EP0745171A1 - Treillis a caisson rabattable - Google Patents

Treillis a caisson rabattable

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EP0745171A1
EP0745171A1 EP95941550A EP95941550A EP0745171A1 EP 0745171 A1 EP0745171 A1 EP 0745171A1 EP 95941550 A EP95941550 A EP 95941550A EP 95941550 A EP95941550 A EP 95941550A EP 0745171 A1 EP0745171 A1 EP 0745171A1
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truss
members
webs
collapsible box
cross
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EP0745171A4 (fr
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Neil Anthony Piccinin
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00—Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/18—Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures movable or with movable sections, e.g. rotatable or telescopic
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/005—Girders or columns that are rollable, collapsible or otherwise adjustable in length or height
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/04—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal
    • E04C3/08—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal with apertured web, e.g. with a web consisting of bar-like components; Honeycomb girders
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G1/00—Scaffolds primarily resting on the ground
    • E04G1/34—Scaffold constructions able to be folded in prismatic or flat parts or able to be turned down
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00—Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/04—Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal
    • E04C2003/0486—Truss like structures composed of separate truss elements
    • E04C2003/0495—Truss like structures composed of separate truss elements the truss elements being located in several non-parallel surfaces

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  • the present invention relates to a collapsible box truss particularly, although not exclusively, envisaged for use in the erection of temporary trusses such as for carrying sound and light equipment for stage and theatre and the like.
  • the present invention relates to a collapsible box truss which has two truss webs located on, or parallel to, an X-Y axis and which fold out, to an expanded position, and collapse, to a storage position, on those axes, whilst being lockable on a Z axis, orthogonal to both the X and Y axes so as to support a load.
  • a collapsible box truss comprising: two elongate truss webs disposed substantially parallel to each other; a plurality of cross-members disposed between the two truss webs; a pivot member pivotably attaching each end of each of the cross-members to the truss webs so that the truss webs can be pivoted with respect to the cross-members between a collapsed position, wherein the truss webs are located proximate each other in side by side relation, and an expanded position, wherein the truss webs are located at a distance from each other, each pivot member having an elongate axis about which the truss web pivots so that the collapsible box truss is substantially rigid when in the expanded position; and, locking means to lock the truss webs in the expanded position.
  • each of the pivot members is greater than about 10% of the height of each of the truss webs.
  • flooring members are located between the side members to assist in walking along the truss when in the expanded position.
  • the flooring members can pivot with respect to the truss webs so that the flooring members need not be removed when the truss webs are moved to the collapsed position.
  • the flooring members could be removable from the truss webs to facilitate moving of the truss webs to the collapsed position.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible box truss in accordance with the present invention, with its truss webs shown in an expanded position;
  • Figure 2 is an end view of the collapsible box truss of Figure 1 with its flooring members removed for clarity;
  • Figure 2A is an end view to an enlarged scale of a pivot member of the collapsible box truss of Figure 2;
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the collapsible box truss of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is an end view of the collapsible box truss of Figure 1 shown with its truss webs in a collapsed position;
  • Figure 5 is a plan view of the collapsible box truss of
  • Figure 6 is a cross-sectional end view of the collapsible box truss of Figure 1 showing the attachment of the flooring members ;
  • Figure 7 is cross-sectional end view of the collapsible box truss of Figure 6 showing the flooring members in a stored position.
