigot ( 166 . 168 . 170 ) a fourth ( 172 ) of the body ( 164 ) in a one of the three spigot ( 166 . 168 . 170 ) protrudes opposite direction. System according to claim 1, characterized in that each web of each profile has a 45 ° bevel at the ends ( 110 ), so that the profiles abut one another at the connection points in the manner of a miter. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that terrarium inside at least one of the webs a reinforcement ( 17 . 37 . 48 . 67 ) which extends over the full length of the web and forms a triangle in the profile cross-section with a foot portion of the web and the side of the profile. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a third side of the first and sixth profile has a rounding. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clear width of the guides formed by the double webs is always the same and that the inside width of the two parallel guides formed by the triple web is also large. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a lying on the inside of the terrarium web of the triple web of the fourth profile is higher than the other two webs of the triple web. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover part comprises devices for receiving or holding a lighting device, wherein the electrical connections for the lighting device are guided through the cover part to the outside. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rear wall part comprises an air conditioning module, wherein the necessary connections are led to the outside. System according to claim 8, characterized in that the rear wall part has an insulation to the outside. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spigot pins inserted into profiles arranged horizontally in the assembled terrarium all have the same shape and the spigot pins which are inserted into profiles which are vertically arranged in the assembled terrarium , also all have the same shape.

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