EP2082101A2

EP2082101A2 - Gutter

Info

Publication number: EP2082101A2
Application number: EP07818181A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Wolfgang Strandl; Xaver Berger
Original assignee: MEA BAUSYSTEME GmbH
Current assignee: MEA BAUSYSTEME GmbH
Priority date: 2006-11-10
Filing date: 2007-09-17
Publication date: 2009-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 2027-09-17
Also published as: EP2082101B1; DE102006053345A1; WO2008055561A3; PL2082101T3; EP2562317A2; EP2562317A3; US20100018128A1; DK2082101T3; WO2008055561A2

Abstract

The invention relates to a mechanism (3) for securing a grid to a gutter. The invention further relates to a gutter (1), a grid (2), and a system comprising a gutter, a grid, and a securing mechanism. Also disclosed is a method for producing the gutter according to the invention.

Description

gutter

The present invention relates to securing a grate to a gutter. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a gutter, a grate and a system consisting of gutter, grate and fuse. Another object of the present invention is a method for producing the channel according to the invention.

Troughs, in particular made of plastic, are known from the prior art and are used for example for the discharge of surface water. These gutters usually have a grate to cover, which must be secured to the gutter against lifting. However, the currently known fuses of the grate on the gutter have the disadvantage that they are relatively expensive to manufacture or install or that they have disadvantages in use.

It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide a fuse that does not have the disadvantages of the prior art.

The problem is solved by securing a grate to a channel, wherein the fuse has a wedge means, which presses apart two legs of the fuse and thereby generates a positive and / or frictional connection between the fuse and the grate.

The fuse according to the invention has the advantage that it can be mounted without a screwdriver or the like. The wedge merely needs to be inserted between the two legs to force them apart.

Preferably, the wedge means has a plurality of latching means, which cooperate latching with latching means which are arranged on the legs.

According to a further or a preferred subject of the present invention, the fuse has a U-shaped securing means, the form and / or non-positively and releasably cooperates with a recess which is located on the channel.

Preferably, a latching lug is arranged in each case on the legs of the U-shaped securing means, which latching nose cooperates with a corresponding counterpart in the recess of the channel. This creates a strong connection, but with a certain force solvable, without the fuse or the gutter is damaged.

Preferably, the U-shaped securing means and the legs are arranged at a right angle to each other. This preferred embodiment of the fuse according to the invention has the advantage that the fuse is altogether stiffer and that the fuse can be detached from the channel without being jammed.

Another object of the present invention is a channel, in particular of plastic, with a metal edge, wherein the metal edge is positively and / or non-positively connected to the channel.

The channel according to the invention has the advantage that the metal edge does not have to be surrounded by the plastic. As a result, the production of the channel is substantially simplified and it can be used a mold for producing a channel with or without metal edge.

Preferably, the metal edge on connecting legs, which cause the frictional connection.

Another preferred or inventive subject of the present invention is a gutter having attachment and covering means, so that a lateral attachment part can be attached to the gutter.

This invention or preferred embodiment of the channel has the advantage that either a lateral groove, a side tube or the like can be attached to the gutter. As a result, the inventive or preferred channel is very flexible and it must be stored less parts. Preferably, the connection between the channel and the lateral connection part via a connecting element, which is particularly preferred form, force and / or cohesively attached to the channel.

Preferably, this connecting element can be connected to a channel or a pipe. This embodiment of the present invention has the advantage that the gutter can be designed very flexibly according to the respective requirements.

Preferably, the connecting element has locking lugs in order to prevent the connection gutter-gutter or gutter-pipe dissolves.

Another object of the present invention is a grate for resting on a groove, wherein it has recesses which encloses a safeguard against lifting at the periphery.

Preferably, or according to the invention, the grate has a securing lug against longitudinal displacement, which is arranged so that it cooperates with the same recess of the channel, with which cooperates the protection against lifting. This preferred embodiment of the grate according to the invention has the advantage that in the gutter only a Ausnehmuπg for securing against lifting and for securing against longitudinal displacement of the grate must be arranged. This makes the trough easier to manufacture and has greater stability.

