EP0647750A1 - Bulkhead for industrial rooms - Google Patents

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EP0647750A1
EP0647750A1 EP94402218A EP94402218A EP0647750A1 EP 0647750 A1 EP0647750 A1 EP 0647750A1 EP 94402218 A EP94402218 A EP 94402218A EP 94402218 A EP94402218 A EP 94402218A EP 0647750 A1 EP0647750 A1 EP 0647750A1
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  • the present invention relates to a watertight partition for industrial premises, formed of panels placed end to end and resting on the lower part on two backsplashes, fixed to the ground, receiving between them the panels of the partition, on a shoulder.
  • partitions are often made of insulating panels, formed of a skin between which a foam has been expanded, and which are fixed between the ground. and the ceiling.
  • the lower part of the partition is protected by a backsplash which runs all along the partition to protect the partition against shocks, for example those of industrial trucks.
  • This backsplash consists of a profiled element of a certain thickness, usually filled with foam. At its base, the backsplash has a sole by which it is fixed to the ground. In general, a wall has two backsplashes between which is placed a partition panel, and in some cases this panel rests on a shoulder provided on the rear face of the backsplash. Such a partition is mounted along the planned route, starting by fixing the two parallel backsplashes, at the spacing of the partition, then sliding the partition panels on the support path formed between the upper part of the two homologous backsplashes and their shoulders.
  • These prismatic backsplashes consist of two parallel vertical walls and an upper wall, generally at an angle, at 45 °.
  • the junction of the panel and the top of the backsplash is sealed with a seal or a silicone material forming a seal.
  • this joint may not be perfectly smooth and overflow from the backsplash and the panel and constitutes a source of difficulty for cleaning and a risk of bacteriological or other contamination.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks and proposes to create a perfectly sealed partition not only at its base but also in its upper part, regardless of the aging phenomena or changes in the internal stresses of the backsplashes and panels or the deformations caused by shocks.
  • the transverse tightening means in the upper part of the backsplashes, applies these effectively and permanently against the faces of the panels, preventing any infiltration, all the more since this tightening causes a slight deformation of the upper part of the backsplashes, making them hug the any irregularities in the panels or absorbing those in the backsplashes and this permanently regardless of the shape of the panels and backsplashes.
  • This partition not only offers the advantage of permanently ensuring a perfectly sealed junction between the top of the two backsplashes and the covered part of the panel of the partition, but also of facilitating the positioning and mounting of the partition. Indeed, before tightening the lock, there is a slight play or a possibility of elastic play to slide the panel in the corridor formed by the backsplashes and the shoulders. Once the panel (s) have been threaded into the backsplash corridor, simply tighten the latch to press the upper ends of the backsplashes against the opposite sides of the panel; this deformation is possible by the very elasticity of the backsplashes, the base of which is fixed to the ground.
  • the backrest slide is delimited by the shoulder, and by a strip under the shoulder.
  • This characteristic corresponds to a very simple production from the manufacturing point of view since it suffices to complete the already existing shoulder with a second strip placed below and delimiting with the shoulder, the slide receiving the lock. Furthermore, and in a simple manner, it suffices to pierce the shoulders according to the pitch provided for sliding the ankles forming the members cooperating with the homologous members of the slide and creating this tightening effect by longitudinal displacement of the lock.
  • the slide and the lock comprise, distributed over their entire length, one of the cams and the other of the ramps to transform the longitudinal movement of the lock relative to the slide, in a transverse movement of approach backsplashes facing each other, against the panel.
  • This assembly offers the advantage of making it possible not only to tighten the upper parts of the backsplashes, in a regular manner, in the longitudinal direction against the opposite faces of the panel of the partition, but by using the opposite effect, that is to say say by moving the latch in the opposite direction to that of tightening, it is possible to intentionally move aside the upper parts of the backsplashes before the installation of the partition panels, precisely to facilitate the introduction of the panels into the corridor thus formed .
  • Such a spacing can be very advantageous for mounting panels whose surfaces would for example be coated with glue or a sealing material and that it would be the same. facing surfaces of the upper parts of the backsplashes.
  • the mounting can practically only be done by translating the panels in the corridor formed between the backsplashes since these panels reach the upper part of the room, directly under the ceiling and there is no therefore enough space above the backsplashes to tilt the panel from the side (it would take the same clearance above the panels at ceiling level as the length of the panels that goes down between the backsplashes).
  • the ramps are constituted by slides inclined relative to the longitudinal direction of the lock and the cams are rods.
  • the slides are produced in the latch and the cams are dowels passing through the two edges of the slide of each backsplash, these dowels being placed in their housing after the latch has been put in place to pass through the slides of the latch.
  • the displacement of the lock for tightening the backsplashes can be done according to the orientation of the slides and the pegs by translation in one direction or the other. In a case of translation, if the lock has to be pushed back, it can be struck. It can also be interesting to orient the slides to act by traction and in this case the end of the bolt may include a threaded rod housed in a nut itself bearing (for example by a transverse plate) on the end edges of the slides or walls. By thus turning the nut (free in rotation but not in translation), the lock is pulled and the desired tightening is created.
