EP0588187B2 - Partition for fairs or shops - Google Patents

Abstract

A wall for fairs and shops exhibits two profile struts (2) which run parallel to, and at a distance from, one another and contain, in their narrow longitudinal sides, grooves (13) behind which it is possible to engage. Hooked in the lower profile strut are at least two carrying members (17) on which one wall panel (3) stands. The wall panel (3) is prevented from tilting by an upper retaining member (18). Both the carrying member (17) and the retaining member (18) have, with respect to the cross-section, a U-shaped configuration, formed in each case from a rear part and two legs extending from the rear part. One of the legs is plugged into the groove (13), behind which it is possible to engage, of the relevant profile strut (2), whereas the other leg engages in a groove (16) of the wall panel (3). <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a trade fair and shop wall, such as it is used in the field of trade fair and shop construction. In the field of trade fair and shop construction, it often happens that plates are attached to the cross struts of the scaffold need to separate individual rooms from each other using the walls separate or create areas where exhibits or pictures can be hung. To this end it is known from practice, in the lower area of the wall to use a cross brace that is a cantilevered hook-shaped Has bearing surface, the one-story component of the profile. With a Groove in which the requesting leg of the profile engages, a wall plate, for example a particle board put on. Tilting the plate down from the support surface is prevented with the help of a clip that goes into the engaging groove of the upper strut engages and with a protruding hook-shaped arm in a corresponding engages upper groove of the plate.

This form of wall mounting can be used for the lower one Do not strive for the normal, otherwise used, smooth strut be used, which means that an ex post Changes with the scaffold erected are practically no longer possible no additional walls or plates can be used, if not from the start a strut with a cantilever for the lower strut Support for the plate is installed. There are also problems in the corner area, because the protruding contact surface would in the corner area with the previous edition of another Strut collide unless the struts are on Miter cut. This in turn makes cutting to length more difficult considerable, because in itself the strut for a secure connection with the generally octagonal column exactly at right angles be cut off. The additional attachment of the Miter in the area of the bearing surface represents a significant one Complication.

Also inserting and removing the top clip difficult to do.

EP-0 358 612 A1 shows an arrangement for fastening Glass plates in front of the facade of a house. To this end there is a frame or frame in front of the facade horizontal struts that are attached to theirs Glass plate adjacent side a semi-cylindrical, Inclined groove open to the bottom. In this groove, which looks like a kind of welt groove, sits with a complementary one shaped bead a support element that can be with a Section extends away from the facade. At the free end This section has an upward-facing one Ledge that is in a corresponding groove of the curtain Engages glass plate.

The glass plate standing on the carrier element creates a Torque in relation to that in the corresponding groove Beads and, in order to introduce the torque into the frame, the holding element carries an extension to the facade points and which is supported on the frame.

Due to the special design of the groove and in the Groove to be inserted can be the attachment of the holding element on the strut in question only by that the holding element in the longitudinal direction of the strut with the Bead is inserted into the groove. So is an afterthought Assembly of the holding element not possible or if retrofitting is required appropriate widening of the groove may be provided.

Proceeding from this, it is the object of the invention to have a trade fair and To create shop wall, on their cross struts at any time panels hung after erecting the frame are to be attached, whereby no special strut profiles are necessary and the holder for the plate later can be used arbitrarily.

According to the invention, this task with a trade fair or Shop wall with the features of claim 1 solved.

The use of a separate support and holding member enables the use of the otherwise commonly used Cross struts, if necessary on the lower cross strut Proceeding from this, it is an object of the invention to To create exhibition and shop wall, none specifically for it provided cross struts required.

The use of a separate support member enables the Use of the cross struts normally used, where necessary, two or several support elements can be hung. these can so far from the ends of the cross braces that a collision with the support members of other cross struts, which are at right angles, are avoided.

In addition, the new exhibition and shop wall is reduced the material used for the lower cross strut considerably, because the support links only need a few places are provided and do not have to cover the entire Length of the cross strut, especially as they add strength practically nothing in the vertical direction anyway contribute. Otherwise, with the help of the support members at any time retrofitted a wall plate at any point be, with no disturbing parts of the lower strut appear when the wall plate is much narrower than the length of the one holding them Striving corresponds.

The inclusion of the weight of the wall plate means that the support member must absorb a torque. This transfer of torque is easiest when the in the leg behind the groove of the cross strut has a hook part while the same outside the groove Leg is provided with an abutment member. Hereby there is a positive introduction to the moments, which significantly reduces the area load. On the other hand can the support member without additional tools removed from the lower strut or along the strut moved and brought to the appropriate place.

