Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
  • E04F11/00—Stairways, ramps, or like structures; Balustrades; Handrails
  • E04F11/18—Balustrades; Handrails
  • E04F11/181—Balustrades
  • E04F11/1851—Filling panels, e.g. concrete, sheet metal panels

Definitions

• the invention relates to a disc railing, are held by means of the discs clamped in their foot area, so that can be dispensed with railing post.
• Corresponding glass pane railings are known, for example, from DE 20 2007 009 239 U1 or WO 2009/003452 A1.
• the glass pane - which may for example consist of two interconnected as in particular glued together individual slices - in a glass pane holding clamped holding U-profile.
• the inner walls of this U-profile are planar.
• the foot area of the glass pane is edged with a plastic U-shaped profile body, which is inserted into the U-profile before the glass pane is installed. Subsequently, by means of wedge-like inserts, an exact and tilt-proof alignment of the glass pane takes place.
• the U-shaped profile body which comprises the foot region of the glass pane, extends on both sides of the glass pane into the mouth region of the U-profile.
• the present invention seeks to provide an improved window railing that can be produced economically cheap and allows the simplest possible and quick installation.
• a wedge body as a spacer in the upper, free edge area of at least one of the two legs of the U-profile.
• This wedge body lies with its one outer surface on the leg of the U-profile press-on, while it presses against the disc with its opposite other outer surface pressing.
• a directed towards the leg projection is present.
• On the inside of the leg is a directed away from this leg projection.
• This projection provides for a pressing system of an outer surface of the wedge body and prevents too wide slipping of the wedge body, since the wedge body in his maximum far in the U-profile insecretive state with his
• Projection rests on the projection of the leg.
• Such a wedge body may be present on both sides of the disc.
• the disc can be held pressed on one side by a wedge body and on the other side by a no effective wedge surface having spacer body between the two legs of the U-profile.
• the assembly can be particularly easily done by first the spacer is positioned between the one leg of the U-profile and the disc. Subsequently, the wedge body in the mouth region between the other leg and the disc are placed. Now, if the disc pressed something against the spacer, the wedge body by itself can slide so far down into the U-profile until the disc is held clamped.
• the wedge body can only slip up to a predetermined point in the U-profile, so that too deep Einsitzen or falling of the wedge body can be prevented.
• the spacer can be hung in a groove on the inside of the leg of the U-profile.
• the spacer could have a corresponding spring, which in the groove of the
• U-profile can be inserted or inserted to secure the spacer body positionally secure to the leg of the U-profile.
• the groove of the U-profile does not have to be completely filled by the spring of the spacer, but it may be sufficient to form the spring slightly shorter than the groove.
• the spring could be at least partially formed slightly wider than the groove, so that the spring would have to be compressed in order to be inserted into the groove can.
• the spring could have an approximately horizontal slot, whereby the spring would spread easily within the groove.
• the spacer body can be supported on a load-bearing profile on a profile body present in the base region of the U-profile.
• This can for example be realized in that the profile body is present in one piece with the spacer body.
• Spacer could also be present separately from the profile body and extend only so deep into the U-profile that it rests on one of the walls of the profile body.
• the upper mouth region of the U-profile can be covered on both sides of the disc by a cover profile.
• This cover profile can prevent the ingress of moisture, for example through rain, prevent and for a visually appealing
• the cover profile can be integrally connected to the spacer body. Cover profile and spacers can thus be mounted in a single step; a subsequent reworking of the upper mouth region of the U-profile is not required.
• the cover profile may have a longitudinal groove which can be clamped in a rib-like projection of the leg of the U-profile.
• Such an embodiment can also be integrated
• Both wedge body and spacers need not be present over the entire length of the U-profile. Rather, it may be sufficient, only partially spacers and
• wedge body it would also be possible, for example, to form the spacer as a continuous spacer, while the wedge body is present only at certain intervals.
• Fig. 1 shows a cross section through the foot region of a first
• Embodiment of the glass sheet railing according to the invention shows a cross section through the foot region of the glass sheet railing according to FIG. 1 during assembly, FIG.
• FIG. 3 shows a cross section through the foot region of a second
• FIG. 4 shows a cross section through the foot region of the glass pane railing according to FIG. 3 during assembly.
• a glass pane railing 10 is shown with its foot portion in cross-section detail in Fig. 1.
• the glass pane 18, which in the present example consists of two disks 14, 16 firmly bonded together via an adhesive layer 12, is seated with its foot region 20 held in a U-profile 22.
• the right and left legs 24, 26 of the U-profile 22 protrude to form a respective fillet at right angles from a bottom 28 of the U-profile 22 forming web upwards.
• This bottom 28 of the U-profile 22 protrudes in the present example in the form of a fastening web 30 on the right inner leg 24 via.
• the U-profile 22 can be attached to a building or to a construction connection element. In contrast to the embodiment shown here, other mounting options of the U-profile are possible.
