EP4019713A1 - Bogenrahmen für eine zeltstruktur und zeltstruktur - Google Patents

Bogenrahmen für eine zeltstruktur und zeltstruktur Download PDF

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EP4019713A1
EP4019713A1 EP21210566.2A EP21210566A EP4019713A1 EP 4019713 A1 EP4019713 A1 EP 4019713A1 EP 21210566 A EP21210566 A EP 21210566A EP 4019713 A1 EP4019713 A1 EP 4019713A1
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Massimo GNECCHI
Giovanni Girelli
Giuseppe Girelli
Pierangelo GIUSTACCHINI
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • E04H15/64—Tent or canopy cover fastenings
    • E04H15/642—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame
    • E04H15/644—Tent or canopy cover fastenings with covers held by elongated fixing members locking in longitudinal recesses of a frame the fixing members being a beading
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/18—Tents having plural sectional covers, e.g. pavilions, vaulted tents, marquees, circus tents; Plural tents, e.g. modular

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  • This invention relates to an arch frame for a tent structure and a related tent structure.
  • Transportable tent structures of enormous dimensions are known in the art, for example tent structures that have a width of 10 meters up to 25 or 30 meters, and a length that may reach 25 meters and more, such as military-type hangars or marquees for sheltering vehicles, helicopters, or airplanes.
  • tent structures envisage a plurality of arches arranged in succession that serve as a support for the cover sheet of the tent structure.
  • the arches are made of metal section bars that may be assembled on site and to which the cover that covers the roof and side walls is then attached.
  • the arches therefore, are generally carried or assembled on the site of installation of the tent structure and are raised by motorized mechanical means.
  • the metal section bars (beams and pillars) used for this type of tent structure are generally made in different, dedicated pieces, each intended to perform the action of pillar or beam.
  • these section bars are pre-drilled in order to fasten purlins and bracing rods or other accessories for fastening electrical systems or auxiliary installations in predetermined positions.
  • metal section bars are hollow on the inside and are joined together by appropriate joining elements that are fastened by screws and bolts on the outside of the section bar.
  • the aforementioned joining elements are placed either between elements forming an entire arch beam, or near knee joints between columns and beams, or between said beams at the ridge of the arch.
  • the aforementioned junction elements having to withstand high loads and being subjected to constant stresses, are often made of steel or in any case of high-strength composite materials, such as carbon fiber composite materials, so as to ensure the support of the loads weighing on the structure, mainly due to wind or snow.
  • the section bars of the prior art are not interchangeable due to the holes being made in a fixed and predetermined manner. Consequently, where it is necessary to change the position of the section bars due to unexpected needs at the time of installation, it is necessary to resort to costly operations for modifying the section bars, for example drilling new holes, in conditions that are not always easy, as they are performed during the set-up phase.
  • the tent structures of the prior art are typically designed to have a certain fixed configuration in terms of the height and width of the arch of the tent structure. Therefore, inconveniently, this makes it nearly impossible to change the configuration of the tent once the time for installation in the field is reached.
  • One of the objects of this invention is to propose an arch frame for a tent structure and a tent structure that may overcome the drawbacks of the prior art.
  • one of the objects of this invention is to provide an arch frame for a tent structure and a tent structure that are capable of providing greater flexibility in installing the tent structure depending on ground conditions or intended use, without complicated modification of the components of the tent structure or a custom design thereof.
  • a further object of this invention is to enable easy transportation of the tent structure in containers.
  • a tent structure preferably a field tent structure, has been globally indicated with the reference numeral 100.
  • a field tent structure refers to any tent suitable for use in the military or civil defense for the construction of temporary hospitals or temporary shelter as personnel housing or as a command center, meeting room, field office, recreational tent for club or meeting, or laundry.
  • the tent structure 100 comprises a plurality of arch frames 101, 102, 103 that extend vertically for a predetermined height H relative to a support plane P.
  • the arch frames 101, 102, 103 are spaced apart from each other along an extension direction K perpendicular to a vertical direction J and lying on the support plane P.
  • Each arch frame 101, 102, 103 comprises metal section bars 1, 1', 1'' joined together by means of assembly elements, i.e., joint assemblies and/or by means of section bar junction elements 86.
  • Each metal section bar 1, 1′, 1 ⁇ may be used within the arch frame as either a vertical upright component or an oblique beam component.
  • a plurality of purlins 9 are arranged between adjacent arch frames 101, 102, 103, which extend mainly along the extension direction K and are joined to adjacent arch frames to stabilize them to each other and to impart adequate structural support.
