EP2902566B1 - Pfosten für Balustraden, Geländer und ähnliche - Google Patents

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EP2902566B1
EP2902566B1 EP15153120.9A EP15153120A EP2902566B1 EP 2902566 B1 EP2902566 B1 EP 2902566B1 EP 15153120 A EP15153120 A EP 15153120A EP 2902566 B1 EP2902566 B1 EP 2902566B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1817—Connections therefor
    • E04F11/1834—Connections therefor with adjustable angle, e.g. pivotal connections
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1812—Details of anchoring to the wall or floor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1817—Connections therefor
    • E04F2011/1819—Connections therefor between balustrade posts and horizontal or sloping balustrade members
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
    • E04F11/181—Balustrades
    • E04F11/1817—Connections therefor
    • E04F2011/1819—Connections therefor between balustrade posts and horizontal or sloping balustrade members
    • E04F2011/1821—Connections therefor between balustrade posts and horizontal or sloping balustrade members between balustrade posts and handrails

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  • JP 2005 083010 is considered to be the closest prior art; it discloses a post for balusters according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the most common banisters and railings are made entirely from metallic components, for example made from stainless steel or other materials having suitable characteristics both in terms of appearance and in terms of function.
  • the technical task of the present invention is therefore that of improving the state of the art.
  • a purpose of the present invention is to devise a post that makes it possibly to easily adjust the inclination of the handrail, with angular excursion greater than that of known posts.
  • Yet another purpose of the present invention is to make a post characterised by a connection to the handrail of a banister, or other protective structure, having limited bulk and therefore that is more functional.
  • the post according to the invention comprises a tubular body, provided with a lower end suitable for being fixed to a floor, a step of a staircase or other similar surface, and an upper end, the post also comprising a rotary joint associated with the upper end and comprising a first member able to be connected to the upper end, and a second member able to be connected to a handrail of a banister; the first member and the second member respectively comprise a first tang able to be inserted in the cavity of the upper end of the tubular element, and a second tang able to be inserted in the cavity opening of the free end of the handrail.
  • connection between the post and the handrail is carried out with a solution of minimum bulk, and therefore particularly functional and adaptable to different requirements, even aesthetic ones; moreover, the same solution makes it possible to adjust the inclination between the post and the handrail with an angular excursion that cannot be obtained with other known solutions.
  • a post for balusters, railings and similar according to the present invention is wholly indicated with 1.
  • the post according to the present finding can be used in the installation of railings, banisters, parapets, or any other protective structure associated with stairs, galleries, terraces, balconies, or similar, without any limitation.
  • figure 9 illustrates a portion of protective banister 2 of a flight of stairs 3 comprising a plurality of posts 1 according to the invention, fixed to the floor, on steps or intermediate landings.
  • the post 1 comprises a tubular body 4.
  • the tubular body 4 in the embodiment represented, has a hollow rectangular cross section, but it could have a cross section of any other shape suitable for the application.
  • the tubular body 4 can be made for example from stainless steel, or from another material suitable for the specific application.
  • the tubular body 4 comprises a lower end 5.
  • the lower end 5 is suitable for being fixed to a floor, a step of a staircase 3 or another similar surface.
  • the tubular body 4 also comprises an upper end 6.
  • the post 1 also comprises a rotary joint 7.
  • the rotary joint 7 is associated with the upper end 6 of the tubular body 4.
  • the rotary joint 7 in greater detail, comprises a first member 8.
  • the first member 8 can be connected to the upper end 6 of the tubular body 4.
  • the rotary joint 7 also comprises a second member 9.
  • the second member 9 can be connected to the free end 10 of a handrail 11, for example the handrail 11 of a banister 2.
  • the first member 8 comprises a respective first articulation portion 12.
  • the second member 9 comprises a respective second articulation portion 13.
  • the first articulation portion 12 and the second articulation portion 13 are coupled together at a rotation axis A.
  • the first member 8 comprises a first lateral recess 14.
  • the first lateral recess 14 defines a respective first back surface 14a that coincides with the side surface of the first articulation portion 12.
  • the second member 9 comprises a second lateral recess 15.
  • the second lateral recess 15 defines a respective second back surface 15a that coincides with the side surface of the second articulation portion 13.
  • the first articulation portion 12 of the first member 8 is engaged in the second lateral recess 15 of the second member 9; in the same way, the second articulation portion 13 of the second member 9 is engaged in the first lateral recess 14 of the first member 8.
