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
  • E04H4/0043—Easily movable or transportable swimming pools mainly made of panels
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
  • B29C45/17—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
  • B29C45/46—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould
  • B29C45/56—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould using mould parts movable during or after injection, e.g. injection-compression moulding

Definitions

• the invention relates to the technical sector of construction elements for swimming pools.
• each panel of generally rectangular shape, has a peripheral frame delimiting vertical wings for assembly with the adjacent modular panels.
• Each panel has a reduced width compared to its height. As an indication, the height of the panels is around 4 times its width. For example, this height is about 1.20 meters, while the width is about 25 centimeters.
• each panel can be constituted by a prefabricated structure receiving a reinforcing element shaped in section to receive, over its entire height, concrete in communication with a chaining.
• This technical solution brings many advantages compared to the prior techniques in this field.
• the fact of making the panels by a process of injecting a plastic material makes it possible to obtain a particularly competitive production cost.
• the injection process in principle, limits the dimensional characteristics of the panels while requiring the use of very powerful injection presses. For these various reasons, it is necessary to limit the width of the panels to obtain an acceptable straightness. Otherwise, the panel will tend to twist. As indicated above, a width of 25 cm is acceptable in the context of an injection process.
• the fact of using basic modules of 25 cm requires numerous connections liable to be detrimental to aesthetics, by requiring the provision of a sealed assembly between each module.
• the conventional injection method limits the thickness of the panels and the height of any stiffening ribs that one of the faces of these panels may have.
• the width of the ribs considered at their base must be equal, at most, substantially to a third of the thickness of the panel, failing to create zones of rotassures.
• FIG. 1 illustrates, in a very schematic manner, the perfectly known principle of the conventional plastic injection method, for obtaining panels. Since the joint plane between the punch and the die is arranged in a horizontal plane, the stresses are very great and the thickness difficult to adjust. From this state of the art, the problem which the invention proposes to solve is to be able to obtain modular panels of much larger dimensions, of the order of 1 meter to 2 meters or more depending on the capacity of the injection machine which reduces the number of connections over the considered length of the swimming pool basin, while having the objective of being able to produce a panel of greater thickness with, consequently, ribs of rigidity also more important.
• the panel obtained has a generally quadrangular planar or curved shape perfectly rectilinear according to all of its dimensions, one of the at least faces of said panel having stiffening ribs.
• each of them has, on the side of the ribbed face, a peripheral squared frame whose vertical wings have complementary arrangements of coupling with adjacent panels for realize the closed structure of the basin.
• the lower horizontal wing has arrangements for the engagement of anchoring members in the ground.
• the ribs are formed vertically and / or horizontally on the external face. said panel.
• the horizontal upper edge of the external face of the panel delimits a strip formed of a plurality of ribs arranged in staggered rows, in particular honeycomb .
• the panel After assembling the different panels together according to the shape of the desired swimming pool, and to solve the problem of being able to equip the interior of the pool with a waterproof canvas known as a liner, the panel has, in its thickness, at the horizontal upper wing of the frame, a profiled groove for engaging and pinching the liner.
• the latter has, in its thickness, at regular or irregular intervals and in a manner parallel to its vertical edges, thickness reductions capable of acting as a hinge to modify at will the longitudinal profile of said panel.
• an upper chaining its external face has, at its upper part, hooking and positioning arrangements capable of cooperating with complementary arrangements of independent independent elements added and modular acting as a chute for pouring a concrete to form said peripheral upper chaining after coupling of the various panels.
• its external face has, over all or part of its height, attachment and positioning arrangements capable of cooperating with complementary arrangements of at least one independent added element acting as a vertical chimney, in communication with the chaining elements, for pouring concrete.
• the panel may have, for information which is in no way limitative, a length of between
• the ribs having at their base a thickness of approximately 6 to 7 mm.
• FIG. 1 is a purely schematic view showing the principle of the injection process for the production of the panel
• - Figure 2 is a purely schematic view showing the application of the compression injection method for the production of swimming pool panels
