FR2875247A1 - ASSEMBLY FOR PERFORMING A BALUSTRADE OR THE LIKE - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an assembly for the production of balustrades comprising, on the one hand, at least one optionally pre-assembled panel consisting of an upper profile and a lower profile and by one or more mounted filling element (s). between the two aforementioned parallel profiles and, on the other hand, at least two post structures intended to be assembled with the opposite ends of said panel or of two contiguous panels and to secure said panel (s) to the ground. that the post structures (6) each comprise at least one first cutout or notch (7) having a section corresponding to that of the upper profile (3) and at least one second cutout or notch (8) having a section corresponding to that of the lower profile (4), each panel (2) being able to be assembled with two upright or post structures (6) by double interlocking of the profiles (3 and 4) respectively in the cutouts or corresponding adapted notches (7 and 8) of each post structure (6), this optionally after setting the appropriate length of the panel (s) concerned (2) by cutting the two profiles (3 and 4) .

Description

2875247 DESCRIPTION

  The present invention relates to the field of the equipment of buildings, dwellings or civil constructions, more particularly the security and the decorative aspect of the exterior or interior open surfaces likely to accommodate people, such as in particular the terraces, the overhanging passages or like.

  The invention relates more particularly to an assembly for the production of a railing or similar construction, and a railing made by means of such a set.

  Currently, balustrades, especially those made of a natural material such as wood, require for their realization a large number of different elements and tedious and specialized operations, especially at the place of installation, which usually entails the systematic use of a professional, even for simple constructions.

  This naturally results in a high cost price.

  The present invention aims to propose a solution allowing the realization of such a balustrade or the like with a limited number of components and performing only relatively simple operations, while retaining a good flexibility of adaptation to different configurations.

  To this end, the present invention relates to an assembly for the production of balustrades or similar constructions comprising, on the one hand, at least one panel assembly possibly pre-assembled and constituted by an upper profile forming a handrail or upper smooth and a lower section forming a lower rail and by one or more filling elements (s) mounted between the two aforementioned parallel sections and, on the other hand, at least two post or column structures intended to be assembled with the opposite ends of said panel or of two adjacent panels and to join said panel (s) to the ground, together characterized in that the uprights or poles structures each comprise at least one first cut or notch having a section corresponding to that of the profile forming handrail or smooth upper and at least a second cut or notch having a corresponding section to that of the lower rail section, each panel being able to be assembled with two post or column structures by double interlocking of the sections respectively in the corresponding cutouts or corresponding cuts of each post structure, this possibly after fitting to the appropriate length of the panel (s) concerned (s) by cutting the two sections.

  The invention will be better understood, thanks to the following description, which refers to preferred embodiments, given by way of non-limiting examples, and explained with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawings, in which: FIGS. 1B are exploded perspective views of a balustrade portion made with an assembly according to two variants of a first embodiment of the invention; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a railing portion made with an assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention; Figure 3 is a partial detail view showing the realization of an intermediate post in accordance with the second embodiment above; Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail view showing completion of an end post in accordance with the second embodiment; FIGS. 5A and 5B are partial views of detail showing the realization of a corner post in accordance with the above-mentioned second embodiment, in the upper part (FIG 5A) and in the lower part (FIG 5B) and, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of a balustrade portion made with an assembly according to a variant of the second embodiment.

  FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2 and 6 schematically show balustrade portions 1 made by means of an assembly for producing balustrades or similar constructions. This assembly comprises, on the one hand, at least one set of panel 2 possibly pre-assembled and constituted by an upper profile 3 forming a handrail or upper smooth and a lower profile 4 forming a lower smooth and by one or more elements (s) filling mounted (s) between the two parallel sections 3 and 4 above and, secondly, at least two stud structures or posts 6 to be assembled with the opposite ends of said panel or two adjacent panels and to secure said or said panel (x) on the ground.

  According to the invention, the structures of uprights or posts 6 each comprise at least one first cut or notch 7 having a section corresponding to that of the profile 3 forming a handrail or upper smooth and at least a second cut or notch 8 having a section corresponding to that of the profile 4 forming lower rail, each panel 2 can be assembled with two structures of uprights or posts 6 by double interlocking of the profiles 3 and 4 respectively in the corresponding cutouts or corresponding notches 7 and 8 of each column structure 6, this possibly after fitting to the appropriate length of the panel (s) concerned (s) 2 by cutting the two sections 3 and 4.

  The railing panel assembly 2 may be either a preassembled panel or preassembled in the factory or shop, with or without its pole structure portions 6 mounted on its opposite ends, or as a set of separate parts to be assembled including the upper and lower sections 3 and 4 and the filling element or elements 5.

