CLIMBING BOOT FOR A RAIL-GUIDED CLIMBING SYSTEM
A climbing boot for a rail-guided climbing system, which can be used in particular as a climbing formwork, climbing frame, protective climbing wall and/or climbing working platform. The climbing boot comprises a main boot body having first and second rail guide elements, wherein at least the first rail guide element, in particular the first and second rail guide elements, is/are arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, a climbing rail, which is arranged slidably between the first and second rail guide elements is guided by the rail guide elements by portions of the climbing rail being surrounded by the rail guide elements.
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The present application claims priority to the filing of German patent application number 10 2020 133 810.4 filed on Dec. 16, 2020, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELDThe invention relates to a climbing boot for a rail-guided climbing system, comprising a main boot body having first and second rail guide elements, wherein at least the first rail guide element, in particular the first and second rail guide elements, is/are arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, a climbing rail, which is arranged slidably between the first and second rail guide elements is guided by the rail guide elements by portions of the climbing rail being surrounded by the rail guide elements. The invention also relates to a rail-guided climbing system comprising this climbing boot and to a method for decoupling this climbing boot coupled to a concreting segment of a building.
BACKGROUNDIt is well known that self-climbing formwork is used for the construction of tall buildings, wherein a formwork, i.e., a mold, for example for the production of concrete walls on a construction site, is moved in the climbing direction on a molded wall, which, in the case of walls, faces upward, i.e., can be clamped. In this case, rails are attached to the walls on which the formwork can be moved upwards. The rails are fastened to the wall with climbing boots. The rail can then be pushed up by these climbing boots, allowing another floor to be poured, for example using a lifting device such as a hydraulic unit. The climbing boots themselves are each fastened to the wall via a bracket.
The Rail Climbing System (RCS) from PERI, for example, uses climbing boots that serve as a connecting element between the already completed part of the building to be erected and the climbing technology and guide a vertically slidable rail on which formwork and/or protective housings are fastened.
In a climbing operation, a plurality of climbing boots arranged one below the other are generally required in order to carry and/or guide the climbing rail and to support the climbing mechanism, for example, in that the lifting device is supported on these climbing boots in order to move the rails upwards. In order to concrete a tall building, a large number of climbing boots would be required, arranged one below the other, so that the self-climbing technology can climb the entire building height. However, this is inefficient and expensive, which is why climbing boots that are no longer required, for example those that have already been “overclimbed” by the climbing system, are to be reused. This reduces the total number of climbing boots required.
The climbing boot used in the RCS system is described in DE 10 2005 030 333 B4. It essentially consists of two parts, the wall/ceiling boot and the sliding boot. The wall boot is attached to a wall or the ceiling boot on a ceiling, for example concreted. The sliding boot, which is rotatably connected to the wall/ceiling boot, is connected to the climbing rail, i.e., it serves as a guide for the climbing rail, as a support for the lifting device and as a holding point for the climbing rail. The wall/ceiling boot is removed and reinstalled in a higher position for reuse. To release the sliding boot from the wall/ceiling boot and reattach it to the new deployment location, the following steps must be performed (steps 1 to 6: releasing and transporting the climbing boot, steps 7-10: fastening the climbing boot):
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- 1. The climbing boot 10 must be “folded open,” i.e., in the event that the two claws 50 are designed to be foldable, both claws 50, which surround the climbing rail 20, must be opened. For this purpose, two plug-in pins 56 have to be pulled out and then be reinserted into the sliding boot 16,
- 2. loosening the cotter pin on the fastening bolts 34,
- 3) pulling out the fastening bolts 34, wherein the climbing boot must be held, optionally by a second person,
- 4) the climbing boot 10 can then be lifted out between the wall 14 and the climbing rail 20,
- 5) disassembling the wall/ceiling boot 18,
- 6) both parts, the wall/ceiling boot 18 and sliding boot 16, must finally be transported upwards to the new climbing region, i.e., the region in the climbing direction in which the climbing boot is to be used,
- 7) mounting the wall/ceiling boot 18 at the anchor point in the new climbing region that is designated for this purpose,
- 8) an opened gliding boot 16 in which the claws 50 are open must be positioned and held in relation to the wall/ceiling boot 18 in such a way that the fastening bolt 34 reconnects the sliding boot 16 to the wall/ceiling boot 18,
- 9) securing the cotter pin to fastening bolts 34, and
- 10) the sliding boot 16 must be “folded closed” so as to create a guide for the climbing rail 20, i.e., the two claws 50, which are still open, must be closed. For this purpose, the two plug-in pins 56 have to be pulled out, the claws 50 closed and the plug-in pins 56 inserted again.
According to another document EP 3 241 959 A1, a climbing boot is disclosed in which a recess 16 is present in each of two claws 11 of the climbing boot (see
The known climbing boots have the following disadvantages when releasing from and fastening to a wall or ceiling:
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- a plurality of handles are necessary, resulting in poor ergonomics and a high susceptibility to errors in the design of the handles,
- a plurality of connecting elements, for example wall/ceiling boots and sliding boots, are required, i.e., the risk of losing these connecting elements,
- a plurality of steps must be carried out at the same time, for example the climbing boot must be held at a hole position, wherein the climbing boot must be designed to be heavy in relation to its load and can be held by a worker only briefly in order to insert a fastening bolt into the hole of the hole position, which fastening bolt is held in the other hand, which is ergonomically disadvantageous and error-prone, and
- even two people are optionally required to release and re-fasten the climbing boot, for example if the climbing boot can only be held with two hands and the fastening bolt must be inserted into the hole of the hole position by another worker.
In contrast, the object of the present invention is to provide a compact and portable climbing boot for a rail-guided climbing system that can be decoupled easily and without great manual effort from a wall or ceiling of a concreting segment of a building and can be released from being guided by a climbing rail of the climbing system. In particular, the climbing boot is intended to allow the rail-guided climbing system to be decoupled quickly and ergonomically from the wall or ceiling of the concreting segment and to be released from being guided by the climbing rail without the possibility of losing parts of the climbing boot. Thus, with the climbing boot according to the invention, the disadvantages of the prior art when decoupling the climbing boot from the wall or ceiling and releasing the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail are to be avoided or at least reduced, which avoids errors when releasing the climbing boot from the wall or ceiling and from being guided by the climbing rail and increases the working safety.
This problem is solved by a climbing boot and a method for decoupling a climbing boot fastened to a concreting segment of a building.
The object according to the invention is thus achieved by a climbing boot for a rail-guided climbing system, which can be used in particular as a climbing formwork, climbing frame, protective climbing wall and/or climbing working platform. The climbing boot comprises a main boot body having first and second rail guide elements, wherein at least the first rail guide element, in particular the first and second rail guide elements, is/are arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, i.e., in the “closed” position, a climbing rail, which is arranged slidably between the first and second rail guide elements is guided by the rail guide elements by portions of the climbing rail being surrounded by the rail guide elements. The climbing boot further comprises a receiving element that is arranged on the main boot body and is designed to interact with a first portion of a bracket element, arranged in a stationary manner on a concreting segment of a building, in such a way that, when the receiving element is attached to the first portion of the bracket element, a load of the climbing boot can be introduced into the bracket element. Finally, the climbing boot comprises a sliding element that is provided with a handle and is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body and the first rail guide element, and, when the first rail guide element is in the guidance state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, i.e., set into the “open” position, in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail.
