EP1705314A2 - Shelter with support structure made from profiled elements - Google Patents

Abstract

The shelter has a roof comprising an inclined frame (40) that is extended downwards by a cut frame (68). The frames (40, 68) respectively comprise upper and lower corner crossbeams (47, 11) that are stacked with each other at a lower junction (70). The crossbeam (47) has a covering wall (75) inclined downwards and covering the crossbeam (11) on entire length of the crossbeams. The crossbeam (11) has a lateral run out (83) stacked in a lateral groove (76) of the crossbeam (47). The crossbeam (47) has a plate reception groove (48) in which a filler plate (9) is stacked.

Description

The present invention relates to shelters with profiled structures, in particular for swimming pools.

More particularly, the invention relates to a shelter comprising at least one section with profile structure comprising a roof which has at least first and second inclined flanks joined at a junction line which extends in a longitudinal direction, the first and second inclined faces extending in a transverse direction with an inclination in the same direction relative to the horizontal, the first inclined face being disposed above the second inclined face, said first and second inclined faces each extending between two end beams, each of the first and second inclined faces having at least one filler plate fitted between said end beams and between cross members extending between the end beams in the longitudinal direction.

The document US-A-6,604,327 describes an example of such a shelter.

The present invention is intended to improve the shelters of this type, in particular to facilitate their assembly and improve the sealing.

For this purpose, according to the invention, a shelter of the kind in question is characterized in that the first and second inclined faces of the roof respectively comprise first and second separate corner crosspieces nested one inside the other at the level of the joining line, the first corner crossbar having a downwardly inclined covering wall which at least partially overlaps the second corner cross member over the entire length of the first and second corner crosspieces,
in that the first corner cross member has a lateral groove open towards the second corner cross member and said second corner cross member has at least one nested part in said lateral groove,
in that the second angle crosspiece comprises at least one web nested under an intermediate wall belonging to the first corner cross-member and delimiting said lateral groove upwards, said web and said intermediate wall extending over the entire length of the first and second corner rails,
and in that the first corner crosspiece has a plate-receiving groove in which a filler plate is fitted, said plate-receiving groove being open upwards and having a bottom pierced with at least one hole which opens in a free passage formed above said intermediate wall, this free passage opening outwardly between the end edge of the cover wall and the second corner cross member.

Thanks to these provisions, it facilitates the assembly of the elements forming the roof of the shelter at the angles between sections of the same direction, improves the sealing and facilitates the evacuation of water at these angles, even if the assembly between the first and second ties is made to play over time.

• la paroi de recouvrement s'étend parallèlement au deuxième pan incliné ;
• le passage libre est recouvert par une paroi supérieure appartenant à la première traverse d'angle et s'étendant parallèlement au premier pan incliné, cette paroi supérieure étant prolongée vers le bas par ladite paroi de recouvrement ;
• la gorge de réception de plaque de la première traverse d'angle comporte un fond et une butée décalée par rapport au fond, la plaque de remplissage emboîtée dans ladite gorge de réception de plaque étant ainsi maintenue écartée du fond par ladite butée;
• le tronçon repose sur des roues non guidées au sol;
• l'inclinaison du premier pan incliné est inférieure à l'inclinaison du deuxième pan incliné.

In various embodiments of the shelter according to the invention, one can optionally also resort to one and / or the other of the following provisions:

• the covering wall extends parallel to the second inclined portion;
• the free passage is covered by an upper wall belonging to the first cross-beam and extending parallel to the first inclined panel, this upper wall being extended downwardly by said cover wall;
• the plate receiving groove of the first corner crosspiece comprises a bottom and an abutment offset from the bottom, the filler plate fitted into said plate receiving groove being thus kept at a distance from the bottom by said abutment;
• the section rests on unguided wheels on the ground;
• the inclination of the first inclined pan is less than the inclination of the second inclined pan.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of one of its embodiments, given by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

• la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un abri selon une forme de réalisation de l'invention, en position déployée,
• la figure 2 est une vue similaire à la figure 1, dans la position rétractée de l'abri,
• la figure 3 est une vue en coupe transversale sur les profilés longitudinaux inférieurs de deux tronçons de l'abri, lorsque ces deux tronçons sont emboîtés l'un dans l'autre,
• les figures 4 et 5 sont des vues de détail du toit de l'abri,
• la figure 6 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne VI-VI de la figure 4,
• la figure 7 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne VII-VII de la figure 6,
• et la figure 8 en coupe selon la ligne VIII-VIII de la figure 5.

