DK2428626T3 - Partition for separating bulk goods. - Google Patents

Abstract

The wall (1) has a retainer (13) for taking up and deriving forces striking at a roof structure and arranged in a region of an upper edge of the wall. Side walls (3-6) are partially connected with each other under formation of a cavity (8) that is filled with filling material. A sub-construction (9) is attached to the retainer and routes the forces transferred from the roof structure to the retainer. The sub-construction extends from the retainer to a base plate (2). A cover plate (7) forms an upper connection of the wall, where the retainer is arranged at the cover plate.

Description

DESCRIPTION

[0001] The invention relates to a partition wall for the separation of bulk goods in accordance with the preamble of patent claim 1. Such partition walls are often assembled together to form partition wall arrangements, wherein by means of these partition wall arrangements various chambers formed by the partition walls are made available, in which bulk goods of different types can be stored. With corresponding requirements profiles, it is necessary that roof structures are arranged on the partition wall arrangements in order to protect the stored bulk goods from the effects of weather or the like. From EP 1 811 105 A2, a partition wall for the separation of bulk goods with a base plate and side walls is of known art; the latter are joined to one another to form a cavity that can be filled at least partially with a filler material. In one embodiment, in the region of the upper edge of this partition wall of known art, the same retaining members are provided in the form of connecting plates, which serve to connect the roof structure. The connecting plates can be joined with the roof structure that is to be arranged on the partition wall; accordingly, forces impinging on the roof structure can be absorbed and deflected by the connecting plates. One of the two connecting plates is provided with a static reinforcement made of flat steel. This document discloses all the features of the preamble of claim 1. Based on the above-described prior art, the object of the present invention is to create a partition wall for the separation of bulk goods, in which the forces transferred from the roof structure to the retaining member can be better forwarded onwards, wherein by simple means it is intended that a durable attachment of the retaining member to the side walls can be implemented.

[0002] In accordance with the invention this object is achieved by the features in the characterising part of patent claim 1.

[0003] By virtue of the design of the substructure as a supporting structure in the form of a ladder or a framework, the retaining member can be attached in a durable manner to the side walls and to the base plate of the partition wall.

[0004] The partition wall in its entirety, that is to say, including its base plate, etc., serves as a means for force absorption or deflection. The connection of the retaining members to the partition wall enables the overall total of the forces that can be absorbed by the partition wall to be increased considerably. The entire extent of the partition wall, together with the entire weight of the same, including the filler material accommodated in it, can serve to absorb and/or deflect the forces. It should also be noted that in principle it is possible to execute a connection, e.g. a foundation, to the local ground surface.

[0005] Thus a durable attachment of the retaining member to the side walls and, if required, to the base plate of the partition wall, is achieved by simple means.

[0006] Particularly in the case of tensile loads, this design of the substructure in the form of a framework can offer advantages.

[0007] If the substructure extends from the retaining member to the base plate of the partition wall, the entire weight of the partition wall is available from the outset to offset any forces impinging on the roof structure.

[0008] Alternatively, it is possible for the substructure to extend from the retaining member to what is preferably an end wall of the partition wall. As a result, the forces impinging on the retaining member can be forwarded onwards by means of the substructure and the side wall to the base plate.

[0009] If the partition wall is provided with a cover plate, which forms the upper closure of the partition wall, and on which the at least one retaining member is arranged, the partition wall in the head region is additionally stabilised by the cover plate acting as a stiffener. Retaining members can then also be mounted on the cover plate in a simple manner.

[0010] For purposes of introducing reaction forces into the partition wall it is expedient for the substructure to be fixedly joined, preferably welded, to the base plate and to the longitudinal walls extending in the longitudinal direction of the partition wall. In addition, another joint can be created between the substructure and the end walls of the partition wall.

[0011] The substructure of the at least one retaining member can be formed with a comparatively small technical and constructional outlay from flat irons and/or angle irons .

[0012] The at least one retaining section of the partition wall can have a double T-cross-section.

[0013] The retaining members of the partition wall are expediently designed as brackets, to which the roof structure can be joined.

[0014] The joint between the roof structure and the brackets of the partition wall can advantageously be designed as a screwed joint.

[0015] The width of the bracket expediently corresponds to the inside width of the partition wall in the region of its upper edge, so that a simple welding of the bracket to the partition wall is possible.

[0016] In order to be able to dispense with the design of a foundation for the partition wall, even in the case of difficult ground surfaces, it is advantageous if the thickness of the partition wall between the base plate and its upper edge decreases in the upward direction, preferably gradually and evenly. By this means the surface pressure exerted by the partition wall can be significantly reduced, without the weight of the partition wall having to be reduced.

[0017] If two of the above-described partition walls are joined together to form a partition wall arrangement, in which an end wall of the one partition wall is located opposite the corresponding end wall of the other partition wall, the retaining member can rest on the upper edges of the opposing end walls of the two partition walls that are located opposite one another. By means of this design, a supporting structure configured as a kind of hollow profile can be generated, by means of which loads exerting torsional forces can also be absorbed.

