EP1845220B1 - Lasttragende Halterung mit verstellbarer Tragkonsole - Google Patents

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EP1845220B1
EP1845220B1 EP07007297A EP07007297A EP1845220B1 EP 1845220 B1 EP1845220 B1 EP 1845220B1 EP 07007297 A EP07007297 A EP 07007297A EP 07007297 A EP07007297 A EP 07007297A EP 1845220 B1 EP1845220 B1 EP 1845220B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/0801—Separate fastening elements
    • E04F13/0832—Separate fastening elements without load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
    • E04F13/0857—Supporting consoles, e.g. adjustable only in a direction parallel to the wall

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  • the present invention is concerned with a load bearing coupling, in particular a load bearing coupling adapted for use between the leaves of a cavity wall or the like, in order to support the outer leaf of the wall.
  • the applicants co-pending European Patent application EP1375777 discloses a load bearing bracket for use in supporting the outer leaf of a cavity wall on the inner leaf, via a plurality of said brackets fixed at spaced intervals along the length of the inner leaf A difficulty can however arise when one or more of the brackets are out of vertical alignment with the remainder of the brackets, requiring the loosening of the nut securing the misaligned bracket, and moving the bracket into alignment with the remaining brackets. Once aligned, the builder must hold the bracket in place while re-tightening the nut, in order to ensure that the bracket remains in the correct position. This can be an awkward operation, and is time consuming.
  • DE2439267 discloses a load bearing bracket comprising a main body and a bracket releasably engagable with one another via interengagable elements.
  • GB2412952 discloses a load bearing having a bracket and a washer.
  • the bracket defines a support plate having an elongate slot with longitudinal edges and a plurality of apertures located adjacent opposed longitudinal edges of the slot.
  • the washer comprises at least one pair of parallel legs arranged such that they can engage in at least one of the apertures on either side of the slot respectively.
  • DE19754023 discloses a load bearing bracket in which longitudinal edges of an elongated slot in a metallic component have numerous spikes directed towards the intermediate component between the wall and the metallic component. Material of the abutting face of the intermediate component is of such a hardness that the spikes press into it only when the screw is tightened, but below the maximum tightening pressure.
  • the present invention has therefore been developed to mitigate the above mentioned problem of the prior art.
  • the present invention therefore provides a load bearing coupling for connecting a first building element to a second building element according to claim 1.
  • the plurality of first teeth and the plurality of second teeth are each provided as pairs of substantially parallel rows.
  • the first teeth are integrally formed with the main body.
  • the second teeth are integrally formed with the bracket.
  • the bracket comprises a plate along either edge of which a row of the second teeth are formed.
  • the bracket is dimensioned to extend, when engaged with the main body, to at least a lower edge of the main body.
  • the first and second teeth have blunt tips.
  • the first teeth taper towards the tips thereof
  • the main body comprises means for retaining a support accessory against the main body.
  • the rear wall is provided with an elongate slot therein.
  • the bracket comprises one or more frangible portions at a lower end thereof.
  • the teeth of one row of the first teeth project in an opposite direction to the teeth of the other row of the first teeth.
  • building element is intended to mean a construction element or structure such as wall or the like, and in particular the inner and/or outer leaf of a cavity wall, but is not intended to be limited to these examples.
  • the term "teeth” is intended to mean an array of projections which can cooperate or engage with a similar array of projections in order to fix two components relative to one another, and may be in the form of crenellations, an array of generally parallel ridges, or any other suitable arrangement.
  • a load bearing coupling which is adapted for location between a pair of building elements such as the leaves of a cavity wall (not shown) or the like, and to retain a support accessory such as a support beam (not shown) on which an outer leaf (not shown) of the cavity wall can be built and supported.
  • a support accessory such as a support beam (not shown) on which an outer leaf (not shown) of the cavity wall can be built and supported.
  • the general configuration and operation of such a component is described and shown in co-pending European Patent Application EP 1375777 .
  • the coupling 10 is fixed against the outer face of an inner leaf (not shown) of a cavity wall, and in the embodiment illustrated via a bolt B as will be described hereinafter.
  • the coupling 10 could however be fixed in place by any other suitable means.
  • the coupling 10 then serves, when a horizontal support beam (not shown) is secured thereto, to provide a load bearing component on and about which an outer leaf of the cavity wall can be built.
  • the present invention does not concern itself with the abovementioned horizontal support beam, or it's connection to the coupling 10, but rather on the capability to vertically adjust, with relative ease, the position of the coupling 10 in order to allow one or more of the couplings 10, which are normally used in multiples along the length of the cavity wall, to be adjusted vertically into alignment with the remaining couplings 10.
