CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT FOR HEAT INSULATION

Abstract

A construction element for heat insulation between a ceiling and a balcony is provided, which includes an insulating body and reinforcement elements crossing the insulating body that are connected to both construction parts. Here, horizontally adjacent to the insulating body, at least one additional insulating body is arranged, with an additional tensile reinforcement element being provided in a lower half thereof for earthquake stress, protruding in the horizontal direction in reference to the insulating body.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority from DE 10 2006 011 336.5-25, filed Mar. 9, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth.

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to a construction element for heat insulation between two building parts, in particular between a ceiling or wall and a construction part protruding from said building, such as a balcony, at least comprising an insulating body and reinforcement elements crossing said insulating body and connected to each of the two construction parts, with tensile reinforcement elements being provided as reinforcement elements, at least arranged in an upper area and protruding particularly horizontally in reference to the insulating body and compression elements being provided arranged in the lower area of this insulating body.

In certain regions, construction elements for heat insulation are subject to strict regulations with regard to earthquake safety; here, the sufficiently known construction elements for heat insulation must be able to absorb additional dynamic stress, which requirement previously has been largely neglected and/or was not focused on. For example, if the construction element for heat insulation serves to support protruding balcony plates and is designed such that it can support its own weight and can absorb forces and momentums affecting the balcony plate from the outside, now forces and momentums acting in the opposite direction are added, for example such that the construction parts adjacent to the construction element are accelerated to a different degree by the vibrations of an earthquake and can be pulled apart, for example; or the protruding construction part is subjected to a force or momentum component acting vertically upward against the effective direction of the weight as a result of a tipping motion, which conventionally used compression rods in the lower insulating area and tensile rods in the upper insulating area cannot withstand alone.

Although it would be possible in an easy manner to drastically increase the number of reinforcement elements in the construction element for heat insulation and to arrange them at different positions so that each position affected by a force or momentum is provided with an appropriate reinforcement element; however, this would not only drastically increase the material expenses of such a construction element but also the heat insulation features would considerably worsen by the respectively enlarged cross-sectional area of the reinforcement elements extending between the two adjacent construction parts.

SUMMARY

Therefore, the present invention is based on the object of providing a construction element for heat insulation of the type mentioned at the outset, which allows a targeted and only partially implemented increase of the number of reinforcement elements using conventional parts, and thus to avoid, on the one hand, a static and dynamic oversizing of the reinforcement elements and, on the other hand, an enlargement of the cross-sectional area of the reinforcement elements extending between the two adjacent construction parts compromising the heat insulation features.

The objective is attained according to the invention in that horizontally adjacent to the insulating body at least one additional insulating body is arranged, aligned therewith, that the additional insulating body in the area of its lower half is provided with additional tensile reinforcement elements for earthquake stress, which protrude in the horizontal direction in reference to the insulating body. By combining a conventional construction element for heat insulation with another insulating body equipped for earthquake stress, which is merely provided with additional tensile reinforcement elements in the lower part of the insulating body, the following advantages develop, in particular: the conventional construction elements for heat insulation are used, as in the past, to compensate for the normal static and dynamic stress; therefore, the additional insulating bodies, aligned adjacent therewith, have no influence on the size and composition of conventional construction elements for heat insulation, which facilitates the planning, sizing, and implementation of the combined construction element for heat insulation.

The aligned adjacent additional insulating body only needs the additional tensile reinforcement elements mentioned in order to allow the compensation of tensile forces developing during earthquakes in the lower area of the insulating body, which can not be compensated and/or transferred by the compression elements and lateral reinforcement rods conventionally present in this plane. Advantageously, the tensile reinforcement elements arranged in the conventional insulating body also act in case of an earthquake for transferring forces into the area of the upper half of the insulating body and/or for transferring lateral forces. Thus, except for the additional tensile force elements the additional insulating body needs no additional other reinforcement elements. Thus, it is apparent that the attached additional insulating body with the additional tensile reinforcement elements alone cannot provide and/or ensure sufficient function, neither for earthquake stress nor for normal stress, and that only together with the adjacent conventional construction elements for heat insulation can it fulfill its assigned tasks.

With regard to the additional tensile reinforcement element, it is usefully embodied in a rod-shaped manner known per se and protrudes beyond the additional insulating body in order to extend far into the adjacent construction parts and be appropriately well anchored in them.

The additional tensile elements may furthermore be provided, at least at the face end, with a plate-shaped force transfer profile, which extends particularly in a generally vertical plane parallel to the plane of the insulating body. This way, the necessary force introduction area is considerably shortened, which for example is advantageous when additional constructive parts, such as supports etc. are provided in the mounting area of the additional tensile reinforcement elements, into which the additional tensile reinforcement elements may not extend.

Therefore, the additional insulating body is provided with two additional tensile reinforcement elements arranged at a horizontal distance apart from each other. Thus, the additional insulating body is only provided with two additional tensile reinforcement elements, however, it is sufficiently sized to fulfill its intended tasks.

