EP2653616A2 - Structural element for three-dimensional structures in the garden - Google Patents

Abstract

The element (1) has a plate-like base body (2) with a front side (3) and a back side, where the front side is limited by an edge. A positioning lath (6) is arranged along in sections, and stands out from a plane of the front side. The positioning lath comprises a recess (7) for a retainer and spatial alignment of Zierlatte made of timber. The positioning lath comprises holes (11) for connecting two structural elements made of metal. The recess is arranged along a side edge of the positioning lath.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a structural element which allows the uncomplicated cladding with decorative slats and can be used for the production of space-forming structures.

STATE OF THE ART

In the production of space-forming structures in the garden area, such as raised beds or garden sheds, usually flat structural elements are used for price reasons, which are not made of solid wood, but of sheet metal or plastic. If you want to disguise these structural elements, for example, with lattice-like arranged wooden slats to improve the look, this is very complicated and complicated. This is because typically a subframe for attachment is necessary in order to mount the wooden slats by means of a rolling mill in a defined manner to each other position-oriented. Here, a distance between an externally visible front of the structural elements and the wooden slats is desired in order to hide the front better than would be the case if the wooden slats were attached directly to the front sides of the structural elements.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the invention is to avoid the disadvantages mentioned and to provide structural elements with which space-forming structures in the garden area, in particular raised beds, can be realized and which structural elements at the same time allow uncomplicated dressing with wooden slats. The wooden slats should be oriented to each other in a defined manner, preferably to form a grid-like structure.

PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

In order to enable a straightforward disguising of structural elements or a concealment of otherwise visible front sides of structural elements with decorative slats, preferably wooden slats, it is inventively provided that the structural elements have positioning elements with recesses, wherein the positioning elements are arranged on edges of the front sides. It is irrelevant whether the edge in the case of a designed as a polygon front consists of straight edges or in the case of a round, such as a circular or elliptical front of curved lines.

The respective positioning element is from the front and is preferably designed as a bar. In this case, the respective positioning element can in particular enclose a right angle with the plane of the front side.

The recesses are dimensioned so that in each case a wooden slat can be positioned. By positioning a wooden slat in two recesses of different positioning strips, the position of the wooden slat in the room is determined. By arranging a plurality of recesses per positioning element or positioning strip, a variety of wooden slats can be positioned.

Accordingly, it is provided in a structural element according to the invention that this comprises a plate-shaped base body with a front and a back, wherein the front is bounded by an edge along which at least partially at least one positioning strip is arranged, which protrudes from the plane of the front, wherein the positioning strip has at least one recess for receiving and spatial alignment of a trim strip, preferably made of wood.

In a preferred embodiment, the front side is formed as a polygon, i. the edge consists of edges. At least one edge of a positioning strip is arranged with a plurality of recesses. In particular, the recesses are arranged in a jagged manner on a side edge of the positioning strip which is preferably arranged parallel to the front side. "Jagged" means that recesses are not completely edged, but are open to one side, so that a wooden batten can be easily inserted into the recess. The resulting structure of the corresponding side edge of the positioning bar can also be referred to as comb-like.

If only one positioning strip per structural element is present, a further positioning strip on another structural element is required in order to be able to position a wooden lath in two recesses of different positioning strips. Accordingly, it is provided in a preferred embodiment of the structural element according to the invention that the edge of the front side is formed by edges and that along at least one of these edges a positioning strip is arranged with a plurality of recesses, wherein the recesses along a side edge of the respective positioning strip are arranged like a jag.

Of course, it is also possible that the recesses not jagged, but run as completely edged holes. In this case, the wooden slats must be guided with one end in the direction of their longitudinal extent through the recesses in order to be positioned. A possible fixation of the wooden slats then serves only to prevent movement of the respective wooden slat in the direction of its longitudinal extent.

