FR3116291A1 - Railing comprising a device for closing off a free space - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a guardrail (1) for a structure (2) at height, comprising uprights (11) and a filling panel (13) of the guardrail. body (1), including at least one upright (11) equipped with a device (10) for closing off a free space, the closing device (10) comprising a bracket (30) for fixing (30) shutter profile (40) and at least one shutter profile (40). the stirrup (30) comprising a central ring (31) provided to grip said post (11) and two lateral wings (32) to the central ring (31) and opposite to each other, each lateral wing (32 ) being provided for fixing a shutter profile (40), the shutter profile (40) being provided to fill a free space between two uprights (11) of the guardrail (1) at the level of a covering (22) of the work (2) forming a parking or traffic area. Abstract Figure: Fig. 6

Description

Railing comprising a device for closing off a free space

The present invention relates to the field of railings. It relates more particularly to a guardrail comprising a device for closing off a free space.

A guardrail allows the protection of people against falls at the edge of high areas and more generally, to prevent access to dangerous areas.

Guardrails are intended to be mounted on the edge of a horizontal parking or traffic area of a structure at height, such as a terrace or a roof.

A guardrail comprises a succession of uprights fixed to the structure by means of guardrail shoes generally screwed into said structure. It is also customary to provide between the uprights one or more smooth, otherwise called bars or bars, such as for example a top smooth added at the level of the respective free upper ends of the uprights and forming a handrail and possibly one or more low smooth or intermediate positioned under the high bar.

A railing can be covered with a filler panel, such as a glass panel. In addition, the cladding of the structure can be made up of slabs or blades that can be mounted on studs, thus forming the horizontal parking or circulation area of the structure.

In the case of a protruding guardrail, that is to say a guardrail mounted on the nose of the structure, the bottom rail or the filler panel are located opposite the nose of the structure. 'work.

In order to avoid any risk of injury to individuals in the case of this type of guardrail, for example the jamming of a foot, it is imposed to limit the distance between the bottom rail or the inside face of the safety panel. filling and the structure or its cladding, at a maximum regulatory distance.

A desired aim is therefore to reduce this distance. Several solutions can be implemented for this.

One solution consists in perforating the slabs or slats forming the cladding of the structure around the uprights of the guardrail in order to bring them plumb with the bottom rail or the inside face of the filling panel. The openwork of the dressing of the work for its adaptation to the guardrail however requires tedious cutting operations. Furthermore, placing the cladding of the structure plumb with the inner face of the infill panel presents a risk of deterioration of the infill panel in the event of knocking of the slabs or blades against it, or even a risk of it tipping over.

Another solution is to use a specific metal profile to avoid opening the cladding. This profile surrounds the cladding of the structure and separates it from the bottom rail or the inside face of the filler panel, thus avoiding any risk of the cladding knocking against the bottom rail or the inside face of the filling panel. filling.

To conform to the railing, this specific profile also needs to be perforated in order to fit the contour of the railing uprights.

In addition, it is fixed to an upright of the guardrail using a fixed mounted angle iron through a screw hole in the upright. The profile is then assembled to the angle iron by screwing. However, this assembly is difficult for the installer to achieve.

Alternatively, metal adhesive fixing brackets can be attached to the sill plate to allow the profile to be glued to them. However, this alternative is not possible in the case of guardrails without bottom rails.

In any case, the specific profile with respect to the building cladding may not be level with respect to the building cladding depending on the thickness of the slab or the blade forming the dressing.

In the particular case of a filler panel mounted in the axis of the uprights, i.e. the panel is not applied against the uprights but integrated into them in their axis, the maximum regulatory distance, between the bottom rail or the inner face of the filler panel and the work or its covering, is advantageously reduced. However, in this case, a profile is provided to stop the nose of the cladding which must also be open to the uprights of the guardrail.

The invention aims to overcome at least one of the drawbacks mentioned by offering an alternative to existing guardrails in order to facilitate their installation.

For this, the invention relates to a guardrail for work at height, comprising uprights and a filling panel of the guardrail, including at least one upright equipped with a device for closing a free space,

the shutter device comprising a shutter profile fixing bracket and at least one shutter profile.

the stirrup comprising a central ring provided for enclosing said post and two lateral wings to the central ring and opposite to each other, each lateral wing being provided for the fixing of a shutter profile,

the obturator profile being provided to fill a free space between two uprights of the guardrail at the level of a covering of the structure forming a parking or circulation area.

