FR2997433A1 - ASSEMBLED FENCING PANEL WITHOUT WELDING AND FENCE HAVING SUCH A PANEL - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a non-welded fence panel comprising at least one upper rail (12) and a lower rail, and at least one fence panel infill member (13) having at least two parts each received in a corresponding hole or through a corresponding opening of a rail. According to the invention - at least said two parts of each filling element (13) comprise at least one opening opening at its two ends and receiving a portion of the rod of a clip (17) thus defining an orifice / staple (17), - at least one of the ends of the opening or the end opening of the hole of said stringer intended to receive a portion of said filling element (13) comprising the orifice / staple assembly (17), has dimensions allowing passage of said assembly for its housing in the corresponding rail, - said panel comprising for each of these ends whose dimensions are greater than those of said orifice / clip assembly (17), a connecting piece (18) received at least in part in the opening or the corresponding hole to prevent withdrawal of said assembly by said corresponding end, and at least the free ends of some of said healds are hollow to receive an ex tremity of an assembly member from one edge of the panel to a fence post.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fence panel made without any welding. The present invention is more particularly intended to improve and simplify the assembly of fence panels of the type consisting of at least one upper cross member, a lower cross member and a plurality of bars, each of these bars being supported individually by the sleepers. The present invention also relates to a fence equipped with at least one such panel. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fences are known with posts between which fence panels are attached, this type of fence serving to materialize a separation between two parcels or to delimit an enclosed space, is well known. The fence panels that generally result from the solder assembly of a plurality of individual members are typically large and heavy. They are, therefore, difficult to handle for an unskilled operator. In addition, the transport of these fence panels requires, because of their size, a suitable transport vehicle and a means 20 loading / unloading adapted.

This results in a significant additional cost for the owner of a land to delimit. In addition, these fence panels are standardized in size, their height may be variable, to offer attractive prices. Also, the installation of the last fence panel may require an adjustment of its longitudinal dimension, the latter can not be placed in full. However, this adjustment of the dimensions of the fence panel may be difficult to achieve for an unskilled operator because of the tools such as a grinder, necessary for this adjustment.

It is also observed that the installation of a fence may require a preparation of the ground for its flattening. Thus, when the terrain has a steep slope, it may be necessary to work in stairs. However, this preliminary preparation of the land is time consuming and can be laborious increasing the cost of building the fence. In addition, it is found that the panels of a fence erected on a sloping ground, can not follow the slope of this ground over their entire length.

As a result, openings appear between the profile of the ground and the lower end of the panels allowing the crossing of the fence. In addition, there is an urgent need for a fence panel whose attachment to a notched fence post allows for angular orientation of this panel with respect to the fence post. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to overcome these various disadvantages of the prior art by providing a fence panel, simple in design and in its operating mode, economical and can be assembled without any welding and on site, by a only unqualified person with a minimum of tools. Another object of the present invention is a fence panel whose edges can be mounted between two posts on any type of terrain, including sloping terrain, and in different mounting configurations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION To this end, the invention relates to a non-welded fence panel comprising at least one upper and one lower rail, and at least one fence panel filling element comprising at least two parts each passing through a corresponding opening of a rail and / or received in a corresponding hole of a rail, said hole opening at one of its ends. According to the invention, at least said two parts of each filling element comprise at least one opening opening at its two ends, receiving a portion of the stem of a clip thus defining an orifice / clip assembly, at least one of the ends of the opening or the end opening of the hole of said smooth intended to receive a portion of said filling element comprising the orifice / clip assembly, has dimensions permitting the passage of said assembly for its housing in the corresponding bar said panel comprising for each of these ends, the dimensions of which are greater than those of said orifice / clip assembly, a connecting piece 20 received at least partly in the opening or the corresponding hole to prevent the withdrawal of said assembly by said end corresponding, and - at least the free ends of some of these smooth are hollow to receive an end of a body of asse routing an edge of the panel 25 to a fence post. The openings of the stringers are therefore holes opening on either side of these smooth so as to ensure the passage of the elongated portion of the filling member through the corresponding opening. Of course, the ends of some of these openings may not be placed exactly opposite each other taking into account, for example, the curved shape of the portion of the bar introduced into this opening. A hole of a non-opening smooth at one of its ends is therefore a non-through hole, also called a blind hole. By "dimensions of the end of the opening or the hole 35 greater than those of the orifice / clip assembly" is meant that at least one of the dimensions of this end is greater than that corresponding to this assembly so as to allow the passage of this set by this end. Preferably, the rails are hollow over their entire length which facilitates their manufacture and lightens the panel. The fence panel therefore results from an assembly of individual elements initially separated and can therefore be transported or stored easily because of the small size of these elements. In a purely illustrative embodiment of the invention, the panel filling element being a bar, a plurality of bars can be stored or transported in a bundle. Such a fence panel can then be transported unassembled in a light vehicle and allows the mixing of individual elements made of different materials and / or different shapes and / or colors. The fence panel of the present invention still allows mounting on a low wall. In different embodiments of this fence panel, the present invention also relates to the following features which will have to be considered in isolation or in all their technically possible combinations: said clip is a pin or ankle, the upper and lower ends of at least some openings are identical or substantially identical.