  • the invention also relates to the various finishing pieces coming in the corners or at the end of the backsplashes. It is for example a finishing piece in the form of a square hat, with a truncated edge, to join the backsplashes at an outgoing corner.
  • a finishing piece in the form of a square hat with a truncated edge, to join the backsplashes at an outgoing corner.
  • an element in the form of a funnel piece is provided, the upper part of which covers the inclined surface of two backsplashes directed towards a re-entering angle and the descending part of which is a flat surface forming a truncated corner along from the vertical wall of the edges of the two backs.
  • the invention relates to a watertight partition for industrial premises.
  • This partition is formed of panels 1 placed end to end between the floor and the ceiling. In the lower part, the panels arrive between two backsplashes 2, 2 delimiting with a shoulder 21, 21 a channel in which the panels of the partition are slipped one behind the other.
  • the backsplashes 2, 2 are first fixed to the floor, following the desired layout for the partition and at the spacing of the latter. This fixing is done for example by screws 3 in the ground 4. These screws pass through the sole 22 of the backings 2. On the outside, the soles 22 and the screws 3 can be protected by a prismatic heel or wedge piece 4 which is only shown schematically in Figure 1.
  • the backsplashes 2 have an inclined surface 23 joining the vertical faces 11, 12 of the panel 1.
  • the backsplashes comprise a means for transversely clamping their upper part against the panel 1.
  • This tightening means is formed by a longitudinal slide provided on the rear face of each backsplash 2, preferably as close as possible to the lower edge of the panel 1.
  • the slide 5 is formed by the shoulder 21, and by another strip 22 placed under the shoulder.
  • This longitudinal slide receives a latch 6 in the form of a blade.
  • This lock 6 is movable longitudinally (direction perpendicular to the sheet of the drawing) and cooperates with the slide 5 of each of the backsplashes 2 to pull the backsplashes 2 against each other and press them against the panel 1. (Arrows A) .
  • the means transforming the longitudinal movement of the latch 6 into a transverse movement is constituted, as will be explained later, by members in the form of cams and ramps provided in the slide and in the latch.
  • these means are constituted by dowels 51 distributed longitudinally according to a determined pitch in the slides (by crossing the shoulder 21 and the lower strip 22) to also cross slides, oblong holes or notches in form of ramps, not appearing in this figure and produced in the two edges of the lock 4.
  • the distribution of the elements in the form of ramps of the lock 4 is made according to the same pitch as the distribution of the pins 51 constituting organs forming cams.
  • the inclination of the ramps relative to the longitudinal direction of the lock determines the movement (push or pull) that must be exerted on the lock 6 to create the tightening effect or on the contrary force the upper part of the backsplashes 1 apart.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate these principle characteristics more explicitly in particular embodiments, the same references being used to designate the elements identical or analogous to those of FIG. 1.
  • Figure 2 shows in particular the slides 61 forming the ramps of the latch 6 and the housings 52 of the pins 51 constituting the cams.
  • the lock 6 is terminated at the front by a tab 62 provided with a hole 63 for pulling and tightening the assembly (arrows A). This pulling can be done, as indicated, by pulling on the tab 62 with a tool or using a threaded rod / nut assembly. For a different inclination of the slides 61, it would be necessary, to tighten, to push the lock 6.
  • FIGS. 4A, 4B represent such an end element 101, intended for example to terminate a backsplash 1 at the level of an opening shown for example by a door frame 100.
  • This finishing element 101 consists of a shell whose section in the part 102 corresponds to that of the backsplash 1 and whose end 102 decreases in a pyramidal fashion, while however substantially respecting the height of the vertical wall of the backsplash 1.
  • the end element is shown in section for the part 102 in FIG. 4B.
  • the element has at its other end a junction zone 104 for sealingly covering the end of the backrest 1.
  • the fixing of this element is done by its base 105 and a tab 106 shown in dotted lines which is hooked in a piece of corresponding shape fixed to the frame 100 or to its extension.
  • FIG. 5A shows a part 200 covering an outgoing angle. Only one of the backsplashes 1 at the corner has been shown.
  • FIG. 5A also shows the section plane VB-VB giving the section of the part in FIG. 5B.
  • This part 200 consists of two parts 201, 202 extending the two backsplashes at the corner and a truncated part 203. Each end of the parts 201, 202 is terminated by a slanted area 204, 205 making the junction with the backsplash 1.
  • the fixing of this part is also done, in the lower part, by a base 206, and, in the upper part, by lugs 207. These lugs are housed or hooked in parts of corresponding shape fixed to the partition at the level from the neighborhood.
  • Figure 6 shows an element 300 to cover the re-entrant angle left free between the backsplashes which meet almost at a re-entrant angle between two partitions.
  • This funnel-shaped element consists of an upper part made up of three triangular segments 301, 302, 303 and a lower part 304 forming the truncated corner.
  • This lower part ends with a tab 305 for fixing to the ground.
  • the upper part is fixed to the partition by legs 307 coming to take in rooms or housings not shown of corresponding shape, fixed to the partitions.
  • the backsplash and the hooking member are produced according to standard lengths which are cut for installation, on request.
  • the backsplashes are generally plastic profiles, extruded and into which an insulating foam or the like is injected.
  • the locks are preferably metal parts, in particular stainless steel or galvanized, and the pins of the plastic parts or metal pins, of stainless steel.

