EP3636859A1 - Pavilion or tent - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a pavilion 1 with a flat covering 2 and a strut 3, 4, which is connected to the covering 2 and is suitable and intended to hold the covering 2 in a 3-dimensional shape. According to the invention, the strut 3, 4 consists of a main strut 3 and a secondary strut 4, the main strut 3 having one or more resilient struts 5a which are suitable and intended to connect end regions 6 of two opposing gussets 7 of the covering 2 to one another and To form feet 11a for the pavilion 1. In this case, the secondary strut 4 has one or more resiliently elastic struts 5b which are suitable and intended to connect middle regions 8 of the edge 9 between two adjacent gussets 7 of the covering 2. According to the invention, at least one tensioning element 10 is provided which is suitable and intended for this purpose, at least the distance between the ends 11 of a strut 5a, 5b of the strut mechanism 3, 4 and thus the distance between the areas of the covering connected to the ends 11 of the strut 5a, 5b 2 to enlarge and thus keep the pavilion 1 in its three-dimensional shape. The pavilion 1 according to the invention does not show a central strut which supports the pavilion 1 from the ground and which, in particular, does not cause any distance variation. Pavilion 1 is very easy to assemble and disassemble and also proves to be very stable and can stand almost anywhere without anchoring to the floor.

Description

TECHNICAL AREA

The invention relates to a pavilion or a tent.

STATE OF THE ART

From the European patent EP 1 546 494 B1 and the European patent EP 1 302 120 B1 umbrella-like tents are known which are provided with a single central stand. A sliding sleeve is provided on the single floor-supporting stand, the sliding of which along the central stand allows the umbrella-like tent to be opened or folded. It is necessary that the mechanics of the central stand have to be very strong to ensure that the tent stands securely.

A corresponding, umbrella-like tent with a single decentralized support is from the US patent application US 2006/0054285 A1 known. This shows the same disadvantages with regard to the necessary stability of the one support.

From the international patent application WO 2017/201555 A1 an inflatable tent is known, the floor area and the supporting structure of which can be erected or stiffened by inflation, so that they are suitable for the tent skin to wear. This tent proves to be easy to set up, but has limited stability.

Furthermore, from the international patent application WO 2017/063009 A1 a very stable tunnel tent known, the semicircular glass fiber rods support the tent structure stable, as soon as additional special anchoring elements are used for anchoring. In this case it is possible to remove the removable tent floor without the tunnel tent collapsing. This tunnel tent does not allow a user to move upright in the tent and in particular to enter or leave this tent.

Furthermore are from the German patent application DE 10 2016 118 739 A1 and the European patent application EP 1 878 858 A1 respectively the EP 0 753 634 A1 Tents are known, the poles of which extend in an arc from one base point to another base point and carry the tent roof either on top of it or hanging on the poles. The poles of the poles are each of the same design, and in one example they have additional end supports in the end region in order to stabilize the corners of the tent. In another example, the poles of the poles are provided with cords for bracing the poles, from which the tent skin is suspended inside the poles. The base points of the boom are clamped together to secure the position using anchor elements and tension belts running along the floor. In the third example, the linkage is made up of a large number of segments which are guided together by a rope and connected to form the linkage. With good stability, these tents do not show the possibility to enter or move in the tent in an upright position.

From the U.S. patent application US 2012 / 318316A1 a foldable tent is known. It shows tarpaulin, which is mounted on a pole. At the highest point of the boom is a central hub arrangement, which receives the rods of the boom in an articulated manner. The poles are of different lengths, most do not extend to the floor and others form a canopy. The tarpaulin completely envelops the tent interior and shows a floor, side walls and canopies. This tent proves to be very complex to assemble and disassemble, especially with regard to the time required.

From the U.S. patent application US 2017 / 0151588A1 is a collapsible tent with struts of equal length, which extend from a central hub to the ground, forming the feet and a tarpaulin. In addition to the struts, an expansion mechanism is provided, in the manner of a mechanism for opening an umbrella, which shows a spring arranged on a central rod, which adjoins the central hub and extends towards the ground, which, by means of the spring force spreader, extends along the central rod in FIG Direction of the ground, thereby spreading the struts of the tent. In addition, this tent shows a solar module connected to the central hub for the power supply of the tent occupants. This tent proves to be very complex and fragile in its structure. Also, due to the arrangement of the center pole and the mechanism attached to it, it does not show the possibility of entering or moving in the tent in an upright position.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention is based on the object of creating a tent or pavilion which is improved compared to the prior art and which improves the use, in particular with regard to upright use, and shows sufficient stability.

The object is achieved with a device having the features specified in claim 1.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

The pavilion according to the invention or the tent according to the invention is provided with a flat covering and a strut which is connected to the covering and is suitable and is intended to keep the covering in a 3-dimensional shape. The strut consists of a main strut and a secondary strut, the main strut having one or more resilient struts which are suitable and intended to connect end areas of two opposite gussets of the covering with each other and to form feet for the pavilion or tent. In addition, the secondary strut has one or more resilient struts which are suitable and are intended to connect middle regions of the edge between two adjacent gussets of the covering. In addition, according to the invention, at least one tensioning element is provided which is suitable and intended to increase at least the distance between the ends of a strut of the strut and thus the distance between the areas of the covering connected to the ends of the strut, as a result of which the covering of the tent or pavilion is stretched and its protective function.

The pavilion according to the invention or the tent according to the invention is characterized by the struts of the main strut, which form the feet of the tent or the pavilion, with the continuous resilient struts as a very stable and securely standing tent or securely standing pavilion.