Preferably, each end of each of these openings receives a connecting piece so as to prevent withdrawal of the orifice / clip assembly from above or from the bottom of the rail. Advantageously, the rails of the fence panel having no blind hole, all the openings are identical to manufacturing tolerances and receive a connecting piece at each of their ends. - Some of said openings have a cross section along the longitudinal dimension of the smooth which is flared shape such as frustoconical. While one end of these openings has at least one of its dimensions greater than those of the orifice / clip assembly, the other end of these openings is, for example, of dimensions equal to or substantially equal to those of the bar. The assembly of said portion of said panel filling member and the rail having at least one such opening is then unidirectional. said connecting piece comprises a hollow body intended to surround a portion of said elongate part of said filling element and a collar or cap intended to cover at least said end of the opening or hole of said arm, said said filler elements are both integral with the top rail and the lower rail. Of course, the ends of these filling elements such as bars, can pass through at least one of these upper and lower rails or be received in non-through holes of these rails, these upper and lower rails then defining the upper ends respectively. and bottom of the fence panel. said filling element is chosen from the group consisting of a solid or perforated plate provided with at least one bar portion at each of its upper and lower ends for fixing it, a hollow or solid bar, an at least partially curved bar or right and combinations of these elements. Advantageously, the bar has a straight cross section whose shape is chosen from the group comprising round, ovoid, oval, square, rectangular, diamond, ... The solid plate or openwork may be a sheet. - The panel comprises at least one intermediate rail placed between said upper and lower rails. The present invention also relates to a fence comprising posts between which fence panels extend, each of these posts having on at least one of its lateral faces a housing receiving the end of one of said panels. According to the invention, at least one of said panels is a closing panel as described above. In different embodiments of this enclosure, the present invention also relates to the following features which must be considered in isolation or in all their technically possible combinations: the edge of said fence panel being assembled to said post by assembly members, each member assembly of which one end is received in the corresponding free end of a rail, comprises a first part at least partially received in said free end, said first part cooperating and being in pivot connection with a second part intended to be assembled to said fence post, said first part comprises a U-shaped body whose end of each branch comprises a first coupling orifice, said first orifices being placed opposite to define an axis of rotation, said body being moreover connected to a ring placed inside the smooth next to an opening or a non-through hole of said rail to receive and thus be secured to a portion of a panel filler member traversing or housed in said rail, - said second part comprising an ear at its upper end and another ear at its lower end, each of said ears having a second coupling orifice, which are placed facing one another, said first piece and said second piece are assembled in pivot connection by an axis passing through the first and second coupling ports of these parts superimposed with each other. Advantageously, said second part comprises a main body to which said lugs are connected, said main body comprising an orifice for the passage of the rod of a screw for fixing the workpiece to the post.