  • metal section bar for the tent structure arch 100 is described below in detail, with particular reference to Fig. 2 , which shows an embodiment.
  • metal section bar will refer both to a first metal section bar, indicated by reference number 1, and to a second metal section bar, indicated by reference number 1', and to a third metal section bar, indicated by reference number 1'', in an entirely analogous manner, being preferably section bars that are similar to each other, i.e., that share the same technical features. Therefore, "metal section bar” may be read as "first metal section bar 1 ⁇ or "second metal section bar 1′ ⁇ or "third metal section bar 1 ⁇ in a completely equivalent manner.
  • the metal section bar 1, 1′, 1 ⁇ extends mainly along one of its longitudinal directions X, X′, X ⁇ and is preferably made by extrusion, preferably entirely of aluminum.
  • the metal section bar 1, 1′, 1 ⁇ is preferably made in one piece and comprises an upper wall 10, 10′, 10 ⁇ , a lower wall 30, 30′, 30 ⁇ a right side wall 20, 20′, 20 ⁇ and a left side wall 40, 40′, 40 ⁇ defining an inner cavity C of the metal section bar 1, 1′, 1 ⁇ .
  • the upper wall 10, 10′, 10 ⁇ is joined in one piece to the left side wall 40, 40′, 40 ⁇ and to the right side wall 20, 20′, 20 ⁇ and is arranged opposite and apart from the lower wall 30, 30′, 30 ⁇ .
  • each metal section bar 1 comprises a first channel 21 having an open annular section that extends mainly along the longitudinal direction X, X′, X ⁇ . Said first channel 21 is obtained on the right wall 20 or in the vicinity of the joining region between the right wall 20 and the upper wall 10, on the side opposite the inner cavity C, for example in a corner of the metal section bar 1.
  • the metal section bar 1 comprises a second channel 22 having an open annular section that extends mainly along the longitudinal direction X.
  • Said second channel 22 is formed on the right wall 20 or in the vicinity of the joining region between the right wall 20 and the lower wall 30, on a side opposite the inner cavity C.
  • a third channel 23 with an open annular section, extending mainly along the longitudinal direction X, is obtained on the right wall 20, on the side opposite the inner cavity C, and is interposed between the first channel 21 and the second channel 22, in the transverse extension direction Y perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the third channel 23 is also spaced between the first 21 and the second channel 22.
  • the first 21, the second 22 and the third channel 23 all run parallel to each other along the longitudinal direction X.
  • the first 21, the second 22, and the third channel 23 are each suitable for receiving an enlarged edge portion 51, 61, 71 of a respective cover sheet 5, 6, 7 in such a way that the enlarged edge portion 51, 61, 71 is slidably insertable into the respective channel 21, 22, 23 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction X. Further, in this manner, the enlarged edge portion 51, 61, 71 is constrained to remain in each respective channel 21, 22, 23 when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the metal section bar 1 further comprises a first technical groove 24 with an open section and a second technical groove 25 with an open section extending mainly along the longitudinal direction X.
  • Said first 24 and second technical groove 25 are obtained on the right wall 20, on the side opposite the inner cavity C, i.e., with the open section on the side opposite the inner cavity C. Further, said first 24 and second technical groove 25 are spaced apart from each other and interposed between the first 21 and the second channel 22 or between the second 22 and the third channel 23.
  • Said first 24 and second technical grooves 25 are each suitable for receiving a respective coupling portion 240', 250' of a fastening element 240, 250 for a purlin 9, for example the head of a screw or pin, in such a way that the coupling portion 240', 250' is slidably insertable into the respective technical groove 24, 25 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction X. Further, in this manner, the coupling portion 240', 250' is constrained to remain in each respective technical groove 24, 25 when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the metal section bar 1 also comprises a fourth channel 21' having an open annular section extending mainly along the longitudinal direction X. Said fourth channel 21' is obtained on the left wall 40 or in the vicinity of the joining region between the left wall 40 and the upper wall 10, on a side opposite the inner cavity C.
  • a fifth channel 22' having an open annular section extends mainly along the longitudinal direction X and is also formed on the left wall 40 or in the vicinity of the joining region between the left wall 40 and the lower wall 30, on the side opposite the inner cavity C.
  • the metal section bar 1 in this embodiment also comprises a sixth channel 23' with an open annular section extending mainly along the longitudinal direction X.