The struts of the secondary strut, which are independent of the struts of the main strut and in the middle area of the edge between two adjacent gussets of the covering, which are assigned to the feet or the ends of the main struts of the tent or the pavilion, result in a very pleasant access into the safely standing tent or pavilion, which enables the tent or pavilion to be walked on or stepped up from.

Precisely by the provision of one or more tensioning elements according to the invention which are suitable and intended to increase at least the distance between the ends of a strut of the strut and thus the distance between the areas of the covering connected to the ends of the strut, this makes handling very pleasant and safe of the tent or pavilion.

According to the invention, it is possible to design the pavilion or the tent in such a way that no central strut is provided. This makes it possible to create a safely standing tent or pavilion that is easy to set up and can be set up very delicately and thus easily thanks to the selected type of set-up. The pavilion or the tent preferably does not show a central strut, which in particular supports the pavilion or the tent from the floor, or which in particular does not have any distance variation for tensioning the covering causes. In particular, this makes it possible to create a safely standing tent or pavilion that is easy to set up and can be set up very delicately and therefore easily thanks to the selected type of set-up.

In addition, it has proven particularly useful to design the pavilion or the tent in several parts with at least one strut of the main strut and / or the secondary strut, the parts of the strut being connected to one another in an articulated manner. This makes it possible to fold up the struts and thereby compact the tent and transport it better, which improves the handling of the tent or pavilion. This is all the more so when, in particular, several parts of a plurality of struts are articulated in a common joint area. As a result, the struts in a region of the tent or the pavilion that forms the joint area can be folded together uniformly due to the articulated design, thereby improving handling, in particular transportation. This applies all the more if the joint area is arranged centrally in the area of the covering or in the middle of the struts of the main strut and / or the secondary strut.

In addition, it has also proven useful to further develop the pavilion or the tent such that at least one additional strut is provided for the main strut and / or for the secondary strut, which is part of the main strut from an end region of a gusset and / or as part of the secondary strut extends from a central area to a common joint area and is articulated there with other struts. This makes it possible to create a very stable structure for the pavilion or tent with limited use of materials.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the articulated connection between struts or between parts of struts is formed by means of bands, wires, ropes, springs, rubber-elastic connecting elements and / or rotary joints. The preferred selection of the articulated connection by means of straps, wires, ropes, springs, rubber-elastic connecting elements creates a very robust, technically simple and reliable articulated connection which ensures reliable function even under difficult external conditions, which makes the pavilion easy to use or Guaranteed tent permanently.

Preferably, a flat element is provided in the common joint area, which connects several bands, wires, ropes, springs, and / or rubber-elastic connecting elements of the articulated connections in the common joint area and compensates for the stresses introduced. This flat element in the joint area distributes the stresses from the connected struts evenly between several, in particular all, struts. As a result, the structure of the strut can be made particularly compact and foldable. This significantly improves the handling of the pavilion or tent.

In addition, it has proven particularly useful to provide the pavilion or the tent with at least one band or rope between different areas of a strut and / or part of a strut and thereby to limit the spacing of the different areas of a strut. Due to this limitation, it is possible to create a pretension and thereby bending in the strut and to define it statically in such a way that the structure of the strut and band or rope is retained, even if it experiences an external force. In particular, it succeeds in building the pavilion or the Create a floorless tent that connects and limits the foot ends of the struts of the main strut. All struts of the main strut are preferably provided with at least one rope or a band which, as described, limits the spacing of the different areas of the strut. This arrangement makes it possible to make the pavilion or the tent particularly light and therefore particularly easy to handle, particularly transportable.

It has proven particularly useful to provide several bands and / or ropes between different areas of a single strut and / or a single part of a strut, these being suitable for jointly restricting the spacing of the different areas. As a result, differentiated prestresses and thus differentiated bending radii of the struts can be generated to the desired extent, which has a positive effect on the usability of the pavilion or the tent, in particular with regard to the headroom.

In addition, it has proven particularly useful that at least one flat element is provided, which connects several straps or ropes, which extend between different areas of a strut and / or part of a strut, and compensates for the stresses introduced. This takes place in particular in the area of the joint area. This flat element distributes the tensions from the connected ropes and / or tapes evenly between several in particular all ropes and / or tapes. As a result, the structure of the strut with the ropes and / or straps can be made particularly compact and foldable. This significantly improves the handling of the pavilion or tent.

In a development of the pavilion or the tent, at least one end of a band or a rope is with one Strut connected by a positive connection or by jamming, riveting or screwing. In the case of the positive connection, the connection is preferably created or released by hanging the rope or the band into a corresponding recess or by removing it from the recess. The rope or the tape preferably shows a connecting element, which corresponds in its outer contour to the recess and enables a positive connection by means of which tensile forces can be transmitted. In addition to the form-fitting connection, fixing by jamming, in particular by introducing it into a wedge-shaped gap, has also proven particularly useful in terms of handling due to the simple handling. In order to create a particularly secure connection, a connection by means of screwing or riveting is preferably selected.

In this case, such a connection can be provided both between bands or ropes which implement an articulated connection and between those which are suitable for generating a pretension and a strut or other ropes or bands or flat elements.

It has proven particularly useful that at least one flat web, in particular made of fabric or film, is provided for the pavilion or the tent for receiving a strut and a tape or a wire or a rope or a spring or a rubber-elastic connecting element, the web being used for transmission the tension between a strut and a tape or wire or rope or spring or rubber-elastic connecting element is provided. This allows tension forces to be transferred particularly reliably from the strut to a tape or a wire or a rope or transmit a spring or a rubber-elastic connecting element. This arrangement enables a very durable and light and therefore very good handling of the further development of the pavilion or the tent, especially in the case of long bridges. It has also been found to be a preferred embodiment of the invention to form the flat webs by grinding from band-shaped material and in particular to provide a plurality thereof. This training proves to be particularly easy to manufacture.