• - Figure 3 is a perspective view of a basic module of a panel, resulting from the compression injection method according to the invention
• - Figure 4 is a plan view of the outer face of the panel
• - Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 4
• - Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 4
• - Figure 7 is a plan view showing an example of assembly of panels according to the invention, for the production of a swimming pool, generally substantially elliptical in shape
• - Figure 8 is a perspective view of a modular upper chaining element
• - Figure 9 is a perspective view of an element capable of acting as a chimney
• - Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing
• each modular panel designated as a whole by (1) is obtained, according to a characteristic underlying the invention, by the compression injection process (Figure 2) from a plastic material, in particular recycled.
• the application of this process known as such by a person skilled in the art, makes it possible to obtain a panel having a length (L) of between 1000 and 2000 millimeters approximately, having a generally quadrangular planar or curved shape that is perfectly rectilinear, over all of its dimensions.
• L length of between 1000 and 2000 millimeters approximately, having a generally quadrangular planar or curved shape that is perfectly rectilinear, over all of its dimensions.
• the structure of the panel obtained does not tend to twist, both in the vertical plane, than in the horizontal plane.
• At least one of the faces of the panel (1) has a plurality of stiffness ribs (la). These ribs (la) are formed vertically and / or horizontally.
• the panel (1) has, on the side of its ribbed face, a square assembly and rigidity frame consisting of two vertical wings (lb) and (le) and two horizontal wings (ld) and (le).
• the thickness (e) of each panel is approximately 7 to 8 mm. It is therefore possible to obtain ribs (la) having a base of approximately 6 to 7 mm.
• the vertical wings (lb) and (le) of each panel have complementary arrangements for coupling with the adjacent panels to produce the closed structure of the basin.
• these arrangements are capable of ensuring, in an instantaneous manner, the assembly in juxtaposition of the wings of the modular panels and, simultaneously, the sealing at the level of the resulting assembly.
• Such arrangements are, for example, of the type described in patent FR 2,765,909 of which the applicant for this is also the holder.
• the lower horizontal wing (le) has a greater width than that of the other wings (lb) (le) and (ld) in order to constitute a support sole. So the wing (the) presents any type of arrangement for the engagement of anchoring members in the ground.
• the horizontal upper edge of the external face of the panel (1) delimits a strip formed of a plurality of ribs (lf) arranged in staggered rows, in particular in honeycombs (FIG. 4).
• the fact of using the compression injection method makes it possible to significantly increase the thickness of the panel. This is particularly the case at the level of the upper horizontal wing (ld) which can therefore have, in its thickness, a profiled groove (ldl) for engaging and pinching a liner (2).
• the end of the liner (2) has a rod or bead (2a) which can therefore be clipped into the profile in section of the groove (ldl).
• these provisions avoid using an attached attachment profile for fixing the liner.
• it is not excluded to combine the panels, after assembly in juxtaposition with an upper chaining and, optionally, with vertical chimneys for the pouring of a concrete. According to this embodiment, it is therefore possible to reduce the thickness of the panel.
• the outer face of the panel (1) has, in its upper part, hooking and positioning arrangements (lg) capable of cooperating with complementary arrangements of independent add-on and modular elements (3) acting as a chute.
• These elements (3) forming a chute, have, for example, two squared tabs (3a) cooperating with pins (lg), in the form of pressure, for example, formed in overflow from the external face of the panel.
• a chute is obtained for pouring concrete in order to constitute a peripheral upper chaining.
• each trunking element (3) can be of reduced dimensions compared to the panels considered.
• the angled assembly tabs (3) can also be offset with respect to the length of the element (3) so as to be regularly spaced after assembly in alignment of several elements (3).
• the elements (3) can cooperate directly or in a reported manner with independent elements (4) acting as a chimney intended to receive concrete.
• the upper peripheral honeycomb ribbing replaces the iron generally used when coupling injected panels according to the prior art of the technique, and intended to constitute an upper belt.

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• Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
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• Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
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• Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
• Forms Removed On Construction Sites Or Auxiliary Members Thereof (AREA)
• Moulds, Cores, Or Mandrels (AREA)

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