The main boot body and the sliding element can each be designed as a frame, wherein they can be formed as a flat body with or without recesses. The main boot body and the sliding element can consist of one or more parts/components that are detachably, i.e., reversibly, or irreversibly, connected to one another. The parts or components of the main boot body and sliding element can each be manufactured from different materials, for example steel, aluminum or carbon fiber composite materials, or a combination thereof, in order to keep the weight of the main boot body, and thus the weight of the climbing boot, low. The advantages according to the invention are already obtained when the sliding element provided with the handle is mechanically coupled only to the main boot body and the first rail guide element. However, in a preferred embodiment, in addition to the main boot body, the sliding element is mechanically coupled to both the first rail guide element and also to a locking element that serves to lock the climbing boot on the bracket element. In the following, a coupling is already understood as a contact of one element with another element for the introduction or removal of forces. Fastening is understood to mean a connection, for example a screw or welded connection, between two elements in which the elements are fixedly connected to one another in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner, i.e., not displaceable relative to one another.
On the main boot body, the first and/or second rail guide elements can be arranged so as to be pivotable and/or extendable by means of mechanical coupling members, for example in the form of an axle element, such as a cylindrical bolt, and/or a sliding element. A combination of pivotable and extendable arrangement of the at least one rail guide element on the main boot body is possible. Preferably, both the first and the second rail guide elements are attached to the main boot body so as to be pivotable and can be transferred to the pivoted-out guidance state by pivoting from the pivoted-in initial state, and vice versa.
The receiving element arranged on the main boot body can be arranged on the main boot body by means of mechanical coupling members, for example in the form of a screw or a bolt, or in one piece with the main boot body. The receiving element, in the form of a hook open counter to a climbing direction, is preferably arranged on an outer portion of the main boot body, for example on a lower portion of the main boot body, when the climbing boot is aligned with its longitudinal axis in the vertical climbing direction. In this case, the handle of the sliding element is preferably arranged in an upper portion of the sliding element. Any shape of the mechanical coupling is possible by applying the receiving element to the first portion, provided that it allows the load applied to the climbing boot, which load can be formed by the own weight of the climbing boot or a load of the climbing system or a part thereof applied to the climbing boot, to be introduced into the first portion of the bracket element. For example, it may be sufficient to place the receiving element on the first portion of the bracket element to avoid movement of the receiving element in the direction of gravity. The mechanical coupling between the receiving element and the bracket element can be eliminated by separating these elements from one another. The receiving element can be attached to the main boot body so as to be pivotable and can be transferred to the pivoted-out receiving state by pivoting from the pivoted-in initial state, and vice versa, wherein a locking function of the receiving element on the bracket element is not necessary. The receiving element can interact with the locking element of the main boot body to lock the climbing boot on the bracket element when the locking element is in the locked state. When the climbing boot is aligned with its longitudinal axis in the vertical climbing direction, the receiving element can have a substantially horizontally aligned and cylindrical recess that is open downwards counter to the climbing direction to receive a bracket support element, for example in the form of a cylindrical bolt, as a portion of the bracket element when the climbing boot is placed on the bracket element from above, i.e., in the direction opposite to the climbing direction, or is suspended in the bracket element. The bracket element can be designed as a suspension element for suspending the climbing boot, for example as a hook-in ring, wherein all the embodiments of the first portion of the bracket element are comprised that interact with the receiving element in such a way that, when the receiving element is attached to the first portion of the bracket element, a load of the climbing boot can be introduced into the bracket element.
The sliding element and the main boot body can be arranged so as to be slidable substantially parallel to one another in the decoupling direction. The handle is preferably arranged in an outer portion of the sliding element and is connected to the sliding element detachably, for example by means of a screw or latching/snap connection, or irreversibly, for example in the case of an integral formation.
The sliding element can be coupled to the main boot body, the first rail guide element and the locking element by means of mechanical coupling members, for example in the form of an axle element, such as a cylindrical bolt, and/or a sliding element, for example in the form of a slide, which can be guided over recesses in the main boot body, or the sliding element itself, and/or lever element and/or an entraining element, for example in the form of a rod, so as to be pivotable and/or extendable. A combination of a pivotable and extendable arrangement of the sliding element on the first and/or second rail guide element and the locking element is possible. Thus, when the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and is oriented with its longitudinal axis in the vertical climbing direction, the sliding element can be arranged so as to be substantially vertical and parallel to the main boot body, and can be coupled via two substantially vertically oriented rods to ends of an axle element designed as a bolt for pivoting the locking element in the form of a latching lug in and out. Furthermore, in this case, the sliding element can be rotatably connected to the vertically pivotable first and second rail guide elements by means of two entraining elements designed as arms in such a way that, when the handle is actuated upwards in the vertical climbing direction, both the locking element and the first and second rail guide elements are set into the initial state and thus the climbing boot is decoupled from the bracket element and released from being guided by the climbing rail.
Alternatively, the sliding element can be mechanically coupled to the main boot body, the first and optionally the second rail guide element and the locking element by means of pipe screw contours, also referred to as slides. In this embodiment, the handle is connected to a rail or integrated into the rail, wherein, in the mounted state of the climbing boot, the rail can only be slid/moved relative to the main boot body in and against the climbing direction, for example vertically. The rail can be designed as part of the sliding element. When the handle is moved in the climbing direction, the rail moves in the climbing direction, for example vertically upwards, and when the handle is moved counter to the climbing direction, the rail moves against the climbing direction, for example vertically downwards. Parallel to the rail, a further rail portion, the length of which can be shorter than the length of the rail in its longitudinal direction, such as the rail on one end of the rail in the climbing direction, for example an upper end of the rail, can be connected to the rail or integrated into the rail and can thus be connected to the handle in such a way that a free end of the rail portion, in the case of a closed climbing boot, can engage both in a first recess of the main boot body and in a first recess of the first or second rail guide element in order to secure the position of the rail guide element. The other, for example lower end of the rail, which, like the free end of the rail portion, can engage in a second recess of the main boot body and also in a second recess of the first or second rail guide element, can also serve to secure the position of the rail guide element.
A rod-shaped element, for example a bolt, can be fixed to the rail perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rail or can be integrated into rail, which rod-shaped element moves along with the rail when the handle is moved in or against the climbing direction, for example vertically upwards and downwards. The rod-shaped element can be guided by a rod-shaped guide element, for example a further rail or a cylinder or axle element arranged parallel to the rail. The first rail guide element or the first and second rail guide elements has a third curved recess having a width that allows a free end and/or a portion of the rod-shaped element to engage in the recess or guide the recess, i.e., allows it to run in the recess. The curved recess can have a helical or threaded profile in order to rotate the rail guide element when the rod-shaped element running in the recess is displaced in or counter to the climbing direction relative to the main boot body by an actuation of the handle. If, when the climbing boot is closed, the handle for unlocking the climbing boot is actuated/pulled in the climbing direction, for example upwards, the rail moves with the rod-shaped element in the climbing direction, i.e., for example vertically upwards, when the main boot body is stationary. Because the rail and the rod-shaped element can only be displaced in the climbing direction, for example vertically upwards, the rod-shaped element guides the rail guide element during the displacement of the rod-shaped element in such a way that, due to the curved recess, the rail guide element also rotates to such an extent that a fictitious straight line of the recess is formed at the location of the rod-shaped element over the displacement of the rod-shaped element in the climbing direction, along which the rod-shaped element can move.