[0018] In what follows the invention will be explained in more detail with the aid of embodiments with reference to the figures.

[0019] Here:

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a partition wall in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 shows an enlarged illustration of part of a further embodiment of an inventive partition wall; and

Figure 3 shows an illustration corresponding to Figure 2 of another embodiment of an inventive partition wall.

[0020] An inventive partition wall 1 shown in principle in Figure 1 in the form of one embodiment is usually a component of an arrangement of a plurality of partition walls 1. Such partition walls 1 or partition wall arrangements are used in particular for the storage of bulk goods, in particular where bulk goods must be stored and/or sorted separately. Areas of application include, in particular, recycling and disposal companies, composting plants, container services, civil engineering and parks departmental offices of local authorities, ports, steel mills, highways and civil engineering operations, the building materials trade, city cleaning services, as well as the agricultural and horticultural sectors.

[0021] The partition wall 1 shown in Figure 1 has a base plate 2, two end walls 3, 4 and two longitudinal walls 5, 6. The base plate 2 and the four side walls 3, 4, 5, 6 enclose a cavity 8. This cavity can be completely or partially filled with a filler material. For this purpose, an opening is provided at a suitable location, through which the cavity 8 can be filled. Depending on the requirements profile for the partition wall 1, the cavity 8 can be filled with a suitable filler material 9, wherein the desired requirements profile in question can also be met as needed in terms of the envisaged or required filling level. The higher the filling level of the cavity 8 with filler material, the greater is the weight of the partition wall 1, and the more stable it is. In addition, the partition wall 1 can have a cover plate 7, as is indicated in Figure 1 by the corresponding reference symbol.

[0022] In the partition wall 1 shown in Figure 1, in the upper region of the longitudinal walls 5, 6, that is to say, almost directly below the upper edge or, if fitted, the cover plate 7 of the partition wall 1, fixtures 11, 12 are provided, which pass through the partition wall 1. The two fixtures 11, 12 are spaced apart so that a conventional forklift truck, not shown in Figure 1, can be used to transport the partition wall 1 from one place to another.

[0023] The upper edge or, if fitted, the cover plate 7, of the partition wall 1 is designed so that suitable roof elements can be positioned on the partition wall arrangement having a plurality of partition walls 1, with the result that the bulk material arranged below these roof elements is stored so as to be protected against precipitation from above.

[0024] Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the inventive partition wall 1, in which in the region of the upper edge, or, if fitted, the cover plate 7, of the partition wall 1, two connecting plates or retaining members 13 are provided, which serve to connect to a roof structure. In the embodiment illustrated the retaining members 13 are arranged at the ends of the partition wall 1 and are provided with holes 14 by means of which a roof structure can be attached via the retaining members 13 to the partition wall 1. The retaining members 13 are welded to the side walls 4, 5, 6 and 3, 5, 6 and can be formed out of steel. If required, a suitable joint, e.g. a welded joint, with the cover plate 7 is also conceivable. In principle, it is possible to position the retaining members 13 over the entire longitudinal extent of the partition wall 1, wherein the roof beam spacing and the wall length are to be taken into account in the positioning of the retaining members 13.

[0025] The attachment of the roof structure, not shown in the figure, on the partition wall 1 is undertaken by means of screwed joints, not shown in the figure, which engage through the holes 14 of the retaining members 13.

[0026] As is indicated in Figure 1 by the dotted lines, the two retaining members 13 are each provided with a substructure 9, by means of which each retaining member 13 is fixedly connected to the base plate 2 of the partition wall 1. Forces exerted on the retaining members 13, which are transferred from the roof structure onto the retaining members 13, are thus forwarded onwards to, and absorbed by, the partition wall structure by means of the respective substructure 9.

[0027] From the enlarged view shown in Figure 2 of a part of the partition wall 1 essential to the present invention, it can be seen that the retaining member 13 is designed as a bracket 13 in the form of a T-beam. The T-beam is welded to the longitudinal walls 5, 6, wherein only the welding on the rear longitudinal wall 5 can be seen in Figure 2.

[0028] The retaining member, that is to say, the bracket 13, is welded on its lower face onto vertically arranged beams 15 of the substructure 9. The said beams 15, arranged in the vertical direction of the beam, extend from the lower face of the retaining member, that is to say, the bracket 13, to the base plate 2 of the partition wall 1, not shown in Figure 2, to which they are also welded. In addition, the vertically arranged beams 15 are welded on their edges associated with the longitudinal walls 5, 6 to the inner faces of the longitudinal walls 5, 6. Here too, only the welding with the rear longitudinal wall 5 in Figure 2 is shown.

[0029] If the requirements profile for the partition wall 1 is less demanding, it may be sufficient if the substructure 9 of the retaining members only extends as far as horizontal struts provided in the partition wall 1 and not down to the base plate 2.

[0030] In the embodiment as illustrated a beam 16 extends at regular vertical distances between the two vertically arranged beams 15, at right angles to the latter and thus arranged horizontally; this is welded at both ends to the vertically arranged beams 15. Depending on the vertical extent of the partition wall 1, an appropriate number of horizontally arranged beams 16 is provided. In the case of the embodiment shown in Figure 1 the substructure 9 is thus configured as a structure in the form of a ladder.

