SCAFFOLD PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
The invention concerns a scaffolding decking (10) for scaffolding in the building sector, with a support frame (16) comprising two longitudinal profiles (18) and one or more transverse profiles (20), via which the longitudinal profiles (18) are connected to one another. The scaffolding decking has a decking plate (12) which is fastened to the longitudinal profiles (18), each cross profile (20) being hooked into the two longitudinal profiles (18) and only being hooked through the decking plate (12) into its longitudinal profiles (18) is held or secured in the hooked position. Each transverse profile (20) has two wall legs (42) which are connected to one another via a back section (44) and wherein the two wall legs (42) have angled free edge portions (46) on which the covering plate (12) rests. Also, the invention concerns a process for the manufacture of the scaffolding above decking (10).
The invention concerns a scaffolding decking, such as this is used as a walk-on working platform for scaffolding, in particular for scaffolding. Also, the invention concerns a process for manufacturing such a scaffolding decking.
Scaffolding decks available on the market have a supporting frame made of longitudinal and transverse profiles that are welded or riveted together. The support frame is usually made of metal and is used for the storage and support a walk-on covering plate, which can be made of wood, plastic or a composite material, for example. The covering plate can be screwed or riveted to the support frame. Such scaffolding decks are also known in the construction industry as so-called frame panels or combination decks. The scaffolding decks are cost-intensive to manufacture and, in the event of damage to the longitudinal or transverse profiles of the supporting frame, are difficult to repair, especially as the decking plate must be detached from the supporting frame and, in addition, the rivet or welded connections of the transverse profiles must be destroyed to loosen them.
It is, therefore, the task of the invention to specify a durable scaffolding decking which has a sufficiently high load-bearing capacity for construction purposes and which is
easier and cheaper to manufacture. In addition, it is the task of the invention to specify a cost-effective process for manufacturing such a scaffolding decking.
The scaffolding decking according to the invention has the features stated in claim 1. The procedure according to the invention is indicated in claim 11.
The scaffolding decking according to the invention is essentially characterized by the fact that the cross profile(s) is/are hooked into the two longitudinal profiles of the supporting frame and is/are held or secured in position solely by the supporting or decking plate in its/their longitudinal profiles, i.e. is/are hooked into the longitudinal profiles. In other words, unintentional loosening of the hook connection between the cross profile(s) and the longitudinal profiles is prevented or prevented by the covering plate attached to the two longitudinal profiles. The scaffolding decking according to the invention can thus be manufactured more simply and cost-effectively overall. Welding or riveting the cross profile or the individual cross profiles to the longitudinal profiles is completely unnecessary, which means that the covering plate has a dual function. This connects the longitudinal profiles to each other and thus enables sufficient bending and torsional stiffness of the scaffolding decking.
On the other hand, it serves as a locking or securing device for the cross profile interlocked with the longitudinal profiles or the cross profiles interlocked with the longitudinal profiles, so that the cross profile or profiles are secured against unintentional disconnection from the longitudinal profiles. According to the invention, each cross profile has two wall legs which are connected to each other via a back section. In this case, the transverse profile(s) therefore have a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape and are/are preferably designed 2s open towards the covering plate. Such a U-shaped cross-section shape enables the cross sections to be realised with a sufficiently high load-bearing capacity. According to the invention, the two wall legs have angled free edge sections, preferably to the outside, to provide the largest possible contact or support area for the covering plate. After the invention, the load-bearing capacity and the torsional rigidity of the scaffolding beam can be further improved by the fact that each transverse profile of the support frame is provided with several hooks, which engage in recesses in the longitudinal profiles corresponding to the hooks. According to the invention, the recesses in the longitudinal member(s) for the respective transverse profile(s) are preferably slot-shaped.
This reduces material weakening of the side members to a minimum. Slots can also be produced without great effort, for example using a laser cutting process or using machining, in particular by sawing, at low cost and with great dimensional accuracy.
With its hook(s), the cross-member(s) can be arranged advantageously in the recesses of the side rails in the form fit of the sliding play. This prevents unwanted warping of the supporting frame during fabrication and use of the scaffolding decking.
