EP3318693A1 - System for fixing a railing panel in a railing panel holder - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to determine the position and / or orientation of a railing plates used in a railing plate recording a system is provided with at least one support insert, wherein the support insert defines a variable in an assembled state in shape and / or size support volume, which defines the railing plate in a sufficiently dimensionally stable , the determination of the railing plate ensuring final state is feasible.

Description

The invention relates to a system for determining the position and / or orientation of one or more railing plates used in a railing plate recording with a support ensuring the determination support.

The invention further relates, in particular, to a railing system having a railing panel front that is continuous over the railing profile and comprising a plurality of mutually adjacent (all-glass) railing panels which, when the railing has been erected in accordance with its intended purpose, with its lower edge region in a retaining profile attached to a building structure that supports the railing Gelanderplattenaufnahme forms, or are embedded standing in a directly introduced into a building railing plate recording. The railing plate receptacle formed by the retaining profile or provided directly in the structural body is designed in particular as a receiving groove extending along the railing and forms lateral support surfaces on both sides of the lower edge region of the railing plates that dip into the railing plate receptacle, against which the railing plate is able to bear, in particular indirectly, lateral loading. "Intermediate" in this context means that the clamping gap located between the railing plate surface and the support surface is bridged with the aid of the support insert.

Recently, more railings are used, in which all-glass railing panels are used, which are used largely free-standing and only with its lower edge region in a anchored to a structural part holding profile or in a trained directly in the building railing plate recording, so that they form - apart from a few millimeters wide gap between adjacent glass plates - a visually pleasing continuous glass plate front.

In such ground-deep (all-glass) railings not only the retaining profile must be securely anchored to the structure. The heavy glass plates themselves must be firmly held in the retaining profile or in the built directly into the building railing record and can absorb enough forces to serve as a reliable fall protection and to safely support a larger number against the railing leaning people can. The forces acting on the retaining profile via the glass plate, for example, if one or more persons lean against the railing, due to the lever ratios can be significant. The glass panes preferably used as railing panels are very heavy and thick and multi-layered as laminated glass depending on the application.

At the same time, such all-glass railings are regarded as design objects and high demands are placed on the visual complacency and the quality impression of such a railing. This applies, on the one hand, to the requirement for mutually adjoining railing panels to be aligned with one another without offset in order to avoid creating optical breaks in the railing panel front. On the other hand, the optically pleasing impression of the continuous railing panel front should not be disturbed as far as possible by additional railing system components which project from the board plane defined by the railing panel front or protrude visibly from the railing panel mounting.

To determine the position or orientation of the railing plates within the railing plate recording various systems are known in the market, which can be roughly subdivided into dry and wet systems. Both systems, however, have systemic disadvantages.

In the dry systems in particular clamping or wedge systems are used, over which the railing plate between the lateral support surfaces formed by the railing plate recording can be firmly clamped. Such systems are from the documents EP 2 896 764 A1 . US 2010 307082 A1 . WO 2011/095779 A2 . EP 1 818 476 A . DE 20 2013 104 330 U1 . EP 1 647 663 . DE 103 38 816 B3 . DE 10 2006 028 766 A1 or DE 10 2009 008 307 A1 known.

Very high clamping forces can be exerted via dry systems, which however also expose the railing panels to a permanent high mechanical load. The forces are difficult to dose. The clamping forces also act only at the discrete locations where the fuser members are actually located and not evenly over the entire length of the railing panel, which can complicate the precise alignment of the railing panels.

Another disadvantage of dry systems is that there must be certain nip geometries for their use. Especially in systems that use clamping wedges or other mechanical clamping mechanisms, the clamping wedges or clamping mechanisms are matched to the used Halteprofilgeometrien and railing plate thicknesses.

In wet systems, a flowable or creepable and later hardening potting compound is used during assembly. This has, inter alia, the advantage that no appreciable lateral pressure is exerted on the railing panels in the railing installation and also after the curing of the potting compound. In addition, wet systems can permanently secure railing plates largely independent of their thickness and the present geometry of the railing plate recording and the nip. The disadvantage, however, that the railing plates are set in the railing plate recording that a subsequent replacement of a railing plate or a holding profile, such as after damage, or a Nachkorrektur the railing plate orientation is not possible or only with disproportionate effort. In addition, the railing installation with wet systems in total consuming and requires a high material usage under outward open use of a potting compound.