The invention also relates to a kit for assembling a seamless fencing panel as described above, comprising: at least two hollow rails each provided with at least one opening and / or at least one non-opening hole; through - at least one panel filler element comprising at least two elongated parts, at least said two elongate parts comprising at least one opening opening at both ends for receiving a portion of the stem of a corresponding clip, - staples each comprising a rod for passing through an orifice of an elongated portion of a filling member being retained in the corresponding orifice, - at least one of the ends of the opening or the opening end of the hole said smooth to receive a portion of said filling member comprising the orifice / clip assembly, having dimensions allowing the passage of said assembly for its housing in the smooth corresponding, - connecting pieces to prevent the withdrawal of said staples by the corresponding ends of said openings. Preferably, said orifice of said elongate portion of said filler element being threaded, said rod comprises a thread on its outer surface intended to cooperate with that of said orifice for the assembly of said clip and said orifice. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other advantages The objects and particular features of the present invention will emerge from the description which follows, for explanatory and non-limiting purposes, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 schematically represents a fence portion comprising a closing panel; according to a particular embodiment of the present invention, this panel being assembled with two notched posts, - Figure 2 shows an enlarged view of the panel of FIG. 1 showing by transparency the seamless assembly of a bar and a bar, - Figure 3 shows another enlarged view of the fence portion of FIG. 1 showing by transparency the assembly of a rail of the fence panel and a post, - Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the fastener of the panel of FIG. 1 on one of the posts, - Figure 5 shows an enlarged perspective view of the assembly between a fence panel and a post according to another embodiment of the invention, - Figure 6 shows a perspective view of the fixing part implemented in the closing portion of FIG. 5, - Figure 7 shows the fence portion of FIG. 1 carried out on a slope of approximately 7 °, each pole being mounted on a plate secured to the ground.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Firstly, it is noted that the figures are not to scale. Figure 1 schematically shows a perspective view of a fence portion comprising a fence panel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the side edges of which are joined to posts. This fence panel 10, constructed from a kit of initially distinct elements, comprises a lower cross member 11 and an upper cross member 12, which are hollow along their entire length.

These crosspieces 11, 12 are interconnected by a plurality of bars 13 of rectangular cross section with rounded edges. The ends of these bars 13 pass through openings in each of these sleepers 11, 12. The crosspieces 11, 12 are here hollow metal sleepers such as steel or aluminum. Of course, these sleepers could be made of any other material suitable for making fence. The longitudinal dimension of the crosspieces 11, 12 is determined to define a given separation distance between the two posts 14, 15. Advantageously, the openings are evenly spaced so that it is possible to adjust the separation distance between them. two posts 14, 15 by cutting the sleepers 11, 12 with a suitable tool such as a hacksaw. It therefore clearly appears that the number of bars represented in this figure is given purely for illustrative purposes and that this will depend on the dimensions and the aesthetic appearance of the desired final fence. Figure 2 shows a detailed view by transparency of the seamless connection between the bars 13 and the cross members 11, 12 of the fence panel. The assembly of each of these crosspieces 11, 12 and bars 13 is made at a corresponding end of these bars 13 with however the end 16 of these bars protruding crosspieces 11, 12 to give an aesthetic appearance to the fence panel 10. The parts of the bars 13 housed in the crosspieces 11, 12 hollow each comprise a transverse orifice and opening at its ends on the lateral edges of the bar 13, in which is placed a clip 17.

