FR3036125A1 - CLEAN PART PILLER RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

The facing pillar includes a set of facing members (24) mounted on each other, each member (24) including a peripheral wall (36). The pillar comprises: - at least one inner central wall (38) delimiting a central recess, the central recesses of the elements (24) being aligned and defining a vertical central passage (44), and - at least two connecting walls (40A, 40B) extending between the central wall (38) and the peripheral wall (36), the two connecting walls (40A, 40B), the peripheral wall (36) and the central wall (38) delimiting at least a first cell and a second cell. The first cells and the second cells of the elements (24) are aligned and define respectively a first vertical peripheral channel (48A) and a second vertical peripheral channel (48B), at least the central passage (44) being filled with a binder material (43).

Description

The present invention relates to an outer facing pillar, the pillar comprising a set of facing elements mounted vertically on each other, each facing element. comprising an outer peripheral wall extending vertically. Such a pillar is intended to support a fence element, for example a wall or an opening such as a gate. Known outer facing pillars are made from facing elements mounted on each other. These facing elements are conventionally hollow and each have a peripheral wall delimiting at least one vertical recess completely hollow. During the assembly of the facing pillar, facing elements are mounted on each other so as to form a stack of facing elements.

The recesses of the facing elements are then filled with a binder material such as cement or concrete. Other facing elements are then mounted on the stack of facing elements and their recesses are filled with the binder material. The operation is repeated until the facing pillar has the desired height. Such external facing pillars are not entirely satisfactory. In particular, functional elements having to pass through the pillar, such as the electrical supply ducts of a bell, a motorized gate and / or lighting, must be placed in the hollow elements before the filling of the cells. recesses. If such an operation has not been performed, then it is difficult to pass a functional element inside the pillar once its assembly completed. In this case, a bleeding must be performed, which is a heavy operation, unsightly, and likely to weaken the pillar. Such bleeding also generates a certain cost.

In addition, the positioning of the functional element inside the pillar during its assembly may be unsuitable, given the lack of guidance in the recesses of the facing elements. An object of the invention is to obtain in a simple and inexpensive way an outer facing pillar adapted to contain and / or receive at least one functional element, either during assembly or later.

For this purpose, the subject of the invention is an outer facing pillar of the aforementioned type, characterized in that it comprises: at least one inner central wall extending vertically and internally delimiting a central recess, the central recesses. facing elements 5 being aligned and defining a vertical central passage, and - at least two connecting walls extending vertically between the central wall and the peripheral wall, the two connecting walls, the peripheral wall and the central wall delimiting at at least one first cell and a second cell, the first cells and the second cells of the facing elements being aligned and defining respectively a first vertical peripheral channel and a second vertical peripheral channel, at least the central passage being filled with a binder material . The outer facing pillar according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following features, taken in isolation or in any technically possible combination: the first peripheral channel and / or the second peripheral channel is devoid of binder material ; the first peripheral channel and / or the second peripheral channel devoid of binder material comprises at least one functional element; - each element of facing came from matter; Each facing element comprises a hooking surface capable of cooperating with a first adjacent facing element and a receiving cavity of a hooking relief adapted to cooperate with a second adjacent facing element; - The central passage, the first peripheral channel and the second peripheral channel are sealed relative to each other; The central passage has a cylindrical shape; and - each facing element comprises at least four cells, the cells extending radially around the central wall and being distributed around a central axis of the pillar. The invention furthermore relates to a fence comprising: at least one outer facing pillar as defined above, and at least one fence element, characterized in that the closing element is mounted on the pillar of exterior siding. The fence according to the invention may comprise one or more of the following features, taken singly or in any technically possible combination: the closing element is an opening and / or a fixed wall; and - the outer facing pillar comprises an upper facing element and a pillar cap attached to the upper facing element, the pillar cap closing up the central recess and the cells.

The invention also relates to a facing element intended to form an outer facing pillar as defined above, the facing element comprising an outer peripheral wall extending vertically, the facing element being characterized in that it comprises: at least one inner central wall extending vertically and delimiting a central recess, and at least two connecting walls extending vertically between the central wall and the peripheral wall, the two connecting walls, the peripheral wall and the central wall delimiting at least a first cell and a second cell, the central recess being intended to be filled with a binder material and at least the first cell or the second cell being intended to receive at least one functional element. The invention also relates to a method of assembling an outer facing pillar, the method comprising the following steps: - providing at least two facing elements as defined above, - superposition of facing elements so that the central recesses 20 and the cells of the facing elements are aligned, - filling of the central passage with a binder material. The process according to the invention may comprise the following characteristic: during the step of filling the central passage with a binder material, the first peripheral channel and / or the second peripheral channel is left free of binder material, the process comprising in addition, the insertion of at least one functional element into the first peripheral channel and / or the second peripheral channel devoid of binder material. The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example, and with reference to the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 illustrates a first fence according to the invention; - Figure 2 is a perspective view of a facing element according to the invention for forming a facing pillar of the fence of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a sectional view along a horizontal plane of the facing element of Figure 2; 4 is a sectional view along a vertical plane IV of the facing pillar of FIG. 1; and - Figure 5 is a sectional view along a horizontal plane of another facing element.

