WO2023275729A1

WO2023275729A1 - Fencing panel

Info

Publication number: WO2023275729A1
Application number: PCT/IB2022/055975
Authority: WO
Inventors: Renata Skawska
Original assignee: Revolt Energy S.A.
Priority date: 2021-07-01
Filing date: 2022-06-28
Publication date: 2023-01-05
Also published as: PL438334A1; EP4363678A1

Abstract

A fencing panel usable, among others, in fencing spans of metal fences in a transverse position, comprising interconnected sections that form a closed profile, where the sections are provided with intermeshing bends, characterized in that it has: a longer arm (2.2.) of the front section of a width s₁, inclined perpendicularly to the front surface (2.1.) of the front section (2), provided with an additional arm (2.3.) of a width S2, parallel to the front surface (2.1.) and provided with a double bend formed by a pair of walls parallel to each other and the front surface (2.1.), an inner wall (2.3.1.) of a width s₃ and an outer wall (2.3.2.) of a width s₄, the inner distance between the inner wall (2.3.1.) and the additional arm (2.3.) being l₁, and the distance between the inner wall (2.3.1.) and the outer wall (2.3.2.) being l₂; a bend (2.4.) of the front section (2) of a width s₅, located at an acute angle α relative to the front surface (2.1.); an arm (3.2.) of the rear section (3) of a width s₆, inclined at an acute angle β relative to the rear surface (3.1.), provided with a single oblique bend formed by a pair of walls, an inner wall (3.2.1.) of a width s₇ inclined at an acute angle y relative to the arm (3.2.) of the rear section (3) and a shorter outer wall (3.2.2.) of a width s₈, parallel to each other, the inner distance between the planes of the inner wall (3.2.1.) and the outer wall (3.2.2.) being l₁.

Description

Title of invention: Fencing panel

Technical field The present invention relates to a fencing panel usable, among others, in fencing spans of metal fences in a transverse position.

State of Art

Fences that are made, among others, of panels in the form of closed hollow aluminium sections are known in the prior art, an example being a solution by the fence manufacturer, Zalu sp. z o.o., available on the website: [https://zalu.pl/ ogrodzenia]

A fence profile is known from the Polish patent description PL 214817 B1 which comprises interconnected sections with a spatial structure that form a closed profile, the front section having inwardly-facing channel-like bends, and the other of the sections also having inwardly-facing channel-like bends which enter, on both sides, the slots of at least one connector that is situated inside the profile, and the front section being pinned in the same slots of the connector, preferably by means of a snapped connection.

A fencing system is known from the Polish patent description PL 204579 B1 which is provided, among others, with a section for vertical rungs and/or a section for crossbars consisting of at least two mutually overlapping portions which, when interconnected, form a closed profile. The system is also characterized in that the profile of one portion consists of a front surface which bends inward to the section on both sides to form an inlet for the other portion. The profile of the other portion has the shape of a gutter that is adapted in shape and dimensions to the inlet formed in the first portion.

A segmented fencing system is known from the Polish patent description PL 233834 B1 which is provided with channel-shaped panels with perpendicularly bent ends of panel arms. In order to enhance the visual effect, masking panel segments are arranged in the panel on the rear side thereof.

A fencing field filling element with a closed profile is known from the application description P.376512 which consists of two architectural details symmetrical to each other, each of the portions having edges in the form of flat slats, the width of a slat of one architectural detail being two times the width of a slat of the other architectural detail, and the wider slat being bent at an angle of 180 °. Both architectural details are interconnected by sliding one slat into the other.

Summary of Invention

The aim of the present invention was to develop a fencing panel formed of two separate sections that are detachable during assembly, which facilitates and accelerates the assembly of the span, and, once connected, form a uniform flush fencing panel. The arms of the panel sections form specially designed locks that allow for easy assembly of the sections to each other and limit the possibility of water penetration and soaking into the panel. Additionally, the panel is made of a thin sheet 0.5 mm thick, coated with a colourful layer, which reduces the weight of the finished product without reducing its rigidity. The panel is structurally reinforced by roll-forming the two sections integrated therewith, between which a filling material is arranged detachably. Such a structure of the panel results in it being rigid, reinforced and, at the same time, light-weight. Most of the commonly available fencing panels are usually made of a raw material 0.7 mm thick in order to ensure the rigidity of the element. Solution of Technical Problem

The solution addresses a technical problem concerning the elimination of additional connecting elements, such as e.g. rivets, screws or welds, when connecting the sections that form the panel.