After the invention, the covering plate rests on a profile heel of the longitudinal profiles. This means that the longitudinal profiles can protect the decking plate laterally in the sense of a frame around its longitudinal edges. Unwanted mechanical damage to the decking plate during transport or the use of the scaffolding decking can be avoided.
The recesses or slots of the longitudinal profiles can extend from the profile heel of the longitudinal profiles into (inside) side wall area of the longitudinal profiles. This allows the cross profile or the cross profiles to be hooked into both longitudinal profiles in a simplified manner, if necessary at the same time. At the same time, the cross profile(s) can be aligned with its/their supporting surface(s) 25 to support the decking plate in alignment with a bearing surface of the longitudinal profiles, for example, formed by the paragraph above. Overall, a flat contact and support of the covering plate on the longitudinal as well as on the cross profile or the cross profiles can be achieved.
After the invention, the covering plate rests on the cross profile or profiles of the support frame. This allows the decking plate to be supported in the area of the cross profile(s) (free of play). As a result, the covering plate can be realised in total thinner, thus lighter, or from a less load-stable and therefore cheaper material.
After the invention, the covering plate can be riveted, preferably solely, to the longitudinal profiles of the support frame. Such riveted joints can be realised cost-effectively and offer advantages not least due to the cost-effective automation of riveting processes—especially for mass production of scaffold decks.
According to the invention, the longitudinal profiles of the support frame are preferably hollow profiles. This allows sufficient load-bearing scaffolding decks to be achieved with a low mass at the same time. Overall, this is advantageous for the handling of the scaffolding decking.
The ingenious process for the fabrication of a scaffolding decking described above comprises the following steps:
- Provision of the longitudinal profiles and one or more cross profiles as well as the covering plate;
- Hook each cross profile into the longitudinal profile under the support frame:
- Placing the decking slat on the longitudinal profiles of the support frame; and
- Securing one cross profile or profiles in its/its position hooked into the longitudinal profiles solely by fixing the covering plate to the longitudinal profiles of the support frame, in particular by riveting it firmly.
With the ingenious method, the scaffolding decking can be produced simply and cost-effectively. Hereby eliminating the need for welding or time-consuming and costly fastening of the cross profile(s) to the longitudinal beams using separate fastening means, such as screws or rivets.
It should be noted that the inventive process can easily be automated so that the scaffolding decking can be produced cost-effectively in mass production. Hooking the cross profiles into the side members can be done simultaneously.
In summary, the invention concerns a scaffolding decking for scaffolding in the building sector, with a supporting frame with two longitudinal profiles and with a transverse profile or with several transverse profiles via which the longitudinal profiles are connected to each other.
The scaffolding decking has a decking plate which is attached to the longitudinal profiles, whereby the cross profile(s) is/are hooked into the two longitudinal profiles and are held or secured solely by the decking plate in its/their position hooked into the longitudinal profiles. Moreover, the invention relates to a cost-effective and easy to carry out a method for producing a scaffolding above.
Further advantages of the invention result from the description and the drawing. The form of execution shown and described is not to be understood as an exhaustive list, but rather has exemplary character for the description of the invention.
Show in the drawing:
The scaffolding deck has a supporting frame, which is labelled 16 in total. The support frame 16 is used to support and stiffen the decking plate 12 and to detachably attach the scaffolding decking 10 to other scaffolding parts of the construction or working scaffolding. Support frame 16 has two longitudinal beams or longitudinal profiles 18 and one or more cross beams or cross profiles 20.
The longitudinal profiles 18 can each have connecting means 24 at their free end sections 22, using which the scaffolding decking 10 can be attached in a known manner to vertically running scaffolding standards or to horizontally running scaffolding ledgers (not shown in each case), for example, hooked in. The longitudinal profiles 18 are each connected via the cross profiles 20.
In the design example shown, the support frame 16 has four profiles 20 as examples. However, the support frame 16 can also have less than four, for example, 2 or three, or even more than four cross profiles 20. The scaffold deck 10 can be provided at both ends with a profile fitting 25 preferably made of metal, as shown in
In
18 longitudinal profiles are each designed as hollow profiles and preferably consist of metal, for example, aluminium. The longitudinal profiles 18 can be designed in particular as so-called extrusion profiles. The longitudinal profiles 18 each have an upper side 26, an underside 28, an outside 30 and an inside. 32 The upper side 26 of the longitudinal profiles 18 is of stepped design. As a result, the longitudinal profiles 18 each have a paragraph 34. Paragraph 34 forms a support area 36 for the covering plate 12 and the covering plate 12 is in direct contact with the support area 36. Here, the covering plate 12 is fastened solely to the longitudinal profiles 18 and riveted via several rivets 38 (
The cross profiles 20 have several hooks 40 at both ends, over which the cross profiles 20 are hooked to the two longitudinal profiles 18.