The first and/or second rail guide element can each comprise an at least in part cylindrical hollow body, into which the third curved recess is introduced, for example over a length of the displacement path of the handle relative to the main boot body. The rail can thus be guided in the at least in part cylindrical hollow body in such a way that the rod-shaped element can engage in the recess along its displacement path in order to guide the first and/or second rail guide element in such a way that it is rotated relative to the main boot body during the displacement of the handle. If the first and/or second rail guide elements are to be rotated in relation to the main boot body to close the climbing boot, the handle is displaced in relation to the main boot body counter to the climbing direction in the same way as when the climbing boot is opened, such that, because the rail and the rod-shaped element can only be displaced counter to the climbing direction, for example vertically downwards, the rod-shaped element guides the respective rail guide element during the displacement of the rod-shaped element in such a way that the respective rail guide element rotates with the curved recess in order to close the climbing boot.
The climbing boot according to the invention for the field of construction engineering therefore has a handle on the sliding element, with the actuation of which the climbing boot can be easily separated from the bracket element and released from being guided by a climbing rail when the sliding element is slid in the decoupling direction in relation to the main boot body, which sliding is caused by the actuation of the handle. Preferably, the climbing boot can be recoupled to the bracket element at the handle when the sliding element is slid in the coupling direction in relation to the main boot body counter to the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by the actuation of the handle. By actuating the handle, for example by means of a pulling movement, i.e., “pulling,” the rail guide elements, which engage around the climbing rail for guidance, open. Optionally, actuating the handle also opens a locking element, by means of which the climbing boot is locked on the bracket element, and/or a latching/snap element in the form of a pawl, into which the climbing rail is suspended before opening. This allows the climbing boot to be quickly and easily decoupled/released from the bracket and subsequently removed with only one handle. A plurality of functions are performed within the climbing boot by the actuated handle on the sliding element of the climbing boot. This is necessary in order to easily decouple/release and remove, i.e., remove or fasten, the climbing boot between the bracket element of a wall or ceiling and the climbing rail. When actuating, for example “pulling” the handle, the rail guide elements are unlocked and opened, the receiving element is separated from the bracket element and an existing locking element and/or latching/snap element is in each case set into the initial state, i.e., opened or unlocked. Now it is easy to release and remove the climbing boot, i.e. to remove the climbing boot between the climbing rail and the building.
If the climbing boot is subsequently reattached at a different location of the building to be constructed, the rail guide elements and the optional locking element and/or optional latching/snap element are closed to suspend the climbing rail by a further actuation of the handle in the coupling direction, for example by a downwards pulling movement or a pushing movement, i.e., “pushing” in the reverse order. The climbing boot according to the invention thus is able to be released from a wall or ceiling and from being guided by a climbing rail of the climbing system easily and without a great deal of manual effort with only one handle. Because the climbing boot can be held by the handle, which also releases the climbing boot from the bracket element and from being guided by a climbing rail when it is actuated, it allows the climbing boot to be released quickly and ergonomically from the wall or ceiling of the concreting segment and be released from being guided by the climbing rail. Because the sliding element is mechanically coupled to the main boot body and the first rail guide element and thus movable parts of the climbing boot are mechanically coupled, these parts of the climbing boot cannot be lost when the climbing boot is released.
As mentioned above, the climbing boot can comprise a locking element that is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or extendable on the main boot body and is designed to interact with the first portion of the bracket element and the receiving element or with a second portion of the bracket element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended locking state, the climbing boot is releasably locked to the bracket element, wherein the sliding element provided with the handle is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body, the first rail guide element and the locking element, and, when the first rail guide element is in the guidance state and the locking element is in the locking state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element and the locking element being set in each case into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail and to release it from being locked on the bracket element.
The locking element that is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or extendable on the main boot body can be arranged on the main boot body by means of mechanical coupling members, for example in the form of an axle element, such as a cylindrical bolt, or a sliding element, so as to be pivotable and/or extendable. A combination of pivotable and extendable arrangement of the at least one locking element on the main boot body is possible. The locking element is preferably arranged as a latching/snap element in the form of a nose on an outer portion of the main boot body, for example on a lower portion of the main boot body, when the climbing boot is aligned with its longitudinal axis in the vertical climbing direction. In this case, the handle of the sliding element is preferably arranged in an upper portion of the sliding element. The locking element can be attached to the main boot body so as to be pivotable and can be transferred to the pivoted-out locking state by pivoting from the pivoted-in initial state, and vice versa. The locking element can interact with the receiving element of the main boot body to fasten the climbing boot to the bracket element when the locking element is in the locked state. When the climbing boot is aligned with its longitudinal axis in the vertical climbing direction, the receiving element can have a substantially horizontally aligned and cylindrical recess that is open downwards counter to the climbing direction to receive a bracket support element, for example in the form of a cylindrical bolt, as a first portion of the bracket element when the climbing boot is placed on the bracket element from above, i.e., in the direction opposite to the climbing direction.
As already mentioned, the climbing boot can further comprise at least one latching/snap element that is arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable and is designed to interact with a holding element of the climbing rail and/or a climbing lift rail, which can be displaced relative to the climbing rail and is guided by the climbing rail, for holding the at least one latch/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, i.e., in the “closed” position, the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction, wherein the sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body, either the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, and additionally to the latching/snap element. If either the first rail guide element in the guidance state or the first rail guide element and the locking element are in the locked state, and additionally the latching/snap element is in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, i.e., in each case in the “closed” position, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the boot main body, which sliding is caused by the actuation of the handle, results in either the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, and additionally the latching/snap element, being set in each case into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, i.e., in each case to the “open” position, in order to release the climbing boot either from being guided by the climbing rail or to release it from being guided by the climbing rail and from being locked on the climbing rail, and additionally to free it from being held by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail. In this embodiment, the latching/snap element complements the function of the handle so that, when the handle is actuated, not only is the climbing boot separated from the bracket element and is released from being guided by the climbing rail, but it is also freed from the holding state of the climbing rail/climbing lift rail.
The latching/snap element can comprise either one pawl arranged substantially on a longitudinal axis of the climbing boot or two pawls arranged substantially horizontally spaced apart from the longitudinal axis, in particular at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis. In this case, the pawl or the two pawls are designed to interact with one or more holding elements of the climbing rail for holding the pawl or the two pawls of the first latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction. Two pawls can carry a higher load than only one pawl, wherein the pawls can be actuated in pairs and can also be mechanically connected to one another in pairs.
The climbing direction can indicate a direction upwards, i.e., an upward direction, wherein a sideways direction is also possible, for example in tunnel construction. Oblique linear translational or curved directions, for example rotational directions, are also possible as a climbing direction. The latching/snap element that is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or extendable on the main boot body can be arranged on the boot base body by means of mechanical coupling members, for example in the form of an axle element, such as a cylindrical bolt, or a displacement element, so as to be pivotable and/or extendable. A combination of pivotable and extendable arrangement of the at least one latching/snap element on the main boot body is possible. The climbing direction can correspond to the decoupling direction. Other directions relative to one another, for example opposite or at right angles to one another, are also possible, however.
In a particularly preferred embodiment, the sliding element is designed in such a way that, if the first rail guide element, the first rail guide element and the locking element, the first rail guide element and the latching/snap element, or the first rail guide element, the locking element and the latching/snap element are in each case in the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, i.e., in the “open” position, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a coupling direction opposite to the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the locking element being set into the locking state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state, or the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the locking element being set into the locking state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state, i.e., in the “closed” state, in order to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and lock it on the bracket element, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, or to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, lock it on the bracket element and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail. The sliding element is therefore designed such that, when the handle is actuated, the resulting sliding of the sliding element takes place in relation to the main boot body in a coupling direction opposite to the decoupling direction, the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and is moved so as to be guided by the climbing rail and, optionally, the climbing boot is additionally locked on the bracket element and/or is set into the holding state of the climbing rail/climbing lift rail. The handle can thus be used both to decouple and/or couple the climbing boot to the bracket element and/or the climbing rail.