Preferably, the grate additionally has a securing nose against transverse displacement of the fuse. This preferred embodiment of the grate prevents that the fuse from slipping out of the recess of the channel and thus solves the security against lifting of the grate. Furthermore, the fuse is protected by the securing nose of the grate during transport.

Another object of the present invention is a system consisting of gutter, grate and fuse, the fuse having bearing surfaces, the the support surface of the grate stand out and the grate rests on these support surfaces and not even on the gutter. The system according to the invention has the advantage that the noise development that arises, for example, in that a car drives over the grate is reduced.

Another object of the present invention is a method for producing the channel according to the invention, in which the metal edge placed on the channel and the connecting legs are deformed into a positive and / or non-positive connection.

The inventions will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 1-12. These explanations are merely exemplary and do not limit the general inventive concept. The explanations apply equally to all articles of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows the fuse according to the invention.

FIGS. 2a and 2b show the metal edge of the channel.

Figures 3a-3d show the method of attaching the metal edge to the gutter.

FIG. 4 shows the metal edge attached to the channel.

FIG. 5 shows the gutter according to the invention in two views.

Figure 6 shows two grooves, which are arranged at a right angle to each other.

FIG. 7 shows the connecting element between two grooves or a gutter and a pipe.

FIG. 8 shows the channel with a lateral pipe connection.

FIG. 9 shows a detail of the pipe connection according to FIG. 8. FIG. 10 shows the grate according to the invention.

FIG. 11 shows a detail of the grate according to the invention.

FIG. 12 shows a further detail of the grate according to the invention.

Figure 1 shows the fuse 3 according to the invention, which consists of a wedge 3.1 and a U-shaped securing means 3.5. The connection between the fuse 3 and the grate 2 (not shown) is generated in that the U-shaped securing means is inserted from below into a recess of the grate. Then the wedge means 3.1 is inserted from above between the legs 3.2 so deep until all locking means 3.3 of the wedge means 3.1 with the locking means 3.4 of the legs 3.2 are latching engaged. This assembly can be done with simple tools, such as a hammer. Characterized in that the wedge means 3.1 is driven between the legs 3.2, the legs are bent outwards, so that the locking lug 3.9 engage with corresponding projections which are arranged on the grate 2, in engagement. This results in a positive and / or non-positive and permanent connection between the fuse 3 and the grate 2. Furthermore, the fuse according to the invention at its lower end to the legs 3.6 of the U-shaped securing means. On the one hand, these are so flexible that they can be bent under pressure from outside to inside. Furthermore, they have on their outer side locking lugs 3.7, which interact with corresponding projections in a corresponding recess of the channel latching. The base of the U-shaped securing means, which connects the two legs 3.6 with each other, is slightly curved downwards, so that the legs 3.6 are pressed inwards together, but also prevails a certain bias, which pushes the tavern 3.6 outward to To ensure that a constant form and / or adhesion between the fuse and the gutter is maintained. The legs 3.6, the base connecting the two legs, as well as the recess in the channel are designed so that the connection between the securing means 3.5 and the channel 1 with a certain amount of force can be solved without the fuse or the channel are damaged. The legs of the U-shaped securing means 3.6 are arranged at a right angle to the legs 3.2. This embodiment of the fuse according to the invention has the Advantage that the legs 3.2 does not bend when loosening the fuse from the channel and the component is carried out altogether stiffer under this load. The legs 3.2 are surrounded by the grate on four sides, so that the fuse is very well protected against mechanical influences. Furthermore, the top of the wedge means 3.2 is not out of the rust, so that these can not be damaged by a vehicle, which, for example, over the grid. The fuse according to the invention has a support surface 3.8, which protrudes from the lower level 2.3 of the grate (see Fig. 12) and rests on the channel. As a result, the grate itself is usually not on the gutter, which, for example, positive effect when driving over the grate with a motor vehicle.

