EP2589728A2 - Tour d'accès et glissière de sécurité avancée - Google Patents

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EP2589728A2
EP2589728A2 EP12191342.0A EP12191342A EP2589728A2 EP 2589728 A2 EP2589728 A2 EP 2589728A2 EP 12191342 A EP12191342 A EP 12191342A EP 2589728 A2 EP2589728 A2 EP 2589728A2
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G1/00—Scaffolds primarily resting on the ground
    • E04G1/28—Scaffolds primarily resting on the ground designed to provide support only at a low height
    • E04G1/30—Ladder scaffolds
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G5/00—Component parts or accessories for scaffolds
    • E04G5/14—Railings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G7/00—Connections between parts of the scaffold
    • E04G7/30—Scaffolding bars or members with non-detachably fixed coupling elements
    • E04G7/302—Scaffolding bars or members with non-detachably fixed coupling elements for connecting crossing or intersecting bars or members
    • E04G7/303—Scaffolding bars or members with non-detachably fixed coupling elements for connecting crossing or intersecting bars or members the added coupling elements are only fixed at one of the bars or members to connect
    • E04G7/304—Scaffolding bars or members with non-detachably fixed coupling elements for connecting crossing or intersecting bars or members the added coupling elements are only fixed at one of the bars or members to connect with tying means for connecting the bars or members
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G1/00—Scaffolds primarily resting on the ground
    • E04G1/28—Scaffolds primarily resting on the ground designed to provide support only at a low height
    • E04G1/30—Ladder scaffolds
    • E04G2001/302—Ladder scaffolds with ladders supporting the platform
    • E04G2001/305—The ladders being vertical and perpendicular to the platform

