Classifications

• • 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
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/0018—Easily movable or transportable swimming pools
  • E04H4/0062—Easily movable or transportable swimming pools characterised by stacked planks or staves
• • 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
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/0075—Swimming or splash baths or pools made of concrete
  • E04H4/0087—Swimming or splash baths or pools made of concrete with walls prefabricated and floor cast in situ

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a modular above-ground or in-ground swimming pool, of the type constituted mainly from prefabricated reinforced concrete elements.
• Wooden pools are prized for their aesthetics. However, there are several drawbacks related to the behavior over time of the wood. These pools therefore require significant maintenance and are ultimately, despite the use of natural materials, not very environmentally friendly because of the heavy treatments they must undergo to limit their damage over time.
• Synthetic material pools are generally made from tubular structures maintaining a flexible cover which makes the assembly not very resistant mechanically.
• Precast concrete pools are also known, as illustrated in documents DE-A-1,808,721 and FR-A-2,462,532.
• the posts are arranged on either side of a stack of plates. These posts rest directly on the ground and not on a sole.
• the coping is made up of a plurality of elements assembled between two posts. Due to the design of this assembly, neither the coping nor the base of the assembly participate in a stiffening of the structure and in particular in maintaining a constant spacing between posts. However, this maintenance of a constant spacing between posts is necessary to allow the stacking of plates to resist the thrusts exerted by water on said plates.
• the patent FR-A-2,462,532 describes a swimming pool in which the posts have feet made in the form of dice or studs. Plates are disposed between the posts extending above the studs of said posts. Consequently, once again, nothing makes it possible to maintain a constant spacing at the level of the posts. It is the same at the level of the coping.
• An object of the present invention is therefore to propose a modular swimming pool which is easy to install, the design of which makes it possible to offer high mechanical strength and reduced maintenance combined with an aestheticism capable of being easily integrated into an outdoor environment of the garden type.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a swimming pool whose design allows obtaining an extremely short assembly time in the absence of any specific tool.
• the subject of the invention is a modular above-ground or buried swimming pool, of the type constituted mainly from prefabricated elements of reinforced concrete, characterized in that it essentially consists of a concrete sole delimiting the outline of the swimming pool to be manufactured, this sole being able to receive on the one hand vertical concrete posts, on the other hand a stack of concrete front plates with horizontal joint plane held at each of their ends by said posts, a belt, made of wood, concrete or composite, forming a coping, covering the upper end of the posts and the stacking of concrete plates to stiffen the entire structure.
• the sole and the coping each consist of sections assembled end to end, each connecting zone between sections being located each time in line with a post. Therefore, each sole or coping section forms a continuous element between two posts. This results in a stiffening of the structure.
• the sections of the coping can thus be assembled end to end between them and at the top of the posts while the sections of the sole are assembled end to end between them and at the base of the posts.
• at least the visible faces of the plates and posts are made of treated concrete to give them a natural or stained wood appearance.
• These plates can be grooved longitudinally to give each plate the appearance of two assembled boards.
• the connection zone between two plates has a profile identical to the groove to give the whole the appearance of a stack of boards.
• a prefabricated swimming pool is thus obtained from elements essentially of concrete whose appearance conforms to a wooden swimming pool.
• Figure 1 shows a partial sectional view of a wall of a modular swimming pool according to the invention
• FIG. 2 shows another partial sectional view of a wall according to the invention
• FIG. 3 represents a partial sectional view of the upper part of the swimming pool wall constituted by the belt:
• FIG. 4 shows a partial sectional view of a variant of Figure 3
• FIG. 5 represents a partial front side view of the upper zone of the swimming pool wall
• Figure 6 shows a partial top view of the sole provided with posts
• Figure 7 shows a partial schematic sectional view of an assembly of plates to a post
• FIG. 8 represents a partial front view on the outside side of the swimming pool wall
• Figure 9 shows a partial top view of two sole sections assembled to a post
• Figure 10 shows a partial top view of two coping sections assembled to a post, the connecting piece having been shown in dotted lines;
• Figure 1 1 shows a bottom view of a connecting piece for assembling the coping sections to a post
• FIG. 12 shows a sectional view along A-A of Figure 1 1.
• the swimming pool 1 is a swimming pool constituted mainly from prefabricated reinforced concrete elements.
• This pool can be an inground or above ground pool.
• all the prefabricated elements will be treated from an aesthetic point of view.
• this modular swimming pool 1 essentially consists of a concrete base 2 capable of forming a continuous line delimiting the outline of the swimming pool to be manufactured.