If the climbing boot comprises at least one further latching/snap element that is arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable and interacts with at least one further holding element of the climbing rail and/or the climbing lift rail for holding the further latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail and/or the climbing lift rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the direction opposite the climbing direction, wherein the latching/snap elements can be actuated simultaneously or independently of one another by the handle, the sliding plate can be designed in such a way that, after the handle has been actuated, the climbing boot can be released not only from the climbing rail but separately or additionally from the climbing lift rail. The use of the climbing boot in climbing systems having a plurality of pawls for holding the climbing lift rail is also possible in this way.
It is preferred if the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and a longitudinal axis of the climbing boot is oriented in the climbing direction, a first latching/snap element of the latching/snap elements is arranged on the longitudinal axis of the climbing boot in the climbing direction and second and third latching/snap elements of the latching/snap elements are arranged so as to be spaced substantially vertically from the longitudinal axis, in particular at equal distances. If the climbing direction points vertically upwards, the second and third latching/snap elements are arranged substantially horizontally spaced apart from the longitudinal axis. In this way, the climbing boot can transfer a load from the climbing rail to the wall or the ceiling that greater than a load that is received by only one or two latching/snap elements when the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail is suspended. The symmetrical alignment of the latching/snap elements with respect to the longitudinal axis simplifies the structure of the climbing boot. In addition, the load of the climbing boot is optimized when the latching/snap elements are aligned symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis.
It is advantageous if the first latching/snap element is arranged relative to the main boot body in such a way that it interacts with the further holding element of the climbing lift rail for latching/snapping the first latching/snap element, and the second and third latching/snap elements are arranged relative to the main boot body in such a way that, for latching/snapping the second and third latching/snap elements, they interact either with further holding elements of the climbing lift rail or with further holding elements of the climbing rail, which are in each case different from the further holding element of the climbing lift rail for latching/snapping the first latching/snap element. In this embodiment, the second and third latching/snap elements can be used for holding elements in the climbing rail or for further holding elements in the climbing lift rail, which leads to a high flexibility in the use of the climbing boot on the construction site.
It is also advantageous if first and second pawls of the first latching/snap elements are arranged substantially on a first axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the climbing boot at a distance from the longitudinal axis, in particular at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis, and second and third further latching/snap elements are arranged at a distance therefrom in or opposite the climbing direction or at the same level in the climbing direction on a second axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at a distance from the longitudinal axis, in particular at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis. Due to the distribution of the load on two pawls of the first latching/snap element and in each case one pawl of the second and third further latching/snap element, wherein the first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element and the pawls of the second and third further latching/snap elements can be actuated in pairs, the permissible load can be higher than in an embodiment in which the first latching/snap element has only one pawl. In order to keep the design compact perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the two pawls of the first latching/snap element can be arranged offset relative to the second and third further latching/snap elements in or counter to the climbing direction.
Depending on the design of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, it can be advantageous for first distances from the longitudinal axis of the first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element to differ from second distances of the second and third further latching/snap elements from the longitudinal axis, in particular to select the first distances to be smaller than the second distances when the first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element are arranged at a distance from the second and third further latching/snap elements in or counter to the climbing direction or are located at the same height in the climbing direction with respect to the second and third further latching/snap elements. The first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element can be designed to interact with holding elements of the climbing lift rail for holding the first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing lift rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction, and the second and third further latching/snap elements) can be designed to interact with one or more holding elements of the climbing rail for holding the second and third further latching/snap elements in such a way that the climbing rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction in the pivoted and/or extended holding state. The reverse embodiment in which the first and second pawls of the first latch/snap element interact with the climbing rail and the second and third further latching/snap elements interact with the climbing lift rail, is also possible.
It is particularly preferred when the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and a/the longitudinal axis of the climbing boot is oriented upward in a/the vertical climbing direction, the handle is arranged in an upper portion of the climbing boot or forms an upper end of the climbing boot, and the sliding element is coupled at least to the main boot body in such a way that the actuation of the handle in the decoupling direction is effected by means of a pulling movement, in particular with one hand, in the climbing direction vertically upwards and away from the main boot body. In this way, the climbing boot can be released from being coupled and optionally from being locked with the bracket element with one hand upwards and can be freed from a possible additional holding state of the climbing rail and removed from the wall or ceiling.
A particularly advantageous embodiment is provided when the climbing boot comprises a finger sliding element that is provided with a finger grip and is arranged slidably with respect to the main boot body and the sliding element, which finger sliding element is designed in such a way that it is coupled to the main boot body, the sliding element, the first rail guide element and the latching/snap element, and, if either the first rail guide element is in the guidance state or the first rail guide element is in the guidance state and the locking element is in the locking state, and the latching/snap element is in the holding state, i.e., the handle is not actuated, finger sliding of the finger sliding element with respect to the main boot body and the sliding element in an unlocking direction, which finger sliding is caused by an actuation of the finger grip, results in the first rail guide element being locked in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state and the latching/snap element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to free the climbing boot from the holding state of the climbing rail or climbing lift rail and to guide the climbing rail or climbing lift rail from the climbing boot. If a plurality of latching/snap elements are present, the finger grip can be designed in such a way that the latching/snap elements can be actuated simultaneously or independently of one another by the finger grip. By actuating the finger grip in the unlocking direction, the climbing boot can thus be released from the climbing rail or climbing lift rail without releasing the climbing boot from being locked on the bracket element and releasing the climbing rail or climbing lift rail from being guided. In this way, the climbing rail/climbing lift rail can be easily displaced by the bracket element in the climbing direction or counter to the climbing direction without decoupling/releasing the climbing boot. The climbing boot can also be released from the climbing rail/climbing lift rail before the climbing boot is released from the bracket element, which simplifies the process of releasing the climbing boot from the climbing rail/climbing lift rail.
The climbing boot is of a particularly advantageous design when the finger grip comprises a first finger grip element and a second finger grip element, wherein the first finger grip element is designed in such a way that the at least one latching/snap element can be actuated by the first finger grip element and the second finger grip element is designed in such a way that the at least one further latching/snap element can be actuated by the second finger grip element independently of the at least one latching/snap element. In this way, the climbing boot can be released/unlocked independently from the climbing rail or from the climbing lift rail.
The climbing boot is advantageously designed such that, when the finger displacement element is displaced relative to the main boot body and the sliding element is displaced about the finger displacement, i.e., the finger grip is actuated, the finger displacement element can be latched directly or indirectly to the main boot body and/or the sliding element, in particular by means of a central axle element, for example in the form of a bolt or a screw. When the finger sliding element is locked on the main boot body and/or the sliding element, the climbing rail/climbing lift rail remains released from the climbing boot when the handle is actuated for releasing the climbing boot from the bracket element, i.e., in the decoupling direction, or for fastening the climbing boot to the bracket element, i.e., in the coupling direction. This facilitates the decoupling of the climbing boot.
By pulling and locking the finger sliding element, the latching/snap element for holding the climbing rail/climbing lift rail can be set into the initial state, i.e., the “open” position. In one embodiment, the setting into the “open” position can only be done with a closed climbing boot, i.e., when the locking element is set into the locking state, i.e., in the “closed” position. Due to the coupling of the locking element and the rail guide elements by the sliding element, it is not possible to “open” the rail guide elements. In addition, the actuation of the finger grip can lock the mechanism for “opening” the rail guide elements by means of a spring element that, when the finger grip is actuated, holds the locking element in the “closed” position and, due to the coupling to the rail guide elements by means of the sliding element, also holds the at least first rail guide element in the “closed” position. When the finger grip is not actuated, the climbing boot can be in the state or the working position where the rail guide elements are in the guidance position, an existing locking element is in the locking state, and an existing latching/snap element is in the holding state.