In order to be able to position wooden slats on a structural element with a front formed as a polygon alone, it is provided in a preferred embodiment of the structural element according to the invention that along two opposite edges of the front positioning bars are arranged with a plurality of recesses, wherein the recesses each along a side edge the positioning strips are arranged like a jag. Here, "opposite" is to be understood as meaning that two opposing edges can also touch and enclose an angle with each other, as e.g. in the case of a triangular front side is necessarily the case.

In order not only to position the decorative slats or wooden slats, but also to fix them comfortably, it is provided in a particularly preferred embodiment of the structural element according to the invention that the base body has a plurality of holes. These holes serve that a mounting bar, which is preferably made of wood, can be screwed to the base body. This is done before positioning the decorative slats or wooden slats. After the wooden slats are fixed in the recesses, the wooden slats can now be easily connected to the mounting bar, preferably by means of nails or screws or Chipboard screws. In the case of a polygonal front, which is bordered by edges, it is advisable to arrange the holes parallel to the course of those edges on which positioning strips are arranged.

In order to realize a space-forming structure, it is not necessary to fix the structural elements in a frame, although this would of course be conceivable. Instead, the structural elements can be connected directly to one another by screwing together two adjoining positioning strips of different structural elements. In order to enable this screw connection, it is provided in a preferred embodiment of the structural element according to the invention that the at least one positioning strip has a plurality of bores. In order to be able to easily guarantee congruence of the bores of positioning strips of two structural elements, the bores are preferably arranged along a straight line which extends in each case parallel to that edge of the polygonal front side on which the respective positioning strip is arranged.

In this way, walls can be made of structural elements that extend along one direction. In order to connect two walls in one, preferably right angle, preferably corresponding angle connecting elements are provided, with which in each case two positioning strips of different structural elements or walls are screwed. In this way, for example, raised beds with rectangular -aber in the case of non-rectangular angle connecting elements with non-rectangular polygonal - outline easily. Of course, it is also possible with angle to be connected structural elements to dispense with the angle connecting elements by connecting the positioning strips in a corresponding (obtuse) angles are bent away from the front sides and bolted directly together.

In order to enable a visually appealing conclusion of the structural elements or walls, it is provided in a particularly preferred embodiment of the structural element according to the invention that along the edge of the front side sections at least one boundary strip is arranged, which protrudes from the plane of the front and preferably has a plurality of holes , Preferably, the at least one boundary strip encloses a right angle with the plane of the front side. The holes in the bordering bar allow you to attach a finishing batten to the bordering strip. In the case of a raised bed, which is constructed from structural elements according to the invention, these end slats serve not only an optical purpose, but also as a handrail or allow the user comfortable support at the top of the raised bed. The final lath also fulfills a protective function, by avoiding injury to the user at the bordering strip, which may consist in particular of sheet metal.

In order to be able to produce the structural element according to the invention inexpensively and in terms of process technology, it is provided in a particularly preferred embodiment of the structural element according to the invention that the structural element is made of metal.

In this case, the entire structural element in unwound form can first be punched from a metal plate, including all the recesses and holes. The protruding from the front positioning strips and boundary strips are completed in the sequence by simply upending. Accordingly, it is in a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention Structural element provided that the structural element is made in one piece.

In addition to the above-described method for the production of raised beds can be realized in an analogous manner, other space-building structures, such as garden sheds or a sandbox by means of structural elements according to the invention. In the case of garden sheds in addition to angle connecting elements for connecting structural elements of different walls and at least one door frame element is used. This is like the angle connecting elements designed as an angle, which can be screwed with positioning strips and Begrenzungsleisten. According to the invention, the use of several structural elements according to the invention for producing a space-building structure, such as a raised bed, a sandbox or garden shed, provided, wherein in the recesses at least one decorative plate is arranged and the structural elements preferably by means of screwed together and / or with angle connecting elements and / or connected to at least one door frame element.