The object of the invention is to provide a system of the type mentioned above, which allows the installation of a continuous, floor-deep railing panel front with little manual effort. The system should manage with as few optically not significant elements and mechanically burden the railing plates when they are fixed in the railing plate recording as little and easy to dose, but nevertheless fix the railing safely and highly durable in the railing plate recording. Further, the system should allow for easy replacement of a railing panel or simple post-correction of the orientation of a railing panel as needed. In addition, a system is considered to be advantageous, which are used largely independent of the present nip geometry and / or the railing plate thickness and can also be used for example across manufacturers or as a replacement of existing systems.

To solve this problem, the invention provides a system of the type mentioned, in which the inserted into the nip support insert defines a variable in a mounting state in shape and / or size support volume for fixing the railing plate in a sufficiently dimensionally stable, the determination of the Railing plate ensuring final state is feasible.

The support volume is preferably enclosed by an envelope, which closes and limits the support volume to the outside. By changing the shape and / or size of the support volume also changes the shape and / or size of the support insert as a whole, so that spread out the support insert within the clamping gap for fixing the railing plate and in alignment with the nip geometry with adjacent support surfaces and the railing plate surface in Appendix can come.

The enclosure is at least partially, but preferably completely, formed of a material which is elastically deformable and flexible in itself, that the enclosure allows a sufficient approximation of the shape of the support volume and thus the support insert to the nip geometry, such as when the nip geometry due a pivoting of the railing plate for the purpose of adjusting the angle of inclination changed so the space occupied by the support volume so reduced or enlarged. In particular, the support insert may be designed in the manner of a self-deformable cushion, wherein the support volume is filled in the final state of a dimensionally stable and dimensionally stable filling material. In such an embodiment, the support insert may also be referred to as a filling pad or support pillow.

As an alternative to the embodiment of the support insert as a filling or support cushion with rather compact dimensions, which would result in a more selective over the railing plate length support of the railing plate in the railing plate recording, the support insert may also be formed like a tubular support hose. By resulting from such a design linear support any burdens are better distributed because the support of the railing plate in the railing plate recording takes place largely over the entire railing plate length.

It can be provided that the envelope is initially unfilled and then during the railing installation, especially after inserting the railing plate in the railing plate recording and the support insert in the nip, is filled, so that the support volume - bounded by the outer envelope - due expand the filling with filling material within the nip and is able to adapt to the nip geometry under abutment with adjacent support surfaces. Or the casing already contains the filling, so that the support insert is basically formed by a filling pad with pre-filled support cushion, which in the railing installation only in the assembled state in which it is still deformable to insert in the nip and then in a form and size-stable final state passes.

In this case, it can be provided, in particular, that the support volume for fixing the railing plate passes into a dimensionally stable and dimensionally stable final state by filling with a subsequently hardening filling compound or by hardening an existing filling. In the latter case, the support volume is preferably already closed to the outside in the assembled state and prefilled with a later-curing filling compound.

The filling compound may in particular be formed by a still liquid or creepable mass during assembly, which hardens chemically as a result of the merging of at least two components. This may be, for example, a multi-component synthetic resin, a water-cement mixture or similar hardening fillers.

In the assembled state, a first filling compound component in a first partial volume and a second filling compound component in a second partial volume can therefore be provided separately from one another in the at least one supporting volume. In particular, provision may be made for the first filling compound component and the second filling compound component to be mixable only as a result of breakage of a separation present between the first partial volume and the second partial volume in the assembled state. One of the two filling compound components can be arranged, for example, in a fragile container such as a glass ampoule, which is arranged within the envelope and destroyed when using the support insert to mix the two filling mass components can.

When using the system can be provided to deform the deformable in the assembled state support for fixing the railing plate in the plate receptacle only one side of the railing plate, the railing plate on the other side then preferably via an inserted into the railing plate structural rigid support member may be supported, such as a support member in the form of a support plate of solid plastic ensuring the vertical orientation of the railing plate.

However, it can also be provided on both sides of the railing plate the use of support inserts. In particular, it may be provided that a support insert in the intended final installation state defines a first support volume for placement on one side of the railing plate and a second support volume for arrangement on the other side of the railing plate. In this case, a support insert forms a support cushion on both sides of the railing plate. The first support volume and the second support volume can be connected to each other via a connecting portion, which extends in the final installation state at least partially below the railing plate. The connecting portion may be formed open and allow a back-and-forth flow of not yet cured filling material between the two support volumes. This has the advantage that, for example, when pivoting the railing plate within the plate holder and the concomitant change in the nip geometry, the filling material from one, decreasing support volume in the other, increasing support volume can pass and thus the on both sides of the railing plate acting pressure evenly distributed on both sides of the railing and the volume changes are compensated on both sides of the railing plate. However, the connecting portion may also be designed to be closed and merely purely mechanically connect the two support volumes for easier handling while forming two mutually independent support volumes or support cushions.