Figures 2a and 2b show the metal edge 1.2, which is respectively attached to the upper ends of the gutter. This metal edge 1.2 is bent from a metal sheet and has plant limb 1.3, 1.5 and connecting leg 1.4. As can be seen from the following figures, the bearing limb 1.5 cooperates with the inside of the channel, while the bearing limb 1.3 bears against the outside of the channel. The connecting leg 1.4 is slightly pre-bent at its lower end to facilitate the later mounting of the metal edge on the channel. The arrival and / or edition 1.6 serves to support the grate or the fuse on the channel.

Figures 3a to 3d show the mounting of the metal edge on the channel according to the invention. This has two legs 1.7, which together essentially result in a V, U or parabolic shape. The legs of the channel 1.7 are reinforced by a plurality of ribs 1.13 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the channel. At the ends of the two legs, the channel in the present case in each case has a contact surface for a metal edge. The skilled artisan recognizes that the channel according to the invention does not necessarily have to have a metal edge, but rather that corresponding contact surfaces for the grid to be placed on can be formed in the legs. Furthermore, one skilled in the art will understand that in Figures 3a to 3d, the gutter is upside down. While the right leg 1.7 of the channel according to the invention is already positively and / or non-positively connected to a metal edge 1.2, the mounting of the edge 1.2 is explained on the gutter on the basis of the left leg of the channel. For this assembly, a tool 4 is required, consisting of a counter-holder 1.4 and a mold 4.2 and a slide 4.3 is. First, the metal edge 1.2 on the anvil

4.1 placed and so then, as shown by the arrow, from the mold

4.2 pressed until the leg is 1.5 on the inside of the leg 1.7 of the gutter. This condition is shown in FIG. 3b. As soon as this is done, the slider 4.3 is pressed down until it rests against the surface 1.9 of the channel 1. The movement of the slide 4.3 is also illustrated by an arrow. Then, as shown in Figure 3c, the gutter of the slider 4.3 is pushed down in total down to the leg 1.7 of the groove completely abuts the metal edge 1.2. Finally, the mold 4.2 is moved down, so that the preformed connecting leg 1.4 is deformed as long as a circular arc, until it rests against the indentation in 1.8 of the legs 1.7. As a result, a form and / or adhesion is achieved in both the X and Y directions. Furthermore, the plant limb 1.5 is slightly biased by the forms of the connecting leg 1.4. This type of connection is performed in several places with respect to the longitudinal direction of the channel. The positive and / or non-positive connection between the metal edge and the channel takes place at several points simultaneously.

FIG. 4 shows the gutter according to the invention. While the positive and / or non-positive connection between the metal edge 1.2 and the leg 1.7 of the channel 1 has already taken place on the left leg, it must still be performed on the right leg. From this view, it can be seen that with respect to the longitudinal direction of the channel a plurality of positive and / or non-positive connections between the metal edge 1.2 and the channel 1 are present. Furthermore, it can be seen from this perspective that the bearing surface 1.6 for the rust / fuse at the points where the fuse 3 engages in the channel 1, are notched.