• the two legs 24, 26 of the U-profile 22 may be different lengths.
• the inner, right leg 24 could be lower than the outer, left leg 26, in particular for optical reasons.
• the two legs 24 and 26 each have a bend 32, 34 in the present example case. Between these wrinkles 32/34 and the bottom 28 of the U-profile 22, the wall thickness of the leg 24 tapers, 26 respectively upwards - away from the base 28 and toward the two creases 32, 34. Above the creases 32, 34 the wall thickness of the two legs 24, 26 does not taper as much as below it.
• the wall thickness of the two legs 24, 26 above the two creases 32, 34 may also be formed approximately constant. It would also be possible to dispense with the creases 32, 34, and to form the two legs 24, 26 completely with constant or completely tapered wall thickness at the top.
• the glass pane 18 is held clamped with its foot 20. To this end, the glass pane 18 is enclosed tightly in its lower edge region by a U-shaped profile body 40, which is integral in the present exemplary case.
• U-shaped profile body 40 has a bottom 42 with two upwardly projecting walls 44, 46.
• the bottom 42 has a pitched roof-shaped form ( see Fig. 2).
• the lower wall portions of the two walls 44, 46 press outwardly against the two legs 24, 26 of the U-profile 22. In this way, a play-free system of the foot portion 20 of the glass pane 18th in the bottom region of the U-profile 22 possible.
• the walls 44, 46 of the U-shaped profile body 40 can be formed comparatively short compared to the two legs 24, 26 of the U-section 22. In contrast to the one shown here
• the U-shaped profile body 40 is made of a lightweight plastic material which has sufficient compressive strength. The weight of the glass pane 18 is only slightly larger by the pushed onto it U-shaped profile body 40.
• a groove 50 is provided in the mouth region of the U-profile 22.
• the spring 52 of a spacer body 54 are inserted, so that this spacer 54 can be positioned securely in position at a predetermined distance from the bottom 28 of the U-section 22 on the outer leg 26.
• a cover 56 is integrally formed on the spacer body 54.
• the cover profile 56 ensures a visually appealing conclusion of the upper mouth region of the U-profile 22 and can prevent the ingress of moisture, for example by rain, in the U-profile 22.
• the cover profile 56 has a groove 58, with which the cover profile 56 can be attached to a rib-like projection 60 of the outer leg 26. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment illustrated here, it could also be two separate components in the case of spacers 54 and cover profile 56.
• the attachment of the spacer 54 to the outer leg 26 takes place in the present example case by means of a tongue and groove connection.
• the spacer body could have a hook design that could be hung in a corresponding undercut in the outer leg.
• a wedge-shaped front jump 62 is integrally formed in the upper part. Between this wedge-shaped projection 62 and the glass pane 18, a wedge body 64 can be inserted from above. By inserting the wedge body 64 at different depths, alignment of the glass pane 18 can take place. In order to prevent falling of the wedge body 64, this has a projection 66 at its upper edge region. The projection 66 is in the lowest position of the wedge body 64 on the wedge-shaped projection 62 of the leg 24, so that a further depression of the wedge body 64 is not possible.
• the outer surface 68 of the wedge body 64 facing the wedge-shaped projection 62 of the leg 24 may be ribbed or serrated, as may the inner surface 70 of the wedge-shaped projection 62 facing the wedge body 64.
• the outer surface 68 of the wedge body 64 and the inner side 70 of the wedge-shaped projection 62 hooked together, so that accidental slipping out of the wedge body 64 can be prevented.
• a groove 72 is present on the inside of the inner leg 24.
• a separate cover profile 76 can be attached at this groove 72 and the overlying rib-like projection 74.
• the cover profile 76 has a spring 78 which can be inserted into the groove 72.
• the cover profile 76 has a groove 80 into which the rib-like projection 74 of the leg 24 can be inserted.
• other mounting options of the cover could come into question.
• the cover could have a hook training that could be hung in a corresponding undercut on the leg of the U-profile.
• the U-shaped profile body 40 When mounting the glass sheet railing 10, the U-shaped profile body 40 is first inserted into the U-section 22 from above and the spacer body 54 is attached to the outer leg 26. In the U-shaped profile body 40, the glass sheet 18 is optionally inserted slightly obliquely from above. Subsequently, the wedge body 64 is loosely inserted into the mouth region of the U-profile 22 between the inner leg 24 and the glass pane 18. The glass pane 18 can now be pressed slightly against the spacer 54. In this case, the wedge body 64 slips or falls at least for a distance between the glass pane 18 and the wedge-shaped projection 62 of the inner leg 24.
• the wedge body 64 can be inserted with a suitable tool deeper into the existing between the glass pane 18 and the wedge-shaped jump 62 gap. This could also be achieved by increased pressure on the disc 18.
• the cover profile 76 is mounted in the mouth region of the inner leg 24 of the U-profile 22 in order to provide a visually appealing conclusion.
• FIGS. 3 and 4 A second embodiment of the glass sheet railing 10.3 according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
• the glass pane railing 10.3 differs from the glass pane railing 10 only by the one-piece design of U-shaped profile body 40.3 and spacer 54.3.
• the outer, left wall 46.3 of the profile body 40.3 is connected via a spacer extension 82 in one piece with the spacer body 54.3.
• the spacer body 54.3 can thus load-wise at least partially supported on the U-shaped profile body 40.3.

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