Preferably, a holding element or an adhesive layer is provided on the support insert, by means of which the support insert can be pre-fixed to a lower edge region of the railing plate. In this way, the support insert can be mounted on the railing plate even before inserting the railing plate in the railing plate recording, so that the railing plate can be introduced together with the already arranged support insert in the railing plate recording, wherein the railing plate pulls the support insert when inserting the railing plate into the nip , For this purpose, the holding element may in particular be designed such that it engages around the lower edge region of the railing plate, in particular clampingly surrounds.

Both such a holding element or an adhesive layer and the use of two support volumes, which are in the final installed state on each one railing side and coupled to each other via a connecting portion extending below the railing plate inserted into the plate receiving plate, also have the advantage that support inserts in such a case can not migrate upwards out of the nip.

The support volume can, depending on its extent along a railing plate and its arrangement and the resulting or expected load cases, in addition to already mentioned in particular chemically curing fillers with other filling media, in particular with pressurized gases (eg air), with liquids (Eg oil) or free-flowing material (eg sand) are filled or already in advance, so already in the assembled state, be filled. The term "filler" is therefore to be interpreted broadly and may also include gaseous and liquid and non-hardening filling media.

The nature and material of the preferred pillow-like wrapper may vary depending on the fill mass used and the expected load cases. In question are in particular at least limited stretch rubber materials or soft plastics, which are able to adapt while maintaining a desired internal volume in the clamping gap in the nip to adjacent support surfaces, in particular to the support surface of a holding profile and the glass plate surface. However, other materials may also be considered for forming the support insert, for example other plastics (eg ABS or PP) or fabrics made of synthetic or natural fibers. In particular, when using chemically curing fillers and when using gases or liquids as the material of the envelope of at least one support volume should be largely pressure resistant and air and liquid tight. However, an at least slight expansibility of the support insert, in particular of the material used for the covering, is for limiting an internal pressure occurring during use in the support volume and for conveying the adaptability of the support insert or the support volume to the nip geometry desirable.

In the event that the support volume of the support insert is not prefilled to a filling compound, but the support insert is designed such that it is to be filled with a filling compound only during assembly, in particular after insertion of the support insert into the nip, is in the at least one support volume leading insertion opening provided via which the filling compound can be introduced with the aid of a supply line in the support volume.

Fig. 1

ein Geländersystem mit einer über den Geländerverlauf durchgängigen Geländerplattenfront,

Fig. 2

eine erste mögliche Schnittansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform eines Systems zur Festlegung einer Geländerplatte in einer von einem Bodenprofil gebildeten Geländerplattenaufnahme entlang des in Figur 1 angedeuteten Schnitts A-A,

Fig. 3a

den in Figur 2 verwendeten kissenförmigen Stützeinsatz in einer Schnittansicht,

Fig. 3b

den in Figur 2 verwendeten kissenförmigen Stützeinsatz aus Figur 3a in einer Draufsicht,

Fig. 4

eine zweite, zur Ausführungsform von Figur 2 alternativ mögliche Schnittansicht einer zweiten Ausführungsform entlang des in Figur 1 angedeuteten Schnitts A-A,

Fig. 5

den bei der zweiten Ausführungsform gemäß Figur 4 zum Einsatz kommenden, zwei voneinander getrennte Stützvolumina aufweisenden Stützeinsatz, und

Fig. 6

eine dritte, zur Ausführungsform von Figur 2 oder Figur 4 alternativ mögliche Schnittansicht einer dritten Ausführungsform entlang des in Figur 1 angedeuteten Schnitts A-A.

In the drawings shows

Fig. 1

a railing system with a continuous railing plate front over the railing course,

Fig. 2

a first possible sectional view of a first embodiment of a system for determining a railing plate in a formed by a soil profile railing plate receptacle along the in FIG. 1 indicated section AA,

Fig. 3a

the in FIG. 2 used pillow-shaped support insert in a sectional view,

Fig. 3b

the in FIG. 2 used pillow-shaped support insert FIG. 3a in a plan view,

Fig. 4

a second, to the embodiment of FIG. 2 alternatively possible sectional view of a second embodiment along the in FIG. 1 indicated section AA,

Fig. 5

in accordance with the second embodiment FIG. 4 used, two separate support volumes having support insert, and

Fig. 6

a third, to the embodiment of FIG. 2 or FIG. 4 alternatively possible sectional view of a third embodiment along the in FIG. 1 indicated section AA.