It is also possible to use the support member as a section at any time an appropriately profiled extruded profile to manufacture.

A very robust abutment link with a reduced one Material use results when it is from an in Cross-section triangular rib is formed.

A blasting of the wall plate by the one engaging in the groove Thigh is safely avoided under all circumstances, if the back part of the support member with a support shoulder is provided on the relevant leg adjacent and on which the wall plate stands. The Indian In this case, the thigh of the wall plate is required only absorb the much lower transverse forces, but not to bear the weight of the plate. Moreover in this way the position of the plate is not affected by the Depth of the groove embedded in the edge side of the wall plate is determined.

It is particularly advantageous if the contact surface this shoulder is at the same level as the abutment, because this makes the size of the wall plate equal to that Distance is the bottom of the lower strut from the Top of the top strut. Any surcharges that can lead to measurement and cutting errors are eliminated.

The placement of the wall plate on the support member is simplified, if the leg engaging in the groove has a cross section is approximately trapezoidal. This will add to that avoided that inevitable canting during assembly open the groove on the side of the plate.

To keep the plate in the vertical position, it is useful if the upper strut has its own holding member is assigned, the one deviating from the support member Has cross-sectional shape. Since there are no moments in the strut needs to initiate, but only transfers lateral forces, can it can be made much easier. However, there is also the holding member preferably from a section of a Extruded profile, which is essentially a U-shaped Cross section with a back part and two legs. One of the legs sits in the open top rear-engaging groove of the upper cross strut while the other leg in a corresponding groove in the wall plate intervenes.

Another is advantageously in the upper holding member Groove formed, with whose help hidden behind the Wall plate held or guided a cable or the like can be.

If the leg sitting in the groove of the strut has a thickness corresponding to half the width of the groove can immediately two retaining links hooked into the same place that point to opposite sides, so that Wall plates can be attached to both sides of the struts can without the holding members in the strut longitudinal direction must be offset against each other.

Fig. 1

die neue Messe- und Ladenbauwand in einem vertikalen Schnitt und in einer in der Höhe verkürzten Darstellung unter Veranschaulichung der Funktionsstellung des unteren Traggliedes sowie des oberen Haltegliedes,

Fig. 2

das untere Tragglied der Messe- und Ladenbauwand nach Fig. 1 in einer Seitenansicht und

Fig. 3

das obere Halteglied der Messe- und Ladenbauwand nach Fig. 1 in einer Seitenansicht.

In the drawing, an embodiment of the object of the invention is shown. Show it:

Fig. 1

the new trade fair and shop building wall in a vertical section and in a shortened height, illustrating the functional position of the lower support member and the upper holding member,

Fig. 2

the lower support member of the trade fair and shop wall of FIG. 1 in a side view and

Fig. 3

the upper holding member of the trade fair and shop wall of FIG. 1 in a side view.

Fig. 1 shows in a vertical section and shortened vertically a fair or shop wall 1, the two in parallel spaced profile struts 2 and one has 2 wall plate 3 held in front of these profile struts, which both the space between the two profile struts 2 spanned as well as the two profile struts 2 covered. The two profile struts 2 are not illustrated on vertically extending columns or pillars detachably rigid attached and are so by the columns or pillars in the kept parallel distance from each other. The two profile struts 2 run horizontally, as can be seen in FIG. 1 and have the same cross-sectional shape, which is enough to describe only one of the two struts below.

The profile strut 2 consists of an extruded aluminum profile, the two parallel to each other and over the whole Length of the strut has continuous side walls 4 and 5. These two side walls 4 and 5 are rectangular transverse walls 6 extending to the side walls 4 and 5 and 7 connected to each other in one storey. These two cross walls 6 and 7 are spaced from the top and bottom, respectively Edge of the two side walls 4 and 5, so that approximately in the middle of the profile strut 2 a rectangular in cross section tubular cavity 8 results.

On both side walls 4 and 5 are each on the top and integrally molded strips 9 and 11 on the lower edge, the parallel and at a distance to the transverse walls 6 and 7 are arranged. These strips 9 and 11 also overflow the entire length of the cross strut 2, with its free, edges lying away from the side walls 4 and 5, too face each other in parallel at a distance. This Free edges form groove edges 12 of an underhand grip Groove 13, the bottom of the transverse wall 6 and 7, respectively Inside of the two side walls 4 and 5 and the inside the bars 9 and 11 are limited. The underhanded Grooves 13 thus have the shape of T-grooves, wherein the wall thickness in the area of the groove edges 12, based on the clear space of the rear groove 13, relatively is thin.

