EP1464755B1 - Kit of gutter elements and thereby formed gutter - Google Patents

Abstract

A design of paving blocks for surface drains has two basic shapes; a H shaped block and smaller fill in blocks. The H shaped block represents two outer blocks and a shorter central block. The H shaped blocks are laid in a line, or in a curve, with the square gaps filled with smaller square blocks. The outer sections of the H blocks are linked to the middle sections by grooves which simulate the gaps between individual blocks. Spacer ridges at the outer ends of the blocks maintain a set spacing between the blocks.

Description

The present invention relates to a kit having the features of the preamble of claim 1.

A gutter / strip element is known from DE 202 03 627. Such grooves / strip elements allow the simplified production of gutters or strips, as this several stone sections are combined to form an overall element, so that considerable laying work is saved. The three stone sections preferably have between them indicated joints, so that the impression of three individual stones is created for the viewer, although the stone sections are formed by an element. Characterized in that the middle stone portion is arranged offset from the two outer stone sections, results in the juxtaposition of the elements, a toothing effect that makes a displacement of the elements perpendicular to the gutter or strip axis impossible.

A paving stone, which is approximately H-shaped, is known from US-A-5046887. In this publication, the use of such a paving stone to create gutters / stripes is not described.

A kit having the features of the preamble of claim 1 is described in DE-A-19837941. In the known kit, a gutter or a strip of relatively large gutter / strip elements is created, of which alternately two different embodiments are put together. These two embodiments, one of which in the broadest sense has an H-shape, extend over the entire width of the channel or strip.

The present invention has for its object to provide a kit of the specified type, which is particularly well suited for a straight and curved installation.

This object is achieved in a kit of the type specified by the characterizing features of claim 1.

While in the solution described in DE 202 03 627 the two outer stone sections extend only on one side beyond the middle stone section, so that the middle stone section protrudes on one side opposite the two outer stone sections, in the solution according to the invention the channel / strip element approximately H-shaped, ie the two outer stone sections project from the middle stone section on both sides. However, this means that when creating a plurality of gutters / strip elements for the production of a gutter / a strip medium clearances remain between adjacent elements adjacent to one another, which must be filled with supplementary stones. These supplementary stones are simply formed rectangular stones or square stones.

In a preferred embodiment, the two outer stone sections are rectangular, while the middle stone section is square. The supplementary stones are also square in shape and agree in their dimensions substantially with those of the central stone section.

To create a gutter or a strip, therefore, two different stone formats are needed. This provides some over the aforementioned embodiment, where only a single element is used Disadvantage dar. However, this disadvantage is accepted as can be laid with the inventively proposed kit of gutters / strip element and supplementary stone in addition to straight gutters or strips particularly well curved gutters or strips. While in the embodiment described above with a single gutter / strip element in a bow installation wedge-shaped joints arise, depending on the radius of curvature, more or less expand, the effect of these undesirable wedge-shaped joints is optically mitigated in the inventive solution, that such a wedge joint divided as a result of the supplementary stone used, ie comes to rest on both sides of the Ergänzstesteienes with about half the width, so that optically no crimped Keilfugeneffekt results as in the embodiment described above. Such H-shaped elements are therefore particularly well suited for a curved installation, since the visual impression of continuous. Keilfugen is avoided. Since the supplementary stones used have essentially the same dimensions as the middle stone sections of the gutters / strip elements, does not give the visual impression of a composite of two different elements gutter or a strip, but it results in a single overall picture of a paved with square stones middle gutter track and two outer gutter track paved with rectangular stones.

In development of the invention, the two outer stone sections each have at least one perpendicular to the gutter / strip axis extending dummy joint. In this embodiment, therefore, an optical subdivision of the outer stone sections takes place in several smaller sections, which may correspond, for example, the size of the central stone section, so that the overall visual impression of one exclusively square stones same size paved gutter results.

Also, the middle stone portion may have at least one perpendicular to the gutter / strip axis extending dummy joint. Here, therefore, the middle stone section is divided into several smaller stone sections. The present innovation includes all the possibilities of such a subdivision, although it should be noted that with increasing the size of the gutter / strip elements, the bow installation is becoming increasingly difficult.