Figure 1 illustrates a first fence 10 according to the invention. The fence 10 comprises an outer facing pillar 16 according to the invention and two fence elements 12, 14 mounted on the facing pillar 16. In one embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the fence elements are a fixed wall 12 fixed on one face of the facing pillar 16, on the left in Figure 1, and 10 an opening 14, mounted on another face of the facing pillar 16, right in Figure 1. The fixed wall 12 is a wall made, for example, in blocks. According to other variants, the fixed wall 12 is a fence, a hedge, or other. The opening 14 is a gate door. Conventionally, the fence 10 comprises a second facing pillar on which is mounted a second gate leaf, not shown in FIG. 1. The fence 10 further comprises functional systems, such as an opening device 18 of the opening 14 and / or an interphone 28. The opening 14 is mounted on the facing pillar 16 by means of the opening device 18.

The opening device 18 comprises, for example, electrical drive means 20 adapted to move the opening 14 between a closed position, in which the opening 14 closes the fence, and an open position, in which the opening 14 defines a passage in the fence. In this example, the electric motor means are further remotely controlled. A light device 22 is positioned on the facing pillar 16 to warn a user that the opening 14 is moving. The facing pillar 16 extends substantially vertically along a central axis of the pillar A-A. . It is suitable for supporting the fixed wall 12 and the opening 14. The facing pillar 16 comprises a set of facing elements 24 mounted vertically on one another, including a top facing element 26. The facing pillar 16 comprises a pillar cap 30, also called cap, on which is fixed here the luminous device 22 and at least one functional element inserted in the facing pillar 16. The pillar cap 30 is fixed on the upper facing element 26 or, alternatively, rests on the upper cladding element 26.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, each facing element 24 comprises a peripheral wall 36, at least one central wall 38 and at least two connecting walls, here four connecting walls 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D, each of these walls extending vertically.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, each facing element 24 further comprises a hooking relief 32 on an adjacent facing element 24 and a receiving cavity 34 of a hooking relief 32 of another element. 24. The peripheral wall defines an external appearance face of the facing element. This face is, for example, coated. It is of revolution around the central pillar axis A-A 'defining a central space. The peripheral wall 36 has a thickness for example of between 1 cm and 4 cm. It has a height for example greater than 10 cm and advantageously between 15 cm and 30 cm. The peripheral wall 36 has a polygonal horizontal section, here square or rectangle. Alternatively, the horizontal section of the peripheral wall 36 is curved, for example circular or elliptical. In this example, the peripheral wall 36 is full. In the example shown in Figure 1, the interphone 28 is fixed on the peripheral wall 36. The central wall 38 is located inside and in particular in the center of the facing element 24. It extends along the central pillar axis A-A '. The central wall 38 has a substantially cylindrical shape. She is full. The central wall 38 has a thickness of between 1 cm and 4 cm. The height of the central wall 38 is substantially equal to that of the peripheral wall 36. The central wall 38 delimits a central recess 42.

The central recess 42 is intended to be filled with a binder material 43. The binder material 43 is, for example, cement or concrete. When the cladding elements 24 are arranged vertically to form the facing pillar 16, the central recesses 42 of the cladding elements 24 are aligned. They then define a central vertical passage 44, visible in FIG.

By construction, the central passage 44 has a cylindrical shape. As can be seen in FIG. 3, the central passage 44 is filled with the binder material 43. The connecting walls 40A to 40D extend vertically between the peripheral wall 36 and the central wall 38.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the connecting walls 40A to 40D extending radially around the central wall 38 are located equidistant from one another. The connecting walls 40A to 40D each have a thickness of between 1 cm and 4 cm. The connecting walls 40A to 40D are solid. Their height is equal to the height of the central wall 38 and of the peripheral wall 36. The peripheral wall 36, the central wall 38 and the connecting walls 40A to 40D respectively delimit a first cell 46A, a second cell 46B, a 10 third cell 46C and a fourth cell 46D. In general, the number of cells 46 is equal to the number of connecting walls 40. The peripheral wall 36, the central wall 38 and the connecting walls 40A to 40D sealingly separate the cells 46A to 46D from one another and the central recess 42. When the cladding elements 24 are arranged vertically to form the facing pillar 16, the cells 46A to 46D of each cladding element 24 are respectively aligned with each other. The cells 46A to 46D then respectively delimit a first peripheral channel 48A, a second peripheral channel 48B, a third peripheral channel 48C and a fourth peripheral channel 48D, each of the peripheral channels 48A to 48D being vertical. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the peripheral channels 48A to 48D are devoid of the binder material 43.

