FR2701723A1 - Metal panel for building construction. - Google Patents

Abstract

Metal panel intended for the erection of buildings of the type of those comprising a corrugated iron wall and uprights, characterized in that the length of the panel is much greater than its height and in that it is formed by the assembly , in the factory, a plurality of elementary panels (1a) joined by uprights (2) formed by simple sections.

Description

The present invention relates to a metal panel intended, more

  particularly, but not exclusively,

of buildings such as silos.

  According to the current technique, panels are made whose height is equal to that of the building to be built and, at the same time,

  assembly, they are juxtaposed and then assembled by welding.

  Each panel is constituted, in its simplest form, by a corrugated metal wall on the two long sides of which are welded amounts Generally, the uprights are made from a commercial section section U-shaped Such a panel is realized

in factory.

  On site, we assemble two adjacent panels using two vertical weld seams (one inside and one outside) This operation is expensive because it is very delicate and very long account given the height of the panels since we know that

  that of a metal silo can reach twenty meters.

  Added to this is the fact that the reliability of a weld performed on a construction site is always lower than that of a weld made in

  factory, especially if the weld seams are vertical.

  The present invention, which overcomes these disadvantages, relates to a panel characterized in that its length is much greater than its height and in that it is constituted by the assembly, at the factory, of a plurality of panels elementary members joined by amounts constituted by simple profiles, means being provided at the ends of said uprights to assemble two superimposed panels. Practically, the length of a panel is equal to that of the building to be built. In this way, the assemblies to be carried out on the construction site are limited to those necessary to assemble, at the end,

two adjacent panels.

  If the amounts are made from a l-section section, it is easy to understand that, at equal weight, it will be possible to achieve more rigid amounts and, consequently, to reduce the number

  tie rods, or even remove them in low elevation silos.

  As the panels include amounts made of a profile having a high resistance, said amounts can directly withstand all efforts resulting from the roof which simplifies the construction of it and lower the cost of the silo.

  The present invention will be better understood by the description which

  will follow made with reference to the accompanying drawing, by way of indicative example only, in which: - Figure 1 is a schematic view of a panel according to the invention; FIG 2 is a sectional view, on a larger scale, along the line 11-II of Figure 1; FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line 11-111 of FIG.

Figure 2.

  Referring to FIG. 1, it can be seen that the panel 1 of the invention consists of a plurality of elementary panels

combined by amounts 2.

  Each amount 2 is made from a profile, simple, of

  trade: a section with an L-shaped section, for example.

  The partition of a building such as a silo is obtained by superimposing several identical panels 1 (as shown in phantom on the

figure 1).

  The height h of a panel 1 is much smaller than its length, which is generally equal to that of the building or the cells of the silo to be made. To fix the ideas, it should be noted that the height h is of the order from 2 to 5 meters and that the distance between the amounts is

the order of 3 meters.

  The intermediate panels are welded directly to the

  amounts 2 This operation is carried out at the factory.

  In the known way, the panels are in the form

  a corrugated sheet whose corrugations define a thickness e.

  Contrary to the known panels which lead to the obtaining of complex amounts, formed by the assembly on the site of two sections with U-shaped section and whose thickness is very close to the value e above, it is possible according to the invention and equal weight to use a profile whose height E is much greater than the thickness e of the partition This possibility allows to realize silos including

  the amounts are very resistant.

  Consequently, if the uprights 2 have increased strength, it is then possible to reduce the number of internal tie rods that join the different walls of a silo, or even to eliminate them. Furthermore, these amounts are able to directly absorb all the efforts. resulting from the roof which simplifies

  significantly the manufacture of the latter.

  According to one embodiment, each upright 2 comprises at its upper part a plate 3 and at its lower part a plate 4, 1 i O said plates having holes 5 of bolts assembly whose axes, simulated in X Xi in Figure 2, extend

parallel to the amounts.

  As can be seen from FIG. 2, the upper edge of each intermediate panel la extends at 6 beyond the plane defined by the plate 3. In this way, when two panels are superimposed, an overlap occurs between the edge 7, of the lower panel, and that 6 of the upper panel allowing assembly along lines

  horizontally by welding or using sheet metal screws.

  On each vertical edge of the panel is welded a flat iron, or the like, as that which appears at 8 in the drawing. This iron is used to assemble, at the end, two adjacent panels according to a

known technique.

  Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described and shown but extends, on the contrary, to all

  variants of shapes, materials and dimensions.

  Thus, among other things, the section sections in the form of l

  may be replaced by square or rectangular tubes.

Claims (2)

  1-Metal panel intended for the construction of buildings of the type of those comprising a corrugated metal wall and uprights, characterized in that the length of the panel is much greater than its height and in that it is constituted by assembly, at the factory, of a plurality of elementary panels (la) joined by uprights (2), constituted by simple 2-panel sections according to claim 1, characterized in that means are provided at the ends of the uprights ( 2) to assemble 1 5 two panels (1) superimposed.   3-Panel according to any one of claims 1 to 2,   characterized in that each amount is made of a profile presenting a section in 1.