In a further development of the invention, the two outer stone sections are formed differently long parallel to the gutter / strip axis. With this embodiment, a particularly good sheet transfer can be achieved when the juxtaposition of several gutters / strip elements, the shorter outer stone portion each comes to rest on one side, which forms the inside of the sheet to be laid. The corresponding radius of curvature is determined essentially by the difference in length of the two outer stone sections. Depending on the location of the shorter sections, sheets can be laid in both directions. If a linear laying is to take place with this embodiment, the shorter outer stone sections are simply applied alternately on different sides, so that in the installed state each time a longer outer side section adjoins a shorter outer side section. This type of installation is achieved by turning the respective second element by 180 °. In this embodiment, the gutter / strip elements are formed symmetrically with respect to their central axis perpendicular to the gutter / strip axis.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the gutter / strip element on his Side surfaces spacer on. Such spacers have several functions: First, they determine the size of the joint to be provided between the elements, ie they serve as a laying aid to create a uniform joint pattern. On the other hand, depending on the position, they can produce a composite effect between adjacent elements, since this results in a toothing effect between adjacent elements, although direct contact of neighboring elements is detrimental and should be largely avoided. The contact areas of the spacers are therefore to be made as small as possible. Third, such spacers may act as hinges when sheet laying is performed.

Depending on the arrangement and distribution of the spacers on the side surfaces of the elements pairs of spacers, each of which a spacer is arranged on an adjacent stone, cooperate, which develop a particularly high toothing effect or a particularly good joint effect.

In a specific embodiment, the spacers are provided on a respective side surface of the two outer stone sections running perpendicular to the gutter / strip axis in the laterally outer region of the side surface. Particularly preferred is an embodiment in which a spacer is arranged on both perpendicular to the gutter / strip axis extending side surfaces of an outer stone section, wherein these spacers are offset in side surface parallel to each other. In this case, therefore, the spacer of the one element with the offset spacer of the other element forms a corresponding compound or joint effect.

Also on a perpendicular to the gutter / strip axis running Side surface of the central stone portion may be arranged at least one spacer. In this embodiment, therefore, a direct contact of the side surfaces of the central stone portions of adjacent elements is avoided.

In a further embodiment, the internal angles of the element have wedge-shaped thickenings. In this embodiment, when laying the edges of the supplementary stone encounter against these wedge-shaped thickening of a gutter / strip element, so that in this way a direct side surface contact is avoided.

The shape of the spacers is not critical. In order to avoid excessive direct contact of the elements or stones with each other, the contact surfaces of the spacers should, however, be as small as possible. In a particularly preferred embodiment, therefore, the spacers are formed so that there is a point contact with the neighboring stone or neighboring element. In this case, the spacers may be formed, for example, hemispherical, pyramidal, etc. In another embodiment, the spacers are strip-shaped and arranged vertically. This embodiment has the further advantage that this prevents migration of the joint material in the lateral direction.

Since in the present invention, the free spaces for the supplementary stones are predetermined by the juxtaposed gutter / strip elements, the supplementary stones can be easily laid. Since they correspond in their dimensions to the middle stone sections of the gutters / strip elements, the visual impression of a formed from identical stones middle gutter / strip element band. When laying sheet no continuous Keilfugen, but the Keilfugen will be split in half by the supplementary stones used, so that overall results in the middle band of the trough of the strip of the visual impression of approximately equal joints.

The supplementary stones preferably also have spacers on their side surfaces, so that there are adapted conditions to the gutter / strip elements.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a gutter / strip, which consists of a kit of gutters / strip elements of the type described above and supplementary stones of the type described above. Such a groove or strip may extend in a straight line or in an arc, as stated above.

It is understood that the tops of the outer stone portions of the gutters / strip elements may be formed inclined towards the central stone portion.