From the illustration it follows that the cross section of the Profile struts 2 with respect to both the vertical axis and is symmetrical with respect to the transverse axis.

The two profile struts 2 serve as a scaffold for the wall plate 3, for example, a coated 16 mm thick Chipboard is. The wall plate 3 is thus a plane parallel rectangular plate that narrow along its top Edge as well as along its lower narrow edge 14, 15 each with a parallel to the adjacent profile strut 2 running smooth-walled, in cross section rectangular groove 16 is provided. The elevation of the Plate 3 corresponds to the distance from the bottom of the lower Profile side 2 from the upper edge of the upper profile strut 2. Around the plate 3 on the profile struts 2 forming the framework to hold, are at least along the lower profile strut 2 two support members 17 are provided, one of which for the sake of illustration only one is visible. These support members 17 support the plate 3 in the vertical direction and guide the weight of the plate 3 into the lower profile strut 2 a.

Tilting of the plate 3 from the lower support members 17 prevents at least one in the upper profile strut 2 suspended holding member 18, the tilting moment of the plate 3 with respect to the lower support members 17 in the upper profile strut 2 initiates.

The shape of the support members 17 and / or the holding members 18 is explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, a side view in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis the profile struts 2 show.

The support member 17 has a substantially U-shaped shape, consisting of a back part 19 and two in in the same direction from the back part 19 elevating legs 21 and 22. The support member 17 is an approx. 5 to 10 cm long section of an extruded profile that is continuous has the same cross-sectional shape.

The back part 19 has an inner surface 23 that of a step or shoulder 24 into two sections 25 and 26 is divided. Both sections 25 and 26 are flat surfaces, however, section 25 of the inside 23 in the direction in which the two legs 21 and 22 point, opposite section 26 is offset. On its outside follows the outer contour of the back part 19 essentially the course of the inside 23 so that the back part 19 has approximately the same wall thickness everywhere.

At a distance from that in the longitudinal direction of the support member 17th continuous shoulder 24 rises the leg 21 and it becomes parallel to step 24 and to the surface section 26 perpendicular wall 27 limited. At a distance from the wall 26, the wall 27 merges into one Projection 28 over, in the direction of the leg 22nd has. This projection 28 is on its inside 23 of the back part 19 facing side from a parallel to this Wall 29 bounded at its free end in a arcuate curved wall 31 merges. About after one Fourth circular arc closes a wall on the wall 31 Inclined surface 32 on the outside of the leg 21st lies and leads back towards the back part 19. Opposite the plane defined by the wall section 26 the surface 32 is inclined by approximately 45 °. Surface 32 ends at a height below the wall 29, but above one Plane in which the surface section 25 lies. Here goes the Wall 32 into a short vertical wall section 33, which runs parallel to the wall 27 and from this one Has a distance that is slightly smaller than the distance of the two groove edges 12 of the rear-engaging groove 13. On the at the lower end of the wall 33 is a wall 34, which lies in the plane defined by the surface section 25 is. The surface 34 forms an abutment surface in of the manner described below and therefore is in demand Outside.

Finally, the abutment surface goes on its outer edge 34 into an inclined surface 35, which is between the abutment surface 34 and the outer surface of the back part 19 extends. Because of the areas described the leg 21 is divided into an abutment part 36, a neck portion 37 and one formed by the rib 28 Hook section that goes in the opposite direction points like the abutment part 36.

The dimensions of the different sections on the Legs 21 are selected such that the hook section 28 between the groove edges 12 into the interior of the behind-engaging groove 13 can be inserted. In the final The state is then the wall 29 of the hook section 28 against the inside of the bar 9 or 11 in question, So the inner wall next to the groove edge 12, while the abutment surface 34 of the abutment section 36 on the outside adjacent to the opposite groove edge 12. In this position, the neck portion 37 leads through the of the two groove edges 12 limited slot, the Thickness of the neck portion 37, i.e. the distance from the wall 27 from wall 33 prevented from moving across the groove edges 12 of the hook portion 28 from the rear grip Groove 13 can fall out when the abutment section 36 abuts the relevant bar 9 or 11.

The leg 22 has a relatively simple structure insofar as it is slightly trapezoidal in cross section and laterally bounded by two flat surfaces 38 and 39 respectively that converge toward the back portion 19 away. The length of the leg 13, measured from the surface section 25, is less than the depth of the groove 16 in the Plate 3.

3 shows, the upper holding member 18 also in Cross section a substantially U-shaped shape and has a back part 41 and two in the same direction extending legs 42 and 43. Also the holding part 13 is a 5 to 10 cm long section of an extruded profile and so it has the entire length same cross section.