Thanks to the device for closing the free space according to the invention, it is possible for the installer to easily fill the free space between two uprights of the guardrail without the need for opening the profile, the dressing of the work is then cut without a hole to come in line with the obturator profile and one face of the central ring adjoining the profile.

Advantageously, the central ring and the side wings are made from material. In other words, they are formed in one piece.

According to one embodiment, the central ring is provided with fastening means allowing its position to be adjusted along the upright.

Advantageously, these means for fixing the central ring comprise a screw passage formed on a wall of the ring not provided with a fixing wing and capable of receiving a set screw ensuring the locking of the stirrup to the upright.

According to another embodiment, each wing comprises cooperation means provided for the engagement of complementary means of cooperation of the shutter profile.

Advantageously, each wing has a U-section forming the means of cooperation of the wing and the shutter profile has a T-section forming the complementary means of cooperation of the profile.

According to another embodiment, each wing is provided with means for fixing its corresponding shutter profile.

Advantageously, these means for fixing each wing comprise a screw passage formed on a wall of the wing and adapted to receive a pressure screw ensuring the fixed maintenance of the profile to the corresponding wing.

According to another embodiment, the fixing bracket comprises a third wing lateral to the central ring, the third wing ensuring the support of the filler panel.

The third wing is separate from the side wings ensuring the attachment of the shutter profiles.

In particular, the third wing extends perpendicular to the side wings ensuring the fixing of the obturator profiles.

The third side wing advantageously allows the use of two distinct materials to form the filling, for example a glass filling panel extending from the obturator profile and a sheet metal strip closing the rest of the guardrail.

The infill panel is framed so that its low frame forms the bottom rail supported by the third wing.

The saving of a low rail dedicated to the support of the filling panel of the guardrail advantageously allows the reduction of the height of the studs carrying the cladding of the structure.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the non-limiting description which follows and the appended figures which schematically illustrate several embodiments of the invention.

represents a view of a work in height equipped with a railing protruding from this work.

represents a stirrup according to a first embodiment of the invention.

represents an amount of a railing equipped with such a stirrup.

represents the assembly of the stirrup to a post of the guardrail.

represents a shutter profile that can be fixed to the bracket.

represents the assembly of the obturator profile on the bracket.

represents the work equipped with its covering after the installation of the stirrup and the profile.

represents an angled shutter profile intended to fit the bracket.

represents a second embodiment of the stirrup according to the invention.

represents an amount of a guardrail equipped with a stirrup according to the second embodiment.

To the , there is shown a work 2 in height such as a roof or a terrace equipped with a guardrail 1. A guardrail 1 comprises several uprights 11 and at least one upper smooth 12 (see or 10) attached to amounts 11.

As shown in this example, the guardrail 1 is fixed projecting from the structure 2. In this case, the guardrail 1 is fixed to the nose 20 of the structure 2 using shoes 21 , the shoes 21 carrying the uprights 11 of the guardrail 1.

Furthermore, the guardrail 1 is equipped with a filler panel 13 covering the uprights 11 and extending over their length.

Structure 2 is covered with a cladding 22 formed by slabs or blades carried by studs 23. This cladding 22 forms a parking or traffic area for structure 2.

In the case shown, a desired goal is to fill the free space between an internal face 13' of the filler panel 13 and the nose 24 of the trim 22 of the structure 2.

For this, a device 10 for closing off this free space is proposed.

The closure device 10 comprises a fixing bracket 30 shown in and a shutter profile 40 shown in .

By referring to the , the bracket 30 is formed of a central ring 31 provided to enclose an upright 11 of the guardrail 1 on which it is mounted. The ring 31 takes a rectangular shape corresponding to the shape of the upright 11.

Furthermore, the stirrup 30 comprises two side wings 32 to the central ring 31 and opposite to each other. Each side wing 32 is provided for fixing a shutter profile 40.

By referring to the , the central ring 31 can be engaged on the upright 11 and positioned along the latter at a desired position corresponding to its level positioning with respect to the parking area of the structure 2.

As depicted in the , after the positioning of the stirrup 30 along the upright 11, fixing means 31A of the ring 31 allow its attachment to the upright. In this case, these fixing means 31A are formed by a screw passage passing through a wall of the ring 31 devoid of lateral wing 32. The screw passage is provided for the insertion of a pressure screw which can press directly against the amount 11 to block the bracket 30 at a desired position on the amount.

Referring to Figures 2 and 5 together, each wing 32 comprises cooperation means provided for the engagement of complementary cooperation means of the shutter profile 40. In the example shown, each wing 32 has a U-shaped section forming the means of cooperation of the wing 32 and the obturator profile 40 has a T-section forming the means of complementary cooperation of the profile 40.