On the drawings:

• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shelter according to one embodiment of the invention, in the deployed position,
• FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, in the retracted position of the shelter,
• FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the lower longitudinal sections of two sections of the shelter, when these two sections are nested one inside the other,
• Figures 4 and 5 are detail views of the roof of the shelter,
• FIG. 6 is a sectional view along the line VI-VI of FIG. 4,
• FIG. 7 is a sectional view along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6,
• and Figure 8 in section along the line VIII-VIII of Figure 5.

In the different figures, the same references designate identical or similar elements.

Figures 1 and 2 show a telescopic shelter 1 which comprises a plurality of adjacent sections 2, 3, 4 movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction X. The sections 2, 3, 4 are here three in number but could to be in a different number without departing from the scope of the invention.

• la position déployée visible sur la figure 1, où les tronçons 2, 3, 4 recouvrent un espace à protéger 6, par exemple une piscine ou autre,
• et la position rétractée visible sur la figure 2 où les tronçons 2, 3, 4 coopèrent par emboîtement mutuel et découvrent l'espace à protéger 6.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the section 4 of the shelter 1 is fixed and the sections 2, 3 are movable in translation in the X direction between:

• the deployed position visible in FIG. 1, where the sections 2, 3, 4 cover a space to be protected 6, for example a pool or the like,
• and the retracted position visible in Figure 2 where the sections 2, 3, 4 cooperate by interlocking and discover the space to be protected 6.

In the example shown, the section 2 comprises a generally removable end wall 5 while the section 4 has no end wall opposite the end wall 5: the end of the section 4 which is opposed to the end wall 5 could in this case be applied against a wall of a fixed building. Of course, the section 4 could also include an end wall similar to the end wall 5.

The sections 2, 3, 4 mentioned above preferably have similar structures, with the same length in the longitudinal direction X and slightly different dimensions in the plane perpendicular to the direction X to allow mutual interlocking of the sections 2, 3, 4 , the fixed section 4 being the widest in the example shown.

• de profilés creux en alliage léger ou autres,
• avec des plaques de remplissage 9 transparentes ou non, par exemple réalisées en polycarbonate ou en Plexiglas® (polymétacrylate de méthyle ou PMMA).

The different sections 2, 3, 4 can be made by assembling:

• hollow profiles of light alloy or other,
• with filling plates 9 transparent or not, for example made of polycarbonate or Plexiglas® (polymethylmethacrylate or PMMA).

These filling plates may for example have a honeycomb structure forming parallel channels in the transverse vertical plane Y, Z.

The different profiles used for the different sections 2, 3, 4 of the shelter may have identical sections from one section to another.

Each of the sections 2, 3, 4 of the shelter has a roof 7 which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction X between two vertical side panels 8.

• un profilé inférieur longitudinal 10 qui forme un bord inférieur longitudinal du pan latéral 8,
• un profilé supérieur longitudinal 11 (formant par exemple une traverse d'angle inférieure d'une jonction entre deux pans, comme il sera décrit ci-après),
• un montant arrière 12, à l'extrémité du tronçon qui est la plus éloignée de la paroi d'extrémité 5,
• et un montant avant 13 à l'autre extrémité du tronçon considéré.

Each of the lateral panels 8 comprises, for example, a filling wall 9 bordered by:

• a longitudinal lower profile 10 which forms a longitudinal lower edge of the lateral pan 8,
• a longitudinal upper profile 11 (forming for example a lower cross-member of a junction between two panels, as will be described below),
• a rear upright 12, at the end of the section that is farthest from the end wall 5,
• and an amount before 13 at the other end of the section in question.