Abstract

a) Bulkhead (partition) for industrial premises (rooms). b) Partition characterised by: - a means for transversely clamping the top of the two piers against the panel, this means comprising: - a longitudinal slideway (5) on the internal face of each pier (2), under the shoulder (21) supporting the panel (1), - a lock (6) in the form of a thin strip, housed so that it can move longitudinally in the slideways (5) of the two piers (2) and interacting with these in order to pull the two piers (2) against each other and press them against the panel (1). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne une cloison étanche pour locaux industriels, formée de panneaux placés bout à bout et reposant en partie inférieure sur deux dosserets, fixés au sol, recevant entre eux les panneaux de la cloison, sur un épaulement.The present invention relates to a watertight partition for industrial premises, formed of panels placed end to end and resting on the lower part on two backsplashes, fixed to the ground, receiving between them the panels of the partition, on a shoulder.

Pour les locaux industriels, notamment ceux servant à l'industrie alimentaire, pharmaceutique, etc..., on réalise des cloisons souvent en panneaux isolants, formés d'une peau entre laquelle a été expansée une mousse, et qui se fixent entre le sol et le plafond. La partie inférieure de la cloison est protégée par un dosseret qui court tout le long de la cloison pour protéger la cloison contre les chocs, par exemple ceux des chariots de manutention.For industrial premises, in particular those used in the food, pharmaceutical industry, etc., partitions are often made of insulating panels, formed of a skin between which a foam has been expanded, and which are fixed between the ground. and the ceiling. The lower part of the partition is protected by a backsplash which runs all along the partition to protect the partition against shocks, for example those of industrial trucks.

Ce dosseret est constitué par un élément profilé d'une certaine épaisseur, usuellement rempli de mousse. A sa base le dosseret comporte une semelle par laquelle il est fixé au sol. En général, une paroi comporte deux dosserets entre lesquels se place un panneau de cloison, et dans certains cas ce panneau repose sur un épaulement prévu sur la face arrière du dosseret. Une telle cloison se monte suivant le tracé prévu en commençant par fixer les deux dosserets parallèles, à l'écartement de la cloison, puis on glisse les panneaux de cloison sur le chemin de support formé entre la partie supérieure des deux dosserets homologues et de leur épaulement.This backsplash consists of a profiled element of a certain thickness, usually filled with foam. At its base, the backsplash has a sole by which it is fixed to the ground. In general, a wall has two backsplashes between which is placed a partition panel, and in some cases this panel rests on a shoulder provided on the rear face of the backsplash. Such a partition is mounted along the planned route, starting by fixing the two parallel backsplashes, at the spacing of the partition, then sliding the partition panels on the support path formed between the upper part of the two homologous backsplashes and their shoulders.

Ces dosserets de forme prismatique sont constitués de deux parois verticales parallèles et d'une paroi supérieure, en général en biais, à 45°. La jonction du panneau et du sommet du dosseret est fermée de manière étanche par un joint ou une matière siliconée formant un joint. Toutefois, ce joint risque de ne pas être parfaitement lisse et de déborder du dosseret et du panneau et constitue une source de difficultés pour le nettoyage et un risque de contamination bactériologique ou autre.These prismatic backsplashes consist of two parallel vertical walls and an upper wall, generally at an angle, at 45 °. The junction of the panel and the top of the backsplash is sealed with a seal or a silicone material forming a seal. However, this joint may not be perfectly smooth and overflow from the backsplash and the panel and constitutes a source of difficulty for cleaning and a risk of bacteriological or other contamination.

Par ailleurs il peut arriver que sous l'effet des chocs auxquels ils sont soumis, les dosserets se déforment de manière permanente et baillent légèrement par rapport aux panneaux.Furthermore, it may happen that under the effect of the shocks to which they are subjected, the backsplashes are permanently deformed and yawn slightly in relation to the panels.

Il peut également arriver que les contraintes internes de la matière des dosserets ou des panneaux créent des déformations qui font bailler les dosserets par rapport aux panneaux.It can also happen that the internal constraints of the material of the backsplashes or the panels create deformations which cause the backsplashes to yawn relative to the panels.

La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients et se propose de créer une cloison parfaitement étanche non seulement à sa base mais également dans sa partie supérieure et cela quels que soient les phénomènes de vieillissement ou d'évolution des contraintes internes des dosserets et des panneaux ou encore les déformations engendrées par les chocs.The present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks and proposes to create a perfectly sealed partition not only at its base but also in its upper part, regardless of the aging phenomena or changes in the internal stresses of the backsplashes and panels or the deformations caused by shocks.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne une cloison étanche correspondant au type défini ci-dessus, caractérisée par :
- un moyen de serrage transversal de la partie supérieure des deux dosserets contre le panneau, ce moyen comprenant :

  • une glissière longitudinale sur la face intérieure de chaque dosseret, sous l'épaulement soutenant le panneau,
  • un verrou en forme de lame, logé de manière mobile longitudinalement dans les glissières des deux dosserets et coopérant avec celles-ci pour tirer l'un contre l'autre les deux dosserets et les presser contre le panneau.
To this end, the invention relates to a watertight partition corresponding to the type defined above, characterized by:
a means for transversely clamping the upper part of the two backsplashes against the panel, this means comprising:
  • a longitudinal slide on the inside of each backsplash, under the shoulder supporting the panel,
  • a blade-shaped lock, housed movably longitudinally in the guides of the two backsplashes and cooperating with them to pull the two backsplashes against one another and press them against the panel.

