U.S. patent application number 11/911304 was filed with the patent office on 2008-08-07 for panel for shuttering walls and pillars.
This patent application is currently assigned to Sistemas Tecnicos De Encofrados, S.A.. Invention is credited to Jose Luis Ubinana Felix.
Application Number | 20080184665 11/911304 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35986453 |
Filed Date | 2008-08-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080184665 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ubinana Felix; Jose Luis |
August 7, 2008 |
Panel For Shuttering Walls And Pillars
Abstract
A panel consisting of a single covering member constituting the
formwork surface and having folded edges forming the panel sides.
The panel is lined with transverse and longitudinal reinforcing
members and has coupling means provided on some of the side edges
and on the inside thereof for joining together the sides of two
adjacent panels in the case of wall formwork, or for joining one
panel perpendicularly to another panel to define the cross-section
of a column by perpendicularly coupling together four panels.
Inventors: |
Ubinana Felix; Jose Luis;
(Parets del Valles, ES) |
Correspondence
Address: |
DARBY & DARBY P.C.
P.O. BOX 770, Church Street Station
New York
NY
10008-0770
US
|
Assignee: |
Sistemas Tecnicos De Encofrados,
S.A.
Parets Del Valles (Barcelona)
ES
|
Family ID: |
35986453 |
Appl. No.: |
11/911304 |
Filed: |
April 10, 2006 |
PCT Filed: |
April 10, 2006 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/ES06/00173 |
371 Date: |
October 11, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/797.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04G 17/001 20130101;
E04G 11/10 20130101; E04G 17/04 20130101; E04G 13/023 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
52/797.1 |
International
Class: |
E04C 2/00 20060101
E04C002/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 11, 2005 |
ES |
P200500834 |
Claims
1-6. (canceled)
7. A panel for shuttering walls and pillars comprising: a main
panel body that constitutes the shuttering face and includes a
first face and bent-over edges that define sides of the panel, the
first face having an inner surface; a plurality of reinforcing
crossbeams disposed along the inner surface; and coupling devices
located along at least one lateral edge of one side wall of the
main panel body and along the inner surface of the main panel body,
the coupling devices being adapted to fix adjacent panels along
their lateral edges for the shuttering of walls and to fix one
panel perpendicularly to another panel in order to define, by means
of the perpendicular coupling of four panels, a cross-section of a
pillar.
8. The panel for shuttering walls and pillars according to claim 7,
wherein the sides of the panel have a plurality of openings aligned
therealong, the shape of each opening being complementary to a
shape of the coupling devices that are disposed along the sides of
the panels, in order to permit their entry and arrangement in
abutment, preventing them from coming out after rotation of the
coupling device.
9. The panel for shuttering walls and pillars according to claim 7,
wherein the coupling devices have displaceable rods on associated
bridges in inner parts of the sides of the panel, terminating in a
hook-shaped head of a transverse shape complementary to that of the
opening of the lateral edges themselves and capable of being
retained in the same after rotation through a certain angle.
10. The panel for shuttering walls and pillars according to claim
9, wherein the hook-shaped ends of the coupling devices are in the
shape of an arrow tip.
11. The panel for shuttering walls and pillars according to claim
9, wherein rods of the coupling devices are threaded and carry,
coupled on them, quick-action nuts for fixing them on the bridges
of the lateral edges after their introduction into the openings of
the adjacent panel and their rotation through an angle in order to
prevent them from coming out.
12. The panel for shuttering walls and pillars according to claim
9, wherein the inner surface of the first face has profiles that
are equipped with identical openings to the lateral edges of the
panel itself, in order to allow the panels to be coupled
perpendicularly to one another for the shuttering of pillars.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a 371 National Phase of International
Application No. PCT/ES2006/000173, filed Apr. 10, 2006, which
claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119 to Spanish Application
No. 200500834 filed Apr. 11, 2005, both of which are hereby
incorporated by reference in their entireties.
DESCRIPTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The present invention is intended to disclose a panel having
advantageous characteristics for the shuttering of walls and
pillars.