  • first back surface 14a and the second back surface 15a abut against one another.
  • the rotary joint 7 has a minimal transversal bulk.
  • the articulation portions 12,13 - and consequently the lateral recesses 14,15 - are sized so that the rotary joint 7 in assembly configuration has a transversal bulk not greater than that of the single components of the banister 2, i.e. the post 1 and the handrail 11.
  • the first member 8 comprises a respective first tang 16.
  • the first tang 16 can be inserted in the cavity of the upper end 6 of the tubular body 4.
  • the second member 9 comprises a respective second tang 17.
  • the second tang 17 can be inserted in the cavity of the free end 10 of the handrail 11.
  • connection between the two components is very advantageous for example in installation situations in which the available space is limited, or in which it is intended to make a banister 2 that is particularly light but equally safe.
  • the first articulation portion 12 is substantially cylindrical or semi-cylindrical in shape, with axis of symmetry coinciding with the rotation axis A.
  • the second articulation portion 13 is also substantially cylindrical or semi-cylindrical in shape, with axis of symmetry coinciding with the rotation axis A.
  • the first articulation portion 12 comprises a respective first hole 18 for the insertion of articulation means 19.
  • the second articulation portion 13 comprises a respective second hole 20 for the insertion of the aforementioned articulation means 19.
  • the articulation means 19 are for example of the screw type or another equivalent type.
  • Lateral closing covers 21 are foreseen that hide the articulation means 19 from view.
  • the first lateral recess 14 is defined in particular by a first surface 22 that is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body 4.
  • the second lateral recess 15 is defined by a second surface 23 that is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handrail 11.
  • the first inclined surface 22 defines, with the side surface of the first member 8, a first abutment edge 24 on the second articulation portion 13, so as to make at least one end stop position in the rotation of the first member 8 with respect to the second member 9.
  • the second inclined surface 23 defines, with the side surface of the second member 9, a second abutment edge 25 on the first articulation portion 12, again in order to obtain at least one end stop position.
  • two opposite end stop positions are defined: in the first end stop position - in which the handrail 11 is represented with a broken line - the handrail 11 is inclined, for example, by 45° with respect to the post 1, whereas in the second end stop position the handrail 11 and the post 1 are aligned, i.e. an angle of 180° is defined between them.
  • the post 1 can be easily and effectively used both as lower post and as upper post of the same banister 2, situations in which the handrail 11 defines an angle with respect to the post 1 that is respectively obtuse and acute.
  • this solution makes it possible to obtain inclinations between the post 1 and the handrail 11 that cannot be obtained with other known solutions in which the post is associated in an adjustable manner with an intermediate portion of the handrail.
  • the first tang 16 can be blocked in the cavity of the upper end 6 of the tubular body 4 through a first screw 26 engaged in a first through hole 27 made in the tubular body 4.
  • the first tang 16 comprises a respective first side seat 28 in which a first insert 29 is slidably housed, engaged by a first threaded hole 30.
  • the second tang 17 can be blocked in the cavity of the free end 10 of the handrail 11 through a second screw 31 engaged in a second through hole 32 made in the handrail 11.
  • the second tang 17 comprises a respective second side seat 33 in which a second insert 34 is slidably housed, engaged by a second threaded hole 35.
  • the first member 8 and the second member 9 can be produced with a single machining process: indeed, no other machining is necessary, for example, to make the fixing holes of the first screw 26 or of the second screw 31.
  • the first member 8 and the second member 9 can be made from sintered stainless steel.
  • first member 8 and the second member 9 can be made from another material and/or with another technology, for example by moulding or fusion of a metallic alloy or of polymeric material.
  • the first member 8 and the second member 9 of the rotary joint 7 are identical to each other and interchangeable.
  • each of them can be associated without distinction with the tubular body 4 of the post 1 or with the handrail 11.
  • the lower end 5 of the tubular body 4 comprises means 36 for adjusting the fixing height to a floor, a step of a staircase 3 or another similar surface.
  • the adjustment means 36 make it possible to constrain the tubular body 4 of the post at different heights with respect to the fixing surface.
  • the adjustment means 36 comprise a support 37.
  • the support 37 is fixed inside the cavity of the lower end 5 of the tubular body 4.