Le moyen de serrage transversal, en partie haute des dosserets applique ceux-ci de manière efficace et permanente contre les faces des panneaux, interdisant toute infiltration d'autant plus que ce serrage provoque une légère déformation de la partie supérieure des dosserets leur faisant épouser les éventuelles irrégularités des panneaux ou absorbant celles des dosserets et cela de manière permanente quelle que soit l'évolution de forme des panneaux et des dosserets.The transverse tightening means, in the upper part of the backsplashes, applies these effectively and permanently against the faces of the panels, preventing any infiltration, all the more since this tightening causes a slight deformation of the upper part of the backsplashes, making them hug the any irregularities in the panels or absorbing those in the backsplashes and this permanently regardless of the shape of the panels and backsplashes.

Cette cloison offre non seulement l'avantage d'assurer en permanence une jonction parfaitement étanche entre le sommet des deux dosserets et la partie recouverte du panneau de la cloison mais également de faciliter la mise en place et le montage de la cloison. En effet, avant le serrage du verrou, il subiste un léger jeu ou une possibilité de jeu élastique pour glisser le panneau dans le couloir formé par les dosserets et les épaulements. Une fois le ou les panneaux enfilés dans le couloir des dosserets, il suffit de serrer le verrou pour presser les extrémités supérieures des dosserets contre les faces opposées du panneau ; cette déformation est possible par l'élasticité même des dosserets dont la base est fixée au sol.This partition not only offers the advantage of permanently ensuring a perfectly sealed junction between the top of the two backsplashes and the covered part of the panel of the partition, but also of facilitating the positioning and mounting of the partition. Indeed, before tightening the lock, there is a slight play or a possibility of elastic play to slide the panel in the corridor formed by the backsplashes and the shoulders. Once the panel (s) have been threaded into the backsplash corridor, simply tighten the latch to press the upper ends of the backsplashes against the opposite sides of the panel; this deformation is possible by the very elasticity of the backsplashes, the base of which is fixed to the ground.

Ce montage de la cloison sera alors complété de façon usuelle, si cela est nécessaire, par la mise en place des talons recouvrant extérieurement la base des dosserets.This mounting of the partition will then be completed in the usual way, if necessary, by the installation of the heels externally covering the base of the backsplashes.

Suivant une caractéristique particulièrement avantageuse la glissière du dosseret est délimitée par l'épaulement, et par une bande sous l'épaulement.According to a particularly advantageous characteristic, the backrest slide is delimited by the shoulder, and by a strip under the shoulder.

Cette caractéristique correspond à une réalisation très simple sur le plan de la fabrication puisqu'il suffit de compléter l'épaulement déjà existant par une seconde bande placée en-dessous et délimitant avec l'épaulement, la glissière recevant le verrou. Par ailleurs, et de manière simple, il suffit de percer les épaulements suivant le pas prévu pour y glisser les chevilles formant les organes coopérant avec les organes homologues de la glissière et créer cet effet de serrage par déplacement longitudinal du verrou.This characteristic corresponds to a very simple production from the manufacturing point of view since it suffices to complete the already existing shoulder with a second strip placed below and delimiting with the shoulder, the slide receiving the lock. Furthermore, and in a simple manner, it suffices to pierce the shoulders according to the pitch provided for sliding the ankles forming the members cooperating with the homologous members of the slide and creating this tightening effect by longitudinal displacement of the lock.

Ainsi, et de manière particulière, la glissière et le verrou comportent, réparties sur toute leur longueur, l'une des cames et l'autre des rampes pour transformer le mouvement longitudinal du verrou par rapport à la glissière, en un déplacement transversal de rapprochement des dosserets l'un vers l'autre, contre le panneau.Thus, and in a particular way, the slide and the lock comprise, distributed over their entire length, one of the cams and the other of the ramps to transform the longitudinal movement of the lock relative to the slide, in a transverse movement of approach backsplashes facing each other, against the panel.

Cet assemblage offre l'avantage de permettre non seulement de serrer les parties supérieures des dosserets, de manière régulière, dans la direction longitudinale contre les faces opposées du panneau de la cloison, mais en utilisant l'effet inverse, c'est-à-dire en déplaçant le verrou dans la direction opposée à celle du serrage, il est possible d'écarter intentionnellement les parties supérieures des dosserets avant la mise en place des panneaux de la cloison, précisément pour faciliter l'introduction des panneaux dans le couloir ainsi formé. Un tel écartement peut être très intéressant au montage de panneaux dont les surfaces seraient par exemple revêtues de colle ou d'une matière d'étanchéité et qu'il en serait de même des surfaces en regard des parties supérieures des dosserets. Un tel écartement, ménageant un chemin suffisant pour le passage des panneaux des cloisons évite, d'une part, une difficulté importante pour mettre en place les panneaux, et, d'autre part, que la matière étalée localement sur les panneaux ou les dosserets ne soit raclée par le mouvement de translation des panneaux.This assembly offers the advantage of making it possible not only to tighten the upper parts of the backsplashes, in a regular manner, in the longitudinal direction against the opposite faces of the panel of the partition, but by using the opposite effect, that is to say say by moving the latch in the opposite direction to that of tightening, it is possible to intentionally move aside the upper parts of the backsplashes before the installation of the partition panels, precisely to facilitate the introduction of the panels into the corridor thus formed . Such a spacing can be very advantageous for mounting panels whose surfaces would for example be coated with glue or a sealing material and that it would be the same. facing surfaces of the upper parts of the backsplashes. Such a spacing, providing a sufficient path for the passage of the partition panels avoids, on the one hand, a significant difficulty in placing the panels, and, on the other hand, that the material spread locally on the panels or the backsplashes is scraped by the translational movement of the panels.