[0004] 2. Background
[0005] As is known, in building construction there is a need to
shutter the elements of concrete of the structure, in particular
walls and pillars. At present, different types of shuttering panels
are available for determining the volume which the wall will occupy
once the reinforcements are placed in position and the concrete has
been poured, and also there are panels available for the
construction of pillars in which it is necessary to solve the
mounting of the different panels forming an enclosure closed by the
lateral faces which the structure of the pillar has, that is,
customarily a straight prismatic, very elongated structure.
SUMMARY
[0006] The aim of the present invention is to disclose panels which
can simultaneously be used for the shuttering of walls and of
pillars.
[0007] Another aim of the present invention is the production of
the panels for shuttering walls and pillars simply of bent-over
metal sheet and reinforcing cross members, avoiding the structures
customarily used of the tubular type forming a frame and,
separately, the plate which forms the shuttering face.
[0008] Another aim of the present invention is to disclose means
for rapid and safe coupling of the panels for walls by their
lateral edges.
[0009] Another aim of the present invention is to disclose means
for coupling the panels perpendicularly to one another adjustably
so as to obtain the shuttering of a pillar of variable
dimensions.
[0010] The aims of the present invention are achieved through the
constitution of the shuttering panel by means of a sheet metal
element bent over at the edges, forming respective L-shaped profile
sections, in order to define the lateral edges of the shuttering
panel, and receiving, on the inside, crossbeams and cross-members
also in the form of profile sections, for example U-shaped
profiles, for reinforcing the panel and for receiving the members
for interconnecting the panels laterally for the shuttering of
walls or perpendicularly for the shuttering of pillars.
[0011] The connecting members for connecting the panels to one
another are constituted by threaded rods with the head in the shape
of an arrow tip, which are preferably associated with two sides of
the panel, making it possible to join the panels to other adjacent
ones when the arrow-shaped head penetrates into an opening of
complementary shape of the panel mounted opposite, permitting its
rotation in order to prevent it from coming out. The fixing of each
of the retaining members is effected simply by means of an easy to
manipulate wing nut which is screwed along the member and which is
applied by tightening on an added-on bridge which is in turn fixed
to the lateral edges of the panel.
[0012] The aforesaid members for joining to the adjacent panels,
constituted by the joining rod with arrow-shaped head and the
fixing wing nut, and also the clamping bridge, have dimensions such
that they come within the width which corresponds to the lateral
edges of the panel, so that they do not protrude transversely to
the panel, in order to permit easy stacking and transport.
[0013] For the coupling of the panels by their lateral edges for
the shuttering of walls, provision is made for all the lateral
edges of the panel to be equipped with a plurality of openings of a
shape complementary to the fixing members already explained, that
is, of a shape complementary to that of the arrow tip or the like
of the ends of the threaded rods in order to permit the coupling of
panels one beside the other at the desired height positions.
[0014] The clamping members for clamping the panels by their
lateral edges for the shuttering of walls are preferably arranged
on two perpendicular sides of the panel, and provision will be made
for offset mounting on panels with respect to others, in order,
when joining panels by the faces equipped with fixing members, to
prevent interference between the fixing members of one panel and
those of the adjacent panel.
[0015] In order to allow the panels to be mounted perpendicularly
for the shuttering of walls, provision is made for the arrangement
on the inner face of the panel, that is, opposed to the shuttering
face, of specific profiles equipped with a row of openings for
coupling of the arrow-shaped heads or the like of the clamping
members of another panel, which in this way will make it possible
to fix one panel to another perpendicularly to each other in order
to define the prismatic space of a column.
[0016] For greater understanding thereof, drawings corresponding to
an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are appended by
way of non-limiting example.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES
[0017] FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show views of a panel in which can be seen
two of its lateral edges and a view in elevation from the rear face
of the panel.
[0018] FIG. 4 shows a view with two panels coupled by their minor
sides.
[0019] FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4, showing two panels
coupled by their longer sides.
[0020] FIGS. 6 and 7 respectively show a view in elevation and
partial section and a plan view of the panels of the invention
arranged for the shuttering of a pillar.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0021] As can be observed in the drawings, the panel for shuttering
walls and pillars which is the subject of the present invention
comprises a sheet metal element which forms the shuttering face of
the actual shuttering panel 1 of rectangular shape with four sides
2, 3, 4 and 5, the structure of which preferably corresponds to an
L-shaped profile section as can be observed in FIG. 6, showing the
sides 6 and 7 which, by bending over the sheet metal, constitutes
the sides of the panel, which replace the customary tubular
members.
