KR20170064585A - Reinforced Connection device - Google Patents

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KR20170064585A
KR20170064585A KR1020150169740A KR20150169740A KR20170064585A KR 20170064585 A KR20170064585 A KR 20170064585A KR 1020150169740 A KR1020150169740 A KR 1020150169740A KR 20150169740 A KR20150169740 A KR 20150169740A KR 20170064585 A KR20170064585 A KR 20170064585A
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    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/16Auxiliary parts for reinforcements, e.g. connectors, spacers, stirrups
    • E04C5/162Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements
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    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
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    • E04C5/163Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements the reinforcements running in one single direction
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reinforcing bar fastening device, and more particularly, to a reinforcing bar fastening device for fastening each reinforcing bar constituting a reinforced concrete structure used in a construction site to a coupler.
A lower frame (100) having a reinforcing bar insertion groove (111) for inserting a reinforcing bar, the reinforcing bar being fastened to an upper portion of a reinforcing bar fastened to the reinforcing bar so that the reinforcing bar can be easily fastened to the coupler.
A gear group 300 coupled to an upper surface of the lower frame;
And an upper frame 500, which is located at an upper portion of the gear group and is coupled to the lower frame, and in which a reinforcing bar insertion groove 510 is formed to insert a reinforcing bar.

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Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a reinforcing connection device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reinforcing bar fastening device, and more particularly, to a reinforcing bar fastening device that can easily fasten each reinforcing bar constituting a reinforcing concrete structure used in a building site to a coupler.

Generally, a large amount of reinforcing steel is buried in a reinforced concrete structure to reinforce durability, vibration resistance and tensile strength of a concrete structure which is weak in tensile strength.

      That is, a large amount of reinforcing bars having a certain length is arranged in a vertical and horizontal direction and installed in a net shape, and concrete is then installed to construct a reinforced concrete structure.

      Meanwhile, in recent years, the length of the reinforcing bars buried in the concrete has been prolonged proportionally due to the enlargement of the reinforced concrete structures and the high-rise buildings due to the trend of high-rise buildings.

      However, since the reinforcing bars are provided to have a certain length and have a limited dimension, it is essential to interconnect reinforcing bars of a certain length in order to bury the reinforcing bars according to the height of the structure.

      Conventionally, in the connecting work of the reinforcing bars, a pair of reinforcing bars are overlapped and then bundled or welded by hand is mainly used. However, the above-mentioned methods have a problem in that workability is lowered and durability and stability There was a falling problem.

      In order to overcome such a problem, a method of extending the length of a reinforcing bar has been mainly used, in which a substantially tubular coupler having threads formed on its inner peripheral surface is used.

      That is, a thread is formed on the entire body or the end side of the reinforcing bar, and a pair of reinforcing bars are screwed to both sides of the coupler, so that the pair of reinforcing bars can be firmly and integrally connected through the coupler do.

      In the connecting operation of the reinforcing bars using the coupler as described above, a plurality of reinforcing bars are conveyed by a crane provided with a jig for conveying the reinforcing bars, depending on the characteristics of the reinforcing bars having a high weight, The connection operation is performed.

      However, since the connection work of the reinforcing bars using the conventional coupler is performed by directly connecting the reinforcing bars transferred by the crane to the pre-installed reinforcing bars through the respective couplers, the crane must be always accompanied with the work, There is a problem that the utilization efficiency is remarkably lowered.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1999-0037733

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a reinforcing bar fastening device which can easily fasten each reinforcing bar constituting a reinforcing concrete structure used in a construction site to a coupler It has its purpose.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a reinforcing bar fastening device for fastening a reinforcing bar to a coupler by being fastened to an upper portion of a fastening bar fastened to a reinforcing bar, A lower frame 100;

A gear group 300 coupled to an upper surface of the lower frame;

And an upper frame 500, which is located at an upper portion of the gear group and is coupled to the lower frame, and in which a reinforcing bar insertion groove 510 is formed to insert a reinforcing bar.

The lower frame 100 is fastened to the upper part of the cradle 10, which is fastened and fixed to the reinforcing bar 10, using a cradle applied by the applicant of the present application, 10-2015-25721 so that the reinforcing bars can be easily fastened to the coupler 20 A fastening block 110 having a reinforcing bar insertion groove 111 formed in a lower portion thereof so as to be fastened to a cradle, and having a U-shaped reinforcing bar insertion groove 111 for receiving a reinforcing bar at one side thereof;

A plurality of gears 300 mounted on the upper frame 100 for fastening the reinforcing bars to the couplers by rotating the reinforcing bars;

And a plurality of fixing holes 150 for fastening and fixing the upper frame 500.