Il convient également de remarquer que le montage ne peut pratiquement se faire que par translation des panneaux dans le couloir formé entre les dosserets puisque ces panneaux arrivent jusque dans la partie supérieure du local, directement sous le plafond et qu'il n'y a pas de ce fait suffisamment de place au-dessus des dosserets pour basculer le panneau par le côté (il faudrait la même place de dégagement au-dessus des panneaux au niveau du plafond que la longueur des panneaux qui descend entre les dosserets).It should also be noted that the mounting can practically only be done by translating the panels in the corridor formed between the backsplashes since these panels reach the upper part of the room, directly under the ceiling and there is no therefore enough space above the backsplashes to tilt the panel from the side (it would take the same clearance above the panels at ceiling level as the length of the panels that goes down between the backsplashes).

Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, les rampes sont constituées par des coulisses inclinées par rapport à la direction longitudinale du verrou et les cames sont des tiges.According to another characteristic of the invention, the ramps are constituted by slides inclined relative to the longitudinal direction of the lock and the cams are rods.

Et en particulier, les coulisses sont réalisées dans le verrou et les cames sont des chevilles traversant les deux bords de la glissière de chaque dosseret, ces chevilles étant placées dans leur logement après mise en place du verrou pour traverser les coulisses du verrou.And in particular, the slides are produced in the latch and the cams are dowels passing through the two edges of the slide of each backsplash, these dowels being placed in their housing after the latch has been put in place to pass through the slides of the latch.

Le déplacement du verrou pour le serrage des dosserets peut se faire suivant l'orientation des coulisses et des chevilles par translation dans une direction ou l'autre. Dans un cas de translation, s'il faut repousser le verrou, on peut le frapper. Il peut également être intéressant d'orienter différemment les coulisses pour agir par traction et dans ce cas l'extrémité du verrou peut comporter une tige filetée logée dans un écrou prenant lui-même appui (par exemple par une plaque transversale) sur les bords d'extrémité des glissières ou des parois. En tournant ainsi l'écrou (libre en rotation mais non en translation) on tire le verrou et on crée le serrage voulu.The displacement of the lock for tightening the backsplashes can be done according to the orientation of the slides and the pegs by translation in one direction or the other. In a case of translation, if the lock has to be pushed back, it can be struck. It can also be interesting to orient the slides to act by traction and in this case the end of the bolt may include a threaded rod housed in a nut itself bearing (for example by a transverse plate) on the end edges of the slides or walls. By thus turning the nut (free in rotation but not in translation), the lock is pulled and the desired tightening is created.

Il convient une nouvelle fois d'insister sur le caractère particulièrement régulier du serrage des dosserets contre le panneau sur toute la longueur du verrou puisque ce serrage se fait par des organes coopérant par effet de cames-coulisses, répartis sur toute la longueur du verrou indéformable dans les conditions d'utilisation. Il en est de même des cames qui en tant que chevilles traversant deux bords de la coulisse sont parfaitement maintenues en place.It is again appropriate to emphasize the particularly regular nature of the tightening of the backsplashes against the panel over the entire length of the lock since this tightening is done by members cooperating by effect of cam-slides, distributed over the entire length of the non-deformable lock in the conditions of use. The same is true of the cams which, as pegs passing through two edges of the slide, are perfectly held in place.

L'invention concerne également les diverses pièces de finition venant dans les coins ou en extrémité des dosserets. Il s'agit par exemple d'une pièce de finition en forme de chapeau en équerre, à arête tronquée, pour rejoindre les dosserets au niveau d'un coin sortant. Pour un coin rentrant, il est prévu un élément en forme de morceau d'entonnoir, dont la partie supérieure vient coiffer la surface inclinée de deux dosserets dirigés vers un angle rentrant et dont la partie descendante est une surface plane formant un coin tronqué le long de la paroi verticale des bords des deux dosserts.The invention also relates to the various finishing pieces coming in the corners or at the end of the backsplashes. It is for example a finishing piece in the form of a square hat, with a truncated edge, to join the backsplashes at an outgoing corner. For a re-entrant corner, an element in the form of a funnel piece is provided, the upper part of which covers the inclined surface of two backsplashes directed towards a re-entering angle and the descending part of which is a flat surface forming a truncated corner along from the vertical wall of the edges of the two backs.

La présente invention sera décrite ci-après de manière plus détaillée à l'aide des dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe schématique d'une cloison selon l'invention.
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'un mode de réalisation de la cloison selon la figure 1.
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective à échelle agrandie de détail montrant la coopération entre le verrou et les glissières.
  • la figure 4A est une vue perspective d'un élment d'extrémité de dossier, pour coiffer un dossier par exemple au bord d'une ouverture de porte ou autre.
  • la figure 4B est une vue en coupe du profil de la pièce d'extrémité de la figure 4A.
  • la figure 5A est une vue en perspective d'une pièce d'angle sortant pour un dosseret selon l'invention.
  • la figure 5B est une vue en coupe de la pièce de la figure 5A.
  • la figure 6 est une vue en perspective d'une pièce de liaison de dosseret pour un angle rentrant.
The present invention will be described below in more detail with the aid of the accompanying drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic sectional view of a partition according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the partition according to the figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of detail showing the cooperation between the latch and the slides.
  • FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a file end element, for covering a file, for example at the edge of a door opening or the like.
  • Figure 4B is a sectional view of the profile of the end piece of Figure 4A.
  • FIG. 5A is a perspective view of an outgoing corner piece for a backsplash according to the invention.
  • Figure 5B is a sectional view of the part of Figure 5A.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of a backsplash connecting piece for a re-entrant angle.