Finally, it is also conceivable not to use the structural elements according to the invention for the realization of space-forming structures, but to use for cladding a facade. Here, the structural elements, for example, together with mounting bars can be screwed to a facade of a house or a wall and then provided with wooden slats.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments. The drawings are exemplary and should be the Although set out the idea of the invention, it does not restrict or even reproduce it in any way.

Fig. 1

eine axonometrische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Strukturelements

Fig. 2

eine Aufsicht auf eine Positionierleiste des Strukturelements aus Fig. 1

Fig. 3

eine Aufsicht auf eine Vorderseite eines Grundkörpers des Strukturelements aus Fig. 1

Fig. 4

eine Aufsicht auf eine Begrenzungsleiste des Strukturelements aus Fig. 1

Fig. 5

eine Abwicklung des Strukturelements aus Fig. 1

Fig. 6

ein Strukturelement gemäß der Ansicht der Fig. 3, jedoch mit montierten Zierlatten

Fig. 7

eine Seitenansicht des Strukturelements aus Fig. 6

Fig. 8

eine axonometrische Ansicht des Strukturelements aus Fig. 6

Fig. 9

eine axonometrische Ansicht eines Hochbeets, welches aus erfindungsgemäßen Strukturelementen aufgebaut ist, jedoch ohne montierte Zierlatten

Fig. 10

das Hochbeet aus Fig. 9, wobei Zierlatten montiert sind

Fig. 11

eine Aufsicht auf die Front eines Gartenhäuschens, welches aus erfindungsgemäßen Strukturelementen aufgebaut ist, wobei Zierlatten montiert sind

Fig. 12

eine axonometrische Ansicht einer weiteren Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Strukturelements

Showing:

Fig. 1

an axonometric view of a structural element according to the invention

Fig. 2

a plan view of a positioning of the structural element Fig. 1

Fig. 3

a plan view of a front side of a main body of the structural element Fig. 1

Fig. 4

a plan view of a boundary strip of the structural element Fig. 1

Fig. 5

a settlement of the structural element Fig. 1

Fig. 6

a structural element according to the view of Fig. 3 , but with mounted decorative slats

Fig. 7

a side view of the structural element Fig. 6

Fig. 8

an axonometric view of the structure element Fig. 6

Fig. 9

an axonometric view of a raised bed, which is constructed of structural elements according to the invention, but without mounted decorative slats

Fig. 10

the raised bed Fig. 9 , with decorative slats are mounted

Fig. 11

a plan view of the front of a Gartenhäuschens, which is constructed of structural elements according to the invention, wherein decorative slats are mounted

Fig. 12

an axonometric view of another embodiment of a structural element according to the invention

WAYS FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In the axonometric view of the Fig. 1 an inventive structural element 1 can be seen, which comprises a base body 2, which in turn has a rectangular front side 3 and a back side 4 (cf. Fig. 4 ) having.

The front side 3 has a width 16 and a height 17, cf. Fig. 3 , wherein in the illustrated embodiment, the width 16 greater than the height 17 fails. If the structural elements 1 are used to construct a raised bed 13, cf. FIGS. 9 and 10 Thus, the width 16 is typically 900 mm to 1000 mm and the height 17 is typically 750 mm. Of course, the height 17 may also have other values for raised beds 13, in particular it is adaptable to the size of the user and is usually in a range between 450 mm (for children) and 800 mm (for adults). Finally, it may be cheaper to produce a wall of a raised bed 13 not composed of several structural elements 1, but to produce in one piece. Accordingly, widths 16 of up to 4000 mm are conceivable. In this case, additional positioning strips (not shown), which are arranged between the positioning strips 6, are provided in order to prevent flexing of wooden battens 8.

If the structural elements 1 are used to construct a sandbox (not shown), the height 17 drops correspondingly lower and is usually in the range of 250 mm to 300 mm.

If the structural elements 1 are used to construct a garden shed 14, cf. Fig. 11 Thus, the height 17 correspondingly larger and is in a range between 2000 mm and 2400 mm, typically 2200 mm.