  Moreover, this or these last element (s) may consist of a plurality of individual elements spaced and arranged in a repetitive pattern, such as bars, crosses of St. Andrew, plates or similar decorative and bonding elements, either in a single continuous element of the glass plate type, wood panel or the like, solid or openwork.

  Thus, thanks to the profiled structure of the lower and upper rails and to the repetitiveness or continuity (constancy) of the pattern of the pre-assembled balustrade panels 2, combined with the interlocking assembly (possibly locking by gluing or otherwise) of the post structures 6 with said panels 2, it is very easy to make balustrades of different sizes or configurations with a very limited number of standard building elements (panels + pole structures).

  In addition, the assembly resulting from the double interlocking is in itself very rigid and resistant.

  According to a first characteristic of the invention, illustrated for example in FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2 and 6, the assembly for the production of balustrades 1 also comprises elements 9 for supporting and fixing on the ground in the form, each, of a part comprising, on the one hand, a base 10 and, on the other hand, a lug 11 or a mounting plate 11 'intended to be received in the lower part of a structure of upright or post 6, or two plates 11 "for holding and fixing for receiving between them the lower part of a post or post structure the base 10 being optionally provided on its face opposite the pin 11 or the mounting plate 11 ', an anchor finger 12.

  The base 10 may be either in the form of a flat plate (Fig. 1A, 1B and 2), or under the mad-ne of an elongated and folded plate engaging on the edge of a terrace or analogous (Fig. 6).

  In the example illustrated in Figure 1A, the two plates 11 "form with the base 10 a U-shaped piece obtained by folding.

  As shown in Figure 6, the two sections 3 and 4 of the railing panel 2 may have identical sections, the notches or cuts 7 and 8 of uprights or columns 6 structures are also identical.

  Alternatively and as shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B and 2 to 5 of the accompanying drawings, the two railing panel sections 2 and 4 may have different sections, as well as the notches or cutouts 7 and 8 of the post structures. or posts 6.

  In order to provide rigid interlocking in torsion and at the same time to facilitate the manufacture, and in particular the machining, of column or stud structures, it can be advantageously provided that the second notch or cutout 8 has an oblong hole shape in section and in that the first notch or cutout 7 has in section a shape resulting from the juxtaposition of two oblong holes along one of their longitudinal sides.

  According to a first embodiment, which is apparent from FIGS. 1A and 1B of the accompanying drawings, the post or pillar structures 6 consist of single or solid poles with a polygonal or rounded section and comprise, on the one hand, , one or more end posts provided with a first and a second blind cut, on the other hand, an intermediate post or posts provided with either first 7 and a second 8 through cuts, that is to say two first cutouts 7 blind and two second cutouts 8 blind respectively disposed 180 of one another, and, finally, one or posts (x) of provided angle (s) of two first 7 and two seconds 8 cuts, the cuts 7, 8 of the same type of corner posts being angularly offset from each other about the longitudinal axis of the corner post concerned, preferably 90.

  In order to secure it by means of an element 9 with lug 11, each solid post 6 may be provided at its base with a blind perforation for the press fit of a lug 11 of a support element and function 9. The fitting may possibly be locked by a screw-nut assembly.

  According to a second embodiment of the invention, shown in Figures 2 to 6 of the accompanying drawings, each post or post structure 6 is formed by the longitudinal assembly of at least two parts of uprights or half-posts 13 , 14, 15 of which at least one has first and second cutouts 7, 8.

  As before, three types of post or stud structures may be provided, namely, intermediate posts, end posts, and corner posts (see Figs 2 and 6).

  According to a feature of the invention in its second embodiment, each pole structure 6 forming an intermediate post between two adjacent and aligned panels of the balustrade 2 is constituted by two identical half-posts 13 each provided with a first 7 and a a second 8 cuts, through or not, said half-posts 13 being assembled back to back, for example by screw-crank assemblies 16, 16 ', with alignment of cuts 7, 8 of the same type between them (Figure 3 ).

  According to another characteristic of the invention in its second embodiment, each pole structure 6 forming an end pole is constituted by two half-posts 13 and 14 of identical outer shapes, one of which 13 is provided with a first and a second cutout 7 and 8 and the other 14 has no first or second cut, said half-posts 13 and 14 being assembled back to back, for example by assemblies 16, 16 'vis- nut-washer (Fig. 4).

  In accordance with a first variant of the second embodiment of the invention, each post structure 6 forming an angle post between two perpendicular balustrade panels 2 is constituted by an end post 13, 14, pre-assembled with the one of the balustrade panels 2 and on which is fixed laterally, for example by means of sets 16, 16 'screw-nut-washer or wood screws, a half-pole 15 provided with a first and a second cutouts 7 and 8 and mounted on the other balustrade panel 2 competing at the angle, the latter half-pole 15 being devoid of its upper part (Figure 5).