• This sole 2 is adapted to receive on the one hand vertical concrete posts 3, on the other hand a stacking of concrete facade plates 4 with horizontal joint plane 4A. These front plates are held at each of their ends by the posts 3.
• the sole 2 used to receive the rest of the structure, is made up of sections 2A, 2B ... 2N made of concrete assembled end to end, in particular by jumpers, or by brackets, as illustrated in FIG. 9, or by any other appropriate link. These sole sections are thus assembled end to end together and at the base of the posts 3 by the brackets. Each section can also be kept fixed in the ground by means of an appropriate fixing member.
• the connection zone between two sole sections extends in line with a post so that each sole section constitutes a continuous element feeling of stiffening element between two posts.
• This sole 2 is obviously placed on a ground previously worked to delimit a flat surface.
• This sole 2 has a groove 15 for receiving the interlocking of the bases of the posts 3 and the edge of the bottom plate 4 of the stack.
• the posts 3 thus inserted in the groove 15 of the footings, in the connection zone between two sections of footings between them, have, in cross section, an H profile.
• Each branch of the H of the post 3 is straight or forms a dihedral in depending on the configuration chosen for the pool.
• the post is used for the production of parts of rectilinear walls of the swimming pool as illustrated in FIG. 6.
• this post 3 is used for producing portions of non-rectilinear pool walls which form an angle between them.
• the posts 3 define, between the branches of the H, grooves 6 for inserting the ends of the front plates 4.
• the front plates 4 are therefore mounted to fit into said grooves 6 as illustrated in FIG. 7.
• the front plates 4 have an end profile of shape complementary to that of the groove 6. As shown in FIG. 'example, these plates delimit a tongue coming to be inserted in the groove 6.
• the front plates can be housed in the groove 15 of the sole 2 and in the grooves 6 of the post 3 and are thus held in position in the absence of any other sealing or bonding material.
• the plates / posts / sole assembly forms a self-locking assembly due to the interlocking mounting of the plates, posts and sole to each other.
• the plates are stacked on top of each other.
• the horizontal edges of the front plates 4, sensing at the delimitation of the horizontal joint planes 4A in the stacked state of the said plates 4, are alternately of convex concave profile, as illustrated in FIG. 1, to prevent relative sliding between the edges of the plates 4 under load.
• the lower edge of the tackles in the stacked state of said plates each time constitutes a edge with a concave profile while the upper edge of each plate constitutes a edge with convex profile.
• other embodiments of the edges of the plates capable of establishing a connection by positive engagement of complementary geometric shapes, can be envisaged.
• the inside of the pool corresponds to the part extending to the right of the plates while the outside of the pool corresponds to the part extending to the left of the plates.
• Facade plates 4 and posts 3 are thus positioned in the sole 2 so that the face of the plates 4, intended to extend towards the pool side of the swimming pool, is in perfect alignment with one of the faces of the post 3. Thanks with the configuration of the posts and the plates and their mode of connection, it is possible to obtain a swimming pool with a polygonal contour, in particular octagonal or decagonal.
• the swimming pool has a shape in which its parallel longitudinal edges are rectilinear while the ends of the swimming pool are constituted by a polygonal contour with four faces. Thanks to the above prefabricated elements, a large number of swimming pool dimensions can be obtained.
• sole elements there are four types of sole elements according to the configuration of the end zone of the groove 15 intended to receive the post 3. There are also two models of posts and a single model of plate 4.
• This coping 5 is made up of sections 5A, 5B ... 5N assembled end to end, between them and at the top of the posts 3, each connection zone between sections 5A, 5B ... 5N being located in line with a post 3.
• Each post 3 has a thickness greater than that of the plates so as to present a post portion projecting from the plates on the outside of the pool.
• each post has, in its zone in alignment with the plates 4, a height corresponding to that of the stacking of plates while, in its projecting part towards the outside of the basin, it has a lower overall height stacking. This results in a setback at each post to obtain such a variation in height.
• This recess can be used on the one hand for the reception of part of the belt 5 so as to constitute a bearing zone for the coping preventing the latter from tilting, on the other hand, for the passage of a profile 52 or 52 ′ providing a groove for inserting a liner which will be described below.
• the coping can have a large number of shapes as illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4.
• the coping 5 is in one piece and rests directly on the top of the posts 3 and of the plates 4.
• the fixing is obtained at the top of the plates 4 by engagement with engagement of the complementary shapes formed by the convex profile of the plate and the concave profile of the base of the coping.
• This edge which substantially affects the shape of a T in cross section, presents at the base of the vertical branch of the T, a housing 11 for the reception of a screw 10, this screw 10 authorizing the fixing of the coping 5 at the top of the post on the projecting part of the latter. This fixation is invisible.