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  • THE PRESENT INVENTION relates to an access tower comprising at least one advanced guard rail connectable between two respective end frames.
  • the present invention further relates to a method of assembly thereof, and an advanced guard rail.
  • Access towers are known and provide a quick and efficient way of erecting (and subsequently dismantling) a scaffolding structure. Whereas traditional scaffolding structures are constructed from a plurality of discrete scaffolding poles and connectors, access tower systems provide a number of interchangable modular components, configured to fit together to create an access tower of a desired height.
  • a known access tower comprises two 'ladder-like' end frames, connected to one another by a number of structural bracing elements. Some bracing elements need to be arranged horizontally and others diagonally with respect to the end frames, to provide suitable rigidity.
  • Platforms are provided between the end frames to provide work surfaces.
  • the bracing elements may not yet be securely in place, increasing the risk of the installer falling from the tower.
  • an advanced guard rail which provides a temporary safety rail adjacent the subsequent level to be constructed.
  • the advanced guard rail is positioned in place above while standing on a completed level below. Once the bracing elements of the subsequent level are in place, the advanced guard rail may be removed and re-used for the construction of the next level.
  • an advanced guard rail adds an additional component and installation step to the access tower system. It has become desirable to use an advanced guard as a structural, as well as safety, component, such that an advanced guard rail may be used as a substitute for the bracing elements, and thus left in place when assembled.
  • Figures 1 and 2 illustrate one such suitable advanced guard rail, disclosed in GB2475118 , which additionally provides structural rigidity to the access tower.
  • the middle horizontal member of the advanced guard rail (see figure 2 ) is arranged at a predetermined height above the work surface, providing a safety rail for a worker on the work surface, to prevent a worker slipping from the deck.
  • the top horizontal member acts as a hand rail.
  • the advanced guard rail In order to 'close' the opening, and provide a safety rail in a suitable position relative to the deck, the advanced guard rail must be removed and then repositioned (e.g. in a lower position). Not only does this potentially destabilise the access tower, but it also removes any form of fall prevention in that area of the access tower while the advanced guard rail is repositioned.
  • the advanced guard rail Due to the proximity of the advanced guard rail to the stiles of the end frame, it may not be possible to 'retro-fit' a single horizontal bracing member to provide the required safety rail. Indeed, the advanced guard rail may entirely prevent the attachment of a bracing member.
  • an access tower comprising:
  • At least one deck is secured at each end to a rung of a respective end frame or to a horizontal member of a respective advanced guard rail, to create a substantially horizontal work platform.
  • two advanced guard rails are arranged between the end frames, spaced horizontally apart from one another, wherein the work platform is arranged between the advanced guard rails and surrounded on all sides by a safety rail at said distance X above the work platform defined by a rung of each respective end frame and a horizontal member of each respective guard rail.
  • the at least one deck is removable and securable at each end to another rung of a respective end frame or a horizontal member of a respective guard rail.
  • the access tower comprises a plurality of advanced guard rails arranged between the end frames, wherein the lowermost horizontal member of a first advanced guard rail is spaced from the uppermost horizontal member of a second advanced guard rail by said distance X.
  • said distance X is 500mm.
  • Another aspect of the present invention provides a method of erecting an access tower comprising:
  • the method further comprises:
  • the method further comprises:
  • an advanced guard rail comprising a frame including a plurality of horizontal members vertically distributed by distance X, the advanced guard rail further having a hook provided at each respective corner of the frame to receive a respective rung of a respective end frame in use, the advanced guard rail being operable such that, when secured between two end frames, in use, said horizontal members of the advanced guard rail are substantially aligned with the rungs of the adjacent end frames.
  • the frame further includes two outer vertical members, to which the plurality of horizontal members are secured at each end.
  • the frame further includes two inner vertical members, spaced inwardly from the outer vertical members.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an access tower 1 in accordance with the present invention.
  • the access tower 1 comprises two end frames 2.
  • Each end frame 2 is comprised of a number of end frame sections 3, which are inter-connected so as to define an end frame 2 of a desired height.
  • Each end frame section 3 comprises a pair of vertical stiles 4, inter-connected by a plurality of horizontal rungs 5.
  • the stiles 4 of one end frame section 3 are connectable to the respective stiles of another end frame section 3 by way of a spigot and socket connection 6.
  • the rungs 5 of an end frame section 3 are vertically spaced at regular intervals ("pitch") by a distance X.
  • the distance X is preferably 500 mm.
  • Each end frame section 3 is configured such that, when two end frame sections 3 are connected to one another, the spacing between the uppermost rung 5 of the lower end frame section 3 and the lowermost rung 5 of the upper end frame section 3 is equal to distance X.
  • the rungs 5 of an end frame 2 collectively have a substantially identical pitch - of distance X.