  • the support 37 has one or more plates 38 connected to it, that can be superimposed, resting on the floor, on a step of a staircase 3 or on another similar surface.
  • the plates 38 can be made with various thicknesses, to more or less precisely adjust the mounting height of the post 1.
  • the support 37 comprises a head 39 able to be fixed inside the cavity of the lower end 5 of the tubular body 4 through upper screws 40.
  • the head 40 has lateral appendages 41 in which respective threaded holes 42 are foreseen.
  • the upper screws 40 pass through respective countersunk holes 43 foreseen in the tubular body 4, and are screwed in the aforementioned threaded holes 42.
  • the upper screws 40 can then be hidden from view with respective covers 44.
  • the support 37 also comprises a threaded pin 45 screwed into a corresponding mother screw foreseen in the head 39.
  • the threaded pin 45 has a length such as to partially protrude from the opening of the lower end 5 of the tubular body 4.
  • the support 37 also comprises a block 46.
  • the block 46 is associated with the intermediate portion of the threaded pin 45; in particular, the block 46 has a threaded through hole into which the threaded pin 45 is completely screwed.
  • the block 46 comprises a lower portion 47 to which the plates 38 can be connected.
  • the plates 38 can be connected to the lower portion 47 through lower screws 48.
  • Each plate 38 as shown in figure 8 , has a respective central hole 49 for the threaded pin 45 to pass through.
  • the lower end of the threaded pin 45 can in turn be fixed to the floor, to a step of a staircase 3 or to another similar surface through a self-threading screw, a nut, or other similar elements.
  • the tubular body 4 of the post 1 comprises one or more slots 50 for the adjustable connection of respective wires 51 of the banister 2, or of a different protective structure.
  • the post 1 comprises one or more bushings 52 rotatably supported inside the cavity of the tubular body 4 at the slots 50, through screw means 53.
  • the bushings 52 have respective side holes 54 for the insertion of the terminal ends of the respective wires 51.
  • this solution makes it possible to easily adjust the inclination of each wire 51 with respect to the post 1 in an independent manner, adapting precisely to the inclination of the flight of stairs 3.
  • the proposed solution firstly makes it possible, as has been seen, to obtain an adjustable inclination between the post and the handrail having an angular excursion that cannot be obtained with other known applications.
  • the post according to the invention can be used both as a lower post and as an upper post of the same banister.
  • the solution devised is also particularly simple, slim and of limited bulk: it is thus particularly recommended in situations of little available space and/or in which it is intended to make a particularly light banister.
  • the solution of adjusting the installation height of the post is also of particular interest, also allowing possible unevenness between different areas of the flight of stairs in which the single posts are mounted to be compensated.

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Claims (12)

  1. Pfosten für Baluster, Geländer und Ähnliches, umfassend einen rohrförmigen Körper (4), der mit einem unteren Ende (5) versehen ist, das dazu geeignet ist, auf einem Boden, einer Stufe einer Treppe (3) oder einer anderen ähnlichen Fläche befestigt zu werden, und mit einem oberen Ende (6), wobei der Pfosten (1) ferner ein Drehgelenk (7) umfasst, das mit dem oberen Ende (6) verbunden ist, wobei das Drehgelenk (7) ein erstes Element (8) umfasst, das mit dem oberen Ende (6) verbunden werden kann, und ein zweites Element (9), das mit einem Handlauf (11) einer Brüstung (2) verbunden werden kann, wobei das erste Element (8) und das zweite Element (9) jeweils einen ersten Zapfen (16) umfassen, der in der Lage ist, in den Hohlraum des oberen Endes (6) des rohrförmigen Elements (4) eingesteckt zu werden, und einen zweiten Zapfen (17), der in der Lage ist, in den Hohlraum des freien Endes (10) des Handlaufs (11) eingesteckt zu werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste Element (8) und das zweite Element (9) identisch und austauschbar sind.
  2. Pfosten nach Anspruch 1, wobei das erste Element (8) eine erste seitliche Aussparung (14) umfasst und das zweite Element (9) eine zweite seitliche Aussparung (15) umfasst, an die das erste (8) und das zweite (9) Element jeweils längs einer Drehachse (A) in einer Anordnung minimaler Querabmessung angekoppelt sind.