  • Said sixth channel 23' is obtained on the left wall 20, on the side opposite the inner cavity C, and is interposed between the fourth channel 21' and the fifth channel 22'. Further, said sixth channel 23' is spaced apart from said fourth 21' and fifth channel 22'.
  • the fourth channel 21', the fifth channel 22' and the sixth channel 23' are each suitable for receiving an enlarged edge portion 51', 61', 71' of a respective cover sheet 5', 6', 7' in such a way that the enlarged edge portion 51', 61', 71' is slidably insertable into the respective channel 21', 22', 23' in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction X and in such a way that the enlarged edge portion 51', 61', 71' is constrained to remain in each respective channel 21', 22', 23' when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the enlarged edge portion 51, 61, 71, 51', 61', 71' is formed by folding an edge portion of the sheet fabric back on itself to form a pocket that receives a piece of cable to produce the enlarged or bulbous cross section.
  • the enlarged edge portion 51, 61, 71, 51', 61', 71' is axially inserted into one of the channels with an open annular section.
  • the enlarged edge portion 51, 61, 71, 51', 61', 71' is a channel formed with the fabric of the sheet within which a cable is inserted, preferably a cable made of a plastic or elastomeric material that is more rigid than the material of the sheet, or a metal cable.
  • Keder's "Two Flap" design manufactured by the U.S. company Keder, Inc. of Rindge, N.H.
  • the metal section bar 1 also comprises a third technical groove 24' having an open section and a fourth technical groove 25' having an open section extending mainly along the longitudinal direction X.
  • Said third 24' and fourth technical grooves 25' are formed on the left wall 40, on the side opposite the inner cavity C, i.e., with the open section on the side opposite the inner cavity C.
  • Said third 24′ and fourth technical groove 25′ are spaced apart and interposed between said fourth 21' and fifth channel 22′ or between said fifth 22′ and sixth channel 23′.
  • the third 24′ and fourth technical grooves 25′ are further suitable for each receiving a respective coupling portion 240′′′, 250′′′ of a fastening element 240 ⁇ , 250 ⁇ for a purlin 9, for example the head of a screw or a pin, such that the coupling portion 240′′′, 250′′′ is slidably insertable into the respective technical groove 24', 25' in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction X and in such a way that the coupling portion 240′′′, 250′′′ is constrained to remain in each respective technical groove 24', 25' when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the metal section bar 1 comprises one or more upper technical grooves 11, 12 with an open section extending mainly along the longitudinal direction X. Said one or more upper technical grooves 11, 12 are formed on the upper wall 10, on the side opposite the inner cavity C, i.e., with the open section opposite the inner cavity C.
  • the upper technical grooves 11, 12 are each suitable for receiving a respective coupling portion 110', 120' of a fastening element 110, 120 for a technical accessory, for example the head of a screw or a pin for attaching a support plate for an accessory outside the tent structure, such that the coupling portion 110', 120' is slidably insertable into the upper technical groove 11, 12 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction X. Further, the coupling portion 110', 120' is constrained to remain in each respective upper technical groove 11, 12 when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X, precisely due to the shape of the section of the groove.
  • the metal section bar comprises one or more lower technical grooves 31, 32 with an open section, which extend mainly along the longitudinal direction X.
  • Such lower technical grooves 31, 32 may be present either by themselves or together with the upper technical grooves 11, 12.
  • the lower technical grooves 31, 32 are formed on the lower wall 30, on the side opposite the inner cavity C, i.e., with the open section on the side opposite the inner cavity C.
  • the lower technical grooves 31, 32 are each suitable for receiving a respective coupling portion of a fastening element for a technical accessory, such as the head of a screw or a pin for coupling a support plate for an accessory inside the tent structure, in such a way that the coupling portion is slidably insertable into the lower technical groove 31, 32 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction X and in such a way that the coupling portion is constrained to remain in each respective lower technical groove 31, 32 when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • a technical accessory such as the head of a screw or a pin for coupling a support plate for an accessory inside the tent structure
  • the first 21, the second 22 and the third channel 23 have a cross section, i.e., a section along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X, in a "C" shape or in an open circular shape.
  • the first 24 and second technical grooves 25 have a cross section, i.e., a section along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X, substantially in the shape of a screw head.
  • the first 21, second 22, and third channels 23 and/or the fourth 21', fifth 22', and sixth 23' channels extend longitudinally substantially along the length of the metal section bar in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the first 24 and second technical grooves 25 extend longitudinally substantially along the length of the metal section bar in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the third 24' and the fourth technical groove 25' extend longitudinally substantially along the length of the metal section bar in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the upper technical grooves and/or the lower technical grooves extend longitudinally substantially along the length of the metal section bar in the longitudinal direction X.