The gear group 300 is fastened and fastened to the fastening hole 130 provided on the upper surface of the lower frame 100 so as to be able to be fastened to the coupler by rotating the reinforcing bar, A gear 310;

A pair of idle gears 330 coupled to both sides of the driving gear and rotated to rotate the rotating gear 350 for rotating the reinforcing bars;

U-shaped reinforcement grooves 351 for inserting reinforcing bars are formed in the coupler so that the reinforcement rods can be rotated by the rotational force transmitted by the driving gear by being coupled to the pair of idle gears 330, A turning gear 350 that is rotated by a driving force;

And a fastening member (370) which is fastened to the upper portion of the rotating gear (350) and presses and rotates the reinforcing bar when the reinforcing bar is smaller than the diameter of the reinforcing bar insertion groove (351)

Protrusions 311, 331 and 353 are formed on upper and lower surfaces of the gears to be inserted and fixed in the fastening holes 130 and 530 formed in the upper and lower frames 100 and 500 so as to be prevented from being separated from the upper and lower frames 100 and 500 ;

A protrusion 311 of the driving gear 310 is formed with a quadrangular groove 311-1 so as to be coupled to the rotary tool and receive the rotational force of the rotary tool.

The first fastening member 370a is fastened to the upper portion of the rotating gear 350 through a hinge 371 at one end thereof, The other end and the second fastening member 370b are fixed with a bolt or the like;

Teeth 373 are provided on the outer circumferential surface of each fastening member 370 so that the end portions thereof are directed in the rotating direction, and the teeth 373 press the reinforcing bars to rotate the reinforcing bars when they rotate.

The fastening member 370 is formed by forming a plurality of fastening holes 355 in the pivotal gear 350 and then adjusting the distance between the first fastening member 370a and the second fastening member 370b So that the reinforcing bars can be pressed and rotated.

The upper frame 500 is fastened to the lower frame 100 to prevent the group of gears 300 from being separated from the outside. The upper frame 500 includes a U- (510);

A fastening hole 530 for fastening and fastening a group of gears 300, which are provided at a lower portion and are capable of rotating the reinforcing bars to easily fasten the reinforcing bars to the coupler;

And a plurality of fixing holes 550 formed on the outer side thereof for fastening and fixing to the lower frame 500.

According to the present invention as described above, the reinforcing bar fastening device of the present invention has the effect of easily fastening the reinforcing bars constituting the reinforced concrete structure used in the construction site to the coupler.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a reinforcing fastening apparatus according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a reinforcing fastening apparatus according to the present invention. FIG.
3 is a plan view showing an internal configuration of a reinforcing fastening apparatus according to the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where a reinforcing fastening apparatus according to the present invention is installed;
5 is a perspective view showing a state where a reinforcing fastening apparatus according to the present invention is installed,
6 and 7 are exploded perspective views showing another example of a reinforcing fastening apparatus according to the present invention.
8 is a view showing still another example of a reinforcing bar fastener according to the present invention.
Fig. 9 is a plan view showing the operating relationship of Fig. 8; Fig.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed to be limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, but the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term to describe its invention in the best way Can be interpreted as a meaning and a concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

It should be noted that the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications may be present.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the present invention can be used to fasten a reinforcing bar to a coupler by being fastened to an upper portion of a fastening member fastened and fixed to a reinforcing bar, A frame 100; A gear group 300 coupled to an upper surface of the lower frame; And an upper frame 500, which is located at an upper portion of the gear group and is coupled to the lower frame, and in which a reinforcing bar insertion groove 510 is formed to insert a reinforcing bar.

The lower frame 100 is fastened to an upper portion of a cradle 10 (a cradle applied by the applicant of the present application, application: 10-2015-25721) fastened to a reinforcing bar so that a reinforcing bar can be easily fastened to the coupler 20 A fastening block 110 is formed at a lower portion of the fastening block 100 so as to be fastened to the fastening block, and a U-shaped reinforcing bar insertion groove 111 is formed at one side of the fastening block 100 to insert a reinforcing bar.

A plurality of fastening holes 130 are formed on the upper portion of the lower frame 100 to fasten and fasten the group of gears 300 for fastening the reinforcing bars to the coupler by rotating the reinforcing bars. 500 are fastened and fixed.