It has proven to be particularly useful if the pavilion or the tent is covered with textile fabric and / or with film. In addition to the pure film made of plastic or the pure textile fabric made of natural or synthetic fibers, composite materials consisting of several components, in particular both textile fabric and film, have also proven themselves as film-coated textile fabrics. These composites prove to be particularly robust and easy to handle, which is reflected in particular in a low basis weight with a given stability.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the pavilion or tent shows a covering that is selected and arranged such that it is not designed to be stretchable in the region of a strut, while the covering is designed to be elastically stretchable in another direction. This is preferably achieved by a suitable choice of the fiber directions of a fabric constructed from fibers or by a suitable choice of the fiber materials including the structure of the fibers or the fiber dimensions (thickness, density or length). The covering is in particular designed such that it is not designed to be stretchable along the strut which is variable in length by means of at least one tensioning element, while the covering in the other direction is in particular transverse to the variable in length Strut is designed to be elastically stretchable. This design of the covering enables a very stable construction of the pavilion or tent.

It has proven to be particularly useful here to design the struts from elastic material, a material made of metal, wood and / or plastic, in particular fiber-reinforced plastic, having proven particularly useful. On the one hand, these materials can provide the necessary stability in connection with the shaping tension of the strut and, on the other hand, they can be light and therefore easy to handle.

Preferably, the pavilion or the tent shows a connection of the struts with the covering, in which the connection in the end region of the struts in the region of the end regions of the gusset or in the region of the center regions by gluing, by welding, by sewing, by detachable insertion into a pocket the covering and / or is created by positive locking. This creates a secure connection of the covering, which enables safe handling even under difficult circumstances. A connection by detachable insertion into a pocket on the covering and / or by positive locking also makes it possible to separate the covering from the strut and to handle or transport it separately.

It has proven particularly useful to arrange the detachable connections at all end areas of the struts, which makes it possible to separate the covering from the struts of the main or secondary strut and to store and handle them independently, and so on. It has also proven itself to be the releasable connections that are exclusive are arranged on the end regions of the secondary strut, so that a pocket is provided on the covering, into which the end region of the strut of the secondary strut is inserted and held in a leading manner. This design ensures a secure transmission of force from the secondary strut to the covering, in particular via a reinforced edge of the covering, and at the same time the possibility of separation, which makes handling particularly advantageous. A further development is preferred in which the ends of the struts of the main strut with detachable rings as detachable connections can be detached from the covering, but are nevertheless securely connected. These releasable rings are preferably designed as spring washers. With this type of detachable connection, it is possible to increase the security against an undesired loosening of the covering from the main strut that forms the feet of the pavilion or tent according to the invention.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the pavilion or tent shows at least one tensioning element, which has a folding mechanism and / or an expansion element and / or a cable pull for generating the distance variation and / or a piston which is driven pneumatically or hydraulically or electrically or mechanically using a slip clutch will have. These mechanisms reliably enable easy handling of the tensioning element and thus easy assembly of the pavilion or tent. The folding mechanism is preferably designed using a toggle lever mechanism, as a result of which the clamping force is increased using a lever and the handling is thereby made easier. In addition, it has also proven useful to have the clamping element with a piston, which is in particular pneumatic or hydraulic or electrical or mechanical Use of a friction clutch is driven. Especially when the piston with the sliding clutch is driven with the help of a lever, multiple actuation of the lever in connection with the sliding clutch enables the clamping element with the piston to be gradually spread with little leverage and leverage and to lengthen the strut connected to the clamping element and to put under tension. This training in particular has proven to be particularly easy to handle.

In addition to the possibility of clamping both the secondary strut and the main strut using tensioning elements, it has proven particularly useful to design the at least one tensioning element in such a way that it produces a distance variation of only the secondary strut or only the main strut. This structure proves to be more compact, less complicated and consequently less susceptible and therefore particularly easy to handle.

A particularly advantageous development of the pavilion or tent shows at least one tensioning element which is designed such that it is arranged as a connecting strut between two regions of one or two struts, in particular that of the secondary strut, in such a way that by changing the length of the connecting strut the distance between the ends of the the strut of the strut connected to the connecting strut and thus the distance between the areas of the covering connected to the ends of the strut can be changed. The provision of a connecting strut which can be lengthened with the aid of the tensioning element makes it possible to realize a compact structure and an easy-to-handle arrangement of the at least one tensioning element. This applies all the more, the more clamping elements are provided in connection with such connecting struts.

To secure against unintentional opening and thus loosening of the tensioning element, a securing for at least one tensioning element, in particular all tensioning elements, is provided. The one or more safeguards prevent the tensioning element from being operated incorrectly, thereby preventing the pavilion or tent from collapsing, which has a positive effect on handling.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the pavilion or tent, an unlocking is provided for each tensioning element, which enables the connection between the strut and tensioning element to be released and connected. By loosening the connection, it is possible to move the tensioning element separately from the strut and to fold the strut assembly with tensioning element, in particular using articulated connections of the struts, and in the compact, folded-up state to transport or handle it particularly easily. To rebuild the pavilion or the tent, the or the tensioning elements are connected to the strut again with the help of the release, in order to then move the strut or the struts apart with the help of the tensioning element and thereby the distance between the ends of the strut or the struts enlarge and stretch the covering of the tent or pavilion.

