EP1975333A2 - Dispositif de jonction réciproque pour objets plats parallélépipédiques, en particulier pour des blocs de verre - Google Patents

Dispositif de jonction réciproque pour objets plats parallélépipédiques, en particulier pour des blocs de verre Download PDF

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EP1975333A2
EP1975333A2 EP08102750A EP08102750A EP1975333A2 EP 1975333 A2 EP1975333 A2 EP 1975333A2 EP 08102750 A EP08102750 A EP 08102750A EP 08102750 A EP08102750 A EP 08102750A EP 1975333 A2 EP1975333 A2 EP 1975333A2
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Giuseppe Frulla
Giovanni Concetti
Roberto Belardinelli
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Giotto Srl
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C1/00—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
    • E04C1/42—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings of glass or other transparent material

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  • glass blocks are very often used to build walls, portions of walls, islands or peninsulas.
  • Said device has proved to be effective and functional; the presence of the interface lists on each side of the glass block, however, limits the passage of light from one glass block to the other, thus opacifying the overall structure, whose greatest quality lies in being as bright as possible.
  • the main object of the invention within this frame, is to provide reciprocal assembly methods for glass blocks that could simplify current assembly techniques, particularly allowing even gaps to be homogeneous between the assembled pieces, but also to minimise the presence of opaque structures in the interfaces between the glass blocks, so as to make the overall assembled structure as bright as possible.
  • the second object of this invention is to achieve the above-mentioned purpose using methods that are simple and immediate to implement, promoting rapidity of installation and also allowing reciprocal dismantling of the assembled pieces.
  • the third object of this invention is to achieve the previous purposes by using a simple and effective device which is operationally safe and relatively cheap in relation to the practical results that it achieves.
  • this invention includes side-to-side corner fillers (4) contiguously toothed by a pair of opposed lateral crosses (7) twinned by a tie-rod (8) and provided with pairs of teeth (9) on the inner face of each arm in order to engage the respective receptacles (6) inside the holes (5) on the sides of said corner fillers (4).
  • item 1A indicates some parallelepiped glass blocks, made up of two symmetrical moulded glass semi-structures, according to the current manufacturing technique; when fitted together, these semi-structures produce some concavities 2 defined by perimeter ribs 3 on the four sides, i.e. on the four minor faces.
  • the four corners separating these four minor faces of the parallelepiped glass blocks 1A act as bases for the assembly, for example by gluing, of the respective corner fillers 4, preferably made of plastic, shaped with a pair of median grooves and featuring slots 5 on the sides with externally-opening receptacles 6 on each side.
  • Pictures 4 and 5 show alternative crosses, with three arms 7B and two arms 7C respectively, for the purposes indicated below.
  • the glass blocks 1B are ogival; within the profile of the arch described on the two opposed minor faces, arched fillers 10 are assembled (for example by gluing and preferably made of plastic) and shaped with a median hemi-cavity 11 and four receptacles 12 with a coplanar direction of opening to the application faces of the arched fillers 10.
  • Item 13 in picture 8 indicates a toothed claw, operated by a screw 14 with a stop ring 15, fitted with two parallel rows of four teeth 16 each, which respectively engage the receptacles 12 in said arched fillers 10.
  • Picture 9 is an exploded assembly view of several glass blocks: parallelepiped 1A, ogival 1B and ogival-arched 1C.
  • item 17 indicates an overall portion of frame, preferably made of metal, supporting an assembly of several glass blocks 1 and elements, which are not described as they are beyond the aim of the invention in question.
  • the frame 17 features a longitudinal groove 18 holding inextricable flat plates 19A, preferably made of plastic, which slide longitudinally and can be positioned alternatively, as well as corner plates 19B with the same characteristics as said flat plates 19A.
  • Picture 9 also shows the lists 20 used to fill the gaps between the glass blocks 1, positioned behind the ribs 3 and kept in such position by being fitted between the corner fillers 4 and the arched fillers 10 at the front and the perimeter ribs 3 of the glass blocks 1 at the back, for the functions that are specified below.
  • the arched fillers 10 are also attached by gluing, sunk between the ribs 3 inside the concavities 2 of the glass blocks 1, lying within the profile of the arch described by the tapered shape of the ogival glass blocks 1B (see also picture 2).
  • Both the corner fillers 4, and the arched fillers 10 project from the perimeter of the ribs 2 of the glass blocks 1 by a specific homogenous thickness in order to allow the relative functions, as described below, to be correctly performed.