The group of gears 300 are fastened and fixed to the fastening holes 130 provided on the upper surface of the lower frame 100 so as to be able to be fastened to the coupler by rotating the reinforcing bars, (310); A pair of idle gears 330 coupled to both sides of the driving gear and rotated to rotate the rotating gear 350 for rotating the reinforcing bars; U-shaped reinforcement grooves 351 for inserting reinforcing bars are formed in the coupler so that the reinforcement rods can be rotated by the rotational force transmitted by the driving gear by being coupled to the pair of idle gears 330, A turning gear 350 that is rotated by a driving force; And a fastening member 370 fastened to the upper portion of the rotating gear 350 so as to press the reinforcing bar and rotate the reinforcing bar when the reinforcing bar is smaller than the diameter of the reinforcing bar insertion groove 351.

The first fastening member 370a is fastened to the upper portion of the rotating gear 350 through a hinge 371. The fastening member 370 is provided on both front and rear sides of the rotating gear 350, And the other end and the second fastening member 370b are fixed with bolts or the like.

Teeth 373 are provided on the outer circumferential surface of each fastening member 370 so that the end portions thereof are directed in the rotating direction. When the teeth 373 rotate, the teeth 373 press the reinforcing bars to rotate the reinforcing bars.

As another example, the pressing spring 375 is further provided on the first fastening member 370a so that when the reinforcing bars are fastened by the first fastening member 370a, the pressing spring 375 is fastened to the first fastening member 370a So that the reinforcing bars can be precisely fixed.

In another example, the first fastening member 370a has a protrusion 370a-1 formed with a groove 370a-2, is pivoted inside the second fastening member 370b, and the handle 370b- And then the screw 37b-3 formed on the handle is inserted into the groove 370a-2 in the first fastening member 370a to fix the reinforcing bar 370b-1 by rotating the rotating body with the rotating body 370b- .

When the screw 37b-3 is inserted into the groove 370a-2 in the first fastening member 370a by adjusting the length of the screw in the handle by rotating the screw, the first fastening member 370a and the second fastening member 370a- The interval between the fastening members 370b can be adjusted in accordance with the thickness of the reinforcing bars.

As another example, after the plurality of fastening holes 355 are formed in the rotating gear 350, the gap between the first fastening member 370a and the second fastening member 370b is adjusted according to the thickness of the reinforcing bars, So that it can be rotated.

The protrusions 311, 331 and 353 are formed on the upper and lower parts of the gears so as to be inserted and fixed in the fastening holes 130 and 530 formed in the upper and lower frames 100 and 500 to prevent them from being separated from the upper and lower frames 100 and 500 Respectively.

The bearing 700 may be fastened to the protrusions 311, 331, and 353 to maximize the rotational force.

At this time, the projecting portion 311 of the driving gear 310 is formed with a quadrangular groove 311-1 so as to be coupled to the rotary tool to receive the rotational force of the rotary tool.

The upper frame 500 is fastened to the lower frame 100 to prevent the group of gears 300 from being separated from the outside. The U-shaped reinforcing bar insertion groove 510 is formed at one side of the upper frame 500 so as to insert the reinforcing bars. Respectively.

A plurality of fastening holes 530 are formed on a lower portion of the lower frame 500 to fasten and fasten the group of gears 300 for fastening the reinforcing bars to the coupler by rotating the reinforcing bars. A plurality of fixing holes 550 are provided.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

The conveyed reinforced structure is placed on the upper part of the coupler by using a cradle.

Thereafter, the upper portion of the cradle is fixed by using the fastening block formed in the lower frame of the present invention.

At this time, the reinforcement bars are inserted and fixed through the reinforcement grooves formed in the upper and lower frames.

Then, the rotary tool is inserted into a quadrangular groove formed in the protruding portion of the rotary gear to rotate the rotary gear.

The rotating gear, which receives the rotational force of the rotary tool, rotates the idle gear fastened to both sides, and the idle gear rotates the driving gear fastened to the outside.

 The driving gear, which receives the rotational force through the idle gear, rotates the reinforcing bars inserted and fixed in the "U" shaped reinforcing bar insertion grooves and fixes the reinforcing bars to the coupler.

At this time, when the thickness of the reinforcing bar is smaller than the diameter of the reinforcing bar insertion groove 351 or when it is desired to fasten a reinforcing bar having no projecting portion, the reinforcing bar is pressed by the fastening member 370 fastened to the upper portion of the turning gear 350 and rotating Rotate the reinforcing bars to fix the reinforcing bars to the coupler.