• une paroi supérieure horizontale 14 dans laquelle est ménagée une gorge 15 ouverte vers le haut où est emboîtée la paroi 9 de polycarbonate,
• une paroi latérale extérieure 16 sensiblement verticale, orientée vers l'extérieur de l'abri et formant par exemple une paroi pleine,
• une paroi latérale intérieure 17 sensiblement verticale, orientée vers l'intérieur de l'abri et présentant par exemple une gorge latérale 18 sur toute sa longueur,
• et une extrémité inférieure 19 dans laquelle débouche une gorge 20 ouverte vers le bas, la gorge 20 pouvant également être ouverte sur toute la longueur du profilé inférieur longitudinal 10.

As shown in more detail in FIG. 3, each longitudinal lower profile 10 of each section 2, 3, 4 may for example have a generally rectangular general shape, with:

• a horizontal upper wall 14 in which is formed an upwardly open groove 15 which is fitted with the polycarbonate wall 9,
• a substantially vertical outer side wall 16, oriented towards the outside of the shelter and forming for example a solid wall,
• a substantially vertical inner side wall 17 oriented towards the inside of the shelter and having, for example, a lateral groove 18 along its entire length,
• and a lower end 19 in which opens a groove 20 open downwards, the groove 20 can also be open over the entire length of the longitudinal lower profile 10.

In the vertical grooves 20 of the longitudinal lower profiles are mounted wheels 21 which are rotatable about horizontal transverse axes Y perpendicular to the X axis. The wheels 21 may be in the form of horizontal discs, possibly with an enlarged periphery. They may be made for example of synthetic material, in particular polyamide 6-6 reinforced or not glass fibers or other, molded around a central metal hub 22 whose ends respectively journalled on the side walls 16, 17 of the section 10 .

More particularly, the ends of the hub 22 may each comprise an annular groove 23 which delimits an enlarged head 24 fitted into a channel 25 of the corresponding lateral wall 16, 17. The channel 25 in question can communicate with the vertical groove 20 by a slot 26 narrower than the enlarged head 24.

The wheels 21 rest on the ground 27 thus allowing the displacement of the corresponding shelter section in the longitudinal direction X. It will be noted that the wheels 21 are not guided by rails on the ground or the like.

Furthermore, rollers 28 are rotatably mounted in the lateral grooves 18 of each section (these rollers may however be omitted for the section 2 of smaller width, in which no other section fits).

The rollers 28 are rotatably mounted about vertical axes Z and may have the general shape of horizontal disks with an enlarged periphery. The rollers 28 may for example be molded from synthetic material, in particular polyamide 6-6 reinforced or not by glass fibers or the like, molded on a metal hub 29 whose ends are journalled on the walls of the profile which delimits the lateral groove 18 up and down.

More particularly, the ends of the hub 29 may each have an annular groove 30 which delimits an enlarged head 31 engaged in a channel 32 formed in the section 10, this channel 32 opening into the groove side 18 by a longitudinal slot 33 narrower than the enlarged head 31 of the hub.

The rollers 28 project out of the lateral grooves 18 towards the inside of the shelter, so as to be able to roll against the corresponding side wall 16 of the adjacent section of the shelter during a relative displacement between the sections in the X direction. (The wall 16 thus forms a rolling surface for the rollers 28). Advantageously, a certain clearance is provided between the rollers 28 and the adjacent side wall 16, which helps to prevent jamming between sections during their movements.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the roof 7 of the shelter may comprise in its central part, two inclined faces 40, 41 which are joined at a ridge 42 extending in the longitudinal direction X. Each pan inclined 40, 41, extends in the transverse direction Y, perpendicular to the direction X, with a relatively small inclination relative to the horizontal (for example from 5 to 15 °).