The leg 42 has the shape of a rectangular cross section Groin that is perpendicular to the back portion 41 extends. At its free end, this bar is with one projecting in the direction of the leg 43 hook-shaped Strip 44 provided, one parallel to the back part 41 and carries spaced contact surface 45. The Distance of the hook surface 45 from an inner surface 46 of the Back part 41 is slightly larger than the height of the groove edge 12, i.e. the wall thickness of the strip 9 or 11.

The leg 43 consists of two sections, the Back part 41 adjacent section 47 rectangular cross-section has, while the remote from the back portion 41 Section 48 has a trapezoidal shape. Consequently run side walls 49 and 51 of the leg 43 in the connection on the back part 41 initially parallel to one another, before converging towards each other at a distance from the back part 41 are angled. In the upper part, on the back part 41 adjacent area is the distance between the Sidewalls 41 and 59 of the width of the groove 16, while the The length of the leg 48 is in turn shorter than the groove 16 deep.

Finally, to accommodate and hold cables in the back part 41, a groove 52 is provided, which in cross section seen, has the shape of a three-quarter circle.

The assembly of the shop and exhibition wall 1 is done as follows:

First, be in the appropriate vertical distance the two profile struts 2 on the end bearing Pillars or pillars attached at the desired height. Then be behind in the open-ended underhand Groove 13 of the lower profile strut 2 at least two Support members 17 hung at a distance from each other.

For this, they are, as described above, with the hook section 28 advance from below into the rear grip Groove 13 inserted, for which it with the back part 19th about 45 ° from the vertical. After inserting the hook section 28 into the lower one rear-engaging groove 13, the support members, based on 1 in the clockwise direction, pivoted back through 45 °, until the abutment member with the abutment surface 34 rests on the outside on the underside of the profile strut 2. Another pivoting of the support members 17 clockwise is due to the interaction of the hook surface 29 and the abutment surface 34 with the walls in the area of behind-engaging groove 13 prevented.

When inserted, the surface section 25 runs at the level of the underside of the profile strut 2. On the now perpendicularly upstanding leg 22 of the at least two support members 17, the plate 3 is set up, wherein the leg 22 engages in the groove 16. The weight of the Plate 3 is here over the surface area 25 in the lower profile strut 2 initiated. The leg 22 needs no vertical force to take over. Regardless of the depth the groove 16 is thus inevitably a support for the Plate 3 reached so that the bottom edge is flush with the Bottom of the lower profile strut 2 runs.

After the plate 3 on the at least two lower support members 17 is set up, at least one upper holding member 18 with the leg 42 ahead into the open top hooked groove 13 of the upper profile strut 2 hooked and pressed down until the leg 48 over his entire length is in the upper groove 16 of the plate 3.

3, the underside of the groove 52 forms a semicircular bead that lies between the two Legs 42 and 43 rises. The position of this bead is like this dimensioned that the free distance to the inside of the Leg 42 corresponds to the distance that the neighboring Groove edge 12 from the outer surface of the side wall 4 or 5 Has. This has the consequence that when the holding member 18 the Has assumed the position shown in Fig. 1, the holding member 18 can no longer be moved transversely to the profile strut 2 can, because the bead formed by the groove 52 on the Outside of the profile strut 2 creates while on the other hand the inside of the leg 42 on the adjacent groove edge 12 is pressed. The holding member 18 is thus in Secured transversely and since the leg 43 with his upper section 47 fits tightly in the groove 16, the The top edge of the plate is not transverse to the relevant one Profile strut 2 are moved. As a result of the corresponding Dimension of the leg 22 of the lower support member 17 relative to the width of the groove 16 there is also no play here Bracket guaranteed. A shift of the lower one Support member 17 is prevented by the neck portion 37.

Since the distance between the legs 42 and 43 of the upper holding member 18 is exactly as large as the distance between the legs 21 and 22 of the lower support member 17 has the plate 3 both both above and below the same distance from the neighboring one Profile strut 2.