• the detail of the rest of the fixing is shown more particularly in Figure 5.
• each coping is thus fixed to the post 3 by means of brackets 8, themselves fixed to the post 3 by means of a through axis 9.
• the coping sections are assembled together by means of a connecting plate 13 positioned under one of the horizontal branches of the T on the outer side of the basin, this connecting plate 13 being fixed to each coping section by ⁇ intermediate of a screw nut member represented at 12 in the figures.
• the coping 5 consists of three elements shown for one in 5A or 5B ... 5N and for the others in 51 and 52.
• a first profile made of aluminum or material synthesis and shown in 52 in the figures covers the top of the last plate 4 of the stack and the post. This profile is also intended to receive interlocking another profile shown in 5A, 5B ...
• Another profile 51 is positioned on the projecting part projecting outwards from the post 3 and extends between the profile 5A, 5B ... 5N and the top of the projecting part of the post 3. It prevents tilting at left in figure 3 of profile 5A, 5B ... 5N of the coping.
• the profiles 5A, 5B ... 5N of the coping are assembled together by means of a connection plate 13 and a screw-nut system 12.
• the element 51 of the coping is itself connected to the post 3 by means of brackets 8 extending on two opposite faces of the post 3.
• a screw nut system 9 passing through the brackets 8 and the post 3 allows the latter to be fixed to the post 3.
• the other branch of the bracket is intended to receive a screw nut system 14 passing through the element 51 of the coping.
• this belt 5 must also provide a liner attachment groove.
• this groove, shown in 16 is delimited by the profile 52 from covering the front plates 4.
• this groove 7 for attaching the liner 17 came from manufacturing with said coping 5.
• Another embodiment of the coping 5 is shown in Figures 2 and 8 to 10.
• the coping 5 is again made up of three elements shown for one in 5A or 5B or 5C and for both others in 51 'and 52'.
• a first profile, made of aluminum or of synthetic material and shown in 52 ′ covers the top of the last plate 4 of the stack of plates and of the post.
• This profile 52 ′ is intended to constitute a bearing surface of another profile shown in 5A or 5B or 5N in the figures, this profile constituting the section of the coping profile intended to be assembled end to end with another section of the coping .
• Another part, represented at 51 ′, is positioned on the projecting part projecting towards the outside of the post and extends between the section 5A or 5B or 5N and the top of the projecting part of the post 3.
• This piece 51 ' constitutes a connecting piece of two sections 5A, 5B ... 5N of coping to the post 3.
• This piece 51' takes the form of a T whose vertical branch is consisting of a U-shaped upright intended to at least partially surround the post 3 while the horizontal branch of the T is formed of a plate.
• Each wing of the T constitutes a bearing surface of a section 5A, 5B, 5N of coping fixed by bolting to the piece 51 'of connection.
• the vertical branch of the T is fixed by bolting to the post 3.
• posts 3, sections 5A, 5B of coping and sections 2A, 2B of sole constitute a rigid frame with inside which the plates 4 are stacked.
• the swimming pool thus consists of a succession of contiguous frames, the same post constituting each time an amount common to two contiguous frames.
• the plates 4 are grooved longitudinally, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 8, to give each plate 4 the appearance of at least two assembled boards, the connection zone between two plates having a profile identical to the groove to give the whole the appearance of a stack of boards.
• the mounting of such a swimming pool is extremely easy. It should indeed, firstly, install all sections 2A to 2N allowing the realization of the sole corresponding to the contours of the pool. Once this sole has been installed and, preferably fixed to the ground, at least one post 3A is housed inside the groove 15 of the sole. The front plates 4 are then arranged by simple stacking on either side of the post 3, coming to be housed in the grooves 6 of the post 3. Once the stacking has been carried out, a post 3 is fixed to the other end of each stack of plates 4. When the entire contour of the pool has been produced by stacking plates and positioning posts 3, the belt 5 can be fixed. This belt 5, in particular when it is produced from a one-piece element as illustrated in FIG.
• This belt 5 can be fixed very simply on the whole of the structure previously described by simple bolting.
• This belt 5 can be made of wood, concrete or composite.
• this belt 5 forming a coping can be formed by extrusion from a composition consisting essentially of particles or fines of wood bonded by means of a resin.
• no sealing material is necessary for the assembly of said elements. This results in an extremely short assembly time and easier assembly of the assembly.
• the weight of the water on the liner tends to stretch the liner which, due to the location of its attachment to the swimming pool structure, tends to exert on the plates a vertical pressure reinforcing the maintenance of the latter at the stacked state.

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