ES1164783U - Glass leveling device (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

A glass leveling device (3) for the formation of guardrails in buildings characterized in that it comprises a first profile (1) and houses a second support part (2) in such a way that the first profile (1) and the second support piece (2) that moves in solidarity with the glass (3); and wherein the second support part (2) comprises, at least, a first curved surface (2a) configured as a pivot point; and where it further comprises a plurality of lower wedges (4) and upper wedges (5) housed in said first profile (1). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

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DESCRIPTION

Glass leveling device.

The object of the present invention is a glass leveling mechanism for a railing system. This mechanism consists, essentially, of an aluminum profile shaped like <<U>> inside, where the glass that acts as a railing is located; and where said profile is fixed directly to the floor.

State of the art

When placing glass rails in any structure, it is necessary to fix the railing (i.e. the glass that forms it) to the floor. This type of solutions has the problem of correctly locating the glass that forms the railing, to absorb any type of unevenness that could exist in the floor.

Description of the invention

An object of the present invention is a glass leveling mechanism consisting of an aluminum profile shaped <<U>> inside which is fixed to the floor. In the <<U>> interior of the profile the glass that exerts the functions of railing is housed.

To solve the technical problem of glass leveling, in the case or that the profile is uneven, the glass rests on rigid pieces that move in solidarity with the glass and, in turn, have faces with curvatures in the contact areas with the profile that allows the glass to pivot.

Finally, to fix the glass in the desired position, interior cradles (i. E. That fall below the pivot point) and upper cradles (i. E. That remain above the pivot point) are introduced, thereby immobilizing the glass. All cribs have at their two ends some housings to be removed by means of a hook.

The glass leveling device object of the present invention has, therefore, the following advantages: easy leveling with a cradle system; leveling from the inside, the installation of scaffolding not being necessary; and there is no residual deformation due to the mismatch of the fixing cradles, thanks to the piece that prevents the displacement by gravity of the upper cradle.

Throughout the description and the claims the word "comprises" and its variants are not intended to exclude other technical characteristics, additives, components or steps. For those skilled in the art, other objects, advantages and characteristics of the invention will be derived partly from the description and partly from the practice of the invention. The following examples and drawings are provided by way of illustration, and are not intended to restrict the present invention. In addition, the present invention covers all possible combinations of particular and preferred embodiments indicated herein.

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Brief description of the figures

A series of drawings that help to better understand the invention and that expressly relate to an embodiment of said invention that is presented as a non-limiting example of this is described very briefly below.

FIG 1 shows an isolated view of the first profile that is part of the device of the invention.

FIG 2 shows an isolated view of a bottom curtail (4) that is part of the device object of the present invention.

FIG 3 shows an isolated view of an upper cradle (5) that is part of the device of the invention.

FIG 4 shows a sectional view of the device of the present invention, identifying the parts that compose it.

FIG 5 shows a perspective view of the device of the present invention in use.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As can be seen in the attached figures, the glass leveling device object of the present invention comprises a profile (1) in the form of <<O>> that houses a second support piece and pivot (2) that closes form of <<L>> (see figure 1) and which are rigid elements that move integral to the glass (3) and which, in turn, have a plurality of curved surfaces (2a, 2b).

To fix the glass (3) in the desired position, lower wedges (4) are introduced that are below the pivot point (2a) which is one of the curved surfaces of the second support piece (2) and which is located approximately in its middle zone. The upper cradles (5) that remain above the pivot point (2a) are also introduced.

Thus, when an effort is exerted on the railing from the interior faces towards the outside thereof, as shown in the attached figures, the glass (3) is elastically deformed and a loss of contact between the surface occurs the glass (3) and an upper cradle (5) allowing said upper cradle (5) to descend vertically from its initial position. When lowering the upper cradle (5) when the effort is no longer exerted on the railing (ie on the glass (3) that forms it), the glass (3) is prevented from returning to the position prior to the application of the effort, which translates into an unevenness of the system.

To prevent the upper cradle (5) from descending vertically from its initial position due to gravity, there is a piece (6) that is assembled with the upper cradle (5) by means of a teeth (5a, 6a) which are available both pieces (5, 6) in correspondence with each other. Said teeth (5a 6a) allow positioning the upper cradle (5) in the leveling phase of the glass (3) and, in addition, prevent that when the upper cradle (5) loses contact with the glass (3), it descends from its position due to gravity, since the assembly of the upper cradle (5) and the part (6) are

in constant contact with the lower surface of the profile gap (1), thus making it impossible to move the upper cradle (5) vertically due to gravity.

Claims (4)

1. A glass leveling device (3) for the formation of railings in buildings characterized in that it comprises a first profile (1) and houses a 5 second support piece (2) in such a way that the first profile (1) and the second support piece (2) move in solidarity with the glass (3); and where the second support piece (2) comprises, at least, a first curved surface (2a) configured as a pivot point; and where it also comprises a plurality of lower (4) and upper (5) cribs housed in said first profile (1). 10 2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the first profile (1) is in the form of <<U>> and houses a second support piece (2) in the form of <<L>> and which are both rigid elements. The device according to any one of claims 1-2 wherein the cradles lower (4) are located below the pivot point (2a); and where the upper cradles (5) are arranged above the pivot point (2a). 4. The device according to any one of claims 1-3 comprising a piece (6) integral with the upper cradle (5) through a teeth (5a) arranged in said upper cradle (5); and where said tooth (5a) is engaged with a tooth (6a) of the piece (6). 5. The device according to any one of claims 1-4 wherein the lower and upper cribs (4, 5) have at their two ends suitable housings for be removed by a hook.