If the handle is designed as a first web and the finger grip is designed as a second web, wherein the first and second webs are arranged so as to be substantially parallel to one another, in particular at a distance of 3 to 4 cm from one another, the finger grip can be actuated when the handle is gripped. The climbing boot can thus be gripped when the finger grip is to be actuated. This simplifies the actuation of the finger grip, prevents errors when the finger grip is actuated and therefore ensures a high level of safety when using the climbing boot.
The invention also comprises a rail-guided climbing system that comprises the climbing boot according to the invention, the bracket element arranged in a stationary manner on the concreting segment of the building and the climbing rail arranged slidably between the rail guide elements of the main boot body, in particular with a climbing lift rail that is slidable with respect to the climbing rail and guided by the climbing rail. A total length of the at least one climbing rail can be selected such that the climbing rail is guided by at least two climbing boots that are spaced apart from one another at a predetermined distance, for example a floor height.
The invention also comprises a method for decoupling a climbing boot coupled to a concreting segment of a building for a rail-guided climbing system, which can be used in particular as a climbing formwork, climbing frame, protective climbing wall and/or climbing working platform. The method comprises the following steps:
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- a) providing the climbing boot having a main boot body with first and second rail guide elements, wherein at least the first rail guide element, in particular the first and second rail guide elements, is/are arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, a climbing rail arranged slidably between the first and second rail guide elements is guided by the rail guide elements in that portions of the climbing rail are gripped by the rail guide elements,
- b) providing a receiving element that is arranged on the main boot body and is designed to interact with a first portion of a bracket element, arranged in a stationary manner on the concreting segment of the building, in such a way that, when the receiving element is attached to the first portion of the bracket element, a load of the climbing boot can be introduced into the bracket element, and
- c) providing a sliding element that is provided with a handle, arranged slidably with respect to the main boot body and guided by the main boot body, which sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body and the first rail guide element, and, when the first rail guide element is in the guidance state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail,
- d) actuating the handle, wherein the generated sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body results in the first rail guide element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, and
- e) separating the receiving element from the first portion of the bracket element and releasing the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail).
The effects and advantages of this method according to the invention for decoupling a climbing boot coupled to a concreting segment of a building correspond to those of the climbing boot according to the invention described above for a rail-guided climbing system. In the method steps, when the climbing rail is mentioned, it always means a climbing rail with or without a climbing lift rail.
A method for decoupling the climbing boot coupled to the concreting segment of the building for the rail-guided climbing system, wherein the climbing boot is arranged between the concreting segment and a climbing rail guided by the climbing boot, is realized in a preferred embodiment of the invention when
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- step b1) is additionally carried out between steps b) and c):
providing a locking element that is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or extendable on the main boot body and is designed to interact with the first portion of the bracket element and the receiving element or a second portion of the bracket element in such a way that the climbing boot can be releasably locked on the bracket element in the pivoted and/or extended locking state, - in step c), the sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled not only to the main boot body and the first rail guide element, but also to the locking element, and, if not only the first rail guide element is in the guidance state, but also the locking element is in the locking state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in not only the first rail guide element, but also the locking element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail and to release it from being locked on the bracket element.
- in step d), the sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body, which sliding is caused by actuating the handle, causes not only the first rail guide element but also the locking element to be set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, and
- in step e), not only is the receiving element separated from the first portion of the bracket element and the climbing boot released from being guided by the climbing rail, but the climbing boot is also released from being locked on the bracket element.
- step b1) is additionally carried out between steps b) and c):
If the climbing rail is mentioned, it always means a climbing rail with or without a climbing lift rail. This method has the same advantages and effects as in the method described above, wherein additionally the locking element for locking the climbing boot on the bracket element is included in the coupling of the sliding element in order to allow the release of the locking state of the climbing boot on the bracket element as a result of the actuation of the handle.
A further method according to the invention for decoupling the climbing boot coupled to the concreting segment of the building is carried out with the following steps if the climbing boot is arranged between the concreting segment and a climbing rail guided by the climbing boot:
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- step b2) is additionally carried out between steps b) and c):
B1) providing the climbing boot with at least one latching/snap element arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable, which latching/snap element interacts with a holding element of the climbing rail and/or a climbing lift rail, which is slidable relative to the climbing rail and is guided by the climbing rail, for holding element the at least one latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail is suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction, - in step c), the sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled not only to the main boot body, either to the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, but also to the latching/snap element, and, if not only the first rail guide element is in the guidance state or the first rail guide element is in the guidance state and the locking element is in the locking state, but also the latching/snap element is in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by the actuation of the handle, results in not only the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, but also the latching/snap element being set in each case into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to not only release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail or from being guided by the climbing rail and locked on the bracket element, but also to release it from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail,
- in step d), the sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body, which sliding is caused by actuating the handle, causes not only the first guide rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, but also the latching/snap element to be set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, and
- in step e) not only is the receiving element separated from the first portion of the bracket element and the climbing boot released from being guided by the climbing rail or the receiving element separated from the first portion of the bracket element, the climbing boot released from being guided by the climbing rail and the climbing boot released from being locked on the bracket element, but the climbing boot is also freed from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail.
- step b2) is additionally carried out between steps b) and c):
If the climbing rail is mentioned, it always means a climbing rail with or without a climbing lift rail. This method has the same advantages and effects as in the method described above, wherein additionally the latching/snap element for holding the climbing rail/climbing lift rail is included in the coupling of the sliding element in order to allow the release of the climbing boot from the climbing rail/climbing lift rail as a result of the actuation of the handle.
A further method according to the invention is used to couple a climbing boot to be coupled to a concreting segment of a building, wherein
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- the sliding element is designed in such a way that, if the first rail guide element, the first rail guide element and the locking element, the first rail guide element and the latching/snap element, or the first rail guide element, the locking element and the latching/snap element are in each case in the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a coupling direction opposite to the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the locking element being set into the locking state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state, or the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the locking element being set into the locking state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state in order to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and lock it on the bracket element, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, or to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, lock it on the bracket element and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail. The sliding plate is therefore designed in such a way that the climbing boot is not only decoupled from the bracket element or the bracket element and the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail by actuating the handle, but can also be coupled thereto again by actuating the handle again. This ensures easy, error-free and safe coupling and decoupling of the climbing boot.
When the method steps are carried out to decouple a climbing boot coupled to a concreting segment of a building in such a way that
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- the handle is arranged in an upper portion of the climbing boot or is formed as an upper end of the climbing boot when the climbing boot is oriented upward in a vertical climbing direction,
- the sliding element is mechanically coupled at least to the main boot body in such a way that the actuation of the handle in the decoupling direction is effected by means of a pulling movement, in particular with one hand, in the climbing direction vertically upwards and away from the main boot body, and
- in the continuous pulling movement in the climbing direction, the climbing boot is released from being guided by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, released from being guided by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail and released from being locked on the bracket element, released from being guided by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail and freed from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, or released from being guided by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, released from being locked on the bracket element and from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail and removed from the concreting segment by the handle,
the climbing boot can be decoupled from the bracket element or from the bracket element and the climbing rail/climbing lift rail in one continuous pulling movement and removed from the concreting segment using the handle directly thereafter, i.e., without setting it down. This is a simple and safe working step for the construction worker on site, which can also be done with one hand.