  • the metal section bar 1 has a quadrangular cross section, wherein the first 21 and fourth open channels 21' with an open annular section are arranged at two corners of the quadrangular section and wherein the second 22 and fifth channels 22' with an open annular section are arranged at the other two remaining corners of the quadrangular section.
  • the tent structure 100 therefore comprises at least one outer cover sheet 5, suitable for being subjected directly to the weather, and connected to the arch frames 101, 102, 103.
  • the outer cover sheet 5 has an enlarged edge portion 51 inserted into the first channel 21 in such a way that the enlarged edge portion 51 is constrained to remain in the first channel 21 when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the tent structure 100 comprises at least a first inner cover sheet 6 or 7 having an enlarged edge portion 61 or 71 inserted into the second 22 or third channel 23 in such a way that the enlarged edge portion 61 or 71 is constrained to remain in the second or third channel 22, 23 when stressed in the other spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the tent structure comprises at least one purlin 9 and at least one fastening element 240, 250 (generally a plurality of purlins and fastening elements) having a coupling portion 240', 250', such as a screw or a pin head, inserted into the first and/or second technical groove 24, 25 in such a way as to be constrained to remain in each respective technical groove 24, 25 when stressed at least in the spatial directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X.
  • a coupling portion 240', 250' such as a screw or a pin head
  • the tent structure 100 comprises at least a first inner cover sheet 6 having the enlarged edge portion 61 inserted into the third channel 23 and also a second inner cover sheet 7 having an enlarged edge portion 71 inserted into the second channel 22.
  • the tent structure also comprises a plurality of tension wires 91, 92, each attached to a respective arch frame by fastening means inserted into the upper technical grooves 11, 12, when the metal section bar is used, for example, as an upright of the arch frame.
  • the arch frame 101, 102, 103 is constructed of a plurality of metal section bars 1 including vertical uprights 101' defining the vertical walls of the tent, a plurality of oblique beams 101" extending at an angle with respect to the vertical uprights and meeting at the apex 1000 of the tent 100.
  • a plurality of purlins 160 extend longitudinally between the arch frames 10.
  • the arch frame 101, 102, 103 may be a free-span tent frame, without internal poles, or a full-span tent frame.
  • the vertical uprights 101' are mounted on feet 116, which rest on the plane P on which the tent structure 100 is constructed.
  • the feet 116 allow the vertical uprights 101' to be rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position.
  • the tent structure 1 may further comprise strands at predetermined locations extending between the various structural elements to provide greater support and stability to the structure.
  • Each arch, and more specifically each arch frame 101, 102, 103, is composed of the joining of multiple structural groups 8' for a tent structure arch 100, also the subject matter of this invention and shown by way of example in Fig. 1a , 1b and in Fig. 5 and 6 .
  • Each structural group 8' comprises a first metal section bar 1 extending mainly along a longitudinal direction X and comprising the upper wall 10, the lower wall 30, the right side wall 20 and the left side wall 40 which define the inner cavity C of the first metal section bar 1, wherein the upper wall 10 is joined in one piece to the left side wall 40 and to the right side wall 20 and is arranged opposite and spaced apart from the lower wall 30.
  • each structural group 8' comprises a second metal section bar 1' extending mainly along a longitudinal direction X and comprising the upper wall 10', the lower wall 30', the right side wall 20', and the left side wall which define the inner cavity C of the first metal section bar 1, wherein the upper wall 10' is joined in one piece to the left side wall and the right side wall 20' and is arranged opposite and spaced apart from the lower wall 30'.
  • each structural group 8' comprises a joint assembly 8, which is also in itself a subject of this invention.
  • Said joint assembly 8 for an arch of a tent structure 100 joins together at least two metal section bars of the arch of the tent structure 100, for example the first metal section bar 1 and the second metal section bar 1' described in this discussion.
  • Said metal section bars 1, 1' are for example two beams or a beam and a pillar.
  • the arch frame 101, 102, 103 further comprises a third metal section 1" or a plurality of third metal sections 1 ⁇ extending mainly along a longitudinal direction X ⁇ , as described above; the third metal section 1 ⁇ comprises an upper wall of a third metal section 10 ⁇ , a lower wall of a third metal section 30 ⁇ , a right side wall of a third metal section 20", and a left side wall 40" of a third metal section bar defining an inner cavity C.