Disclosure of Invention

The fencing panel according to the present invention comprising interconnected sections that form a closed profile, wherein the sections are provided with intermeshing bends, has:

- a longer arm of the front section of a width si, inclined perpendicularly to the front surface of the front section, provided with an additional arm of a width S₂, parallel to the front surface and provided with a double bend formed by a pair of walls parallel to each other and the front surface, an inner wall of a width S₃ and an outer wall of a width S₄, wherein the inner distance between the inner wall and the additional arm is li, and the distance between the inner wall and the outer wall is , where the outer radii of the bends of the upper arm are R₂, and the outer radii of all the bends of the additional arm are Ri;

- a bend of the front section of a width S₅, located at an acute angle a relative to the front surface, the outer radius of the bend being R₃, and the outer radius of the front surface bend being Ri.

- a rear section arm of a width S₆, inclined at an acute angle b relative to the rear surface, provided with a single oblique bend formed by a pair of walls, an inner wall of a width S₇ inclined at an acute angle y relative to the rear section arm and a shorter outer wall of a width ss, parallel to each other, wherein the inner distance between the planes of these walls is li, and the outer radius of the oblique bend is RI, the outer radius of the rear surface bend is R₂, and the outer radius of the inner wall bend at the point of contact with the rear section arm is R₄. Preferably, in the closed profile, the plane of the rear section arm is flush with the plane of the front surface bend.

Preferably, the space of the panel that forms the closed profile - including the area between the set of locks formed by the additional arm of the front section with the double bend and the open end of the rear section and the bend of the front section and the arm with the oblique bend of the rear section - is filled detachably, within the appropriate tolerance, with the filling material, most preferably with expanded polystyrene.

Brief Description of Drawings

The fencing panel according to the present invention is set forth in the embodiment and in the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 shows the front section in a side view; Fig. 2 shows detail A of Fig. 1 disclosing a system of upper bends of the front section; Fig, 3 shows the rear section in a side view; Fig. 4 shows detail B of Fig. 3 disclosing the rear section arm with a single diagonal bend in a side view; Fig. 5 shows, in a side view, joined front and rear profiles forming the panel according to the invention; Fig. 6 shows detail C of Fig. 5 disclosing the lock formed by the additional arm of the front section with a double bend and the open end of the rear section, in a side view; Fig. 7 shows detail D of Fig. 5 disclosing a lock formed by a bend of the front section and an arm with a single oblique bend of the rear section.

Description of Embodiment

The fencing panel 1 according to the present invention made of a material resistant to corrosion and coated with an organic coating, most preferably of a galvanized steel plate, consists of a front section 2 and a rear section 3 that are detachably interconnected. The front section 2 consists of the upper arm 2.2. and an additional arm 2.3., perpendicular to the upper arm 2.2. provided with a system of bends formed by the inner wall 2.3.1. and the outer wall 2.3.2. The upper arm 2.2. of a width si = 24 mm is perpendicular to the front surface 2.1. and the additional arm 2.3. of a width S₂ = 12 mm is parallel to the front surface

2.1. The inner wall of a width S₃ = 9.5 mm and the outer wall of a width S₄ = 10.2 mm form a pair of walls parallel to each other and to the front surface

2.1. wherein the inner distance between the planes of the inner wall 2.3.1. and the additional arm 2.3. is li = 1 mm, and the innerdistance between the planes of the inner wall 2.3.1. and the outer wall 2.3.2. is I₂ = 1.5 mm. The outer radii of bends of the upper arm 2.2. are R₂ = l._,5 mm, and the outer radii of all bends of the additional arm are Ri = 1 mm. The bend 2.4. of a width S₅ = 9 mm is tilted relative to the front surface 2.1. at an acute angle a = 30 °. The outer radius of the bend of the bend 2.4. is R₃ = 1.33 mm, and the outer radius of the bend of the frontal surface 2.1. is Ri= 1 mm.