Each clip 17, which is here a portion of metal rod, passes through the corresponding orifice so that its ends are placed projecting on either side of the lateral edges of this bar 13. The openings of the crosspieces 11, 12 being here identical to manufacturing tolerances, the dimensions of these openings are greater firstly to the dimensions of the right cross section of the bars 13 and secondly, to the longitudinal dimension of the staples 17 received partly in the transverse orifices of these bars 13. This arrangement allows the engagement of the bar 13 in any opening of the cross members 11, 12 as well as the introduction and positioning of the orifice / clip assembly inside the crosspiece 11, 12 corresponding. Each bar portion 13 provided with a staple 17 is thus received and housed in a corresponding crossbar 11, 12. In order to make the closure panel 10 non-removable, connecting pieces 18 secure the bars 13 and the crosspieces 11, 12 at the openings of the crosspieces 11, 12 so as to prevent the removal of the orifice / clip assemblies 17, and therefore bars 13, through these openings. Each connecting piece 18 made here of plastic, comprises: a hollow main body whose dimensions of its central orifice allow the passage of a bar and the adjustment of this body to this bar so that it surrounds and marry the outer surface of a portion of this bar 13, and a cap 20, or annular flange curved outwardly of the main body 19, intended to cover at least the end of the opening of the cross member 11, 12 to close the latter. The hollow main body 19 more precisely comprises two flanges placed facing one another in spaced apart, each flange coming to fit the outer surface of the portion of the bar 13 housed in the corresponding crosspiece 11, 12, said flanges defining and a housing in which is received at least in part the clip 17. Advantageously, these connecting pieces 18 comprise on their outer surface intended to come opposite the hollow inner wall of the cross member 35, reinforcing elements 21 for strengthen the mechanical assembly between said connecting piece 18 and said opening. These reinforcing elements 21 are for example ribs or clipping members. Of course, one could imagine that each portion of the bar intended to be received in a cross member has more than one staple 17, for example one for each end of the opening. Alternatively, each portion of bar 13 intended to be received in a cross member 11, 12 could comprise two transverse orifices spaced apart from each other, only one of these orifices being intended to receive a clip to block the removal of the assembly. orifice / clip either from the bottom or from the top of the opening. The fence posts 14, 15 are notched posts. Each post 14, 15 has on its two opposite side faces, two rabbets 22 or symmetrical housings, identical and generally rectangular shape, being back to back. On one side and / or the other, each post 14, 15 can receive the side edge or slice of a panel 10, which then engages in the rabbet 22, or housing, corresponding. Each rabbet 22 is delimited by a bottom and two flanks which are placed opposite. One of these flanks has notches 29. The ends of the lower cross member 11 and the upper cross member 12 are here secured to the posts 14, 15 with which they are assembled. Of course and more generally, the fence panel 25 comprising several crosspieces, the ends of some of these sleepers may be free, and therefore not secured to the posts 14, 15. As shown in Figure 3, a fastener ensures the connection of each end of a cross member 11, 12 with the bottom of the rabbet of the pole 14, 15 corresponding. This fastener comprises on the one hand: a first part comprising a U-shaped body 23 whose end of each branch of this U comprises a first coupling orifice, these orifices being placed facing one of the other to define an axis of rotation, this U-shaped body being moreover integral with a ring 24 35 intended to be received inside the corresponding cross member while being positioned opposite an opening of this cross-member 11, 12 so as to receive and thus be secured to the portion of a bar 13 received in the cross member, and secondly - a second portion comprising an L-shaped body at the upper end of which is placed a first ear 25 and at the lower end of which is placed a second ear 26. These ears 25, 26 integral with the longest branch of the L are directed away from its shorter branch 35. Each of these ears 25, 26 has a se coupling port 27, these orifices 27 being placed opposite one another to define an axis of rotation. The body of this second part of the fastener comprises a rounded end 28 intended to be introduced into a groove of the opposite side of the rebate 22 to that comprising the notches 29.

One of these notches 29 receives the other end 30 of the body of this second part of the fastener. This other end 30 which is U-shaped with a flat bottom has dimensions ensuring its reception in the light defined by the corresponding notch 29. This U-shaped end 30 is carried by the shorter leg 35 of the L, the latter being pressed against the side of the rabbet 22 when the end 30 is received in the corresponding notch 29. This U-shaped end 30 thus defines a housing in which is received a nut 31 cooperating with the rod 32 of a fastener such as a screw, passing through the bottom of the rabbet of the post 14, 15 and the bottom of the U of the end 30 of the body of the second part to secure this second part at the bottom of the rabbet 22. These first and second parts of the fastener are assembled by an axis (not shown) passing through the first and second orifices 27 coupling these parts superimposed with each other. This axis is for example defined by a hollow tube portion. A cover 33 and plugs 34 located at each end of these parts thus assembled hide the mechanical part of the fastener. Figures 5 and 6 show the assembly of a fence panel as described above and a notched pole. The elements shown in these figures bearing the same references as the elements shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 represent the same objects, which will not be described again below. The second portion 36 of the fastener connecting one end of a cross member 11, 12 with a notched post 29, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, differs from that of FIGS. in that: - on the one hand, this second part 36 is devoid of ears 25, 26 and orifices 27, and - on the other hand, it has a main body to which is connected a U-shaped end 37 intended to be received in a notch 29 of the post 15. This end 37 defines a housing in which is intended to be received a nut 31 cooperating with the rod 32 of a fastener such as a screw, passing through both the bottom of the rabbet of the post 15 and this end 37 for securing this second portion 36 in the rabbet of the post 15. The main body this second portion 36 has also at its end opposite to that supporting the end 37, a rounded 38 intended to be introduced into a groove of the opposite flank of the rabbet 22 on the side including the notches 29.

Of course, if this opposite flank had no groove but a step, this rounded end 38 of the second portion 36 would be replaced by a curved portion having a V-shaped cutout defining two points, or pins, intended to bear against the projection for securing the second portion 36 with said flank.

The main body of this second portion 36 further comprises two tabs 39, 40 directed towards the bottom of the rabbet of the post 15 when the second part 36 is in position in this post 15 and spaced apart from one another. distance equal to the distance separating the flanks facing this rabbet to be pressed against them.

