Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/0075—Swimming or splash baths or pools made of concrete
  • E04H4/0081—Swimming or splash baths or pools made of concrete with walls and floor cast in situ

Definitions

• the invention relates to the technical sector of construction elements for swimming pools.
• each panel of generally rectangular shape has a peripheral frame delimiting vertical wings for assembly with the adjacent modular panels.
• Each modular panel has a reduced width compared to its height.
• the height of these modular panels is four times the width.
• this height is approximately 1.20 meters, while the width is approximately 25 centimeters.
• the panel comprises a prefabricated structure and a reinforcing element shaped in section to receive over its entire height, concrete in communication with a chaining, characterized in what:
• the structure and the reinforcing element are two independent elements which, after assembly constitute said panel.
• the prefabricated structure is generally quadrangular and has vertical wings receiving two by two, complementary fastening members, for the assembly in juxtaposition of another structure.
• the reinforcing element has a cross section capable of defining a vertical gutter, in communication with a squared edge, said gutter and said edge receiving concrete in combination with the chaining.
• the vertical gutter is formed between two support and fixing wings and situated in the same plane, to ensure attachment, in a reported manner, of the reinforcing element between the wings of the structure, the width of the element, at the level of the wings and, corresponding very substantially between the wings.
• the reinforcing element and the structure are made of reinforced concrete.
• the vertical wings of the frames have a plurality of oblong slots for the engagement of assembly members after juxtaposition of the elements. It is understood that this solution is relatively long to implement, given that the operator must engage each assembly member in the different slots and proceed to tighten these assembly members.
• the wings may have, two by two, fixing members of the mortise tenon type, capable of being deformed under a heat source, again external means are necessary.
• the external face of these modular elements can advantageously be equipped with an independent added reinforcement element acting as a chimney.
• an independent added reinforcement element acting as a chimney includes a vertical chute terminated at its free end by a squared edge. After assembling the modular panels together, the squared edges are arranged in alignment and in juxtaposition to constitute an upper chain for the pouring of concrete, also poured into each of the vertical troughs, in ' combination with reinforcing elements.
• the fixing of this chimney relative to the panels can be carried out by gluing, welding or possibly by means of attached assembly members.
• one of the vertical wings has, on the one hand, over its entire height, centering and sealing means constituted by a profile projecting from the external face of the wing considered and having laterally a sealing lip, said profile cooperating with a complementary hollow shape that the other wing has, the profile and the hollow shape having a very substantially triangular cross section and, on the other hand, rapid assembly means of the snap-in type cooperating with complementary means presented by said other wing.
• Another problem which the invention proposes to solve is also to be able to assemble the reinforcing elements acting as a chimney with respect to the basic structure of the panels as such, without requiring any means of assembly, having for objective therefore to obtain instant and automatic locking.
• each structure has pressures integral with the internal face of the structure and having a head and a centering part to cooperate with a constricted light that has an independent added reinforcement element acting as a chimney , said pressures and lights being distributed over the entire height of said structure.
• the assembly means are constituted by tongues having at the end a hooking zone, said tabs being distributed over the height of the wing and cooperating with through openings formed in the thickness of the other wing, in a corresponding manner.
• the head has an oblong shape whose width corresponds substantially to the width of most of the constricted lumen and while being oriented perpendicularly to the latter, said head being integral with the centering part in the form of a pin generally of parallelepiped shape cooperating with the width of the constricted portion of smaller dimension of said lumen.
• the panel according to the invention is made of any material and material, but preferably a plastic material, being obtained by any known and appropriate manufacturing process.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view before assembly of a modular panel element and of the chimney.
• Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the panel.
• Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3.3 of Figure 2.
• Figure 4 shows the assembly of the panels together.
• Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the locking of the chimney elements relative to the modular element.
• each panel intended to produce after assembly, a swimming pool, without excluding other applications, is constituted by an independent modular structure of generally rectangular shape.
• Each panel has a frame assembly and rigidity device consisting of two vertical wings (la) and (lb) and two horizontal wings (le) and (ld).
• the height (h) of each element (1) is very substantially four times greater than its width (1).
• the basic design of this modular panel is of the type defined in the aforementioned patent, EP 0382649.
• the vertical assembly wings (la) and (lb) have arrangements capable of ensuring instantaneous assembly in juxtaposition two by two of the modular panels and simultaneously the sealing at the resulting assembly area.
• one of the wings (la) has vertically over its entire height, an overhanging profile (le) having laterally a sealing lip (lf).
• This assembly and sealing element has a very substantially triangular cross section and is intended to cooperate with a groove of complementary shape (lg) established over the entire height of the other wing (lb).
• the profile (le) and the groove (lg) are shaped close to the flat face (lh) of the panel as such.
• each modular element (1) has over its entire height, at regular or irregular intervals, a series of hooking tongues (lj) capable of cooperating with through openings (lk) formed in the thickness of the other wing (lb) and in a corresponding manner.
• Each tab (lj) has a connection zone (lj l) with the corresponding wing (la), while its end has the hooking zone as such (lj2). All the tabs (lj) and the lights (lk) are located on the side of the free end of the peripheral frame, that is to say opposite of the centering and sealing profiles and their corresponding groove (lf), (le) and (lg).
• Maintaining in this position is effected by engaging the latching tabs (lj) in the corresponding openings (lk). It is also observed that the vertical grooves (lg) can allow some angular variations after assembly in juxtaposition of the panels, thus making it possible to obtain basin structures of various geometric shapes.
• the internal face of the panel (lh) has vertically two rows of pressure (11) established parallel and close to the vertical wings (la) and (lb).
• These pressure systems (11) are intended to cooperate with constricted lights (2a) that each has support wings (2b) and (2c) of reinforcing elements (2) acting as a chimney.
• the chute (2e) formed between the support wings (2b) and (2c).
• the chute (2e) is intended to receive concrete, as is the squared edge (2d), which, after assembly of modular panels (1) between them, will constitute a chain.
• the width of the chimney elements (2) is very substantially equal to the width considered between the internal faces of the assembly wings (la) and (lb) of the basic modular element (1).
• Each pressure (11) has a head (111) and a centering part (112).
• the head (111) has an oblong shape, the width of which corresponds very substantially to the width of most of the constricted lumen (2a) while being oriented perpendicularly to the latter.
• This head (111) is integral with the centering part (112) in the form of a cylindrical pin cooperating with the width of the constricted part of smaller dimension of the lumen (2a).
• each basic modular element (1) advantageously has, by row, five locking pressures therefore cooperating with three throttled openings that have the support wings of the elements acting as a chimney (2).
• the latter may have, at at least one pressure, a rib (In) cooperating in abutment with a boss that has a part of the element of fireplace.
• the basic modular element (1) and the chimney element (2) are made of any material, in particular plastic, and can be obtained by any known and appropriate manufacturing process, in particular the elements (1) and ( 2) can be obtained by injection.

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