EP1380701A1 - Joint de connexion pour deux sections et structure de cadre pour facade ou toit utilisant ce joint - Google Patents

Joint de connexion pour deux sections et structure de cadre pour facade ou toit utilisant ce joint Download PDF

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EP1380701A1
EP1380701A1 EP03076979A EP03076979A EP1380701A1 EP 1380701 A1 EP1380701 A1 EP 1380701A1 EP 03076979 A EP03076979 A EP 03076979A EP 03076979 A EP03076979 A EP 03076979A EP 1380701 A1 EP1380701 A1 EP 1380701A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/88—Curtain walls
    • E04B2/96—Curtain walls comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms
    • E04B2/965—Connections of mullions and transoms

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  • the present invention relates to a joint for connecting together two sections and a system for forming a frame of a facade or a roof of a building using this joint.
  • the invention relates to a joint for forming a T-connection between two sections.
  • the patent US 4,948,290 describes a T-connection between two sections of a facade, which are oriented perpendicularly with respect to each other and each of which is provided with an internal chamber.
  • a U-shaped joint is housed in the chamber of one of the two sections.
  • the U-shaped joint comprises an end plate and two branches formed by the plates which extend from the opposite edges of the end plate close to the internal surfaces of the section.
  • a sliding pin provided with a flange is guided through a hole in the front plate.
  • the U-shaped joint also comprises a toggle lever shaped as a bridge having a central part and two parts which extend from the central part to said two branches forming an obtuse angle therewith.
  • the central part of the bridge is provided with a threaded hole inside which a screw having a head bearing against the front plate extends. When the screw is tightened, the two branches of the joint press against the internal surfaces of the section.
  • the T-connection between two sections is formed by introducing said sliding pin inside a suitable hole formed in a wall of the other section.
  • This joint has the disadvantage that it is formed by a U-shaped body which is difficult and complex to manufacture owing to said shaped bridge lever.
  • the patent US-6,390,718 B1 describes a joint which is inserted inside a chamber of a first section so as to then effect a T-connection, by means of a sliding pin, with a second section perpendicular to the first section.
  • a securing element extends across the whole length of said first section and is used to constrain the joint to one end of the first section facing the second section.
  • Said securing element is formed by an arm which extends from an internal wall of the section towards the inside of the chamber and is provided, at the end, with a securing cavity having a round shape with a groove formed in it.
  • the joint comprises a body provided with a groove having an internal contour complementing the shape of said arm and said cavity of the securing element. Said body is engaged onto the securing element, on which it is locked when it reaches the desired position.
  • This joint although it has the advantage that it may be used with sections having cross-sections with different dimensions, has the drawback that it cannot be assembled inside sections of the traditional type since the latter do not have the securing element required by said joint.
  • the sliding pin can be disengaged from the hole in which it was housed in order to form the T-connection. Consequently it is impossible to disengage from each other two sections forming a T-connection by means of said joint, without damaging at least one of the two sections.
  • the present invention proposes to overcome the abovementioned drawbacks.
  • the present invention relates, therefore, to a joint for forming a T-connection between two sections having substantially quadrangular cross-sections, said sections being both provided with a chamber, said joint being able to be inserted inside the chamber of one of said sections and being formed by a body comprising a front facing plate provided with a guide hole for a pin provided with a stopping flange, said stopping flange bearing against the internal surface of said front plate, said pin being slidable towards the outside of said front plate and being able to be inserted inside a hole of the other section.
  • said splaying means are associated with an actuating element for displacing said splaying means inside said groove.
  • said actuating means consist of a threaded element.
  • said splaying means are provided with a threaded hole and said threaded element is a screw engaging with said threaded hole.
  • said threaded element is integral with said splaying means and is able to be actuated by means of a threaded nut.
  • the splaying means consist of a bar provided with a threaded hole.
  • said bar has a cylindrical shape and has a constant radius over its whole length.
  • the cross-section of said groove has a dimension decreasing from the open end towards the bottom.
  • said body comprising said portion and said tongue is made from a single material, for example, aluminium, and as one piece, for example by shaping the body by means of extrusion.
  • the joint comprises a foot which emerges protruding from one of said side surfaces of said section portion and comprises a vertical wall from the end of which said tongue and, in the opposite direction, a heel extend respectively.
  • said groove intended to receive said splaying means is delimited by said side surface from which said foot emerges, by said vertical wall and by said tongue.
  • said vertical wall has, passing through it, a hole for receiving the element for actuating said splaying means.
  • the invention relates to a system for forming a frame for a facade or for a roof of a building, characterized in that it comprises at least one joint as described above.
  • the invention relates to a facade or a roof of building formed by said system.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a joint 1 for joining together two sections (2,3) of the traditional type having a substantially quadrangular cross-section.