Figure 5 shows the channel 1 according to the invention in a view from below and from the side. This has at its left and at its right end (not shown) in each leg in each case a covering 1.12, which is selectively removable, to laterally more connecting troughs or tube to order the gutter can. Between the covering means 1.12 and the gutter a predetermined breaking edge 1.14 is arranged along which the covering means 1.12 is separated from the gutter 1. Before this can be done, the rib 1.13, which is in the area of the cover 1.12 and ensures its sufficient stability, must be separated along the interface 1.15. Then, the cover 1.12 can be removed by simple means. Furthermore, the channel according to the invention has four attachment means 1.11 per leg, with which a connection element 7 (not shown) can be fastened to the channel. In the upper region of the legs, these connecting means recesses in the pins 7.1 are inserted. In the lower region of the legs are the fastening means 1.11 cylinder or Koni, via which a cylinder or conical connecting element 7 is inserted and which is then fastened thereto. Furthermore, the channel according to the invention has a further covering means 1.17. This cover 1.17 can be optionally removed to realize a vertical outlet from the gutter. Also in the area of the covering means 1.17 fixing means 1.18 are arranged to secure the vertical pipe to the gutter. The gutter is in the installed state on bearing surfaces 1.16. At one end, the groove according to the invention has a groove and at its other end a spring. The spring of a gutter is inserted into the groove of the other channel to connect them to any length can. In the region of the groove and the tongue, the channel according to the invention has sealing surfaces which are sufficiently sealable after installation of the channel into the ground that the channel according to the invention can also be used in the area of filling stations and the like. The connection to the lateral or vertical tubes or channels is designed so that it can be sealed in hindsight.

FIG. 6 shows the system according to the invention consisting of a channel 1, the grate 2, which can be fastened to the channel 1 with four fuses 3 each (only two shown). Furthermore, the channel 1 has a lateral 90 ° branch 5, which is connected via the connecting element 7 with the channel. Vertical down leads the tube 6, which is also connected to the channel 1.

Figure 7 shows the connecting element 7. This has on its left and right legs each have a connecting means 7.1, which is inserted in each case into a recess in the groove. The connecting means 7.4 are pushed onto the cylinder 1.1. These connecting means 7.4 can either by a Frictionally engaged with the cylinders 1.1 or there is another fastener such as a screw, which connects the connecting means 7.4 with the cylinder 1.1. Furthermore, the connecting element 7 has a groove 7.2, in which a lateral connection part can be inserted. In the lower region, the groove has a slot 7.5, which receives a projection of the lateral connection part 5 and secures it in the groove. Furthermore, securing lugs are arranged on each leg in the region of the groove, which also prevent the lateral connection part from slipping out of the groove. The connecting element according to the invention is designed so that the connection between the connecting element and the lateral connecting part can be completely sealed in retrospect by a sealing compound.

In Figure 8, the seiltiche connection part is a connection pipe 5. This connection pipe 5 is arranged on an adapter plate which has been inserted into the groove 7.2 of the connecting element 7. The holding means 5.2, which are designed U-shaped in the present case, cooperate with the locking lugs 3. The U-shaped design of the holding means also ensures that the legs of the connecting element do not bend outwards. In the present case, the end face of the channel 1 is closed by a blind cover 8, which has stiffening ribs in order to avoid a deflection of the blind cover.

Figure 9 shows the connecting element 7 and the side tube in an enlarged view. It can be clearly seen that the U-shaped holding means 5.1 each engage around the legs of the connecting element 7 and that they are below the locking lugs 7.3, so that a sliding up of the lateral connection pipe can be prevented. The securing lugs are arranged offset by 90 ° on the legs of the connecting element.

Figure 10 shows the grate 2 according to the invention, which is fastened with four fuses 3 to the gutter. In the area of the fuse 3, the grate according to the invention in each case has a securing nose 2.1, which engages in the recess 1.1 of the channel. Because the fuse 3 and the securing lug 2.1 interact with the same recess 1.1 in the channel 1, their production is simpler and the channel as a whole more stable. FIG. 11 shows a detail of the grate 2 in the area of the fuse 3, clearly the securing nose 2.1 can be seen against longitudinal displacement. Furthermore, it can be seen that the grate 2 has a further securing lug 2.2 behind the fuse 3. This locking lug prevents the fuse 3 moves transversely to the longitudinal axis of the channel and thus solves the backup between the grate and gutter. Furthermore, the nose protects the fuse during transport of the grate.