The hooks 40 are clearly visible in the detail view of a single cross profile 20 of the support frame 16 as shown in
the cross profiles 20 and the side members 18. The cross profiles 20 each have a U-shaped cross-section. Two parallel or essentially parallel wall legs 42 are connected to each other via a connection
or back section 44 of cross profile 20. It should be noted that the two wall legs 42 may have
free edge sections 46 angled or bent outwards. The covering plate (
A groove 50 with a width B is formed between the hook 40 and the respective assigned wall leg 42.
In
The cross profiles 20 of the support frame are secured against disconnection from the longitudinal beams 18 solely by the covering plate 12 riveted directly to the longitudinal beams 18. This eliminates the need for time-consuming and cost-intensive riveting or welding of each cross profile 20 with the longitudinal profiles 18.
In the event of damage to one or more cross profiles 20 or longitudinal profiles 18 of support frame 16 (
The scaffolding decking 10 erected in the manner described above is therefore particularly easy and inexpensive to manufacture and repair.
In the following, the ingenious process for the fabrication of the above-explained scaffold decking 10 with additional reference to
In a first step 102 the longitudinal and cross profiles 18,20 (
Claims
1. S Scaffolding deck (10) for a scaffolding, in particular scaffolding, having a supporting frame (16) having two longitudinal profiles (18) and one or more transverse profiles (20), via which the longitudinal profiles (18) are connected to one another, and having a deck plate (12) which is fastened to the longitudinal profiles (18), each transverse profile (20) being hooked into the two longitudinal profiles (18) and held solely by the covering plate (12) in its position hooked into the longitudinal profiles (18), each transverse profile (20) each having two wall legs (42) which are connected to one another via a 10 back section (44) and the two wall legs (42) having angled free edge sections (46) to which the covering plate (12) rests.
2. Scaffolding decking according to claim 1, characterised in that each of the transverse profiles (20) is provided at both ends with a plurality of hooks (40) which engage in corresponding recesses (52) of the longitudinal profiles (18).
3. Scaffolding decking according to claim 2, characterised in that the recesses (52) of the longitudinal profiles (18) are slot-shaped.
4. A scaffolding decking according to claim 3, characterised in that the recesses (52) at least in a supporting area (36) of the longitudinal profiles (18) for the covering plate (12).
5. scaffolding decking according to claim 4, characterised in that the support area (36) is formed by a paragraph (34) of the respective longitudinal profile (18).
6. scaffolding decking according to claim 4 or 5, characterised in that the recesses (52) each extend into an inner wall (54) of the respective longitudinal profile (18).
7. scaffolding decking according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the decking plate (12) bears against the or other transverse profiles (20) of the supporting frame (16), preferably directly.
8. A scaffolding deck according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the deck plate (12) is riveted, preferably solely, to the longitudinal profiles (18) of the supporting frame (16).
9. Scaffolding decking according to one of the preceding claims,
- characterised in that the longitudinal profiles (18) are in each case designed as hollow profiles.
10. A method (100) for making a scaffolding decking (10) according to any of the preceding claims, comprising the following steps:
- Providing (102) the longitudinal profiles (18) and the or cross profiles (20) and the covering plate (12);
- Hook (104) of each cross profile (20) into the longitudinal profiles (18) to form the support frame (16);
- Place (106) the covering plate (12) on the longitudinal profiles (18) of the support frame (16);
- Securing (108) the transverse profile(s) in its/their hooked-in position (20) in that the covering plate (12) is fastened to the longitudinal profiles (18) of the support frame (16), in particular, riveted in place.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 27, 2018
Publication Date: Sep 9, 2021
Inventors: Andre Gaiser (Weissenhorn), Christian Leder (Bibertal/Buehl), Juergen Andree (Neu-Ulm)
Application Number: 16/610,887