  3. Pfosten nach Anspruch 2, wobei das erste Element (8) einen ersten Gelenkabschnitt (12) umfasst, der die zweite seitliche Aussparung (15) in Eingriff nimmt, und das zweite Element (9) einen zweiten Gelenkabschnitt (13) umfasst, der die erste seitliche Aussparung (14) in Eingriff nimmt.
  4. Pfosten nach Anspruch 3, wobei der erste Gelenkabschnitt (12) und/oder der zweite Gelenkabschnitt (13) eine im Wesentlichen zylindrische oder halbzylindrische Ausgestaltung mit einer Symmetrieachse aufweisen, die mit der Drehachse (A) zusammenfällt.
  5. Pfosten nach einem der Ansprüche 2-4, wobei die erste seitliche Aussparung (14) und/oder die zweite seitliche Aussparung (15) jeweils durch eine erste schräge Fläche (22) und durch eine zweite schräge Fläche (23) in Bezug auf die Längsachse des rohrförmigen Körpers (4) und/oder des Handlaufs (11) definiert sind.
  6. Pfosten nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die erste schräge Fläche (22) und/oder die zweite schräge Fläche (23) mit der Seitenfläche des ersten Elements (8) und/oder des zweiten Elements (9) eine erste Anschlagkante (24) und/oder eine zweite Anschlagkante (25) jeweils auf dem zweiten Gelenkabschnitt (13) und/oder auf dem ersten Gelenkabschnitt (12) definieren, um wenigstens eine Anschlagstellung bei der Drehung des ersten Elements (8) in Bezug auf das zweite Element (9) zu erhalten.
  7. Pfosten nach einem der Ansprüche 2-6, wobei der erste Zapfen (16) und/oder der zweite Zapfen (17) in dem Hohlraum des oberen Endes (6) des rohrförmigen Körpers (4) und/oder in dem Hohlraum des freien Endes (10) des Handlaufs (11) mittels einer ersten Schraube (26) und/oder einer zweiten Schraube (31) arretiert werden können, die in ein in dem rohrförmigen Körper (4) ausgebildetes erstes Durchgangsloch (27) und/oder in ein in dem Handlauf (11) ausgebildetes zweites Durchgangsloch (32) eingreifen.
  8. Pfosten nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das untere Ende (5) des rohrförmigen Körpers (4) Mittel (36) zum Anpassen der Befestigungshöhe des Pfostens (1) an einen Boden, eine Stufe einer Treppe (3) oder eine andere ähnliche Fläche umfasst.
  9. Pfosten nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die Mittel zum Anpassen (36) eine Auflage (37) umfassen, die in dem Hohlraum des unteren Endes (5) des rohrförmigen Körpers (4) befestigt ist, mit dem eine oder mehrere überlappende Platten (38) verbunden sind, um auf den Boden, auf eine Stufe einer Treppe (3) oder auf eine andere ähnliche Fläche aufgesetzt zu werden.
  10. Pfosten nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die Auflage (37) einen Kopf (39) umfasst, der in dem Hohlraum des unteren Endes (5) des rohrförmigen Körpers (4) mittels oberer Schrauben (40) befestigt werden kann, wobei ein Gewindestift (45), der an dem Kopf (39) befestigt ist, eine derartige Länge aufweist, dass er teilweise aus der Öffnung des unteren Endes (5) auskragt, und einen Block (46), der mit dem Zwischenabschnitt des Gewindestifts (45) verbunden ist, an dessen unterem Ende (47) die Platten (38) mittels unterer Schrauben (48) verbunden werden können, wobei die Platten (38) jeweils zentrale Löcher (49) für den Durchgang des Gewindestifts (45) aufweisen, wobei das untere Ende des Gewindestifts (45) seinerseits am Boden, an einer Stufe einer Treppe (3) oder an einer anderen ähnlichen Fläche mittels einer selbstschneidenden Schraube, Mutter oder anderer ähnlicher Teile befestigt werden kann.
  11. Pfosten nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei der rohrförmige Körper (4) einen oder mehrere Schlitze (50) für die einstellbare Verbindung jeweiliger Drahtseile (51) eines Geländers, einer Brüstung o. ä. umfasst.
  12. Pfosten nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, umfassend eine oder mehrere Buchsen (52), die drehbar in dem Hohlraum des rohrförmigen Körpers (4) an den Schlitzen (50) gelagert sind und jeweils seitliche Löcher (54) zum Einfügen der Anschlussenden der jeweiligen Drahtseile (51) aufweisen.
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