EP2093335A2 - Einteiliger Winkelträger zur Befestigung eines ersten Bauelements an ein zweites Bauelement - Google Patents

Einteiliger Winkelträger zur Befestigung eines ersten Bauelements an ein zweites Bauelement Download PDF

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EP2093335A2
EP2093335A2 EP09250470A EP09250470A EP2093335A2 EP 2093335 A2 EP2093335 A2 EP 2093335A2 EP 09250470 A EP09250470 A EP 09250470A EP 09250470 A EP09250470 A EP 09250470A EP 2093335 A2 EP2093335 A2 EP 2093335A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
    • A47B96/061—Cantilever brackets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B1/2608—Connectors made from folded sheet metal
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/388—Separate connecting elements
    • E04B2001/389—Brackets

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  • the present invention relates to a one-piece angle bracket for fastening a first construction element to a second construction element, said angle bracket comprising:
  • Angle brackets are used in various places e.g. when building a house.
  • the angle brackets are used to join two construction elements with each other such as a rafter and a wall plate, a girder and a joist or a stud and a sill.
  • Great effort is made in order to achieve that the workers, e.g. carpenters, have positioned and mounted the angle brackets in the right way.
  • the test for the quality of this work is often a storm or similar stress in which the building should provide shelter instead of being likely to collapse.
  • At least one of the apertures is placed essentially along the central axis of the sections of the angle bracket. This is due to the fact that e.g. timber is less likely to split when the fastening means is positioned close to the centre of the timber element.
  • Fastening means such as a connector screw or threaded rods with a nut, necessitates a certain flat space around the apertures in order to achieve a proper contact between the angle bracket and the head of the connector screw or the nut. Therefore, the angle bracket is left without an embossment around such apertures and especially around the central apertures, in order to achieve such flat space for the fastening means.
  • German utility model DE 202004006321 U1 discloses an angle bracket.
  • This angle bracket is formed with a number of smaller embossments shaped as a "Y” and a "V".
  • embossments there is a risk that the bracket will deform when subjecting the bracket to a load forcing the angle from 90° to an acute or obtuse angle. This is due to the embossments not being in a straight line from the bent region towards the free ends, but shaped as either a "V” or a "Y” and as such adapted to withstand loads perpendicular to the axis from the bent region towards the free ends, i.e. loads parallel to the bending axis of the angle bracket.
  • the present invention provides a new angle bracket that addresses the disadvantages of the angle bracket mentioned above, and provides an improved angle bracket that minimises the risk of incorrect mounting and is safer for the worker to use.
  • the present invention provides, in a first aspect, an angle bracket where the embossment is extending into the area of said at least one of the apertures with its centre substantially on the centre axis of the first or the second section.
  • the embossment of the angle bracket is contributing to raise the moment of inertia of the angle bracket, and the preferred central placement of the apertures along the central axis results in the preferred situation of having embossed material around the apertures.
  • the angle bracket has achieved the desired properties of both the embossment and the benefit from having the apertures placed in a preferred position. Furthermore, it is ensured that the worker mounting the bracket is given the best opportunities to mount the bracket.
  • both the first section and the second section can be provided with an aperture in the embossment extending along the centre axis of the first section and along the centre axis of the second section.
  • the diameter of the aperture of the embossment of the first section can differ from the diameter of the aperture of the embossment of the second section.
  • the fastening means and the apertures of the angle bracket can have a tight fit and therefore unable to move in relation to each other.
  • the embossment may be provided with a flat top in the area around the at least one aperture.
  • the fastening means In order to achieve a tight connection between the fastening means and the bracket it is important to ensure that the surface surrounding the aperture and the fastening means are aligned correctly.
  • the head of the fastening means and the surface surrounding the aperture should be parallel.
  • the aligning of the fastening means is merely a matter of aligning the main body of the fastening means perpendicular to the structure it self.
  • the easiest determinable angle is one of 90° between the fastening means and the bracket, because the body of the fastening means could be held in relation to the full construction element instead of just a small surface on the bracket.
  • the diameter of the aperture of the embossment of the first section could be 11 mm and the diameter of the aperture of the embossment of the second section could be 13 mm.
  • Diameters of 11 mm and 13 mm respectively are commonly used in the construction industry and therefore they are the most likely to fulfil the needs. Thus, in order to prevent both injuries of the workers as well as poor quality of the structure such difference of 2 mm between the apertures is preferred. In order to emphasise the difference in size, the apertures are marked with their dimensions.
  • angle bracket may according to the invention be made from a single piece of sheet metal.