Each of the cells 46A to 46D is devoid of binder material 43 and is adapted to receive at least one functional element. The functional element is, for example, a sheath made of plastic and intended to receive one or more electrical cables or other. Advantageously, the sheath comprises a guide adapted to facilitate the introduction of a cable inside said sheath. In addition, in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the first peripheral channel 48A and the third peripheral channel 48C respectively comprise a first functional element 50A and a second functional element 50C.

The first functional element 50A includes first supply and communication wires 52.

The first wires 52 are here connected to the interphone 28 for power and communication. The second functional element 50C includes second power supply wires 54.

The second wires 54 are intended to electrically power the opening device 18 and the light device 22. The attachment relief 32 of a facing element 24 is adapted to be received in the receiving cavity 34 of an element facing 24 adjacent. In the example of Figure 2, the attachment relief 32 is located at the upper edge 10 of the peripheral wall 36. It is formed by a circumferential lip. The receiving cavity 34 is formed in the lower edge of the peripheral wall 36 and has a shape substantially complementary to the attachment relief 32. The facing pillar 16 comprises, for example, between 3 and 13 facing elements 24 mounted vertically together. on others. In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2, the facing pillar 16 has a height of between 60 centimeters and 2.60 meters. Each facing element 24 is made in one piece by being made of material. They are made, for example, of an agglomerate of aggregates, sand, gravel and binder cement introduced into a mold before being pressed. The facing elements 24 then have a natural cement color and are, for example, adapted to be painted or coated. Advantageously, the agglomerate further comprises dyes adapted to obtain a particular shade of the facing element 24, for example an anthracite gray color, or aggregates, for example white and yellow, adapted to obtain an appearance of your stone. of the facing element 24. The method of assembling the facing pillar 16 will now be described. Initially, a foundation is made to support the facing pillar 16. At least two facing elements 24 are provided.

The facing elements 24 are superimposed. The attachment relief 32 of a facing element 24 is received in the receiving cavity 34 of an adjacent cladding element 24. The central recesses 42 of the facing elements 24 are then aligned with each other and define the central passage 44.

Similarly, the cells 46A to 46D are aligned with each other and define the peripheral channels 48A to 48D, respectively.

The central passage 44 is then filled with the binder material 43 from the top opening of the highest facing element 24. Optionally other facing members 24 are mounted above and filled with the binder material 43, as previously described, and then the abutment cap 30 is disposed above. In parallel, the functional elements 50A and 50C are respectively introduced into the first peripheral channel 48A and into the third peripheral channel 48C. The invention just described has a number of advantages.

The geometry of the facing pillar 16 is adapted so that the peripheral channels 48A to 48D are devoid of binder material 43 and, therefore, only the central passage 44 is filled with said binder material 43. The filling of the central passage 44 suffices. This geometry reduces the amount of bonding material 43 required for the assembly of the facing pillar 16, without impairing the structural strength of the facing pillar 16. The peripheral channels 48A to 48D thus form passages for the insertion of functional elements 50A, 50C, such as ducts or wiring. It is thus conceivable to assemble the facing pillar 16, and subsequently to insert therein one or more functional elements 50A, 50C necessary for current or future installations. This avoids bleeding when the facing pillar 16 has been manufactured without providing a functional element 50A, 50C inside. Furthermore, the cladding elements 24 are easily transportable and inexpensive since the mechanical strength of the facing pillar 16 is mainly provided by the binder material 43. The presence of a hooking relief 32 and a receiving cavity 34 of a hooking relief 32 on each facing element 24 facilitates, in addition, the vertical arrangement of the facing elements 24.