It has proven particularly useful to provide the tensioning element with a guide element through which the released tensioning element is guided along the strut to which the tensioning element or the connecting strut of the tensioning element is connected. This makes it easier to handle and connect the clamping element with the associated strut and to make it more reliable, even under difficult conditions.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the pavilion or the tent, at least one tensioning element is designed in such a way that it is provided with at least one side strut which connects the connecting strut to a further strut, in particular of the secondary strut, and is intended to withstand forces when changing the length of the connecting strut to transfer the further strut and thus to the covering. This design makes it possible to vary the distances between a series of struts and thereby to create an even more stable structure of the pavilion or tent according to the invention, which is characterized by a simple and easy-to-handle assembly and disassembly process.

It has proven particularly useful to further develop the pavilion or the tent such that at least one tensioning element is designed such that it is provided with at least two side struts, at least two of which are arranged in pairs on both sides of the connecting strut and both are articulated with one another via the connecting strut are connected. The articulated connection takes place in particular by means of a band, for example made of fabric or tensile film or leather, the ends of the band being firmly connected to the ends of the side struts facing the connecting strut and the band being connected to the connecting strut in particular via a fixing element. The fixing element can be implemented, for example, with a rivet, a screw connection or an adhesive connection. The connection to the connecting strut is preferably carried out in such a way that the band is firmly connected to the connecting strut, thereby transmitting movement of the connecting strut to the side struts via the fixed band. This creates the possibility of forces from the tensioning element via the connecting strut to be transferred to the side struts and thus to the covering. This makes it possible for the tensioning forces to be distributed over the covering by the tensioning element, and for this reason the tensioning of the pavilion or tent according to the invention is particularly reliable and easy.

The band preferably encompasses the connecting strut such that the fixing element is attached, in particular releasably, attached to one side of the connecting strut and the two ends of the side struts come to rest on the opposite side of the connecting strut, which are firmly connected to the ends of the band. This design of the articulated connection with the band enclosing the connecting strut enables the tensioning forces which are transmitted via one side strut to lead to a rotational movement of the connecting strut which is compensated for by a counter-rotating movement by the tensioning forces which are transmitted via the other side strut is what is made possible by guiding the tape around the connecting strut and by fixing the tape to the connecting strut in a particular degree. A preferred, particularly stable state can be achieved in that the arrangement is designed such that the longitudinal axes of the side struts intersect below the connecting strut. A sufficiently wide bandwidth makes it possible that lateral forces can also be transmitted via the side struts to the end region of the covering, which are connected to the ends of the struts, which in turn are connected to the side struts.

It has proven particularly useful to further develop the pavilion or tent so that the number of struts of the secondary strut is different from that of the main strut. This allows the properties of the pavilion or tent to be adjusted depending on the expected usage situation, in particular by increasing the number of main struts and therefore the feet, while increasing the number of side struts improves access to the pavilion or tent, since in Area of the ends of the secondary struts is the access opening to the pavilion or tent. A particularly preferred pavilion shows three main struts and thus three feet, while it shows four secondary struts. This pavilion shows a compact and sufficiently stable structure, which provides adequate protection against external influences, especially sun and wind or rain.

It has proven particularly useful that the covering of the pavilion or the tent is formed with at least one flat web, in particular made of fabric and / or film, for receiving one or more struts and / or one or more bands and / or one or more articulated connections of the struts is. Here, the flat web or the flat webs are provided for transmitting the tension of a strut or tape taken up to the fabric. This allows tension forces to be transferred particularly reliably from the covering to a strut, to a belt or to articulated connections of the struts. This provision of the flat web or webs of the covering enables, in particular in the case of long struts, a safe transmission of the forces between the covering and the struts or the straps or ropes or a good compensation of these forces.

It has also been shown to be a preferred embodiment of the invention to form the flat webs by grinding from band-shaped material and in particular to provide a plurality thereof. This training proves to be particularly easy to manufacture.

It has proven to be particularly useful to arrange at least one flat web in the area of a connecting line between the ends of two adjacent struts of the secondary strut on the edge of the covering. The flat web can also be designed as a loop. With this choice, a particularly effective force balance has been set which enables a particularly safe and stable construction of the pavilion or tent.

Alternatively or in addition, it has proven particularly useful to provide struts of the main strut with swivel joints which have a stop to prevent overstretching, which makes it possible to fold the main struts together by means of the swivel joint, without undesired overstretching of the swivel joint, which increases the stability of the Main struts in the assembled state would negatively affect is possible. Folding makes handling and transportation of the main strut easier.

In particular, the length of the strut - be it a strut of the main and / or secondary strut - between the swivel joint and the common joint area is selected in accordance with the length between a strut of the secondary strut and the common joint area. This enables a particularly simple and compact folding of the strut, in particular when all three lengths are chosen to be approximately the same length by suitable positioning of the swivel joint.

As an alternative or in addition to the swivel joints, it has also proven useful to provide plug-in connections which enable the struts to be separated into individual segments and thereby simplify transport and storage.

Another development of the pavilion or tent according to the invention shows at least one strut, in particular all struts of the secondary strut, which is or is more rigid than at least one strut, in particular all struts of the main strut. This makes it possible for tensioning forces to be transmitted particularly effectively from the tensioning element via the secondary strut to the central areas of the edge between two adjacent gussets of the covering, and for tensile stress to be transmitted via the edge of the covering to the end region of the gusset and thus to the ends of the main strut. Due to the differentiated design of the struts with regard to the bending stiffness of the main or secondary strut, it is possible on the one hand to enable the pavilion or tent to stand very stable and on the other hand to make the process of setting up or dismantling particularly reliable using the tensioning element.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the pavilion or tent according to the invention, at least one strut of the secondary strut or the main strut is designed such that it is designed to be more rigid in the region of at least one of its ends than in the region of its center, in particular in the joint area. This makes it possible for the pavilion or the tent to be bent more strongly in the highest area than in the area of the feet or in the edge area of the covering. This leads to a particularly functional, easily accessible and stable pavilion or tent.