  • the two sections are oriented perpendicularly with respect to each other.
  • the section 2 extends perpendicularly with respect to the sheet.
  • the section 3 comprises means 3' of the known type for supporting a glass panel (Fig. 3).
  • the sections 2,3 are part of a system of adjacent frames, each enclosing a glass panel (not shown).
  • the system of adjacent frames forms, for example, a facade or a roof of a building.
  • the system comprises a first section 2 parallel to a second section 2' entirely identical to the first section and a plurality of sections 3 perpendicular to the two sections 2,2' (Fig. 9).
  • the sections 2,2' form the so-called uprights and the sections 3 the so-called cross-pieces.
  • the system envisages a joint 1 at each intersection for forming the so-called T-connection between an upright and a cross-piece.
  • the sections 2,3 are provided with respective chambers 4,5 and the joint 1 can be inserted inside the chamber 5 of the section 3 (Fig. 3).
  • the joint 1 is formed by a body 6 comprising a front facing plate 7 provided with a guide hole 8 for a pin 9 in turn provided with a stopping flange 9' (Figs. 1-2).
  • the pin 9 is slidable towards the outside of the front plate 7 and can be inserted inside a hole 11 of the section 2 (Fig. 3).
  • Said body 6 comprises at least one section portion 12 having a substantially quadrangular cross-section.
  • this portion 12 is delimited by the front plate 7, by a rear plate 13 and by two side surfaces 14, 15.
  • the portion 12 is open on the side coinciding with the plane of the sheet and on the opposite side.
  • the pin 9 is pushed towards the outside of the front plate 7 by a spring 10 having a first end bearing against a locking nut 10' acting on the internal surface of the flange 9' and a second end bearing against the internal surface of the rear plate 13.
  • the body 6 can be constrained inside the chamber 5 by locking means 16 arranged on the outside of the section portion 12.
  • These locking means 16 comprise a tongue 17 and splaying means 18.
  • the tongue 17 forms, with the side surface 15 of the portion 12, a groove 19.
  • the splaying means 16 are formed by a bar 18 provided with a threaded hole 20 and by a threaded element 21.
  • This bar 18, which has a cylindrical shape, can be actuated inside the groove 19 by means of the threaded element 21 so as to move the tongue 17 away from the side surface 15 without deforming the section portion 12.
  • the splaying means 18 are integral with a threaded element which can be actuated by a threaded nut located inside the channel 27 opposite a through-hole 24 from which the threaded element integral with the splaying means 18 emerges.
  • stopping means such as projections for example, for stopping the movement of the splaying means 18 at a predefined distance from the bottom of the groove 19.
  • the locking means 16 envisage a foot which emerges protruding from the side surface 15 of the portion 12 and comprises a vertical wall 23 from the end of which said tongue 17 and, in the opposite direction, a heel 17' extend respectively.
  • the groove 19 is delimited by said side surface 15 from which said foot emerges, by said vertical wall 23 and by said tongue 17.
  • the groove 19 is configured with transverse cross-sections decreasing from the open end towards the bottom 22 and the cylindrical bar 18 has a greater diameter than the groove 19 as from a given distance from the bottom 22 of the groove itself.
  • the vertical wall 23 is provided with a through-hole 24 inside which a threaded element 21 can be inserted, said threaded element being provided with a head 25 which can be stopped so as to bear against the external side surface 26 of the vertical wall 23.
  • said head 25 is housed inside a channel 27 delimited by said heel 17', by said vertical wall 23 and by a section of the side surface 15 of the portion 12.
  • the joint 1 comprises furthermore means for correct positioning of the body 6 inside the chamber 5. These means are formed by at least one stopping element capable of stopping the movement of the body 6 inside the chamber 5.
  • the joint 1 is provided with a first and a second stopping element 28,29 having the form of teeth.
  • the first tooth 28 projects so as to protrude upwards from the front plate 7 and the second tooth 29 projects so as to protrude downwards from the heel 17'.
  • these teeth 28,29 are positioned so as to bear against the edges of the two opposite and mutually parallel walls 37,38 inside the section 3 (Fig. 10).
  • the joint 1 is provided with means for recalling the pin 9 inside the chamber 5 and thus disengaging the section 3 from the section 2.
  • These means comprise a window 31 in the side wall 32 of the section 2 (Fig. 5) and a tool 33 which can be inserted inside said window communicating directly with said spring 10.
  • the tool 33 acts on the spirals of the spring 10 and thus actuates the movement of the pin 9 towards the inside of the chamber 5.
  • Locking of joint 1 inside the section 3 is obtained by screwing the threaded element 21 (Fig. 1) inside the threaded hole 20 of the bar 18 and thus forcing said bar 18 to move towards the bottom 22 of the groove 19 (Figs. 6 and 7).
  • the cross-section of the bar 18 is constant, while the cross-section of the groove diminishes, the movement of the tongue 17 away from the side surface 15 of the portion 12 is obtained.
  • the tongue 17 bends towards the outside and, like a vice, locks the joint 1 inside the section 3.
  • This operation is performed by sliding the section 3 between the two sections 2,2' until the pins 9 of each joint 1 penetrate inside the holes 11 (Fig. 3,8) of the two sections 2,2', reaching their maximum extension as a result of the thrusts exerted by the springs 10.
  • each pin 9 comprises a suitable compensating notch 34.
  • each horizontal section 3 is fixed definitively by screwing self-tapping screws 35 inside seats 36 of the vertical section 2 (Fig. 8).
  • the said joint 1 according to the invention can be inserted and constrained inside the chamber 5 of sections 3 having a different cross-section in which a first dimension "a” is substantially the same for all the sections and the other dimension "b" is different from one section to the other (Figs. 10-12).