  • the support beam (not shown) laid between and supported on the plurality of couplings 10 will be substantially horizontal and therefore provide a suitable platform on which to build and support the outer leaf of the cavity wall.
  • the coupling 10 comprises a main body 12 and a bracket 14 which are adapted to be secured in face to face engagement with one another, as will be described hereinafter in detail- As mentioned above, the coupling 10 is secured to the inner leaf of the cavity wall, and the body 12 and bracket 14 secured to one another, by the bolt B projecting from the inner leaf of the cavity wall, along with a suitable nut (not shown).
  • the body 12 includes a pair of tabs 16 each projecting from a respective load bearing surface 18, in addition to a corresponding pair of stops 20 which together define retention means adapted to secure and retain the above-mentioned horizontal support beam (not shown) on the main body 12.
  • This particular arrangement does not form part of the present invention, and could be replaced with any other suitable alternative, in particular any arrangement which is adapted to provide the functionality of same, as described in co-pending European Application EP 1375777 .
  • the body 12 comprises a pair of oppositely disposed and substantially parallel side walls 22 projecting from a rear wall 24.
  • the rear wall 24 is also provided with an elongate slot 26 therein which enables the body 12 to be secured on the bolt B in use.
  • the bracket 14 is provided with an aperture 28 therein which is dimensioned to fit over the bolt B. The use of the aperture 28 in the bracket 14 prevents any vertical movement of the bracket 14 once mounted on the bolt B, while the use of the slot 26 facilitates such vertical movement of the main body 12 when mounted on the bolt B to achieve vertical alignment of the main body 12 with other couplings 10 as described above. It is however to be understood, in particular from the following description, that the body 12 could be of any other suitable configuration.
  • the body 12 further comprises two generally parallel rows of first teeth 30 which, in the embodiment illustrated, project from and are formed integrally with the respective side wall 22, such that the first teeth 30 are an integral part of the body 12. This integrity reduces the manufacturing cost of producing the body 12, in addition to providing increased strength to the first teeth 30.
  • the first teeth 30 project beyond the rear wall 24, and are therefore capable of meshing with corresponding rows of second teeth 32 formed along either side of the bracket 14.
  • the first and second teeth 30, 32 together define interengageable elements which, it will be appreciated, could be replaced with any manner of suitable alternative.
  • the body 12 and bracket 14 must be correspondingly dimensioned so that the first teeth 30 and the second teeth 32 are aligned when the body 12 and bracket 14 are brought into register with one another, thereby enabling the rows of teeth 30, 32 to mesh with one another.
  • the rows of second teeth 32 are greater in length than the rows of first teeth 30, and in the preferred embodiment illustrated, almost twice as long as same. This allows the first teeth 30 to mesh with the second teeth 32 at a number of different, in use, vertical positions, thereby allowing the body 12 and the bracket 14 to be offset vertically to one another, in a number of positions.
  • the body 12 and bracket 14 will be held securely in said position, by virtue of the teeth 30, 32, until the body 12 and bracket 14 are clamped together on the bolt B, by means of a suitable nut (not shown) threaded onto the bolt B.
  • bracket 14 is initially mounted onto the bolt B, and will remain fixed in position, acting as a backing plate for the main body 12 of the coupling 10.
  • the body 12 is then introduced onto the bolt B, with the slot 26 allowing the position of the body 12 to be adjusted up or down with respect to the bracket 14.
  • the rear wall 24 is advanced into face to face engagement with the bracket 14, thereby meshing the first teeth 30 with the second teeth 32.
  • the interlocking teeth 30, 32 hold the body 12 in the correct vertical position on the bracket 14, which is itself prevented from any vertical displacement by the bolt B.
  • a builder need not hold the body 12 in position while retrieving and placing a nut (not shown) onto the bolt B, and tightening the nut in order to lock the coupling 10 in place.
  • the teeth 30, 32 will hold the body 12 and bracket 14 in position while the nut is loosened, and again following the realignment of the body 12 on the bracket 14, before the nut is retightened. This action therefore frees up both of a builders hands.
  • the teeth 30, 32 are preferably provided with blunt tips in order to prevent injury when handling the coupling 10.
  • each of the first teeth 30 preferably tapers towards the tip thereof, which ensures ease of meshing with the second teeth 32.
  • the teeth one of the rows of second teeth 32 face in the opposite direction to the teeth of the other row of second teeth 32, which prevents any significant horizontal movement between the body 12 and the bracket 14 when the teeth 30, 32 are meshed or interlocked with one another. This therefore ensures that the body 12 will not be accidentally disengaged from the bracket 14 in a horizontal direction.