  • FIG. l there is shown a collapsible box truss 10 comprising two elongate truss webs 12, a plurality a cross- members 14 and a plurality of flooring members 16.
  • the elongate truss webs 12 each comprise a bottom side beam 20, a top side beam 22, a plurality of vertical supports 24 and a plurality of side braces 26.
  • the vertical supports 24 are connected substantially at 90° between the bottom side beam 20 and the top side beam 22.
  • Whilst the side braces 26 are connected at an acute angle between the bottom side beam 20 and the top side beam 22 and/or the vertical supports 24 so as to make each truss web 12 more rigid.
  • each pivot member 30 comprises a bracket 32 fixed to one of the vertical supports 24, a brace 34 fixed to one of the cross-members 14 and a pivot pin 36 pivotably attaching the brace 34 to the bracket 32.
  • Each of the pivot members 30 also comprises a C- flange 37 fixed to the bottom side beam 20 and a pin 38 pivotably attaching one the end of one of the cross-members 14 to the bottom side beam 20.
  • the two pins 36 and 38 are centred on the same axis, which axis is parallel to the vertical support 24 so that the cross-member 14 pivots at 90° to the truss web 12.
  • pivot axis of the pivot members 30 be greater than about 10% of the height of the truss webs 12 (ie the length of the vertical supports 24). This has the effect of giving the collapsible box truss 10 significantly more rigidity in the expanded position than would otherwise be the case. Ideally the pivot members 30 are also in the same plane as the cross-members 14 to add to this rigidity. It is important that the axes of pivot of the pivot members 30 are outside of the perimeter of the vertical supports 24. This has the effect that the truss webs 12 can be folded flat against each other with the cross-members 14 located between the two truss webs 12 and mutually parallel to them (in the collapsed position). In the event that the axes of pivot of the pivot members 30 are inside the perimeter of the vertical supports 24 the cross-members 14 end up at an angle to the two truss webs 12 and hence the truss 10 is not as compact in its collapsed position.
  • Two of the pivot members 30 are used to connect each cross-member 14 between the two truss webs 12.
  • the flooring members 16 are disposed between the two truss webs 12.
  • Each flooring member 16 comprises a plurality of floor braces 40 (such as two floor braces 40), two U-shaped brackets 42 and 44 for each floor brace 40, and a grid 46.
  • the grid 46 is disposed between the adjacent pair of cross-members 14 and is fixed upon the floor braces 40.
  • One end of each of the floor braces 40 is typically pivotably attached by a pivot pin 48 inserted into the U-shaped bracket 42 at one of the bottom side beams 20.
  • the other end of each floor brace 40 is typically secured to the other U- shaped brackets 44 located on the other bottom side beam 20 by a locking pin 50.
  • the flooring members 16 can be pivoted between an in use position (see Figures 1, 2 and 5), wherein the grid 46 is oriented between the two bottom side beams 20 and between an adjacent pair of the cross-members 14, and a storage position (see Figures 4 and 7), wherein the grid 46 is oriented substantially in a plane between one of the bottom side beams 20 and its corresponding top side beam 22.
  • the movement of the flooring member 16 between the in use position and the storage position is indicated by arrow 52 in Figure 6.
  • the ends of the floor braces 40 each have flanges 54 projecting upwardly and outwardly to engage with the U-shaped brackets 42 and 44. This allows the main axis of the floor brace 40 to lie in a plane between the two bottom side beams 20.
  • the floor braces 40 can be attached to the cross-members 14 and can be pivoted to a storage position wherein the floor braces 40 are located between the vertical supports 24 and their corresponding cross- members 1 .
  • the floor braces 40 are not attached to either the bottom side beams 20 or the cross- members 14 but are rather removable and when in situ sit in the U-shaped brackets 42 and 44 and are locked in place by the locking pins 50.
  • the collapsible box truss 10 may also include a locking member (not shown). The locking member is used to lock the collapsible box truss 10 into the expanded position. This is of particular importance in the event that the flooring members 16 are removable.
  • the locking member could be a telescopic arm disposed between the bottom side beams 20 of the two truss webs 12 proximate adjacent cross-members 14.
  • the telescopic arm is locked in length once the collapsible box truss 10 is in the expanded position.