  • the arch frame 101, 102, 103 further comprises a section bar junction member 86 having a left end portion 860 engaged in the inner cavity C of the first metal section bar 1 or the second metal section bar 1' and a right end portion 862 engaged in the inner cavity C of the third metal section bar 1".
  • the section bar junction element 86 comprises a central portion 861 arranged between the left end portion 860 and the right end portion 862 and joined to said left end portion 860 and right end portion 862.
  • the central portion 861 comprises a left abutment wall 861', abutting the first metal section bar 1 or the second metal section bar 1', and a right abutment wall 862', abutting the third metal section bar 1".
  • the section bar junction element 86 joins the first metal section bar 1 or the second metal section bar 1' with the third metal section bar 1" with a head along a straight direction Q to form a beam or column of the arch frame 101, 102, 103.
  • the first 1, the second 1′, and the third metal section bar 1 ⁇ each extend along their respective longitudinal direction X, X′, X ⁇ for a predetermined length L1 that is equal to each other. That is, the first 1, the second 1', and the third metal section bar 1" are of equal length L1 and are preferably identical to each other.
  • the central portion 861 has a cross-sectional profile, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X, X′, X ⁇ , shaped in the same manner as the cross-sectional profile of the first 1, the second 1', and the third 1" metal section bars.
  • the left abutment wall 861' and the right abutment wall 862' extend about the central portion 861 in a projecting manner from said central portion 861 and in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X, X′, X ⁇ .
  • the right end portion 862 and the left end portion 860 have a cross-sectional profile, on a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X, X′, X ⁇ , reduced with respect to the same cross-sectional profile of the first 1, of the second 1', of the third 1" metal section bar and the central portion 861.
  • the joint assembly 8 comprises at least one first plate-like element 81 extending between a first end of the first element 810 and a second end of the first element 811 and at least one second plate-like element 82 extending between a first end of the second element 820 and a second end of the second element 821.
  • the first plate-like element 81 and the second plate-like element 82 each extend along a first extension direction R, along a second extension direction T perpendicular to the first extension direction R, and along a third extension direction S perpendicular to the first R and the second extension direction T. Furthermore, said first 81 and second plate-like element 82 extend along said third extension direction S in a manner that is much less than the extension along the first R and the second extension direction T, i.e., they are of reduced thickness in the third extension direction S.
  • the first plate-like element 81 runs parallel to the second plate-like element 82 and is spaced apart from the second plate-like element 82 along the third extension direction S.
  • each joint assembly 8 comprises one or more joining elements 850, such as screws or bolts or spacer elements, that join the first plate-like element 81 and the second plate-like element 82 together, keeping them spaced apart in the third extension direction S such that an interspace I results between the first 81 and the second plate-like element 82.
  • joining elements 850 such as screws or bolts or spacer elements
  • first plate-like element 81 and the second plate-like element 82 are made entirely of aluminum alloy.
  • each of said first 1 and second metal section bars 1' comprises a first seat C1 in which the first plate-like element 81 is engaged and a second seat C2 in which the second plate-like element 82 is engaged.
  • first end of the first element 810 and the first end of the second element 820 are received in the inner cavity C of the first metal section bar 1
  • second end of first element 811 and the second end of second element 821 are received in the inner cavity C of the second metal section bar 1'.
  • first 81 and the second plate-like element 82 are suitable for being slidably inserted into the inner cavity C of each of the first 1 and second metal section bars 1', during the assembly phase of the structural group 8'.
  • the joint assembly 8 comprises a third plate-like element 83 extending between a first end of the third element 830 and a second end of the third element 831.
  • Said third plate-like element 83 extends along a first extension direction R, along a second extension direction T perpendicular to the first extension direction R, and along a third extension direction S, perpendicular to the first R and the second extension direction T.
  • Said third plate-like element 83 extends along said third extension direction S much less than it extends along the first R and the second extension direction T, i.e., it is of reduced thickness in the third extension direction S.
  • Said third plate-like element 83 also runs parallel to the first 81 and second plate-like elements 82 and is interposed apart from the first 81 and second plate-like elements 82 along the third extension direction S.
  • the one or more joining elements join together the first plate-like element 81, the second plate-like element 82 and the third plate-like element 83, keeping them spaced apart in the third extension direction S so that a first interspace I1 between the first 81 and the third plate-like element 83 and a second interspace 12 between the second 82 and the third plate-like element 83 are formed.
  • the aluminum alloy is an alloy comprising zinc Zn, preferably an alloy of the group 7XXX, also known by the trade name Ergal. This type of alloy makes it possible to obtain a joint assembly that is both light and strong.