If, in addition, for coupling a climbing boot to be arranged on a concreting segment of a building, the climbing boot held on the handle is brought closer to the concreting segment above the bracket element and, in a continuous movement opposite to the climbing direction in the coupling direction opposite to the decoupling direction, the receiving element is applied to the first portion of the bracket element, and additionally the climbing boot is set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state and locked on the bracket element, set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state and set into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, or set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, locked on the bracket element, and set into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, coupling the climbing boot to the bracket element or to the climbing lift rail is just as easy and safe as a decoupling the climbing boot from the climbing rail/climbing lift rail. When the climbing boot is coupled by a movement vertically downwards counter to the climbing direction, it does not have to be lifted against gravity, which simplifies the coupling step of the climbing boot, in particular when said coupling step is performed with one hand.
The method steps according to the invention for decoupling and/or coupling the climbing boot are preferably defined as a cycle and the cycle is run through until a frame and/or protective wall fastened to the climbing rail has reached a further or a plurality of further floors of the building or a next concreting segment of the building to be concreted.
Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of an embodiment of the invention, from the patent claims and from the figures of the drawings, which show details essential to the invention. The features shown in the drawings are depicted in such a way that the special features according to the invention can be made clearly visible. The different features can each be realized in isolation or as a plurality in any combination in variants of the invention. In the figures, the same reference signs denote the same or corresponding elements.
In the drawings:
All of the features described below for further embodiments of the climbing boot 1 according to the invention shown in
The climbing boot from
In contrast to this, in
The climbing boot 1 has a longitudinal axis L in the Z direction, wherein the climbing boot 1 is constructed and designed in an axially symmetrical manner in the X direction or negative X direction with respect to the longitudinal axis L. The sliding element 6 has protrusions 6a, 6b in the X direction or in the negative X direction, which protrusions ensure that when the handle 7 is not actuated and the climbing boot 1 is therefore in the “closed” position, the rail guide elements 3a, 3b cannot be brought into the initial state, i.e., the “open” position. In addition, sliding pivot arms 3a2, 3b2 (not shown, see
In
In the three-dimensional cross-sectional view of the climbing boot 1 in
In
In
In contrast to the “closed” position of the climbing boot 1, the “open” position of the climbing boot 1 shown in
The climbing boot 1 in the state with the handle 7 not actuated and the finger grip 12 latched is shown in a three-dimensional external view in
The cross-sectional view of
In
In
The climbing boot 1 coupled to the climbing rail 9 and/or climbing lift rail 9b, as shown in
In a further embodiment of the climbing boot 1, as shown in
In
In contrast to the arrangement of the climbing rail 9 in relation to the climbing boot 1 according to
In
By actuating the handle 7 in the decoupling direction, for example in the Z direction, the climbing boot 1 can be set into the state in which the rail guide elements 3a, 3b, the locking element 4 and the latching/snap elements 10, 10′, 10″ are in their initial state, i.e., in the “open” position. This is possible because the sliding element 6 is arranged so as to be slidable in relation to the main boot body 2 and is mechanically coupled to the main boot body 2, the rail guide elements 3a, 3b, the locking element 4 and the latching/snap elements 10, 10′, and when the rail guide elements 3a, 3b are in the guidance state, the locking element 4 is in the locked state and the latching/snap elements 10, 10′, are in the pivoted holding state, the sliding VO (see
Parallel to the rail 13a, 13b, a further rail portion 14a, 14b, the length of which is shorter than the length of the rail 13a, 13b in its longitudinal direction, is connected to the rail 13a, 13b at one end of the rail 13a, 13b in the climbing direction, for example as shown at an upper end of the rail 13a, 13b, and is thus connected to the handle 7 via the sliding element 6 in such a way that a free end of the rail portion 14a, 14b, in the case of a closed climbing boot according to
A rod-shaped element 19a (shown covered in
The first 3a and second rail guide elements 3b each comprise an at least in part cylindrical hollow body 17a, 17b, into which the third curved recess 18a is introduced, for example over a length of the displacement path of the handle 7 relative to the main boot body 2. The rail 13a, 13b can thus be guided in the at least in part cylindrical hollow body 17a, 17b in such a way that the rod-shaped element 19a can engage in the recess 18a along its displacement path in order to guide the first 3a and second rail guide elements 3b in such a way that they are rotated relative to the main boot body 2 during the displacement of the handle 7. If the first 3a and second rail guide elements 3b are to be rotated in relation to the main boot body 2 to close the climbing boot, the handle 7 is displaced in relation to the main boot body 2 counter to the climbing direction in the same way as when the climbing boot is opened, such that, because the rail 13a, 13b and the rod-shaped element 19a can only be displaced counter to the climbing direction, i.e., downwards, the rod-shaped element 19a guides the respective rail guide element 3a, 3b during the displacement of the rod-shaped element 19a in such a way that the respective rail guide element 3a, 3b rotates with the curved recess 18a in order to set the climbing boot into the “closed” position.
The finger grip 12 is designed to actuate first 101 and second pawls 102 of the first latching/snap element and third 10′ and fourth pawls 10″ of the second latching/snap element. It is however also possible for a first finger grip element and a second finger grip element to be present instead of the finger grip 12, wherein the first finger grip element is designed in such a way that the first pawl 101 and the second pawl 102 can be actuated by the first finger grip element and the third pawl 10′ and the fourth pawl 10″ can be actuated by the second finger grip element independently of the first and second pawls 101, 102. In this way, the climbing boot can be released/unlocked independently from the climbing rail or from the climbing lift rail.
First and second pawls 101, 102 of the first latching/snap elements are arranged substantially on a first axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the climbing boot at a distance from the longitudinal axis L, in particular at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis L, and third and fourth pawls 10′, 10″ as further latching/snap elements are arranged at a distance therefrom counter to the climbing direction on a second axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L at a distance from the longitudinal axis L, in particular at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis L. The first and second pawls 101, 102 of the first latching/snap-on element and the third and fourth pawls 10′, 10″ of the second and third further latching/snap elements can be actuated in pairs. In order to keep the design compact perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L, the two pawls 101, 102 of the first latching/snap element are arranged offset with respect to the third and fourth pawls 10″ of the further latching/snap elements counter to the climbing direction, i.e., vertically. The first and/or the further latching/snap element(s) can also have more than two pawls.
First distances from the longitudinal axis L of the first and second pawls 101, 102 differ from second distances of the third and fourth pawls 10′, 10″ from the longitudinal axis, wherein the first distances are selected to be smaller than the second intervals. The first and second pawls 101, 102 interact with the climbing lift rail and the third and fourth pawls 10′, 10″ interact with the climbing rail. A reverse embodiment in which the first and second pawls 101, 102 interact with the climbing rail and the third and fourth pawls 10′, 10″ interact with the climbing lift rail is also possible.
The features of the invention described with reference to the illustrated embodiment, such as the latching/snap elements 10′, 10″ of the third or fourth embodiment of the climbing boot 1, which are not located on the longitudinal axis L, can also be present in other embodiments of the invention, such as the first or second embodiment of the climbing boot 1, unless otherwise indicated or per se prohibited for technical reasons. In addition, the latching/snap elements 10, 10′, 10″ can be actuated independently of one another by the handle 7 and/or finger grip 12, even if only embodiments are shown and described in the figures for the third and fourth embodiments in which these elements can be actuated simultaneously by the handle 7 and/or finger grip 12.
LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS
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- 1 climbing boot
- 30 2 main boot body
- 2a slot element
- 2b slot
- 2c central axle element
- 3a rail guide element
- 3a1, 3b1 rail guide axle element
- 3a2, 3b2 sliding pivot arm
- 3a3, 3b3 lower sliding pivot arm axle element
- 3b rail guide element
- 4 locking element
- 4a locking axle element
- 4b sliding axle element
- 5 receiving element
- 5 opening
- 6 sliding element
- 6a, 6b protrusion
- 6c sliding slot element
- 6d sliding slot
- 6e, 6f locking arm
- 6g, 6h upper sliding pivot arm axle element
- 7 handle
- 8a, 8b bracket element
- 8c bracket support element
- 9 climbing rail
- 9a1, 9a2 climbing rail outer element
- 9a3 screw connection
- 9a4 climbing lift rail guide element
- 9a5 support element
- 9a6 holding element
- 9b climbing lift rail
- 10, 101, 102, 10′, 10″ latching/snap element
- 10a latching/snap axle element
- 10b finger axle element
- 10c spring element arm
- 10d spring element
- 11 finger sliding element
- 11a, 11b axle arm
- 11c latching element
- 11d bulge
- 12 finger grip
- 13a, 13b rail
- 14a, 14b rail portion
- 15a, 15b recess of the main boot body for the rail portion
- 151 recess of the rail guide element for the rail portion
- 16a, 16b recess of the main boot body for the rail
- 162 recess of the rail guide element for the rail
- 17a, 17b hollow body of the rail guide element
- 18a, 18b curved recess
- 19a rod-shaped element
- AG distance in the “closed” position
- AO distance in “open” position
- L longitudinal axis
- VG sliding in the “closed” position
- VO sliding in the “open” position
Claims
1. A climbing boot for a rail-guided climbing system, wherein the climbing boot comprises:
- a main boot body having first and second rail guide elements, wherein at least the first rail guide element, is arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, a climbing rail, which is arranged slidably between the first and second rail guide elements is guided by the rail guide elements by portions of the climbing rail being surrounded by the rail guide elements,
- a receiving element that is arranged on the main boot body and is designed to interact with a first portion of a bracket element, arranged in a stationary manner on a concreting segment of a building, in such a way that, when the receiving element is attached to the first portion of the bracket element, a load of the climbing boot can be introduced into the bracket element, and
- a sliding element that is provided with a handle and is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body and the first rail guide element, and, when the first rail guide element is in the guidance state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail.
2. The climbing boot according to claim 1, comprising a locking element which is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or extendable on the main boot body and is designed to interact with the first portion of the bracket element and the receiving element or with a second portion of the bracket element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended locking state, the climbing boot is releasably locked to the bracket element, wherein the sliding element provided with the handle is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body, the first rail guide element and the locking element, and, when the first rail guide element is in the guidance state and the locking element is in the locking state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element and the locking element being set in each case into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail and to release it from being locked on the bracket element.
3. The climbing boot according to claim 1, comprising at least one latching/snap element that is arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable and is designed to interact with a holding element of the climbing rail and/or a climbing lift rail, which can be displaced relative to the climbing rail and is guided by the climbing rail, for holding the at least one latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction, wherein the sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body, either the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, and additionally to the latching/snap element, and, if either the first rail guide element is in the guidance state or the first rail guide element and the locking element are in the locking state, and additionally the latching/snap element is in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, and additionally the latching/snap element being set in each case into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail or to release it from being guided by the climbing rail and from being locked on the bracket element, and additionally to free it from being held by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail.
4. The climbing boot according to claim 3, in which, when the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and a longitudinal axis of the climbing boot is oriented in the climbing direction, the latching/snap element comprises either one pawl substantially arranged on the longitudinal axis of the climbing boot or two pawls arranged substantially horizontally spaced apart from the longitudinal axis, at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis, wherein the pawl or the two pawls are designed to interact with one or more holding elements of the climbing rail for holding the pawl or the two pawls of the first latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction.
5. The climbing boot according to claim 1, in which the sliding element is designed in such a way that, if the first rail guide element, the first rail guide element and the locking element, the first rail guide element and the latching/snap element, or the first rail guide element, the locking element and the latching/snap element are in each case in the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a coupling direction opposite to the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by a further actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the locking element being set into the locking state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state, or the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the locking element being set into the locking state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state in order to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and lock it on the bracket element, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, or to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, lock it on the bracket element and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail.
6. The climbing boot according to claim 3, comprising at least one further latching/snap element that is arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable and interacts with at least one further holding element of the climbing rail and/or the climbing lift rail for holding the further latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail and/or the climbing lift rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the direction opposite the climbing direction, wherein the latching/snap elements can be actuated simultaneously or independently of one another by the handle.
7. The climbing boot according to claim 6, in which, when the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and a/the longitudinal axis of the climbing boot is oriented in the climbing direction, a first latching/snap element of the latching/snap elements is arranged on the longitudinal axis of the climbing boot in the climbing direction and second and third latching/snap elements of the latching/snap elements are arranged so as to be spaced substantially horizontally from the longitudinal axis, in particular at equal distances.
8. The climbing boot according to claim 7, in which the first latching/snap element is arranged relative to the main boot body in such a way that it interacts with the further holding element of the climbing lift rail for latching/snapping the first latching/snap element, and the second and third latching/snap elements are arranged relative to the main boot body in such a way that, for latching/snapping the second and third latching/snap elements they interact either with further holding elements of the climbing lift rail or with further holding elements of the climbing rail, which are in each case different from the further holding element of the climbing lift rail for latching/snapping the first latching/snap element.
9. The climbing boot according to claim 6, in which, when the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and a longitudinal axis of the climbing boot is aligned in the climbing direction, first and second pawls of the first latching/snap elements are arranged on a first axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at a distance from the longitudinal axis at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis, and second and third further latching/snap elements are arranged at a distance therefrom in or opposite the climbing direction or at the same level in the climbing direction on a second axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at a distance from the longitudinal axis at substantially equal distances from the longitudinal axis.
10. The climbing boot according to claim 9, in which the first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element are arranged on the first axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at a distance from the longitudinal axis at substantially equal first distances from the longitudinal axis and the second and third further latching/snap elements are arranged on the second axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at a distance from the longitudinal axis at substantially equal second distances from the longitudinal axis, wherein the first and second distances are different from each other, wherein the first distances are chosen to be smaller than the second distances, wherein the first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element are designed to interact with holding elements of the climbing lift rail for holding the first and second pawls of the first latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing lift rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction, and the second and third further latching/snap elements are designed to interact with one or more holding elements of the climbing rail for holding the second and third further latching/snap elements in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail can be suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction, or vice versa.
11. The climbing boot according to claim 1, in which, when the climbing boot is coupled to the bracket element and a/the longitudinal axis of the climbing boot is oriented upward in a/the vertical climbing direction, the handle is arranged in an upper portion of the climbing boot or forms an upper end of the climbing boot, and the sliding element is coupled at least to the main boot body in such a way that the actuation of the handle in the decoupling direction is effected by means of a pulling movement, with one hand, in the climbing direction away from the main boot body.
12. The climbing boot according to claim 3, comprising a finger sliding element that is provided with a finger grip and is arranged slidably with respect to the main boot body and the sliding element, which finger sliding element is designed in such a way that it is coupled to the main boot body, the sliding element, the first rail guide element and the latching/snap element, and, if either the first rail guide element is in the guidance state or the first rail guide element is in the guidance state and the locking element is in the locking state, and the latching/snap element is in the holding state, i.e., the handle is not actuated, finger sliding of the finger sliding element with respect to the main boot body and the sliding element in an unlocking direction, which finger sliding is caused by an actuation of the finger grip, results in the first rail guide element being locked in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state and the latching/snap element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to free the climbing boot from the holding state of the climbing rail or climbing lift rail and to guide the climbing rail or climbing lift rail from the climbing boot, wherein, if a plurality of latching/snap elements are present, the finger grip is designed in such a way that the latching/snap elements can be actuated simultaneously or independently of each other by the finger grip.