Horizontally adjacent to the additional insulating body, a second insulating body aligned thereto with integrated tensile and pressure reinforcement elements is arranged so that a constant row of conventional construction elements for heat insulation is only interrupted by a short section of an additional insulating body with only two additional tensile reinforcement elements, in particular.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Additional features and advantages of the present invention are discernible from the following description of an exemplary embodiment using the drawing. Shown are:

FIG. 1 is a perspective side view of a construction element according to the invention for heat insulation.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the construction element according to the invention for heat insulation.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a construction element similar to FIG. 2 in which the additional tensile reinforcement elements are each provided with a plate-shaped force introduction profile.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the tensile reinforcement element of FIG. 3 taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

A construction element for heat insulation 1 according to the invention is shown in FIG. 1, which comprises a combination of two conventional construction elements for heat insulation 2 with a construction element for heat insulation 3 designed for earthquake stress. The conventional construction elements 2 are provided with an insulating body 12 as well as reinforcement elements allocated to the insulating body 12, and which extend through it in a plane essentially perpendicular to its longitudinal extension, and only partially protruding in reference to the insulating body 12. In the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1, in the conventional construction elements 2, upper reinforcement tensile rods 4 extending in the horizontal direction are provided as reinforcement elements, as are lower compression supports 5, ending approximately flush with the insulating body, as well as lateral reinforcement rods 6 extending diagonally from the top downwards through the insulating body and being bent outside said insulating body in a horizontal direction. These conventional reinforcement elements, as discernible in FIG. 1, are arranged according to a grid, predetermined and adjusted and/or adjustable to the respective stress. The insulating body of such a construction element for heat insulation 2 is generally divided in the horizontal direction in the area of the reinforcement elements in order to facilitate the assembly and/or positioning of the reinforcement elements.

Another insulating body 14 is arranged between the two conventional construction elements for heat insulation 2, extending in the vertical plane of the adjacent insulating body 12 flush thereto and being provided with tensile reinforcement elements 15 extending only in the lower area of the insulating body for compensating for earthquake stress, which extend parallel to the tensile reinforcement rods 4 of the conventional construction elements 2 but at a lower height plane.

FIG. 2 shows in a schematic front views parts of the conventional construction elements for heat insulation 2 as well as the additional insulating bodies 14 inserted therebetween having the additional tensile reinforcement elements 15, with the additional insulating body and the additional insulating elements forming the construction element for heat insulation particularly embodied for earthquake stress.

From FIG. 2 it is discernible how, adjacent to this construction element for earthquake stress, the reinforcement elements are provided in form of tensile reinforcement rods 4, lateral reinforcement rods 5, and compression elements 5. While the compression elements 5 accept no or almost no other functions for the particular additional earthquake stress, in particular the tensile reinforcement elements 4 serve to compensate the compression and lateral force components developing during earthquakes. This is limited, at least according to calculations, to the tensile reinforcement rods arranged adjacent to this construction element for earthquake stress 3.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plate-shaped force introduction profile 16 can be connected to or provided on the ends of the tensile reinforcement elements 15 of the construction elements for heat insulation 2. The plate-shaped force introduction profile 16 extends in a generally vertical plane, parallel to the additional insulating body 14. The plate-shaped force transfer profile 16 considerably shortens the necessary force introduction area. This is particularly advantageous when additional constructive parts, such as supports etc. are provided in the mounting area of the additional tensile reinforcement elements 15, into which the additional tensile reinforcement elements 15 may not extend.

It is easily discernible that both the calculation and sizing is very easy when the construction elements for earthquake stress are not changed in their design in reference to conventional construction elements for heat insulation and that the assembly and/or implementation of these construction elements for earthquake stress can occur very easily such that after the assembly and/or implementation of the conventional construction elements for heat insulation a construction element for earthquake stress is added.

In summary, this results in the advantage that by simple means and a minimum of material, conventional construction elements for heat insulation can be retrofitted and/or complemented such that they are designed for earthquake stress, with the reinforcement elements according to the invention for conventional construction elements accept functions for earthquake stress which per se were to be accepted by the construction element, but which can, at least according to calculations, easily be distributed to the adjacent reinforcement elements of the conventional construction elements.

Claims

1. A construction arrangement for heat insulation between two building parts, comprising a first insulating body (12) and reinforcement elements (4, 5, 6) crossing the first insulating body and connected to each of the two building parts, with the reinforcement elements including tensile reinforcement elements (4) that are provided for reinforcement at least in an upper area of the first insulating body (12) and protrude horizontally in reference to the first insulating body and compression elements (5) arranged in a lower area of the first insulating body, and horizontally adjacent to the first insulating body (12), at least a second insulating body (14) is arranged aligned therewith, and in an area of a lower half of the second insulating body, additional tensile reinforcement elements (15) for earthquake stress are provided, which protrude in a horizontal direction in reference to the second insulating body.

2. A construction arrangement according to at least claim 1, wherein the tensile reinforcement elements (4) arranged in the first insulating body (12) act to transfer compression loads in case of an earthquake.

3. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the tensile reinforcement elements arranged in the first insulating body (12) act to transfer lateral forces in case of an earthquake.

4. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first insulating body (12) is additionally provided with lateral reinforcement rods (6) as reinforcement elements.

5. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the additional tensile reinforcement elements (15) are rod-shaped.

6. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the additional tensile reinforcement elements, at least at a face end, are provided with a plate-shaped force introduction profile, which extends in a generally vertical plane parallel to the insulating body.

7. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the compression elements (5) arranged in the insulating body (12) extend generally flush with exterior sides of the first insulating body (12).

8. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the additional insulating body (14) is provided with the additional tensile reinforcement elements (15) arranged side-to-side from one another and spaced apart by a horizontal distance.

9. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein another one of the first insulating bodies (2) is arranged horizontally adjacent to the second insulating body (14), aligned thereto and has integrated tensile reinforcement and compression elements (4, 5).

10. A construction arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the building parts comprise a ceiling and a building part protruding from a building.