When the plates reach 3 large heights, it happens that when you press the plate 3 that upper holding member 18 pressed out of the groove 16 of the plate 3 is because the rounded outer contour the groove 52 due to the pressure applied perpendicular to the Profile strut 2 on the adjacent edge of the profile strut 2 rises upwards, whereby the leg 43 out of the groove 16 is released. In order to prevent this, as shown in Fig. 3 with dashed lines shows a strip on the outer wall of the groove 52 54 be unshaped. This bar 54 goes tangentially from the side wall of the groove 52, with reference to FIG. 3 at the lowest point and points towards the thigh 42. The bar 54 has the greatest distance in this way from the inside 46 of the back part 41 to which it extends parallel to the cross-section. The Length of the strip 54, measured parallel to the extension of the back part 41 in cross section is chosen so that a straight line to the free end of the ledge 54 through the throat area passes through, on which the outer wall of the groove 52nd begins to rise above the inside 46. This will help inserted holding member 18 achieves that with a force on the leg 43 in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis the profile strut 2 the bar 54 with its free edge, 1, on the side wall 5 of the upper profile strut 2 creates, and at a clear distance from the rounded upper edge on which the side wall 5 goes into the bar 11. This way you avoid that the pressure force introduced is aimed at the holding member 18, again with reference to FIG. 1, in the counterclockwise direction to pivot upwards.

Claims (13)

1. Partition for trade fairs and shops

   with at least two struts (2) running parallel and at a distance from one another, each having at least one groove (13), which may be engaged from the rear,

   with a panel (3), which is attached to the struts (2), spans the area between the struts (2) and also covers the struts (2) and which at least in an edge side (14, 15) running parallel to the struts (2) contains a groove (16) running parallel to the groove (3) of the corresponding strut (2), and

   with at least one upper and lower support or holding member (17, 18) with an essentially U-shaped cross-section for supporting or holding the panel (3) by means of the struts (2), said support or holding member having a respective rear portion (19, 41) and two legs (21, 22; 42, 43), which extend in the same direction from the rear portion (19, 41), run parallel to one another in the longitudinal direction of the support or holding member (17, 18), one leg (21, 42) of which engaging behind the groove (13) of the strut (2) when the panel (3) is secured to the strut (2) and the other leg (22, 43) engaging into the corresponding adjacent groove (16) of the edge side (14, 15) of the panel (3), whereby

   the leg (21) cooperating with the lower strut (2) has a hook portion (28), which sits in the groove (13) in assembled state and points in the direction of the other leg (22), and also has an abutment portion (36), which points in the opposite direction and abuts against the strut (2) outside the groove (13), said abutment portion (36) being formed by a rib which is vertically displaced relative to the hook portion (28) in accordance with the wall thickness of the groove (13) which may be engaged from the rear, and whereby the hook portion (28) may be inserted into the groove (13) from below, when the rear portion (19) is held approximately at 45° relative to the vertical.
2. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 1, characterised in that the rib (36) is essentially triangular in cross-section, in which case the edge immediately adjacent to the hook portion (28) runs parallel to the normal on the panel (3).
3. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to claim 1, characterised in that the rear portion (19) has a plane bearing shoulder (25) which lies in a plane with a surface (34) of the abutment portion (36) abutting against the strut (2).
4. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 1, characterised in that the leg (22), which may be inserted into the groove (16), has an approximately trapezoidal cross-section, the edges (38, 39) of which converge away from the rear portion (19).
5. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 1, characterised in that the leg (42) of the holding member (18), which may be inserted into the groove (13) of the strut (2), which may be engaged from the rear, has a projection (44), which points towards the other leg (43) and the distance of which from the rear portion (41) is equal to the wall thickness in the region of the groove edge (12) of the groove (13) of the strut (2), which may be engaged from the rear.
6. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 5, characterised in that the projection (44) is formed by a continuous rib extending over the length of the holding member (18).
7. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 6, characterised in that the rib (44) is triangular in cross-section, in which case the edge (45) facing the rear portion (41) runs approximately parallel to the rear portion (41).
8. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 1, characterised in that the leg (43) of the holding member (18) sitting in the groove (16) of the upper edge side (14) of the panel (3) has a cross-sectional profile which is approximately trapezoidal and converges away from the rear portion (41).
9. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 8, characterised in that a section (47) defined by two parallel walls is arranged between the rear portion (41) and the portion (48) of the leg (43) which has a trapezoidal cross-section.
10. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 9, characterised in that the thickness of the section (47) defined between the parallel walls is approximately equal to the width of the groove (16) in the upper edge side (14) of the panel (3).
11. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 1, characterised in that the rear portion (41) of the holding member (18) bears a continuous groove (52) extending over the length of the holding member (18) and running parallel to the legs (42, 43).
12. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 11, characterised in that the groove (52) has a cross-section approximately in the form of a three-quarter circle and has a groove slot which opens in the opposite direction to that in which the legs (42, 43) point relative to the rear portion (41).
13. Partition for trade fairs and shops according to Claim 5, characterised in that the thickness of the leg (42) of the holding member (18), which may be inserted into the groove (13) of the strut (2), is at most half as large as the distance between the groove edges (12).

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