Figur 1

eine Draufsicht auf eine erste Ausführungsform eines Rinnen/Streifenelementes mit einem Ergänzungsstein;

Figur 2

eine Draufsicht auf das Rinnen/Streifenelement der Figur 1 mit Ergänzungsstein in der Anlage an eine bereits fertiggestellte Rinne, die geradlinig verlegt ist;

Figur 3

eine aus Rinnen/Streifenelementen der Figuren 1 und 2 bestehende bogenförmig verlegte Rinne in der Draufsicht;

Figur 4

eine räumliche Ansicht des in Figur 1 gezeigten Rinnen/Streifenelementes mit Ergänzungsstein;

Figur 5

eine räumliche Ansicht des Gegenstandes der Figur 2;

Figur 6

eine räumliche Ansicht des Gegenstandes der Figur 3;

Figur 7

eine Draufsicht auf einen Teil einer bogenförmig verlegten Rinne, die sich aus Rinnen/Streifenelementen einer zweiten Ausführungsform und entsprechenden Ergänzungssteinen zusammensetzt;

Figur 8

das in Figur 7 dargestellte Rinnen/Streifenelement der zweiten Ausführungsform mit einem Ergänzungsstein in räumlicher Ansicht;

Figur 9

eine geradlinig verlegte Rinne in räumlicher Ansicht, die sich aus Rinnen/Streifenelementen und Ergänzungssteinen der Figur 8 zusammensetzt; und

Figur 10

eine räumliche Ansicht eines Teiles einer bogenförmig verlegten Rinne, die sich aus Rinnen/Streifenelementen und Ergänzungssteinen der Figur 8 zusammensetzt.

The invention will now be explained in detail with reference to embodiments in conjunction with the drawings. Show it:

FIG. 1

a plan view of a first embodiment a gutter / strip element with a supplementary stone;

FIG. 2

a plan view of the gutter / strip element of Figure 1 with supplementary stone in the system to an already finished gutter, which is laid in a straight line;

FIG. 3

an arcuate channel consisting of gutters / strip elements of Figures 1 and 2 in plan view;

FIG. 4

a spatial view of the gutter / strip element shown in Figure 1 with supplementary stone;

FIG. 5

a spatial view of the article of Figure 2;

FIG. 6

a spatial view of the article of Figure 3;

FIG. 7

a plan view of a portion of an arcuately laid channel, which is composed of gutter / strip elements of a second embodiment and corresponding supplementary stones;

FIG. 8

the trough / strip element of the second embodiment shown in Figure 7 with a supplementary stone in a spatial view;

FIG. 9

a straight channel laid in a spatial view, which is composed of gutters / strip elements and supplementary stones of Figure 8; and

FIG. 10

a spatial view of a portion of an arcuately laid channel, which is composed of gutter / strip elements and supplementary stones of Figure 8.

The trough / strip element 1 shown in plan view in FIG. 1 is approximately H-shaped in plan view (seen in the direction of the trough / strip axis) and has two outer larger stone sections 2 of equal length and a middle section of stone 3 of lesser length joining them. Between the outer stone sections 2 and the middle stone section 3 two dummy joints 4 are provided, so that the impression of three separate stones results for the viewer. Further, Figure 1 shows a square in plan view Supplementary stone 5, which is used when fitting H-shaped gutter / strip elements in the middle space formed by them.

Figure 2 shows a straight laid gutter, which consists of individual gutter / strip elements 1 and supplementary stones 5 of Figure 1. In Figure 2, the way of laying the supplementary stones and gutters / strip elements is shown on the right. When installed, the observer has the effect that he can no longer distinguish between supplementary stones and gutters / strip elements, i. The result is a middle band of square single stones, and there are two outer bands of rectangular stones.

FIG. 3 shows an arcuate channel. Due to the arched laying arise between the individual gutters / strip elements 1 Keilfugen 6, which can be seen in Figure 3 expand downwards. By inserting the supplementary stones 5 between adjacent gutters / strip elements 1, these wedge shapes 6 are divided so that there are two half joints, which are shown at 7. The result is no longer the impression of unsightly, continuous Keilfugen.

Figures 4 to 6 show the objects of Figures 1 to 3 in three-dimensional views.

FIG. 7 shows a plan view of a part of a channel which is composed of gutter / strip elements 20 and corresponding supplementary stones 24. In this embodiment, the outer stone portions of the gutter / strip element 20 are not formed of the same length as in the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 6, but the outer stone portion 21 shown on the left in Figure 7 is shorter parallel to the channel axis than that in Figure 7 right shown outer stone portion 22. When juxtaposing corresponding grooves / strip elements thus automatically results in an arc shape, which is shown in Figure 7. Again, the wedge joints 28 formed between the individual gutters / strip elements in turn are divided in half in the central region by the supplementary stones 24 used, as shown at 29.