In the pavilion or tent, the edge region of the covering is preferably of reinforced design and, in particular, of tensile strength. This makes it possible to transfer essential parts of the tensioning forces transmitted by the covering through the reinforced edge. Precisely because of this, the tensile or tensioning forces between the ends of the main strut and those of the secondary strut can be particularly well balanced or transmitted, which has a positive effect on the stability.

This proves to be particularly helpful above all because the tension forces transmitted between the areas of the covering which are connected to the end areas of the struts are particularly high. These reinforced edges make it possible, moreover, to make the covering lighter and thereby improve the handling of the tent or pavilion, in particular during transport and during assembly or disassembly.

The pockets into which the ends of the struts of the main strut are inserted and are thus positioned in their position for covering are preferably connected to the reinforced edge in such a way that the pockets are connected to the edge in a stable manner, which ensures a secure connection Stand of the tent or pavilion without additional anchor.

Fig. 1

zeigt in einer schematischen Darstellung einen beispielhaften, erfindungsgemäßen Pavillon in einer Ansicht von schräg oben,

Fig. 2

zeigt in einer schematischen Darstellung den Pavillon aus Fig. 1 in einer Ansicht von schräg unten,

Fig. 3

zeigt eine schematische Darstellung eines Spannelementes des Pavillons aus Fig. 1 und

Fig. 4

zeigt eine beispielhafte gelenkige Verbindung der Seitenstreben mit den Verbindungsstreben eines Spannelementes.

The invention is explained below using exemplary embodiments with reference to the figures. The invention is not restricted to these preferred exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 1

shows a schematic representation of an exemplary pavilion according to the invention in an oblique view from above,

Fig. 2

shows the pavilion in a schematic representation Fig. 1 in an oblique view from below,

Fig. 3

shows a schematic representation of a tensioning element of the pavilion Fig. 1 and

Fig. 4

shows an exemplary articulated connection of the side struts with the connecting struts of a tensioning element.

In Fig. 1 an exemplary pavilion 1 according to the invention is shown schematically. It shows a flat covering 2 and a strut 3, 4, which is connected to the covering 2 and is suitable and intended to keep the covering 2 in a 3-dimensional form.

The strut 3, 4 consists of two parts, a main strut 3 and a secondary strut 4. The main strut 3 has one or more resilient struts 5 a, which are suitable and intended for each end regions 6 of two opposite gussets 7 of the covering 2 with one another to connect and thereby form feet 11a for the pavilion 1.

In contrast, the secondary strut 4 has one or more resilient struts 5b, which are suitable and are intended to connect middle regions 8 of the edge 9 between two adjacent gussets 7 of the covering 2.

In order to keep the structure of the pavilion 1 stable, the strut 3, 4 shows at least one tensioning element 10 which is suitable and intended for this purpose, at least the distance between the ends 11 of a strut 5a, 5b of the strut 3, 4 and thus the distance to enlarge the areas of the covering 2 connected to the ends 11 of the strut 5a, 5b. This increase in the distance, which is limited by the dimensions of the covering 2, creates resistive forces between the elastic struts 5a, 5b stretched by the tensioning element 10 and the edge 9 of the covering 2 connected to the ends 11 of the struts 5a, 5b.

The clamping element 10 described is exemplary in FIG Fig. 3 shown in more detail.

These resistive forces are supplemented by forces generated by belts 16. The bands 16 are provided between different regions of a strut 5a or parts of a strut 5a and are suitable for restricting the spacing of the different regions, as a result of which the additional counterforce for generating the overall stability of the pavilion 1 is essentially fixed. By balancing these forces it is possible to achieve a statically stable condition, which makes it possible to dispense with a central strut on the one hand and to dispense with complex floor anchoring on the other. Differentiated prestresses and thus differentiated bending radii of the struts 5a can also be produced to a desired extent by the bands 16 to limit the distance, which has a positive effect on the usability of the pavilion 1, in particular with regard to the headroom.

In this case, the ends 18 of the strips 16 are spaced with a strut 5a by means of a positive connection 19 connected. In the case of the positive connection 19, the connection is created or released by hanging the band 16 in a corresponding recess or by removing it from the recess. In order to limit the distance, the band 16 shows a connecting element which corresponds in its outer contour to the recess and enables a positive connection 19 by means of which tensile forces can be transmitted.

The pavilion 1 shows four feet 11a, which are formed by the ends 11 of the struts 5a of the main strut 3. These are each connected to the end region 6 of a gusset 7 of the covering 2, so that the end regions 6 in the connected state are firmly connected to the ends 11 of the struts 5a, this connection being detachable. This connection is realized in that the edge 9 of the covering 2 is reinforced and has 6 pockets in the end regions for receiving the ends 11 of the struts 5a of the main strut 3. These reinforced pockets as part of the reinforced edge 9 provide a very robust design of the covering 2 and, at the same time, good force transmission between the struts 5a of the main strut 3 and the covering 2 of the pavilion 1. The pockets in the central areas 8 of the edge of the covering 2 between two gussets 7 are assigned to the secondary strut 4, while the ends of the struts 5a of the main strut 3 are detachably connected to the covering 2 by means of spring washers in the region of the gussets 7. This makes it possible to prevent the gusset 7 from loosening when the pavilion or tent is folded away from the main strut 3 and thereby improve handling.