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EP03076979A 2002-07-12 2003-06-26 Joint de connexion pour deux sections et structure de cadre pour facade ou toit utilisant ce joint Expired - Lifetime EP1380701B1 (fr)

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IT2002MI001546A ITMI20021546A1 (it) 2002-07-12 2002-07-12 Giunto per collegare fra loro due profilati e sistema per formare unacornice di una facciata o di un tetto di un edificio utilizzando tale
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DE3808587C1 (fr) * 1988-03-15 1989-06-22 Wicona-Bausysteme Gmbh & Co Kg, 7900 Ulm, De
US4948290A (en) * 1988-03-24 1990-08-14 Schuco International Gmbh & Co. T-connection between two profiles, particularly cross-bar profile and post profile of a facade
EP0436869A2 (fr) * 1990-01-12 1991-07-17 Reynolds Aluminium Deutschland, Internationale Vertriebsgesellschaft Mbh Liaison au niveau du raccordement entre poteau et traverse d'une structure porteuse pour ou un mur de façade

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DE3808587C1 (fr) * 1988-03-15 1989-06-22 Wicona-Bausysteme Gmbh & Co Kg, 7900 Ulm, De
US4948290A (en) * 1988-03-24 1990-08-14 Schuco International Gmbh & Co. T-connection between two profiles, particularly cross-bar profile and post profile of a facade
EP0436869A2 (fr) * 1990-01-12 1991-07-17 Reynolds Aluminium Deutschland, Internationale Vertriebsgesellschaft Mbh Liaison au niveau du raccordement entre poteau et traverse d'une structure porteuse pour ou un mur de façade

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ITMC20090123A1 (it) * 2009-05-21 2010-11-22 L M Dei F Lli Monticelli S R L Attrezzatura e dispositivo di collegamento per la realizzazione di intelaiature portanti.
DE102009026105B4 (de) 2009-07-06 2022-03-03 Hydro Extruded Solutions As System zum Verbinden von Pfosten und Riegeln und Verwendung

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SI1380701T1 (sl) 2008-06-30
PT1380701E (pt) 2008-01-14
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