Further, in this embodiment of a gutter / strip element 20, certain side surfaces of the element which act as contact surfaces have approximately hemispherical spacers 27 contacting the neighboring stones. Such spacers 27 are also provided on two opposite side surfaces of the supplementary stone 24. The middle stone section 23 of the gutter / strip element 20 does not have such spacers 27. Instead, here are the interior angle of the element provided with wedge-shaped thickenings 26, against which the edges of the supplementary stones 24 abut, as shown in Figure 7. These wedge-shaped thickenings 26 also fulfill the function of spacers. In Figure 7, the spacers are indicated only in some stone sections.

FIG. 8 shows the embodiment of a gutter / strip element 20 shown in FIG. 7 in a spatial view. Here, the outer stone portion 21 is formed shorter than the outer stone portion 22. Figure 9 shows a straight laid gutter, which is composed of the gutter / strip elements 20 and supplementary stones 24 of Figure 8. A here is the longer outer stone section and B is the shorter outer stone section. It can be seen that, according to FIG. 9, a longer outer stone section is in each case arranged adjacent to a shorter outer stone section, so that the overall result is a channel laid in a straight line. Each second channel / strip element 20 must therefore be rotated by 180 ° in order to achieve this linearly laid channel.

FIG. 10 shows a part of an arched channel. Here are the respective long and short outer stone sections A and B together.

Claims (15)

1. A kit for the preparation of a gutter or of a stripe comprising gutter/stripe elements (1, 20) which include outer stone portions (2, 21, 22) disposed along an axis extending perpendicular with respect to the gutter/stripe axis and a central stone portion (3, 23) disposed offset with respect to the outer stone portions in the direction of the gutter/stripe axis, respectively, and which have approximately a H-shape in the top view in view direction parallel to the gutter/stripe axis, and supplemental stones (5, 24), characterized in that the supplemental stones (5, 24) fill the central free spaces of the juxtaposed H-shaped gutter/stripe elements (1, 20) and correspond in their dimensions substantially to the central stone portions (3, 23) of the gutter/stripe elements (1, 20).
2. The kit according to claim 1, characterized in that the gutter/stripe elements (1, 20) have a dummy joint (4, 25) between the outer stone portions (2, 21, 22) and the central stone portion (2, 23), respectively.
3. The kit according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the two outer stone portions have at least one dummy joint extending perpendicular with respect to the gutter/stripe axis, respectively.
4. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the central stone portion has at least one dummy joint extending perpendicular with respect to the gutter/stripe axis.
5. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two outer stone portions (21, 22) have a different length parallel to the gutter/stripe axis.
6. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the gutter/stripe elements (1, 20) have spacers (27) on their side surfaces.
7. The kit according to claim 6, characterized in that the spacers (27) are provided on a respective side surface of the two outer stone portions (21, 22) which extends perpendicular with respect to the gutter/stripe axis in the lateral outer portion of the side surface.
8. The kit according to claim 7, characterized in that a respective spacer (27) is disposed on both side surfaces of an outer stone portion (21, 22) which extend perpendicular with respect to the gutter/stripe axis, wherein these spacers (27) are offset with respect to one another in the direction parallel to the side surface.
9. The kit according to one of the claims 6 to 8, characterized in that at least one spacer is disposed on a side surface of the central stone portion which extends perpendicular with respect to the gutter/stripe axis.
10. The kit according to one of the claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the spacers (27) are formed as hinge for the angled juxtaposition of a neighbour element for an arcuate placement.
11. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner angles of the element (20) have wedge-like thickenings (26).
12. The kit according to one of the claims 6 to 11, characterized in that the spacers (27) are formed in such a manner that a point contact with neighbour elements or supplemental stones results.
13. The kit according to one of the claims 6 to 11, characterized in that the spacers are formed in a slat-like manner and are disposed vertically.
14. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supplemental stones (24) have spacers (27) on their side surfaces.
15. A gutter/stripe, characterized in that it consists of a kit of gutter/stripe elements (1, 20) and supplemental stones (5, 24) according to one of the preceding claims.

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