Selon la figure 1, l'invention concerne une cloison étanche pour des locaux industriels. Cette cloison est formée de panneaux 1 placés bout à bout entre le sol et le plafond. En partie basse, les panneaux arrivent entre deux dosserts 2, 2 délimitant avec un épaulement 21, 21 un canal dans lequel on glisse les uns derrière les autres les panneaux de la cloison. Pour le montage on fixe d'abord les dosserts 2, 2 au sol, suivant le tracé voulu pour la cloison et à l'écartement de celle-ci. Cette fixation se fait par exemple par des vis 3 dans le sol 4. Ces vis traversent la semelle 22 des dosserts 2. Du côté extérieur, les semelles 22 et les vis 3 peuvent être protégées par un talon ou pièce de coin, prismatique 4 qui n'est représenté que schématiquement à la figure 1.According to Figure 1, the invention relates to a watertight partition for industrial premises. This partition is formed of panels 1 placed end to end between the floor and the ceiling. In the lower part, the panels arrive between two backsplashes 2, 2 delimiting with a shoulder 21, 21 a channel in which the panels of the partition are slipped one behind the other. For mounting, the backsplashes 2, 2 are first fixed to the floor, following the desired layout for the partition and at the spacing of the latter. This fixing is done for example by screws 3 in the ground 4. These screws pass through the sole 22 of the backings 2. On the outside, the soles 22 and the screws 3 can be protected by a prismatic heel or wedge piece 4 which is only shown schematically in Figure 1.

En partie haute, les dosserets 2 ont une surface inclinée 23 rejoignant les faces verticales 11, 12 du panneau 1.In the upper part, the backsplashes 2 have an inclined surface 23 joining the vertical faces 11, 12 of the panel 1.

Selon l'invention, les dosserets comportent un moyen de serrage transversal de leur partie supérieure contre le panneau 1.According to the invention, the backsplashes comprise a means for transversely clamping their upper part against the panel 1.

Ce moyen de serrage est formé par une glissière longitudinale prévue sur la face arrière de chaque dosseret 2, de préférence aussi près que possible du bord inférieur du panneau 1.This tightening means is formed by a longitudinal slide provided on the rear face of each backsplash 2, preferably as close as possible to the lower edge of the panel 1.

Selon le mode de réalisation de la figure 1, la glissière 5 est formée par l'épaulement 21, et par une autre bande 22 placée sous l'épaulement.According to the embodiment of Figure 1, the slide 5 is formed by the shoulder 21, and by another strip 22 placed under the shoulder.

Toutefois, dans le cas général, cette glissière pourrait ne pas être associée directement à l'épaulement 21.However, in the general case, this slide could not be associated directly with the shoulder 21.

Cette glissière longitudinale reçoit un verrou 6 en forme de lame. Ce verrou 6 est mobile longitudinalement (direction perpendiculaire à la feuille du dessin) et coopère avec la glissière 5 de chacun des dosserets 2 pour tirer les dosserets 2 l'un contre l'autre et les presser contre le panneau 1. (Flèches A).This longitudinal slide receives a latch 6 in the form of a blade. This lock 6 is movable longitudinally (direction perpendicular to the sheet of the drawing) and cooperates with the slide 5 of each of the backsplashes 2 to pull the backsplashes 2 against each other and press them against the panel 1. (Arrows A) .

Le moyen transformant le mouvement longitudinal du verrou 6 en un mouvement transversal est constitué, comme cela sera explicité ultérieurement, par des organes en forme de cames et de rampes prévus dans la glissière et dans le verrou. Dans l'exemple de la figure 1, ces moyens sont constitués par des chevilles 51 réparties longitudinalement suivant un pas déterminé dans les glissières (en traversant l'épaulement 21 et la bande inférieure 22) pour traverser également des coulises, trous oblongs ou encoches en forme de rampes, n'apparaissant pas à cette figure et réalisés dans les deux bords du verrou 4.The means transforming the longitudinal movement of the latch 6 into a transverse movement is constituted, as will be explained later, by members in the form of cams and ramps provided in the slide and in the latch. In the example of FIG. 1, these means are constituted by dowels 51 distributed longitudinally according to a determined pitch in the slides (by crossing the shoulder 21 and the lower strip 22) to also cross slides, oblong holes or notches in form of ramps, not appearing in this figure and produced in the two edges of the lock 4.

La répartition des éléments en forme de rampes du verrou 4 est faite suivant le même pas que la répartition des chevilles 51 constituant des organes formant cames.The distribution of the elements in the form of ramps of the lock 4 is made according to the same pitch as the distribution of the pins 51 constituting organs forming cams.

L'inclinaison des rampes par rapport à la direction longitudinale du verrou détermine le mouvement (poussée ou traction) qu'il faut exercer sur le verrou 6 pour créer l'effet de serrage ou au contraire écarter de force la partie supérieure des dosserets 1.The inclination of the ramps relative to the longitudinal direction of the lock determines the movement (push or pull) that must be exerted on the lock 6 to create the tightening effect or on the contrary force the upper part of the backsplashes 1 apart.

