US3175652A - Means for interconnecting adjacent wall sections - Google Patents

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US3175652A
US3175652A US3175652DA US3175652A US 3175652 A US3175652 A US 3175652A US 3175652D A US3175652D A US 3175652DA US 3175652 A US3175652 A US 3175652A
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/61—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other
    • E04B1/6108—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together
    • E04B1/612—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces
    • E04B1/6145—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces with recesses in both frontal surfaces co-operating with an additional connecting element
    • E04B1/615—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces with recesses in both frontal surfaces co-operating with an additional connecting element the connection made by expansion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/0004—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship
    • F16B5/0056—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular to the main plane
    • F16B5/0076—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular to the main plane and using expanding clamps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B25/00—Details of general application not covered by group F26B21/00 or F26B23/00
    • F26B25/06—Chambers, containers, or receptacles
    • F26B25/08—Parts thereof
    • F26B25/12—Walls or sides; Doors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D1/00—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D1/00—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs
    • F27D1/16—Making or repairing linings increasing the durability of linings or breaking away linings
    • F27D1/1621—Making linings by using shaped elements, e.g. bricks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D1/00—Casings; Linings; Walls; Roofs
    • F27D1/14—Supports for linings
    • F27D1/145—Assembling elements

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  • Standardized, factory-made wall sections of this kind are now in common use in industry for the construction of ovens and drying chambers, and for enclosing various machines in order to reduce initial capital expenditure and simplify erection work.
  • Walls constructed in this way are very light and can be adapted easily and inexpensively to meet stringent requirements of good thermal in- ⁇ sulation.
  • the joining of the sections has proved to be a problem that is difficult to solve, especially for the walls of drying chambers, where the damp atmosphere inside the chamber necessitates airtight joints, and where the walls are subjected to great expansive forces due to the high temperatures most frequently prevailing in the chamber.
  • Joining methods and arrangements used hitherto for these applications have proved not to fulfill stipulated conditions in the respects mentioned, or they have been too complicated and time-consuming to find a general use.
  • the invention the object of which is to eliminate said difficulties and provide a simple, rapid and efficient joining of such wall sections, is characterized in that two rails are inserted into the channel-like cavity which is formed between the edge flanges of the sections, said rails extending along and covering the joints and being adopted to be moved away from each other by means of a number of separating elements in a direction at right angles to the plane of the wall and thereby caused to tighteningly press against the respective edge flanges.
  • the invention also includes a suitable arrangement for carrying out the method.
  • the fundamental and characteristic feature of this arrangement is that the separating elements are made up of a number of screw bolts, ⁇ and that one of the rails is provided with a corresponding number of threaded holes or with nuts attached to the rail and designed to engage said screw bolts, which by turning are caused to press their free end against the opposite rail and thereby force the two rails apart, so that they press against the edge flanges of the sections.
  • the rails are manufactured of resilient material, e.g. sheet steel formed as a channel-shaped beam with slightly diverging anges in order to allow for any expansion caused by thermal changes and thereby maintain the intended sealing action.
  • resilient material e.g. sheet steel formed as a channel-shaped beam with slightly diverging anges in order to allow for any expansion caused by thermal changes and thereby maintain the intended sealing action.
  • the rails, together with pertaining screw bolts and insulation are delivered to the side as finished units.
  • the free ends of the bolts are provided with a stud which can be inserted in holes in the opposite rail and on the outside of the rail can be given an upset head or be provided with another looking means to keep the rail in position.
  • the design of the separating elements can be varied in several ways within the scope of the invention.
  • the bolts could be fitted between the two rails with their heads pressing against one rail and with their opposite ends screwed into nuts attached to this rail,
  • At least one of the rails should be fitted with a sealing packing on the outside, preferably of heat-resisting material.
  • FIG. 1 shows the wall sections joined by means of rails and separating elements in accordance with one embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a similar joint with assembly elements according to a second embodiment.
  • drawing 1 and 2 designate two similar wall sections made up of inner and outer panels, 3 and 4 respectively, attached to a frame 5 of channel iron having outwardly directed flanges 5a and 5b engaging the flange portions 3a and 4a of the panels (forming composite flanges) and with insulation material 6 between the panels.
  • Two sheet steel rails, 7 and 8, having flared facing flanges are inserted into the channel-like cavity which is formed between composite flanges having return bend U-shaped parallel edges la and 1b and 2a and 2b, of the two sections.
  • the rails can be forced apart by means of a number of separating elements, in the present instance screw bolts 9, in a direction at right angles to the plane of the wall and thereby caused to tighteningly press against the respective edge flanges.
  • one railin the case shown rail 7- is provided with a sealing packing 10 of heat-resisting material.
  • 11 designates insulation material inserted between rails 7 and 8.
  • the screw bolt 9 engages a nut 12 welded to the rail 8, and the bolt is turned by its head 9a, accessible through the open joint towards the outside. The other end of the bolt presses against rail 7 which is provided with a guiding slot 13 or a number of recesses.
  • the screw bolt 9 is fitted with a stud 14 which can be inserted through a hole in rail 7 and given an upset head on the outside.
  • 15 designates a washer fitted under the upset head.
  • the screw bolts 9 are placed in the opposite direction.
  • the bolt is screwed into a clip 16, which functions as a nut and is welded on to the rail 8', and the bolt head 9a' presses against the rail 7.
  • a clip 16 which functions as a nut and is welded on to the rail 8'
  • the bolt head 9a' presses against the rail 7.
  • the bolt is guided by a spring clip 19 which grips the flanges of the rail 7'.
  • each of said wall sections having inner and outer panels and facing flanges terminating in return bend U-shaped parallel edges, a channel frame positioned in each of said wall sections and having outwardly directed flanges cngaged within the flanges of said wall section, said channel flanges gripped at their terminal ends by said U-shaped edges thereby forming composite flanges on each of said panels, said means comprising spaced bendable channel shaped resilient rails having flared facing flanges engagwww ing the web of said channel frames, and the webs of said rails engaging coplanar adjacent composite flanges of the two adjacent wall sections, and a plurality of spaced separating elements arranged along the length of said rails for forcing said rails apart in their mid width so as to press them outwardly against the composite ilangcs of the two adjacent wall sections, each of said separating elements being formed as a rod-like member turnably und non-slidably, retainably connected to one of said rails and

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