Each of the inclined faces comprises a plurality of filling plates 9 fitted between end beams 43 and between crosspieces 44, 45, 46, 47 which extend in the longitudinal direction X between the end beams and which are fixed. at said end beams.

As shown in more detail in FIG. 4, the two inclined faces 40, 41 of the roof have a number of common cross members 44 and, at the ridge 42, respectively two roof rails 45, 46 which are fitted one into each other. the other.

As shown in FIG. 6, each of the ridge crosspieces 45, 46 comprises a plate receiving groove 48 in which one of the filler plates 9 is engaged, the plate receiving grooves 48 of the two ridge crosspieces being inclined downwards respectively with the same inclinations as the inclined faces 40, 41 to which they belong.

The first ridge crossbar 45 has a flat upper wall 49 which extends parallel to the corresponding inclined face 40 and which defines upward the plate receiving groove 48 of the first ridge crossbar 45. This upper wall 49 is extended, towards the second ridge crosspiece 46, by a covering wall 50 which partially delimits a lateral groove 51 open towards said second ridge crosspiece 46 over the entire length of the ridge crosspieces 45, 46.

This covering wall 50 extends parallel to the inclined face 41 and is arranged in the extension of an upper wall 52 belonging to the second ridge crosspiece 46 and delimiting a plate receiving groove 48 identical to the aforementioned groove 48 which receives another filling plate 9. The upper wall 52 extends parallel to the inclined portion 40.

• par une paroi de fond 53 qui s'étend dans un plan vertical X, Z,
• et par une paroi inférieure 54 s'étendant vers la deuxième traverse de faîtage 45.

The lateral groove 51 of the first ridge crossbar 45 is delimited, in addition to the covering wall 50:

• by a bottom wall 53 which extends in a vertical plane X, Z,
• and by a lower wall 54 extending towards the second roof ridge 45.

The bottom wall 54 may optionally have, at its free end, a flange 55 facing upwards.

In the lateral groove 51 is fitted a post 56 which belongs to the second roof ridge 45 and which preferably extends over the entire length of said lateral groove 51.

• une paroi supérieure 57 sur laquelle repose la paroi de recouvrement 50,
• une paroi de fond 58 parallèle à la paroi de fond 53 et venant en appui contre ladite paroi de fond 53,
• et une paroi inférieure 59 présentant de préférence une section de forme extérieure convexe arrondie pour faciliter l'emboîtement du tenon 56 dans la gorge latérale 51. La paroi inférieure 59 du tenon peut présenter, en regard du rebord 55, une légère rainure 59a permettant un encliquetage doux dudit rebord 55 dans ladite rainure 59a.

The post 56 comprises:

• an upper wall 57 on which the covering wall 50 rests,
• a bottom wall 58 parallel to the bottom wall 53 and bearing against said bottom wall 53,
• and a lower wall 59 preferably having a convex rounded outer shape section to facilitate the interlocking of the post 56 in the lateral groove 51. The lower wall 59 of the post may have, facing the flange 55, a slight groove 59a allowing a soft snapping of said rim 55 in said groove 59a.

A seal 60 of synthetic material, for example foam, can be fixed in particular by fitting under the covering wall 50 and come to bear against the upper wall of the tenon. In the example shown, said wall 57 has, towards the end wall 58, a recess 57a downwards, against which the seal 60 rests.

• par une paroi inférieure 62, 63 qui peut éventuellement comporter un joint en matière synthétique 61 identique ou similaire au joint 60 susmentionné, en contact étanche avec la plaque de remplissage 9 correspondante,
• et par une paroi de fond 64,65.

Moreover, each plate receiving groove 48 is delimited, in addition to the upper wall 49, 52:

• by a lower wall 62, 63 which may optionally comprise a plastic gasket 61 identical or similar to the above-mentioned gasket 60, in sealing contact with the corresponding filler plate 9,
• and by a bottom wall 64,65.