  • the aluminum alloy is an EN AW-7075 alloy or an EN AW-7020 alloy.
  • the first 81 and the second plate-like element 82 are equal to each other.
  • the first 81 and second plate-like elements 82 each comprise a first portion 815, 825 extending from the first end 820 and a second portion 816, 826 extending from the second end 811, 821. Said first portion and said second portion are joined together to form a knee portion 817, 827. In other words, said first portion and second portion are inclined toward each other so as to form a non-flat angle, preferably an obtuse angle.
  • Such a shape allows a joint assembly to be obtained that is particularly suitable for joining a metal section bar that acts as a pillar to a metal section bar that acts as a beam, as for example shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 6 .
  • the knee portion 817, 827 extends between the first portion and the second portion to form a joining section between the first portion and the second portion to form an arch shape, for example shown in Fig. 9 or in the ridge of the tent structure of Fig. 1a .
  • this embodiment is particularly suitable for joining a pair of metal section bars that serve as beams of roof portions that are joined at the ridge to the tent structure 100 at the knee portion 817, 827.
  • the first 81 and the second plate-like elements 82 are made in one piece.
  • each of said first 1 and second metal section bars 1' comprises a third seat C3, which extends mainly in the longitudinal direction X and in which the third plate-like element 84 is engaged.
  • the first end of the third element 830 is received in the inner cavity C of the first metal section bar 1 and the second end of the third element 831 is received in the inner cavity C of the second metal section bar 1'.
  • Said third plate-like element 83 is suitable for being slidably inserted into the third seat C3 of each of the first 1 and second metal section bars 1' being assembled.
  • the first C1 and/or the second C), and/or the third seat C3 are shaped to act as a translation guide in the longitudinal direction X of the first plate-like element 81, the second plate-like element 82 and/or the third plate-like element 83, respectively.
  • the third seat C3 is a groove that extends primarily in the longitudinal direction and engages the third plate-like element 83 by shape coupling.
  • the first or second metal section bar of the structural group 8' is made according to any of the variants of metal section bars described in this discussion.
  • open annular or "C” shape has been intended to mean a shape or arrangement that has a mouth leading to an enlarged cavity.
  • the mouth is restricted relative to the enlarged cavity and provides an undercut arrangement so that an enlarged object within the enlarged cavity cannot be pulled, without deformation, through the mouth.
  • this invention provides a solution to the drawbacks associated with the prior art.
  • due to the presence of metal section bars of equal length within the single frame of the arch it is possible to create tent structures that may be deployed in various configurations that differ in width and height using the same components of the entire arch frame, ensuring, therefore, the freedom of choice and adaptability in different land or use conditions.
  • metal section bars may also be used independently as constituent elements of the pillars or beams of the arch. This makes it possible to change the overall lengths of the sides of the half-polygon of the arch, resulting in a change in the overall height and width of the tent structure, in an easy and efficient way.
  • the result is that with a fixed number of components of the kit that makes up the arch frame, it is still possible to change the geometry of the tent structure.
  • the elements are always the same among the tent structure variants that may be constructed, the perimeter of the half-polygon that makes up the arch does not change.
  • the plate-like elements made of aluminum, the transportability of all components of the tent structure is facilitated.
  • the aluminum joint assembly is much lighter than the heavy steel joints of the prior art.
  • the channels that allow for the quick insertion of up to three sheets and the technical grooves for fastening the purlins of the metal section bars make it possible to position the purlins as desired along the entire length of the section bar, due to the variable sliding of the fastening elements along the entire length of the section bar, and at the same time the sheets may be inserted independently.
  • joint assembly is inserted internally into the metal section bars and therefore does not hinder the operations of fastening the purlins, sheets, or other anchoring plates on the metal section bars.
  • the presence of the technical grooves makes it possible to increase the presence of purlins or bracing rods at any time during the life cycle of the tent structure, even after it has already been deployed, for example to increase the support of greater operating loads (e.g., to compensate for a sudden snowfall).
  • bracing rods due to the technical grooves on the lower wall 30, it is possible to fasten the bracing rods in such a way that they are under all the sheets, i.e., facing the inner compartment of the tent structure and, therefore, "visible” (i.e. neither placed between the sheets, nor arranged above the sheet closest to the inner compartment of the tent structure), thus allowing a constant view of said bracing rods and their tensioners from inside the tent structure. This provides greater safety through easier inspections as well as greater simplicity in performing inspections.

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