The front 3 has an edge 5, which is formed by four edges. On two opposite edges positioning strips 6 are arranged, which form a right angle with the plane of the front 3. Fig. 2 shows a plan view of a positioning strip 6, in which it can be clearly seen that the positioning strip 6 has a side edge 9, which is seen from the front side 3 in the direction normal to the plane of the front side 3 spaced. That is, the side edge 9 has the front side 3 at a normal distance greater than zero. The corresponding maximum normal distance from points on the side edge 9 to the front side 3 is equal to a width 18 of the positioning bar 6. A typical value for the width 18 would be 47 mm.

The positioning strip 6 is provided with recesses 7, which are arranged along the side edge 9 so that a serrated or comb-like structure of the side edge 9 is given. The recesses 7 are used to position wooden slats 8 by each wooden slat 8 is placed or placed both in a recess 7 of a positioning bar 6 and in a recess 7 of the other positioning bar 6. By arranging wooden slats 8 in all recesses 7 creates a latticed - without intersecting wooden slats 8 - cladding of the front side 3 of the structural element 1, wherein the wooden slats 8 have a normal distance greater than zero to the front 3, whereby the front 3 is particularly well protected from view , see. Fig. 6 ,

Fig. 12 shows an alternative embodiment of the structural element 1 according to the invention, which is characterized by recesses 7, which are designed as completely edged recesses 7 and holes in the positioning strips 6. In this case, the wooden battens 8 must be guided with one end in the direction of their longitudinal extent through the recesses 7 in order to be positioned. A possible fixation of the wooden slats 8 then serves only to prevent movement of the respective wooden slat 8 in the direction of its longitudinal extent.

To fix the position of the wooden slats 8, these are attached to mounting beams 12 made of wood with fastening means 21, such as nails or chipboard screws. For each structural element 1, two mounting bars 12 are provided, each mounting bar 12 being oriented parallel to a positioning bar 6. The mounting bars 12 are fixed to the front side 3 by means of screws 20. For this purpose, the base body 2 bores 11, which are arranged along a straight line on the front side 3, parallel to the positioning strips 6.

According to the in Fig. 1 In the embodiment shown, the structural element 1 according to the invention also has two boundary strips 10, which are each arranged along the edges, along which no positioning strips 6 are arranged. Accordingly, the positioning strips 6 and the boundary strips 10 at right angles to each other. The boundary strips 10 are also bent as well as the positioning strips 6 at a right angle out of the plane of the front side 3, ie the boundary strips 10 close with the plane of the front 3 also a right angle.

The boundary strips 10 have holes 11, which facilitate the simple installation of a cover strip 22 by means of screws 20 enable. But it must not be mounted on both boundary strips 10 such end strips 22. The bores 11 of the boundary strip 10 can also be used for fixing the structural element 1 on a frame (not shown) or for connecting two structural elements 1 arranged one above the other, which abut one another with a respective boundary strip 10 (not shown).

The boundary strips 10 have a width 19, which in Fig. 4 is clearly visible and the same size as the width 18 of the positioning strips 6 fails. The mounted on the bordering bar 10 graduation batten 22 can of course have larger dimensions and project beyond the boundary strip 10. This is in the side view of Fig. 7 Particularly well recognizable, where the final lath 10 projects beyond not only the boundary strip 10 but also the wooden slats 8. Fig. 8 shows for better illustration also an axonometric view of the wood slats 8 clad structural element. 1

In a particularly cost-effective and production-technically advantageous embodiment, the structural element 1 is made of metal and in one piece. Here, the complete structural element 1 is punched out of a metal plate in unwound form, cf. Fig. 5 , That is, in principle, in one step, the base body 2, the positioning strips 6 together with recesses 7 and the boundary strips 10 and all holes 11 are made. Then the positioning strips 6 and the boundary strips 10 only have to be tilted to the in Fig. 1 completed structural element 1 finished.