According to the invention, only ends 11 of the main strut 3 form feet 11a. The struts 5b of the secondary strut 4 do not end in the pavilion 1 according to the invention as Feet on the ground but in the air. The resilient struts 5b of the secondary strut 4 each connect central areas 8 of the edge 9, which are arranged between two adjacent gussets 7 of the covering 2 and thus between adjacent feet 11a. The ends 11 of the struts 5b are firmly but releasably connected to the reinforced edge 9, which is done in accordance with the main strut 3 with the aid of pockets arranged in the edge 9 for receiving the ends 11 of the struts 5b of the secondary strut 4.

The exemplary pavilion 1, due to the structure of the pavilion 1 according to the invention, can dispense with any central strut which supports the pavilion 1 from the ground and with the aid of which the pavilion can be set up by changing the length of the central strut or by an opening mechanism. This enables the interior of the pavilion 1 to be used very well.

In Fig. 2 Pavilion 1 is over Fig. 1 shown in a schematic representation obliquely from below. As a result, the buttress 3.4 is more visible than in Fig. 1 .

The main strut 3 consists of two main struts 5a, each of which extends from one end region 6 of the gusset 7 of the covering 2 to the opposite end region 6 and together form the opposite feet 11a. In total, pavilion 1 thus shows four feet 11a.

Each main strut 5a is assigned a band 16 for limiting the distance, which is connected in the end region near the base 11a with its end 18 by means of a positive connection 19 to the main strut 5a and on the inside of the struts 5a, that is, on the side of the main strut facing away from the covering 2 5a is arranged. These bands 16 are essentially made of polyester.

In the roof area of the pavilion 1, the strips 16 merge into a flat element 17 for connecting the plurality of strips 16 to limit the distance. With the help of the flat element 17, the forces between the belts 16 are balanced to limit the distance. The flat element 17 is preferably additionally connected to the main struts 5a via a positive connection, through which the flat element 17 is arranged in the roof area below the crossing area of the main struts 5a and also the secondary struts 5b. With the help of this connection it is possible to introduce forces of the straps 16 onto the main struts 5a in additional areas of the main struts 5a in order to limit the distance.

In a corresponding way, this is done by means of the flat webs 20 for connecting the struts 5a of the main strut 3 with the belts 16 to limit the distance. These flat webs 20 are made of the same material as the covering made of coated polyester. The webs 20 show hose-like cavities for receiving the belts 16 to limit the spacing or for receiving the struts 5a of the main strut 3 and can thus transmit forces between them. Since the flat webs 20 are additionally connected to the covering 2, they also represent flat webs 22 for the transfer of forces between the covering 2 and the belts 16 for limiting the distance or the struts 5a.

The flat webs 20, 22 are arranged such that they are arranged in the area 24 of the covering 2 on a connecting line between the ends 11 of two adjacent struts 5b of the secondary strut 4 and the course of a strut 5a of the main strut 3. The flat webs 20, 22 with the covering 2 are preferably over a length of approximately 20 cm firmly connected, which is done in particular by sewing and gluing the polyester fabric of the webs 20, 22 or the covering 2.

In addition to the main strut 3, the secondary strut 4 is also formed from resilient struts 5b. These secondary struts 5b are suitable and are intended to connect middle regions 8 of the edge 9 between two adjacent gussets 7 of the covering 2.

In the middle of the secondary struts 5b there is an articulated area 12 which connects the two parts of the strut 5b in an articulated manner. This joint area 12 is in Fig. 3 shown in more detail. The joint regions 12 of the secondary struts 5b together form a joint joint region 12a. Correspondingly, the joint areas of the struts of the main strut also form a common joint area. The common joint areas can even be combined into a single common joint area.

In Fig. 2 the tensioning element 10, which is arranged between the flat element 17 and the joint areas 12a of the main strut 3 or the secondary strut 4, can be seen. This is explained below using the Fig. 3 explained in more detail.

The struts 5a of the main strut 3 are provided with a plurality of swivel joints 23 which have a stop to prevent overstretching, which makes it possible to fold the main struts 5a together by means of the swivel joint 23 without an undesired overstretching of the swivel joint 23, which increases the stability the main struts 5a would adversely affect the assembled state. The folding and handling of the main strut 3 are facilitated.

The length of the strut 5a of the main strut 3 and the length of the strut 5b of the secondary strut 4 between the swivel joint 23 and the common joint area 12a are selected in accordance with the length between a strut 5b of the secondary strut 4 and the common joint area 12a. This enables a particularly simple and compact folding of the strut mechanism 3, 4, in particular if all three lengths are chosen to be approximately the same length by suitable positioning of the swivel joint 23.

In Fig. 3 a structure of an exemplary tensioning element 10 is shown schematically, which acts exclusively on the struts 5b of the secondary strut 4. The two struts 5b of the secondary strut 4 intersect in a common joint area 12a. The struts 5b are divided into two parts which are connected to one another in an articulated manner. This is done via bands 14, which enable the articulated connection 13 of the ends of the parts of the strut 5b of the secondary strut 4.

The two bands 14 of the two articulated connections 13 of the two secondary struts 5b have a common, flat element 15. This common, flat element 15 is formed by sewing the overlapping bands 14 and is therefore suitable for forces between the bands 14 and thus between the struts 5b of the secondary strut 4. The area of the ligaments 14 forms the common joint area 12a. About these bands 14 of the articulated connections 13 tensile forces, but no compressive forces can be transmitted, which is not necessary according to the invention, since no or almost no compressive forces have to be transmitted between the parts of the struts 5b by the tensioning element 10 and the clamping thereby generated. These joints show a simple and robust construction.