Each plate receiving groove 48 further comprises, for example on its lower wall 62, 63, a stop 66 against which rests one end of the filler plate 9 fitted into said plate receiving groove. This ensures that each plate 9 is kept spaced from the bottom 64.65 of the plate receiving groove, which defines a free passage 48a at the upper end of each filler plate 9, over the entire length of the sleepers. ridge 45,46.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the channels 67 formed by the filling plates 9 communicate with the aforementioned free passage 48a and this free passage communicates with a hollow space, respectively 45a, 46a, through holes 64a, 65a formed in the This cavities 45a, 46a, in turn communicate with the hollow interior of the end beams 43 which communicate with the free air at least through the lower part of the shelter, thus ensuring a certain ventilation of the free passages 48a.

As seen in FIG. 7, the end beams 43 of each section of the shelter also comprise plate receiving grooves 48 which are identical or similar to the grooves described above, which receive the edges of the filler plates 9 '. extending in the transverse plane Y, Z. These plate receiving grooves 48 of the end beams 43 also have stops 66 identical or similar to the stops already described, so as to guarantee the existence of free passages 48a between the edge of each plate 9 and the bottom of the grooves 48 of the end beams 43.

Moreover, as represented in FIG. 5, each inclined section 40, 41 of the roof extends downwards by a cut-off section 68 which has a relatively large inclination relative to the horizontal, for example of approximately 45 degrees, cutaway extending down to the corresponding side pan 8.

The cutaway 48 comprises a filler plate 9 fitted between two end beams 69 and between two sets of corner crossings at the junctions 70 with the inclined face 40, 41 corresponding and with the corresponding lateral pan 8. These sets of corner crosspieces each include a lower corner bar 11 already mentioned and an upper corner bar 47.

As shown in more detail in Figure 8, the Upper cross member 47 may be in the form of a hollow light alloy profile which has an upper wall 71 defining upward a plate receiving groove 48 similar to those described above. The upper wall 71 extends parallel to the inclined face 40, 41 corresponding in the example shown (or to the cutaway 68 in the case of the junction 70 between the cutaway 68 and the corresponding lateral pan 8).

The plate receiving groove 48 is delimited downwards by a bottom wall 72 belonging to the upper cross member 47, and laterally by a bottom 73 advantageously pierced with holes 74. As described above, the bottom wall 72 may comprise an identical seal 61 or similar to the aforementioned seals 61, which is applied against the filling plate 9 with sealing. The groove 48 may also include a stop 66, for example formed on the bottom wall 72, to maintain the filler plate 9 spaced from the bottom 73 and thus delimit a free passage 48a between the lower end of the filler plate 9 and the background 73.

This ensures the evacuation through the holes 74, the water that could, if necessary, seep into the groove 48.

• vers le haut, par une paroi intermédiaire 78 qui peut s'étendre parallèlement au pan inclinés correspondant 40, 41 (ou au pan coupé 68 dans le cas de la jonction 70 inférieure),
• vers le pan incliné 40, 41 (ou vers le pan coupé 68 dans le cas de la jonction 70 inférieure), par une paroi de fond 77, et
• vers le bas par une paroi inférieure 80 pouvant, le cas échéant, présenter une extrémité libre coudée qui s'étend parallèlement au pan coupé 68 (ou parallèlement au pan latéral 8 dans le cas de la jonction 70 inférieure).

The upper wall 71 of the upper corner beam 47 is further extended downwardly by a cover wall 75 which extends parallel to the cutaway 69 (or the side panel in the case of the lower junction 70). In addition, the upper corner crosspiece 47 may also include a lateral groove 76 open to the lower corner cross member 11, this groove 76 may be delimited for example:

• upwards, by an intermediate wall 78 which can extend parallel to the corresponding inclined section 40, 41 (or at the cutaway 68 in the case of the lower junction 70),
• towards the inclined face 40, 41 (or towards the cutaway 68 in the case of the lower junction 70), by a bottom wall 77, and
• downwardly by a bottom wall 80 which may, where appropriate, have a bent free end which extends parallel to the cutaway 68 (or parallel to the side panel 8 in the case of the lower junction 70).