[0031] Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the substructure 9 is provided with beams 10 extending in the longitudinal direction of the partition wall 1, by means of which the vertically arranged beams 15 of the substructure 9 are joined to the end walls 3, 4. In Figure 2, only the beam 10 arranged on the inner face of the rear longitudinal wall 5 in the figure is shown. This is welded both to the vertically arranged beam 15 and to the inner face of the end wall 3 shown in Figure 2. In the same way a further beam 10 joins the substructure 9 shown in Figure 2 to the end wall 4, not shown in Figure 2, or to a further substructure 9 arranged between the substructure 9 shown in Figure 2 and the said end wall 4.

[0032] From the roof structure, which is not shown in the figures, forces acting on the retaining member 13 are thus directed onto the end walls 3, 4, the longitudinal walls 5, 6 and the base plate 2 of the partition wall 1, so that the partition wall 1 serves as a whole to absorb or deflect such forces impinging on the roof structure.

[0033] In the embodiment of the inventive partition wall shown in Figure 3, the retaining member 13 is formed as a double-T-beam. On the lower face of the said retaining member, that is to say, the said bracket 13, two vertically arranged beams 15 are similarly provided, which are welded, in the manner already described with reference to Figure 2, to the base plate 2 or to horizontal struts provided in the partition wall 1, and the longitudinal walls 5, 6 of the partition wall 1. Between the two vertically arranged beams 15 of the substructure 9 shown in Figure 3 beams 17 are provided, arranged at an angle to the horizontal; which together with the vertically arranged beams 15 form a structure in the form of a framework. Also, by means of the structure designed in this way, forces impinging on the retaining element, that is to say, on the bracket 13, via the roof structure, can be uniformly deflected onto the partition wall 1 and absorbed there in an appropriate manner .

[0034] The oblique beams 17 can, as shown in Figure 3, be formed as angle irons. In the embodiments of the substructure 9 shown in Figures 2 and 3, the beams 10, 15, 16 arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions are each configured as flat irons.

[0035] The above-described partition wall can be installed without it being necessary to provide a foundation for the latter. For certain ground surfaces, the strength of which is normally insufficient to receive the partition wall, the partition wall can be designed to have a trapezoidal cross-section, with the result that the base plate is much larger than the top edge and thus the surface pressure applied to the ground surface is considerably lower. The partition wall can thus serve as a retaining wall for bulk goods, wherein in the above embodiment it is also a supporting structure for a roof structure or roof elements .

[0036] Needless to say, it is also possible to prepare a foundation for the partition wall. The latter can then be joined to the foundation, wherein the impinging forces are introduced via the partition wall supporting structure into the foundation. Depending on the construction project, a solution with a foundation can also prove to be the most economical solution. This is particularly the case if foundations already exist. The partition wall can then be configured so as to be narrower, since it is joined to the foundation, and in the case of a bad ground surface, the load on the foundation is forwarded onwards from the foundation onto the ground surface.

Claims (11)

A partition for separating bulk goods with a base plate (2) and side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) which are connected to each other to form a cavity (8) which can be filled at least partially with a filling material, at least one holding member (13) disposed in the region at the upper edge of the partition (1) and by which the forces affecting a roof structure which can be applied to the upper edge of the partition (1) can be absorbed respectively. Thus, each holding member (13) disposed in the region at the top of the partition (1) is associated with a substructure (9) by means of which substructure (9) forces transferred to the holding member (13) from a Furthermore, the roof structure arranged on the upper edge of the partition (1) can be characterized in that the sub-structure (9) of the at least one holding part (13) is formed by supports (15, 16; 15, 17) forming a support. construction, that the supporting structure is formed ascending by horizontal and vertical supports (15, 16) or timber-like by vertically and inclined supports (15, 17), and that the at least one holding member (13) has a T-section. Partition according to claim 1, wherein the substructure (9) extends from the holding part (13) to the bottom plate (2) of the partition (1). Partition according to claim 1, wherein the substructure (9) extends from the holding part (13) to a side wall (4) of the partition (1). Partition according to any one of claims 1 to 3 with a cover plate (7) forming the upper end of the partition (1) and at which the at least one holding part (13) is arranged. Partition according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 4, in which the substructure (9) is firmly connected, preferably welded, to the base plate (2) and to the longitudinal walls (5, 6) extending longitudinally of the partition (1). Partition according to any one of claims 1 to 5, in which the substructure (9) of the at least one holding member (13) is formed of flat iron and / or of angular iron. Partition according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the at least one holding part (13) has a double T-section. Partition according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one holding part is designed as a bracket (13) with which the roof structure can be connected. Partition according to any one of claims 1 to 8, in which the connection between roof structure and bracket (13) is formed as a screw connection. Partition according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the width of the bracket (13) corresponds to the inner width of the partition (1) in the region at its upper edge. Partition according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the thickness of the partition (1) between the base plate (2) and its upper edge decreases, preferably gradually and uniformly, in an upward direction.