13. The climbing boot according to claim 12, comprising the finger grip having a first finger grip element and a second finger grip element, wherein the first finger grip element is designed in such a way that the at least one latching/snap element can be actuated by the first finger grip element and the second finger grip element is designed in such a way that the at least one further latching/snap element can be actuated by the second finger grip element independently of the at least one latching/snap element.
14. The climbing boot according to claim 12, which is designed such that, when the finger sliding element is displaced relative to the main boot body and the sliding element is displaced about the finger displacement, i.e., the finger grip is actuated, the finger sliding element can be latched directly or indirectly to the main boot body and/or the sliding element via a central axle element, for example in the form of a bolt or a screw.
15. The climbing boot according to any of claim 12, in which the handle is designed as a first web and the finger grip is designed as a second web, wherein the first and second webs are arranged so as to be substantially parallel to one another, at a distance of 3 to 4 cm from one another, in such a way that the finger grip can be actuated when the handle is gripped.
16. A rail-guided climbing system, comprising a climbing boot according to claim 1, the bracket element arranged in a stationary manner on the concreting segment of the building and the climbing rail arranged slidably between the rail guide elements of the main boot body, with a climbing lift rail that is slidable with respect to the climbing rail and guided by the climbing rail.
17. A method for decoupling a climbing boot coupled to a concreting segment of a building for a rail-guided climbing system, comprising the following steps:
- the climbing boot having a main boot body with first and second rail guide elements, wherein at least the first rail guide element is arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, a climbing rail arranged slidably between the first and second rail guide elements is guided by the rail guide elements in that portions of the climbing rail are gripped by the rail guide elements,
- a receiving element that is arranged on the main boot body and is designed to interact with a first portion of a bracket element, arranged in a stationary manner on the concreting segment of the building, in such a way that, when the receiving element is attached to the first portion of the bracket element, a load of the climbing boot can be introduced into the bracket element, and
- a sliding element that is provided with a handle, arranged slidably with respect to the main boot body and guided by the main boot body, which sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled to the main boot body and the first rail guide element, and, when the first rail guide element is in the guidance state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail,
- the handle, wherein the generated sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body results in the first rail guide element being set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, and
- the receiving element from the first portion of the bracket element and releasing the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail as a result of the actuation of the handle.
18. The method according to claim 17 for decoupling the climbing boot coupled to the concreting segment of the building for the rail-guided climbing system, wherein the climbing boot is arranged between the concreting segment and a climbing rail guided by the climbing boot, wherein
- a locking element that is arranged so as to be pivotable and/or extendable on the main boot body and is designed to interact with the first portion of the bracket element and the receiving element or a second portion of the bracket element in such a way that the climbing boot can be releasably locked on the bracket element in the pivoted and/or extended locking state,
- the sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled not only to the main boot body and the first rail guide element but additionally to the locking element, and, when not only the first rail guide element is in the guidance state, but also the locking element is in the locking state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by an actuation of the handle, causes not only the first rail guide element but also the locking element to be set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail and to release it from being locked on the bracket element.
- the sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body, which sliding is caused by actuating the handle, causes not only the first rail guide element but also the locking element to be set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, and
- the receiving element is separated from the first portion of the bracket element and the climbing boot released from being guided by the climbing rail, but the climbing boot is also released from being locked on the bracket element.
19. The method according to claim 17 for decoupling the climbing boot coupled to the concreting segment of the building for the rail-guided climbing system, wherein the climbing boot is arranged between the concreting segment and a climbing rail guided by the climbing boot, wherein
- the climbing boot with at least one latching/snap element arranged on the main boot body so as to be pivotable and/or extendable, which latching/snap element interacts with a holding element of the climbing rail and/or a climbing lift rail, which is slidable relative to the climbing rail-Egg and is guided by the climbing rail, for holding element the at least one latching/snap element in such a way that, in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail is suspended in the climbing boot in the opposite direction to a climbing direction,
- the sliding element is designed in such a way that it is mechanically coupled not only to the main boot body, either to the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, but also to the latching/snap element, and, if not only the first rail guide element is in the guidance state or the first rail guide element is in the guidance state and the locking element is in the locking state, but also the latching/snap element is in the pivoted and/or extended holding state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by the actuation of the handle, results in not only the first rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, but also the latching/snap element being set in each case into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state in order to not only release the climbing boot from being guided by the climbing rail or from being guided by the climbing rail and locked on the bracket element, but also to release it from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail,
- the sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body, which sliding is caused by actuating the handle, causes not only the first guide rail guide element or the first rail guide element and the locking element, but also the latching/snap element to be set into the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, and
- the receiving element is separated from the first portion of the bracket element and the climbing boot released from being guided by the climbing rail or the receiving element separated from the first portion of the bracket element, the climbing boot released from being guided by the climbing rail and the climbing boot released from being locked on the bracket element, but the climbing boot is also freed from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail.
20. The method according to claim 17 for coupling a climbing boot to be coupled to a concreting segment of a building, wherein
- the sliding element is designed in such a way that, if the first rail guide element, the first rail guide element and the locking element, the first rail guide element and the latching/snap element, or the first rail guide element, the locking element and the latching/snap element are in each case in the non-pivoted and/or retracted initial state, sliding of the sliding element in relation to the main boot body in a coupling direction opposite to the decoupling direction, which sliding is caused by a further actuation of the handle, results in the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the locking element being set into the locked state, the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state, or the first rail guide element being set into the guidance state, the locking element being set into the locked state and the latching/snap element being set into the holding state in order to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and lock it on the bracket element, to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail), or to move the climbing boot into the guide of the climbing rail, lock it on the bracket element and set it into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail.
21. The method according to claim 17 for decoupling a climbing boot coupled to a concreting segment of a building, wherein
- the handle is arranged in an upper portion of the climbing boot or is formed as an upper end of the climbing boot when the climbing boot is oriented upward in a vertical climbing direction,
- the sliding element is mechanically coupled at least to the main boot body in such a way that the actuation of the handle in the decoupling direction is effected by means of a pulling movement, with one hand, in the vertical climbing direction upwards and away from the main boot body, and
- the continuous pulling movement in the climbing direction, the climbing boot is released from being guided by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, released from being guided by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail and released from being locked on the bracket element, released from being guided by the climbing rail the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail and freed from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, or released from being guided by the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, released from being locked on the bracket element and from the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail and removed from the concreting segment by the handle.
22. The method according to claim 21 for coupling a climbing boot to be coupled to a concreting segment of a building, wherein
- the climbing boot held by the handle is brought closer to the concreting segment above the bracket element, and
- a continuous movement opposite to the climbing direction in the coupling direction opposite to the decoupling direction, the receiving element is applied to the first portion of the bracket element, and the climbing boot is set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state and locked on the bracket element, set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state and set into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail, or set into the pivoted and/or extended guidance state, locked on the bracket element, and set into the holding state of the climbing rail and/or climbing lift rail.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 22, 2021
Publication Date: Feb 8, 2024
Applicant: PERI SE (Weissenhorn)
Inventors: Christian Maucher (Weissenhorn), Dieter Deifel (Blaustein), Bogdan Parnica (Senden), Matthias Steppich (Weissenhorn)
Application Number: 18/258,889