Figure 12 shows a further detail of the grate 2 and the fuse 3. It can be clearly seen that the shekel is 3.2 on four sides of the grate to close and that the top of the wedge means 3.1 does not protrude from the upper level 2.4 of the grate. The locking lugs 3.9 interact positively and / or non-positively with corresponding projections 2.5 of the grate. The support surface 3.8 stands out of the lower level 2.3 of the grate, so that these surfaces and not the rust rest on the gutter.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1st gutter

1 .1 recess in the groove for the securing means

1.2 Metal edge

1.3 plant leg

1.4 connecting leg

1.5 plant leg

1.6 Support and / or support for the rust

1.7 Thighs of the gutter

1.8 indentation

1.9 contact surface

1.10 notch

1.11 fasteners

1.12 Covering agent

1.13 rib

1.14 predetermined breaking edge

1.15 interface

1.16 contact surface

1.17 Covering agent

1.18 fasteners

1.19 groove

1.20 spring

2. rust

2.1 Safety nose against longitudinal displacement

2.2 Safety nose against transverse displacement of the fuse

2.3 Lower grate level

2.4 Upper grate level

2.5 lead

3 fuse

3.1 wedge agent

3.2 thighs

3.3 latching means

3.4 latching means

3.5 U-shaped securing device 3.6 Legs of the U-shaped securing means

3.7 latch

3.8 contact surface

3.9 locking nose

4 assembly tool

4.1 Counterholder

4.2 mold

4.3 slide

4.4 shape

5 lateral connection part, connection channel, connection pipe

5.1 Holding means

6 vertical connection part

7. Adapter

7.1 connecting means

7.2 groove

7.3 Safety nose

7.4 Connecting means

7.5 slot

8 blind covers

Claims

claims:

1. fuse (3) of a grate (2) on a channel (1), characterized in that the fuse (3) has a wedge means (3.1) which presses apart two legs (3.2) of the fuse (3) and thereby a Form and / or adhesion between the fuse (3) and the grate (2) produced.

2. A fuse according to claim 1, characterized in that wedge a plurality of latching means (3.3) which cooperate with locking means (3.4) of the legs latching.

3. A fuse according to claim 1 or the preamble of claim 1, characterized in that a U-shaped securing means (3.5), the positive and / or non-positively and releasably cooperates with a recess (1.1) in the channel (1).

4. A fuse according to claim 3, characterized in that on the legs (3.6) of the securing means (3.5) each have a latching lug (3.7) is arranged.

5. Fuse according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterized in that the U-shaped securing means (3.5) and the legs (3.2) are arranged at a right angle to each other.

6. channel (1), in particular made of plastic, with a metal edge (1.2), characterized in that the metal edge (1.2) positively and / or non-positively connected to the channel (1).

7. gutter according to claim 6, characterized in that metal edge connecting leg (1.4), which cause the frictional connection.

8. gutter, preferably according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises fastening means (1.11) and covering means (1.12), so that a lateral connection part (5) is attachable.

9. Channel according to claim 8, characterized in that the connection between the channel (1) and the lateral connection part (5) via a connecting element (7).

10. Channel according to claim 9, characterized in that the connecting element (7) with a channel (5) or a tube (5) is connectable.

11. Channel according to one of claims 9 or 10, characterized in that the connecting element (7) has safety lugs (7.3).

12. grate (2) for resting on a channel (1), characterized in that it has recesses which surrounds a security against lifting at the periphery.

13. grate, preferably according to claim 12, characterized in that it comprises a securing lug (2.1) against longitudinal displacement, which is arranged so that it cooperates with the same recess of the channel, in which the fuse (3) engages.

14. Grate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has a securing lug (2.2) against transverse displacement of the fuse and / or that the securing lug (2.2) protects the fuse during transport of the grate from damage.

15 system consisting of gutter (1), grate (2) and fuse (3), characterized in that the fuse bearing surfaces (1.16), which protrude from the bearing surface of the grate (2) and the rust on these bearing surfaces ( 1.16) rests on the gutter.

16. A method for producing the channel according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metal edge (1.2) on the channel put on and the connecting legs (1.4) are deformed into a positive and / or non-positive connection.