Les figures 2 et 3 illustrent de manière plus explicite ces caractéristiques de principe dans des réalisations particulières, les mêmes références étant utilisées pour désigner les éléments identiques ou analogues à ceux de la figure 1.FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate these principle characteristics more explicitly in particular embodiments, the same references being used to designate the elements identical or analogous to those of FIG. 1.

La figure 2 montre en particulier les coulisses 61 formant les rampes du verrou 6 et les logements 52 des chevilles 51 constituant les cames.Figure 2 shows in particular the slides 61 forming the ramps of the latch 6 and the housings 52 of the pins 51 constituting the cams.

Le verrou 6 est terminé à l'avant par une patte 62 munie d'un trou 63 pour tirer et serrer l'assemblage (flèches A). Cette traction peut se faire, comme indiqué, en tirant sur la patte 62 avec un outil ou à l'aide d'un ensemble tige filetée/écrou. Pour une inclinaison différente des coulisses 61, il faudrait, pour serrer, repousser le verrou 6.The lock 6 is terminated at the front by a tab 62 provided with a hole 63 for pulling and tightening the assembly (arrows A). This pulling can be done, as indicated, by pulling on the tab 62 with a tool or using a threaded rod / nut assembly. For a different inclination of the slides 61, it would be necessary, to tighten, to push the lock 6.

Bien qu'il soit envisageable de réaliser des dosserets avec une finition d'extrémité, la réalisation des cloisons se faisant en général sur mesure, mais à partir d'éléments standards, il est préférable de réaliser des éléments distincts pour l'extrémité ou le coin rentrant et sortant, à gauche ou à droite.Although it is possible to make backsplashes with an end finish, the realization of the partitions being generally made to measure, but from standard elements, it is preferable to make separate elements for the end or the in and out corner, left or right.

Les figures 4A, 4B représentent un tel élément d'extrémité 101, destiné par exemple à terminer un dosseret 1 au niveau d'une ouverture figurée par exemple par un cadre 100 de porte. Cet élément de finition 101 se compose d'une coquille dont la section dans la partie 102 correspond à celle du dosseret 1 et dont l'extrémité 102 va en diminuant de manière pyramidale, en respectant toutefois sensiblement la hauteur de la paroi verticale du dosseret 1. L'élément d'extrémité est représenté en coupe pour la partie 102 à la figure 4B.FIGS. 4A, 4B represent such an end element 101, intended for example to terminate a backsplash 1 at the level of an opening shown for example by a door frame 100. This finishing element 101 consists of a shell whose section in the part 102 corresponds to that of the backsplash 1 and whose end 102 decreases in a pyramidal fashion, while however substantially respecting the height of the vertical wall of the backsplash 1. The end element is shown in section for the part 102 in FIG. 4B.

L'élément comporte à son autre extrémité une zone de jonction 104 pour coiffer de manière étanche l'extrémité du dosseret 1. La fixation de cet élément se fait par son embase 105 et une patte 106 représentée en pointillés qui vient s'accrocher dans une pièce de forme correspondante fixée au cadre 100 ou à son prolongement.The element has at its other end a junction zone 104 for sealingly covering the end of the backrest 1. The fixing of this element is done by its base 105 and a tab 106 shown in dotted lines which is hooked in a piece of corresponding shape fixed to the frame 100 or to its extension.

La figure 5A montre une pièce 200 coiffant un angle sortant. Seul l'un des dosserets 1 au niveau de l'angle a été représenté. La figure 5A montre également le plan de coupe VB-VB donnant la section de la pièce à la figure 5B.FIG. 5A shows a part 200 covering an outgoing angle. Only one of the backsplashes 1 at the corner has been shown. FIG. 5A also shows the section plane VB-VB giving the section of the part in FIG. 5B.

Cette pièce 200 se compose de deux parties 201, 202 prolongeant les deux dosserets au niveau du coin et d'une partie tronquée 203. Chaque extrémité des parties 201, 202 est terminée par une zone en biais 204, 205 faisant la jonction avec le dosseret 1.This part 200 consists of two parts 201, 202 extending the two backsplashes at the corner and a truncated part 203. Each end of the parts 201, 202 is terminated by a slanted area 204, 205 making the junction with the backsplash 1.

La fixation de cette pièce se fait également, en partie basse, par une embase 206, et, en partie haute, par des pattes 207. Ces pattes viennent se loger ou s'accrocher dans des pièces de forme correspondante fixées à la cloison au niveau du coin.The fixing of this part is also done, in the lower part, by a base 206, and, in the upper part, by lugs 207. These lugs are housed or hooked in parts of corresponding shape fixed to the partition at the level from the neighborhood.

La figure 6 montre un élément 300 pour couvrir l'angle rentrant laissé libre entre les dosserets qui se rejoignent presque au niveau d'un angle rentrant entre deux cloisons. Cet élément en forme de morceau d'entonnoir se compose d'une partie supérieure composée de trois segments triangulaires 301, 302, 303 et d'une partie inférieure 304 formant le coin tronqué. Cette partie inférieure se termine par une patte 305 pour la fixation au sol. La partie supérieure se fixe à la cloison par des pattes 307 venant prendre dans des pièces ou logements non représentés de forme correspondante, fixés aux cloisons.Figure 6 shows an element 300 to cover the re-entrant angle left free between the backsplashes which meet almost at a re-entrant angle between two partitions. This funnel-shaped element consists of an upper part made up of three triangular segments 301, 302, 303 and a lower part 304 forming the truncated corner. This lower part ends with a tab 305 for fixing to the ground. The upper part is fixed to the partition by legs 307 coming to take in rooms or housings not shown of corresponding shape, fixed to the partitions.