[0022] The panel is reinforced by means of a variable number of
crossbeams 8, 8', and also cross-members such as those indicated by
the numbers 9 and 10.
[0023] All the sides 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the panel are equipped with a
plurality of alignments of apertures such as those indicated by the
numbers 11, 11', 11'' in FIG. 1, and 12, 12', 12'' in FIG. 3. This
allows the panels to be coupled by their lateral edges for the
shuttering of walls, as can be observed in FIGS. 4 and 5, with FIG.
4 showing two panels 13 and 14 joined by their minor sides 15 and
16, and FIG. 5 showing two panels 17 and 18 joined by two of their
major sides 19 and 20.
[0024] The joining of two panels by their sides is preferably
effected by the arrangement of coupling members on the inner part
of two perpendicular sides of the panels, as is shown in FIG. 2,
which shows two fixing members respectively on the sides 2 and 3
and which have been designated by the numbers 21 and 21', and 22
and 22'. Said fixing devices are formed by a threaded rod 23, FIG.
2, ending in a head 24, the transverse shape of which is
complementary to the shape of the openings 11, 11', 11'' and 12,
12', 12'' of the lateral edges, all of which are the same. The rod
23 is mounted on a support bridge 25 which is in turn fixed to the
lateral edge of the panel and receives on the outside a strong,
easily manipulated nut 26 for tightening the fixing device, the
functioning of which is obvious, since it functions simply by
introduction of the arrow tip or the like 24 into the corresponding
opening of the facing panel, being retained inside it after
rotation, for example through 90.degree., of the rod, so that the
arrow-shaped head 24 will be arranged transversely to the
corresponding opening, after which tightening will be effected by
means of the nut 26.
[0025] As will be understood, the specific shape of the head of the
fixing device may vary within wide limits, provided that it fulfils
the condition that its shape is complementary to that of the
opening in the lateral of the panel on which it is to be fixed and
that its fixing takes place after a rotation which prevents it from
coming out. Thus, for example, any type of hook could be used,
provided that it complies with the characteristics mentioned of
transverse shape of the tip complementary to the shape of the
corresponding opening and with the ability to be retained after an
angular rotation to prevent it from coming out.
[0026] A description will now be given of the means used on the
panel of the present invention to allow it to be mounted for the
shuttering of pillars, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 7 shows four
panels coupled perpendicularly to one another, indicated by the
numbers 27, 28, 29 and 30, which form a central space 31 which
corresponds to the cross-section desired for the pillar. In order
to permit the coupling of said panels, they have on the inside
profiles, for example 32 and 33, parallel to the shuttering face
and equipped with respective alignments of openings for coupling
fixing members of the same shape as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
In this way, the members for fixing the lateral edges of one panel,
for example the panel 30 in FIGS. 6 and 7, and which have been
designated by the numbers 34 and 35, may be introduced into the
desired openings of the transverse profiles of the panel arranged
perpendicularly, in the case shown, the panel 29, fixing being
effected in the same manner as for the lateral extension of the
panels for the shuttering of walls.
[0027] For the coupling of two panels parallel to each other, for
the shuttering of walls on two faces, the panels have through-holes
for introducing the corresponding tie-rods, which have been
indicated by the numbers 36, 37, 38 and 39 in FIG. 2.
[0028] As will be understood, the production of the shuttering
panels of the present invention makes possible the rational and
economic manufacture of same and also significant ease of storage
and transport of the panels without interference between members,
and also great ease of adaptation both for the shuttering of walls
and for the shuttering of pillars of different dimensions.
[0029] Although the invention has been shown and explained with
reference to a preferred example, it will be understood that it is
not limited to what has been previously described and shown in the
drawings, since any expert in the field, on seeing what is
disclosed in the present invention, may introduce numerous variants
which will be included within the scope of the present invention
provided that they correspond to the definition of the invention
according to the attached claims.
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