  • Producing the angle bracket from a single piece of sheet metal is beneficial due to the fact that the metal can be delivered in e.g. coils. Thereby, it is possible to determine a certain width of the coil that is necessary to form the angle bracket, thus reducing the amount of waste material.
  • the sheet metal may be galvanised steel.
  • the material could be steel, e.g. S250 GD and Z275 according to EN10326. It is achieved that the relation between the thickness and thereby the weight is optimised. When building large constructions, the weight of the various material to be carried around on the site is reduced.
  • the sheet metal may have a thickness of 0,5 - 4,5 mm, preferably 1 - 3,5 mm, most preferred 1,5 - 2,5 mm.
  • the moment of inertia of the angle bracket is partly dependent on the thickness of the material.
  • the thickness of the material could be increased.
  • a material thickness of e.g. 2 mm having an embossment of at least 15 mm at the highest point of the embossment from a section shows a sufficient moment of inertia.
  • the height of the embossment when seen in cross section, can be embossed at least 15 mm from the sections.
  • the moment of inertia is dependent on the height of the embossment, and therefore it is preferred to have an embossment of at least 15 mm.
  • the embossment may be extending along the central axis of the sections essentially from the free end of the first section via the common bend section to the free end of the second section.
  • the embossment is extending the entire length along the central axis of the sections a high moment of inertia is achieved.
  • a one-piece angle bracket 1 has a first section 2 and a second section 3 connected by a common bending section 4.
  • An embossment 5 is extending from the first free end 6 of the first section 2 along the central axis 7 of the first section 2 to the second free end 8 of the second section 3 along the central axis 9 of the second section 3.
  • the angle bracket 1 has a number of apertures 10 (only two of the apertures 10 are marked with a reference numeral) for receiving fastening means such as screws or nails. Furthermore, a first larger aperture 11 is arranged in the embossment 5 near the first free end 6 and a second larger aperture 12 is arranged near the second free end 8. These larger apertures 11, 12 are adapted to receive e.g. connector screws or a threaded rod with a nut.
  • the first large aperture 11 and the second large aperture 12 are arranged essentially on the central axis 7, 9 of their respective sections 2, 3. This way the apertures 12, 13 are positioned in the best place in order for the worker to position the angle bracket 1 correctly on the elements to be joined.
  • Fig. 1 it is shown that the one of the apertures 12, 13 has a diameter larger than the other.
  • Fig. 2 shows the angle bracket 1 in an installed situation joining a first construction element 14 to a second construction element 15.
  • a larger fastening means 16 a connector screw, is arranged in one of the larger apertures for connecting the first section 2 to the first construction element 14.
  • a number of smaller fastening means 17 are arranged in most of the small apertures 10.
  • the diameter of the small apertures 10 is e.g. 5 mm.
  • the distance from the free sides 18, 19, 20, 21 to the small apertures could be 8 - 15 mm.
  • the small apertures 10 are arranged in such way that the distances from the adjacent side are different. This way, the risk of splitting e.g. a timber construction element is minimised.
  • the angle bracket 1 could be joining construction elements of various kinds such as wood, wood fibre composites, concrete etc.
  • the angle bracket 1 does not only hold the construction elements 14, 15 in relation to each other but serves to join the construction elements 14, 15 as well. If in fact the element only were to be kept in a certain position in a static situation the shape of the angle bracket would be much simpler. However, in case of a building being subjected to external forces such as wind or snow, the loads on the angle bracket will change dramatically and therefore e.g. the maximal bending moment, which the angle bracket is able to withstand, is crucial to the quality of the structure. Therefore, the embossment 5 is extending the entire length of the sections 2, 3.
  • the angle bracket 1 is seen from the side. It is seen that the embossment 5 is elevated the highest from the sections 2, 3 at the bisector b between the sections 2, 3. The height of the embossment 5 is gradually decreasing towards the free ends 6, 8. Within the last part of the embossment 5, near the free ends 6, 8 the top surface 30 is parallel to the section 2, 3 from which it is embossed. Thus, the embossed surface 31 around the apertures 11, 12 is parallel to the section from which it is embossed. Therefore, the fastening means, e.g. a connector screw or a nut, has a firm surface to abut. The firm surface is important in order to ensure the quality of the joint, especially when dynamic loads are subjected to the joint.
  • the fastening means e.g. a connector screw or a nut
  • Fig. 4 shows a front view of the angle bracket 1 showing that the apertures 10 are positioned in different distances from the centre axis of the section.
  • the distance from the free sides 18, 19, 20, 21 to the small apertures could be 8 - 15 mm.
  • the small apertures 10 are arranged in such way that they do not have their centres on a straight line. This way the risk of cracking e.g. a wooden construction element is minimised.
  • the angle bracket 1 could be joining construction elements of various kinds such as wood, wood fibre composites, concrete etc.

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ES2575136T3 (es) 2016-06-24
GB2457714A (en) 2009-08-26
DK2093335T3 (en) 2016-07-04
SI2093335T1 (sl) 2016-08-31
PL2093335T3 (pl) 2016-11-30
GB0803274D0 (en) 2008-04-02
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