These means of cooperation make it possible to facilitate the assembly of the profile on the stirrup 30.

As depicted in the , the shutter profile 40 is attached to the fixing bracket 30 previously fixed to the upright 11.

The obturator profile 40 and the stirrup 30 allow the formation of a rectilinear line directly above the cladding 22 of the structure 2.

The shutter profile 40 thus makes it possible to fill a free space between two uprights 11 of the guardrail 1 at the level of a covering 22 of the structure 2 forming a parking or traffic area.

As depicted at , once the shutter profile 40 has been fixed to the stirrup 30, the trim 22, here formed by slabs, can be cut to be placed directly above the shutter device 10, conversely the trim can be cut on the front side.

This avoids any opening of the profile 40 or the trim 22.

By referring to the , there is shown a shutter profile 41 at right angles making it possible to marry the corners of the contour of the trim 22.

This obturator profile 41 at right angles has a section identical to that of the obturator profile 40 of the so that it can cooperate with a side wing 32.

To the , there is shown another embodiment of the stirrup 30, here the stirrup 30 comprises a third lateral wing 33 to the central ring 31 and distinct from the lateral wings 32 for fixing the shutter profiles 40. The third lateral wing 33 s extends perpendicularly to the side flanges 32 which secure the shutter profiles 40.

This third wing 33 advantageously makes it possible to provide support for the filler panel 13 in the lower part of the guardrail.

[Fig. 10 illustrates the particular advantages of this third lateral wing 33.

In this case, the filling of a guardrail 1 can comprise a part formed by a filling panel 13, such as a glass panel for example, and a part formed by a sheet metal strip 14.

The part formed by the filler panel 13 extends globally from the parking or traffic area to the top rail 12 of the guardrail 1. While the part formed by the sheet metal strip 14 covers the nose 20 of structure 2 and extends to the parking or traffic area.

Commonly, the lower rail of the guardrail 1 makes it possible to support the filling panel 13.

According to the invention, the third lateral wing 33 advantageously makes it possible to ensure both the function of filling the free space between the uprights 11 and also the function of ensuring the support of the obturator profile 40.

The bottom frame of the infill panel forms the bottom rail supported by the third wing. The economy of a bottom rail dedicated to the support of the filling panel of the guardrail 1 advantageously allows the reduction of the height of the studs 23 carrying the cladding 22 of the structure 2.

Of course, the invention is not limited to the examples which have just been described and many adjustments can be made to these examples without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the different characteristics, shapes, variants and embodiments of the invention may be associated with each other in various combinations insofar as they are not incompatible or exclusive of each other. In particular, all the variants and embodiments described previously can be combined with each other.

Claims (9)

Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height, comprising uprights (11) and a filling panel (13) of the guardrail (1), including at least one upright (11) equipped with a device for closure (10) of a free space,
the shutter device (10) comprising a bracket (30) for fixing (30) the shutter profile (40) and at least one shutter profile (40).
the stirrup (30) comprising a central ring (31) provided to grip said post (11) and two lateral wings (32) to the central ring (31) and opposite to each other, each lateral wing (32 ) being provided for fixing a shutter profile (40),
the shutter profile (40) being provided to fill a free space between two uprights (11) of the guardrail (1) at the level of a covering (22) of the structure (2) forming a parking or traffic area . Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the fixing bracket (30) comprises a third lateral wing (33) to the central ring (31), the third wing ( 33) supporting the filler panel (13). Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the central ring (31) and the lateral flanges (32) are produced in one piece. Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the central ring (31) is provided with fixing means (31A) allowing its position to be adjusted along the amount (11). Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to the preceding claim, characterized in that these fixing means (31A) of the central ring (31) comprise a screw passage formed on a wall of the ring not provided fixing wing and receiving a set screw ensuring the locking of the bracket (30) to the amount. Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each wing (32) comprises cooperation means provided for the engagement of complementary cooperation means of the obturator profile ( 40). Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each wing (32) has a U-shaped section forming the means of cooperation of the wing (32) and the shutter profile (40 ) has a T-shaped section forming the complementary means of cooperation of the profile (40). Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each wing (32) is provided with means (32A) for fixing its corresponding shutter profile (40). Guardrail (1) for work (2) at height according to the preceding claim, characterized in that these fixing means (32A) of each wing (32) comprise a screw passage formed on a wall of the wing and suitable to receive a pressure screw ensuring the fixed maintenance of the profile (40) to the wing (32) corresponding.