FIG. 1 shows a railing, in which a plurality of juxtaposed railing panels 1 made of glass form a railing filling. The railing plates form a continuous glass front, which is interrupted only by between two adjacent railing plates inevitably existing columns S at regular intervals for a few millimeters. The railing panels 1 are at the bottom of a holding profile 2, which is exemplified as a standing, U-shaped bottom profile 2, which is firmly anchored via an anchorage with a building, for example a floor surface. The railing panels 1 are fixed firmly in the bottom profile 2 and are based on an even closer to be explained support insert 10 on side legs 4 of the bottom profile 2 from.

The bottom profile 2, which is preferably an extruded (solid) aluminum profile, has a U-shaped, extending along the railing, top open and thus groove-like receiving channel, which forms the railing plate recording, in which the railing plate 1 is inserted with its lower edge region ,

On the upper end face of the railing panels 1, a continuous, preferably over individual column S away extending handrail 3 is placed. At the groove base of the railing plate receiving receiving channel of the bottom profile 2, an insert 7 is provided that prevents the railing plate 1 made of glass directly comes into contact with the metallic bottom profile 2. Characterized in that the insert 7 holds railing plate 1 and 2 soil profile at a distance, it is ensured that in the soil profile 2 penetrating water can drain and the railing plate 1 is not in the water.

FIG. 2 such as FIGS. 3a and 3b illustrate a first embodiment of a system for determining the position and / or orientation of one or more used in a railing plate recording railing plates with a support insert 10th Figure 3a and 3b shows in a schematic view of the support insert 10 from FIG. 2 in a sectional view ( FIG. 3a ) and a plan view ( figure 3b ), wherein the support insert 10 in the FIGS. 3a and 3b opposite to the FIG. 2 shown enlarged representation is shown.

The support insert 10 is formed like a pillow and has a sheath 11 of a walkable, in itself flexible and at least slightly stretchable but overall highly resilient material. By means of the sheath 11, the support insert defines a support volume 12 which is tightly closed on the circumference by the sheath 11 and is prefilled with a first filling compound component 13 and a second filling compound component 14 located in a fragile container 15. By destroying the frangible container 15, the first filling compound component 13 and the second filling compound component 14 can be mixed together to form a curable composition. To promote the mixing of the support insert 10 can be worked by hand. The mixed components thus form a chemically curing two-component filling material.

While the support insert in FIG. 3a still has a largely indefinite spatial form, shows FIG. 2 how the support insert 10 thus formed is arranged without play in the clamping gap 5 between the support surface 6 formed by the side limb 4 of the base profile 2 and that of the railing plate surface dipping into the base profile 2 and has largely adapted to the present clamping gap geometry.

Before hardening of the filling compound, the railing plate 1 can be pivoted in a simple manner due to the deformability of the support inserts 10 still present in order to adjust the angle of inclination of the railing plate 1. If the railing plate 1 is then held at the desired angle of inclination until the filling compound has hardened, the railing plate is fixed in a highly loadable and immovable manner within the soil profile 2 by the supporting volume 12, which has become dimensionally stable and stable as a result of hardening.

Unlike the in FIG. 2 illustrated use of two support inserts 10 (one on each side of the railing plate) can be used only one support insert on only one side of the railing plate in the respective nip, then preferably on the other side of the railing plate, for example, the nip bridging and easy ausgestaltetes structural rigid support member can be used, for example, a simple plastic plate, as it is currently used even in dry Klemmkeilsystemen.

In order to ensure a firm concern of the support insert 10 to adjacent support surfaces 6 (inner surfaces of the railing plate and railing plate surface, optionally Providing interleaves) within the nip, can be used on a filling composition, which after mixing of the first filling compound component 13 and the second The filling compound component 14 at least slightly expands or increases the occupied by the filling mass support volume. Thus, to determine the railing plate 1 of the support insert 10 can be easily inserted into the nip without this must be inserted very deep into the nip. As a result of the subsequent expansion of the filling compound during its curing, the support insert 10 is compressed automatically within the clamping gap 5.

Alternatively or in addition to the use of a slightly expanding during curing filling the support insert 10 can be prefixed before inserting the railing plate 1 in the railing plate recording on the railing plate, in particular glued or clamped by a holding element. As a result, the support insert 10 is pulled into the nip 5 when inserting the railing plate by the railing plate weight deep. For sticking the support insert 10 on the railing plate can be arranged on the support insert 10, an adhesive layer.