The facing pillar 16 according to the invention finally has a very adaptable structure since the choice is left to the master of work to fill with the binder material 43 the peripheral channels 48A to 48D which do not include a functional element 50A, 50C . According to other embodiments, the cladding elements 24 have different dimensions and shapes from those of the first embodiment described in FIGS. 1 to 4. The cladding elements 24 have, for example, walls peripherals 36 and / or circular central walls 38, rectangles, or other. Similarly, according to other variants, the cladding elements 24 comprise several central walls 38, the facing pillar 16 consequently comprising several central passages 44. According to other embodiments, the connecting walls 40A to 40D do not extend radially around the central wall 38. According to another variant of the assembly method described above, prior to the casting of the binder material 43, a reinforcement is placed inside the central passage 44 to obtain a concrete With the variant illustrated in FIG. 5, the central passageway 44 and the peripheral channels 48A, 48B and 48D are filled with binder material 43 while the peripheral channel 48C is devoid of binder material. 43. At least one functional element 50A, 50C is inserted into the peripheral channel 48C. Such a facing pillar 16 has a reinforced structure compared to that of the first embodiment. Alternatively, during the manufacture of the facing pillar 16, the central passage 44 is filled with the binder material 43 and the peripheral channels 48A to 48D are free of binder material 43 and the functional element 50A, 50C. Subsequently, for example by moving the pillar cap 30, functional elements 50A, 50C are inserted into the peripheral channels 48A to 48D from the top of the facing pillar 16. 25

Claims (14)

CLOTHING1.- Outside facing pillar (16), comprising a set of facing elements (24) mounted vertically on each other, each facing element (24) comprising an outer peripheral wall (36) extending vertically, the facing pillar (16) being characterized in that it comprises: - at least one inner central wall (38) extending vertically and internally delimiting a central recess (42), the central recesses (42) of the facing elements (24) being aligned and defining a vertical central passage (44), and - at least two connecting walls (40A, 40B) extending vertically between the central wall (38) and the peripheral wall (36), the two walls link (40A, 40B), the peripheral wall (36) and the central wall (38) delimiting at least a first cell (46A) and a second cell (46B), the first cells and the second cells (46A, 46B) elements of paremen t (24) being aligned and respectively defining a first vertical peripheral channel (48A) and a second vertical peripheral channel (48B), at least the central passage (44) being filled with a binder material (43). 2. A pillar according to claim 1, wherein the first peripheral channel (48A) and / or the second peripheral channel (48B) is devoid of binder material (43). 3. A pillar according to claim 2, wherein the first peripheral channel (48A) and / or the second peripheral channel (48B) devoid of binder material (43) comprises at least one functional element (50A, 50C). 4. A pillar according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each facing element (24) is integral. 5. A pillar according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each facing element (24) comprises a hooking relief (32) adapted to cooperate with a first facing element (24) adjacent and a receiving cavity ( 34) of a relief hook (32) adapted to cooperate with a second facing element (24) adjacent. The post of any preceding claim, wherein the central passage (44), the first peripheral channel (48A) and the second peripheral channel (48B) are sealed relative to one another. 3036125 11 7. A pillar according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the central passage (44) has a cylindrical shape. 5 8. A pillar according to any preceding claim, wherein each facing element (24) comprises at least four cells (46A, 46B, 46C, 46D), the cells (46A, 46B, 46C, 46D) s' extending radially around the central wall (38) and being distributed around a central pillar axis (A-A '). 10 9. Fence (10), comprising: - at least one outer facing pillar (16) according to any one of the preceding claims, - at least one fence element, characterized in that the closing element is mounted on the outer facing pillar (16). 10. Fence according to claim 9, wherein the closing element is an opening (14) and / or a fixed wall (12). 20 11. Fence according to any one of claims 9 to 10, wherein the outer facing pillar (16) comprises an upper facing element (26) and a pillar cap (30) attached to the upper facing element. (26), the pillar cap (30) closing up the central recess (42) and the cells (46A, 46B, 46C, 46D). 25 12.- facing element (24) for forming an outer facing pillar (16) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the facing element (24) comprising an outer peripheral wall (36) extending vertically, the facing element (24) being characterized in that it comprises: - at least one inner wall (38) extending vertically and defining a central recess (42) internally, and - at least two walls connecting link (40A, 40B) extending vertically between the central wall (38) and the peripheral wall (36), the two connecting walls (40A, 40B), the peripheral wall (36) and the central wall (38) delimiting at least a first cell (46A) and a second cell (46B), the central recess (42) being intended to be filled with a binder material (43) and at least the first cell (46A) or the second cell (46B) being adapted to receive at least one functional element (50A, 50C). 3036125 12 13. A method of assembling an outer facing pillar (16), the method comprising the following steps: - providing at least two facing elements (24) according to claim 12, 5 - superposition of facing elements (24) so that the central recesses (42) and the cells (46A, 46B, 46C, 46D) of the facing elements (24) are aligned, - filling the central passage (44) with a binder material (43). 10 14. A method of assembly according to claim 13, wherein during the step of filling the central passage (44) with a binder material (43), the first peripheral channel (48A) and / or the second peripheral channel ( 48B) is left devoid of binder material (43), the method further comprising inserting at least one functional element (50A, 50C) into the first peripheral channel (48A) and / or the second peripheral channel (48B). ) without binding material (43).