The tensioning element 10 shown here consists of a connecting strut 10b, which is provided with a folding mechanism 10a, and two side struts 10c, which are fastened centrally to the connecting strut 10b and spread laterally from the latter. The free ends of the connecting strut 10b or the side struts 10c are connected in an articulated manner to the four parts of the secondary struts 5b, which makes it possible to pivot the struts 5b, 10b, 10c relative to one another about an axis of rotation without displacing the articulated connection along the struts 5b, 10b, 10c . This is made possible by means of receptacles fastened to the struts 5b with rotary bearings designed as bores, into which bolts arranged at the ends of the connecting strut 10b or the side strut 10c engage in the manner of a hinge connection.

The length of the connecting strut 10b of the tensioning element 10 can be varied with the aid of the folding mechanism 10a, which shows a toggle lever mechanism. With the help of the toggle mechanism of the folding mechanism 10a, the length of the connecting strut 10b of the tensioning element 10 can be increased in a simple manner without large forces being required, even if this takes place against serious opposing forces by the remaining pavilion 1, and thereby the pavilion 1 is opened and keep it in its spanned form.

By extending the connecting strut 10b, the spacing of the receptacles of the articulated connections on the secondary struts 5b is increased and, as a result, the ends 11 of the secondary struts 5b are spread apart, thereby increasing their relative distance. If this movement is limited by opposing forces, for example by tensioning forces of the covering 2 or by the main strut 3 with the associated straps 16, an equilibrium of the forces is formed. that defines the static structure of the pavilion 1 according to the invention in the assembled state.

The pavilion 1 according to the invention is characterized by simple handling and a secure stand even without additional anchoring in the floor. The fact that it does not require a central strut and also no floor or bracing on the floor means that it has a very simple structure and at the same time a high utility value, which is characterized in particular by great freedom of movement, good headroom and easy handling. Furthermore, the pavilion 1 according to the invention proves to be mobile and can therefore be easily moved from one position to another position in the assembled state. It is largely independent of the surface.

According to the invention, the pavilion 1 is characterized by a simple dismantling process. First, the connecting strut 10b of the tension member 10 is shortened by the folding mechanism 10a by operating the toggle mechanism. The shortening reduces the spacing of the struts 5b of the secondary strut 4 and thus also the spacing of the struts 5a of the main strut 3 connected to them via the covering 2 or its edge 9, which causes the pavilion 1 to be folded or folded together with the covering 2 and the buttress 3.4 leads. It is possible to separate the connecting strut 10b from the secondary strut 5b on one side after unlocking and thereby to unlock the tensioning element 10. As a result, the tensioning element 10 can be freely pivoted about the closed swivel joint 23 and the parts of the main struts 5a and the secondary struts 5b can be folded together in the common joint region 12a. Then the pivot joints 23 of the main struts 5a of the main strut 3 are used to the two legs of the Fold parts of the main struts 5a, whereby the pavilion 1 is folded even more compactly.

In order to assemble the pavilion 1, the main struts 5a on the swivel joints 23 are first moved into the straight, unfolded position in the reverse order, so that they are then stretched as far as possible, in order to then hook the connecting strut 10b into the receptacle on the secondary strut 5b and by actuating the folding mechanism 10a to extend the connecting strut 10b of the tensioning element 10 such that the pavilion 1 according to the invention has a stable structure. Finally, pavilion 1 is placed on its four feet in the desired position.

In Fig. 4 the clamping element 10 is shown in a partial view. The tensioning element 10 is designed in such a way that it is provided with two side struts 10c, which are arranged in pairs on both sides of the connecting strut 10b and are both connected to one another in an articulated manner via the connecting strut 10b. The articulated connection is made by means of a band 30 made of tensile fabric. The ends 32 of the band 30 are firmly connected to the ends of the side struts 10c facing the connecting strut. The band 30 is fixed in the middle to the connecting strut 10b via a fixing screw 31, but is releasable.

The band 30 is connected to the connecting strut 10b in such a way that the band 30 is firmly connected to the connecting strut 10b and a movement of the connecting strut 10b for tensioning the pavilion 1 can be transmitted to the side struts 10c via the fixed band 30. This creates the possibility of transmitting forces from the tensioning element 10 via the connecting strut 10b to the side struts 10c and thus to the covering 2. This makes it possible for the tensioning forces to be distributed to the covering 2 by the tensioning element 10 and for the tensioning of the pavilion 1 according to the invention to be particularly reliable and simple.

The band 30 engages around the connecting strut 10b in such a way that the fixing screw 31 is attached to one side of the connecting strut 10b and the two ends 32 of the side struts 10c come to rest on the opposite side of the connecting strut 10b, which ends are fixed with the ends 32 of the band 30 are connected. This design of the articulated connection with the band 30 enclosing the connecting strut 10b enables the tensioning forces which are transmitted via a side strut 10c to lead to a rotational movement of the connecting strut 10b which is caused by a counter-rotating movement due to the tensioning forces which are transmitted via the other side strut 10c are transmitted, is compensated. This is made possible by guiding the band 30 around the connecting strut 10b and by fixing the band 30 to the connecting strut 10b to a particular extent. A pronounced bandwidth makes it possible for lateral forces on the edge region 6, 8, 9 of the covering 2, which are connected to the ends 11 of the struts 5a, 5b, which in turn are connected to the side struts 10c, can be transferred. This configuration also makes it possible for the side struts 10c to lie laterally against the connecting strut 10b when the pavilion 1 is folded up, and for this to be particularly easy to transport.

This design of the tensioning element 10 enables a simple construction of the pavilion 1 and easy handling of the pavilion 1.