  In accordance with a second variant of the second embodiment of the invention, each post structure 6 forming an angle post between two balustrade panels 2, is constituted by the two end posts 13, 14 of the two balustrade panels. 2 concurrently at said angle and by an assembly batten 17 interconnecting the two half-posts 14 having no cutout of said two end posts 13, 14, positioning mutually at a given angle, a cover plate The decorative panel may optionally be externally attached to said corner post structure 6 to conceal said assembly batten 17 and close the open space between the two end posts 13, 14 (Fig. 6).

  Thus, thanks to the invention it is possible to produce three types of composite posts having different functions using only three different constituent elements, the latter being further obtained by machining a single base element (unmachined half-post ).

  In order to obtain a rigid and hidden fixation with a support at a distance from the ground for the uprights or posts, each end pole structure 13, 14 or intermediate 13, 13, the half-posts 13 and 13; 13 and 14 assembled back to back each comprise, at their faces in contact and near their lower ends, a recess 20 forming in cooperation with the recess of the other half-pole, a receiving housing adjusted to the mounting plate 11 'of a support and fastening element 9, the fastening thereof with said half-posts 13, 14 being made by means of screw-crank assemblies 16, 16' passing through said half-columns and said plate at corresponding holes.

  As can be seen in FIGS. 1A, 1B and 2 to 5, the upper sections 3 may constitute a handrail.

  In a variant, and as shown in FIG. 6, the assembly may comprise one or more elongate elements (s) 19 of upper covering, intended (s) to be fixed (s) on the upper parts of the column structures 6 to form a running hand (possibly in the form of two elongate plate-shaped elements superimposed).

  Preferably, the column structures 6 have a substantially square or rectangular section and the element (s) constituting (s) said post structures 6, as well as the upper 3 and lower 4 sections of the balustrade panels 2 possibly pre-assembled, are made solid wood, preferably coated with a protective layer or treated to be rotproof (increased resistance to climatic agents).

  The protective layer can be applied at the factory or by the installer or the individual before or after mounting the railing in situ.

  A method of making a balustrade by means of the assembly according to the second embodiment of the invention will now be briefly described.

  Such an assembly will comprise a sufficient number of balustrade panels 2, half-posts 13, 14 and 15 and fixing and support elements 9, as well as a sufficient number of screw-nut-washer assemblies 16, 16 and screw-anchor assemblies or the like for fixing the elements to the ground 9.

  After calculating the distribution of the panels 2 and the column structures 6 according to the configuration of the site to be filled (terraces, passages, or the like), the different standard panels 2 are cut or sawed at different calculated lengths.

  Modules can then be prepared, each comprising a balustrade panel 2 cut to the appropriate length and on which are assembled, at its two opposite ends, half-posts provided with first and second cutouts 7 and 8.

  The locations of the posts on the ground are then identified (slabs in the case of a terrace) and holes are made at these locations for the reception of the anchoring fingers 12 of the elements 9 and their screw-anchor assemblies. fixation.

  The various aforementioned modules are then mounted on the platelets 1 1 'of the elements 9, starting preferentially at one of the corners of the railing 1 to achieve.

  The various modules successively fixed by pinching the plates 11 'between the two half-posts 13 and 13 or 13 and 14 forming the various structures of uprights or posts 6, two adjacent modules being interconnected by assembling their half-columns 13 in contact with each other or an end pole with a half-pole 15 without an upper part.

  The invention also relates to a balustrade for terrace or the like, characterized in that it is formed of an assembly of constituent elements 2, 6, 9, 19 forming part of an assembly as described above.

  Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown in the accompanying drawings. Modifications are possible, particularly from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

Claims (1)