The intermediate wall 78 may advantageously comprise a groove 79, for example of rounded section, open downwards.

The lower corner crosspiece 11, in turn, has a plate receiving groove 81 open downwards, which receives the filler plate 9 of the cutaway 68 (or the side panel 8 in the case of the lower junction 70 ), this plate receiving groove 81 may, where appropriate, comprise a plastics gasket 61, such as those described above. The lower angle crosspiece 11 further comprises a body 82 which bears against the free end of the lower wall 80 mentioned above, and a web 83 which extends over the entire length of the lower cross member 11 in the direction X and which has, at its free end, a rib 84 fitted into the groove 79 of the intermediate wall 78. The rib 84 may advantageously have a section complementary to the section of the groove 79.

The water that may possibly be discharged through the aforementioned holes 74 may flow on the intermediate wall 78 and the web 83 which extend downwards substantially parallel to the inclined face 40, 41 (or to the cutaway 68 in the case of the lower junction 70), then under the end edge of the covering wall 75 which is not joined with the lower corner cross member 11.

It will be noted that in the same transverse plane Y, Z, the end beams 43 may be assembled together and with the end beams 69 by metal brackets or the like, and the beams 69 may be assembled likewise with the posts 12, 13 (which are themselves beams end). Even if these toy assemblies over time due to efforts applied to the shelter or due to thermal variations, the mounting of the ridge and corner crosspieces ensures a maintenance of the tightness of the shelter and avoids concentrations constraints that could be harmful to certain parts of the structure or the filler plates.

Claims (6)

Shelter comprising at least one section (2, 3, 4) with a profile structure comprising a roof (7) having at least first and second inclined faces (40, 41, 68; 68, 8) contiguous at a junction line (70) which extends in a longitudinal direction (X), the first and second inclined sections extending in a transverse direction (Y) with an inclination in the same direction relative to the horizontal, the first pan inclined (40, 41; 68) being disposed above the second inclined face (68; 8), said first and second inclined faces each extending between two end beams (43, 69; 69, 12, 13); , each of the first and second inclined faces having at least one filler plate interlocked between said end beams and between cross members (44, 45, 46, 47, 11, 10) extending between the end beams in the longitudinal direction,
characterized in that the first and second inclined faces of the roof respectively comprise first and second distinct corner crosspieces (47, 11) nested one inside the other at the junction line (70), the first cross-member an angle (47) having a downwardly inclined cover wall (75) which at least partially covers the second corner cross member (11) along the entire length of the first and second corner cross members,
in that the first corner crossbar (47) has a lateral groove (76) open towards the second corner crossbar (11) and said second corner crossbar (11) has at least one part (83) nested in said lateral groove (76),
in that the second angle crosspiece (11) comprises at least one web (83) fitted under an intermediate wall (78) belonging to the first corner crossbar (47) and delimiting said lateral groove (76) upwards , said web (83) and said intermediate wall (78) extending the entire length of the first and second sleepers angle (47, 11),
and in that the first corner cross member (47) has a plate receiving groove (48) in which a filler plate (9) is engaged, said plate receiving groove (48) being open upwardly and having a bottom (73) pierced with at least one hole (74) which opens into a free passage formed above said intermediate wall (78), this free passage opening outwards between the end edge of the wall cover (75) and the second corner cross member (11). Shelter according to claim 1, wherein the cover wall (75) extends parallel to the second inclined section (68; 8). Shelter according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, in which the free passage is covered by an upper wall (71) belonging to the first angle cross-member and extending parallel to the first inclined face (40, 41; 68). upper wall (71) being extended downwardly by said cover wall (75). Shelter according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the plate receiving groove (48) of the first corner crossbar (47) has a bottom (73) and a stop (66) offset from the bottom, the filling plate (9) fitted into said plate receiving groove (48) thus being kept away from the bottom by said stop. Shelter according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the section rests on unguided wheels on the ground. Shelter according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the inclination of the first inclined section (40, 41; 68) is smaller than the inclination of the second inclined section (68; 8).

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