  • each end frame section 3 of at least one end frame 2 comprises an integral ladder section 7.
  • a wheel 8 is connected to the bottom of each stile 4 of the lower end frame section 3.
  • the end frames 2 of the access tower 1 shown in figure 3 both comprise two end frame sections 3 of different heights (one with four rungs; the other with two rungs), this is not essential.
  • the end frame sections 3 could be identical in height (four rungs). A user may use the end frame sections 3 to configure a tower of any desired height.
  • the two end frames 2 are connected to one another at their lower ends by a plurality of horizontal 9 and diagonal 10 braces, which connect to either the stiles 4 or rungs 5 of the end frames 2.
  • Two decks 11 are provided between the end frames 2, engaged with the horizontal rungs 5.
  • One deck 11 may comprise a hatch, as is known in the art. Indeed, there may be only one deck 11 provided, either of the width shown in Figure 3 or of wider width to extend substantially between the two stiles.
  • the end frames 2 may be of any width, such as the 'double-deck' width in Figure 3 , or the 'single-deck' width in Figure 1 .
  • the access tower 1 further includes an advanced guard rail 12 embodying the present invention (two are shown, one of which is shaded for clarity).
  • the advanced guard rail 12 comprises an upper horizontal member 13, a lower horizontal member 14 and two intermediate horizontal members 15, 16. Further, the advanced guard rail 12 comprises two outer vertical members 17 and two inner vertical members 18.
  • the upper 13, lower 14 and intermediate 15, 16 horizontal members are spaced apart such that the members 13, 14, 15, 16 are equally distributed by distance X.
  • the outer vertical members 17 are connected to the upper 13, lower 14 and intermediate 15, 16 horizontal members at a point inwards from the distal ends thereof.
  • the diameter of the intermediate horizontal members 15, 16 is larger than the diameter of the outer vertical members 17.
  • apertures are provided at a location inwards from each end of the intermediate horizontal members 15, 16, to receive the respective outer vertical members 17 therethrough.
  • the inner vertical members 18 are interconnected between the lower horizontal member 14 and the lowest intermediate horizontal member 15.
  • the inner vertical members 18 are spaced apart from one another at a distance suitable for a user to grasp the inner vertical members 18 by hand in use.
  • the upper 13, lower 14 and intermediate horizontal 15, 16 members; and the outer 17 and inner 18 vertical members together define a frame of the advanced guard rail 12. Any connections between the members are made substantially at right angles.
  • a hook 19 is provided at each respective corner of the frame, and is configured to receive a rung 5 of a respective end frame 2 therein (See figure 3 ).
  • the hooks 19 are preferably the same as those disclosed in GB2475118 .
  • two advanced guard rails 12 are used, each connected to a respective stile 4 of a respective end frame 2. Accordingly, the advanced guard rails 12 and end frames 2 collectively define the space envelope of the access tower 1. Accordingly, the deck 11 is surrounded on all sides, creating a safe working environment.
  • a safety rail surrounds the deck 11 on all sides, at a distance X above the deck 11, defined by a rung 5 of each respective end frame 2 and a horizontal member 15 of each respective guard rail 12.
  • the rungs 5 and horizontal members 15 are arranged in a horizontal plane, which is parallel to the work platform and spaced therefrom by a distance X.
  • a benefit of the present invention is that even when the deck(s) 11 is/are moved and secured to any other rungs 5 of the end frames 2, a respective horizontal member 13, 14, 15, 16 of the advanced guard rail 12 and a respective rung 5 of the end frames 2 still define a safety rail at a distance X from the work platform.
  • the decks 12 are located adjacent the lowest horizontal member 14 of the advanced guard rails 12. Equally, the decks 12 could be positioned higher with respect to an advanced guard rail 12, such as adjacent the highest horizontal member 13, since the lower horizontal member 14 of the adjacent advanced guard rail 12 will then provide a safety rail.
  • the access tower 1 according to the present invention therefore offers an entirely flexible system, since the decks may be moved anywhere in the tower without needing to move the advanced guard rails.
  • a deck 11 is secured to the rungs 5 of an end frame 2, it is of course possible for the deck 11 to be secured to the horizontal members 13, 14, 15, 16 of the advanced guard rail 12. Different decks 11 within the access tower 1 may be secured to a combination of the rungs or horizontal members.
  • multiple advanced guard rails 12 are provided.
  • the lowermost horizontal member 14 of a first advanced guard rail 12 is spaced from the uppermost horizontal member 13 of a second advanced guard rail 12 by said distance X.
  • substantially the whole height of the access tower 100 is surrounded by groups of horizontal members 13, 14, 15, 16 and rungs 5 on all sides, equally vertically spaced by distance X, allowing the positioning and repositioning of decks 12 substantially anywhere within the access tower 100. It will be noted that
  • bracing members are shown in Figure 3 and 4 , they are not necessarily needed.
  • the end frames may be connected only by advanced guard rails and decks, such is the flexibility, stability and rigidity of the access tower according to the present invention.

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CN105201192A (zh) * 2015-10-19 2015-12-30 金陵科技学院 一种室内装修脚手架
CN115387588A (zh) * 2021-05-25 2022-11-25 威那公司 脚手架及方法

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CN105201192A (zh) * 2015-10-19 2015-12-30 金陵科技学院 一种室内装修脚手架
CN115387588A (zh) * 2021-05-25 2022-11-25 威那公司 脚手架及方法

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