The rear section 3 in the shape resembling the inverted letter L is provided with a lower arm 3.2. of a width S₆ = 20.4 mm inclined at an acute angle b = 89 ° relative to the rear surface 3.1., provided with a single diagonal bend formed by a pair of walls parallel to each other, the inner wall 3.2.1. of a width S₇ = 7.9 mm inclined at an angle g = 60 ° relative to the arm 3.2. and a shorter outer wall 3.2.2. of a width Ss = 7.9 mm, and the inner distance between the planes of the inner wall 3.2.1. and the outer wall 3.2.2. is li = 1 mm. The radius of a single diagonal bend is Ri = 1 mm, the radius of the bend of the rear surface 3.1. is R₂ = 1.5 mm, while the outer radius of the bend of the inner wall 3.2.1. tangent to the arm 3.2. of the rear section 3 is R₄ = 1.2 mm. The space between the connected front section 2 and the rear section 3 constituting the space of the fencing panel 1 includes the area between the set of locks, formed by the additional arm 2.3. of the front section 2 with a double bend and an open end of the rear section 3.1., and the bend 2.4. of the front section 2, and the arm

3.2. with a single diagonal bend of the rear section 3 formed by a pair of walls, the outer wall 3.2.1. and the inner wall 3.2.2., filled separately, within a tolerance of ± 0.3 mm, with a filling material 4 in the form of expanded polystyrene. Industrial Applicability

In order to assemble the fencing panel 1 according to the invention, the filling material 4 is placed on the front section 2 arranged flatly on the front surface 2.1, by its appropriate orientation (positioning) and pressing it into the space of the front section 2, and then the fencing panel 1 is compacted into a closed profile by simultaneously inserting the bend 2.4. of the plane 2.1. of the front section 2 into the gap Sz formed between the planes of the inner wall 3.2.1. and the outer wall 3.2.2. of the lower arm 3.2. and the open arm 3.1. of the rear section 3 into the gap between the planes of the inner 2.3.1. and outer wall 2.3.2. of the additional arm 2.3. of the front section 2, within a 3 mm gap relative to the bend of the inner wall 2.3.1. and the outer wall 2.3.2. to facilitate the insertion of the section 3 into the section 2.

Claims

[Claim 1] A fencing panel comprising interconnected sections that form a closed profile, wherein the sections are provided with inwardly-facing intermeshing bends, characterized in that it has:

- a longer arm (2.2.) of the front section of a width si, inclined perpendicularly to the front surface (2.1.) of the front section (2), provided with an additional arm (2.3.) of a width S₂, parallel to the front surface (2.1.) and provided with a double bend formed by a pair of walls parallel to each other and the front surface (2.1.), an inner wall (2.3.1.) of a width S₃ and an outer wall (2.3.2.) of a width S₄, the inner distance between the inner wall (2.3.1.) and the additional arm (2.3.) being li and the distance between the inner wall (2.3.1.) and the outer wall (2.3.2.) being , where the outer radii of the bends of the upper arm (2.2.) are R₂ and the outer radii of all the bends of the additional arm (2.3.) are Ri;

- a bend (2.4.) of the front section (2) of a width S₅, located at an acute angle a relative to the front surface (2.1.), exhibiting an outer radius of the bend that is R₃, and the outer radius of the front surface (2.1.) bend being Ri.

- an arm (3.2.) of the rear section (3) of a width S₆, inclined at an acute angle b relative to the rear surface (3.1.), provided with a single oblique bend formed by a pair of walls, an inner wall (3.2.1.) of a width S₇ inclined at an acute angle y relative to the arm (3.2.) of the rear section (3) and a shorter outer wall (3.2.2.) of a width ss, parallel to each other, the inner distance between the planes of the inner wall (3.2.1.) and the outer wall (3.2.2.) being li, and the outer radius of the oblique bend being Ri, while the outer radius of the rear surface (3.1.) bend is R₂, while the outer radius of the inner wall (3.2.1.) bend at the point of contact with the arm (3.2.) of the rear section (3) is R₄. [Claim 2] The fencing panel according to claim 1, characterized in that, in the closed profile (1), the plane of the arm (3.

2.) of the rear section (3) is flush with the plane of the bend (2.4.) of the front surface (2).

[Claim 3] The fencing panel according to claim 1, characterized in that the space of the panel (1) that forms the closed profile - including the area between the set of locks formed by the additional arm (2.3.) of the front section (2) with a double bend and the open end of the rear section (3), and the bend (2.4.) of the front section (2), and the arm (3.2.) with the oblique bend of the rear section (3) - is filled detachably, within a tolerance, with a filling material (4), most preferably expanded polystyrene.