  • a washer 38 is preferably provided between the rear wall 24 and the nut (not shown) holding the coupling 10 onto the bolt B in use.
  • the washer 38 is preferably square or rectangular in shape, in order to prevent the rotation thereof while tightening the nut, by sizing the washer 38 to just fit between the pair of side walls 22.
  • the washer 38 is not however an essential element of the invention, and could be omitted, or replaced with a round washer or the like.
  • a lower edge 34 of the bracket 14 is at least flush with, and preferably projects below, a lower edge 36 of the body 12. This ensures that when the coupling 10 is loaded during use, the entire load is transferred through the bracket 14 to the inner leaf of the wall. If the body 12, and in particular the lower edge 36 thereof, were overhanging the lower edge 34 of the bracket 14, possible deformation of the main body 12, about the lower edge 34, could occur as a result of the cantilevered nature of the coupling 10 about the bolt B.
  • the bracket 14 is therefore preferably initially provided with sufficient length to ensure this overlap regardless of the relative vertical positioning between the body 12 and the bracket 14.
  • a frangible section 40 may be provided about the lower edge 34, defined by a laser cut line of weakness 42, which enables the frangible section 40 to be removed if not required. Any other suitable means of providing this frangible section 40 could of course be employed.
  • the body 12 is cut and folded from a single sheet of material, thereby significantly reducing the cost and time taken to produce the body 12.
  • the outline shape of the body 12, in addition to the profile of the first teeth 30 and the slot 26, is laser cut from a sheet of material such as steel or the like.
  • the first teeth 30 are therefore formed integrally with the body 12.
  • Each of the side walls 22 is then folded normally to the rear wall 24 by any suitable means.
  • the fold line between each side wall 22 and the rear wall 24 is offset in parallel to the tips of the first teeth 30 such that when each wall 22 is folded into position the teeth 30 are left projecting rearwardly beyond the rear wall 24. Thus no further machining or positioning is required to the first teeth 30.

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  1. Tragende Kupplung (10) zum Verbinden eines ersten Bauelements mit einem zweiten Bauelement, wobei die Kupplung einen Hauptkörper (12); einen Träger (14), der lösbar mit dem Hauptkörper in Eingriff treten kann; und ineinander in Eingriff bringbare Elemente (30, 32) aufweist, die an dem Hauptkörper und Träger vorgesehen und eingerichtet sind, damit der Hauptkörper und der Träger aneinander an verschiebenen relativen Positionen befestigt werden können, wobei die ineinander greifenden Elemente eine Mehrzahl erster Zähne (30) an dem Hauptkörper und eine Mehrzahl zweiter Zähne (32) an dem Träger aufweisen; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Hauptkörper eine Rückwand (24) und ein Paar gegenüberliegend angeordneter Seitenwände (22) aufweist, die sich von der Rückwand erstrecken, wobei die ersten Zähne von den Seitenwänden über die Rückwand hinaus vorstehen.
  2. Tragende Kupplung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Mehrzahl erster Zähne (30) und die Mehrzahl zweiter Zähne (32) jeweils als Paare im Wesentlichen paralleler Reihen vorgesehen sind.
  3. Tragende Kupplung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei der die ersten Zähne (30) integriert mit dem Hauptkörper ausgebildet werden.
  4. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der die zweiten Zähne (32) integriert mit dem Träger ausgebildet werden.
  5. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der der Träger (14) eine Platte aufweist, und entlang jeder Kante derselben eine Reihe der zweiten Zähne (32) ausgebildet ist.
  6. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der der Träger (14) bemessen ist, um sich, bei Eingriff mit dem Hauptkörper (12), zu mindestens einer Unterkante des Hauptkörpers zu erstrecken.
  7. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der die ersten (30) und zweiten (32) Zähne stumpfe Spitzen aufweisen.
  8. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der die ersten Zähne (30) sich in Richtung ihrer Spitzen verjüngen.
  9. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der der Hauptkörper (12) Mittel (16, 18, 20) zum Festhalten eines Abstützzubehörteils an dem Hauptkörper aufweist.
  10. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der in der Rückwand (24) ein Längsschlitz (26) vorgesehen ist.
  11. Tragende Kupplung nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der der Träger (14) einen oder mehrere zerbrechliche Teile (40) an einem unteren Ende desselben aufweist.
  12. Tragende Kupplung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 11, bei der die Zähne einer Reihe der ersten Zähne (30) in einer entgegengesetzten Richtung zu den Zähnen der anderen Reihe der ersten Zähne vorstehen.
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