  • the telescopic arm is first unlocked so as to allow the two truss webs 12 to be pivoted with respect to each other.
  • the locking of the collapsible box truss 10 in the expanded position can be achieved by using linear lock, such as a bar (whether telescopable or not) or a planar lock such as a flooring member 16.
  • linear lock such as a bar (whether telescopable or not) or a planar lock such as a flooring member 16.
  • the collapsible box truss 10 is stored and can be readily transported when in the collapsed position with the two truss webs 12 pivoted against each other.
  • the truss webs 12 are pivoted with respect to each other about the pivot members 30 which connect the cross-members 14 to the vertical supports 24. This causes the truss webs 12 to move from the collapsed position shown in Figure 4 to the expanded position shown in Figure 2.
  • the flooring members 16 are then pivoted from their storage position, shown in Figure 7, to their in use position, shown in Figure 6, about the pivot pins 48. Once the flooring members 16 engage with the U-shaped brackets 44 the locking pins 50 are set in place to lock the flooring members 16 in to position. This has the added effect of locking the two truss webs 12 in the expanded position.
  • Sound and lighting equipment or the like can then be rigged from the collapsible box truss 10 such as for use in stage and theatre performances.
  • the grid 46 can be walked on like a foot path (suspended in the air) with the walker stepping over the cross-members 14 connected between the vertical supports 24 proximate the top side beams 22; or, where the truss 10 is larger, the walker can crawl along the grid 46 through the area defined by the vertical supports 24, the grid 46 and the upper-most cross- members 14; or, where the truss 10 is larger still the walker can walk through the area defined by the vertical supports 24, the grid 46 and the upper-most cross-members 14. That is the truss 10 defines a "crawl space" for movement along it. It is important that there be little or no intrusion into the crawl space. Otherwise it becomes difficult or even impracticable to move along the truss 10 through the space defined between the truss webs 12 and the flooring members 16.
  • a plurality of the collapsible box trusses 10 can be connected together using a turnbuckle spigot assembly as described in my co-pending patent application entitled Turnbuckle Spigot Assembly, which is considered to be brought into this specification by reference.
  • the turnbuckle spigot assemblies can also be used to connect the collapsible box trusses 10 to a wall or mounting box or the like.
  • the elements of the truss 10 could be made from metal materials or plastics materials or the like.
  • the truss 10 could be arranged on its end to form a tower.
  • the flooring members 16 could be in the form a zig-zag braces between the two truss webs 12.
  • the locking members could be in the form of triangular members pivoted at their base on one of the side beams 20 or 22 and having their apices releasibly locked to the other side beam 20 or 22.
  • the said triangular locking members could lock between the side beams 20 and further ones ⁇ f the locking members could lock between the side beams 22.
  • the triangular locking members could then pivot, one up and the other down, to inside each of the truss webs 12 in the collapsed position.
  • a pin lock or a three dimensional lock could be used to lock the collapsible box truss 10 into the expanded position.

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Abstract

Treillis à caisson rabattable (10) constitué de deux âmes de treillis (12) articulées par des éléments de pivotement (30) aux extrémités de traverses (14), de sorte que le treillis (10) puisse être pivoté entre une position rabattue pour faciliter l'entreposage et le transport et une position dépliée pour supporter une charge telle que des appareils pour l'éclairage et la sonorisation. Le treillis (10) est également pourvu d'éléments de plancher (16) et présente une 'galerie' pour permettre le déplacement le long du treillis lorsqu'il est en position dépliée. Le treillis (10) peut être posé sur une de ses extrémités pour former une tour rabattable.
EP95941550A 1994-12-16 1995-12-18 Treillis a caisson rabattable Withdrawn EP0745171A1 (fr)

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AUPN1139/94 1994-12-16
AUPN0113A AUPN011394A0 (en) 1994-12-16 1994-12-16 Collapsible box truss
PCT/AU1995/000854 WO1996018784A1 (fr) 1994-12-16 1995-12-18 Treillis a caisson rabattable

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EP0745171A1 true EP0745171A1 (fr) 1996-12-04
EP0745171A4 EP0745171A4 (fr) 1997-01-02

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