These tabs 39, 40 provide a minimum distance between the bottom of the rabbet and the remainder of the main body of the second part so that an axis passing through the first coupling orifices of the first part of the fastener is retained between the bottom of the rabbet and the main body of the second portion to provide the pivot connection between the pole 15 and the fence panel.

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REVENDICATIONS1. Unwelded fence panel comprising at least one top rail (12) and one bottom rail (11), and at least one fence panel filler (13) at least two parts each passing through a corresponding opening of a rail and / or received in a corresponding non-through hole of a bar, characterized in that - at least said two parts of each filling member (13) comprise at least one opening opening at its two ends receiving a portion of the rod of a clip (17) thereby defining an orifice / clip assembly (17), - at least one of the ends of the opening or the opening end of the hole of said plate for receiving a portion of said filling member (13) comprising the orifice / clip assembly (17), has dimensions allowing the passage of said assembly for its housing in the corresponding rail, - said panel comprising for each of these ends whose dimensions are known less than those of said orifice / clip assembly (17), a connecting piece (18) at least partly received in the opening or the corresponding hole to prevent withdrawal of said assembly by said corresponding end, and in that - at least the free ends of some of said healds are hollow to receive an end of an assembly member from one edge of the panel to a fence post. 2. Panel according to claim 1, characterized in that said clip (17) is a pin or ankle. 3. Panel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the upper and lower ends of at least some of said openings are identical or substantially identical. 4. Panel according to claim 3, characterized in that each end of each of these openings receives a connecting piece (18). 5. Panel according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that some of said openings have a cross section of flared shape. 6. Panel according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said connecting piece (18) comprises a hollow bodydesembled to surround a portion of said portion of said filling member (13) and a collar or a cap for to come cover at least said end of the opening or the hole of said smooth. 7. Panel according to claim 6, characterized in that said hollow body comprises two wings placed facing each other, each wing coming to marry the outer surface of a portion of said filling member portion (13). ), said wings thus defining a housing in which is received at least in part said staple (17). 8. Panel according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said one or said filler elements are both integral with the upper rail (12) and the lower rail (11). 9. Panel according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that said filling element (13) is selected from the group comprising a solid plate or perforated provided with at least a portion of the bar at each end thereof upper and lower for its fixation, a hollow or solid bar, a bar at least partially curved or straight and combinations of these elements. 10. Panel according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it comprises at least one intermediate rail placed between said upper and lower rails. 11. Fence comprising posts (14, 15) between which fence panels extend, each of said posts (14, 15) having on at least one of its lateral faces a housing receiving the end of one of said panels, characterized in that at least one of said panels is a fence panel according to any one of claims 1 to 10. 12. Fence according to claim 11, characterized in that the edge of said fence panel being assembled to said post by connecting members, each assembly member whose one end is received in the corresponding free end of a rail, comprises a first part at least partially received in said free end, said first part cooperating and being pivotally connected to a second part intended to be assembled to said fence post. 13. A fence according to claim 12, characterized in that said first piece comprises a U-shaped body whose end of each branch comprises a first coupling orifice, said first orifices being placed opposite to define a axis of rotation, said body being furthermore connected to a ring placed inside the rail facing an opening or a non-through hole of said rail to receive and thus be made integral with a part of a panel filler (13) passing through or accommodated in said rail. 14. A fence according to claim 13, characterized in that said second piece comprising an ear at its upper end and another ear at its lower end, each of said ears comprising a second coupling orifice, which are placed facing each other. on the other hand, said first part and said second part are assembled in pivot connection by an axis passing through the first and second coupling orifices of these parts superposed with each other. 15. Kit for assembling a seamless fence panel according to any one of claims 1 to 10, comprising - at least two hollow rails each provided with at least one opening and / or at least one non-through hole, - at least one panel filling element (13) having at least two elongated portions, at least said two elongated portions comprising at least one opening opening at both ends for receiving a portion of the stem of a corresponding staple (17); - staples (17) each comprising a rod for passing through an orifice of an elongated portion of a filling member (13) being retained in the corresponding opening; at least one of the ends of the opening or the end opening of the hole of said smooth intended to receive a portion of said filling member (13) comprising the orifice / clip assembly (17), having dimensions permitting the passage of said assembly louse its housing in the corresponding rail, connecting parts to prevent the withdrawal of said staples (17) by the corresponding ends of said openings.