Out Fig. 5 shows that the positioning strips have 6 holes 11. These are important for the production of space-forming structures by the structural elements 1 according to the invention. In each case two structural elements 1 can by taking advantage of the holes 11 in the Positioning strips 6 are connected by screwing 15 of their abutting positioning strips 6 together, as in Fig. 9 is illustrated. In this way, a plurality of structural elements 1 can be connected in one direction to a wall.

This in Fig. 9 raised bed 13 shown consists of four walls, which are arranged around a rectangular base. To connect each two walls or structural elements 1, which are at right angles to each other, are - for the in Fig. 9 shown raised bed 13 a total of four - rectangular angle connecting elements 23 is provided. Accordingly, in each case a positioning strip 6 of the structural elements 1 to be connected at right angles to each other is connected to the angle connecting element 23 by means of screw connection 24, so that the in Fig. 9 shown raised bed 13 results. Fig. 10 shows the same raised bed 13, but with mounted wooden slats 8 and end slats 22nd

Of course, higher structures can be produced by means of the structural elements 1 according to the invention, such as that in FIG Fig. 11 Garden sheds shown 14. The only major difference in structure compared to in FIGS. 9 and 10 This is analogous to the angle connecting element 23 and is formed in principle of four angle connecting elements 23 which are connected to each other, for example, screwed together that in the plan view of the door frame member 25 results in a rectangle. The structural elements 1 are connected to the door frame element 25 by positioning strips 6 and / or boundary strips 10 are fastened by means of screw 26 on the door frame element 25. Here, the holes 11 in the positioning strips 6 and / or boundary strips 10 are used. The door frame element 25 has for this also appropriate holes on (in Fig. 11 not visible).

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

structural element

2

body

3

front

4

back

5

Edge of the front

6

positioning rail

7

recess

8th

wooden slat

9

Side edge of the positioning bar

10

boundary strip

11

drilling

12

assembly bar

13

raised bed

14

garden shed

15

Screw connection between structural elements

16

Width of the front

17

Height of the front

18

Width of the positioning bar

19

Width of the bounding bar

20

screw

21

fastener

22

Statements bar

23

Angle connecting element

24

Screw connection between structural element and angle connection element

25

Door frame element

26

Screw connection between structural element and door frame element

Claims (9)

Structural element (1) comprising a plate-shaped basic body (2) with a front side (3) and a rear side (4), wherein the front side (3) is delimited by an edge (5) along which at least one positioning strip (6) is arranged at least in sections is, which protrudes from the plane of the front side (3), wherein the positioning strip (6) at least one recess (7) for receiving and spatial alignment of a decorative lath (8), preferably made of wood, and wherein the at least one positioning strip (6) Holes (11) for connecting two structural elements (1). Structural element (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge (5) of the front side (3) is formed by edges and that along at least one of these edges a positioning strip (6) with a plurality of recesses (7) is arranged, wherein the Recesses (7) along a side edge (9) of the positioning strip (6) are arranged like a jag. Structural element (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that along two opposite edges of the front side (3) positioning strips (6) having a plurality of recesses (7) are arranged, wherein the recesses (7) each along a side edge (9) of the positioning strips (6) are arranged like a jag. Structural element (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the base body (2) has a plurality of bores (11). Structural element (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that along the edge (5) of the front side (3) in sections, at least one Boundary strip (10) is arranged, which protrudes from the plane of the front side (3) and preferably has a plurality of bores (11). Structural element (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the structural element (1) is made of metal. Structural element (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the structural element (1) is made in one piece. Use of a plurality of structural elements (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 for producing a space-forming structure, for example a raised bed (13), a sandbox or a garden shed (14), wherein in the recesses (7) at least one decorative lath (8) arranged and the structural elements (1) are preferably connected to one another by means of screw connections (15, 24, 26) and / or with angle connecting elements (23) and / or with at least one door frame element (25). Use of at least one structural element (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7 for cladding a facade.

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