10: Cradle 20: Coupler
100: lower frame 110: fastening block
130: fastening hole 150: fastening hole
300: gear group 310: drive gear
330: idle gear 350: turning gear
370: fastening member
500: upper frame 510: reinforcing bar insertion groove
530: fastening hole 550: fastening hole
700: Bearings

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U-shaped reinforcing bars are inserted in the lower portion of the lower portion so as to be able to be fastened to the cradle, and a reinforcing bar is inserted in one side so that the reinforcing bars can be fastened to the upper portion of the cradle fastened and fixed to the reinforcing bars. And a plurality of gears 300 are provided at the upper portion of the lower frame 100 to rotate the reinforcing bars so that the reinforcing bars can be easily coupled to the couplers. A lower frame 100 including a plurality of fixing holes 150 for fastening and fixing the upper frame 500;
A gear group 300 coupled to an upper surface of the lower frame;
A U-shaped reinforcing bar insertion groove 510 provided at one side of the reinforcing bar 510 to insert a reinforcing bar, and a lower reinforcing bar 510 which is fastened to the lower frame 100 to prevent the gear group 300 from being separated from the outside, A fastening hole 530 for fastening and fastening a group of gears 300 for fastening the reinforcing bars to the coupler by rotating the reinforcing bars, and a plurality of fastening holes 530 for fastening and fastening the plurality of fastening members to the lower frame 500 And an upper frame (500) composed of fixing holes (550).
The method of claim 1,
The group of gears 300 are fastened and fixed to the fastening holes 130 provided on the upper surface of the lower frame 100 so as to be able to be fastened to the coupler by rotating the reinforcing bars, (310);
A pair of idle gears 330 coupled to both sides of the driving gear and rotated to rotate the rotating gear 350 for rotating the reinforcing bars;
U-shaped reinforcement grooves 351 for inserting reinforcing bars are formed in the coupler so that the reinforcement rods can be rotated by the rotational force transmitted by the driving gear by being coupled to the pair of idle gears 330, A turning gear 350 that is rotated by a driving force;
And a fastening member 370 fastened to the upper portion of the rotating gear 350 to press the reinforcing bar to rotate the reinforcing bar when the reinforcing bar is smaller than the diameter of the reinforcing bar insertion groove 351,
Protrusions 311, 331 and 353 are formed on upper and lower surfaces of the gears to be inserted and fixed in the fastening holes 130 and 530 formed in the upper and lower frames 100 and 500 so as to be prevented from being separated from the upper and lower frames 100 and 500 ;
Wherein a protrusion (311) of the driving gear (310) is formed with a quadrilateral groove (311-1) so as to be received by the rotary tool and receive the rotational force of the rotary tool.
In paragraph 2,
The first fastening member 370a is fastened to the upper portion of the rotating gear 350 through one end of the hinge 371 and the other end of the fastening member 370 is fastened The first and second fastening members 370b are fixed by bolts 372 or the like;
And teeth 373 are provided on the outer circumferential surface of each fastening member 370 so that the ends thereof are directed in the rotating direction so that the teeth 373 press the reinforcing bars to rotate the reinforcing bars.
The method according to claim 2,
After the plurality of fastening holes 355 are formed in the rotating gear 350, the spacing between the first fastening member 370a and the second fastening member 370b is adjusted according to the thickness of the reinforcing bars to press the reinforcing bars to rotate So that the reinforcing bar can be easily assembled.
The method according to claim 2,
The pressing spring 375 is provided on the first fastening member 370a so that the pressing spring 375 presses the first fastening member 370a when the reinforcing bars are fastened by the first fastening member 370a, So that the reinforcing bars can be fixed.
4. The method of claim 3,
The rotation member 370b-2 has a protrusion 370a-1 formed with a groove 370a-2 in the first fastening member 370a and is pivoted inside the second fastening member 370b, The screw 37b-3 formed on the handle is inserted into the groove 370a-2 in the first fastening member 370a so that the reinforcing bar can be fixed ,
When the screw 37b-3 is inserted into the groove 370a-2 in the first fastening member 370a by adjusting the length of the screw in the handle by rotating the screw, the first fastening member 370a and the second fastening member 370a- And the spacing of the fastening members (370b) can be adjusted according to the thickness of the reinforcing bars.
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