  • the cavity 18 of the frame 17 is used to house both the corner fillers 19B and the flat plates 19A, the latter being appropriately placed over the gaps in a lower initial row, or base row, of parallelepiped glass blocks 1A.
  • a second row of parallelepiped glass blocks 1A is placed on top of this base row, and so on following such procedure, until an upper stop is reached, if this exists, or, alternatively, until the required height is reached with a top layer of ogival glass blocks 1B and, if necessary, angular ogival glass blocks 1C, as illustrated by way of example in picture 9 and pictures 14 to 17.
  • the parallelepiped glass blocks 1A are attached to one another with the opposing corner fillers, which are contiguously toothed by a pair of opposing lateral crosses 7, joined together by tie-rods 8; in this operation, the crosses 7A are housed inside the side holes 5 of the corner fillers 4 (see also picture 11).
  • a single tooth 9, of each pair of each arm penetrates the receptacle 6 of a corner filler 4, while the other tooth 9 of the pair of the same arm penetrates the receptacle 6 of the adjoining corner filler 4, thus creating a reciprocal joint of the contiguous corner fillers 4 due to the engagement of each tooth 9 of each pair of each arm in the one and the other corner filler 4, hence, the joining of four adjoining glass blocks 1A by the four arms of the crosses 7A.
  • the parallelepiped glass blocks 1A are joined to the frame 17 by the three-arm crosses 7B, for joints on straight sections with the flat plates 19A, and the two-arm crosses 7C, for junctions on the corner sections with the corner plates 19B (see also pictures 12 and 13).
  • the tops of the ogival glass blocks 1B are joined to one another and to the arched ogival glass blocks 1C by the reciprocally opposing arched fillers 10. These are contiguously engaged by the toothed claws 13 whose rows of teeth 16 enter the four receptacles 12 with a coplanar direction of opening to the application side of said arched fillers 10 (see also picture 10).
  • the teeth of the claws 13 engage the two contiguous faces of the receptacles 12 of two opposing arched fillers 10 by tightening the screw 14 through the hole defined by the two median semi-cavities 11, against the stop ring 15.
  • the gaps between the glass blocks 1 can be closed with the occlusion lists 20, imprisoned between the glass blocks 1 when the latter were installed during the above-described assembly phase.
  • the device can be realised with equivalent techniques and mechanics, in other words it could be equipped with additional integrative devices, as well as all the conformations of the constituent parts can be altered in a manner suited to the purpose; in particular:
  • All the components of the device can be advantageously realised with silver, mirror or other reflecting surfaces in order to maximise the brightness of the overall result.
  • corner fillers preferably feature a pair of median grooves that are used to house longitudinal metal bars for the purpose of strengthening the assembly, according to the solution indicated in the above-described technical note
  • the frame supporting the glass blocks can be alternatively structured in any way suitable for the purpose.
  • the frame instead of the cavity with sliding plates, can be shaped with supports for the teeth of the crosses along its entire length.
  • Interacting frame profiles can be advantageously realised with corner fillers and crosses constituting the bases of the walls, refinishing of gaps, such as windows and doors, and possibly adapted for the application of locks.
  • the device for the reciprocal joining of flat parallelepiped objects can be effectively used whenever the sides of panel-shaped and similar structures must be joined together to their relative supports.
  • the device offers the advantages in relation to the achievement of the fixed and other purposes: it integrates a functional, modular, multi-purpose and inexpensive device suitable for the reciprocal assembly of glass blocks without the disadvantages of long and imprecise assembly, the possibility of dismantling and the additional advantage of maximising the brightness of the overall structure.

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  • Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)
  • Finishing Walls (AREA)
EP08102750A 2007-03-23 2008-03-19 Dispositif de jonction réciproque pour objets plats parallélépipédiques, en particulier pour des blocs de verre Withdrawn EP1975333A2 (fr)

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ITPS20070012 ITPS20070012A1 (it) 2007-03-23 2007-03-23 Dispositivo di giunzione reciproca di oggetti piano-parallelepipoidali, particolarmente per mattoni edilizi di vetro.

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ITPS20090024A1 (it) * 2009-12-21 2011-06-21 Giotto S R L Perfezionamenti a dispositivo di giunzione reciproca di vetromattoni

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITPS20090024A1 (it) * 2009-12-21 2011-06-21 Giotto S R L Perfezionamenti a dispositivo di giunzione reciproca di vetromattoni

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