De manière générale, et comme déjà indiqué ci-dessus, à l'exception des pièces de finition, le dosseret et l'organe d'accrochage se réalisent suivant des longueurs standard qui sont coupées pour l'installation, à la demande. Les dosserets sont en général des profilés en matière plastique, extrudée et dans lesquels on injecte une mousse isolante ou autre. Les verrous sont de préférence des pièces métalliques notamment en acier inoxydable ou galvanisé et les chevilles des pièces en matière plastique ou des chevilles métalliques, en acier inoxydable.In general, and as already indicated above, with the exception of the finishing pieces, the backsplash and the hooking member are produced according to standard lengths which are cut for installation, on request. The backsplashes are generally plastic profiles, extruded and into which an insulating foam or the like is injected. The locks are preferably metal parts, in particular stainless steel or galvanized, and the pins of the plastic parts or metal pins, of stainless steel.

Claims (7)

1°) Cloison étanche pour locaux industriels, formée de panneaux placés bout à bout et reposant en partie inférieure sur deux dosserets, fixés au sol, recevant entre eux les panneaux de la cloison, sur un épaulement soutenant le panneau,
cloison caractérisée par :
- un moyen de serrage transversal de la partie supérieure des deux dosserets contre le panneau, ce moyen comprenant : - une glissière longitudinale (5) sur la face intérieure de chaque dosseret (2), sous l'épaulement (21) soutenant le panneau (1), - un verrou (6) en forme de lame, logé de manière mobile longitudinalement, dans les glissières (5) des deux dosserets (2) et coopérant avec celles-ci pour tirer l'un contre l'autre les deux dosserets (2) et les presser contre le panneau (1). 1 °) Watertight partition for industrial premises, formed of panels placed end to end and resting in the lower part on two backsplashes, fixed to the ground, receiving between them the panels of the partition, on a shoulder supporting the panel,
partition characterized by:
a means for transversely clamping the upper part of the two backsplashes against the panel, this means comprising: - a longitudinal slide (5) on the inside of each backsplash (2), under the shoulder (21) supporting the panel (1), - a latch (6) in the form of a blade, housed movably longitudinally, in the slides (5) of the two backsplashes (2) and cooperating with them to pull the two backsplashes (2) against each other and press them against the panel (1). 2°) Cloison selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la glissière (5) du dosseret (1) est délimitée par l'épaulement (21), et par une bande (22) sous l'épaulement (21). 2) partition according to claim 1, characterized in that the slide (5) of the backsplash (1) is delimited by the shoulder (21), and by a strip (22) under the shoulder (21). 3°) Cloison selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la glissière (5) et le verrou (6) comportent réparties sur toute leur longueur, l'une des cames (51) et l'autre des rampes (61) pour transformer le mouvement longitudinal du verrou (6) par rapport à la glissière (5) en un déplacement transversal (A) de rapprochement des dosserets (2) l'un vers l'autre contre le panneau (1). 3) partition according to claim 1, characterized in that the slide (5) and the latch (6) have distributed over their entire length, one of the cams (51) and the other of the ramps (61) for transforming the longitudinal movement of the latch (6) relative to the slide (5) in a transverse movement (A) bringing the backsplashes (2) towards each other against the panel (1). 4°) Cloison selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que les rampes sont constituées par des coulisses (61) inclinées par rapport à la direction longitudinale du verrou (6) et les cames sont des tiges (51). 4 °) partition according to claim 3, characterized in that the ramps are constituted by slides (61) inclined relative to the longitudinal direction of the latch (6) and the cams are rods (51). 5°) Cloison selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que les coulisses (61) sont réalisées dans le verrou (6) et les cames sont des chevilles (51) traversant les deux bords (21, 22) de la glissière (5) de chaque dosseret (2), ces chevilles (51) étant placées dans leur logement (52) après mise en place du verrou (6) pour traverser les coulisses (61) du verrou (6). 5 °) partition according to claim 4, characterized in that the slides (61) are made in the latch (6) and the cams are pins (51) passing through the two edges (21, 22) of the slide (5) of each backsplash (2), these pegs (51) being placed in their housing (52) after the bolt (6) has been put in place to pass through the slides (61) of the bolt (6). 6°) Cloison selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le verrou (6) comporte un moyen d'actionnement en forme de languette (62) destiné à être frappé ou tiré pour déplacer le verrou (6) par rapport aux glissières (5). 6 °) partition according to claim 1, characterized in that the latch (6) includes a tongue-shaped actuating means (62) intended to be struck or pulled to move the latch (6) relative to the slides (5 ). 7°) Cloison selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que le moyen de traction ou de poussée du verrou (6) par rapport aux glissières (5) est constitué par une tige filetée solidaire du verrou et un écrou prenant appui par l'intermédiaire d'une plaquette sur les extrémités des glissières pour tirer et pousser le verrou et serrer les dosserets contre la cloison. 7 °) partition according to claim 6, characterized in that the means of pulling or pushing the lock (6) relative to the slides (5) is constituted by a threaded rod integral with the lock and a nut supported by the intermediary a plate on the ends of the rails to pull and push the latch and tighten the backsplashes against the partition.
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