Also pulled deep into the nip 5 is the support insert in the in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 shown embodiment in which the both sides of the railing plate to be arranged support volumes 12 are connected to each other via a connecting portion 16. This connection portion 16 extends under normal use in Endinbauzustand below the railing plate 1 from one railing side to the other, so that when inserting the railing plate in the railing plate recording the support volumes 12 are drawn by the railing plate weight deep into the nip 5. Also in this case, the support insert 10 can of course be prefixed on both sides, for example via an adhesive layer on the railing plate for ease of assembly.

In FIG. 5 forms the connecting portion 16 by way of example that already FIG. 2 explained insert 7. The connecting portion may also be formed by at least a portion of the envelope 11, which may extend for this purpose over both support volumes.

FIG. 6 Finally shows a further embodiment variant with a connecting portion 16, in which this, however, is designed such that the support volumes arranged on both sides of the railing plate 1 not only mechanically coupled to each other, but are also fluidly connected to each other via a connecting line 18. The connecting portion 16 in this case has a strength which prevents compression of the connecting line 18 by the railing plate weight.

In addition, according to the embodiment FIG. 6 - Contrary to the previously described embodiments - the support volumes 12 refilled via a feed line 17 and an insertion opening 19 with a filling compound. That is, the support insert 10 and the support volumes defined by these 12 are empty, preferably evacuated, used in front of the railing plate or simultaneously with the railing plate 1 in the railing plate receptacle and then filled by means of the feed line 17 via an insertion opening 19. The connecting line 18 ensures in addition to a pressure equalization and the possibility of back-and-forth streaming of not yet cured filling material or other filling media between the two Support volume 12, that the support insert for filling the both sides of the railing plate 1 positioned support volumes 10 must be accessible only from one side.

All the embodiments shown in the figures have in common that the support volume 12 and with it the support insert 10 in its shape and extent is deformable so that it is able to come within the clamping gap 5 with adjacent support surfaces 6 in abstützende conditioning. The individual explained for a particular embodiment features are of course not limited to the particular embodiment.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

railings plates

2

Retaining profile (floor profile)

3

Handrail profile (handrail)

4

side leg

5

nip

6

support surface

7

insert

10

support insert

11

wrapping

12

support volume

13

first filling compound component

14

second filling compound component

15

container

16

connecting portion

17

supply

18

connecting line

19

insertion

S

Gap between two adjacent railing panels

Claims (15)

System for determining the position and / or orientation of one or more railing panels (1) used in a railing panel mounting with at least one support insert (10), characterized in that the support insert (10) has a support volume variable in shape and / or size in an installed state ( 12) defining the railing plate (1) in a determination of the railing plate (1) ensuring sufficiently dimensionally stable final state is feasible. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the support insert (10) has a support volume (12) enclosing enclosure (11). System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the sheath (11) is at least partially formed from a deformable, inherently flexible material. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support insert (10) is designed in the manner of a self-deformable pad. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support volume (12) passes through the curing of a filling compound in a shape and size-stable end state. System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the filling compound of a still flowable or creep during assembly Mass is formed, which hardens chemically as a result of merging at least two filling mass components (13, 14). System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support volume (12) is already closed in the assembled state and prefilled with a filling compound. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the assembled state in the at least one support volume (12) a first filling mass component (13) in a first partial volume and a second filling mass component (14) are provided separately in a second partial volume , System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the first filling compound component (13) and the second filling compound component (14) are intermixable by breaking a separation present between the first partial volume and the second partial volume. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support insert (10) defines a first support volume on one side of the railing plate (1) and a second support volume on the other side of the railing plate (1) in the intended final installation state. System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the first support volume and the second support volume are connected to each other via a connecting portion (16) which extends in the final installed state below the railing plate (16). System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the at least one support insert (10), a holding element or an adhesive layer is provided, by means of which the support insert (10) in the railing plate (1) dipping lower edge region of the railing plate (1) can be prefixed. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a leading into the support volume supply line (17) and / or insertion opening (19) is provided, via which the support volume (12) after insertion of the railing plate in the railing plate recording with a filling material can be filled. Railing system comprising a system for determining the position and / or orientation of one or more railing panels used in a railing panel mounting according to one of the preceding claims. A support insert for use with a system for determining the location and / or orientation of one or more railing panels used in a railing panel receptacle according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 13 or with a railing system according to claim 14.

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