9 CLAIMS   1) Assembly for the production of balustrades or similar constructions comprising, on the one hand, at least one set of possibly pre-assembled panel and constituted by an upper section forming upper handrail or smooth and a lower profile forming lower rail and by one or filling element (s) mounted between the two aforementioned parallel sections and, on the other hand, at least two post or column structures intended to be assembled with the opposite ends of said panel or of two adjacent panels and to fastening said at least one panel to the floor, characterized in that the post or column structures (6) each comprise at least one first cut or notch (7) having a section corresponding to that of the profile (3) forming handrail or upper smooth and at least a second cut or notch (8) having a section corresponding to that of the profile (4) forming lower rail, each panel (2) being able to be assembled with two post or column structures (6) by double interlocking of the sections (3 and 4) respectively in corresponding corresponding cutouts or cuts (7 and 8) of each post structure (6), this possibly after fitting to the appropriate length of the panel (s) concerned (2) by cutting the two sections (3 and 4).   2) assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that it also comprises elements (9) for support and attachment to the ground in the form, each, of a part comprising, on the one hand, a base (10) and, on the other hand, either a lug (11) or a mounting plate (11 ') for being received in the lower portion of a post or post structure (6), or two holding and fixing plates (11 ") intended to receive between them the lower part of a post or column structure (6), the base (10) being optionally provided on its face opposite the pin (11) or the mounting plate (11 '), an anchor finger (12).   3) assembly according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the two sections (3 and 4) of the railing panel (2) have identical sections, notches or cuts (7 and 8) of the amounts of structures or poles (6) are also identical.   4) An assembly according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the two sections (3 and 4) of the railing panel (2) have different sections, as well as notches or cuts (7 and 8) structures studs or posts (6).   5) assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the second notch or cutout (8) has a cross-section oblong hole shape and in that the first notch or cut (7) has in section a shape resulting from the juxtaposition of two oblong holes along one of their longitudinal sides.   6) An assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the uprights or poles structures (6) consist of integrally poles with polygonal or rounded section and comprise, on the one hand, one or more end posts (s) provided with a first (7) and a second (8) blind cut-out, on the other hand, an intermediate post (s) provided with either a first (7) and a second (8) through cut, or two first cutouts (7) blind and two second blanks (8) blind respectively disposed 180 of one another, and, finally, one or more corner post (s) provided with two first (7) and two second (8) cutouts, the cutouts (7, 8) of the same type of the corner posts being angularly offset. one of the other around the longitudinal axis of the corner post concerned, preferably 90.   7) assembly according to claim 6 as it depends on claim 2, characterized in that each post (6) in one piece is provided at its base with a blind hole for fitting force d 'force a lug (11) of a support and function element (9).   8) An assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that each post or post structure (6) is formed by the longitudinal assembly of at least two portions of uprights or demipoteaux (13, 14, 15) of which at least one has first and second cutouts (7, 8).   9) An assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that each column structure (6) forming an intermediate post between two panels of the railing (2) contiguous and aligned is constituted by two identical halfpipes (13) each provided with a first ( 7) and a second (8) cutouts, through or not, said half-posts (13) being assembled back to back, for example by screw-nut-washer assemblies (16, 16 '), with alignment of the cuts (7, 8) of the same type between them.   10) assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that each post structure (6) forming end post is constituted by two half-posts (13 and 14) of identical outer shapes, one (13) is provided with a first and a second cutouts (7 and 8) and the other (14) has neither first nor second cut, said half-posts (13 and 14) being assembled back to back, for example by sets (16, 16 ') screw-nut-washer.   11) An assembly according to claim 10, characterized in that each pole structure (6) forming a corner post between two perpendicular wall panels (2), is constituted by an end post (13, 14), preassembled with one of the balustrade panels (2) and on which is fixed laterally, for example by means of assemblies (16, 16 ') screw-nut-washer or wood screws, a half-pole (15) provided with a first and a second cut-out (7 and 8) and mounted on the other balustrade panel (2) competing at the angle, the latter half-post (15) being devoid of its upper part .   12) assembly according to claim 10, characterized in that each post structure (6) forming a corner post between two balustrade panels (2), is constituted by the two end posts (13, 14) of the two panels balustrade (2) competing at said angle and by an assembly cleat (17) interconnecting the two half-posts (14) having no cutout of said two end posts (13, 14), positioning them mutually at a given angle, a decorative cover plate (18) being optionally externally attached to said corner post structure (6) for concealing said assembly strut (17) and closing the open space between the two studs. end (13, 14).   13) Assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that it comprises one or more element (s) (s) (s) (s) (19) upper covering, intended (s) to be fixed (s) on the upper portions of the post structures (6) to form a running hand.   14) An assembly according to any one of claims 9 to 13, as far as dependent on claim 2, characterized in that in each end pole structure (13, 14) or intermediate (13, 13), the semi-columns (13 and 13; 13 and 14) assembled back to back each comprise, at their contact faces and near their lower ends, a recess (20) forming in cooperation with the recess of the another half-post, a receiving housing fitted to the mounting plate (11 ') of a support and fixing element (9), the joining of the latter with said half-posts (13, 14) being realized at means of screw-nut-washer assemblies (16, 16 ') passing through said half-columns and said plate at corresponding holes.   15) Assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the column structures (6) have a substantially square or rectangular section and in that the element or the constituent elements (s) of said pole structures (6), as well as the upper profiles (3) and lower (4) at least of the possibly pre-assembled balustrade panels (2), are made of solid wood, preferably coated with a protective layer or treated to be rotproof.   16) Balustrade for terrace or the like, characterized in that it is formed of an assembly of constituent elements (2, 6, 9, 19) forming part of an assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 15 .