ES1295400U - DECORATED STACKABLE CONCRETE BLOCK (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Decorated stackable concrete block, which, starting from a concrete-based rectangular prismatic body, provided on its upper and lower face with tongue-and-groove coupling means, is characterized in that at least one of its visible faces includes decorative elements (4) set to it in the process of obtaining the block. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Decorated stackable concrete block

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention refers to an expandable and decorated concrete block, which makes it possible to obtain walls, dikes or riverbeds extremely quickly, by presenting tongue-and-groove coupling means that avoid the need for fixing materials, such as mortar pastes. or another type of adhesive paste, a block that is already decorated at the factory, thus avoiding long and laborious wall decoration processes once obtained.

It is also the object of the invention that the block makes it possible to obtain walls or facings that are not only flat, but also curved in plan.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is known that concrete blocks exist on the market that include tongue and groove coupling means of different sizes. These blocks are stacked together to form solid walls without the need for any type of paste.

This solidity is achieved through a system of protrusions that emerge from the upper part of the blocks, which are housed in cavities made for this purpose in the lower part of the same.

The existing blocks currently only allow straight walls, this is undoubtedly a problem when it comes to making curved walls, and this is a fairly frequent case, in certain areas such as highway walls, park and garden walls, maritime dikes. , riverbeds, etc.

In addition, these walls remain cold and soulless with the exposed concrete, so that any type of decoration attempt always comes up against the problem of fixing it to the already set cement, which is difficult, of doubtful effectiveness, and little durable over time.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The recommended decorated stackable concrete block satisfactorily resolves the previously exposed problem in the different aspects discussed.

For this, and in accordance with one of the essential characteristics of the invention, it has been foreseen that the block that is recommended starting from the conventional structuring of this type of blocks, in which a prismatic body based on concrete that includes means with tongue-and-groove coupling on its upper and lower face, integrate permanent decoration elements on at least one of its visible faces, resistant to time and any adversity.

This decoration is made during the manufacturing process, which is embedded in the block as a single element in which the decoration is fused with the concrete.

More specifically, all kinds of elements can be placed that give it a decorative effect, such as natural stones, silica pebbles, washed stone, etc., as well as other materials such as: ceramics, glass, stainless steel metal profiles, brass, bronze, even steel that, when oxidized, obtains original figures.

This technique allows the client to choose the motifs for the decoration, as well as the materials to carry it out, all without affecting the quality of the block in terms of its load capacity and mechanical performance.

This permanent decoration allows the walls made with this technique to adapt to the environment without breaking the harmony of the environment, all with a quick, simple and long-lasting installation.

As previously stated, the blocks can be decorated on a single face, on both or even three of them, in those cases in which the block is going to constitute the end of the row for the facing in question.

Optionally, and in accordance with another of the characteristics of the invention, provision has been made for the blocks to have a specific tongue-and-groove pattern that allows curved walls to be built.

More specifically, unlike other tongue-and-groove coupling systems that are currently on the market, it has been foreseen that said means are materialized in two frusto-conical or polygonal protuberances that emerge from the upper face of the block, intended to fit into established elongated slots. on the underside of the block.

These grooves will present a width according to the diameter of the upper protuberances of the blocks, but nevertheless a greater length which allows said protrusions to play laterally stable along said grooves, which allows the blocks to pivot on these protrusions in the horizontal plane a certain angle, thus allowing to obtain curved walls as well.

From this structure, a decorated stackable concrete block is obtained, ideal for the following applications:

- Execution of road walls, replacing the typical "gabions"

- Decorative walls/puzzles in parks, gardens, urbanizations etc...

- Walls for land leveling

- Maritime dikes.

- River beds.

- Perimeter enclosures.

- Acoustic barriers

- Etc..

This type of wall construction, encountered the problem of the execution of curves, which forced to make straight walls, forgetting the aesthetics and most importantly, the adaptation to the environment.

With the block that the invention proposes, this problem is solved, as well as the decoration thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is going to be made below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of its practical embodiment, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of a decorated stackable concrete block made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view of two blocks like the one of the invention in a situation of being stacked.

Figure 3.- Shows a perspective view of a wall obtained using the blocks of the invention.

Figure 4.- Shows, finally, a schematic plan view of how to obtain curved plan walls using the blocks of the invention.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the outlined figures, it can be seen how the block of the invention is constituted from a rectangular prismatic body (1) obtained in concrete, which includes tongue and groove and complementary coupling means on its upper (2) and lower (3) face. ), with the particularity that at least one of its visible faces includes decorative elements (4) fixed to it in the process of obtaining the block.

As previously stated, the decorative elements (4) can be very diverse nature, such as natural stones, silica pebbles, washed stone, ceramics, glass, plastics, metal profiles of stainless steel, brass, bronze or steel.

The decoration of these walls to date was non-existent or short-lived, so that with the new structuring of the block of the invention its duration is guaranteed throughout the life of use of the block, reducing the cost of decoration and on the other hand the construction is embellished blending it with the environment.

In accordance with another of the characteristics of the invention, it has been provided that the tongue-and-groove coupling means are materialized in two cylindrical, frustoconical or polygonal protrusions (5) that emerge from the upper face (2) of the block, intended to fit into grooves. elongated (6) established on the underside (3) of the block.

These elongated grooves (6) will present a width in accordance with the diameter of the upper protuberances (5) of the blocks and a greater length, so that, as shown in figure 4, this allows said protuberances (5) to play laterally stable along said elongated slots (6), which enables the blocks to pivot on these protuberances at a certain angle (A) in the horizontal plane, allowing the formation of curved walls.

Obviously, the blocks intended to constitute the upper row of the wall or facing to be obtained may lack the aforementioned upper protuberances, as they are not necessary, and may also be decorated on said extremity or upper face.

In short, this versatility when building with curvatures, for example in retaining walls, makes it possible to overcome obstacles or adapt the walls to the contour described by the terrain, resulting in great utility.

Claims (3)

1a.- Decorated stackable concrete block, which, starting from a rectangular prismatic body based on concrete, provided on its upper and lower face with tongue-and-groove coupling means, is characterized by the fact that on at least one of its visible faces it includes decorative elements ( 4) set to it in the process of obtaining the block. 2nd.- Decorated stackable concrete block, according to claim 1st, characterized in that the decorative elements (4) are materialized in natural stones, silica pebbles, washed stone, ceramics, glass, plastic, stainless steel metal profiles, brass, bronze or steel. 3.- Decorated stackable concrete block, according to claim 1, characterized in that the tongue-and-groove coupling means are materialized in two cylindrical, truncated-conical or polygonal protrusions (5) that emerge from the upper face (2) of the block, nestable in elongated slots (6) established in the lower face (3) or base of the block.