Reference list

1

Pavilion or tent

2nd

Flat covering

3rd

Main strut

4th

Secondary beam

5a

Main strut strut

5b

Strut of the secondary strut

6

End area of a gusset

7

gore

8th

Center area of the edge of the covering between two gussets

9

Edge of the covering

10th

Clamping element

10a

Folding mechanism of the tensioning element, toggle lever mechanism

10b

Connecting strut of the tensioning element

10c

Side strut of the tensioning element

11

Ends of a strut

11a

Base of the pavilion

12th

Joint area between two parts of a strut

12a

Common joint area

13

Articulated connection between parts of the struts of the main or secondary strut

14

Ligaments of the articulated connection 13

15

Flat element of the bands 14 as part of the articulated connection 13

16

Clearance tape

17th

Flat element for connecting several bands to limit the distance 14

18th

End of a tape for distance restriction 14

19th

Positive connection

20th

Flat web for connecting struts to the belts to limit the distance

22

Flat web for connecting struts and bands to limit the distance with the covering

23

Swivel

24th

Area of the covering on a connecting line between the ends of two adjacent struts of the secondary strut and the course of a strut of the main strut

30th

tape

31

Fixing screw, fixing element

32

End of the side strut 10c, which faces the connecting strut 10b

Claims (15)

Pavilion (1) or tent with a flat covering (2) and a strut (3, 4), which is connected to the covering (2) and is suitable and intended for the covering (2) in a 3-dimensional form hold,
wherein the strut (3, 4) consists of a main strut (3) and a secondary strut (4), the main strut (3) having one or more resilient struts (5a) which are suitable and provided for each end regions (6 ) to connect two opposite gussets (7) of the covering (2) to one another and to form feet (11a) for the pavilion (1) or the tent,
wherein the secondary strut (4) has one or more resilient struts (5b) which are suitable and intended to connect middle regions (8) of the edge (9) between two adjacent gussets (7) of the covering (2),
characterized,
that at least one tensioning element (10) is provided which is suitable and intended for this purpose, at least the distance between the ends (11) of a strut (5a, 5b) of the strut (3, 4) and thus the distance between the ends (11) regions of the covering (2) connected to the strut (5a, 5b) and that no central strut is provided. Pavilion or tent according to claim 1, wherein at least one strut (5a, 5b) of the main strut (3) and / or the secondary strut (4) is formed in several parts, the parts of the strut (5a, 5b) in a joint region (12) are articulated
and in particular a plurality of parts of a plurality of struts (5a, 5b) are connected in an articulated manner in the common joint area (12a) and in particular a flat element (15) is provided in the common joint area (12a) which has a plurality of bands (14), wires, ropes, springs , and / or rubber-elastic connecting elements of the articulated connections in the common joint area (12a) connects and compensates for the voltages introduced. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the articulated connection (13) between struts (5a, 5b) or between parts of struts (5a, 5b) by means of bands (14), wires, ropes, springs, rubber-elastic connecting elements and / or Swivel joints is formed. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one band (16) or a rope is provided between different regions of a strut (5a) and / or part of a strut (5a) and is suitable for spacing the different regions restrict. Pavilion or tent according to claim 4, wherein at least one flat element (17) is provided, the plurality of straps (16) or ropes, which are between different areas of a strut (5a) and / or a part of a strut (5a), in particular in the area of the common joint area (12a), and compensates for the introduced tensions. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one flat web (20) for receiving a strut (5a) and a band (16) or an articulated connection (13.) Formed in particular as a wire or as a rope or as a spring or as a rubber-elastic connecting element ) is provided, the flat web (20) being provided for transmitting the tension between a strut (5a) and a received band (16) or the articulated connection (13), which is designed in particular as a wire or rope or spring or rubber-elastic connecting element. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the covering (2) is selected and arranged such that the covering (2.) In the area of a strut (5a, 5b), in particular in the area of the strut (5b) variable by means of a tensioning element (10) ) is not designed to be stretchable along the strut (5b), while the covering (2) is designed to be elastically stretchable in another direction. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one tensioning element (10), a folding mechanism (10a) and / or a spreading element and / or a cable pull for generating the distance variation and / or a piston which is pneumatic or hydraulic or electrical or mechanically driven using a slip clutch. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one tensioning element (10) is designed such that it is arranged as a connecting strut (10b) between two regions of one or two struts (5a, 5b), in particular that of the secondary strut (4), that by changing the length of the connecting strut (10b) the distance of the ends of the strut (5a, 5b) of the strut (3, 4) connected to the connecting strut (10b) and thus the distance of the ends of the strut (5a, 5b) connected areas of the covering (2) can be changed. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one tensioning element (10) is designed such that it is provided with at least one side strut (10c) which connects the connecting strut (10b) with a further strut (5a, 5b), in particular of the secondary strut (4) connects and is intended to transmit forces when changing the length of the connecting strut (10b) to the further strut (5a, 5b) and thus to the covering (2). Pavilion or tent according to claim 10, wherein at least one tensioning element (10) is designed such that it is provided with at least two side struts (10c), at least two of which are arranged in pairs on both sides of the connecting strut (10b) and both are articulated to one another via the connecting strut (10b), in particular by means of a band (30). Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein an unlocking is provided for each tensioning element (10), which enables the connection between the strut (5a, 5b) and tensioning element (10) to be released and connected, and in particular a guide element is provided which for guiding the released tensioning element (10) along a strut (5a, 5b) to be connected. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the covering (2) with at least one flat web (22) for receiving one or more struts (5a, 5b) and / or one or more bands (14, 16) and / or one or a plurality of articulated connections (13) is provided, which is provided for the transmission of the tension of a strut (5a, 5b) or a tape (14, 16) to the covering (2). Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the edge region (9) of the covering (2) is reinforced and in particular is designed to be tensile. Pavilion or tent according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one strut (5b), in particular all struts (5b) of the secondary strut (4), is or is more rigid than at least one strut (5a), in particular all struts (5a) of the main strut (3) .

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